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That's quite a list of Macks!

That's a truck I would like to save. Somebody bring it east to Ohio and I'll take it.

That's a crazy looking rear mount on that 1693.

Something's wrong with your car...the needle went past the red line on the gauge.

Why do you say only under the hood?

I remember about 1974, a girl in my 5th grade class got a new Raleigh...it had a 5 speed with the shifter on the top tube, small front wheel, banana seat with sissy bar. All of us boys were jealous--that was the coolest bike we'd ever seen.

She's 50 years old? Holy smokes!!!

If I did that, I'd probably hit Ye Olde Body Shoppe with the bucket.

YOUR U-JOINT IS ALL CAPS? Sorry, just couldn't resist. Do the caps have 2 bolts in them? If so, pull the bolts out and try smacking on the yoke where it's welded to the driveshaft tube (be careful, don't hit any important parts). If it's stuck, you can either use a u-joint puller or beat it out with a sledge hammer. You have to be careful with a sledge that you don't dent the driveshaft or bend the yoke.

The guy who farms my property has a Quad Trac...it's an impressive machine.

Nice looking truck, but those tire pressure monitors look terrible.

Yeah, you have to know what you're doing with maxi-brakes....not worth a big hospital bill.

I'll bet that was a beast with the 237 in it! What did it have originally?

Matt Pfahl's! Great article.

Where does the left terminal wire connect to on your truck?

I've seen Bs like that sell for $5,000 or less.

You know for sure that it sold for that? Ebay says it's no longer available, but doesn't say what it sold for (or even if it actually sold).

The frame rails are waiting while I'm stealing parts off of my donor trucks. Next I'll rebuild the differentials, get components cleaned and painted, reseal the engine, etc.

An alternator is definitely more reliable; if you go to a one-wire unit like eddeere says, you can eliminate your voltage regulator...lots of people do that on older cars & trucks. Your lights work the same whether positive or negative; you don't have to change anything on those. If your truck has a series/parallel switch, I don't know what has to be done to change to negative ground.

Slow and right is better than fast and sloppy!

Watch the Back Lot on the ATHS web site--sometimes one will pop up there. https://aths.org/advertising-with-aths/AdBuilder/List

That looks like a handy tool! Speaking of frame rails, I remember reading years ago when Jim Etters built Papa Thermodyne, he had the rails shot peened to relieve stress. Does anybody know if sandblasting does the same thing, or do you have to use a certain kind of shot to do this?

My crossmembers are damaged, so I wanted to steal one out of a parts truck...of course, the spring hanger/crossmember bolts were rusted and seized but good. They also hide one bolt in each hanger behind the leaf springs so you can't get a socket on it. Then, after I got the bolts all out, the springs were squeezing in on the frame so I had to lift the rails out of the hangers to get the crossmember out. This was a full day's job to get these things out! Notice the frame rail torch cut--someone added a Neway air bag axle years ago and they butt welded the frame rails as well as doubling them. I cut the rails behind the weld so if this frame gets used, it can be cut at the correct spot.

I really like the 700 series. My grandfather owned a Brockway dealer so I'm partial to them...If I couldn't own a Mack, that would be my next choice.

Northern Wisconsin? Is that below the Arctic Circle?