fifth wheel

fifth wheel:do you know what number the B model is?

No, My guess B61T, B613T, could be 237 power.

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Another BMT member helping another, thanks for the parts.

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I said it before the welding field will take many places in life. When I started the destination place was the Alaska pipeline, did not go

there but many other places.

The goodbyes are tough, I wish the best for both of you,

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Is this a good idea? the tires seam to be much more available and cheaper. would i need different rims? It looks like they might have an interfeerance with the front fender( i don't have any 12.00 laying around to check).

The 11x24's will be about one inch from the fender on the bottom, 12's closer. Mack made a fender for this application with a little more clearance at the bottom, it has a P2 or P3 in the suffix of the part number. In the late 80's the parts system had about 6-7 of these, when I got them some were standard b model fenders. I also got a B model that had one of these fenders on one side. (noticed the difference putting on the front flaps).

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They must be vacuum powered for trucks without air.

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Push in and turn CCW.

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50's GM city buses had air suspension.

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A couple tractor dump roll-overs,

78 Freightliner FLD 120

50 Mack LTSW

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Very good looking truck indeed.........only question I have never seen a tach where the numbers were backward so the needle went counterclockwise when the engine was revved up........bobby j.

The gauge panel in the stationary engines has a CCW tach, must have something to do with the drive rotation.

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I have a 6-110 that is from a Euclid 22 ton haul truck, it has a Spicer trans. and air assist clutch. I have never had it running. The "Budliner" rail cars used this engine and they have a different sound from your typical Detroit. The haul truck had twin air cleaners like the Mack. The HP is probably in the low 3's. I do like the truck, especially Macks with vendor engines.

Behind this engine is a P&H diesel which is two cycle design.

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I like the pin striping on the interior door panel. You can tell she was well taken care of at one point.

This was done to my B61SX around 1970, I have had the the truck since 1980 and never cared much for it but, left it on there. Very similar striping.

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Filling in a beach in Milford so it will wash away by the end of the summer and we can do it again in 2 years...anyways this is there pushing, good size machine

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In the late 60's they enlarged Revere beach, hauled in nice sand for couple months, hundreds of thousands of yards. They depleted several sand pits, ten wheelers, some tractor dumps, and large bulldozers pushing it. When they just finished the work a huge storm took all the sand out to sea in a couple of days. They did the job a second time, "the good ole days" .

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Just a matter of time.

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What is this combination called?. I have seen jeeps. jifs, converters, full trailers, but never two semi trailers.

I like it.

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Is the Ford N-950, the resin cab from DAN Models in Ploiesti, Romania?

I bought one and the chassis kit, but never did anything with it. Paul

It is either Dan or his son from Romania, as they both trade on Ebay. They are the only one's that have the 60's N and F series in 1/25 as far as I know.

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