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Yesterday I was looking at a White 2-155 (White acquired Oliver in 1960). The owner mentioned the rebuild costs of $1,000 per hole. The 155 horsepower 7.8 liter 6-cylinder Hercules D5000 was of course badged as White Motor Corporation alike the tractor. White acquired Hercules via its purchase of Hupp in 1967 and owned it until 1986. This is the same basic 7.8 liter (478 cu. in.) engine as used in the M35A2 (deuce and a half), but of course not being a multi-fuel (hypercycle combustion) version. (It is said Continental acquired the hypercycle technology from MAN, and Hercules/White Motor used it under license when they were low bid on M35A2 contracts.) A 2-155 example.

Warren Buffett has sold off another $6 billion in shares, the third year in a row he has quietly unloaded chunks of his portfolio. He has now sold $184 billion in shares since 2022. In going to cash, it appears that he is bracing for a market downturn. Buffett has long warned that the stock market should have a value that is near equivalent to the US's economic production. Currently, Wall Street is worth more than twice the amount of money the US makes.

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Reminds me of the Ford/Navistar divorce. .

Your Department of the Interior wants to kill 453,000 owls across the country. I kid you not. .

GM ends Brightdrop production. . https://www.autoblog.com/news/general-motors-ends-brightdrop-van-production-as-factory-sits-idle

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At 14:22 Nice truck .

This week the Trump administration floated the idea of a “price floor” for U.S. rare earths, where the government would step in to buy rare earths if the market price fell too far. The hope is that this would assuage fears of Chinese dumping, allowing U.S. production to attract investment. And the rare earths purchased by the U.S. government could provide the foundation for a strategic reserve of the minerals that could be used in a shortage.

These trucks are a hoot to drive. I always wanted to own one if the opportunity came along. https://www.militarytrader.com/the-m561-gama-goat-a-post-apocalyptic-flop?utm_medium=email&utm_source=MLT+-+NL+-+Newsletter&oly_enc_id=6399H5340267A6A

The 2-1/2 ton 140-horsepower multi-fuel (LDS427, LD465) was designed by Continental but also built by Hercules and White. The original 5-ton M-series were 224-horsepower Continental R-6602 gasoline engines. Only the Mack-produced A1 5-tonners were different, fitted with 205 horsepower ENDT673s (eg. M52A1 tractor, M54A1 cargo). The 3116-powered 2-1/2 ton M35A3s I believe are all rebuilt M35A2s.

Nice truck. I've thought of buying a 6-wheeler, possibly an M35A2 with the whistler engine because it's so classic. The newer M35A3 with the CAT 3116 and Allison wouldn't mean anything to me. But a 5-ton Cummins, NH or C, would be nice albeit overkill.

This is Jamie talking, not the media. Sure, the media dramatizes everything from A to Z. But Jamie is low key. He never prophesies market crashes like those Wall Street people seeking fame. But he will give you a whiff of what he's thinking. From what I see, I share his view that the economy is slowing. If the jobs reports are true and not skewed, only 22,000 jobs were created last month rather than the 75,000 forecasted.

Volvo Group shell company Mack Defense has received an order for 86 M917A3 Heavy Dump Trucks (HDTs) from the U.S. Army as part of a new five-year contract valued at up to $221.8 million. The trucks will be funded through the 2025 Department of Defense Budget, highlighting continued federal investment in tactical vehicle modernization and support for the U.S. industrial base. The vehicles are part of a larger plan to deliver as many as 450 M917A3 HDTs over the next five years.