Listeroid powered truck. Really.

[Fat Charlie]

You've got to love the thermosiphon radiator.


The guy that took the picture didn't know quite what he was looking at, reporting that it had "a diesel water pump for an engine." 
http://whitetrashrepairs.com/white-trash/first-indian-trash-repair/

[dieselgman]

Quite the jalopy! I have seen these up close and personal in India and they are just using a simple vee-belt driving the transmission via pulley. Not too safe but in India - life is cheap.

dieselgman

[LowGear]

Show me a safe Chick Magnet and I'll show you a Honda or Chevrolet.  The chicks just can't say "No!" to a thrill.  That's why so many want to feel the big flywheels.

Casey

[BioHazard]

And I can't drive my truck more than a few miles with the liscense plate light burned out and not get pulled over...

I wouldn't think it would be that "unsafe" given it can't possibly move more than a few MPH...

[mobile_bob]

the reporter might have been correct in his assessment that the power plant is indeed a diesel water pump

over there many of those engines power water pumps, and thus are probably just associated as being diesel water pumps
rather than a more correct diesel engine powered water pump.

for all we know the engine probably came off an old water pump setup somewhere.

in any case, what a hoot!

necessity truly is the mother of invention

nothing more clearly illustrates that better than this lister powered truck.

i am picturing it winding up that deadliest highway, twisting and winding up the single lane, carrying some big ass pile of rock
or whatever on its back,, thump, thump, chugga, thump.

wheeeeeze, cough,,,,, .. ,, thump... thump...

driver with the seat sucked up his ass so far he can taste it.



bob g

[BioHazard]

I wonder what the GVWR is on that thing? 

[bschwartz]

I wonder what the GVWR is on that thing? 

I imagine quite a bit.  It looks like it will have a lot of suspension and braking compared to it's pull power.  So you can load it up and stop, just not go very fast.

[AdeV]

I wonder what the GVWR is on that thing? 

I imagine quite a bit.  It looks like it will have a lot of suspension and braking compared to it's pull power.  So you can load it up and stop, just not go very fast.

From what I've seen of India & driving in India (all from TV programmes, I must admit), I don't think thoughts of vehicle weight & load weight will have overly troubled the driver's/owner's mind. If it's capable of moving under its own steam, then it's not fully loaded yet. When you simply can't move it, it's overloaded: Remove the last heavy item, and presto - one fully laden truck.

This video should go some way to explaining the Indian attitude to driving (sorry for the poor quality of the video):

Their driving test is, however, quite tough:

[XYZER]

RCA still has the HP/pound(ton) catagory won!

[dieselgman]

You definitely take your life into your hands on highways in India... those videos bring back memories. I remember traveling about 1,200 km with a local chauffeur - definitely not for the faint of heart!

The craziest Lister I saw operating over there was not in a truck at all, but rather in a concrete batch plant. You could hardly tell where the pile of dirt ended and the engine started, but it just chugged along like it was made for that kind of duty.

dieselgman

[veggie]

I had the pleasure (??) of visiting India a few times. One thing that really impressed me was how they take a two lane highway and drive four cars wide. Doors only inches from the neighboring car.
Hundreds of cars all tooting their horns to let the guy beside them know that they are there.
But....somehow it all works.

veggie

[deeiche]

rm /

[AdeV]

I would have posted this on LEF but my account was never approved.

Hmm, it was, I did it myself! Try logging in again...

BTW, I've just checked, and you're definitely registered there.

[deeiche]

rm /