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Re:Flood of Oil Is Coming, Complicating Efforts to Fight Glo... by OnlineGladiator on Monday November 04, 2019 @03:02PM (#21445825)
> Everyone throws some sandbags and rock salt in the bed, next to the shovel and tinfoil blanky. Sure gonna need it when you're stuck in the ditch :)

At least you can remove that weight when you need to. I bet it's a lot easier to tow a 4,000 pound truck out of a ditch than a 6,000 pound truck.

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Re:Flood of Oil Is Coming, Complicating Efforts to Fight Glo... by cartoonworld on Monday November 04, 2019 @03:50PM (#21446360)
No it isn't, not at all. The tow operator is equipped for both, already. And if you're pulling with a 3k winch maybe you need to make stop at harbor freight.

Anyhow, instead of faffing around with silly sandbags, a mid-engine truck is what you're dancing around. Closest thing I've heard of is the Isuzu ELF (NPR in my neck of the woods) which they've been producing since the 60's or so. The motor is kind of underneath the cab. Nobody wants what you're selling.

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