other dog

not sure if these are real-the one of the man shoveling snow is a secret satellite spy shot, taken someplace in Illinois. could it be?..

Nature put it on there, nature will take it off and make the grass grow.

Rob

post some more after it rains. been pouring here all day.

I like it!

potential tire spokesman for a national ad campaign

later that day, after spending $82.25 at the local car wash- all in quarters...

Very nice short n stout like my . . .

Mike

First daylight pictures-looks great! Post some more right after you wash it.

from 700WLW

Hey you could apply at my new trucking venture: "The Shoe Leather Express". I could buy a bunch of Peterbilts and would need a parts runner!! 40 hours per week and the best physical fitness program ever offered by employer without employee shared cost in the open air gymnasium!!

Waiting to sign you up!!

Rob

send me an appliction-or can I just do it online?

I took a load of kyanite to Greensboro in a van today. My flatbed was supposed to be loaded when I got back, going up the road somewhere, but it wasn't. Maybe it got rained out...anyway, i'm back at home.

As much as I like the new Silverado's my big gripe with them is all that space in the rear wheel well.

sawzall + 12.50-38 Super Swampers = no problem

have to change gear ratios though, I could only fit Q78's on the front-36''

I agree with a lot of ways to spend money, that's why I'm trying to be "thrifty" rather than jump at the chance for more tools. Don't want to buy what won't be used if something I've got will suffice.

I thought about not being able to open a tilt hood and that is a detriment to the purchase in itself. I think I'd rather have an air assisted floor jack and more floor stands as most work on these things is performed on the floor anyways.

Thanks for all the help.

Rob

i'd say the trailer work justifies it's being at the shop, that's mainly what they use it for. Gotta get 'em in and out quick sometimes, and they have over a hundred trailers.

Rob,

Many, many other ways to spend money!

Paul VS

yeah, you could donate to the "Other dog ain't got no money and ain't likely to git none no time soon" fund. Cash, checks, and money orders accepted.

I got me a early christmas present this year its truely one of a kind some misserable son of a bitch stole my pick up from right in front of my shop dont that just frost your balls

wow, ain't that a bitch-I didn't know they had crinimals in Harrisonburg, but I guess they're everywhere.

'nuff said

You and Momma do the same things with your exercise bikes. Me, I don't have the energy to waste, so I don't use it.

Rob

I sold mine at a yard sale. Besides, Jo wants me to hang my clothes in the closet- like that makes any sense!

Hi Tom, I've seen in days gone by the same type used for full frame cars when they had a bumper on the front for the same purpose. A young cousin of mine likes to chain a truck to the upright where he works and lift the rear of the truck when doing clutches. Says a lot of times doesn't need to remove the plastic, or fuel tanks on new trucks for clearance. I don't anticipate doing that often myself, but more for tire and front end work than anything.

The photo is off of ebay. I know of one close to home but don't want to purchase it is not going to be used. It takes up a bit of room.

Rob

It saves a lot of time because you can do a whole axle, sometimes both axles, at once instead of jacking up one side at a time. It'll free up a jack and stand or two if you need to jack up something else and when you're not using it you can lean tires against it or even use it like my old excercise bike, to hang clothes on.

Now you know I would use more common sense than that Tom!

Some of you guys that work in truck shops should be able to answer this but how much would one of these types be used in a shop on older trucks? I've talked to a couple of places that service newer stuff and am told they are obsolete due to clearance issues, but they used to be quite common.

Thanks,

Rob

they use one similar to that, only a little smaller looking, a lot at the shop. They use it to lift the whole back of a trailer off the floor, and under the back of the frame on trucks when changing tires and lining brakes.

the story continues...

I got more-

Seen to notice white is your favorite color Rowdy, I'll have to get pictures of my truck tomorrow.

thanks, I needed a better picture of your sign for use in future photo projects.

What was the timeline for some of the R's

After the B Models it went to R? What year did it start and when did the line stop?

Also did the RW take the spot of RD? And what are the differences between those models..

Thanks a ton in advance!!

Yes, the R-model came out in '65, the RD in '71, RWs in '78. B-models were discontinued in '66. R's were made until 1989, but variations of them were made after that. The RB model didn't come out until 1989, and were made until the end of the century...they might still make them, that's as far as the book goes. The CH came out in '88.

The RD had a higher weight rating. The Superliners had a different hood and huge grill to accomidate a bigger radiator to keep the V8s cool.

from the Mack book, "Driven for a Century"

Well the poster below me is the there nutty character I was warning ya about, I'm the other nutty character of BMT. That is all I'm naming!

Welcome aboard, I must warn ya there I am a nutty character.

gee...forgot what I was gonna say. Anyhow,

Don't believe anything that you hear & only half what you see. I am sure that there are no trailers under the runways at Logan. No longer then it would take to recover a trailer there is no reason to leave it behind to deteriorate & create a void in/under the concrete to create a hazard for aircraft. There is no way a trailer would be allowed to be left in the fill. In Ft Wayne a new 7 story hotel was demolished before it was finished because of unsafe soil. http://www.indianasnewscenter.com/news/local/39749242.html

Just my observation...

T.

didn't really sound logical to me either, but that's what he said. you know how truck driver stories are-except mine,they're all true.