Brocky

Terry, Hit Ctrl and the letter I at the same time.. Should go back???

Brad, Welcome back!!! All of the above comments from August are applicable.. Give it a good bath and then take a LOT of pictures: fenders, cab corners, engine (looking for obvious leaks), frame (single or double?), interior, ETC. and post them here for comments. Since you are in Iowa make an appointment with the Iowa 80 restoration shop, behind the museum, or Lee Snyder northwest of Des Moines (if he is still alive?) and ask them to give you some advise and some rough ball park pricing of having it restored VS a Do It Yourself job. I do not know what Mike Harbison Jr is doing with his fathers collection of about 200 Macks in Rising Sun?? I would put a bar on the engine to see if it turns over rather than try to start it first.

Call Barry at Watts Mack!!! They are the sponsors of this website.. If he does not stock one he would now here to get one..

Try BEPCO,inc 2475 South Stratford Road, Winston Salem NC 27103 336-760-0749 or 800-735-1154 It was May of 2007 when I dealt with them for a unit for my 1955 F-600 Ford..

The only time I have seen them in the USA is at Scottish festivals..

Is that a tag axle?? Or home made screw??? Ford did not introduce a tandem drive until 1954 with the T-800..

Out of couriosity, what is the third stick??? An extra overdrive???

I am glad they finally attracted some Antique / Historical vehicles.. I have never driven the long 4 hours up to that show as I had heard it primarily caters to the Show and Shine crowd. Our chapter VP, Jack Ledford, always goes up.

I am about 6 of one to a half dozen the other.. It is a long 4 hours to either. But half of our chapter is going to Cherokee!!

I am planning on Cherokee also. Probably will not take the Diamond T?? That way I do not have to be as early and stay as long. Also will not need an expensive motel room in the area!!!

Dave, Thank You!!!! That last picture has some of the construction equipment in the background. It is always interesting and educational to walk around that part of the facility.

By washing and the vibrations of use you probably recreated some grounds that were not being made???

It was 2013 when a buddy and I went up to Lititiz. Roger Gerhart was a Northwest crane and equipment dealer. His family still runs an equipment repair business out of the big shop. Here are a few pictures from then:

I was there about 15 years ago and wish I could go back again.. As well as the trucks here are many pieces of construction operating also. You can spend several hours inspecting his boneyard and sheds.

Back in the late 60's going north on I-81 in Syracuse NY in a C-800 city tractor, I had two women in a big old 3 row station wagon decided she did not want to get off in the Exit Only lane she was in!! Cut in front of me and I jumped on the brakes!! I can still see the looks on the faces of the kids facing and looking out the back window.. Luckily I got slowed enough to let her go and she probably never Knew how close she came to killing her three kids.

Thanks for the pictures!!! What is the body on the Western Star with 4 lift axles????????? Would like to have seen the back..

Congrats!!! Looks like you had a good turn out for a local show..

The Bally's brunch buffet was $5.95 or $6.95 for all you could eat with no time limit, and in those days I could put away a LOT!!! In about 2008 we had a Wrangler/Lee sales convention load to the RIO hotel in Las Vegas, their buffets started at $25 and went up.. My wife and I got lucky Sat night and were invited to join the salesmen at their buffet for free. It was cheaper to eat off the menu in the restaurant. After we got reloaded Sunday AM we stopped a a small casino in Searchlight for lunch. Prime Rib dinner for $5.95!!!!!

I am guessing that these busses are for industrial transportation??? Mining industry???? Although the busses I rode during my public school time had Brockway chassis!!

Both RCA and Polygram records had warehouses in Sparks. Had to deliver first thing in the AM then wait until 5 PM to see if they had anything going to LA. We quit eating there after we found Bally's had a Brunch buffet for a lot less!!

Do I have to write you up for not doing a proper "Pretrip"???????????

I have spent quite a lot of time at the Alamo back in the late 80's and early 90's when I ran Sparks a lot.

Out on the big road!!!

That cherry red turbo was almost as good as a foot of fire on a 220 stack!!!

Enjoy yourself!!!!! and take plenty of pictures so the rest of can cry in our beer over what we missed.. Think the Hank SR and Hank Jr duet!!