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What is the raised "5MD" part number on that air intake duct ?

Whenever I think of our incompetently planned foray into Iraq spurred by several mad men (I did not mention Cheney and Rumsfeld), I'm reminded of what that famous American Hawkeye Pierce once said: "I just don't know why they're shooting at us. All we want to do is bring them democracy and white bread, transplant the American Dream: freedom, achievement, hyperacidity, affluence, flatulence, technology, tension, the inalienable right to an early coronary sitting at your desk while plotting to stab your boss in the back. That's entertainment!"

The Wall Street Journal / August 13, 2016 A hacker posted cellphone numbers and other personal information of nearly 200 current and former congressional Democrats on Friday, the latest public disclosure of sensitive records this election season. The hacker, or group of hackers, going by the name “Guccifer 2.0” said the records were stolen as part of a breach of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. A number of files were posted onto Guccifer 2.0’s website, including a spreadsheet that has information, such as phone numbers and email addresses, for 193 people. The cellphone numbers of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California and Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer of Maryland were among the information posted. A White House spokesman declined to comment. Word began to spread Friday evening among Democrats whose personal information was posted, and several became furious, a congressional staffer said. The spreadsheet also included many personal email addresses and cellphone numbers for the lawmakers’ chiefs of staffs, schedulers, and legislative directors. Hours after the information was posted online, an email list-serve run by the Democratic Caucus sent a notice to recipients informing them to “change passwords to all email accounts that you use” and also to “strongly consider changing your non-House email addresses if possible.” The posting of the cellphone numbers and personal email addresses of members of Congress has national security implications. Included in the spreadsheet were the personal information of members of the House Intelligence, Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees. Foreign spies could use that information to try to intercept sensitive communications. The DCCC breach was reported late last month. In June, Guccifer claimed responsibility for hacking the Democratic National Committee and posting an opposition research document of Donald Trump online. The Guccifer 2.0 Twitter account said late Friday that it would provide “the major trove” of stolen information from the DCCC, including emails, to WikiLeaks, which has already published information from a similar breach of the Democratic National Committee. The same Twitter account sent a message to The Wall Street Journal on Friday evening that said the hacker had acted alone, not as part of a team. In another message to the Journal, Guccifer 2.0 wrote, “I won’t disclose my whereabouts for the safety reasons. I have a full archive of docs and emails from the dccc server.” ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The letter: Guccifer 2.0 hacked DCCC Hi all! It’s time for new revelations now. All of you may have heard about the DCCC hack. As you see I wasn’t wasting my time! It was even easier than in the case of the DNC breach. As you see the U.S. presidential elections are becoming a farce, a big political performance where the voters are far from playing the leading role. Everything is being settled behind the scenes as it was with Bernie Sanders. I wonder what happened to the true democracy, to the equal opportunities, the things we love the United States for. The big money bags are fighting for power today. They are lying constantly and don’t keep their word. The MSM are producing tons of propaganda hiding the real stuff behind it. But I do believe that people have right to know what’s going on inside the election process in fact. The leaked documents - https://guccifer2.wordpress.com/2016/08/12/guccifer-2-0-hacked-dccc/

The COE became extinct in the U.S. owing to the introduction of inefficient new weight laws by bureaucrats clueless about efficient transport. We have 16.4-litre V-8s up to 730 horsepower, if that best suits your requirement. After you make a point of driving a Scania for the first time, please let me know your thoughts.

I believe the L-Series was offered with the 351, 478 and 637 cu.in. TORO-FLOW diesel engines as well. . https://en.wheelsage.org/gmc/l-series/64205/pictures/466494/ https://en.wheelsage.org/gmc/l-series/56172/pictures/a6unc5/

The windshield's price is lower than a Volvo FH's. Based in Scandinavia, Scania knows a bit about what a truck has to contend with during the winter months. Those rear drive axle fenders are "int'l standard", a proven design in every type of operation. Have you ever experienced them? I doubt any normal, rational driver or mechanic that would leave before taking the time to experience the truck. The old adage, "don't knock until you've tried it", applies here. The Scania is the best driving and most comfortable truck in the world, and it's legendary modular construction makes it a technician's dream. Have you sir driven a new Scania Streamline?

Watch this from 1:20 .

Thank you Leonardo, that's what I'm talking about. This absolutely beautiful burgundy-colored R 440 "Streamline" has an entirely different flavor from that red R500 "Highline" owner-driver truck, and what many U.S. customers would be more accustomed to (imagine if the MH Ultra-Liner had not been prematurely terminated).

This particular Scania is spec'd for a western European owner operator. Scania trucks, like those produced by its old partner Mack Trucks, are custom built. Thus, the final build result varies widely. A truck for Australia, or purpose-built for a U.S. fleet, wouldn't look like this.

That Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are the nominees for (drum roll here)...................President of the United States, is final proof that it's all merely a charade. There is no way that the aristocracy, the powerful and very sharp people intensely focused every day on maintaining and increasing their wealth, would allow either of these dysfunctional people to run USA Inc. Would they allow them to hold the silver briefcase with the red button? NOT. As it was in the beginning with the founding fathers, the elite quietly push the buttons and pull the levers, while letting the masses "think" that they participate in the process. Look at it this way. If what you see is "actually" what we have, for example a dysfunctional congress of mostly 70+ year old men that can't make (good and timely) decisions, well............then the writing is on the wall.

So they can't repair a Mack truck? Or I should say, Volvo refuses to repair a "Mack" truck.

Gentlemen, the masses, i.e. the common people, have been manipulated for centuries. This didn't begin yesterday. Obama didn't start it all (How can one forget the incompetent performance of Bush Jr., who was wasn't qualified to be more than a state governor, if that ? ). All I'm saying is, please look at the big picture. What we have today is an extension of what began in 1776. Ultimate power will always lie with the aristocracy (today's top 500 global business leaders, e.g. the Bilderberg Group). Our world's development, for example the creation of the European Union and NAFTA, is guided along by them to enhance their profitability.

I see that Grapevine, South Lake and Flower Mound have overall crime rates of 15 per 1,000 residents. That's quite low.

I don't believe those chrome grilles, Mack part number 6MF519P2, applicable to the R/U/DM and F-models, are still available from Mack (i.e. Volvo) in the states. Try asking the Mack people there. There are some plastic aftermarket versions. I can't speak for them.

Lloyd’s Loading List / August 9, 2016 The Port of Calais today opened a “smart” and “more secure” reception zone for trucks, which it says will greatly facilitate their transit through the French Channel port. Located on a 4-hectare site and equipped with 15 lanes, the new facility can handle up to 300 HGVs at any one time and will “optimise the arrival of the 1.9 million HGVs that use the port of Calais each year and assure a more secure passage to Dover”, the Port Boulogne-Calais Authority said. Directly accessible from the A16 and A26 motorways, its opening coincides with the introduction of free wireless access throughout the port. The authority underlined that the new facility “will substantially reduce the waiting time for lorries, which will now be more efficiently directed lane by lane to the different check-in points. This new process will also optimise flow management taking into account the ferry companies and lorry type.” By the end of September, the operation of the new truck zone will be automated using a signalling system, backed up by CCTV provision and new security fences. On the busiest days, Calais’ existing truck waiting area will continue to offer the capacity for up to 800 trucks, bringing total capacity to 1,100 HGVs. “The commissioning of the new truck buffer zone is very good news for the Port of Boulogne-Calais, through which more than 3,000 lorries transit every day. This new equipment fully reflects our commitment to streamline access to the port and to increase security. It also allows operators to optimise the load factors of their vessels by reducing the average waiting time for lorries," said Port Boulogne-Calais Authority chief Jean-Marc Puissesseau. http://www.portboulognecalais.fr/en/the-port-of-boulogne-calais-optimises-the-reception-of-lorries .

Commercial Motor TV - sponsored by DAF Trucks / August 11, 2016 .

JcNews.ru / August 11, 2016 Ford Otosan in Antalya, Turkey has showed a new generation of Cargo heavy trucks. Following the 1846T (Russian market N566) 4x2 tractor, Ford has now launched a newly designed vocational range for construction applications. And there is a new 13-liter engine meeting Euro-6, aimed at the European market. Two-axle tractors Ford calculated on the total weight of 18 tons, three-axle 6x2 - up to 25 tons, three-axle 6x4 - up to 35 tons, and four-axle 8x4 -. to 41 tons. An 8x2 version for the Russian domestic market should have a rating of 35 tons. Ford Otosan said it is still planning a 6x6 chassis as well. Last fall, Ford began assembling Cargo heavy trucks in the Russian city of Kaliningrad. Let me remind you, the 460 horsepower Cargo 1846T 4x2 tractor took third place in the competition Truck of the Year 2013 (the Iveco Stralis Hi-Way took 1st placce, and the Mercedes-Benz Antos took 2nd place). Now, Ford wants to offer trucks for the construction and public utilities segments that offer the same high level of design. The Cargo’s competitors are the Mercedes-Benz Axor, MAN TGS, Renault Premium, Iveco Stralis Active Time and Volvo FM, and in Russia - KamAZ. The latest generation of Cargo heavy trucks are intended for the broader European market, so the need for Euro-6 level engines. Ford first launched the 9-litre Ford Ecotorq in 2012, but its rating (330 hp, 1300 Nm) is insufficient for truck gross weights of 41 to 44 tonnes. The 9-litre diesel, purchased from Fiat Powertrain, was called it a temporary solution. Now, Ford is offering a 12.7-litre engine which it will also produce in China with joint venture partner JMC. The engine features overhead camshaft design, four valves per cylinder and timing gear located on the flywheel side. The new engine’s compression brake capacity of 340 kW, and a transmission-mounted retarder retarder with 600 kW capacity can be fitted. Flywheel-driven power take-off is rated at 130 kW and 650 Nm. The gear ratio of 1.18. Standard solution for diesel engines Ford Ecotorq - filter with corrosion inhibitors in cooling system. Instead of the usual heat exchanger "air to air" intercooler type, a more efficient, but rarely used the “air to water” heat exchanger is fitted. The engine features wet cylinder liners for easier repair. The water pump is driven by an electromagnetic coupling, which provides two fan speeds for enhanced fuel efficiency. The air compressor has completely disable the function: for keeping the pressure in the pneumatic system monitors electronics. Ford’s new Ecotorq 13 has two power ratings: 420 hp (2150 Nm) and 480 hp (2500 Nm). European competitors offer more powerful 500 to 530 horsepower ratings. Like many global truckmakers, Ford is featuring manual and AMT transmissions supplied by ZF. We observed with the 12-speed ZF AS Tronic AMT, the mode controller is located on the tunnel near the joystick rather than the steering column switch or dashboard. Not a good place. ZF AS Tronic transmissions are not only fitted to Ford Cargo on road tractors, to its new vocational range as well. The Cargo’s instrument panel has become more interesting in appearance, with better materials. The top is made from a soft, pleasant to the touch plastic, which does not creak. Ford calls the interior door panels ergonomic, and it really is comfortable, with a good armrest and a pocket for small items. Ford Otosan originally offered several vocational spec axles from Meritor, as well as Iveco, Volvo and Renault. Now, Ford-branded planetary hub reduction axles, possibly produced at a joint venture in China with FUWA. Ford designers have developed a new look for the Cargo. Gone are the rounded arches over the wheels steering axle on which the former Cargo recognizable from afar. The cab feels roomier with richer interior trim, and has greater overhead storage capacity above the windshield. But the cab width can not be increased without changing the basic structure. Nevertheless, the ceiling is no longer presses on the back of the head, and the bunk is not as narrow. Previously, the width of the mattress bottom shelf was 59 cm. It is now 67 cm (due to changes in the roof and rear wall). Sorry, the engine tunnel is still high. While tractors use a four-point cab air suspension, vocational trucks are fitted with four spring struts. The trucks sound insulation has been improved, it was noticeably quieter. It seems that this is the last upgrade of the current generation Cargo. Ford representatives in Russia say a new, wide cabin will arrive within three years. .

9,000 more trailers added to recall Overdrive / August 11, 2016 After a group of trailer manufacturers issued a recall in late July on more than 30,000 trailers due to an issue with Bendix SR-5 Trailer Spring Brake Valves, another group of manufacturers has joined in recalling some of its trailers. The valve is a “reservoir-mounted trailer valve that can control up to four spring brake actuators during parking or emergency applications,” Bendix says. Manac, Polar Tank Trailer, Heil, East and Hyundai recalled a total of more than 9,000 trailers to add to the original group of recalls. The following trailers are now also included in the recall: 2016 Manac flatbed 2017-2018 Manac van trailer 2014-2016 Polar Tank DOT 406 tank trailer 2014-2016 Polar Tank DOT 407 tank trailer 2014-2016 Polar Tank DOT 412 tank trailer 2014-2015 Polar Tank MC 331 tank trailer 2014-2016 Polar Tank non-code tank trailer 2014-2016 Heil crude trailer 2014-2016 Heil dry bulk trailer 2014-2016 Heil flatbed 2014-2016 petroleum pull trailer 2014-2016 East flatbed 2014-2016 East flatbed tipper 2014-2016 East frame dump 2004-2016 Hyundai Translead chassis 2004-2016 Hyundai Translead container 2004-2016 Hyundai Translead van reefer 2004-2016 Hyundai Translead van trailer Trailers already recalled include: 2015-2017 Brenner liquid tank 2015-2016 Cheetah Bridgemaster chassis 2016 Cheetah curtainside flatbed 2015-2016 Cheetah extendable chassis 2015 Cheetah flatbed 2014-2016 Cheetah gooseneck chassis 2015-2016 Cheetah straight frame chassis 2015-2017 Fontaine Revolution 2015-2017 Great Dane dry van 2015-2017 Great Dane reefer 2015-2017 Great Dane flatbed 2014-2016 Hackney beverage trailers 2014-2016 Kindron reefer trailers 2015, 2017 Strick tandem axle van trailers 2015-2017 Transcraft platform trailers 2014-2016 Utility dry van trailers 2014-2016 Utility flatbed trailers 2014-2016 Utility reefer trailers 2015-2016 Vermeer TR620 2015-2016 Vermeer TR626 2014-2016 Vermeer DT6 2014-2016 Vermeer HG4000 2014-2016 Vermeer HG6000 2014-2016 Vermeer HG8000 2014-2016 Vermeer TG5000 2014-2016 Vermeer TG7000 2014-2015 Vermeer TG9000 2014-2016 Vermeer WC2300XL 2015-2016 Vermeer WC2500XL 2015-2017 Wabash National van trailers 2015 Wilson CD-1080 2015 Wilson DWH-550 Bendix’s PR firm said that “under a combination of a unique set of circumstances, it is possible (though not probable) for an internal leakage to develop in the SR-5 unit, resulting in slow to apply spring brakes when parking the trailer,” and added that “the leak is heard or observed at the supply (red) gladhand when uncoupled from the tractor,” and “if coupled to the tractor, a leak may be heard from the exhaust of the park control valve or from a quick release valve in the trailer supply at the trailer protection valve.”

http://chicagomackinfo.tripod.com/cab_closure_kit.htm .

You certainly should be able to convert your truck from steel rectangular to aluminium round. You want new parts? What did your Mack dealer say?.............https://www.macktrucks.com.au/find-a-dealer/ If they weren't helpful, call Mack Trucks Australia direct at 1300 69 6225.

You would want to use an ex-Post Office truck. But what are you going to do about parts? Volvo doesn't want to support trucks in excess of 15 years of age. When/if they still do, they charge you a ridiculous amount. If your goal is to make a profit............... .

August 11, 2016 More details are coming out today about the FBI wanting to investigate the Clinton Foundation, and the Department of Justice’s decision to turn the agency down. CNN reports that three FBI field offices were in agreement and wanted an investigation launched earlier this year, but the Loretta Lynch-led DOJ pushed back pointing to a preliminary investigation done on the Clinton Foundation a year before, after the book 'Clinton Cash' was released. At that point, not enough evidence was there to launch a case, and some at the Justice Department feared the request for a fresh investigation would look politically-motivated, especially in light of the FBI's investigation into Clinton's private email server. The FBI wanted to pursue a lead from a bank that tipped them off to suspicious activity from a foreigner who had donated to the Clinton Foundation. The initial news of the Justice Department going against the FBI's wishes was buried in a CNN story yesterday that detailed the latest release of Clinton's emails to the public at the hands of the conservative watchdog, Judicial Watch. Judicial Watch released 296 pages of Clinton's emails this week including 44 that the former secretary of state didn't initially hand over to the State Department. These new conversations shed light on how intertwined Clinton's State Department was with her family foundation. In one highly-cited example, the now-former head of the Clinton Foundation, Doug Band, reaches out to Clinton's top State Department aides, including Cheryl Mills and Huma Abedin, in April 2009 and notes that it's 'important to take care of' a particular person whose name has been redacted. In another exchange that year Band requests that Abedin and Mills put Gilbert Chagoury, a longtime acquaintance of Bill Clinton's who donated millions to the Clinton Foundation, in touch with 'the substance person re Lebanon' at the State Department. 'It's Jeff Feltman,' Abedin replied in an email. Feltman was then the U.S. ambassador to Lebanon. 'I'm sure he knows him. I'll talk to Jeff,' she said. The Clinton campaign is attacking Judicial Watch, whose dogged inquiries and Freedom of Information Requests led to the discovery of Clinton's private email system. Today, it was revealed that Clinton's State Department chief of staff Cheryl Mills visited New York in 2012 and interviewed two executives for a top position at the Clinton Foundation. Mill’s lawyer has called it “volunteer work for a charitable foundation”, rather than a conflict of interest. The State Department is describing the act as personal time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Officials from the FBI and DoJ met several months ago to discuss opening a public corruption case into the Clinton Foundation. At the time, three field offices were in agreement an investigation should be launched after the FBI received notification from a bank of suspicious activity from a foreigner who had donated to the Clinton Foundation. FBI officials wanted to investigate whether there was a criminal conflict of interest with the State Department and the Clinton Foundation during Clinton's tenure. The DoJ had looked into allegations surrounding the foundation a year earlier after the release of the controversial book "Clinton Cash," but allegedly found them to be unsubstantiated and there was insufficient evidence to open a case. As a result, DOJ officials refused to open a corruption case into the Clinton Foundation. The FBI's investigation into Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe and his tie to a Clinton Foundation donor was also raised during the meeting. Representatives from the Clinton Foundation, FBI and DOJ refused to comment. The Clinton Foundation is under increased scrutiny this week. Newly released emails from Clinton's tenure as secretary of state depict a shady relationship between the department and the Clinton Foundation. A CNN investigation found that Clinton aide Cheryl Mills was involved in the Clinton Foudnation while she was also employed as Chief of Staff to the Secretary of State. On a trip to New York in 2012, Mills interviewed two executives for a top position at the Clinton foundation. The State Department said she was on personal time. Mills' attorney says she was, doing "volunteer work for a charitable foundation. She was not paid." In a hearing last month on Capitol Hill, FBI Director James Comey refused to say whether the Clinton Foundation was under investigation, saying "I'm not going to comment on the existence or non-existence of any investigation." The newly released emails from Judicial Watch raise questions about the relationship between the State Department and Clinton Foundation. Hillary Clinton pledged she would not be involved with the Clinton foundation when she became secretary of state.

In 1789, George Washington wrote to Marquis de Lafayette, the French military officer who fought for the American Revolution: “Nothing but harmony, honesty, industry and frugality are necessary to make us a great and happy people.” And Americans were a frugal people well into the 20th century. But then came the era of instant credit, rampant consumerism and record personal bankruptcies.

Wall St. banks ask Fed for five more years to comply with Volcker rule Reuters / August 11, 2016 Big Wall Street banks are asking the U.S. Federal Reserve to grant them an additional five-year grace period to comply with a financial reform regulation known as the Volcker rule, people familiar with the matter said. If the Fed agrees, the extension would give banks more time to exit fund investments that are difficult to sell, but no longer allowed by the law. The added grace period, which follows three one-year extensions, would start next year and run through 2022. The law on Volcker rule implementation says banks can ask for an extra five-year extension for "illiquid" funds, where banks had contractual commitments to invest. In deciding whether to grant Wall Street more leeway, the Fed has asked banks to provide details on their specific investments to prove that they fall under the statutory definition of "illiquid," said the people, who requested anonymity to discuss non-public regulatory discussions. Those seeking the extension include Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N), Morgan Stanley (MS.N), JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) and some other banks, the sources said. They are making their push in part through Wall Street lobbying group the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA). "SIFMA is working with our members to ensure that regulators have the data they need to adequately appraise the situation," the association said in a statement to Reuters. Congress intended to provide "an appropriate transition period" so that banks could exit illiquid funds without disrupting markets, SIFMA added. The banks and the Federal Reserve declined to comment. The Volcker rule, named after former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, is part of the sweeping 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law. It aims to reduce risk-taking by preventing banks from using their own capital to make speculative bets. Critics say its many loopholes – with exemptions for activities like merchant banking and foreign exchange trading – have made it less effective than it was intended to be. "It's laughable that the biggest, most sophisticated financial firms in the world claim they can't sell the stakes year after year," said Dennis Kelleher, CEO of non-profit Better Markets. "Everyone else in America has to comply with the law and Wall Street should also." The Fed has already granted three one-year extensions for compliance with a broader provision of the Volcker rule regarding stakes in hedge funds and private equity funds – the maximum number of extensions it could provide in that context. The new requests, which were widely expected, concern "illiquid" fund investments. The Fed risks criticism for giving Wall Street more wiggle room, but also risks blame for fire-sale losses or for banks and their investor clients getting tied up in court if they are forced to exit certain contractual agreements quickly. Before the crisis, big banks had proprietary trading desks that made bets on market direction, as well as in-house hedge funds, investments in external hedge funds and co-investments alongside clients in internal private-equity funds. Underlying assets could range from investments in private companies to real estate and long-dated derivatives. While the regulated banks have spun off much of that activity, bankers say there are still some investments that do not contractually expire for years or lack a liquid market for an immediate sale. But disclosures are few and far between, making it difficult to independently discern how truly illiquid the investments are. Banks are now asking the Fed for more time to exit stakes in funds they deem to be illiquid, sources said. In response, the Fed is demanding more details about why the funds, or their underlying assets, are considered illiquid, how much time it would take to exit the investments and what efforts have been made to exit investments sooner, sources said. In granting banks its final one-year extension last month, the Fed said it would soon provide details on how it will address illiquid funds. Banks have been selling down non-compliant investments over the last several years, with Goldman having reduced its exposure by more than half since mid-2013. Yet in regulatory filings, banks have said they may face difficulty in getting rid of those investments by upcoming deadlines. As of June 30, Goldman Sachs held $7 billion worth of private equity investments, real estate holdings and hedge funds affected by the Volcker rule. In March, Goldman said it expected to sell the majority of those stakes before the July 2017 deadline, but it removed that language in its most recent quarterly filing. Morgan Stanley, which has about $3.2 billion in real estate and private equity funds, recently said it expected to be able to divest much of those investments. But the bank said in a second-quarter filing that it expected to ask for further extensions "for certain illiquid funds." JPMorgan has around $1 billion in hedge funds, private equity and real estate investments.