David Smith

Thanks, guys, for all the good info!

Does anyone know how many B-85-F fire trucks were built? Thanks! David M. Smith.

Just for the sake of accuracy, this is a 4000, not a 9000.

Ron, Thanks for the quick response! I will check it out. Best regards, David.

Yes, please post any information you have. Thanks! David M. Smith.

The red B-Model in my gallery, captioned "Covert Mack", was a 1957 with a beautiful cream-colored steering wheel.

There are quite a few in the various galleries. Good Luck! David Smith.

I have known that the "R" axle was wider than the "B" axle for at least 40 years, yet I didn't think of it until reading LocomotiveBreath's post. "Senior moments" are becoming more frequent every day. I never got farther than the width of the spring leaves. I had wanted to use the "R" shock mounting set-up on my "B". In that case, the u-bolt, or"spring clip", spacer would have been too wide.

Freighttrain, thanks for the offer! I hope you solve your problem. David M. Smith.

Mr. Van Scott, great idea on swapping the R-Model axle. The R-Model spring leaves are about 1/2" wider than the ones on the B-Model. If not for that, you could just swap the spring clip spacer with the integral shock mount for the old one. Best regards, David M. Smith.