other dog

I have these. Picked 'em up yesterday.

... Momma can't envision what a trailer would look like, or fit behind the bike at all so will need to show her first hand.

Rob

that's why I posted the picture, so she could see how it looks towing the B-67.

I've repaired/rebuilt/customized enough Corvettes in my adult life that I've had my fill of them. I hardly ever watch TV, (except PBS, local news) cause there ain't much worth a shit on there. My 19" screen is big enough for me given the limited amount of usage it sees.

I looked at new Harley's and decided against them. The trunk didn't look big enough to support the needed amount of tools, gaskets/seals, and spare parts needed to ensure arrival at point b, from point a.

Actually, what sealed the deal against Harley-Davidson was the dealership itself and it's clientel. The sales person kept on about how important it was to have an authorized Harley-Davidson dealership perform the service at scheduled intervals, (I kept quiet about my background letting him dig his own hole). While this seems like the norm, I'm not about to pay exhorbitant routine service amounts at the given intervals to comply with the limited warranty available. With the Yamaha, the warranty is five full years front to back except normal wear items and the recommended intervals are more wide span. Most others were three years unlimited mileage but Harley-Davidson was two years. There is room for improvement here. I really didn't see anything that warranted a $33,000 price tag for a fully loaded motorcycle although a new "Street Glide" could be had for about $20,000. To me, that still is a lot of money.

I think we will be happy with this Yamaha. We want to head west to explore the Grand Canyon this summer, so this will be a good break in for it.

Rob

Good looking bike! Now all you need is a trailer for it so you can haul your Macks to truck shows with it.

Thank you everyone. I had to work-Easter and my birthday. Left Sunday with a load of steel going to Webb,Al.then picked up a load of sand in bulk bags going to Cumberland,Md.Just stopped by the house to take a shower and grab a sammich,then i'll head up to Cumberland later.

The oil pan repair looks good,doesn't leak a drop. Looks like they could have hit it with a spray can of Cat yellow though.

How 'bout some pictures?

here it is-the Peterbilt chopper.

You think she'll go 'back'...?

D'oh!!! forgot about that-foiled again!

sandra is more than welcome to come to Florida to seek companionship during this difficult time

damn! too bad I didn't think of that first-I'd be willing to help comfort her in any way possible during these trying times time too. But i'm a day late and a dollar short again. Maybe Elin Woods will need comforting...

I remember that one.

They used the Cummins, a Fuller 13 speed and the rear end from a Peterbilt.

.

oh...shoot! If it weren't for that Peterbilt rear it would have Rob written all over it.

I'm sure that would be equated to a loss of revenues from reduction of weight across the scales.......

This would be self defeating.

Rob

I remember that show Jesse James (Sandra Bullock's future ex-husband) used to have-Monster Garage I think?-anyway, they built a trike with a 350 Cummins engine. Maybe it's still around somewhere, perhaps for sale...just a thought.(Paul Van Scott)

You've probably got the aluminum bellhousing and since the starter bolts obviously are steel, galvanic corrosion over the years has jammed them up tighter than shit! Had that happen before and the bolt waaaaayyyyyyy behind the starter is the most fun to deal with!

I just used a long extension with a breaker bar & cheater pipe to break that one loose.

You could try using a torch to warm up the area where the bolts are threaded into, but that won't work on the inside bolt as there is no access to it.

You might want to upgrade to a 3/4 drive breaker bar & extension with a 3/4 to 1/2 reducer to fit your socket.

The bolts could snap off if they're that tight, hopefully not.

Sometimes ya gotta do what ya gotta do!

.

yep, steel and aluminum can be bad news. The mechanic that changed my alternator not long ago wrung one of the bolts off in the block. I'm a big fan of neverseize too.

Just put a counterweight on the front bumper, like this-

Those solid ramps look like one hell of a spoiler. At what speed would they start taking weight off the drives?

68.316 mph- but that's just a guess.

Rob, with your legendary status around here, I think Orange County Choppers should be commissioned to create "his & hers" bikes for you & momma.

.

I'm thinking sidecar...like Col. Klink and Sgt. Schultz.

This ain't no shit neither. We spent all day today looking at both Harley-Davidson, and Triumph motorcycles. We are currently at odds however. I want a Triumph Rocket III Touring, she wants a Harley-Davidson "Road King". Both bikes are comparable in complements and options although the Road King has more electronic "goodies" such as cruise control. Both are black in color with quite a bit of chrome added. Both are very attractive but when it has to pull in excess of 500 pounds of rider weight, the extra power of the Rocket is welcome, although both will do the job.

Rob

There was a new Triumph parked in front of a store in Rustburg every day last summer,I don't know what model it is, but it's one of the prettiest bikes i've ever seen.

Amen brother! Bill Balsamico for president!

Let me help you out with the memory thing: You can't pull a "hard on", or get it up any longer. Is further clarification, or explanation needed?

Rob

my unit still gets so hard the cat couldn't scratch it now...but I realize that if I get to yours and Mike's age it might not get hard if I put it in the deep freeze.

...that's funny right there!

Yep two thing's happen when you get old you forget things an an an I forgot what the other thing is!@###%$

I know, it's...uh....shoot, never mind-it'll probably come to me later.

When I was lost and looking for my delivery address while going the wrong way on rt. 127 in Frankfort Kentucky Tuesday, I happened to run across this Robmobile. No details, but it's on rt. 127 a little north of Frankfort, Ky.

Name......what name.....remember.....remember what.

mike

Know what ya' mean Mike, i've also heard that as we get older your memory is the second thing to go...

LOL-I finally have my '79 Shovel just about rattle-proofed. The only things I can't seem to resolve are the "mustache bar" turn signal mount on the back and the front fender bolts,which I suspect are just a little too long and aren't getting completely tight.

On my last Shovel I went through the whole bike and changed everything possible over to Ny-Lock nuts and Allen head bolts,and used blue Loctite on everything. Never had anything fall off after that,except the rear fender,which vibration cracked until,getting home from work one afternoon I found the last 12 inches of fender,turn signals and taillight dangling from their wiring.

For the horn button issue,what worked for me was smashing the first couple of inches of the tube on a can of PB Blaster flat so it'd fit down the sides of the button,and spraying the hell out of the "under-button" area,getting the button and the palm of my hand really clean,pushing down as hard as I could on the horn button,turning counter-clockwise,and sort of rocking the button,also in a counter-wise rotation. It took a little time,but I finally saw it start creeping around,and it went easier as I turned it. (I was surprised it held so well,since the screws that held the retainer plate in were all stripped.)

Hope other parts of your project go smoother than the horn button.

Speed

Hi Speed...no pun intended.

I don't know about you but, I can't think when fooling with that.

mike

they're always coming up with new terminology...just when you think you know it all!

I don't know quite as much about the history of my F model as I do my B model. I do know that it was built for Geiger Brothers Inc of Pandora, OH and "Placed" by Lima (OH) Mack Sales on 12/11/1969. It is an F795LST originally built with an END865 and a 5 speed. The second owner, Dan Rodiger swapped in an ENDT711 and tri-plex. I have know Dan for a number of years as he use to have a large fleet of R models that he ran (still runs a few trucks today) out of his home on US 33 just east of Wapakoneta, OH. Dan sold this truck to another party who had yet another person backing him. Unfortunately for these two their deal went sour. It was after this point that I discovered my F quite by chance. I was called to hook a KW from the Ft Wayne truck plaza and tow it to a shop near St. Joe, IN. After dropping the KW I made small talk with the shop owner and eventually got around to the old Mack setting in the corner under a trailer. I said some day after my B and after I do an R, I would like to restore or have an F model. He said "there's your F Model", I said yea, like that one, he said no, "that is your F, take it, get it out of here, but you have to take this Marmon over here too!". I hooked the F, and brought it home. I went back, got the Marmon and scraped it (nothing more than a busted up shell with engine parts scattered throughout). Any time I want to start the F all I have to do is put the battery charger on it for about 45 minutes and she will take off on less than a full revalution. Currently it is setting on the back burner waiting for me to get the B done, but it does run very well, just doesn't stop so good as only the brakes on one wheel work.

It's quite possible i've seen that truck at some point in time. In the early '80s we'd run 33 and 30 to Chicago all the time. Stopped at the Fort Meyers truckstop in Fort Wayne once in a while, but we used to get fuel at the 76 Truckstop in Wapakoneta every trip. Then they invented the AA Highway and we didn't run that way as much, now I haven't been to Chicago for several years. There was a dump truck fleet of all R-models at Wanatah too, but I can't remember the name.

Thought that was the taint

'taint ass and 'taint pussy

that's what I always thought.

Penetrating oil probably won't do much good in this case, but far as penetrating oil goes PB Blaster works better than anything i've ever used.

I didn't have any Magnum pictures from truck shows, might try Hank's truck pictures.