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  1. Brocky
    I will agree with Mark, Mid 60's model 257 as it looks to have a setback front axle?? I think the 260 was set forward?? Hauling steel it probably had a 220 or 250 Cummins?? Although in that era Brockway was just starting to install Detroits. Do you have any old paperwork which might have the serial number?? If so Tom Millard (Oldspwr) can narrow it down more.
  2. Brocky
    After many conversations on several forums I finally met him in person at the ATHS National in Des Moines IA. A great person and a wealth of knowledge... He will be missed by many in the antique truck hobby. My condolences and prayers to his family.
  3. Brocky
    I think(??) that maybe the top loading rears were used on the heavier weight rated rear end assemblies???
  4. Brocky
    That is a REAL sharp Truck!!! Keep us posted on your progress..
  5. Brocky
    My wife has watched so much Gunsmoke that she know what is going to happen before Matt Dillon does!!
  6. Brocky
    BUT it is nice to have two hands full to hold up to your mouth!!!!!!!
  7. Brocky
    I stand corrected on the bottom dump VS end dump trailers.. I also thought most of the hay haulers used cabovers to gain more trailer length as hay is a lighter cargo. I am an east coaster who has only run Calif occasionally!! And have not been out there in 11 years
  8. Brocky
    Vlad A single axle is very common in Calif pulling double tankers and dump trlrs.
  9. Brocky
    Sharp truck!! Is that Osborn on the door?? From Wyoming??? They are good Mack People..
  10. Brocky
    Matt, Congratulations on the excellent progress!!! Gonna be beautiful!!
  11. Brocky
    Joey Do you not realize that the voting machines are programmed to "screw up" when the red votes get ahead of the red votes???? That way the blue is guaranteed to win on the recount!!!
  12. Brocky
    Right now the weather man is not looking promising??
  13. Brocky
    Most of our chapter members, including myself, are going to the Waynesville show.
  14. Brocky
    I may be wrong, BUT I think the majority of the "Supply Chain" problems which are driving inflation up are caused by the greedy Wall Street money jockeys who have driven American manufacturing overseas just to get a good looking bottom line. I can only hope that the Ukraine situation does not morph into WW 3 as America does NOT have the manufacturing base to survive that we had in 1940.
  15. Brocky
    Thanks Seed!! and keep them coming..
  16. Brocky
    Thanks for the stories!! I had never heard of swapping doors either!! I have heard that at one time New York plates were not legal in Quebec and Maislin Transport mounted their plates on the tandem unit and with their Strick outside latch sliders trailers the Champlain NY shop would swap the entire boggie units!!!
  17. Brocky
    You are doing a fantastic job!!!! I also like Swishy's idea of adding a fairly simple Aussie "Roo Bar" to the front!!! Thanks for keeping up updated.. I hope to be able to see it in person someday.
  18. Brocky
    Our Chapter President and his father are in the water and sewer construction business, Saturday he told me they are having to raise their rates along with everybody else, BUT some of his jobs were bid on 6 to 10 months ago and it is very hard to get raises on them..
  19. Brocky
    Bob mentions that diesel went up $.40/gal in one day last week in Nevada, It did the same here or more here in South Carolina!!! Jumped from about $4.65-80 to $ 5.19!!!!! Saturday EVERYBODY in the Greenville SC area was $5.19.. COINCIDENCE????????
  20. Brocky
    Vehicles left out in the rain with the shift tower exposed WILL draw moisture which settles to the bottom and then freeze in the winter thus cracking the bottom of the unit. Farm tractors, especially John Deere's were famous for this!!!!
  21. Brocky
    It has dropped a little here in SC.. From a high of $4.89 to about $4.60-5 at the local stations. Have not been out on the Interstate.. 2 weeks ago went to Columbia and the Pilot and Loves were up to $5.25!!!
  22. Brocky
    Like me you are a lot closer to the Waynesville show.. Easy to make it a one day round trip. And the construction is about 6 of one and a half dozen of the other between I-26 and I-85!! The Hennis "C" model Mack, that resides in the Ashville area, might be there also???
  23. Brocky
    It is GREAT to see the kids interested in helping!!!
  24. Brocky
    Thank you for posting that flyer. It is also "Train Day" at the Transportation Museum, so there will be many Railroad Buffs there to explain their very large train museum.. Now I am thinking about going up there with my DT instead of the Waynesville NC show.. Somebody messed up in the scheduling.. Three shows in NC on the same date as there is also a show in Kenley at the Petro. The eastern edition of the Walcott Jamboree!!
  25. Brocky
    Those are different than the shims in an early 50's Brockway. Probably a Lipe Clutch(??) that had a half inch stack of .010 to .025 shims held in place on a stud with 9/16 nut in about 6 places around the clutch.. To adjust the clutch you took the nut off and picked out 1 or 2 shims with a screwdriver, a sharp punch, or an awl.

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