alex g

I have a RB Cab in decent shape I can get more pics if interested. I believe it's a 2000. Most of dash is gone and interior is going into another truck. Has air ride and both steering boxes are still on frame. Will sell parts separately. 

1 hour ago, Mark T said:

Yikes,   I think you should go and find out what's going on. Isn't it strange how when we feel the slightest thing needs attention on a truck we're all over it......ourselves ???? not so much

This is so true. My personal vehicle gets the wheels driven off it. I broke my hand a couple years ago and denied it was broken til I almost passed out from pain. My truck makes a noise and I panic and investigate it til I find problem. Other Dog take our advice and go see a Dr.

That's a friend of mines truck. I believe his grandson made those videos. Really cool to see it's still being viewed

Thanks Jojo I haven't investigated much lately on the problem I've been learning to live with the noise. I'll take a look at the spindle though

Welcome Diesel Man. Where are you located?

Is it building boost pressure?

There's a check valve in your feed fuel line at pump. It's probably stuck open

Does antifreeze look like it has soot in it. Saw similar problem on 60 series Detroit it had liner leaking

I honestly can't remember exactly but around $6000 

Sold it about 5 years ago. New owner is doing a complete restore on it. 

Gonna need some more information on this before we can help. Cause for all I know at this point  it could have a speech impediment 

I've had a few trucks with Detroit's over years. Brings back memories. I had a cracker box cabover I'll send a pic when I find it

Just curious what your plans are for a two stroke. Still see the odd one here in Ontario. If your able to travel that far I'll keep a eye out. Check Kijiji if you haven't already. Good luck

Wow I guess they have those drivers down under as well. Thought that was only a Canadian problem

Ours is over but happy thanksgiving to all my American neighbors 🦃

Looks like a good trip. Thanks for sharing pics

1 hour ago, tjc transport said:

a couple months ago the troopers set outside an industrial park where all the animals were running dirt in for stocking for a winter project. just so happens to be an asphalt plant at the end of the road. 

troopers were there banging the dirt trucks because the guys were getting paid by the ton, and were averaging 100,000 lbs plus. and most of the trucks should not have been on the road due to major defects. 

anyway, i was coming out of the asphalt plant, and one of the troopers pulled me in cause they were slow, and he thought i was coming out of the dirt site. 

after checking my load ticket, he asked me if i minded him scaling me, and doing a quick inspection. 

i told him "not at all, and i would be disappointed in you if you did not".

well, i was 100 lbs over on the steer axle, and he found a very slight air leak on the trans.

i asked him if i could redistribute the weight. he said ahhh yea i guess so. so i picked the dump body up 5 foot and set it back down. told him there, that should be good.

he looked at the scales, and the front axle was now 100 lbs light.

 

with that i got a "get out of here smartass." 

i shook his hand, told him to be safe, and took off.   😁

Attitude goes a long way 👍

There was a few in my area in Ontario I only know of one remaining. Don't know the #s but I remember wheels of time had a story on them if I find it before someone else I'll post them

55 minutes ago, RowdyRebel said:

Back when my truck was still new-to-me, I was having issues with barrel nuts breaking and I hadn't figured out why. Before leaving the shipper, I did a quick walk-around and everything looked good. Tight on time (and close...but legal...on weight) I knew I had to run the big road & get past the scales before fueling. I pulled onto the scale and sat there for what seemed like an eternity waiting for the green light. It came on, and I was gone...to jump off at the next exit & grab some fuel. While fueling, I did another walk-around...and found 8 broken barrel nuts on a drive wheel...FACING their window!😱

Dodged a bullet. BIG time.

Anyway, finished fueling & drove across the street to a TA (closest shop) to rectify the situation.

I later figured out my problem. The ad for my truck had said "aluminum wheels", but when I got there to buy it, it turned out to be "aluminum outside wheels". I didn't realize there were different barrel nuts, and I'm assuming they didn't either. I'm guessing my truck HAD 10 aluminum wheels when they got it in, and they had another truck with aluminum steers & steel drives...and they figured they'd make more by selling 2 trucks with aluminum outside wheels with steel inners. The barrel nuts were for aluminum inner & outers, and wouldn't properly secure the steel inners...leading to vibrations & broken barrel nuts. Once I replaced them with the proper barrel nuts, I never broke another barrel nut.

I don't even want to think about the treatment I would've received had they noticed that 8/10 barrel nuts on 1 wheel were broken.🤦‍♂️ Also extremely thankful I needed fuel & caught the problem beforeit became a catastrophe.

Good catch I also didn't realize they were different from steel to aluminum and had them come loose. Never broke any but learned a valuable lesson 

Great job

That's a cool pic

I think there was a thread years ago with a new MB cab. I recall someone saying a refuse companie had them in stock if one was wrecked on a front loader truck. Would be interesting to know where they sat all these years

Pretty lean week for pics but glad to hear from you non the less 😁