PeterMack

Gonna agree with Mike and Mark. Try to find a machine to do it. Sooo much easier. Worth the money and will save you a bunch of time. From there on out it is easy maintenance with a bottle of polish and a rag.

This Marmon from PA was at the Mid America Truck Show in Louisville back in 2011.

So I totally overdid it with the toys this weekend. A friend found a couple for me plus there was a toy show this weekend. Found a Buddy L Mack that I had as a kid in near perfect shape, a K-Five Granite, Plote Exc AC Mack, a Top Shelf 1/64th 4300 corn binder and a Siku Peterbilt produced for Grove cranes that came with an NZG Grove RT. Looks like I'm gonna have to go to work tomorrow to pay for all this. Now I'm toy rich and money poor.

I took this pic of this 988G at Miller Compressing in Milwaukee a couple years ago. He had a scale in the bucket and did a good job with it, two buckets and I was 80,000 and on my way.

That R with the floats and twin stacks looks cool.

I have a Franklin Mint 39 Peterbilt and got it from a Peterbilt rep many years ago when I worked at the Pete dealer. They had me take the white 385 to Drury Lane in Oak Brook IL for some sort of convention they were part of. They wanted the truck in the dining room so I had to take the stack, horns, antenna's off and fold the mirrors in and I barely squeezed it inside. Once inside I had to put the truck back together and get it cleaned up. Peterbilt was giving away one of the Franklin Mint trucks and I mentioned to the rep that I collect them. He was happy with my work and said he would like to send me one as a thank you. Sure enough he did, I got paid the whole time and got a truck, was pretty cool. The real 39 was at one of our NW-IL ATHS meeting a few years back when it was out on tour.

Bulldog Man its funny you mentioned the mower because that is one of the things I do to stay active. I have a big enough yard for a rider but I kept the push mower and it forces me to move. I've always tried to stay active (mountain biking, weights, golf, etc) but in the summer when your working a ton of hours it gets tough to squeeze in workouts so mowing is at least one way to get moving. I try to look at washing my truck and trailer as a workout or if I'm doing lowboy stuff and slinging chains it feels better to get up and move rather than sitting on my ass all day. Gonna be 34 shortly and getting a little fatter than I'd like to be, so I've cut back on the boredom snacking and am trying to get my ass back in gear. It's tough after a 12 hour day in the truck but, gotta do it. Good luck to all.

Saw this A-car at Louisville a few years back.

That is one sharp looking 13 letter shit spreader.

Cool G-model. I'm gonna say that Vision picture must have been taken at Louisville. The red doors look familiar.

I had an 01 Tahoe with a 5.3 and I had a K&N air raid intake and a MBRP exhaust. I never had any troubles with it. I sold it two years ago with 113,000 on it and the same guy still has it running everyday. I could usually get anywhere between 15 to 17 mpg around town and once got 20mpg on a trip to Georgia (all highway miles). I bought a 2011 Silverado 1500 4 door 4x4 with the 6.2 in it and I have been getting 15 to 17 with it stock. I have been very happy with this truck.

Took this at Gerhart's 2012.

I'd ditch the spot mirrors on the hood, but the rest of the truck is bad ass. Very nice!

How about this for some snow removal stuff. This has been 20 years ago already when the township Oshkosh crashed into my folks front yard and had to be dragged out by the road grader.

I just saw that motor home on the travel channel or DIY, one those channels had a show about extreme motorhomes and that was one of em. He engineered it so you can drive it from the roof. The steering shaft disconnects and can be connected upstairs. Pretty cool.

Saw this 66 Autocar from Michigan at the 2005 ATHS show in Auburn IN.

Nice. Even rockin some Rage Against The Machine. Looks like the one R is gonna need some hood repair after that race.

I'm pretty sure this is the truck the toy was modeled after. Took this picture at Iowa 80, same place the toys were at. The real truck is from Wis and I'm pretty sure it was featured in Wheels of Time a few years back.

You are right. Got a few of them myself.

I think your right, seems like they were made of wood. He always has new ones on display. Must have more time than I do. I have a Cruiseliner I've been working on for 2 years now. One piece glued on a month, almost there! Here's a couple more pics.

Took this picture at the Iowa 80 truckers jamboree. This gentleman is there every year with his custom built trucks on display.

Nice. I'm gonna say those were in Mexico or South America somewhere. Is the driver in a hammock under the trailer of the DM?

Here is the cover truck for this months wheels of time. Took these pics at Iowa 80 Walcott truck show a few years back.

I like how they are touting easy access to the engine. I had mine apart this summer, what a pain in the ass. I'm lucky though in the handling department, I have power steering, handles like a fine European sports car:)