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I'll have to check that out myself.

And - I found a really nice B-61 single axle dump

in a side yard close by my family's property.

Have to check that out too.

That little R-600 I posted about is about the hardest

working truck in that whole area.

The travelling photos have become a pretty good hobby for you.

I always enjoy the pictures and the narrative.

Thanks,

Paul VS

I think it's very good of you to feed and provide for the wildlife.

A lot of environmentalists would be very proud of you.

Used to spend quite a bit of time on Rte. 219 from Salamanca, NY down to Mahaffey, Pa.

Had a good friend in Mahaffey that I used to race with.

It wasn't much of a road, and tough to pass on with all of the coal trucks.

Has it changed any?

The visual's a little too strong!!

Those look good - a lot better than any old rabbit anyway.

I still think we ought to convert the mixer into a rolling cooker.

Johnsonville Sausage has a beauty of a converted tank trailer that is all one huge grille.

I see it out at Oshkosh each summer. I'll look closer this year.

With that mixer, your talent and my big mouth - we could make some real money.

Or go to jail.

PVS

You sure are a lot faster than I am!

Course I've been to nursing homes where I had a hard

time leaving, because they thought I was trying to escape.

Now we're down to the heart of the matter -

You really don't want to harm the rabbits at all.

My father and my mad scientist uncle spent

hours and hours trying to foil the squirrels that would get

into every bird feeder they ever tried.

When one of my other uncles wired the pole with

110v, they shunned him, disconnected the wires

and went back to their games.

The truth came out - the fun is in the challenge.

We don't really want to hurt the animals.

Anyway - have a good week.

Paul VS

The good news is -

My threatening worked!

My B-67 cab is back in one piece, and it looks great.

Everything fits like it should, and the remaining repairs

are pretty minor.

Paul VS

Frustration takes its' toll -

I called my absentee welding man yesterday.

Got his voice mail. And got madder by the second listening to it.

Now I don't lose it very often. But when I do, I get real testy.

Anyway - after listening to my extremely polite and genteel message -

the young fellow decided that today might be a very good time to get back

to work on my cab. Or leave the country immediately.

So, we'll see what happens. I've heard this before.

I didn't go to the truck shop tonite, and probably won't tomorrow.

I did tell him that, if this project wasn't back in motion today,

not to bother showing up here again.

So Tom, the welder's position may be available on Saturday.

And, I won't make you do the yard work.

Kathy needs me to do it, so she has something to complain about too!

Seriously, I'm just not too sure of myself doing the sheet metal welding on the

rear door posts and on the windshield posts. These pieces are multiple layers of

curved metal formed for strength. Just sticking them back together probably

isn't good enough.

So I'll try to put doublers inside each post to back up the repair welds.

Next truck comes from Arizona - NO RUST ANYMORE.

Send em up I'm gettin hungry myself!

Solutions:

A) Shotgun

Rabbit Fence

C) Dog

D) Stew Pot

Any of the above should solve the problem.

Good Luck,

Paul VS

Have a good week.

And thanks for feeding the rabbits!

Paul VS

I like that oversized trailer.

Wonder what that baby would bring in scrap????

Our biggest combination can put twelve axles on the ground,

that picture looks like at least nineteen.

"EXPENSIVE".

And, I don't think your employer would want to see the picture

of the Mack drilling rig passing you in the right lane.

Have a good week.

Paul VS

An LJ can sure look pretty nice.

There are a couple around that you see

regularly at the bigger shows.

One from North Carolina, I think the owner's name is Anders.

That one is a real beauty, with a capital B!

There's something about that LT and LTL cab and hood

combination that really gets my attention, though.

You know what they say -

If you've got an itch - you ought to scratch it!

Joe,

I wouldn't be so anxious to get into Lowes.

Lowes and Home Depot have a bad reputation for hiring

all the good local building people while the store gets up and running,

then just about when you are ready for a raise, they lay you off and put

some no brain kid in your place who will work for half the money.

If you are treated well at the local lumber yard and if you like it,

stay there and help the company do well. The effort will pay you back

sometime down the road.

Paul VS

And - they probably never got stopped!

Sometimes ignorance truly is bliss.

But you wonder if the ignorant offenders even

realize it.

Tom,

I wouldn't mind a tandem B-61, or that style truck,

(a closed cab B-85 or similar truck would work too)

but, ideally, I'd like an L cab. Like a B-73 with the L cab or an affordable

LT or LTL tractor. Please keep your eyes open.

My thought is to use the B-67 a little and sell it when the time is right.

I'm going to need to have some fun with it - I've got an awful lot of time in it.

I would like to sell the R-600 without having to do the restoration,

and I am considering selling the H-63. All to gather enough money to

really do a nice L series cab.

I also have decided to part with a couple of my old farm tractors to

raise some extra cash.

And I have a lot of pretty nice B model Mack parts and pieces that I will sell at

some time if I have to.

The 285 with a triplex that I already have and a modern tandem air

ride rear under that big L cab with a small bunk would probably be my

"keeper".

One other truck I might consider keeping would be a Pete 359,

but everybody has one of them. At least the big Mack is unique.

I know where there is a nice B-73 with the big cab. I just need to come up

with the right money to bring it home before somebody else does.

The B-67 is my first big truck project, and doing another Mack truck should

go a lot easier, and hopefully, somewhat faster.

Ah Well -

So many great ideas - so little time!

The ElCamino's were pretty handy, if you

didn't mind the small cab, and the small pick-up

box.

I actually had two, a 1970 and a 1973. The 1970

was a better vehicle.

Anyway Joe, don't you think Tom should step up to the

pump and spend some of his money to buy that green B-61?

See if you can convince him that he cannot take the money with him,

and that it will get moldy under his mattress and smell bad.

Tom,

More nice cars!

The 70' Chevelle's and ElCamino's were

favorites here too. (I had an ElCamino).

When you go to the classic car auctions and

shows, it's amazing how many of those 1970

Chevys are advertised today as LS-6 big block cars.

That seems funny, since Chevrolet only made a handful

true LS-6 units!

Maybe the one I miss most was the '70 LT-1 Corvette.

It was the only year for the big horsepower, and it was

just a nice driving car. I couldn't afford it new,

but a few years back, I was lucky enough to have one for a while.

Anyway - you should inquire about that B Mack. You never know,

the owners might take some sympathy with your story, rather than

just scrapping it.

Paul VS

Those are some pretty nice cars to have had.

And I've had a few myself. I was always partial to that '66 Chevelle.

One of the nice things about being around long enough to have

had the 60's & early 70's cars as new, and the 40's and 50's cars when they weren't too old, is that

we don't have to spend the really big money today just to find out that they drive like old cars!

And, just as you pointed out - now we can say "We've already had those, and ours were new!"

Anyway, I don't really think we have to worry about collectible cars being scrapped. There are a

lot more car collectors than there are truck people. And the car prices are high enough that everyone

sees stars when they find a car, no matter what shape it might be in.

I'm really concerned with scrap prices as high as they are, that we are going to lose a bunch of

good old trucks very quickly. Along with tractors, equipment and anything heavy.

It really bothers me even more when I think about all of the steel and other metals being sold overseas.

The continued selling out of America could kill us. If it hasn't already.

Sure does make you wonder what happens next.

Maybe ---

Mine was owned by Beck Motor Freight of Philadelphia, Pa.

It was half of a two truck order, and part of a fleet of

identical trucks from what I understand.

Beck may not have been the only owner, however.

Or the doors have been changed, as I could make out another name

On the other hand - I think that roughly 50% of all B Macks were red with

black fenders. Which is why I'm looking at a new color.

I felt so bad about denying you any Carlisle photos that I changed my avatar.

Just for you.

It's my 1966 R-600, which today I discovered has 22" rubber and a double frame.

You might have thought that I would have seen that before. It's all part of a

carefully laid out plan to keep me from learning too much too fast.

I DIDN'T DO TOO GOOD DID I?

I took the camera - I just didn't take it out of the bag.

Spring Carlisle is mostly a parts and project sale.

Some completed cars - in all conditions, but mostly just stuff.

The auction is outside of the show grounds, and is

a Barrett Jackson style sale with all kinds of vehicles.

I don't think you are allowed to take pictures in there.

I did catch up with my friend Pete Black. Pete hauls show

cars around the country. He's done it for quite a while,

and loves it. He was loaded with six cars from Carlisle going

to California, I think.

Tom,

That B Mack looks just like my B-67 did when I

brought it home. Same colors, and looks like the

same condition.

Paul VS

Hi Joe,

I didn't take one single picture, sorry.

But I did get an education on current pricing.

Very Scary!!

The show was good - it usually is. Seemed like a tremendous

amount of junk, though, which I think might be a sign of the times.

I did find a guy who restores steering wheels, and the work looked

really nice. So I might give him a try. That would be worth the trip

all by itself, if he was good.

Overall, it was a lot of fun and good to catch up on pricing.

Paul VS

Not too difficult - but parts can be tough to get.

If you are using a 673 the hydraulic pump will probably require

a Lovejoy connection between the generator and the pump.

Later engines have a provision to drive the pump from the air

compressor drive.

You might contact Matt Pfahl, who has the parts,

or Kevin All at AllMacks, who also should have the parts.

Matt's kind of an authority on the power steering stuff.

Good luck.

Paul Van Scott