Chapter 111: On the Road
Hou Dalin only had three days to train Ansheng. Fortunately, Ansheng could have been able to drive, and at this time, just let him learn and familiarize himself with the operation of the tractor, and he would be able to drive normally.
However, this is also to be able to drive the car, and if you really want to talk about any technique, you have to practice it slowly in practice.
Three days later, the group set off.
Hou Dalin drove the truck in front, loaded with the salutes of these people, the food, oil, maintenance tools, and other messy things needed on the road. In addition to these, there are also a few sheep from the Agricultural College here.
These sheep are new breeds that have been crossbred and improved by the agricultural institute here, and they are said to be very good. Hou Dalin doesn't understand these either, anyway, it's really good!
On the road, the tractor did not go very fast, at least slower than the occasional Great Liberation. Hou Dalin is not in a hurry, where is this, and when he enters the mountains, his ability as a tractor can really be brought into play.
On the first day, the group had advanced less than two hundred kilometers. The reason why the speed is so slow is that the road conditions limit the performance. The most important thing is that An Sheng is a novice, although after a few days of contact, Hou Dalin shouldn't let him drive fast. After all, a tractor is different from a car, and if it rolls over by him, the loss will be too great.
The old comrades in the convoy spent the evening in the car. And the young people in the convoy set up tents next to the convoy.
Hou Dalin also has a separate small tent, he is well prepared this time, and even in order to keep warm, he also specially brought a small stove.
A small stove is not as big as a bucket, but its function is not small. On the outer layer of this simple small stove, Hou Dalin designed a water jacket. In fact, on the body of the furnace, a layer of iron plate is welded, and a section of iron pipe is left at the upper and lower positions of the iron plate. Fill it with water in a kettle, connect the two upper and lower iron pipes with a rubber pipe, and then connect the other end of the rubber pipe to a radiator placed in the tent, and a simple heating system is completed.
Ignite the fire in the stove and soon heat up the water in the jacket. The hot water rose and entered the radiator in the tent through the rubber pipe, and it didn't take much effort for Hou Dalin's tent to become warm.
The people who traveled with him looked at Hou Dalin's comical operation, and they really didn't understand why this Hou Dalin had so many wonderful ideas.
But this thing looks really good! Especially if you live in a tent outdoors. Next, when passing by the next county seat, Wu Fucheng, who led the team, found a small local processing factory, bought some materials such as iron water pipes, and asked Hou Dalin to help process a few more such furnaces.
This is not a difficult matter, Hou Dalin is even more opportunistic and did not even weld the water jacket, and directly circled the water pipe in the furnace a few times, and it was over.
The radiator is simpler, it is to make a boxy flat box with iron sheets, and it is done after leaving the necessary water pipe interface.
Although the things processed by Hou Dalin look simple, they are actually quite easy to use when everyone tries them.
In the end, even the compartment of the tractor passenger car was installed to keep warm.
After walking like this for five or six days, the group finally reached their destination.
The quality of the tractor was very good and there were no breakdowns in between. And Hou Dalin's "designed" mountain climber king is also very easy to use, challenging various road conditions along the way, all of which are easy to pass.
This surprised Professor Zhang and others.
The muddy ground formed by the melting snow, the ravines and bumps formed by the flowing water, and even the small river nearly a meter deep, this mountain climber can pass crookedly.
You know, the car with the body is heavy! There are not ten tons of things on it, but also eight tons, and this can still pass through such road conditions, which really surprises these people who have played mechanical design for most of their lives.
You must know that today's liberation, the load is only two or three tons, and the speed is indeed faster than that of a tractor, but it is also on a flat road.
Although the structure of this mountain climber is not simple, it is not complicated to that extent. Especially the engine, it is just a 24-horsepower single-cylinder diesel engine, not to mention anything else, it is fuel-efficient, which can throw off a few streets.
Hou Dalin's first destination was not directly set as Red Star Farm, there is probably nothing there, what can they do when they go?
Hou Dalin took everyone directly to the location of the second substation.
Although I haven't seen the second station for half a year, it has changed a lot.
The first is that there are more houses and bigger places.
The place is big because it's full of wilderness, and the place is basically just taken casually. The large number of houses is very revealing, at least it proves that the leadership of this factory is still very capable and enthusiastic about work.
"Haha, Hou Dalin, you can be regarded as here! What do you think? Did everything go smoothly on the road? Director Yang's smile is very bright, indicating that this time has been good.
"Director, we have had a smooth journey." Hou Dalin still called the original name, firstly, this is a tradition, and secondly, how can he shout it if he doesn't shout like this?
His name is still nominally the leader of Director Yang! Even if he is not a leader, he can only be regarded as a level at most in his position, is it difficult for him to call Lao Yang? He didn't dare! Age is one thing, politeness and decency are another.
"Director Yang, let me introduce to you, this is Comrade Wu Fucheng, he came to manage the labor farm. In addition, he is also my lover's second brother-in-law, and he is not an outsider. Hou Dalin introduced Wu Fucheng who came over.
"Oh, I know about this on the telegram, Director Wu, welcome! We will all thank you for the sacrifices you have made. Director Yang and Wu Fucheng shook hands tightly.
In fact, Director Yang said this is somewhat inappropriate, after all, he is actually the same as Wu Fucheng, he is "protected" by the big leader, helping the big leader to create a "paradise" here, in order to retain more fire.
After everyone finished greetings, they entered the working state. Not to mention the people who repaired the second substation, those who went to the farm were also temporarily arranged to rest in the collective dormitory of the second substation.
After so many days of trekking, even by car, everyone is tired. So after supper, everyone went to rest.
Hou Dalin didn't go to rest, and second, he went to find Ran Qiuye.
Although he didn't plan to help Silly Zhu with the divorce, he still wanted to tell Ran Qiuye about this matter in advance. Tomorrow is expected to be very busy, so he can only hurry up and do this in advance.