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Re: Re:Engineering 101

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Subject: Re: Re:Engineering 101
From: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 17:13:54 -0500
John wrote:



>>>> The one nice thing about the worm gear is they are supposedly
> self locking. So if you have a load you are lifting, and
> stop, the load won't try and lower itself.  It will stay
> put.
>
> John

Hmmmm . . . The Model T Ford truck had a worm-drive rear end . . .did the
back tires slide when one closed the throttle???

(Wink)
Tony






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