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Show F 4 , ...... ;.,, v 4 i k 'l The Sampler, Jan. 17,1885 It's a jeep. . , it's a bronco it's SUPER WHEELS c by SFC Phil Hale What is it in the mind of man that tends to lead him (or her) into making irrat- ional judgments behind the wheel? In particular I'm talking about the decision that if a drive vehicle is good, a drive two-whe- el four-whe- el must be better, or even SUPER WHEELS! What do I mean by super wheels? . Well, if you believe the ads in the newspapers, trade magazines and on TV, any vehicle with drive can easily jump off ski jumps, be dropped 50 feet, climb a pile of logs, climb eel over any and all obstruct- ions, even be dropped from an airplane without damaging it or harming it's occupants. It may come as a startling revelation to some of you, but these vehicles are NOT indestructable! Any driver who has owned one of these for a while and abused it as he Has seen on the tube will tell you wonderful stories of bro. ken shocks, t hubs that freeze up at the most moments, inopportune transfer cases that either get clogged or catch fire, and the ultimate joy of "winchlock-ou- ing out". Or the gentleman who spent a very cold day and a half stuck on Erickson Pass road last year after just one wheel got bogged down in a mud-hol- e. What about the occupants? If ever there was a reason (and there are already many) for seat belts, printed 4x4 on the front fender is probably the best When all those super drivers you see in the commercials and in the movies mount up, they not only buckle their seat' belt, but also full crash harnesses similar to those worn by Indianapolis drivers. Why do you suppose that is? Besides changing how the power gets to the road, there are many other differences in a drive veeel hicle. Almost all of these affect the behavior"" and stability of the vehicle. Let's start at what a 4-wh- eel drive vehicle was DESIGNED to do: Climb rough terrain by putting the maximum torque :. to the wheels to transfer into forward energy. Most 4x4 enthusiasts find the deepest tractor lugged tires they can find for their vehicles, whether those "traction" tires were recommended by the manufacturer or not. These "traction" tires will give you traction in SOFT SOIL, MUD, SAND or DEEP SNOW but can be like riding on ball bearings on a paved highway. On an icy surface, two likewise uncomfortable situations can be attested to by . . if you many like a skid in a drive, youH love it when all. 4 wheels start to spin without gripping. And black ice situations such as those found on frozen overpasses off-roade-rs. eel ..' I i "" ,f " ' i;r A beneath fogbanks are very disconcerting indeed. Have you ever wondered why a military convoy tra- tod St doesp't vels so slowly? Could it be that the folks who invented 4x4 as a. milisometary necessity know behavior thing about the , of these vehicles? Maj. Gabino J." keen Ben-nin- g. "Whenever we put our vehicles into drive, the maximum speed that vehicle was to be operated was 25 miles per hour at Ft. Bragg, N.C. IVe seen troops killed right in front of me, when their jeeps rolled at 15 miles per hour, due to the inherent instability of these vehicles,", he stated. Physics has a strange way eel to ' .1 i i Don't drink too much of a good thing. The Distilled Spirits Council oi1Hme umiea states. WHY IS THIS MAN LOOKING SO SMUG? Well, SSG Dale "Coon Dog" Coon, Asst. Manager of the Commun- ity Club is spinning his favorite sounds assisted by SP5 Ted "White Slavery" Stusse. The very best of Rock N Roll will be spun by the duo again on Jan. 25th at the club. Ml AmMyfuania Building, Wukingttm. D.C. itHHU 4 f about 50 miles per hour, and you had better hope your belt and harness are securely fastened, and you will now "ev mm mm. "rt mm 0 1 run fx 0 A uu mm that drive, remember, you are not transforming it into "Super K dolnk. of catching up with those who scoff at it's laws. Anyone who has ever rolled a 4x4 can attest to that. Hit a bump in a 4x4, and the unleashed torque can. twist the vehicle like a top, do fliat at vehicle into .i mrcsania Caballero, Dugways Provost Marshal relates a story from his days with the Infantry at Ft. land in something soft. So before you lock 7 eel . Wheels" you are asking, for d more work. Treat your vehicle as such, respect what it can and cant do, and lead a. normal life. . ..underestimate your own or the vehicles power and capabilioff-roa- ties, and you are asking to JJ be a statistic UWL-- A Jt C16 000 'i : J REGISTER TODAY i i n i 1 9th JANUARY SATURDAY, -- 3 WHEELERS YT-6- -- YTM-200- SAT. ONLY! m mm m 00 Atf ............. B79" B? 0 L TTRU2Q0BL Ma49 .... MQQ Jgi- - ... MfSyy" YTM-200C- IA wMKicnvi vfl ROOM 4 VJHEELERS HIW INTBODUaNO THE TP 4 WHIILCIRIIS Of YAMAHAI YFM80 YFM200 ...RcaiM REQ. 1,749" . 099" 179 i i M |