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If you notice some of the scrapers have pull bars on them. They can daisy chain them together and they do the same as having dozers pushing them. Kinda interesting to watch them work. Jeff, from Jpaydirt did a video of how that works. He also put a "switchblade" turbo on his old Cat dozer and took most of the smoke away. It's a variable turbo, so it spools up quicker down low eliminating the cloud. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLKpauTxKxI

I caught onto a guy on Youtube called "Jpaydirt", he has a small dirt moving company. I enjoy his videos. He is either working on his equipment, rebuilding "Ol Kenny" his 1693 powered KW, or his Challenger, or you ride along while running the dozer or scraper.

Well, I have the material to make the bushings, been sitting on my desk for a couple weeks now. I also have the bushings. I was trying to keep from having to make them, so I did some googling and found some at Home Depot? 5/8" ID, 7/8" OD, 1 1/2" long. $10 for 5. Kinda spendy, but good enough(worth it to not have to make them). Just need some time after work to start machining the polyurethane.

Slow progress this weekend: Picked up some Dynamat today, so I got some put on the doors. That should keep them from being a "GONG" when closed. I started to reassemble the mirrors, but need to get to the store and get all new stainless hardware. That and I want to get some thin plastic to isolate the brackets from the paint on the doors. I'd like to have stainless brackets, but that's a bit out of the budget. Friend blasted and painted the originals since there were in pretty nice condition and not rotted to pieces.

Local fellow has a really nice Tridrive B dump. I don't recall what it has for suspension? In the slow truck race at the local show...I'm usually too far ahead to see....LOL!!!

I like my Triplex, even though I heard many stories of how it won't work well, blah, blah, blah. I like my ability to split the top gears. Pulls hills without issue, though I'm not 80K lbs. If I get my mits on a RTO or such, I'm going to work on getting it installed. Only because my Triplex is whipped hard and put away wet.

All I can think of is this little clip from Blazing Saddles. Pretty much sums up CB's today. No matter how nice you think you are,........ I still run CB's in my pickup and Mack. Granted, usually a waste of time, but when traveling they come in handy for information and highway problems. Well, usually. then again.............."UP YOURS!!!" In the late 70's, hanging with my buddy in the neighborhood we'd spend all night yak'n on his big base station, 850 watt linear and Moonraker 4 beams. We talked all across the world. Fun times.

I'll get a fresh roll of duct tape in the mail so you can cover that BIG hole up in the door. I wouldn't want to hold the responsibility of having that beautiful door rotting out!!!

Well, everything got paint! Wow, buddy did a really nice job. Here's a couple teaser pics til I get everything unboxed and bolted on. Mirrors and trims pieces: window panels: Outside of door: Inside of door: Of course now my buddy wants to know when I'm bringing the cab over? Ah, ya, right. Not sure that will ever happen? I'd like to just touch up the outside and get some fresh white on it to match the rest. I did get the passenger door hung back on last night. I got the vent window kinda cleaned up and put on. The chrome is pitte on the outside but I'm not ready to spend the money to get that fixed!!! Now I need to get window felts and tracks, some more new SS hardware and start bolting things on. I'm still on the fence about putting power windows in it? We'll see after I get everything else put back on the truck.

Brooner. It's call "To The top crane" channel.

Been watching some Youtube videos from a crane company out west. Kinda interesting, the fellow doing it is real down to earth and is explaining everything going on. Of course once you see the good videos, you have to watch the FAIL videos from typically NON USA places where things go wrong in a big way.

^^This. My older phones would allow a cord to attach to computer to send them, but for some reason the newer Motorola's don't allow that? Or for some reason my computer won't talk to it. So I email them to myself and do like Rob. I quit downloading pics directly here. You fill your allowed space and then you can't post any more pics. I use Postimage.org. It's free and works easily.

Ouch. Did he get his walking papers?? Or are they a bit more forgiving?

Fill'r to the rim!!

Just guessing, but I would think you could put any transmission back in. The Unishift was basically just an air shifted Duplex. I've never seen an air clutch set up on a B, so can't comment on that.

Oh, maybe it's Hahn green?? LOL!! Ya, I see now the ol speelchuck didn't catch it. I'll have to update my dictionary. When I needed to get the bunk repainted after fixing it, I ALMOST went and bought all the supplies. Then I realized what an undertaking it would be and what would I do with all the supplies left over? I loaded it up and delivered it to my buddy with a paint shop. Presto-change a week later it was all white again. Anymore I've learned to just hit the EASY button!!!

Those air ride versions sat lower, or seemed to have a different stance compared to std. My guess is from the front suspension geometry.

Apline green!!!!

But he did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.............

Yup,. I like the sound from them. The Pete came up because I commented about liking the sound of the old Cummins and I found that video to let everyone hear it.. I like Mack's, but also the old supercharged Cummins. That's all.

Yes, Stan also has an R Model. Don't recall the exact model and haven't seen it in years. It had S&S on the door.

But there is something about those old supercharged Cummins. They do sound GOOD!!!

Pics from about 2008- 2012: Superliner I drove in the video above: B model: The blue Super: From 2007 when he first got the V8 done, he wanted me to make a little video of it making smoke:

The Blue superliner(cummins powered) is still blue as far as I know. Last story I heard about it a few years back was after an oil change was done somewhere, the drain plug was loose? Lost oil, lost oil pressure, etc. I think they were able to resolve it without too much fuss. He has not been real active in the local chapter anymore(I'm not either, I get to meetings when I can), and haven't spoken to him in a couple years. I do now recall the CL accident. I'd forgotten about that story. The current CL was from the local concrete plant, the name escapes me right now. Yes, he has/had a std R model, green of course. When he first finished the V8 superliner(I think it came from concrete plant also?), he kept telling me to come up and take it for a drive. This was the only time I got the chance. I pulled it out of the IX center after the Piston Power show back in 2015: His green B model is called "Gravy Train". It has a 237 in it, and he talked of wanting to put a 673 back in it. Years back I had thoughts of working on a trade for my 673. Did I mention he always wore a green sweatshirt? Lol! Stan is pure Mack.

Stan Leman has one, of course it's green! It has a bunk on it. I have a picture of it along with his V8 Superliner and B model at Lakeside Sand and Gravel show.