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I think its test truck because of the "Organic Rankine Cycle" It was a topic that mrsmackpaul started in July 2014. Was very interesting. In my opinion, it makes this a special truck. I hope it goes to a deserving home . Heres the link to the thread. https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36444-organic-rankine-cycle/#comment-253827

From someone that is north of Toronto, Welcome aboard ! In case you didn't know , we like pictures……..Of pretty much anything .

Like the guys said above, signals and brake lights go through the turn signal. If you have a separate brake and signal going to the back. I think you could wire in a 4 to 5 wire converter. They are used for vehicles that have separate brake and signal lights that need to be converted to a single light that operates both brake and turn. They're not very expensive , and you should be able to get it at any trailer place.

The way he can burn up the tires I was think'n a 237 . Jus joking Stolen from Facebook . E9 with Nitrous and water injection. https://m.facebook.com/transport.cars/posts/883244281705450

I found another cool video I wanted to add to this thread . I love it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks4b2WwLjWE

Thats an interesting point. Every region and township around me had Champion then Volvo graders. Now they are all John Deere . I wasn't sure if it was pricing or the product. But I never see Volvo graders any more.

Thanks for the pics Rob. I found the differences very interesting.

Very nice . I like it .

I don't want to get this off track , but here is a thread about the Allis Chalmers engine . Known as the Big Al http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/39749-big-al/#comment-287321

That is one of my favourite R's . I hope one day my R688st will look as good. I think the owner is a BMT member , but not sure .

I agree, Very Nice truck ! You think its expensive in US money . Its over 170,000 in Canadian $ . I wonder if they would take an old snowplow on trade

Welcome aboard !

Well this makes some sense to me now. Here are some pics to reinforce what you mention about incomplete. This paperwork came with my 1988 "R" .

Just a little help. LOOKS GREAT !!

Sorry for getting this thread off track We might have to start a new thread on decoding a VIN Vlad, is it possible that your truck is a 1989 model year ?? Model Year Character Codes As shown above, the 10th character of the VIN indicates its model year. A: 1980 or 2010 B: 1981 or 2011 C: 1982 or 2012 D: 1983 or 2013 E: 1984 or 2014 F: 1985 or 2015 G: 1986 or 2016 H: 1987 or 2017 J: 1988 K: 1989 L: 1990 M: 1991 N: 1992 P: 1993 R: 1994 S: 1995 T: 1996 V: 1997 W: 1998 X: 1999 Y: 2000 1: 2001 2: 2002 3: 2003 4: 2004 5: 2005 6: 2006 7: 2007 8: 2008 9: 2009 Country of Origin Character Codes The 1st character in a car's vehicle identification number indicates the country in which it was manufactured. Some of the country codes include: 1, 4, 5: United States 2: Canada 3A-37: Mexico J: Japan VF-VR: France 9: Brazil WA-W0: West Germany S: Great Britian

I don't know much about the numbering system for VIN's . The only thing I can add is that I have 3 Oakville built trucks that start with 2M2 , and I know they were not gliders because I've known 2 of them since new , and have there original build sheets. I do know that the 10th digit ( a letter , should be a "J" in Vladislav's 1988 ) represents the year.

Love an opportunity to so show off my plow. Ready for this winter.

Its a factory option. A Grated clutch pedal . You can see it listed as # 32 on my build sheet .

Something else I wanted to add, that I learnt today. I thought it was interesting. All you firefighters will know. The button for ringing the bell ,if your riding on the back. I realize they don't do that anymore .

I came across this truck today in my travels . I don't know the owner or much about the truck . I just found it very interesting and though some on here would appreciate some pics. It had a gas engine originally . At some point it had a 6-71 put in it. Things I found interesting is , wipers on both sides of the windshield and the "pressure computer" Like I said, I don't know much about it . But if anyone knows anything interesting , I would love to hear.

I'm not sure if this is the same trans. This is a TRDXL 10780. Hopefully Mr. Hancock can shed some light. I never got chance to say " NICE TRUCK " !!!!! That dog found it's way to a good home.

Theres a lot of info on here about puff limiters. The thread that helped me the most is this…... http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/44803-300-puff-limiter/#comment-332974 Swishy posted some shop manual pics in the very last post. They are very helpful. Thanks Swishy !! Another point that may be helpful , is in the pic that Jim posted you can see on the bottom there is a CP5X . You will find a they are all stamped with a number that ends with X. could be a 3X all the way to 9X (i think) The lower the # the less smoke you get. I have a 3X on my 350 and a 5X on my 237 . The relay valve is just part of it though. The rack limiting cylinder (where the line is going to from the relay) has to be set and working properly. The info Swishy posted shows how to test .

I'm sure, going by everything else you've done , it will be whipped into shape in no time. Hopefully everything goes smooth with your new endeavour.

Congratulations on your new truck . I love this story because you were actually able to buy the truck . Stories like this usually end with the " the owner won't sell it , because they want to save it "or they think its worth $ 30,000……. usually 5 years later it is sitting in the same spot , just a lot rustier . Thanks for including us in your endeavour . Hopefully you will include us in the work you do to it . Nice truck

Nice job ! I can see you only have one way to do things………………….The RIGHT way !