RSD501

I've bought both a truck and a dump trailer from him. He's more $$$ than anybody else, but he had what I wanted. A lot of the stuff on his lot comes from Ritchie Bros, so search their auction history and see if you can find that truck. 

5 hours ago, h67st said:

I wear Red Wings; I found a style that is comfortable and lasts a long time (#953)...been buying them for about 15 years and I'm afraid to try a different brand.

953s are my daily work wear. I'm 3 years into my current pair, need to order new ones for the spring. The redwing shop doesn't stock them, they have to order them in. I got a pair of lined, but not insulated, loggers for the snow. Not really a fan, I don't care for the lining, but I thought it would keep my feet dry. It only does for about an hour.

I love RBs. Worked at a place that had a 91, 300 6spd. It was a really nice driving truck, and I always thought the angled hood looked sharp. Theres still a few around here, all aluminum. KTSI just had 1 for sale at their yard.

19 hours ago, PeterMack said:

Is this the truck you saw?

Yup!! It looked really pretty going down the road

I think thats the same titan thats on CL

https://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/hvo/d/hooklift-2010-mack-titan/6300563737.html

Anybody else see the maroon cabover pulling a tanker, its old, maybe from the 60's?? I saw it on 294, heading north by ohare, but couldnt make out what make, only maroon and old, and a daycab

Just had an oil sample come back water contamination but it was not at all visible looking at the oil. Turned out to be the air compressor. Dirtymilkman gave solid advice, send a sample out to eliminate any doubt. Good luck

10 hours ago, motts said:

yes mine too so that is what i went with if you have to do these orings the kits from the dealer will only supply you with one of the smaller ones which is what brought about this dielemma any way back to the patient injectors are back in and fired it up 20 psi on the lift pump at idle it didnt seem to change any when revved up. still only seeing 2 psi on the boost gauge and engine is slow to rev and exhaust color is mostly a blue color no black what so ever     so i take it that it is most likely a gov/inj pump issue       what do you suggest i should do from here?

Thank you

My RW had a similar issue. The injector pump has a splined shaft that the throttle linkage connects to. The splines are worn off, and the throttle linkage would work as it should, but it would just spin on the the shaft coming out of the injector pump. Truck would rev up all the way with no load, but was a complete dog under load. 

22 hours ago, PeterMack said:

I'm thinking it was sold to Peterson's?? The trucks look very similar??

That's the same truck. Petersen still has it, but the made a water tank for their roll off truck. The B doesn't see much use these days. The old DBC pics are pretty cool, I think that was right around when the truck painted.

2 hours ago, mackey58 said:

So what can I use in the axle trailer  to keep the dirt and stone from sticking when it's below  32 degrees can't use fuel oil  and it has no liner calcium cloride  ?

Some guys swear by using vegetable oil. I mixed calcium chloride with RV antifreeze, that worked well on loads that couldn't smell. we use diesel unless the load will be sniffed. 

Around here, it seems like nobody dims their high beams anymore. Driving to work in the morning, it seems like 1 out of 10 cars is driving around with the brights on.

Brites keeps their trucks looking good. Glad your posting again PeterMack, this thread was slow without you!

Is the passenger side mirror always mounted like that?

Sorry to hear about your coworker. It drives home just how dangerous our work can be.

I have mixed feelings about the settlement. I have a 2013 TDI that qualifies for the buyback. I really like the car and it will be missed. On the other hand, the compensation will be really nice. We all have cheated, VW cheated big and got caught. My only reason for buying the VW was the TDI economy, and the wagon features. I am disappointed that there isn't another vehicle that fits two kids and a dog, and can earn 42 MPG. A Tesla is too much money, and a volt is too small.

Looks great, I am impressed by how much has been accomplished. Great thread, I am looking forward to some more pics!

Does it run? Hows the interior?

Nice truck, I'm a big fan of the power wagons. 

Started early the other morning. had to cut a post, and the superliner was in the background. Unfortunatley, I am on a cheapo phone while my Iphone gets repaired. Sorry if the picture quality is kinda bad,

Nice!

11 hours ago, BillyT said:

Maddog,it absolutely has to be! I've never seen a heavy  stanchion like that smack in the middle of a dump body. They butted them together end to end and welded them .

It could have the fold down sides, and on the longer boxes the sides are two sections

http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/for/5444051901.html

I don't know if this is still available, but it wouldn't hurt to try calling.