When I was stationed at Cherry Point, NC, I dated a local gal who had a brother-in-law who was a tobacco farmer and hauled moonshine on the side.
He had an old, beat up, Ford farm pickup. He'd load the bed with jugs of shine, stack a couple of layers of hay or straw bales on top, and putt down the road 40 mph. Nobody ever questioned him, and as far as I know he never did get caught. He did have a Lincoln engine under the hood, "just in case".
But back then it was a game, more than anything. A lady named Edith Laughinghouse had a roadside tavern between New Bern and Vanceboro, NC where she sold shine over the bar. Every six months, the local Sheriff would bust her, fine her maybe a hundred dollars or so, and next day she'd be back in business. She and the Sheriff were both making money so they were both happy.
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Today's Featured Article - Hydraulics - Cylinder Anatomy - by Curtis von Fange. Let’s make one more addition to our series on hydraulics. I’ve noticed a few questions in the comment section that could pertain to hydraulic cylinders so I thought we could take a short look at this real workhorse of the circuit. Cylinders are the reason for the hydraulic circuit. They take the fluid power delivered from the pump and magically change it into mechanical power. There are many types of cylinders that one might run across on a farm scenario. Each one could take a chapter in
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