granny gear
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trey
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granny gear
Does anybody know where the term 'granny gear' originated? The first time I heard it, I was in a truck and the hippie driving it powered out of the mud by putting into low gear and said 'thank god for granny'. Needless to say, I turned around to see if his grandma was pushing us out.
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jerryd6818
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Re: granny gear
Low and slow like your grandma.
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The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
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Colonel26
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Re: granny gear
Around here lots of old trucks had a double low first gear that was never used unless you needed to start a big load or needed to idle out of some tough mud.
We either called it granny gear (for just the reason Jerry started) or bulldog.
We either called it granny gear (for just the reason Jerry started) or bulldog.
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trey
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Re: granny gear
Yeah, I know what a granny gear is, just wondered how it got the name.
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royal0014
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Re: granny gear
Always thought it pretty self-explained...... 
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i woke last night to the sound of thunder
how far off i sat and wondered
started humming a song from nineteen sixty two
aint it funny how the night moves
i woke last night to the sound of thunder
how far off i sat and wondered
started humming a song from nineteen sixty two
aint it funny how the night moves