Crossing the Yuba river

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Crossing the Yuba river

Post by Michael Paul » Sat Feb 29, 2020 9:03 am

Found this great photo from the 1910 era, not sure if has been posted here before, but what a wild ride!
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Re: Crossing the Yuba river

Post by Michael Paul » Sat Feb 29, 2020 9:12 am

Looks like the rear wheels are covered with burlap or canvas for traction, never saw that before.
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Re: Crossing the Yuba river

Post by TWrenn » Sat Feb 29, 2020 10:08 am

Crazy what they used to do with those cars!! The printing is hard to read at the bottom of the pic, looks like it says ....Donner Summit...what a horrible place to take a model T through! No decent roads there at that time.
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Re: Crossing the Yuba river

Post by Scott_Conger » Sat Feb 29, 2020 10:10 am

I've seen this before, and you're right it's a great picture. That's not burlap, though. That would have been canvas or similar to protect the tires from stone punctures. Tires then were a very different compound and durability compared to what we have today. Sharp stones were the bain of an automobilist's existence back then.

Looking at the rig, and having 4 guys in it, to boot, makes you appreciate what lives folks lived before us. Compared to them, we live our lives wrapped in bubble-wrap.

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Re: Crossing the Yuba river

Post by Rich Bingham » Sat Feb 29, 2020 11:45 am

Maybe there’s burlap (or something) involved in the tire wrap, looks to me like there’s a lot of rope used - pretty common traction improvement. I wonder if they worried at all whether that cable rig would stand the load ? I’m sure the car was not suspended, but the cable kept them from being swept downstream.
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Re: Crossing the Yuba river

Post by Scott C. » Sat Feb 29, 2020 1:46 pm

The men are standing beside the car. There looks to be about a 4' drop into the water from where the car is. So, yes the car would be suspended by the cable and chain fall while crossing the river.
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Re: Crossing the Yuba river

Post by Scott_Conger » Sat Feb 29, 2020 3:24 pm

Scott

you're right, and it is completely obvious. :oops:
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Re: Crossing the Yuba river

Post by DanTreace » Sat Feb 29, 2020 4:43 pm

The photo is one of many from the Donner Pass trek with that Model T. Rear tires wrapped with rope for moving in snow and ice.

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Re: Crossing the Yuba river

Post by Scott C. » Sat Feb 29, 2020 8:21 pm

That looks like an adventure!! I would volunteer to go in a heart beat!!
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Re: Crossing the Yuba river

Post by HPetrino » Sat Feb 29, 2020 8:53 pm

Wouldn't it have been a whole lot easier and faster traveling to just leave the Ford behind? :lol: :lol: :lol:
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