Bollweevil

I'm going to be needing one of these for my RL797 in NV. It does not have front brakes. It is on Budd hubs and I'd like to either have the complete axle, or brakes only from one. The axle under my other RL797L is a "900" series Rockwell. I'd prefer cam brakes if possible.

Thanks,

Rob

Everyone used that axle. Everyone did not use the RS or RL spring pad spacing. The best way to deal with adding front brakes is to leave your axle in place, and find a later axle with outboard drums, and swap out the spindles. Use your existing steering arm. Finding backing plates that fit your spindles, sounds like a good idea, but probably just won't happen, even though the spindle is drilled for them. If you Remember, I bought a 77 Frightliner to piggyback my RS back to Ga. from Oregon, and I used the spindles off it to retrofit my RS.

Really??????

Do you really think democracy is that simple?

No, It's concept is neither simple or viable, Our founding fathers knew. from history that it was not workable, and that it would not last. And they purposely avoided the concept. That is why they gave us a Constitutional Republic. Our Federal Government is required by law to guarantee each individual State a Republican form of Government. Article 4 section 4. Look it up

Swangin' meat? They like to roll if not careful.

Superliner looks good

No worse than a whole load of pigs running from one side of the trailer to the other, trying to look out the window.

Oh and great job on those pirogies. The story telling is very educational. See Vinny, you learn all kinds of things here. Julia Childs would be prowd. Oh, one more thing...what's a food lion. Is that what you call Chinese food?

Dammit boy, you need to get a life, get out of the frozen northeast and take a few loads south. You will never know if you like something until you've tried it. I have never tried either mush or fried mush, but given the opportunity i would in a heartbeat. I know I like grits, and if you ever had cheese grits with your fried catfish, you would never order french fries again. Come on, take a Missouri load, come by and pick me up and I'll spell you as far as Olivetoad's house. He needs some help making and eating fried pies, We will pick up some dried apples and dried peaches and a bigger can, and stay with him till he get;s it right.

The first photo of the H 63, is Joe Mustang's H 63. The whole story of the truck and his personal mods used to be available here on the site, if you can find it, it is an interesting read.

Quick, somebody fax me some of those dumplins, I never met a dumplin i didn't like

What's impressive is using the load as a part of the rig, and the steerable detached dolly. Tom could do it easily, and so could I. With a 265 in wheelbase tractor and a 53 ft reefer, coupled with a steerable trailer tandem you could buzz right though Littletown WV. no problem.

Hi everyone I have a 69 R Model R685ST With a ENDT 675 That needs a new starter What is the difference between a 42 mt and 40 mt starter current one is a 40 mt 12v cw 11 tooth Thanks Skip

The 42MT is the later generation. You could replace either one with the other. I have had better service with the 42MT. The biggest drawback to swapping over is the core. You might not get full credit, or even no credit.

Dang it boy, you paddle a Pirough, you don't eat it. Why don't you just make some chicken n dumplins or possum and taters, its Sunday dinner we're talking about.

Where is the best placement for a 5th wheel?

Its for a b model with a single rear axle, non air slide.

I think you can move it if you on bolt it and move it to a diff bolt pattern set.

Thanks Paul

Wheelbase has a great deal to do with the fifth wheel pin setting of a single axle tractor. You are allowed 22,000, on the drive axle, and up to 12,000 on the steer. So the pin setting has to be far enough ahead of the axle center line to transfer some of the loaded weight to the steer axle. The longer the wheelbase, the more difficult to transfer the weight. At some point it won't matter because you can not get enough weight on the steer to make a difference. Understanding what limitations you are working with is important when hauling freight of any kind. Every rig is different and so is every load. As Rob has said 4 to 6 in. is a good rule of thumb. It is not as important with a hobby truck, as with a working rig.

We have a winner, I was in a dealers showroom when I saw this, I said, man that thing is butt ugly, the salesman (with eyes looking at floor) yep, asked, have you sold any of em, nope, they got a tent that fold out, yep, why? I don't know, got a cooler and a stereo too. Then they must be 4x4 right, Nope. so their useless right? and he walked off.

At least it is RED

My Dad drove many a truck, but owned only one. In late 1977 with no business plan and a few thousand dollars, he bought a 1970 Diamond Reo cabover and was now an owner/operator. He did this for a few years and was actually successful. He just got tired of the extra work involved in running your own truck and was looking for a little less stress as he entered his 60's.

It had a 318 Detroit, RTO-913 trans, and 4.44 rears on Hendrickson "walking beam" suspension.

Folks from the NYC metro area might recognize the trailer in this next pic. It was owned by Pinter Brothers Trucking from Deer Park,NY. They had recently gone out of busniess and were renting out their equipment. My Dad used their trailers before eventually buying himself a '69 Great Dane 40 x 12'6 reefer.

That was a pretty neat old truck, my best guess, is so was your dad.

One of the smoothest riding cab overs that I ever sat in was a very short wheel base 72 Marman with a twelve leaf front suspension. I bob tailed it from Atlanta to Houston to pick up a trailer, and ended up bob tailing back. My ears are still ringing after 30 or so years from the 318, but I have never owned a cab over or conventional that would handle the the pot holes and bridge approaches across Miss. and Louisiana, as well as that little truck did.

Hmmm, interesting, Girrillia or Gorilla, attention to either species seems to be about equally divided here. Then again, when a consideration involving an air hose and a dependable air supply seems to be necessary, wrestling with a 11X24.5 is my preference. However in the area of safety, which has not to my knowledge. been previously articulated. a simple cut off switch can be fabricated from a set of ignition points a length of string and a guitar pick.

A 42MT is a good choice, and a Cummins reman is a good way to buy one. You get a quality part with 2 year warranty. Even today there is still a lot of hype about starters, and you do not always get what you pay for.

My oldest Granddaughter was about 1 1/2 years old when she had her first ride in a big truck. It was a bright summer day and you could see a mile through the picture window of my 362. She was sitting in my daughters lap, and as we hit the highway and started through the gears, she looked around, leaned forward, slapped the dash, and screamed. My daughter commented, boy she is wound up about this. I said, baby, I feel the same way just about every time I set down in one of these rigs.

Yes I'm looking at hobby truck usage. My Cat powered truck has 4.17 rears and I was wondering, (given how hard on fuel a 1693TA is) if the swap would be feasible or not. I haven't driven this truck over 60mph when driving it home from KY when purchased, and it hasn't been off the property since. I know these rears as I've driven the truck shortly before being turned over/wrecked, and written off.

I'll get in touch with you shortly. My email is: robsautoaffair@gmail.com

Rob

They would be good to have in reserve, they certainly won't rot, I don't think you would see much of an Rpm drop at 60mph.

I don't think you would benefit much, maybe as much as 3.5 mph at 1600 with tall rubber. Even if the cost was 0 there is a lot of labor for a hobby truck. Send me an email, I am having a problem contacting you.

I am on his side, If you know whats good for you don't mess with us.

I have enjoyed breakfast omelets at all hour's, from Syracuse to San Diego, from Miami to the Pacific Northwest, and points in between. My favorite has always been a Denver Omelet and the best one ever was nowhere near Denver. Here is a new twist for your favorite, with the added bonus, that you can make them for the whole family at one time instead of individually. You can prepare the ingredients the night before and store them in the fridge, there is no grease, or if you have kids or grand kids big enough, they can help make their own.

To start you will need.

1 one quart zip lock freezer bag, per omelet

a large stew pot

2 eggs

whatever you like in your omelet, If you like white cheese and broccili steam the broccili a little before hand.

use the same proportions that you usually would.

Put some water on to boil, while you are loading your bags

crack the eggs into a bowl, stir them up a little and load them last.

Squeeze the bag to mix every thing up, then fold it to get the air out and seal it up.

When the water is at a rolling boil add the bag, or bags and boil for 18 minutes.

To serve, cut the bag with kitchen shears close to the omelet and slide it onto

a plate.

What is the difference in the engine with this Big Cam IV from the others?

Rob

Engine inlet housing is different, and I suspect the thermostat housing also. Water pump should be the same. The thermostat housing is part of the first section of the water rail, so you would have to check for fitment with the second second section. Another consideration is the plumbing for the oil cooler.

Mike, What is the difference in the radiator?

On the big cam 4 both engine inlet and outlet, are plumbed into the top radiator tank.

If the big cam 4 has low flow cooling that could be a problem fitting a rad.

Like the man said BC4 has low flow cooling It won't work as configured, with your radiator.

Does anyone know much about the early reefer trailers or where I can find info?

I cut up a couple of newer reefer trailers this last week which are becoming backup units for some local butcher shops and a wealthy dudes deer camp.

I got to wondering what engines were used in the first reefers and how all they changed over the years.

I have seen real old railroad box cars with little 2 cylinder detroits in them - was that similar to truck trailers?

Early Refrigerated trailers with ThermoKing units were first powered by Mercedes, then Isuzu. I have a selective memory when it comes to Carrier units, I owned two new Phoenix Advantage units that I bought new in 1991, neither gave good service. TK is the best for produce, or anything else that you don't want flash frozen.

Hard to believe those prices, wonder what a Pittsburgh to Chicago run paid then. I remember when I was a kid hearing the old man say if he could get 5 thousand a year we'd have it made. That was around 1959 when he was working the open hearth at Weirton Steel.

At about that time I worked pumping gas five and a half days a week for $21.00 a week