2010 at the Hammond Barn

[Bob Carriere]

Well all the still pictures did not turnout.....may have to do it again...

Sure feels steeper when you are lying with 60 of your body weight on the back rest..... now that I see the picturtes and it is not so steep.... next time I am shooting to go over the hill.

did not realize the back end roller was scrapping the ground going up the hill..

Carb does not seem to flow out until about 3/4 of the way up ...maybe over 35 to 40 degrees....... test backing up were not good since the frame gets hung up in the wood chips.....and wheels spin.

Good news Phil..... I can hold it up the hill and the oil pressure hardly changes...... starts at 42 psi drops to about 35 psi as I near the extreme angle..... apply brakes...let engine idle...pressure goes back up to about38/39 psi .....so not too bad..... gas leaks out and we can't find from where..
the vent hole on the Rochester is not apparent....

Good news is we found some source for Zenith 28-228 carburators.... brand new from California..... intended for single, double and triple carb manifolds... price to be determined.....

...other good news..... Grant recent acquisition of a C60X still has the 270 GMC engine..... and the original Zenith 28-228 carb......

Other possibility is a Weber 2 barrel carb intended for 4x4 extreme driving...designed for preventing fuel surge..... can be jetted for Willys, chev, etc....

On the venting issue Phil..... the carb shop in TO suggested plugging the original vent hole.... which we could not see.... and drilling a new hole with an extension rubber line above the carb..... not to sure I want to do that....

Final words of wisdom from fellow Rotter.... how often will you be driving at such an extreme angle....? Well you never know..... could be doing a parade in downtown Quebec city on the very steep hills and could stall the whole parade if I am not ready for it.....!!!!

Amazed at how easy the rollign chassis goes up a hilljust using fast idle setting.... maybe 850 rpm....

On the way back home.... on pavement.... easily shifted to 2nd, 3rd, 4th gear.... low range.... a nice feeling with no doors......

Bob C.