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Terry,

Yep, it's in Wyoming!!!!

... the state does not use salt on the roads.

Packer

I noticed that!

Great looking unit by the way

The 8n is...on 1 corner, anyways...

There is one addition I would make-i'd have an old engine block swinging on a chain out of that big tree.

Nice truck!!!

I love those old cabovers.

Jim

Me too!.. great looking truck!

Yes,there's always a time when you have to decide whether it's safer to go through the light or try to get stopped. A big single coil loaded eye to the side might make a difference in your decision.I always said the blinking warning lights before you get to the light was one of the best ideas they ever came up with-if I see it start to blink I start stopping,but they don't have those everywhere.Everywhere around here's got red light cameras now though. Maybe "it's not about safety,it's about money"?

We're all looking for you on Pinks-All Out.I like that show.

Oh yeah, definately classic rock-Pink Floyd,Yes,ZZ Top,Al Green,etc ...

shhh-oot! thought you were gonna say "of the rolling stone".

new sponsor there,eh?

Congratulations on a fine season!

Don't worry-this is an offer even Momma couldn't refuse. I'm sure she'll be happy for you to have it.Good story too,way better than telling her you actually won it in a card game.

I get the cheap stuff from Wal-Mart...speaking of Wal-Mart, this is from the "people of wal-mart site

I use it as tarp protection on sharp corners of steel mostly, but I did try it on a turbo hose once when mine split open coming up Powell mtn. in W.V. It lasted about 10 seconds.

That is a good method to use as Tom has posted and is easier to use. The brown rouge block is the more abrasive. I have gone with a chemical that can be poured on aluminum and just wash it off. If you would like to look into this their is a company called Eastwood that I have bought from that has great supplies for all of your needs. You might go on the web and search for this company. I just recently got their catalog. I have used this company back in the early 90's. Or you can go to your local body shop and inquire of help with your project.I would not grind on aluminum because it heats up the metal too much.

regards

mike

The buffing wheels that fit on the grinder are cloth-you just turn the grinder on and run it on the brick of rouge, then turn it sideways to polish so just the edge of the buffing wheel contacts the metal you're polishing. You don't need to put much pressure on it. Should work good on the diamond plate, but as I said you could probably get by with the aluminum polish, some rags, and a lot of elbow grease unless it's really bad to start with, then the buffing wheel might be the best way to go. They make smaller wheels that fit in a drill too.

I've used a product called "Zephyr"-I think. I know it starts with a 'z', and they sell it at Truck Enterprises. It works good on tanks and wheels, and won't work you to death.

If the aluminum is really bad to start with a lot of the guys get a "brick" and put a polishing wheel on a grinder and go over it. The brick is jewelers rouge I believe, and it comes in different colors-white, green, and brown-for different levels of abrasiveness. Once you polish it with this it's easy to keep shiny with the Zephyr, or something similar.

I googled zephyr,found this site-

http://www.zephyrpro40.com/s2/Scripts/default.asp?_vsrefdom=SwiftSolution

they have the polish, buffing wheels, rouge-everything.

Hi gang ! Hi Barry

Awesome site. My names Glenn. 47 yr old grampa of 2. father of 2

I'm semi retired from driving long haul for Laidlaw and now help my wife out with her home run business.

My dad once told me, "once you start truck driving you will always have it in your blood." I thought, Naaa.. I can take it or leave. It's just a job.

Well... I've been off the road for 3 years now.. Damn I miss it LOL I always watch some of those sweet looking rigs drive through our town, and miss the trips.

miss the trucks.. miss the power... miss the pried

I just came across an opportunity of a life time. I was at a local car show and swap meet. In one of the booths a guy had pictures of a bunch of rigs he had for sale. One cot my eye. A 1957 B61 Mack in very ruff condition but still drivable.

I had to have it.. That's what brought me here.

Looking forward to getting to know some of the regulars ... and learning a ton of stuff and hopefully sharing some of my pix

Tkx Glenn

Hi Glenn, glad you could make it.

There are some Peterbilt drivers here too ...and they tend to break down a lot it seems . Glad to have you!

No, I couldn't tell-in fact I thought it was a frozen lake until I saw a few plants of some sort sticking through the snow.

FWIW, that's a bean field behind Dozer this year...fixin' ta be harvested soon, too. Last year it was corn...prolly will be corn again next year too....butcha can't tell from the picture 'cuz it's winter time and there's snow on the ground.

No, I couldn't tell-in fact I thought it was a frozen lake until I saw a few plants of some sort sticking through the snow.

That's taken next to my driveway...the view to the back of the house. You can see the edge of the wildflower patch next to Dozer....the truck parks between that and the house. The white spec you see on the hill top in the background just right of center is the Bald Knob Cross in Alto Pass.

I was trying to get a rise out of you-know-who with the cornfields, but he's ignoring me.

I must say, I learned something today. I was looking at Alto Pass on Google Earth and I never knew there was that kind of area in Illinois. There's a Skyline Drive through the mountains of Virginia too. I could probably see where you live but didn't have enough info to pinpoint the location.

There's more to Illinois than cornfields

Indeed there is-this is a beautiful country we live in. And those are nice cornfields too. I was talking to my Ma on the phone and told her I was in Illinois going by a corn field about 6 miles long, and she told me to "take lots of pictures", so I did. You don't see corn like that around here!

By the way, where was the picture with Dozer taken?

NEED AC? In MN? <img src="http://zrxoa.org/forums/images/smilies/loco.gif"> It gets up to what...65 or 70 degrees in the summer?

'Round here, we usually see 90+ for much of the summer...with a handful or two of days over 100. Keep in mind that's all at +90% humidity, too. This summer wasn't too bad...didn't even turn the AC on in the house. Only ran it 1 day last year...and even then, I think I had it set at around 95 degrees....just enough to pull a bit of the humidity out of the air in the house.

I'm kind of the same way-I can deal with cold but not the heat. Not like I used to anyway.I'll be soaking wet with sweat just tarping a load in summer. I told Jeff before "if the AC quits,the motor might as well be blowed up,'cause I cain't drive it!". And i've spent many a day in the hay field in 90+ weather when I was younger...guess i've gotten old and soft.

Just reading through some of your comments on here about your thoughts on diferent aspects of the volvo vs Mack issue,I noted in particular the story about the guy who came into someones workshop and took a look at an older truck with twin stick transmission and no ac etc and dissapearing out of the door thinking he'd just had a bad dream, and another about Mack using volvo cabs, these comments rang a bell with me because I use volvos in work and they along with the other european truck builders have obviously been trying to build trucks that any idiot can drive e.g electronic transmission, e.b.s, a.b.s, sat nav, constant satelite monitoring because they don't trust the driver to obey speed limits or tell the controler where they are when asked on the cell phone,digital tachographs that don't let you blink or breathe without recording it and boy do the law enforcers love that one, they are making a fortune out of it, a fine for this a fine for that, fines for absoloutly anything and everything and not just a few pounds either but serious money. the transport industry here seems to not want the long service professional guy any more, they seem to want short service disposable drivers to go with their short life disposable trucks, speaking for myself I no longer feel the sense of belonging to a profession wich had it's own strong culture that had developed over many years, and with long experience and a good work record a driver would gain respect in the industry, the don't want that any more because they think that it costs too much, they can get two cheap guys that won't be with them long enough to need a pension to drive the new ugly plastic electronic volvo's that all but drive themselves for the price of one good experienced truck driver that gets his or her professional satisfaction from driving more conventional trucks and doing a good job,and knowing that not everyone could do or would want to do his job, and is happy to put up with more basic comforts and not rely on electronics and technology to drive his truck for him thinking it knows better.The more I think of it the more i'm convinced that this Mack - volvo situation kind of says it all really, where Mack represents all that was strong,good and impresive about the trucking industry and culture volvo and some others represent the rot that has set in to it over recent years, I've been a lorry driver 24 years, I won't be doing 25, I wish Mack all the best of course but times are changing

you hit the nail on the head there! Truck drivers get dumped on by pretty much everybody and it's the same everywhere evidently.

forgot one

I stopped at a couple of scenic view areas in Illinois on my recent trip to North Dakota, just wanted to share the pictures since I know there are members here from Illinois...enjoy!

I saw a big yellow machine on rt. 22 in Pa, like a Gradall, so I took a picture of it. And a truck in Portsmouth,Va. that apparently pulled over a little too far, and the shoulder gave way.