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Good call on that one Rob.

good call on "fixin' that post"!

I belong to another internet group, Prevost Owners Group, and which is similar to this group except we are interested in Prevost buses that have been converted to motor homes. It cost $100 a year to belong and POG only has about 350 members. I just check here and there are 6944 registered members on BMT. I certainly NOT advocating that everyone pay a hundred bucks to off set costs but how about a 5 or a 10. I think that that would be a great bargin to have a fine group as this is and have access to all of the knowledge that is represented here for such a small price.

Denny

That's what i'm talkin' 'bout, strength in numbers! I usually get fuel at Truck World in Hubbard a couple of times a week. Been loading in Sharon a lot lately, probably be there tomorrow.

I've ran the stuff a lot through the years without any problems. I try to keep a gallon of "Siloo" brand additive in the shop at all times for this use. It is green in color. Dexron III, or IV works well also bit I've not been on the road with the slight red "tinge" you can get with running it.

Rob

We used to use ATF a lot, I always heard it kept the injectors clean. Now they put the same red dye in off road fuel and there's a hefty fine if they catch you with that in the tank, but you'd probably be all right with an antique vehicle. Never know though- I know a man real well that put just enough off road fuel in his truck to get back to his shop and they stopped him and checked his fuel. He said that was the only time he'd ever done it and he got caught- fine was over $1,000!

I don't know either, but I do put Howes in mine.

I'm in for a donation. There are a lot of good people I met here and consider a few to be friends. Never thought how important coming here is, until I got the 'Account Suspended' screen......cold sweats,shakes, panic attack....

That's kinda what I was saying, first thing I do when I get home is check BMT for new stuff. There's great entertainment here, amongst other things, like knowledge, help, advice.

Just got off the phone with Nik and you have been issued a virtual "slap" upside the head!

Rob

silly girl- does she not know I'm wearing my Darth Vader helmet at all times?

I saw a picture of an old Oliver tractor once and it looked like it had a Detroit Diesel engine- I asked my daddy if they used Detroit Diesels and he told me that indeed they did.

We went to an Oliver dealer to look at tractors before he bought the Ford 5000, but the hitches they used was ...weird I guess, hard to remember now, but it wasn't the typical 3 point hitch, that's why he didn't buy one.

6lbs, 9oz, measuring 19.5" at about 9:13 this morning. Extended period of labor for my daughter, (almost 27 hours). She is doing well and minor "concerns" with little Kinley.

She is truly a "miracle child" as doctor's never thought Nik could carry a pregnancy full term.

First thing I'm gonna teach her is how to tell mommy "No".

Thanks for the support and well wishes.

Rob

Great Rob, hope Nikki's doing well!- tell Kinley to e-mail me as soon as she's able, i'll teach her some cuss words to throw at Nikki.

(just kidding- Kinley, you should never disrespect your mother!..or father...or grandparents!)

Sometimes I have to do that too in restaurants. Depends on how far it is to the kitchen.

Rob

You go to the Chinese buffet too?..tastes great, have no clue what it is!

Sorry...I must be an A-hole...sometimes I can't seem to stop myself, this was a serious question.

I had the exact same wheel, and when I took the horn button off I found this-

couldn't get it back on fast enough!

All of them are alright but I'm a little partial to J.I. Case, Oliver, and Ford. You go to nearly any show and J.D. and IH are the dominant brands out there. Not that there is anything wrong with any of them, I just like to be a little different.

Rob

oh...what I meant to say was

That's why I do beer-I mean Pepsi and Coca Coler cans.

Now, on a serious note- Hank's truck pictures was a great place to go, I looked at every single picture on there when my wife was sick. Might have kept me from going crazy...when she could sleep, that's where I was, looking at truck pictures. Started at the top,left to right, every single picture- kind of took my mind off what was going on.That's why I sent him a couple of donations, I felt like it was worth that and more to me.

Now, six years later, I consider bigmacktrucks.com my favorite website except for "hotasionmidgetlesbos.com" and consider a lot of people here to be friends even though i've not met a lot of them. I've met a few members in person, even Barry-though he probably doesn't remember-and the most famous member, Rob, but a lot of those I haven't met I would call "friend".

So that's the reason i'd be willing to help out any way I could.

thank you for reading-

I must be off now.

How can i flush it properly?

I just push down on the chromium plated handle...sometimes I have to do it twice though.

I'd be willing to get Jo to take my empty cans to Cycle Systems and donate the proceeds...would do it myself, but i'm way too lazy.

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Watt's Truck Center pays the full cost of the servers...

I have an ideer- Hank's Truck Pictures is a free site, but he also has a place near the top of the page where you can make a contribution to help keep the site going if you want to. I've sent him 50 bucks a couple of times, maybe that would be of help here. If every member gave 10 dollars, that would be....a lot of money! Most wouldn't of course, but a little contribution from a few could help...just a thought. (Paul Van Scott)

If its as hot there as it is here in Texas Barry, may have to put oil coolers on the servers,,showing 113 here now, dry, barren, no place for the squeamish,,,randyp

RandyP!- Welcome back, hope you're doing well!

Two options here:

1. jerk that Peterbilt out of the way, hitch to the trailer with my cabover Freightshaker, leaving the Pete to revert to it's original state of matter, (dirt).

2. Pay for an awful expensive tow bill, (again) cause common sense says don't leave no Mack alongside the road because them things is gold. Of course this part about "common sense" does not apply if you are a politician, or in Obama's fanbase.

Rob

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Hmmm Must be talking of a Grey pete that seems to have alot of down time. Mine runs like a top just the minor stuff. Pm's,tires,occasional ujoint,

I've only had minor breakdowns too, just a lot of them. None lately thankfully. One starter, 2 alternators I think, 718,000 miles now. You know how some people exaggerate!

Could be. I can't really tell them apart as they all look the same.

Rob

Everybody wishes they had one.

This one- first one must not have worked.

Got a really good drive-by picture of this B-model dump truck at Art Reed's place in Montvale. I've seen a B-model like this on 64 in the Charlottesville area several times and this could be the same one. It had Scottsville, Va. on the body, which is about 20 miles south of Charlottesville on rt. 20.

Saw this Freightliner sitting at the truck wash in Monroeville, Ohio yesterday.

Ehhhh, why not- saw this girl on the corner in Norwalk, Ohio yesterday too.

I'm sure with the help of his union, the the driver will be found not to be at fault and now can retire early on disability at 175% of his already inflated salary.

"I pressed the brake and it got faster"

oh,,,man thats always nice,,,i chased a couple dead ends myself,,,not quite that far,,never forget the one,around 37 years ago,,ad read classic 55 ford 4 door good condition 100 bucks,so all i needed was address ,,,drove 90 miles,,,and found a rust bucket,,,rotted up to the door handles,,,and the engine smoked like a train,,,but least the guy didnt have a husband,lol...bob

Now that's just funny right there Bob!