Great warships

Chapter 67 The Runaway Tractor
When Qin Tao tiptoed over, he saw a tractor appearing beside the dismantled scrap iron pile.

The brand-new Dongfanghong-15 tractor has a complete head cover, and there are two square headlights in front. Under the cover is a single-cylinder horizontal diesel engine. A 15-horsepower engine can also pull seven or eight tons of cargo.Not only used in tractors, some small fishing boats also use this engine as power.

However, the sound of this kind of engine is relatively loud, and it should attract people's attention when it comes over, but if you look at the route of this tractor, you can guess it.

They turned off the tractor, and then slid down from the river bank, so when they came over, they didn't make any sound.

As for going back, it was already late at night by the time we got back, and if we started the engine at that time, no one would be alarmed, since this place is in the wilderness after all.

If the shipbreaking work is still carried out in the shipyard of the shipyard, this situation will not happen. After all, there are people living there next to the shipyard's office, dormitory, etc., but because of the shipbuilding, the shipbreaking will be moved. Here comes the river beach.

This place is quite desolate. During the day, some people may come to pick up shells and catch crabs, but in the middle of the night, there are usually no one.

Since the dismantling of the ship went very smoothly, Qin Tao didn't make any extra arrangements. During the day, everyone did physical work all day and was very tired, so they went back to sleep at night.

Who would have thought that someone would come to steal it?
Four figures, sneaky, worked together to lift a steel plate, lifted it into the cargo bed of the tractor, and put it down gently.

Boom!
There was another soft sound, and the sound was relatively clear in the dark.

"Be careful!" said one.

"Ah."

Four people moved in the past again.

Qin Tao's figure moved rapidly at this moment. He got out from the reeds beside him, went straight to the nose of the tractor, and then skillfully pulled out the crank from under the steering wheel.

Hmph, let's see how you go in a while!
Needless to say, tractors, even the old Jiefang, rely on hand cranks. The old masters cherish the car, and before starting it, shake it with the crank handle dozens of times to let the lubricating oil flow to the bearing bushes, and then start the engine.

As for tractors, there are only hand-cranked ones. People in this era have enough strength to start the engine by hand-cranking, which is just a relaxing warm-up activity.

Qin Tao was holding a short crank and was about to leave when he looked at the gate at the back of the tractor, then went over and pulled it, and with a bang, the brake was released.

In this era, police uncles are not strict in checking vehicles, especially tractors, which are agricultural vehicles, are not managed very much, so the assembly of tractors is quite random.

Generally, you have to buy the front of the car, and most of the cargo boxes at the back are welded by yourself. The most complicated part is the axle, which is generally used directly from discarded car axles, such as old Jiefang, old Dongfeng, 130, etc. What to use, remove the tooth pack and the like to reduce weight, and only leave the axle housing. (There are axles I bought myself, abandoned car axles, and axles that I cut off two hubs and welded them with square steel.)
The original brake is an air brake, and tractors are generally not so tall. The brake cylinder of the air brake is directly removed, and two pull rods are connected there, extending to the front of the rear bucket, and then connected to the brake lever.

The nearly two-meter-long brake lever has a very long moment arm, so the braking effect is quite good. However, the arm of the front tractor driver cannot directly reach the rear brake lever. At the top of the brake lever, a The rope, for the tractor, is generally obtained locally, and the transmission belt is used to connect it to the front.

To drive a tractor, you need to be very flexible with both hands. Turn the steering wheel with one hand and reach between your legs to change gears. When you need to brake, you need to reach the back with the other hand to reach the pull rope.

As for after parking, the braking force of the tractor's nose is not enough, so the rope on the brake lever should be pulled to the front, wrapped around a suitable place, and the rear brake will be tightened directly.

Now, Qin Tao loosened the rope easily.

The river beach was originally sloping into the river. Now, Qin Tao released the tractor's gate, and the tractor began to make a slight creaking sound.

After Qin Tao finished all this, he turned his head and glanced at the four figures who were about to continue to move the steel plates, and hid back among the reeds gracefully.

The four figures originally planned to continue to move the steel plates, but when the creaking sound sounded, they still raised their heads. Under the night, they saw the shadow of the tractor, which was moving.

It moves slowly at first, but as the distance traveled increases, the speed continues to increase.

"No, the car slipped!"

"Quick, stop the tractor!"

In desperation, their voices were not suppressed. The four of them put down the steel plate they were going to raise and ran towards the tractor.

The speed of the tractor is getting faster and faster.

A figure rushed over, intending to jump into the driver's seat of the tractor. At this moment, the steering wheel in front just hit a rock. As a result, the tractor tilted its head and rushed towards him.

The man was startled, and quickly took two steps back, the tractor whizzed past him.

"Fourth, you idiot!" The other three cursed, they had already missed the opportunity to intercept head-on, and could only chase from behind.

Their two legs couldn't run the wheels, and the speed of the tractor was getting faster and faster, and they could only chase after it desperately.

The tractor is flooded.

The tires split the water, making a splashing sound, and then the nose of the machine hit the water, making the water splash even bigger. At the same time, the speed of the tractor also began to decrease.

By the time a few people caught up panting, the tractor had already stopped, and only the air filter and the exhaust pipe on the front of the vehicle were exposed above the water.

"The air intake and exhaust are exposed, and the bottom of the river is also hard. Just start the tractor, and we can drive out." A figure said, and then went to touch the handle under the steering wheel of the tractor.

What about the crank?What about the crank?
After touching for a long time, I didn't touch it!
"Did the crank be knocked off when the car was rolling just now? Ordinarily it shouldn't be." The guy was full of suspicion.

"Hey, what are you still doing in a daze, hurry up and find the crank!"

Without the crank, the tractor couldn't be started, and if it couldn't be started, the four of them couldn't drag the tractor out of the river, so now they had to find the crank.

"His grandma's, found the crank, let's go, what a bad night!"

(End of this chapter)