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reminds me of the last time they had all that rain in southern Illinois.

Makes me glad I got the pre Acert stuff. 98 3406E here 600. My main prob was turbo and manifold gaskets. Took care of that put a Pittsburgh power manifold on it and put a small muffler on as the straights got old and not enough pressure to keep from overspinning the turbo. What I was told.Also keeps my egt's alittle lower.

I always heard the old single turbo 550's were a lot better,and I haven't seen anything to make me believe otherwise.

I have to say, a 550 Cat is an awesome piece of equipment when it's right-that is,engine light's not on- best pulling truck I ever drove.

Makes me glad I got the pre Acert stuff. 98 3406E here 600. My main prob was turbo and manifold gaskets. Took care of that put a Pittsburgh power manifold on it and put a small muffler on as the straights got old and not enough pressure to keep from overspinning the turbo. What I was told.Also keeps my egt's alittle lower.

I read the free truck newspaper that you pick up at all the truckstops,can't remember the name of it,but I know enough to know those Pittsburgh Power guys know their shit("stuff",if it's before 10:00 pm)! Jeff (my truck owner/boss) got rid of a W900 with a C-16 600 Cat last year because he thought it would eventually blow a head gasket,but Pittsburgh Power tells you exactly why the head gaskets blow, and how to prevent it when you put head gaskets on them.

Thanks-looks delicious. My secret spy camera actually got a picture of this cake being made.

Looks really delicious...

What year Cat?

It's a 2006 C-15 acert, 550 with the twin turbos. I've had about 15 intake valve actuator faults. Doesn't take long to fix, but it gets aggravating because it happens so frequently. Each tag represents a trip to Carter Cat, and I didn't start keeping them as souveniers until I accumulated a bunch of them!

In keeping with the tradition of taking pictures of things pioneered by Other Dog, here are some more pictures of things. Mostly just because they're neat looking old steam powered generators.

Indeed! I even took a picture of a train engine with whitewall tires this week!

Wow you guys are harsh on Petes lol. Well so far since the inframe minus taking it back because they didn't put a gasket on the front cover and it leaked oil. Been good. Little odds and ends other then that nothing bad. Did loose a driveshaft in SLidell and limped it home to Fl after shaker wouldn't work on it. I can't complain. just a few more little things to fix but hell they all have little bugs or something

I should have said Cat shops. I've just had lots of minor Cat engine trouble,no major problems or issues of any kind with Peterbilt.

more funny stuff...

LMAO! too funny! i like the old standby,"how do you convert a dishwasher into a snow-blower?".........."Buy her a shovel!!!!"............Mark

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Old Bill sent these jokes about the south in an e-mail-

The owner of a golf course in Georgia was confused about paying an invoice, so he decided to ask his secretary for some mathematical help. He called her into his office and said, "Y'all graduated from the University of Georgia and I need some help. If I wuz to give yew $20,000, minus 14%, how much would you take off?" The secretary thought a moment, and then replied, "Everthang but my earrings."

A man in North Carolina had a flat tire, pulled off on the side of the road, and proceeded to put a bouquet

of flowers in front of the car and one behind it. Then he got back in the car to wait. A passerby studied the scene as he drove by, and was so curious he turned around

and went back. He asked the fellow what the problem was. The man replied, "I got a flat tahr." The passerby asked, "But what's with the flowers?" The man responded, "When you break down they tell you to put flares in the front and flares in the back. I never did understand it neither."

A Tennessee State trooper pulled over a pickup on I-65. The trooper asked, "Got any ID?" The driver replied, "Bout whut?"

A Texas Sheriff pulled up next to the guy unloading garbage out of his pick-up into the ditch. The Sheriff

asked, "Why are you dumping garbage in the ditch? Don't you see that sign right over your head."

"Yep," he replied. "That's why I'm dumpin' it here, 'cause it says: 'Fine For Dumping Garbage.' "

Just got back from Coos Bay, OR. I've been to Canada and the west coast now, have I achieved Supertrucker status yet?

Nice pictures!

Don't know nobody that actually "drives" a Peterbilt. Point "A" to point "B" is just anticipation of the next breakdown.

Rob

I drove one to Hammond,In. and back twice this week with no breakdowns. In fact,i've had over 9 days of trouble free trucking now.

I do have all the Pete shops in the U.S, Canada, and Mexico on speed dial, but that's just a precautionary measure.

Think I found a similar picture on Hank's site,but I was afraid to post it because of the picture police-

http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/pix/trucks/aths/pleasanton/05-26/20100526_dsc_2999.jpg

I been looking for a truck to handle my girlfirend. lol the 46k rears on the grantie were not cutting it.

That's a 75 ton prime mover,should handle her with no problem.

Got mine's in the mail this week, ordered it last fall. In fact, it arrived on my birthday and i'd about forgotten about it. Has a listing of all ATHS members and lots of pictures. Here's a few sample pages-

Got a picture of the blue MH for sale in Grayson,Kentucky. It's a little far off the road for a good picture.

Thank you Mike, that is very important. Never heard of Emeril's, i'd like to try it. Tried most of the rest. And Open Pit didn't even place?..hmmmmph!

Wow, that IS cold!

Great job taking pictures of things!

Here's another big Mack sale- this unit has a 700hp. V12 Mack engine!..never heard of such! Lots more Macks they're auctioning too.

Well, I got to go watch UCONN win the NCAA Champ. and its bedtime any way. SOOO, Tom, have a good day whereever you are

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dammit,I like the hotdog girl better!..glad I saved her.

Hey Tom,hope the roads treating you allright! could'nt be there in person,so i sent along a delicious cake! have a good one! and many more!..........Mark

Thanks-looks delicious. My secret spy camera actually got a picture of this cake being made.

Well, I got to go watch UCONN win the NCAA Champ. and its bedtime any way. SOOO, Tom, have a good day whereever you are

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Thanks, I spent the day driving from Indiana to Suffolk,Va.

A new series advertised on Discovery Chanel called "Hogs Gone Wild". Starts April 19 @ 10 pm.

That must be what I saw, a commercial for that. They're trying to take over the world.

Ok here it goes. I got a 98 Pete factory 4axle for Heavy haul. Running a 3406E 600 hp Cat. with an 18. Been tossing the idea around of when this trans goes out swapping in a 5x4. Will they handle this motor? I have 4.11 on the high side and 5.60 in the on the low side in the back. I grew up watching my dad shift his Mack and know they have a hell of a trans. Any other ideas? Also thinking about swapping in the 2 speeds for 4.56 singles with cross locks. What kind of road speed might I be looking at?

You could get a 5 and 4 that will handle the power, but a quadruplex with probably disentegrate immediately if not sooner, as they were never meant to handle the power and torque you've got.