Re: [A/S] towing with a half ton

[JSmith1805@xxxxxxx]

Some times I think that the best thing about the old Iron is  most of it is 
gone I reamber my old 1947 K5 International with its flat head 6  cyl motor It 
would pull almost any thing if you used the creeper gear to start  and reamber 
rowing it up the hills with the gear shift lever. O yes you had  to double 
clutch it to make the shift. loaded heavy it would top the hills at  about 2 
mph.The other side of the coin was with a crescent wrench and vise grips  one 
could make most emergency repairs. I rember hearing a rod start to go Along  way 
from home checked which cylinder it was by shorting out spark plugs and  
simply pulled the plug from the offending cylinder and made it home. slightly  
noisy tho.
That said the reason I love the Dodge with the Cummins is  that  basic engine 
has been around for probably 50 years up graded now and  than I think it 
might well be the engine used in the Cummins Diesel racer at  Indianapolis Which 
was on the pole in the 1948 or 1949 Race.
It has been used in tractors and industrial uses foreaver.So I  guess if old 
iron is updated now and then it is  ok.