December 28, 2010 • Page 13 shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com Tips And Tricks To Avoid Hydroplaning? Slow Down BY TOM AND RAY MAGLIOZZI Dear Tom and Ray: We recently bought a 2005 VW Beetle and love it. Our one concern is its tendency to hydroplane in the rain. Is there any way to install an aftermarket stability control? In 2005, the electronic stability control was not a feature on the Beetle. If not, what can we do to help reduce the tendency to hydroplane, in addition to slowing down? Thanks, guys. — Ted RAY: Slow down some more. TOM: There’s no way to install an aftermarket stability control system, that we know of. Nor would it prevent hydroplaning. But there are several things you can try, Ted. RAY: Hydroplaning occurs when so much water collects in front of your tires that it creates a wedge of water, and your tires ride up on the wedge of water and temporarily leave the road. TOM: It’s most likely to happen when you drive into a large pud- TV dle at a fairly high speed. And, as I’m sure you can attest, Ted, it causes a loss of control. Not only of the car, but sometimes of your bodily functions. It’s scary! RAY: Normally, hydroplaning is prevented by the tread design of your tires. The tread contains grooves that channel the water through the tire, leaving the surface of the tread firmly on the road. TOM: So one possibility is that you simply don’t have enough tread left. If your tires are old and worn down, and the channels aren’t deep enough, you won’t be able to move water through the tires quickly enough, and you’ll hydroplane. RAY: Hydroplaning also can be caused by worn-out shocks that aren’t doing their job of keeping the tires pressed down against the roadway. That makes it easier for water to push the tires off the road surface. 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Two that we know of are the Michelin HydroEdge and the Goodyear Assurance TripleTread. TOM: And, like we said, slowing down helps a lot, especially when it rains, Ted. Click & Clack prit now. So have your mechanic take a look and give you his opinion on both your Brian DeGroot shocks and your tires. RAY: For most people who drive at reasonable speeds with good est insurance you can buy for your car, but how often should you change it? Find out by ordering Tom and Ray’s pamphlet “Ten Ways You May Be Ruining Your Car Without Even Knowing It!” Send $4.75 (check or money order) to Ruin, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Got a question about cars? Write to Click and Clack in care of this newspaper, or e-mail them by visiting the Car Talk Web site at www.cartalk.com. © 2010, King Features Syndicate, Inc. Changing your oil regularly is the cheap- Buy • Sell • Trade Quality... 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Call (N) Henke B240 Mixer Wagon, 3 Auger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 (C) Henke 2300 Kwikmixer, Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 (A) Westendorf XTA 700 Loader 8 Bkt 8920 mts . . . . . . . $11,000 (C) Quicke 990 Loader, 102 Bkt, MX Mag Mts . . . . . . . . . . $9,500 (A) Loftness 20 Windrow Shredder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,500 PLANTERS/DRILLS (A) 2007 CIH 1200 12R30 Stacker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $43,500 (A) JD 7000 12R30 Planter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,500 (A) Case IH 5500 30’ Soybean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,500 COMBINES Interest Waiver 12 Months (A) 2010 CIH 5088, 201 hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $205,000 (A) 2009 CIH 8120, 454 hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $230,000 (A) 2009 CIH 8120, 429 hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $222,000 (C) 2009 CIH 7088, 486 hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $218,000 (A) 2009 CIH 7120, 553 hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $198,000 (A) 2007 CIH 8010, 726 hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $185,000 (A) 2007 CIH 7010, 899 hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $190,000 (N) 2007 CIH 2588, 774 hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $156,000 (A) 2006 CIH 8010, 1122 hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $170,000 (N) 2006 CIH 2388, 1069 hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $140,000 (A) 2006 CIH 2377, 1250 hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $132,000 (O) 2005 CIH 2388, 960 hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $148,000 (A) 2005 CIH 2388, 1451 hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $95,000 (O) 1998 CIH 2388, 2357 hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $72,000 (A) 1997 CIH 2166, 1925 hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60,000 (A) 1995 CIH 2188, 2345 hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $70,000 (A) 1995 CIH 2166, 2982 hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50,000 (O) 1993 CIH 1666, 2637 hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,000 (N) 1991 CIH 1660, 3027 hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,000 (N) 1990 CIH 1680, 4132 hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,000 CORN HEADS (C) 2010 CIH 3408 30” Corn Head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,000 (A) 2010 CIH 3408 30” Corn Head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,000 (A) 2008 CIH 2408 30” Corn Head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $36,500 (A) 2008 CIH 2408 30” Corn Head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40,000 (A) 2008 CIH 2208 30” Corn Head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $33,000 (A) 2007 CIH 2412 20” Corn Head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $31,500 (A) 2007 CIH 2412 30” Corn Head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $42,000 (N) 2007 CIH 2208 30” Corn Head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37,000 (A) 2004 CIH 2206 30” Corn Head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,000 (A) 2005 CIH 2208 30” Corn Head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,000 (C) 2003 CIH 2208 30” Corn Head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,000 (C) 2003 CIH 2208 30” Corn Head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,000 (A) 1999 CIH 1083 30” Corn Head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,000 (A) 1998 CIH 1083 30” Corn Head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,000 (N) 1987 CIH 1063 30” Corn Head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,000 (N) 1984 IH 983 30” Corn Head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500 PLATFORMS (A) 2007 CIH 2020 30’ 3” Knife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,000 (A) 2005 NH 84C 36’ Draper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,000 (O) 2005 CIH 1020 30’ 3” Knife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,500 (N) 2004 CIH 1020 25 3 Knife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,500 (A) 2003 CIH 1020 30 3 Knife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,000 (A) 2002 CIH 1020 25’ 1 1/ knife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,000 (N) 1999 CIH 1020 25 1-1/2 Knife Air Reel . . . . . . . . . . . $15,500 (A) 1998 CIH 1020 25 3 Crary Cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,000 (A) 1998 CIH 1020 20’ 3” knife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,000 (N) 1997 CIH 1020 30’ 3” cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,000 (A) 1990 CIH 1020 25 1-1/2 Knife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,000 SKID LOADERS (A) 2009 S205 Bobcat, 212 hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,000 (N) 2006 S185 Bobcat, 494 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,000 (C) 1996 763 Bobcat, 3160 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,500 (A) P&W Engineering Tree Shear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,200 (A) Bobcat 60” HDY angle blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,100 AFTER HOURS PARTS PHONE A-ALBION C-CROFTON N-NELIGH O-NORFOLK Kayton International, Inc. 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