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About LinkBacksWhen I was just getting started in this, the old Guys used to talk about kerosening the bottom of the rig in the spring. Do it today and EPA would probably go bat****. Anybody else remember this and what the purpose of it was? Not yeah we did it but why?
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02-24-2010, 11:46 PM #1Forum Member
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Kerosening the rig
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02-25-2010, 12:24 AM #2Forum Member
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I've heard of doing it(to private vehicles) in the fall to protect against road salt, but never heard of it being done in the spring.
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02-25-2010, 04:12 AM #3Forum Member
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On old dirt floors, and then on floors with poor (or no) drainage, it kept the water on the floor from rusting out the undercarraige and the compartment bottoms. RARELY heard about anymore. More likely a topic for one of Glen Corbett's Fire Trivia columns....
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02-25-2010, 09:26 AM #4Back In Black
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Imagine dirt floors...
Originally Posted by DFDCar1
And our guys complain that the couch isn't comfortable enough.I am now a past chief and the views, opinions, and comments are mine and mine alone. I do not speak for any department or in any official capacity. Although, they would be smart to listen to me.
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02-25-2010, 10:37 AM #5Forum Member
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Our couches are recycled dirt floors.
Logic and proportion have fallen sloppy dead.
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02-25-2010, 10:44 AM #6Forum Member
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You guys have couches?!
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02-25-2010, 10:50 AM #7Forum Member
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We used to use kerosene at a car wash to get road tar off the rocker panels of cars, if that includes the bottom. Perhaps spring is when new paving is done to cover potholes from the winter?
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02-25-2010, 11:05 AM #8Forum Member
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lol!!!!!!!!!! Originally Posted by johnny46
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02-25-2010, 12:15 PM #9Back In Black
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Couches for the slouches! Originally Posted by mtg55
I am now a past chief and the views, opinions, and comments are mine and mine alone. I do not speak for any department or in any official capacity. Although, they would be smart to listen to me.
"The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on the list."
"When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water."
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02-25-2010, 01:02 PM #10Forum Member
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We used Varsol when I came on the job to wipe down the underside and get the grease off from it had been thrown underneath the apparatus from universal joints and bad seals. The shop put a stop to that as we would wash all the grease from the fittings and joints.
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02-25-2010, 01:34 PM #1155 Years & Still Rolling
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Well..........
When I started in this Business, we use the "Kerosene Treatment" to get the Road Salt and Dirt from the Undersides of the Horses.........
Seriously, Kero WAS the "Gunk" of the day back in the 50s and 60s. Today with stuff like Simple Green, Gunk, Blaster, and other "Cleaners" the use of Kero has fallen by the wayside. And, as someone noted, EPA would have a Cow over it anyway......
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02-26-2010, 05:55 PM #12Forum Member
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We called it "Pit Day"..pull the rig over the pit and start washing/wiping.....
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02-26-2010, 09:25 PM #13Forum Member
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you guys have dirt!?! Originally Posted by mtg55
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