Quickfarms

You are probably correct, if not I have an idea where it might be in Southern California there are three places that come to mind but I think they are all closed due to Covid 19

Do you have any more pictures of it?

It would be interesting To know where it is today. Hopefully it is spending time inside

250,000 to 440,000 deaths per year in us

Third leading cause behind cancer and heart attack


https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2018/02/22/medical-errors-third-leading-cause-of-death-in-america.html

Rebuilding the Holland XA-2009, FW2000, fifth wheel has turned into a pain in the ass. The Holland instructions make it sound like a piece of cake. They say to make a helper block out of hardwood or steel, they should just say steel, that oak block I made did not work until I wrapped it in 1/8” steel strap. After that and greasing everything it went ok until the instructions said release the handle, easier said than actually accomplished.

The real frustration occurred when I adjusted the lock wedge with a piece of 2” steel tubing in there, it’s the same diameter as the small part of my kingpin. Now when I pull the handle the lock retracts like it should but the jaws don’t open!

If I back the adjustment off it works

So I tried it again using a new king pin with the same results

I am wondering if I can’t pull the handle far enough because the fifth wheel is not attached to the truck.

The rebuild procedures, XL-FW134-01, reference Holland publication XL-FW225, XL-FW303 and XL-FW340. I have been unable to find these 3 documents on the Holland website.

Rebuilding the fifth wheel has turned into a pain in the ass. The Holland instructions make it sound like a piece of cake. They say to make a helper block out of hardwood or steel, they should just say steel, that oak block I made did not work until I wrapped it in 1/8” steel strap. After that and greasing everything it went ok until the instructions said release the handle, easier said than actually accomplished.

The real frustration occurred when I adjusted the lock wedge with a piece of 2” steel tubing in there, it’s the same diameter as the small part of my kingpin. Now when I pull the handle the lock retracts like it should but the jaws don’t open!

If I back the adjustment off it works

I am wondering if I can’t pull the handle far enough because the fifth wheel is not attached to the truck.

Any thoughts

Time to get the chainsaw fired up and get the dump truck out of there!  Years ago I tried to get a B61 from Logger Lou in Boonville.  Didn't work out and don't know who has it now.

The down under "RS"     

What happens when your helper presses on the foot valve?

We had a rather uneventful day today at the Jerry springer show headquarters

You know that’s exactly why I don’t come here because I will be trapped as you said and yes I can  cry and whine with the best of them.... bob

[emoji33]—-where do you work?!!! The Jerry Springer Show Headquarters? 

Left last week to go to Miami to get a 89 KW 007 edition. Left Fork Union got on 95  and immediately got pulled over by the VSP. It's hot I have the AC on .  I get stopped for not wearing a mask in a closed up cab, by my self (!). The trooper has no mask on, he goes to explain that Northams edict is the law. Told him it was un constitutional. I than learned that both Northam and the VSP suspended the state and Federal Constitutions. So my next question was with out constitutional law you are what? An insurgent ,a highway man or a terrorist?
 By the way smile into the camera you are being live streamed as we speak.!
Miami had karans running around with tape measures yelling at people for being 5'10" in stead of 6" apart.
Now Facci the fake wants people to wear googles or face shields?
Watch if the demos win COVID 1994 will magically be no longer an issue 
Facci doesn't like Clororoquine because of his monetary ties and his wife's consultation gig to GILLEAD .
Palm Springs COVID 1984 death toll 569 after a AMA audit 169 were from COVID 1984 the balance were m.v. accidents, shootings and drownings.  Turns out as per AMA hospitals get Fed Aid for every COVID 1984 case they "treat"  $$$$$$

Where I work, sexual harassment is a requirement, the females turned casual Friday into sexual harassment Friday.

Violence happens and is just called stress relief, it’s funny when you see an 85 year old man throw a printer at the wall ant it explodes into pieces. The first time shocked me but IT just picked up the debris and put a new printer in the old ones place

Functional alcoholics are common

This week has been productive

Allison fixed the speedometer signal drive issue so now I have a speedometer but no odometer. Now to check the calibration of the speedometer and drop it off at the speedometer shop with a spare or two so it can be fixed.

I also found a few more air leaks

In the course of rebuilding the white and green truck I stripped 3 cabs so I have a bunch of spare parts. Most of the work was because both of the trucks now have factory air conditioning in the cabs.

Maybe the iranians and s africans need to step up and provide parts for our old rigs. Volvo does not seem inclined to do so.

What do think of my Caboose, came out of Chesterfield police Dept training center seems some super trooper tripped and fell off and broke his leg and the insurance carrier made them dispose of it,  it is actually going to our radio supplier (we do not use CB use UHF) and he is going to use it for a pool house, it is in great shape and the insides are still all there, bunks,sink and heater.

It’s so the suits can make shore the drivers shoes are spit shined

 

Probably means flashlight

I think he is from the other side of the pond and they speak kings English

Oops, I meant to edit my previous post. Darn all day online meeting has turned my brain to mush. Time for a margarita

Whats the torch for
 

My advice is you need to read the actual vehicle code and not rely on what DMV says or publishes in there manuals.

If the vehicle code supports what you are doing then you should keep copies of that section(s) in the vehicle and make them available to the LEO if you get pulled over.

Did the mainstream drive by media show these pictures?

If not they will claim they are fake.

What do you expect from a career politician

I guess this will kill Mack off in the highly competitive state plow business. Maybe Volvo can slither in instead.

I have two of them and have no complaints other then they are not powerhouses.

They were used to power vocational trucks and do a good job at that. They were never, to my knowledge, marketed as an over the road engine.

My research indicates that the engine was used in combines.

The funny thing is I can get mechanics to work on the 7.8 easier than a Mack engine around here. This is because until CARB banned all older, mechanical, engines there were a lot still working. There will be quite a few still working under the low mileage exemption.

A quintuple combination pumper or quint is a fire-fighting apparatus that serves the dual purpose of an engine and a ladder truck. “Quintuple” refers to the five functions that a quint provides - pump, water tank, fire hose, aerial device, and ground ladders.

Another thing to consider is equipment standardization.

Here in LA county all of the county pumpers are set up the same. Many stations have the primary pumper that is numbered to reflect the station, say 152 for example, and many stations also have a reserve or backup pumper that would be numbered 552. This allows the county to quickly deal with equipment breakdowns on call in a crew that is off to man the backup pumper for an emergency such as a large fire.

I do agree that the SCBA argument is mute for most stations. I have never seen the entire crew of the truck jump off the truck as soon as they arrive on scene and run into a burning building. This behavior would be reckless and dangerous. It is better to arrive on scene, assess the situation, develop an attack plan and execute it, all of this can happen very quickly.