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blackdog2

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  1. In 1978 I went to work full time for a c-store chain in ne while full time in hi school well they closed my phone rang rang I chose a rigging company I was the youngest mechanic and did well and moved on and still the phone rings now I own a bunch of old MACKS 10 + and still having fun after 40 s years but slept in LJ- b-models must be in the blood .or geens . @54MACK
  2. Nobody wants to pay !!! I had United Concrete in Wallingford ct call me looking for a experienced Mechanic on Macks and offer 13.00 an hour I told him to keep looking told I just turned down a job for 28.oo an hour plus a service truck think hes cheap and that why he is growing he use every angle from temp service to subs nobody works for the actual company .
  3. I was looking at a Mack at Tri-state Kenworth trade-in talking to the service mgr he had a costumer with 5 new KW all was there at the same time with major problems.
  4. slobber the the grease all over its like putting the crank handle on the passenger to get the driver on that side of the truck to visual inspect that side.
  5. go to Lowe's Home Depot state & local public works and see the majority wins FORD and my yard 4 letter win MACK-FORD
  6. They always catch on the brake lining rating not the tire butt they don't know everything the Keystone KOPS are useless .
  7. Old fruehauf you can buy after market legs cheaper!!!!
  8. They are constantly loosing them around here usually on I-95 southbound then there was two truckers that would put on 1 load leave for 2 hours and open the second part of trailer and put on another load then off to New Jersey they have Tri-axel trailers to haul the weight .
  9. Good Year started in CT he work for his farther in Naugatuck hardware store on Rubber Ave. owned a house in Guilford ct witch my friend bought in the 90s 18 room 4 fire places now a two family was built late 1800s.
  10. In New Haven Conn they have some 50.000 lbs coils in the last 4 months ive seen 3 trailers bent in the middle and one twisted were it laid over every accident state police found traveling to fast I moved them on a 35 ton low bed we off load ships several times a month one driver laid over 3 coils at once in the yard two trips later 1 coil over
  11. If he is doing working for state or municipal his DOT # must clean of all violation if not he will not be awarded the job unless he puts in a different DOT # like everybody in Conn does butt there is another truck s on crags list just punch in mack with a lot lesss work.
  12. Candy sugary drinks &bag of chips & locker room talk
  13. That is why mack use motor oil because pump seal separates the 2 fluids apart if use power steering fluid it will go into the engine.
  14. Unfortunate they have a few empty pages in the back of rule book were they can fill in as needed or make fit !!!!!!!!!
  15. Afcart 5 wheel locks into the trailer sow there is no roll on the trailer riggers special
  16. blackdog2

    L85

    The foundation was saved that's all counts . no dummsters .
  17. Do you know how many people told me they bought last one they are over priced
  18. Great show !! Its the good staff and they're started on the next year show !!! thank god for community service is free!!
  19. tack weld (spot) 2 places
  20. If you don't buy it the guy in the next state over will buy it and sell it for 3-x- more .
  21. total was around 460 one DM-600 grate show.
  22. All set ready to go before the large crowd of spectators.
  23. Been there done that or all three while your in there and clean the rust.
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