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  1. Red Horse
    Buddy of mine is selling this 1974 CF. Maxidyne power with 5 speed. Very clean and motor had inframe last year. He is asking $6500 OBO.
  2. Red Horse
    Not exactly "Mass construction" but if anyone knows of someone interested in a Mack CF pumper I'm bringing a friends 1974 to the Hudson show on Sunday as he will be out of town. Truck is clean and is a Maxidyne 5 speed Enmgine had inframe within last year.
  3. Red Horse
    Yes these are the Bluediamond trucks that are supposedly being replaced by Ford built trucks at the Avon Lake plant.
  4. Red Horse
    So KSC, any industry intelligence on just what Ford is doing? If they truly are bringing the 650/750 back to the US (Avon Lake Ohio) as they agreed in last UAW contract talks, shouldn't we be seeing some sort of activity??? Their YTD sales are up in 6/7 but I don't see any. There is an Altec bucket lift plant near me and their lot is full of F-550's awaiting installs but the class 7's are virtually all F-liners with a few Interntionals in the mix.
  5. Red Horse
    Save yourself a ton of money- go to your hdware store, HD or Lowes and go to the hardwaresection where they have the misc. small parts. I bought rubber stoppers and cut them at the appropriate radius. No one knows the difference!
  6. Red Horse
    Matt- I don't know what he is talking about- the CH's were the first new trucks we had other than the "hand me downs"-You guys coming to Hudson?
  7. Red Horse
    for sure.
  8. Red Horse
    Truck is super clean-285,000 miles. He has 35 g into it. As I see it, too much invested to walk away. Plus I'd take this old simple dog over a new one any day.
  9. Red Horse
    Okay Black Dog-no more wise ass comments- you want to do the job-Or sign on as "consultant" ?
  10. Red Horse
    For sure. this guy is a pro
  11. Red Horse
    Agree on the 20 grand and the labor- but that is the 64 dollar question. Replacing complete rail you have all that labor associated with the cab, motor mounts etc. Putting a section in cuts out in my viewe a ton of labor-granted you are cutting the frsame rail with a cut-off wheel and have the weld time but it has to be less.-I would think.
  12. Red Horse
    Guys- thx for your responses. Couple of comments- fish plates to me are band aids- rail replacement is a permanent fix without adding dead weight to original vehicle. Glad to hear comments on the 45 degree cut. I think my friend paid around 3000 for the single axle-would imagine a tandem would be close to twice that?? Attached are a couple of shots of the B-81 in progress. The "finger " is pointing to spot on outer rail where cut started.
  13. Red Horse
    I hav e a friend who has a super clean 89 RD-688 dump. 18 front 55 rears. Problem is frame rails have some big time cracks. ahe has a quote of 20 grand to replace both rails. Alternative is to cut the outer rail at back of cab (at 45 degree angle) and have Adams from Vt. punch new rear sections and weld in. Any opinions. They did rails for a friends single axle B-81 and their laser drill job was right on- no reaming of any holes.
  14. Red Horse
    Every now and then I'm rummaging through a box of hardware and come across a piece with a Spags sticker on it. Truly an "institution" where his bargains were usually genuine as opposed to the China crap we find today. Of course Spag lived in a time when we still made stuff in this country-or if we had stopped making it, he ended up with the old inventory that had been sitting in a warehouse or a storage trailer for years.
  15. Red Horse
    Ok-and didn't Ford also have a gas turbine at the 64 Worlds Fair? seems like that was a lot more "practical" vehicle than the GM version. they then actually had their turbine in a W series that was in used in the Ford internal fleet . What in any case killed the further development of turbines for trucks?
  16. Red Horse
    Look at it this way Mike- sounds like you had a PM and they found a bad hose. Better that they found it on a PM then going down the road. Rest easy-as everyone says- the b will still be there
  17. Red Horse
    Matt, Do you know if Plunske has any of his old Ford Super Dutys? (I'm talking like T-950 etc)
  18. Red Horse
    Curious- a Wreckmaster Certificate is issued by?? Govt agency? Towing association? I see some pretty young kids running around and sometimes wonder about their qualifications.
  19. Red Horse
    Hmnn! These guys should take a trip to Cortland NY. I would have to believe that there is a faction within Daimler that is saying..."make my day". When the union leadership recommends ratification and the rank and file turn it down, not a good sign
  20. Red Horse
    Beauty-now that picture looks like it was taken at a Rockbusters event?? Ted Valpey's grader in background-and old Bantam 'hoe on a lowboy?
  21. Red Horse
    Yes-but what Cummins??
  22. Red Horse
    Must be lost? Or a demo contractor bought it?
  23. Red Horse
    Interesting observation. Amazing how the "new broom" surrounds himself with people he is comfortable with. Can't say that is a bad thing-unless "new broom" doesn't have that good a feel himself for the job at hand.
  24. Red Horse
    Hah in your case it was called "community service"
  25. Red Horse
    10-4 Matt-

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