other dog

It's not the fancy pants Vortox....the other brand, the name of which is eluding me at the moment... Anyhow, mine are the big ones-15", my brother's are the smaller ones-13". Filters for his are noticably cheaper than mine...dammit. I wanna say it cost me over a Benjamin when I replaced both filters a few months ago.

"guess i'll have the biggun's then"...Karl Childers

What about the oil bath filters ran on the B Models, does anyone feel that this was good and should stay with that set-up? I cannot remove a filter from its housing on my B and have to clean it by back flushing with a cleaner, let it dry and install with oil up to it's designated mark on the housing. I like this system because I feel it helps lubricate the valves in the upper part of my engine. I have not seen any large debris when I flushed the system last year for the first time since i've owned the truck since Sept. 2008.

mike

I have the same type filter and I didn't really know how to clean it. I took the bottom off and ran a stick up around edges as far as I could reach and drug out all sorts of crap-probably hadn't been cleaned for years.

Wow!..Hope your birthday is a happy one whatever you decide to do.

I've gotta renew my license this year too. I went to Altavista to the DMV this morning but they're almost as bad as the post office-the post office is only open from 8 to 10 on Saturday,found out the DMV is now closed on Saturday. Got 'til April to renew though.

I do have to take the vision test,so Vision i'd appreciate it if you'd send me all your personal information,family history,photos,etc. so I can study up on you.

This looks way better than my hot sauce.

More pictures of the week-

This is a mill roll I brought back to the steel mill in Petersburg from Milton,W.V. I took one up there to be refurbished,and brought this one back. It shined like chrome when I loaded it,looked like this when I stopped by the shop.

They have many mill rolls at the mill.

And they have a Euclid-a green one.

A new KW at the shop-these have the new Paccar engine,the new Freightliners have DD15's. Drivers are already complaining about the lack of power the paccar engines have.

A clean and shiny mill roll-this is in Milton,W.V. I think Jo has some kinfolks in the area.

good ideers,start with easy stuff. This picture has many possibilities...

'nuff said...

I once re-jetted an old Carter AFB carburator for a friend of mine on our kitchen table,used (un-known to me) a "good" dishtowel for a shop rag,Mrs. Vision was not happy! did'nt go good at all for me!................Mark

I know that feeling very well-I used a "good" dish towel to wipe down my cast iron stew pot after I used it and re-seasoned it with crisco one time.

Yup, it takes up to a dozen inputs to get one output. A lot of new "techs" don't know how to break something apart mechanically, or electrically and cannot progress any further so start to replacing parts.

I see it often in my job.

Maybe that's why they keep me around?

Rob

Naw,that has nothing to do with it. They keep you around because they love you for your positive altitude, your smile, and the bright ray of sunshine and optimism you bring to work every day.

Didnt think it was a Hayes, cab is close but hood and fenders are wrong. Mack at 1 time owned Hayes, there is a company(earl paddock transport) up here that uses KW, but every truck has the bear on the hood(im sure 386 you have seen them), the old man owned a hayes dealership here and started trucking after it closed. bobo

Then paccar bought Hayes and shut it down shortly afterwards. They used Peterbilt cabs for a while. Old Bill (the Diesel Gypsy) said Hayes trucks were his favorite of all the trucks he drove. I like the ones with the big "H" made in the hood.

heh heh,,I would say "Imagine dat", but I thinks you already did. You been smoking too much Creeces. randyp

All true Randy,all true.About George that is,not the creeces thing.

Saw this this week- a big ass bike in a little truck. Reminded me of somebody...just can't place who.

And a big ass dog in a car.

A big ass single axle tank trailer.

An old Consolidated Freightways trailer.

Some icy roads in Arkansas,and a stuck truck.

Can't think of the name. Company in Canada, eh

Hayes?

Though sometimes I might engage in humor and nonsense,I do have a serious side. In fact,I was doing some serious research on Wabco.

I learned that in the early 1800's a young fellow by the name of George Westinghouseairbrakecompany moved his family into a well-to-do neighborhood near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. George and his family loved it there as there was both a Wal-Mart and a Home Depot nearby, but the feeling was not mutual with his neighbors. They liked everything to be the same in the 'hood, with houses well kept and the lawns all mowed the same day with all the grass the same height. Young George complied with all this but the problem was that his mail box had to be extra long in order to get his extra long name on it. It just didn't fit in and his neighbors were irate about it.

Things got to the point that his neighbors would stage nightly protests and riot in the street in front of his house. George just ignored them at first, but when the angry mob threw a 11/24.5 B.F.Goodrich truck tire that had been soaked in gasoline on his DirectV dish antenna and burned it one night, George knew he had to do something.

The next morning he called in sick, then went to the courthouse and changed his name to Wabco. Then he went by the Home Depot and bought a new mailbox. He raced home and tore the old mailbox off the post and threw it in the dumpster in the alley. Then he put the new mailbox up and waited.

That night when all his neighbors made their way down the street to his house they saw the brand new standard size mailbox on the post...they mumbled a bit, then threw their torches, pitchforks, and sandwiches down in the street and went home...

and they all lived happily ever after.

The End.

Texans take their state VERY seriously! wanna make one mad,just tell them you heard Texas was the biggest county in Oklahoma!.....Then run!

What's that old saying about the only 2 things Texans are afraid of? Something like a Mexican with a gun and an Okie with a football?

I went to Houston this week. Thought i'd get away from the ice and snow, but it snows everywhere I go.

I noticed they've changed the signs when you come into Texas.

heh heh,,,Mark, I do believe we need to beat Hatcity with a barbed wire wrapped axe handle, then maybe he would "get it". Its brutally cold here, wind chill has it down in the minuses. Im staying inside, cept maybe to step out door for firewood. randyp

What if Texas invades Florida and just takes it over?..remember the Alamo!

Drinking it warm will break you of that nasty habit on short order.

Welcome back. Any new exploits?

Rob

If the tank's on the roof there's little chance of it getting warm any time soon in Wisconsin...or Texas....or Illinois...or...

Ive lived here 56 years and we have never gotten this much snow, we are scheduled for more all next week. In addition to being a regular nut, I am also a "bird" nut, and am currently going through bout 20 pounds of bird seed every 2 days, and about the same amount of black oil sunflower seed also. The weather is really taxing the lil fellers here, am bout tired of it, starting to get cabin fever. i have made a few "store" runs for neighbors and checked on a few elderly friends, poked a few fires up for them and toted a lil wood, but, dammit, come on Spring!!! randyp

I passed through Daingerfield Thursday night,but didn't see you or Spot anywhere.

if i remember correctly, 1110 stands for 1100 footpound torque and 10 speed

gg2

that's right, and the rt is direct in high gear, rto would be an overdrive trans.

Welcome aboard. Saw that truck and also knew I'd seen it before. Glad you got a good one and hope you have fun with it.

Been a few years back, Oldmacks.com had a firetruck crew cab for sale. That would be the ticket to throw on your chassis. Usually firetrucks go pretty cheap in the realm of things.

Yup, gotta watch out for some of the "clowns" on here. No picture is safe LOL!!! We do like to have some light hearted fun on here, nothing too serious.

Why, that's- that's just- true that. Here's some extended cab B-models.

And here's the grand daddy of 'em all, Euclid of Alexandria

He's the inventor of Euclids?

This oughta be a Euclid,'cause it's green. It's at least kin to a Euclid because it was made by Terex,owned by General Motors of Canada at the time.

Hmmm...look what I found- a blue Euclid. Randy's right,George Krylon,George Krylon III,Benjamin Moore,Sherman Williams,and myself were all wrong.

I cheated, so I won't give it away, but that's quite a piece of machinery.

Looks like the famous "snow train". I think the same company made the snow train.