'Other problems arose along the journey, all of which Bertha solved with her both her intuition and her mechanical knowledge.
A blocked fuel line was cleared using her hat pin while her garter was used to insulate an ignition wire. She enlisted the help of a blacksmith to fix a broken chain and a cobbler when the wooden brakes on the Patent-Motorwagen began to fail. To solve the problem, Bertha asked the cobbler in Neulingham to install shoe leather on the wooden brakes, thus inventing the replacement brake pad.'
Greg 1 said
04:33 PM Jan 6, 2021
There's still plenty of women who aren't scared of getting their hands dirty and have good mechanical aptitude. My daughter is one who was always more interested in being under a car with me than being inside with her mother.
She still repairs the tractor and vehicles on their farmlet in NSW, and yet holds down a very senior public service job in Canberra. Just enjoys doing it.
outlaw40 said
04:53 PM Jan 6, 2021
and for a real women driver have a read about Toots Holzheimer.
and she was a lady . sadly killed on the job around 91 or 92 I think .
Died 1992,and used to own and drive an old 1418 Mercedes.Loved a beer.Cheer
the first time i met her i was loading 44 gal drums at a fuel depot in cairns she pulled up wanting to load an climbed up an showed me how it was done, just to get me out of her way, so i would not slow her up any more than necessary. ( back then the 44's weight more than i did) i was carting prawn from outposts up the cape back to townsville, take supplies up bring prawns back down, our paths crossed on many occasions.
60 minutes did a segment on her
yobarr said
07:01 PM Jan 6, 2021
dogbox wrote:
yobarr wrote:
outlaw40 wrote:
and for a real women driver have a read about Toots Holzheimer. and she was a lady . sadly killed on the job around 91 or 92 I think .
Died 1992,and used to own and drive an old MAN,a great brand of truck.Loved a beer.Cheer
the first time i met her i was loading 44 gal drums at a fuel depot in cairns she pulled up wanting to load an climbed up an showed me how it was done, just to get me out of her way, so i would not slow her up any more than necessary. ( back then the 44's weight more than i did) i was carting prawn from outposts up the cape back to townsville, take supplies up bring prawns back down, our paths crossed on many occasions.
60 minutes did a segment on her
yobarr said
07:03 PM Jan 6, 2021
dogbox wrote:
yobarr wrote:
outlaw40 wrote:
and for a real women driver have a read about Toots Holzheimer. and she was a lady . sadly killed on the job around 91 or 92 I think .
Died 1992,and used to own and drive an old MAN,a great brand of German truck.Loved a beer.Cheer
the first time i met her i was loading 44 gal drums at a fuel depot in cairns she pulled up wanting to load an climbed up an showed me how it was done, just to get me out of her way, so i would not slow her up any more than necessary. ( back then the 44's weight more than i did) i was carting prawn from outposts up the cape back to townsville, take supplies up bring prawns back down, our paths crossed on many occasions.
60 minutes did a segment on her
dogbox said
08:26 PM Jan 6, 2021
yobarr never seen you stuck for words before
Tony Bev said
09:06 PM Jan 6, 2021
From the article link put up by Whenarewethere, it appears that Bertha Benz, may have been the first long distance vehicle driver
I seem to recall that there is a book about Toots Holzheimer
https://www.caradvice.com.au/912738/bertha-benz-and-the-worlds-first-road-trip/
'Other problems arose along the journey, all of which Bertha solved with her both her intuition and her mechanical knowledge.
A blocked fuel line was cleared using her hat pin while her garter was used to insulate an ignition wire. She enlisted the help of a blacksmith to fix a broken chain and a cobbler when the wooden brakes on the Patent-Motorwagen began to fail. To solve the problem, Bertha asked the cobbler in Neulingham to install shoe leather on the wooden brakes, thus inventing the replacement brake pad.'
and she was a lady . sadly killed on the job around 91 or 92 I think .
www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-06/wheels-in-motion-on-biopic-of-australia-first-female-truckie/10204564
Died 1992,and used to own and drive an old MAN,a great German brand of truck..Loved a beer.Cheers
-- Edited by yobarr on Wednesday 6th of January 2021 07:04:37 PM
the first time i met her i was loading 44 gal drums at a fuel depot in cairns she pulled up wanting to load an climbed up an showed me how it was done, just to get me out of her way, so i would not slow her up any more than necessary. ( back then the 44's weight more than i did) i was carting prawn from outposts up the cape back to townsville, take supplies up bring prawns back down, our paths crossed on many occasions.
60 minutes did a segment on her
I seem to recall that there is a book about Toots Holzheimer