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I don't know if they grow in Illinois, but they probaby do. A corn field (hint-hint), after the corn was picked was usually a good place to find them. It's easy to tell where they were in the spring. Then they grow up to seed and have yellow flowers on them. Much harder to find before they do, but usually if you find some there'll be lots of them in one place. They're common in the south. These came from South Caroliner. more info- http://crippledcollie.com/wordpress/?p=288

you should see "attachments" right under your post. right under that you'll see a box with "browse". click "browse" and you should be able to access any pictures on your PC. Right click on the picture and when another window opens just click "select". The file name will appear in the space beside the "browse" button. Then just click the "attach this file" box. Wait for the symbol indicating it's finished, then click "add reply" and that's it. You might want to resize big pictures first, as they take a long time to post and download.

I'm ready- got the black eyed peas and greens. Black eyed peas are supposed to bring luck in the new year, and the greens money. So I got 2 cans of greens. Actually I had only seen canned creeces at one other store around here, and that was in Appomattox. Found these yesterday at the local store 2 miles from here. We used to go out and cut our own, when you could find them. They're my favorite, but kind of hard to come by. They grow flat on the ground and we'd take an old knife and cut them off level at the ground, put them in a sack, and bring them home and try to get all the dirt off before you cooked them. A huge pot of them will cook down to a little bit, but they're mighty tasty cooked with some seasoning meat (hog jowls for New Years), a few potatoes, and topped with chopped onion and vinegar. Anybody besides DoubleL ever eaten these?

Except for a radiator that's where all my Peterbilt problems have been- the C-15 engine. When I take it up here to Cat in Lynchburg it looks like F.L.M. has opened a terminal there because there's usually several more trucks there too. Every time I leave i'm wondering when the engine light's gonna come on. I drove many trucks with the N14 and didn't worry about a thing. Then the ISX comes along, and it's back and forth to Cummins because of EGR issues. Had to go all the way to Roanoke to Cummins, maybe that's partly why they went to Cat power. As we've heard here, Mack has their problems too. But, as i've said before, I don't blame the engine manufacturers. When they get something pretty much perfected, like the N14, they have to change it to meet new emissions standards and it's a never ending battle.

sounds just like flatbed work. Hope it picks up after New Years. I saw a quadruplex transmission and an R-model cab for sale in the Truck Paper several years ago for $700. Wish i'd bought them now, could have resold the cab and had a spare trans.

cain't- scanner quit working about the same time the webcam did. I can still print, and make copies of documents, and send the copy via the United States Postal Service though.

come to think of it- I have a printer,scanner,copier- but no fax machine. guess you'll have to run the tape measure yourself.

Bill just sent me an e-mail about some videos he was sending and I asked him if he got the message. He did not, because he doesn't have Live Messenger anymore. Next thing you know, he called. He said you might try a program called "your uninstaller 2008 pro". He said that's what his computer doctor reccomended to him, and it'll clean everything out. He did not know if they had a free version or a sample. Might be worth checking out.

very funny- I in fact do have a flashlight right here. Looking for batteries now.

saw a reply and thought I was off the hook. meanwhile, still looking for lost tape measure.

...still looking for that tape measure...just saw it the other day

I'll get right on it then.

I don't, i'm going broke fast! However, the N14 is a great engine. More than I can say about a C-15 Cat ACCERT, another p.o.s.

OK, I have another ideer- hey Paul...got a minute?

How about if we just measure the spring hangers instead of doing all that? I'm not too worried about melting here, it's 21 degrees-perfect for laying outside under a truck.

take a tape measure and measure the B-61 springs, then measure the B-67 springs. If the dimensions are the same then yes, they will fit.

I found 1 place that had used trans. prices listed, but they only had the RTO12513 listed. Whether it's worth more, less, or the same as the RT I don't know, but it was $1350 used, $1750 reconditioned, $2000 rebuilt. Also a 12515 was $1200 at another used parts place, so that might give you a ballpark idea.

could be as simple as a weak spring. the throttle spring on the '77 I drove worked backwards from what you would think-if it broke, which mine did twice, it would run wide open. I put a rubber strap on it along with the spring, just for extra "insurance" in case the spring decided to break again in a bad spot, like coming down the mountain with a load of chips.

I just used one of these.

I should have been printing all my pictures all along and making a book, could have called it "BMT Funnies". Now most of them have been deleted long ago. Oh well, I didn't even know I was a genious 'til yesterday.

Truck's broke down, everything's shut down for Christmas, there was a foot of snow on the ground, now there's 2 inches of snow and 6 inches of mud on the ground- the excuses go on and on. I'll call headquarters right now and see if i'm getting out of here today.

Yes, it'll ne good to get back to work and get some excercise. All i've done is sit around and get fatter for a week.

Amen to that, well said!

Well, I hope somebody is keeping a record of my geniousiosity then!