Wobblin-Goblin

One way or another, I will do what I have to, to keep this truck on the road.

Well, it's confirmed. Piston #3 melted. The head appears to be OK. Trying to get parts now.

Stick a fork in them. They're done.

Precisely. If you aren't using a pump, and the VAST amount of jobs around here (and probably everywhere) don't use pumps for a variety of reasons, a rear discharge mixer simply cannot compete with a front. Fronts can get around jobsites better, they can provide the slump you want more quickly and efficiently, and they can put the end of the chute in the exact spot you want every time and at all times. Rears are dinosaurs in almost all applications.

I wonder how many LJ models with integrated sleepers are still around. My uncle has one of them. It's a 1951 LJT. Has a 220 Cummins with a 10spd Road Ranger in it and it runs and drives very nicely.

Back to Craftsman tools, I used to buy them pretty much exclusively, but I noticed about eight to ten year ago that more and more were made in China. Today, almost all Craftsman tools are made there. I haven't purchased much, if anything Craftsman in years. It's too bad, as I liked the quality (of US made stuff), the price was decent, and the warranty was really good. One can hope that Stanley will bring production back to the US for the Craftsman brand.

"Profitability in the trucks, which is the crux of the company, has now risen for eight consecutive quarters compared with the previous year," says Hampus Engellau. I didn't know a year had eight quarters to it. Learn something new each day.

My dad drove mixers in the '60s and '70s (right up until 1980), then went into business pouring foundations. I've been in business doing flatwork since 1999. Today was the first time I've seen a rear-discharge mixer around here in at least 20 years. Maybe closer to 25. And the mixer I saw today was being towed by a wrecker. Looked fairly new and appeared to be a roll-over. Front discharge for the win.

The press should be free to be the PR wing of the Democratic National Committee, which it is, and anyone should be free to criticize the press for it.

Nothing screams "tolerance" like screaming at the top of your lungs how you hate your political opponents and their supporters.

Yeah...price?

Help me out here: I am familiar with a 673 that was considered a "250," is the engine in this truck a 250hp 673 or is it something else?

A 250 in an '85?

Sorry it's been a while on this one. Last year was a rough one for me personally (I won't get into it), so my involvement in this project was extremely limited ('Mater has had to sit for months, too, with an engine problem). Anyway, my uncle has been working steadily on the mixer and word is he's got it mechanically ready to drive around the yard a bit. He also had to completely replace the cab floor, as it was pretty much non-existent. The new floor looks really good. Hopefully I will have a few pics and maybe a video of them driving it soon.

Ford is the last of the Big Three to have switched to a fully boxed frame. Having driven and worked on pickups with both conventional C frames and fully boxed ones, I prefer the conventional frames, for a couple reasons. 1. C channel frames don't hold nasty crap in them as much as boxed ones do. If moisture, dirt, and salt get inside a boxed frame, sayonara; that frame won't be long for the world and there's no way to know that it's happening nor is there a way to get the crud out. C frames are literally open books when it comes to corrosion: you can see when it's occurring and then can actually take steps to rectify the situation. 2. C frames are generally made with thicker steel, even if it is milder steel than your typical boxed frame. This means that while the boxed frame may actually be (a lot) stronger when it rolls off the assembly line, the thinner material will eventually corrode and/or weaken at a faster rate than the thicker C frame. What I find interesting (as it pertains to Ford's heavy pickups, anyway), is that F-250s and 350s towed and hauled with the best of them right up until the "Super Duty" launch starting with the '99 MY. My dad and brother had an '85 and '93, respectively. Both those trucks did some pretty serious towing and hauling, and neither frame appeared to balk at the loads. Then, presumably the "Super Duty" launch in '99 started off with an even more stout frame along with improved, larger brakes. My '03 F-350 has also hauled and especially towed some massive loads, and the truck never so much as gave any indication that the frame couldn't handle the job(s). Then, in '05 the Super Duties got an even stronger frame and bigger brakes, and the same thing happened yet again in '11. So, before the '17s came out, two generations of frame and brake improvements came and went on Super Duties since I bought my '03. Now Ford has switched to a boxed frame and (I'm assuming) even bigger brakes than the '11s-'16s. We haven't even touched upon horsepower and torque ratings for these trucks, either. How much more capability will be built into pickups until everybody realizes that "maybe we've gone too far?"

He's not sure at the moment.

I hate to be the guy to ask this, but where's the exhaust?

You're cherry picking when the pics were taken. I might also add that it was the leftist media that initially made bones about the size of the inauguration crowds. The exact same media that also falsely reported that the bust of MLK was removed from the WH. The exact same media that was working hand-in-hand with the Hillary Campaign team (confirmation of that delivered by the Wikileaks e-mail dump). The exact same media that ogled and coddled Team Obama for eight years. The media is the PR department of the Democratic National Committee. If you want the moral high ground, make sure you're not standing on a hill covered in horsesh*t.

My uncle ultimately wound up with the LJ sleeper cab. It has a 220 Cummins in it with a 10spd Road Ranger. It is now road-worthy and registered. He drives it around frequently. This video is a year old and the truck is in a little better condition now.

Sorry, but anyone who uses those two pictures of the Obama/Trump inaugurations has either been duped by the fake news media or is an outright lefty. Obama's picture was taken at the height of his ceremony while Trump's picture was taken early, before the rest of the people got there. I'm disappointed that anyone on this site would parrot that fakery.

My truck is a '64 B61SX with a 711 and a Quad. Would that count as a late model 711?

Does it match up relatively easily, mechanics-wise? Any issues with replacing a 711 with a 237 I should know about? Thank you.

Questions for those in the know: 1. Does a 237 bolt right up to the Quadbox transmission? 2. Does it bolt right up to the B-model frame? 3. About how much would a running 237 go for? Thank you, gents.

Pics would be nice. Maybe a few more details, too.

Guys, I appreciate the advice and replies (which is the reason why I posted it). I believe I'm going to try and find a running 237 to put in it. Hopefully, I will understand how to drive it so I keep the Quad from grenading.