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| [GMCnet] Hitting a pig on I-74 isn't how to bring home the bacon. [message #308476] |
Mon, 10 October 2016 02:09  |
BobDunahugh
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About 11PM. On our way home from the Ohio GMCMI event. There was someone on my left. A tractor/trailer in front of us. The truck knocked the pig down. We finished it off. The ramp for Linda, and her wheelchair has some damage. So she’s staying in the GMC at home in the drive. Check it’s safety in the morning. At least we got home. With out an exhaust system. Bob Dunahugh
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| Re: [GMCnet] Hitting a pig on I-74 isn't how to bring home the bacon. [message #308477 is a reply to message #308476] |
Mon, 10 October 2016 06:29  |
Ken Henderson
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Bob,
Sorry to hear that! Glad neither of you was hurt. Hope the damage isn't
too severe. Wild pig or domestic?
Ken H.
On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 3:09 AM, Bob Dunahugh wrote:
> About 11PM. On our way home from the Ohio GMCMI event. There was someone
> on my left. A tractor/trailer in front of us. The truck knocked the pig
> down. We finished it off. The ramp for Linda, and her wheelchair has some
> damage. So she’s staying in the GMC at home in the drive. Check it’s
> safety in the morning. At least we got home. With out an exhaust system.
> Bob Dunahugh
>
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| Re: [GMCnet] Hitting a pig on I-74 isn't how to bring home the bacon. [message #308478 is a reply to message #308477] |
Mon, 10 October 2016 07:32 |
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Sorry to hear that, glad to hear that you are both ok.
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On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 7:29 AM, Ken Henderson
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> Bob,
>
> Sorry to hear that! Glad neither of you was hurt. Hope the damage isn't
> too severe. Wild pig or domestic?
>
> Ken H.
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> On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 3:09 AM, Bob Dunahugh
> wrote:
>
>> About 11PM. On our way home from the Ohio GMCMI event. There was someone
>> on my left. A tractor/trailer in front of us. The truck knocked the pig
>> down. We finished it off. The ramp for Linda, and her wheelchair has some
>> damage. So she’s staying in the GMC at home in the drive. Check it’s
>> safety in the morning. At least we got home. With out an exhaust system.
>> Bob Dunahugh
>>
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| Re: [GMCnet] Hitting a pig on I-74 isn't how to bring home the bacon. [message #308485 is a reply to message #308479] |
Mon, 10 October 2016 08:50 |
Ronald Pottol
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And the only appropriate song , Moose In The Road (I don't wanna see no
moose in the road) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLFDJKQ5V9M
On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 5:47 AM, Rob Mueller
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> Bob,
>
> More importantly you and Linda escaped unscathed!
>
> Assuming the exhaust system got knocked off close to the cockpit I hope
> you weren't too far from home as listening to a 455 with no
> exhaust for a long distance doesn't sound like something fun!
>
> Regards,
> Rob M.
> USAussie - Downunder
> AUS '75 Avion - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
> USA '75 Avion - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Dunahugh
>
> About 11PM. On our way home from the Ohio GMCMI event. There was someone
> on my left. A tractor/trailer in front of us. The truck
> knocked the pig down. We finished it off. The ramp for Linda, and her
> wheelchair has some damage. So she's staying in the GMC at
> home in the drive. Check it's safety in the morning. At least we got
> home. With out an exhaust system. Bob Dunahugh
>
>
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| Re: [GMCnet] Hitting a pig on I-74 isn't how to bring home the bacon. [message #308489 is a reply to message #308485] |
Mon, 10 October 2016 09:51 |
Jeanette
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Glad u two r safe but what a "bump in the road." Hope all fixes easily. Good to see u n coach at GMCMI Mansfield.
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> On Oct 10, 2016, at 9:50 AM, Ronald Pottol wrote:
>
> And the only appropriate song , Moose In The Road (I don't wanna see no
> moose in the road) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLFDJKQ5V9M
>
> On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 5:47 AM, Rob Mueller
> wrote:
>
>> Bob,
>>
>> More importantly you and Linda escaped unscathed!
>>
>> Assuming the exhaust system got knocked off close to the cockpit I hope
>> you weren't too far from home as listening to a 455 with no
>> exhaust for a long distance doesn't sound like something fun!
>>
>> Regards,
>> Rob M.
>> USAussie - Downunder
>> AUS '75 Avion - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
>> USA '75 Avion - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Bob Dunahugh
>>
>> About 11PM. On our way home from the Ohio GMCMI event. There was someone
>> on my left. A tractor/trailer in front of us. The truck
>> knocked the pig down. We finished it off. The ramp for Linda, and her
>> wheelchair has some damage. So she's staying in the GMC at
>> home in the drive. Check it's safety in the morning. At least we got
>> home. With out an exhaust system. Bob Dunahugh
>>
>>
>>
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| Re: [GMCnet] Hitting a pig on I-74 isn't how to bring home the bacon. [message #308495 is a reply to message #308492] |
Mon, 10 October 2016 11:01 |
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Pigs tend to tear up the body pan, frame, and suspension, but they
seldom come through the windshields to kill drivers and passengers!
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Sent: Monday, October 10, 2016 10:33
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Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Hitting a pig on I-74 isn't how to bring home the bacon.
Glad you are both safe and well.
I worked in crash for short part of my time at Chrysler. Unknown to most is that they do both a "pig" and a "deer" test. The pig is basically a
heavy bag on cardboard tube legs. I was amazed at the damage it did....
Matt
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| Re: [GMCnet] Hitting a pig on I-74 isn't how to bring home the bacon. [message #308496 is a reply to message #308495] |
Mon, 10 October 2016 11:10 |
James Hupy
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This sounds kinda like a regional problem like tornadoes and hurricanes and
severe lightning storms. We don't have pigs running loose, but we do have
deer, elk, and moose. Those will definitely ruin your day, and perhaps end
them permanently if you hit one. Glad you were not injured in this
encounter, seems like you have had more than your share of "BUZZARD LUCK".
Jim Hupy
Salem, OR
78 GMC ROYALE 403
On Oct 10, 2016 9:02 AM, "D C _Mac_ Macdonald" wrote:
> Pigs tend to tear up the body pan, frame, and suspension, but they
>
> seldom come through the windshields to kill drivers and passengers!
>
>
> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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> ~ ~ Amateur Radio - K2GKK ~ ~
> ~ ~ Since 30 November '53 ~ ~
> ~ ~ USAF and FAA, Retired ~ ~
> ~ Member GMCMI and Classics ~
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> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2016 10:33
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> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Hitting a pig on I-74 isn't how to bring home the
> bacon.
>
> Glad you are both safe and well.
>
> I worked in crash for short part of my time at Chrysler. Unknown to most
> is that they do both a "pig" and a "deer" test. The pig is basically a
> heavy bag on cardboard tube legs. I was amazed at the damage it did....
>
> Matt
> --
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> '73 Glacier 23 - Still Loving OE Rear Drum Brake with Applied Control Arms
> Now with both true Keyless and remote entry
> SE Michigan - Twixt A2 and Detroit
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| Re: [GMCnet] Hitting a pig on I-74 isn't how to bring home the bacon. [message #308497 is a reply to message #308476] |
Mon, 10 October 2016 11:17 |
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Having lived in far south Texas for about a year,
I saw several cases where somebody hit a javelina
(Mexican wild pig) and the damage that ensued!
Downright ornery critters. If you encounter a
batch (herd?) of them on the road at night, it's
best you turn around and retreat.
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From: Gmclist on behalf of James Hupy
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2016 11:10
To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Hitting a pig on I-74 isn't how to bring home the bacon.
This sounds kinda like a regional problem like tornadoes and hurricanes and
severe lightning storms. We don't have pigs running loose, but we do have
deer, elk, and moose. Those will definitely ruin your day, and perhaps end
them permanently if you hit one. Glad you were not injured in this
encounter, seems like you have had more than your share of "BUZZARD LUCK".
Jim Hupy
Salem, OR
78 GMC ROYALE 403
On Oct 10, 2016 9:02 AM, "D C _Mac_ Macdonald" wrote:
> Pigs tend to tear up the body pan, frame, and suspension, but they
>
> seldom come through the windshields to kill drivers and passengers!
>
>
> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
> ~~ ~ D C "Mac" Macdonald ~ ~~
> ~ ~ Amateur Radio - K2GKK ~ ~
> ~ ~ Since 30 November '53 ~ ~
> ~ ~ USAF and FAA, Retired ~ ~
> ~ Member GMCMI and Classics ~
> ~ ~ ~ Oklahoma City, OK ~ ~ ~
> ~~ ~ ~ "The Money Pit" ~ ~ ~~
> ~ ~ ~ ~ TZE166V101966 ~ ~ ~ ~
> ~ ~ ~ '76 ex-Palm Beach ~ ~ ~
> ~~ k2gkk + hotmail dot com ~~
> ~ www.gmcmhphotos.com/okclb ~
> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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> From: Gmclist on behalf of Matt Colie matt7323tze@gmail.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2016 10:33
> To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Hitting a pig on I-74 isn't how to bring home the
> bacon.
>
> Glad you are both safe and well.
>
> I worked in crash for short part of my time at Chrysler. Unknown to most
> is that they do both a "pig" and a "deer" test. The pig is basically a
> heavy bag on cardboard tube legs. I was amazed at the damage it did....
>
> Matt
> --
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> '73 Glacier 23 - Still Loving OE Rear Drum Brake with Applied Control Arms
> Now with both true Keyless and remote entry
> SE Michigan - Twixt A2 and Detroit
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| Re: [GMCnet] Hitting a pig on I-74 isn't how to bring home the bacon. [message #308503 is a reply to message #308492] |
Mon, 10 October 2016 12:59 |
Keith V
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Dang, I was hoping for a pig cannon :)
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> I worked in crash for short part of my time at Chrysler. Unknown to most is that they do both a "pig" and a "deer" test. The pig is basically a
> heavy bag on cardboard tube legs. I was amazed at the damage it did....
>
> Matt
> --
> Matt & Mary Colie - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
> '73 Glacier 23 - Still Loving OE Rear Drum Brake with Applied Control Arms
> Now with both true Keyless and remote entry
> SE Michigan - Twixt A2 and Detroit
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| Re: [GMCnet] Hitting a pig on I-74 isn't how to bring home the bacon. [message #308524 is a reply to message #308521] |
Mon, 10 October 2016 18:55 |
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Bullitthead wrote on Mon, 10 October 2016 17:50Very glad you guys are OK, think of what would have resulted if you were in one of the standard cars of today...the GMC was your savior today. Maybe it's time for someone to fab up a cowcatcher for the GMC like the old Baldwin 4-4-0 locomotive...
No but this may be a case of Blain Merrell's guard saving the radiator.
Steve Southworth
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1975 Transmode TZE365V100394 (parts & spares)
Palmyra WI
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| Re: [GMCnet] Hitting a pig on I-74 isn't how to bring home the bacon. [message #308541 is a reply to message #308535] |
Mon, 10 October 2016 23:34 |
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You got it, Rob, but I don't want to force the victim under the coach, not much room down there and deer(very common road kill up here) antlers will go right through a plastic or sheet metal tank, so I want to shove 'em off to the side or automatically flip them over the coach into the cargo trailer so I can bring them to dinner later  Dad hit a deer on the interstate back in 1968 with the Olds 98, it went under and the antlers caught the shift linkage and threw the transmission into reverse at 70 miles an hour. Uncle crawled under and got the jammed antlers out, but the tranny was toasted and would not move the car. No cell phones, no CB radio, no AAA, and no police assistance back then, so that was the first time (and so far only time) I spent the night on the side of the interstate.
Terry Kelpien
ASE Master Technician
73 Glacier 260
Smithfield, Va.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Hitting a pig on I-74 isn't how to bring home the bacon. [message #308542 is a reply to message #308541] |
Mon, 10 October 2016 23:52 |
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Better yet don't drive at dusk or dawn in deer country. After 20 large in
damage to The Pig it's my new mo. We got pretty lucky it did not come
through the windshield. If the deer was higher in his hop when I hit it he
would have come right through at 65mph.
Sully
77 eleganza 2
Seattle
On Monday, October 10, 2016, Terry wrote:
> You got it, Rob, but I don't want to force the victim under the coach, not
> much room down there and deer(very common road kill up here) antlers will
> go right through a plastic or sheet metal tank, so I want to shove 'em off
> to the side or automatically flip them over the coach into the cargo
> trailer so I can bring them to dinner later :) Dad hit a deer on the
> interstate back in 1968 with the Olds 98, it went under and the antlers
> caught
> the shift linkage and threw the transmission into reverse at 70 miles an
> hour. Uncle crawled under and got the jammed antlers out, but the tranny was
> toasted and would not move the car. No cell phones, no CB radio, no AAA,
> and no police assistance back then, so that was the first time (and so far
> only time) I spent the night on the side of the interstate.
> --
> Terry Kelpien
>
> ASE Master Technician
>
> 73 Glacier 260
>
> Smithfield, Va.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Hitting a pig on I-74 isn't how to bring home the bacon. [message #308546 is a reply to message #308542] |
Tue, 11 October 2016 01:52 |
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Ditto for roos on both counts!
For the 2005 Harley Owners Group National Rally Helen and I rode our Harley out to Uluru:
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/family-photos/p24277-uluru-rock-in-middle-of-australia.html
I got the bright idea to stay behind trucks on paved roads; my theory was that they would knock the roos out of the way!.
WRONG!
An experienced rider told me the BIG roo bars knock them under the truck and then spit them out behind them. Unless you're a good
distance behind the truck you get taken down!
So much for that idea!
Regards,
Rob M.
USAussie - Downunder
AUS '75 Avion - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
USA '75 Avion - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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From: Gmclist [mailto:gmclist-bounces@list.gmcnet.org] On Behalf Of Todd Sullivan
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 3:52 PM
To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Hitting a pig on I-74 isn't how to bring home the bacon.
Better yet don't drive at dusk or dawn in deer country. After 20 large in
damage to The Pig it's my new mo. We got pretty lucky it did not come
through the windshield. If the deer was higher in his hop when I hit it he
would have come right through at 65mph.
Sully
77 eleganza 2
Seattle
On Monday, October 10, 2016, Terry wrote:
You got it, Rob, but I don't want to force the victim under the coach, not
much room down there and deer(very common road kill up here) antlers will
go right through a plastic or sheet metal tank, so I want to shove 'em off
to the side or automatically flip them over the coach into the cargo
trailer so I can bring them to dinner later :) Dad hit a deer on the
interstate back in 1968 with the Olds 98, it went under and the antlers
caught the shift linkage and threw the transmission into reverse at 70 miles an
hour. Uncle crawled under and got the jammed antlers out, but the tranny was
toasted and would not move the car. No cell phones, no CB radio, no AAA,
and no police assistance back then, so that was the first time (and so far
only time) I spent the night on the side of the interstate.
--
Terry Kelpien
ASE Master Technician
73 Glacier 260
Smithfield, Va.
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Regards,
Rob M. (USAussie)
The Pedantic Mechanic
Sydney, Australia
'75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
'75 Avion - USA - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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