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Akha Chronicles The Truck Truck #1 I
bought a motorcycle to help one family but they ran it into the ground so I
got it back and sold it. Truck My truck was repaired with a 3.0 turbo and I was
still trying to raise all the money. New
transmission and transfer case and radiator and reparied
stearing gear, metal fenders, new lights in front,
grill repair, etc. The truck was the guts of this project. The Truck I busted up a break line backing up at Bpah Cheeh Akha
and it was repaired but shorter now and needed a better repair. Fenders were gone, frame cracked, starter
hung up, broken spring shackles, no shocks, power steering very loose,
steering ball gone and tail lights out. The gas station owner is ok but wants his money fast
and my situation never works like that. Using, repairing, rebuilding the truck No
single factor changed my work with the Akha like
the purchase of a 4 wheel drive truck.
Modifications
and uses. Road
conditions Difficult
to reach villages Transporting
people, bread, medicines Accidents Vandalism:
Sugar Repairs: Wear damage to the vehicle Chains Lights Tools Box Rolling
off a mountain: How we saved the truck, rope, big hole, new road. Long
driving hours Jump
in fuel costs Keeping
contraband out of the truck Building
road at night in rain, coming very close to rolling. Fuel
pump fraud Poor
repairs. Missing
battery, air conditioner, reminds me of The
Policeman and the Puddle Pushing
trees, pulling trees, saws, axes, The
back road to Hua Mae Kom,
the army checkpoint story. Overall
a very dependable truck The
shampoo road, mud through the tire sides in the rim Diesel
excellent for slow crawling, gas much more expensive. How
many people we could get on the truck. Building
the road to Crossing
water The
Carrying
corpses Spitting
up riders. Tires,
needing tires Deep
mud, deep ruts, trees, fallen road hillsides, backroad
mae chan mountain, Sven. Shooting
victim Need
winches The
very back village down Wiang Pa Pao
way End Have a comment or question?
Like to know more? Send me an email at akha@akha.org
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