other dog

Free is always my favorite brand.

Indeed, mine's too-I can git free used tires, just wish I could afford the used wheels to put them on.

I was upset also about the "over coverage" of him and she was sidelined. I think she was her best looking about 10-15 years ago. She did mature gracefully as did the other 2. She is now a true angel.

Absolutely Greg, a true American beauty she was.

Farrah Fawcett passed away this week, not unexpectedly. I bought a Chattanooga paper Friday to read while I was sitting in the Wal-Mart parking lot in Dayton, Tn. waiting on a load. There were several articles about Michael Jackson, who passed very unexpectedly, and not even a brief mention of Farrah Fawcett...nothing-not a word. So i'll jump up on the BMT soapbox while no one's using it to say farewell Farrah!

I'm sure he realizes your heart is in the right place.

It's been my experience most folks prefer to live with grief or dire situations in private.

Reasonably certain he will not be angry, or dissapointed with you for attempting to ease the burden borne at this time by all parties.

Probably best to honor his request and be proud of your accomplishments as I'm sure "Old Bill" is.

Rob

Thanks Rob, I hope so- the last thing I wanted to do is something he didn't want me to do, but what's done is done. I hope a thousand people send him $10.

Got an e-mail from Old Bill the other day. He said he'd gotten a contribution from Scott Thoren from some forum, but didn't have an e-mail address so he could send him a thank you. He was wondering if I might know it. He also thanked me again, said his website was shut down, and asked me not to mention the situation anywhere else as he preferred not to mention it around the world...uh-oh!

...maybe if he gets lots of donations he won't be too mad at me, eh?

Looking for real pics of the" Hayes" trucks wondering if someone have restored one ??,

Just curious I never saw one other than in pictures on a calander.

http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/hayes.htm

i have to agree with rob here on this it is totaly wrong with altering the photos

I could not agree with you more.

Especially if you get married, then you can kiss your life good bye. :lol:

huh?..but I thought you were-what about-never mind, nunna my binness

I guess this means my new name is Curtis.

sorry about that David,I meant to say David...got 4 of you identified now anyway!

And I guess my name is Julio.

sorry granitefan713, I made a typo, meant to say granitefan713.

THAD, THAT TITAN WAS SOOOO GREAT!!!! WISH THEY WOULD ADD A TEST DRIVE TRACK TO THE SHOW; THAT WOULD REALLY BE SOME ICING!!

OH YEH, I'M THE DOG ALL THE WAY TO LEFT IN THE PICTURE.....AKA "LARRY"..

oops, sorry rustydog, I made a typo-meant to say rustydog.

after a very nice Friday, the weather turned off wet, we still got a picture of the gang on bmt. although not a good showing due to the downpour, so here it is.

There are about 100 pictures in my album labled macungie 2009

Morgan

b61fred

great pitchers, thanks!

The "Chick Magnet" will be unable to attend.

Rob

but how about you, can you make it?

after a very nice Friday, the weather turned off wet, we still got a picture of the gang on bmt. although not a good showing due to the downpour, so here it is.

There are about 100 pictures in my album labled macungie 2009

Morgan

b61fred

L to R.-Larry, Darrell, Darrell, Ray, Jay, Julio, Curtis...or

rustydog, ? , Barry, ? , B-61Fred, granitefan713, David

I'd had enough of wandering around in the rain by 10:00 AM.

Should have stayed for the BMT picture, though.

Nice show, especially Friday! And a lot of late arrivals on Saturday morning.

Thanks for the pictures Morgan.

Paul Van Scott

so, once again-no one knows what Paul VanScott looks like...I suspect he's a top secret gummint agent...just a thought.

well said, my friend!..I couldn't have said it any better...not that I knew any of that in the first place. But I now have a naturally aspirated 673, and I used to drive an F-model with a 300 and a 5 speed, so I know the difference-like night and day.

Hi, am a new membwer of BMT. I grew up in Jamaica and In 1980 when I was 4 yrs old my Uncle bought a 1974 DM 600 2 stick tandem dump. I was extremely facinated by this truck, and from there on I was a MACK man. It was the first large tandem dump American truck around as most trucks at the time were mostly cab over British Leyland , Atkinson,Bedford and a few Volvos etc. Other people were also facinated and people would stop when the big Mack came by. Jamaica is very mountainous and the Mack was unbeatable for many years. It could climb hills and go places where other trucks could not go. Even when other American trucks such as Internationals, Fords, KW, etc started to get popular in the eighties and ninties , my Uncle's Mack was still the only Mack around and the newer American trucks could still not match it even though they had more powerfull engines. It still works everyday but the cab is needs replacing .The amazing thing is that it still has the original engine,transmision and rears. It has been overhauled but it still keeps going. It is probably the oldest working truck around . Other makes of trucks that are in the area have been through more than one drivetrain components if they last 10 or more years but not this Mack. Mechanics who work on all types of trucks there have told me that there is no truck built like a Mack. They are more Macks running around Jamaica now but since they seem to be more expensive , they are not as popular as the other American makes. The DM600 is my favorite Mack, and I hope to have one one day to go to shows. I build and collect model Macks. My bigest concern for Mack is that it does not lose it's identity and reputation for quality under Volvo. I know the Macks are not the same under Volvo but hope they will not lose too much Mackness.

Hey dmmack76-just a thought- think we can send this around the world? I've already sent it to Australia and France...thank you for any help.

http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/index.php?showtopic=9409

Frenchy Mack-that gives me an idea-think we can get this going around the world?..It's already made it to Australia!

http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/index.php?showtopic=9409

Thanks Double L, i'm just a nobody, but i've been right where Bill is now, and it's a tough thing to have to deal with. I'm just doing what I can to help the man because I do have a great deal of respect and admiration for the man. I don't know if you've been following the whole situation or not, but it really hit close to home for me. My situation wasn't that long ago and it's still painful, and i've been friends with Bill for about 5 or 6 years now. We used to talk on skype every weekend, (we can see each other on the webcam, it's just like being there).

If you've never checked out his website (one of the three best trucking sites on the web, along with BMT and http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/trucks.htm)

it's http://www.thedieselgypsy.com/

If I just get 30 more dollars, i'd put the $30 or so that Ice Road DVD would cost with the only donation i've gotten so far and send him a hundred bucks.

...and thank you again Mike for your generous contribution.

http://www.thedieselgypsy.com/TRUCKING%20STORIES%202.htm

Please remember Bill-every little bit helps. He's having a rough go of it.

Thank you very much indeed,

Other Dog

It's located next to a church so that Peterbilt buyers & owners can conveniently pray that their Peterbilt won't break down as they're driving it off the lot.

Or, the Peterbilt owner can go to confession, after committing the sin of buying a Peterbilt.

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True story-( not that any of my stories aren't )-As I mentioned earlier, Jeff bought a brand new Peterbilt 386 (I think it's a 386-the sloped hood model anyway) last year and he told me I could keep my truck or take the new one, whichever I wanted to do. Of course there was no question, I kept the 379exhd with the 550 cat and 3.55's (new one has ISX 485 Cummins w/3.36 rears- both have 18 spd. trans.) When Jimmy put the satellite communication system (Quaalcom) in he found the carpet in the sleeper was soaking wet. So Jeff sent it back to Peterbilt to get the leak fixed, and the last time I talked to the driver he put on it, he told me he went to a truck wash somewhere and it still leaked so bad that it saturated all his clothes that was in the closet in the sleeper.

Question--I have a1984 single axle international dump truck. The 2 speed axle stopped working. It works off air and is on the gear shift. I cannot find the gear box where the axle changes from low to high. They are usually on the rear axle and this one is not. Might it be mounted on the transmission and where at

It's got to be on the rear axle somewhere, or at least every one i've ever seen was. Some are electric shift and some are vacuum shifted (usually the older ones were vacuum shifted). There has to be a motor somewhere on the rear axle to change the ratio from hi to lo and vice versa. I'm not up to snuff on newer stuff but unless it's actually inside the rear end housing it's got to be there somewhere. Sure it's not an 8LL trans, or a super 10- which you shift like a 2 speed-and doesn't have a 2 spd. rear? I don't know...

Since it is located next to a church, the owner has to be honest and aboveboard. I've heard that old truckers never die, they just get a new Peterbilt. Or maybe that was never lie, hmmm

I've heard that the owner is one of the greatest living Americans, but I have no first hand knowlege of this, or even who he is, except apparently his name is Rob.

He's rumored to also be a rocket scientist for NASA and has a body shop for a hobby...everybody needs a hobby.

A new truck dealership recently opened in Farmington, Il. First pictures seen here...

Tonka. That's the only kind i've ever operated