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  1. Red Horse
    Hope they have a remote "destruct" feature to save us a lot of trouble when they are abandoned and ISIS gets them!
  2. Red Horse
    Unhappy with German leadership?...Hmnn shades of Chrysler?
  3. Red Horse
    Hah! For sure Jim- the neighbors are not happy about their pot holes!
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    Well guys-thx for all the good advice. Picked up two new 1050 CCA (@32) from Fleet Pride (they are made by Exide) put them in and I could not get my finger off the starter button fast enough before it fired up. 20 minutes spent welding new angle irons in each battery box to lock them in and I'm done. Also interesting side note-was at the tire shop today and a Napa guy was in- he does fleet work for a Napa with about 6 locations. He told me 4 battery mfg's in US- East Penn-(Deka) Exide-(Fleet Pride one of their labels), Johnson Controls-(Interstate) and one other player that I forgot that does a lot of minor pvt. labels. MrCat- Mike-called your guy-he only went as high as 940. Price okay but given fact I was going from 4 to 2, wanted as much punch as I could get.
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    Thx for posting-another dimension!
  6. Red Horse
    Hmnn- you DO get around!
  7. Red Horse
    I hear you-just the practical side of me
  8. Red Horse
    Jim, I never knew the history of Merk's truck-thx. Some of these fire trucksgo for unbelievable numbers. A town on Cape-to remain nameless-sold a 237 powered pumper about three years ago- friend attended the bid opening-that did not happen. Truck went to a "local". Yank the 5 speed, put a 6 speed in, shorten up WB and you would have a single axle dump for a lifetime!
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    B-dog thx for the history. Remember the 69 R and the MB. The MB was converted to a DPW sander-until a women blew a stop sign, hit it and it rolled over.! Don't remember the "type 45+-unless that is a American LaFrance which is the current muster truck. the current R is a Triplex-someone was thinking of its "afterlife"! give me a heads up next time you are headed for the Country Cupboard.
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    Mike-tried calling you on 978-256-4379

    shoot me your guys contact info if you don't mind and I'll see what he says.  1000 CCA Interstate is listing for about 150 bucks- I can also get 1000 CCA at Advance auto for 141 less A 20% COUPON I HAVE.  Think I'm going to cut back to two-one on each side.

    Bob

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    Kevin

    Pardon my political incorrectness but is this a diversity hire?  When you see a track record like that, "diversity" is the first thing that comes to my mind.

    By the way, did you know Joe Rossetti?  He was a New England guy that I think made it to the VP of sales level.  I think early in his history he was the branch manager in Providence or Boston.  Also, national Accounts guys that were my reps were Homer Milliken and Rick Vessela-but I'm dating myself and both were probably gone before your time.

    Bob

  12. Red Horse
    10-4, Apples and High taxes!
  13. Red Horse
    so Larry-what do you have for CCA? I'm thinking when guys I bought the truck from converted from 4 -6V with the SP switch, they "filled the battery boxes" with 4 -12 V. I don't ever remember buying trucks with a total of 4800 CCA.-and that includes tractors that had to have a hot wire for a tailgate Will do Mike.
  14. Red Horse
    Bulldog-here are some pix-sorry could not get it outside.
  15. Red Horse
    KS-but were they not also skating by on "credits" that they had? or am I confusing them with Cat?
  16. Red Horse
    Guys-I'm sure you are right-I'm just trying to get blood out of a stone!
  17. Red Horse
    Guys one other test i did. Had the wife hit the starter and my volts on Batteries dropped to around 4.
  18. Red Horse
    Well in the dead of winter I tried to start the B model-not even a grunt. Truck is 12 v, 4 @ 1200 CCA. But they are 10 years old! everyone tells me I'm kidding myself. In any case I took two of them out and charged them about 6 hrs-getting 12.2 v reading. The two on the other side were reading around 12.18 so I took a shot, brought the Ranger in the barn and hooked it up to that side. No luck- Headlights are bright, internal buzzer and low air red light bright but no turnover-just a "grunt". I have had intermittent problems in past with the starter not engaging but before I screw around with that opinions if I in fact 4 12 V at a little over 12 V are not enough? Seems tome 4800 CCA's even at 12V should be more than enough but I guess not? Or I'm back to starter issue.??
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    Hah- only a few! Thx for info- I don't even remember what the connection was that your name came up but it did have something to do with 360's or 361's that had big power-12v-71 or that big OHC Cat.
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    Mike- Same spoke-so on my rear I would have a 3 piece with a two piece... By the way-you must be psychic because I was down at my pal's shop in Lancaster an hour ago where Dave M keeps his Binder and his Brockway and we were talking about 360's, 361's and long nose versions to accommodate 12V-71's and your name came up!
  21. Red Horse
    Guys, Any reason why you can not mix 8 x 24 two piece with 8 x 24 three piece? I'm sure the answer is "no" but as always.."the devil is in the details"
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    Alkane

    Red Horse replied to Red Horse's topic in Trucking News

    KS- I do believe you said the magic words.."long term success". And as 41 Chev and H'gunner point out, we all know wht happens when the subsidies get yanked and the business model has to stand on its own two feet. OR when Paccar, International or even Ford decide propane has good volume numbers. Another Carbon Motors in the making.
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    B-Dog Thx for explanation on the HS grants. I wrote quite a few successful grants for use as intended and also had some very valid ones rejected-really pissed me off when the town got that truck-never heard of the Assistance to fFrefighter grants I hear you on intended use and agree-I believe we have enough "front line" capabiity and the mini would provide a good compliment to the existing fleet. I wonder if the Boston decision was a "low bid" or disatisfaction with the Navistars-the easrlier Navistsars were 4300's I think that had DT-466's but I think the later ones were Durastars with the International built "Power Stroke" . Of course the new Fords-assuming diesels will be the Ford built 6.7 Power Stroke. I'll see if I can get a picture of the R model.
  24. Red Horse
    Has anyone had any difficulty downloading any of KSC's videos? I can't get the Ford Cargo or the DD 5 to print.
  25. Red Horse
    Hah-"penis envy"-hit the nail on the head-ouch! I'm at a pals shop a while back and the paid guy comes in with towns F-350 power stroke ambulance leaking coolant. We at the time had a new 450 Power Stroke due to be delivered. I asked him what was going to become of the old truck when the new one arrived and he said .."included in the new one as a trade-stupid we should have kept it as a back uP'. I said.."well as a taxpayer I think that was the right move". He says.."you wouldn't feel that way if the new one went down and you had a heart attack". I said..."wrong- I would take my chances on mutual aid showing up at my house in their new 450 rather than relying on this "back up" that would be kept in an unheated building with the mice eating all the wiring on it". He walked away-no clue .

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