Wobblin-Goblin

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.

8 hours ago, Red Horse said:

Kevin -No argument on your points on the negatives associated with front discharge.  But like I said, with a driver controlling the chute direction, discharge rate and following a form with the vehicle, there is no way you are going to compete with a rear discharge-and for sure no one wants to pay for a pump on say the typical residential foundation pour.

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.

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?

On 1/31/2017 at 9:45 PM, boostedretard said:

Very cool.  Sounds great. Plans to restore it or just roll it as is? 

He's not sure at the moment. 

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

On 1/29/2017 at 5:44 AM, TeamsterGrrrl said:

You're cherry picking camera locations, there's acres of empty space back by the big wide tent that was full when Obama was inaugurated in 2009.

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.

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.