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15 minutes ago, Brocky said:
Tommy, I think your GPS got zapped by the Northern Lights!!!!! Walcott Iowa is one hell of a long ways from Vermont!!!!!!
Brocky he's a bottle or two short of a full six pack
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Some of you may or may not know that back in February I totaled the green pickle 2016 Ram 1500 Big Horn in a snowstorm in Bethlehem, Pa. If you are not familiar, parts of Bethlehem are very steep. It was early in the morning before the road crews could get out and salt (translation the city didn't want to pay the overtime so the decided to wait until the crews started their shift at 0600....) My wife asked me for a ride to the hospital because she hates driving there in the snow just because of the hills. I had just dropped her off and was going down one such steep hill and the brake pedal wouldn't brake when braked. There was a girl in front of me in a Ford Escape and the Ram tried to mount the Ford Escape. I didn't think the damage looked all that bad but apparently the radiator cross member was broke and the frame was bent. Really irritated me, I wanted to do 200,000 on that which I had never done before (128k at the time of the wreck.) Dad and I had just driven her to Phoenix and back in August 2023 and I thought I was going to miss her but the new wheels have grown on me. 2017 Ram "Rebel" Model with a 5.7 Hemi. Has air ride (which I need to watch, apparently air bags are expensive) and has a Dolby surround sound stereo system which sounds absolutely fantastic !!
The Green Pickle in the Phoenix Botanical Gardens, August 2023. It was 115 degrees F when I took this picture.The Green Pickle in Monument Valley, Utah on the way home from Phoenix.
The Green Pickle and Large's 2017 Ram set up as the field kitchen at Macungie 2023
BLUE THUNDER (after the 1980's Movie and TV Show about the Police Helicopter)
Blue Thunder after I had just clayed the paint and applied a coat of wax, cleaned the wheels, hit the black trim with some trim restore and did all the glass.
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Greetings and Salutations. SWMBO, Extra Small, Small, Large and myself will be vacationing in Plymouth Vermont for a few days the week of July 22-26 and I was wondering if there are any truck museums or private collections (that open up to esteemed VIP's) in the area? And OtherDog, NO!!!! THE KEYSTONE TRUCK AND TRACTOR MUSEUM IS TOO FAR SOUTH!
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On 4/18/2024 at 2:02 PM, other dog said:
There was nothing wrong with the alternator until someone was putting new batteries in the truck and forgot that it was positive ground.
What kind of a dumbass would do that?
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Tommy- for the alternator/generator and the starter, if you need anything and cannot find it and want to get what you have rebuilt, I highly recommend Vineland Auto Electric in Vineland New Jersey. They are HIGHLY regarded in the antique firetruck world for electrical components and systems.
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20 hours ago, other dog said:
Possibly. Brocky advised me to only use non- ethanol in it, like I use in all my small engines. I was advised to do that years ago with small engines by someone with much knowledge about such matters, and haven't had any issues yet.
I'm thinking I'll get the 90 octane non ethanol from the Sheetz just up the road, put the lead additive in it, a can of Sea Foam periodically, and Sta-Bil in the fall.
Check with folks who know that engine- if the valves have hardened seats, the lead additive isn't necessary.
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On 4/12/2024 at 9:17 AM, other dog said:
I looked in the gas hole with a flashlight and I could see all these dark blobs "swimming" around on the bottom of the tank.
I wonder if it was crap from ethanol gasoline?
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https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/at00sbh3yv/executive
Had a bit of a shake here in the Eastern Pennsylvania/NJ/NY area. A 4.8 quake with an epicenter of Lebanon (Hunterdon County) New Jersey hit this morning and kinda rattled everyone- we just don't get those around here. I was in Collegeville Pa and didn't feel anything but the cops on the other side of the building came over to my side and said that their filing cabinets were all shaking and banging against one another. Then my kid calls and said that the house (in Hellertown Pa. only 30 miles from the epicenter) shook for at least 15 seconds. And he said it wasn't little "tri axle full of rock going past the house shaking" it was heavy shaking!
News reports a few minutes later said it was felt from Ct all the way to Va.- 2
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5 hours ago, tjc transport said:My dealer is kinda the same. I know the owner.
20 years ago thee service writer came to the waiting room while I was having the oil changer and told me the trans case was cracked and it needed to be replaced...at the tune of $3500.
I told him hang on, and called upstairs and asked the owner to please come down. Than told the writer to repeat what he just told me. The owner said interesting. The car is still under warranty .
All it needed was a $10 rear seal at the driveshaft.
That as also that service writers last day there.
When I bought my 2016 Ram 1500 (used, with 39,000 miles) I had an issue with the transmission a few months later. I took it to the dealer who diagnosed and called me back and said it was the shift sensor pack in the transmission. I said "ok, do whatever you have to do, it's under warranty." The service advisor called me back a few hours later and said "Ok, it's all done, your cost is $585.00" I shit myself and said "What cost? That was warranty, don't tell me I have a cost." He said "yes sir, the new pan/filter (they are integral) and the 9 quarts of ZF transmission fluid, plus the labor. I was like "Uhhhhh bullshit! You had to drain it and open it up to replace the sensor pack, you take that up with Mother Fiat, because I am not paying dime one! He insists it's my cost. Told him "Get the Warranty dispute guy on the phone, lets see what he has to say." I got a song and dance, and then "Let us call you back."
While I waited for him to call me back I called a buddy who is a Mopar mechanic in Florida. He sent me the TSB for the exact problem. Stated right in the TSB "Servicing agency will have to drain the transmission fluid and remove the pan blah blah blah, FIAT North America will reimburse blah blah....... Dealer calls me back and says "Ok, we will cover the costs."
When I went and picked it up. I had a copy of the TSB with me and highlighted that section and handed it to the service advisor and said "be careful who you try to fuck next time".
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47 minutes ago, mrsmackpaul said:I do imagine that once you loose power the current takes control and pushes you about however mother nature wishes the current to flow
Was a qualified fireboat pilot when I was at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Fire Dept- we had a saying: If you don't have power to the screws and rudder, you can't argue with the tide, current and the wind!
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Here is a link to the radio traffic of the Baltimore City Fire Dept- they were initially dispatched for a "car in the water." This is 90 minutes of radio traffic that has been compressed to about 40 minutes. From a Fire Service Standpoint- these guys all remained calm, cool and collect in the face of probably the biggest incident any of them will ever face in their careers.
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19 hours ago, Red Horse said:
What I don't understand is, they managed to shut bridge down before impact but did not notify the crew that was on bridge patching potholes?? You can see their flashing yellow hazard lights as drifting ship was approaching. 3:55 just now Maryland gov is praising effort to shut down bridge access before impact. Confirms what I'm saying .... what about repair crew????
Here is a link to the MDT Police Radio traffic, it's about 2 minutes long. You can clearly hear one officer has traffic stopped, and says "When someone relieves me. I will drive up and get the road crew off." But then it happened. Can you imagine how that officer feels now?
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On 2/24/2024 at 7:26 AM, 67RModel said:
It would be completely worthless for anything other than what it is now.
Many poor VFD's in rural areas received these as excess Government vehicles and turned them into water tankers. And have turned them over in ditches because everyone forgets water is heavier than fuel.
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First winter after I got the FWD Firetruck, we had one of those epic three foot plus blizzards. I took it out just to say that I did it. I **tried** to get it stuck. Wasn't happening!!! Did get it hung up on a plowed mound once but I locked the lockers and she climbed right out like it wasn't even there.
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Back in my younger life, I was trying to get hired onto the Philadelphia Fire Department, and bought a house in the City to establish residency which was a requirement. Life went on and that did not pan out. I sold the house and moved up to the Lehigh Valley where we are now. I always thought I would miss living in the City, but every time I go back (have to get my cheese steak fix or go visit Philly Fire Dept friends at their firehouses) I can't wait to get the EFF out of there. Dennis Smith, a NYC Firefighter and Author that I like once said about New York: "I have been here too long to hate it, but I know it too well to love it."
And yeah the Alzheimers/Dimentia thing sucks. We lost my mom in January 2020 just before the china virus hit. She had been suffering from dimentia and then full blown alzheimers. I wont go through the whole thing but it was 7 years of my Dad taking care of her and me and my wife stepping in once in a while to give him a break. In mid-December 2019 things got really bad and her brain started to forget how to tell her body to do things and she developed aspiration pneumonia and got admitted to the hospital. Christmas Day 2019 I went to visit her with my Aunt (her sister) and it was the first time she didn't know who we were. It was a kick in the stomach. She died a few weeks later on January 11, and not to sound like an a$$hole (I am sure many would agree with me) it was a relief and though my Dad would never admit it he was relieved.
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The aerial was a special product called "Bulldog 1" made specially for Mack by Ladder Towers, Inc. who is currently owned by the Spartan/REV group of Ephrata, Pa. You can try to give them a call or send an email to see what they have as far as manuals but I would not hold your breath. Not many of these were made for Mack.
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The clutch is most likely a 16" twin disc Spicer. Yes parts are available, you just have to hunt a little. Any reputable clutch shop should be able to rebuild it. As for the hub, you have to keep your eyes out at the truck flea markets.
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On 10/16/2023 at 6:08 PM, CF-Firefighter said:
In theory, one 1.75 inch line would last close to 10 min flowing if 1000 gallons. Half that if 500 to know for sure.
I can tell you from looking at the pic as originally delivered compared to now, that the tank is not the original 500 gallon tank and is now larger. And I bet that the truck has no rust because when they modified the body to accommodate the larger tank, they probably did some cancer surgery at the same time.
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19 hours ago, CF-Firefighter said:
She was advertised with a 1000 gallon poly tank, but the Mack build sheet shows a 500.
That's not the original tank, which would have been steel. Poly tanks were relatively unheard of back then and certainly not installed OEM by Mack.
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On 10/6/2023 at 7:37 PM, other dog said:
I already had visions of rolling into the Hellertown Truck Stop in that unit.
Sorry the parking lot is full that day, you'll have to go to the Pilot or the T/A at Exit 7 in New Jersey.
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On 10/2/2023 at 4:41 PM, other dog said:
Yes, then you could have stopped at the Iowa 80 museum too!
I had to get to Winfall to Uber all these hot chicks around, some guy there refused to give them rides.
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If you want to check out a small but very nice fire truck collection in Estes Park, check out the Reliance Fire Museum www.reliancefiremuseum.org
Estes Park located on the outskirts of Rocky Mountain National Park that has some fantastic views.
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18 hours ago, mrsmackpaul said:
That's amazing, yet not surprising
12 hours ago, RowdyRebel said:I'd rather enjoy the time I've got on this Earth, even if it might be a little shorter.
Don't get me wrong, I would never discourage anyone from wanting a bike or to ride. I have many friends who do, including Firefighters. Many are surprised that I am not into bikes for as big a gearhead as I am. Two accidents that I went to as a Firefighter when I was 19 really left a sour taste in my mouth. Won't get into details but they were pretty gory. You do you, it's just not for me. I have my fun in other ways.
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MACUNGIE 2024/BMT THURSDAY NIGHT GATHERING
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Greetings and Salutations all BMT members. In the past Doug Maney used to scratch together a Thursday night gathering of us degenerates errrrr I mean distinguished BMT members which was usually held at The Tilted Kilt/Nun School but since they went down the toilet we were going to other places. Then the world ended, and I can't even remember if we have done this Thursday night thing since then? Anyway I am thinking the Alburtis Tavern on Main Street in Alburtis, over on the other side of the Mack Plant. If you want to check out their menu www.alburtistavern.com
I'd like to get a headcount, so if any of you are interested please respond here with the number in your party and I will set it up with them ahead of time.
Thanks!