Brocky

Jim and Ron Thank you.. Just had to get my head screwed on right this morning. I now remember hearing about the generator type retarders out west.. I think the only one I ever saw was at the 2003 ATHS Syracuse show. Some one from Calif had a souped up supercharger Cummins engine mounted on a blue trailer and used one of those retarders to put a load on it. Straight pipe and it "TALKED"!!!

84 Thanks for the explaination.. That helps me understand the situation better. If you have to release the brakes to recharge the system then how do you hold back a train on a long downhill like Cajon pass beside I-15 coming down int the LA area?? Are the engines able to do it like a truck with a Jake?? Brocky

Dave Be sure to post a picture after you get loaded.. Would like to see how you do it?? Brocky

Our Chapter Had an enjoyable day in Cherryville..A small but nice museum with several Macks: N61, H67, EC, LF, and B-67 concave. 30's Chevy straight trucks and some Whites. Even if we left the house at 0600 with about 3 inches of SNOW on the ground 40 miles SOUTH of Greenville!!!! Leaves are syill on and now I have several large Pecan and Oak limbs to clean out of the yard..

What Mike Y said!! Welcome to the dog house.. Both Bulldogs and Huskies!!!

My neighbor used to dress up as a Pirate and when he opened the door he would growl "What do you want?" A lot of kids turned tail and ran!!!

Glad to see it going to a great home!!!

Paul Thanks for the invite.. Will have to check on the full itinerary to see what we are supposed to be doing.. Will get back to you. Brocky

Sort of a mix up in dates!! The ATHS Palmetto upstate chapter from the Greenville SC area scheduled a Tour of the C.Grier Beam (Carolina Freightways) Museum for this Saturday before we knew of the exact Colfax date. Bobby if the weather is too bad at Colfax stop back by the museum on your way back home. There will be about 30 of us there.

Tom Go out in the back yard and dig up one of your coffee cans full of cash!!!!!! Then you can join us on the ATHS tour!!! At my age it is going to be a once in a lifetime experience.. Supposed to be close to 2000 trucks in Alice Springs.. Plus some of the top tourist stops.. Brocky

I am not a train man, but How Long does it take to stop a train?? From the number of cars which crossed the highway after impact it does not look like the engineer ever applied the brakes??? And the tank cars which derailed well beyond the crossing finally stopped it??

Big Dog mentions "Chassis Saver" paint.. I have also seen some good results from the KBS rust sealer paint.. and you can put it on with a brush so that you can work it in between the rails. Check with Eddy Lucast on the Just Old Trucks site for prices, etc. Brocky

For a hobby truck not bad.. Just clean it best possible then seal it good with with rust inhibitor paint..

With the Vermont procedure I THINK (????) you have to have a VT resident license it and the "Sell" it to you.. At least yhat is how it worked 10 years ago on my Diamond T. Send me a PM if you have questions.

IH Are you sure it is the clutch.. If I remember correctly they are an air release. If you do not have air to it the clutch will stay engaged? Do a thourough inspection of the air supply before you spend big buck on a replacement.

Page two.. Wayne English had his Green with black fenders B-61 and Randall Howell had his L model cabbed B-7? there also but did not get pictures.

Here are some of the Macks at the WNC Chapter show in Arden NC last weekend

Mike I guess I am "Old School" enough that with only 120k miles I would leave it just as is, with a good cleaning, as this tractor looks like a prime example of how Mack and Heavy Haulers set up a tractor during that era.. Just my 2 cents worth.. Brocky

Paul Red Horse is correct. There was a discussion about this truck and more pictures on the Brockway site about a year ago. Brocky

I am not a construction equipment man. You guys have some interesting names for some of your equipment! I have always thought of these as a big a$$ed roto-tiller used for mixing the dry cement into a base layer.. What else are you able to use this type of machine for???

FWD Yes the Mack Museum has a lot of the Brockway build records. Usual proceedure.. Lipe sounds right. They were from Syracuse NY and Brockway used a lot of them.

Jim and Larry Just heard a fairly good rumor that Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington KY has been chosen for 2018.. Will confirm in a couple of weeks.

Ken All the details will be out on the Jan/Feb Wheels of Time. The Show is scheduled for Thur,Fri, & Sat. The majority of the Trucks arrive on Tues, Wed and Thurs AM. And then continue to dribble in thru Sat AM. And you usually have until Sunday noon to get out. As for hotels those listed by ATHS are the "Host Hotels" mainly for the big shots and shuttle bus schedule. Google Super 8, Motel 6, Ecocolodge, York city home page, ETC for reasonable rooms. If you can find one within walking distance of a Host hotel you can still use the shuttle bus. Just an idea, if you share a room with someone from BMT they might have wheels?? Or load your car in the back of the trailer?? As for showers we will have to wait for the WOT. Last year they had them near the cow barns, but the show was at a State fair grounds. I do NOT know what this Expo place is?? For sleeping in your trailer there would be no problem. Whether or not you pay for it I THINK(????) it depends on if you tell them or not!!, although a security guard might cause you trouble if you were wandering around in the middle of the night with out the "camper sticker" on your name tag. Mike H Superdog should be able to explain it better as He spent last year in the Superliner Hilton. Hope this helps. We still have plenty of time for planning. I usually make my room (Super8) reservations in Feb. and have never run into a sold out situation. Please feel free to keep asking questions. Brocky

Maddog You are right the only hotels were the top dollar ones, had to take a bus from the spectator parking, and a lot of trucks srayed home due to the location!!

Maddog is !00% Right!!!!!! Louseyist show I ever went to..