1958 F.W.D.

SWMBO does not care if I go there, or Hooters...In fact she likes the food and atmosphere at both places. She even came out with Doug's Group (and Vlad and Ken) the night we all went out of Macungie this year. But like she says.... "You can look at the menu all you want. In fact you can even stare at it. But the second you order something, you die."

I'm a municipal building inspector/code enforcement officer/zoning officer/fire marshal. Currently I am dealing with a slum lord who thinks that heat in his apartment building really isn't an important thing even though it's getting down to near freezing here at night. Has not had working heat at all since last year, when the boiler was breaking down constantly. He was told then by an HVAC professional that his now 30+ year old boiler was on it's last legs and he needed a new one; which of course he cried about- never mind the fact that a new boiler would cut his oil costs in half......So he tells me he called the HVAC guy to come out and fix the old one- but "they told me they are booked until middle of next week." My reply was "better get someone else then because you have until 7:00 tonight to get the heat up and running or I issue a "Vacate the Building" order and your tenants will have to hit the streets.....And legally not have to pay you rent......... So he says "You can't do THAT!" My reply: "All it takes is one emergency injunction, signed by the Judge and enforced by myself with the assistance of the Police Department. Would you like to gamble and throw the dice and see if I can or cannot do that?" This is one of the days that I hate my job, curse my bad back and the fact that I had to medically retire as a career firefighter.

If no one else bites get back to me. I am next to City of Bethlehem Pa Exit 67 of I-78.....A few miles down the road, just slip me some gas money. Would have to be on a weekend as long as I could get a babysitter.

Yes....Yes I suppose you are correct......On the other hand, no, you are not. 140GZ (F554G) Waukesha: 3200 RPMS= 55 mph comfortable cruising speed (currently.) 671N POS DD: 2100 RPMS= maybe 40mph top speed???? And three forevers to get there......... So unless someone coughs up two axles.......IT AINT HAPPENING.... Besides.....I already have the plan mapped out if the Thunder Pumpkin ever grenades.....Cat has a reman 3208 set for almost the identical horsepower & torque curve at 2800rpms......So if I ever have to put in an oil burner.....Thats the one. And before everyone tells me the 3208 is a boat anchor, yes I am very well aware of that. However I am not delivering freight on a daily basis and if I go over 600 miles in one year, that was a busy year.

Got 5 gallons of gas for the F.W.D. today in a can when I fueled up my pickup. That should get me about 3/4ths of a mile......

Anyone have any idea what the power was for these monsters? Prolly safe to assume some kind of big slobbering two-stroke piece of crap .........?????

He makes regular appearances on facebook..........

Yes, as he strikes a pose.......THATS MY BOY!!!!!!!!!

Like this??? We have wimmins with a truck, but not a Mack.....Even better- An F.W.D. Or maybe this???

YES

Mike.....ixnay on the risque pixturesay...........

Doug I was gonna say count me, the bride and the three stooges in but when I called the bride to check she reminded me that this friday is trick or treat in Hellertown, so we will not be making it, Bride even said "those nice folks we met with Vlad during Macungie? If it wasn't T or T I would!!!"

I was going to be sick but then your pic counter-acted the sudden wave of nausea,

Happy Bday Lass......Hope you have a good one no matter how you spend it!!!!!

Congrats my buddy. That's great news. I am sorry I did not answer the phone when you called yesterday, I was in a meeting and then I totally forgot to call you back, but when you told me in your voicemail that you were free for one year, a big old smile broke out across my face............Outstanding!!!! But......You may be cancer free for a year but yer still ugly!!!! Just kidding my friend!! You know where I am during the weekdays- get a hold of me sometime and lunch is on me!!!

You gotta stop bringing 1/2" drive stuff to a 3/4" or 1" drive fight!!!!!!

You have to be smarter than the nuts, bolts and tools.

The car??? Ha. We can take my pickup- you know the one.....You've seen the tail lights of it a few times...... LOL

Mike if you go back, and you want some company and help, and do it on a Saturday, gimme a week or two notice and if I can swing it I'll take a ride with you.

Harry is alive and well, I communicated with him earlier this year through emails. He was at the ATHS show in Yakima last year. My father was one of the original "Dirty Dozen"- the 12 Owner Operators who were with Harry (Muschlegel) when he started JEVIC back in the early 1980's. My father retired from there after 28 years with Harry in 2004. I myself worked in the Willingboro Fleet Maintenance shop for a few years- mostly doing trailer sheet metal repairs. That F Model was indeed his, and is painted up in the original JEVIC two-tone blue. The only F-Model JEVIC ever ran was the one he coincidentally bought from my father- a 1978 Allentown tandem screw with a 300+ and a 10 speed. I did a lot of work on some of his hobby trucks- I worked Mon-Fri day work until 3:30pm, and then usually stayed for 2-3 hours on "The Harry Clock." I stripped, sandblasted and primed the entire frame of one of his H models.......And a lot of misc work on some of the others including the black-over-red poospreader that Gene Tackaberry now owns. Harry might try to make Macungie 2014. Mark- are you speaking of Maurice- who worked at JEVIC and then went to New Century (also known as "Jevic Part II: The Sequel.") I remember when Harry was in love with PPG Durethane paint, which apparently was a pain in the ass to blow.....So the PPG salesman offered to bring Maurice to their training shop for a 2-day class, so Maurice got a 2-day trip to Pittsburgh just to learn how to blow Durethane.

Larry, Darrel, Darrel, Darrel, Darrel, Darrel............

Holy crap that boot rack alone would bring a couple of hundred bucks at Allentown.........and don't even get me started on the wooden ground ladders......

That guy with the red ballcap- I'd like to play checkers on his shirt.........

You don't wait in that line with lights and sirens.....And even if we were going non-emergency, there is another entrance I could tell you about, but I would have to kill you.