Lmackattack

Experience tells me a straight truck always gets into a tighter spot. And let's face it 90% of dumpsters are delivered by straight trucks. Depending on your state that trailer might not have the needed length for much more payload vs a roll off with a pusher.?

Your springs are flat!

I say every cop should stay out of the ghettos for a few days and show these idiots why they are needed.

Good info terry. Hope some of the older members get it sorted out. It was great when HQ was leaving it alone. They had lots of smart people over there dedicated to all truck and engine makes. I will check them out soon.

Years ago the old ATHS fourm was just as good as this one. Then a few hard heads messed it up, forced a change and imposed new restrictions...needless to say they ruined it and last I recall someone started a stand alone fourm but in my opinion by that time all the well versed truck collectors and historians had enough, myself included.

Oh. I thought this was about the trucks ATHS " own" or wanted to sell.....I left that organization after all the trouble they gave the message fourm participants and political issues.

What did those clowns do now? Sounds like a select few are still destroying that organization?

Looks good. I fabed up that same set up on my RS700L. I have air ride cab now so had to mount the stack bottoms to a y pipe then add flex under the cab. I also did not use the roof rail mount as it was causing issues in the sheet metal and I could never get the stacks to be perfectly straight.

Check waterlevel first, If level is ok it's possible the fan clutch is stuck on. If that is working ok replace the stat with a new one. If its real cold out a winter front does wonders. I used one on my R model and it kept that engine right at 180 even at idle.

I have seen a few rd's with 36" sleepers. What was odd is of the 5 or 6 I have seen 2 were car haulers with the rack over the top of the cab.

Today's RR crossings have computer circuits that will judge the speed of a train . Just throwing a pipe across the rails won't gt crossing gates to lower or a signal to drop to red. You would have to find the isolated sections of rail and short them all to fool the signal system computer into thinking a tran had passed. Todays signal systems are complex and they are built to avoid faulty signals and train location reporting....laying a pipe across May have worked 30 years ago but not in today's world.

Larry i Have the same issues still. I replaced the foot valve,slacks,cans,s cams,shoes, all hard ware. Removed the anti lock air valve. Truck will still not stop like it should. I checked air pressed at the chambers and it's correct. I gave up as its jist a parade truck now.

I always get out and raise the neck if it looks like I will bottom out. Had to do it today over a set of tracks that we're kinda steep. I raised it 2" off the stops and it still dragged for a second. I hate that feeling

Another thing to check is to make sure the hose connection between truck and trailer is good. One time I did not have the hose end screws down all, the way and the bed was slow to go up and down.. Just another thought...

correct. Early Tip turbine motors with the under hood filter housing.

I saw that water truck a while ago. Think it was at ohare inside the airport.

when you mount the sleeper do give proper clearance to the front of sleeper for the cab movement. the top of the cab will tip backwards over large bumps and overnight if the cab leveling valve leaks down. Make sure the membrane around the sleeper opening has proper flex to take up the cab movement. if you want to get really trick. I have seen photos of a guy and his R model that mounted a sleeper on long beams that extended and connected it to the cab floor. Then he added air bags to the back of the beams under the sleeper so that both the cab and sleeper was air suspended as one unit...

you will have to mix and match it together unless you can get a Vin number off a R model with factory Dual stacks. Just be warned the sticker price from mack might kill you.at best print it off and use it as a guide to buy your own parts. seams most people with R models run a pipe upwards behind the cab/ between the frame rails, then tee it off to each side. It really depends where your exhaust hangers can mount tho so start there. sometimes the driver side center fuel tank strap/bracket is in the way. First get your hangers set up then you can see where the pipes will have to travel. I saw one guy able to squeeze pipes under the cab corners but it was very tight and looked like they hit the frame when the air ride cab moved . another option is to mount hangers to the cab. The old mack westerns did this and it worked but if you hit a tree branch with the stack it can damage the cab.

I was planning on going to the show then forgot all about it.

Im sure they get a lot better economy with those super singles! as in no flat tires driving in the scrap yard all day!

Thank you very much...

C model trucks. Not the c model fire trucks What years were they built? And what model replaced it.?

That truck has solid rubber spoke rears..I tried catching a shot of it last year. Kinda cool set up

I was on I55 Northbound near I294 Off to the east I saw a Palumbo RM 6 wheeler...keep your eyes open