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I have to agree! tough getting around up there!i don't mind going to manassas or the surrounding areas,but i was right in the thick of things! falls church,herndon,arlington,springfield,alexandria......not at all "truck friendly" locations!.....should'nt be too bad outbound this coming week, i start in vinton,VA then covington,VA mercer,PA dubois,PA X2,reno,PA,clearfield,PA,oil city,PA, erie,PA X2....should be empty sometime wed.if all goes right! 1200/1500 pcs.per trailerload!...still its nice,average load is under 18,000 lbs.......glad to see i havent missed much! just still like to be in the "loop" LOL!...Mark

Any other time we'd probably cross paths somewhere- but i'll be headed south to Mississippi Monday.

hmmmm...dirt and grit? I might be in trouble, I have to shovel my floorboard out periodically because it gets so dirty.

any info and phone # would be great. do you still live near there.

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Yes, I live near Gladys, about 25 miles from Madison Heights. Jo said he was "eccentric", but whenever I went to an antique truck show he always liked to see the pictures. He let me take pictures and showed me all of his trucks and told me their story, I thought he was real nice. I saw in Wheels of Time where he's joined the ATHS now.

His name is Robert W. Harris. The no. is 434-847-7564, but Jo said the last time she tried to call him she got the "disconnected or no longer in service" recording, so I don't know. Can't find Harris Construction in the yellow pages-maybe he retired.

I tried the no. and got "not in service" too. If I get a chance i'll ride by and see what I can see if you want me to.

does the truck still exist, and how long ago.

gg2

Probably, it didn't look like it was going anywhere. But he had to move or get rid of some of his stuff because his neighbors complained about the "junk yard". I took the pictures about 4 or 5 years ago.

His name is Bobby Harris and he owns a construction company.

Here's the 2 pictures I have. Didn't get real close because of the brush.

more info-

hows the r-12 doin, was wonderind if you have the motor in the truck, and if the steering box was in the way, lookin at a 761 brockway with a 250 cummins and was thinkin it would be fun to play with a 12v71 in it . was wondering if an outside mounted box would work. just thinkin, boy that hurts............

gg2

There's a man in Madison Heights that lives behind where Jo used to live who has an old Brockway parked in the woods with a V12 Detroit in it. He was her landlord as a matter of fact, and had a lot of old trucks in the woods, including a V8 R-model. I took pictures of most of them with my old 35mm camera, but my scanner doesn't work so I can't post them unless I take a picture of the picture with my other camera.

Wella,,Wella,,ifn you get bored up there Dog, strap on yur six shooter and slide on down here to texas. We got shit going on and flying round here on a regular basis. My favorite pastime is leaning my head over a fire ant mound and see how many drops of sweat I can get to land on an ant before he runs,,,good times roound here and lots to do. randy

Sure sounds like fun! I'm going to Iuka, Ms. Monday. Gotta go to a wedding today, tomorrow a memorial ceremony at Appomattox high school.

I started on a new account for my company this week, store fixtures,kiosks,etc. havent been on in a while,been busy as a one legged man in an ass kickin' contest! just wondered if anything has happened i should know about in my absense LOL!......just got home about an hour ago,spent the day in the northern,VA- DC metro area today what a treat!......Mark

I live in Va, but that's about my least favorite part of the country to be in. Nothing much happening 'round here, Rob's been maintaining a very low profile lately, as we look to him for leadership, guidance, and entertainment.

Randy found this Western Star dump truck...he could move a lot of dirt in a day with this monster!..no way he could give up his Mack though...could he?

http://www.truckpaper.com/listingsdetail/detail.aspx?OHID=2046327

looks a lot like the ones I saw at the port in Seattle.

Randy found this Western Star dump truck...he could move a lot of dirt in a day with this monster!..no way he could give up his Mack though...could he?

http://www.truckpaper.com/listingsdetail/detail.aspx?OHID=2046327

Hey Herb, enjoy the day

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This is the female type reporter person that said the N.Y. Jets players made inappropiate comments to her. I just looked at google images of her.

...going to an antique truck show might! I saw all this at one...

babe pictures by Mark (Vision 386),provider of lots of babe pictures.

here's more-

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I aint droppin the monitor AGAIN, just to see a pitcher of a Pete

The stuff you need: bag of chips, bag of Fritos, Choco-chip cookies, oreos, and a banana for healthy food.

Then a sixer of ice tea and water

good answer...yep, got all that too.

thats the boxes off my flatbed

thanks for fixen me up Other dog

don't know wat was up with this trailer, it has original tires, like new, the drums @ brakes are like new, its like someone bought it and parked it for three years,

there was something welded to the floor that has been removed, other than that it appears new.

can't have too many boxes in my opinion! I just have one, between the axles on the passenger side. Keep my beveled wood and coil racks in it, but I could use a couple more, then I wouldn't have to stash so much crap on the truck. I remember when you used to go anywhere to load steel and they supplied all the dunnage you needed-not anymore! If you ain't got it you gotta buy it, or you're s.o.l. That's why I weigh over 32,000 full of fuel, all the stuff you gotta have.

i'm tired of turning my monitor on it's side. nice looking trailer too, I like all the tool boxes!

Tom, you need to read the news story in this link, rhen you'll know the secret to growing bigger melons:

http://web.orange.co.uk/article/quirkies/Extra_support_for_melons

that's a good ideer-my melon ended up falling off. I didn't plant that watermelon anyway,it came up volunteer-must have been seeds in the compost pile.unfortunately, there's no bras big enough around here to-owh!! better put some ice on this black eye...

Today's pictures of the week part 2-

Here's that black Superliner in Appomattox. Too bad it's a crappy blurry drive-by.

Saw this neat looking old unit in Ohio, near Fremont.

And I saw a 3 legged jogger in New York,

Saw a colorful KW in Fostoria, Oh. when I was picking up a load of fertilizer,

I gave this Autocar a pull at this fuel stop when it wouldn't start.

...and unlike last week when I got to the shop and saw a Superliner, this week I got to the shop and saw this sitting there...wtf?

yup, could be the best ever. way better than oscar mayer!

Hi Greg, yes there was a North American Aviation A5 Vigilante mounted on a stick in front of the mess hall. I was speaking of the blue jet on the stick that was across the street next to a yellow building that was next to the gas station complex. That was a Grumman F-11F "Tiger".

I lived on the base with my wife and kids, (trailer park) so never really got around the mess hall. NAS Millington is where I learned to eat from a garbage can, and earned my persona namesake, "Trailer Trash".

I was there from February of 1985, through August and into early September 1985, then going to Norfolk, VA.

Rob

I saw a crackerbox on a stick once.

30 huh? dam! seems like i was just 30 about 17 years ago!........happy birthday!........Mark AKA(the furniture hauler guy)

Speaking of "the furniture hauler guy" I saw an article in "Moving Out", the free truck paper, about Clark Transfer this week.

my melon failed too. the hose on the wire didn't work. now i'm gonna get an inner tube and make a catapault.

Just switch to 11R22.5 tyres and make your life simpler and safer. You might have to change the spacer band but other then that 11R22.5's are DIRECT replacements for 10.00R20's, same dimensions, inflation pressures and weight rating. Only difference is the rim width, 10.00R20's take a 7.5 rim and 11R22.5's take a 8.25 rim so that is why you might need a new spacer band.

That's the route I took with the mixer. Bought used tubeless wheels for $40 each and put 11R22.5's on it and got away from the old tube type tires and split rims. The old spacers and wedges all worked fine for me.

Some tire shops won't even fool with the split rims anymore, they can be very dangerous if the lock ring blows off!

I bet the picture of that Marmon was taken in Marseilles, IL at Independence Tube...?

As a matter of fact it was.