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need some new Fuel filters? look there first.....cheap and simple to replace!

New Egypt.... That's where I picked up my 12 speed...

I can't see... Are the head lights on?

Love the red interior...never seen it before...

Lol.... Damm auto correct! Derizen and heil were pretty popular as well... I see a lot of aluminum Mac trailers lately. And Cora's steel trailers they Seam to be knock offs of other popular mfg. See a resemblance? http://www.truckpaper.com/listingsdetail/detail.aspx?OHID=3531147 http://www.truckpaper.com/listingsdetail/detail.aspx?OHID=3863349 One thing that I did with newer end dumps was an air ride with a 1/4 frame. That thing rode so nice. Not as much bucking stable on the dirt. And the bags dumped when the air gate was opened.

Trent Blasco. Let me know who you are,where your from screen name.... ie BMT..... as I might not know you by name.

cant say I see any Palmer but a hilbilt frameless was pretty much the norm for 20 years, Mongoose 1/4 frames are also popular. The hilbilt frameless spring ride was a no frills all business trailer. Easy to maintain and parts were easy to find. Worst issue with them was the ladder style frame on the under side. Rust just eats those tubes and the welds cracks away from the floor.

First truck I ever drove when I was 14. Took it up I-55 then down Cicero ave after the driver said I should try. RS700L 285/6speed, ex Alaska pipe line truck.

Tanzillo contractors Wheeling IL

Axel and hilbilt pretty much ruled Chicago end dumps.

I think ups ran them. Not common but they are out there.... What year and model truck?

My advice is wash them and go spray the whole truck down with diesel. You have to get that motor moving before things rust beyond repair. Sounds like a pita...

January 2nd 2001, My first trip driving the race hauler ant the new job. Was heading south on I-65. Was 8pm and was about 20 deg out with fog, I was don't about 45-50 mph due to poor visibility came around a bend in the hi way to see there was a cop car in the median, with lights going,about a 1/2 mile away. The roadway decended into a valley with a bridge at the bottom. I was in the right lane and a car was passing me in the left. We got about a 1/4 mile from the cop when I see the car that was passing me just start to rotate and now I'm looking at his head lights. I grabbed the brakes and the truck just went quiet,rpm needle went to 0, drives locked up ,im on ice! I pushed in clutch and took it out of gear. That car spun out infront of me and ended in the right side ditch. As I was passing the cop I saw about 3 other cars in the ditch and against the wall of the bridge. I made it passed safely. But for about 20 seconds all I could hear was the wind and my hart racing. First day on the job and almost wrecked a 2million dollar rig.... But I do give myself credit in all my time driving trucks or cars I have not hit anything.

1st winter I had my rs700 I almost hit a car at a stop light. Was on my way back bobtailing from having rear pads and bushings done. A dusting of about 1/4" of snow was falling. Got off the 55mph roads and onto the 40mph back roads as traction was poor on all roads. I was coming up on a intersection that had been green for a while. Slowed down to about 25-30 mph, got about 300' from the light and it went yellow. I lightly touched the brakes and all 4 rear corners locked killed engine, Let off the brakes pushed in clutch to let them roll and tried agan, the wheels locked again. Seamed like i went faster when on the brakes...Restarted truck jammed it into 4th and let out the clutch, truck started to slow but i was going to stop somewhere in the middle of the intersection. Luckly the side of the road was gravel so i brought the trucks right side to the shoulder and got some traction in the gravel. The truck skidded thru 30' of the gravel then back on pavement where it stopped over the line as a car was crossing thru. i had just a few feet of space untill i was in his lane. If I did not find that gravel it would have been bad news for me. I Had new tires on the whole truck but my truck has No front brakes. That's my dumb ass story of my trucking life...

When we were hauling clay in the winter I would get to the yard at the end of the day,fuel the truck up and then I would spray about a gallon in the box. The next day would go flawless. I had a little pump sprayer with fuel in it that I used for the sides and hoist house in the nose. About mid day I would spray the sides to keep it wet and that box would stay an ice rink all winter long.

Diesel in the box... Oh my...that's a big no no!.... I never did that. Wink,wink...

I normaly just drink straight Jameson and the next day when I take a dump it will slide ........never mind....

All that work and you could buy a R700 and just drop the engine in?...

Ok been wiring up my oil temp gauge and I'm stumped. The back of my gauge has 3 terminals. I,G,S I assume its the following......ignition,ground,signal.? Anyways I put a keyed 12v wire to the I A ground wire from behind the dash to the G And a wire from the sending unit to the S Why is it that when my trucks coolent temp is at 180deg after a 30 min drive I can't see the needle move to show my oil temp is near my coolant temp reading? Did I wire it incorrect? All the trucks I have driven my oil temp is near my water temp when under normal driving light load.....anyone?

Al.....I lost my throttle spring on the way home from Maggie's truck show this year...I had Just left, Mr stark was following me, and was heading for the hiway. I was trying to slow down for the on ramp when she went to full throttle. I had to pull the engine kill cable to get the governed back to idle. I had pulled over, opened the hood, and had fixed it as Mr stark was walking up to see why I had pulled over. Lol... Gotta love a old mechanical....

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vHIve016S5c I was out in my truck today. Here is what my 285hp pushes through 4th gear.

Good to hear. I actually just drove the truck for the first time today with the seat installed. I put it in the day I picked it up from you just never left the yard. Are you doing the aths meeting at your yard ths year? Hope you had a merry Christmas... Trent

I'm going out on a limb here and saying that's a specific mount to a cummins family of engines. My rs700 has a standard Mack front mount that is cast but looks nothing like that. There was a few mount styles with the RS/RL frame. Some had provisions to bolt the lower radiator mount to them. Some did not. Different engines used different front mount and I think you will need to find a cummins specific mount or remove and repair it? Hopefully someone with first hand experience and can comment.

Seat is good for me..one man's turd is anothers treasure! . I see what you mean about it bottoms easy when in the range I would set a bostrom at. Wonder if I can adjust the bottom stops? Another thought was to see if a lower profile base is offered? Seams if it sat 1-2" lower it would be perfect. But its perfect for what I need...

And a window he can't see out of...