Hobert62

Our work trucks are shut off at 63.   Some days it feels like your gonna get run over.  My B should run right around 60  my air ride cutoff has 430 gears and I have 12r22.5 drives with a direct duplex.  

23 minutes ago, Underdog said:

Yessir that was me! Probably passed thru Harrisburg around 11am. Truck ran flawlessly down and back 400 mile round trip.

I'm not sure where exactly but he was getting on a ramp and you where going the other way.   It was sometime around there he bobtailed down to get a trailer so he could sleep in today.    Its really encouraging to hear how much "you guys" run these trucks.   I know driving mine last week really wanted me to hurry up and get mine going.   

On September 10, 2016 at 10:41 PM, Underdog said:

Wife and I plan to be there... It's about a four hour drive for us, but we have a few friends that will be there, and tell us what a great show it is. Hope to see you all there.

Did you come home through Harrisburg on Sunday?  My dad passed an old red cabover single axle.  I showed him your pic and he figured it was you.  

Back in the day I can't say but when my dad bought his 2000 kw he got a signature 600 and it has a chrome valve cover and elbow coming out of the turbo.  Think it was $1000-$1500 option.      The oil pan dosent really mean much to me, it could have just been specific to whatever the motor was in.  

I've also used the red and blue ones, black rubber ones, a combination of both.    I think I have a fancy orange one now that I have no idea where it came from.  If the glad hands fit together to loose some times you have to bend the outer steel peice a little to hold them together tighter.  Where does your check valve on the wet tank go? I'm assumeing  it's between  the wet tank and supply tank.   Is it leaking out of your exhaust on your air dryer? When my dads dryer went bad his leaked from there.  I don't have an air dryer on my B and mine bleads back through my compressors air intake a little when I first shut the truck off.    I haven't look into it yet but I'm guessing there is a sticky valve in the aircompressor head from sitting for so long.    

If I remember right my dad said they use to put an offset key to retard the cam timing to make them pull better.  

Going down the fine PA roads with an air ride outfit and the air compressor cycles  every :10 minutes doesn't seem bad at all. Atleast in my opinion.  I apologies if I miss read something but if its windy an air ride cab can drain the air tanks parked overnight.   

That's back when men where men.  

1 hour ago, j hancock said:

Fly the plane to see the truck......

 

 

 

 

Did my wife tell you to say that?   I've heard that before.   Lol

Yes they are 6". They will be 3' taller when truck leaves my garage (only a 8' door).    No I didn't put a muffler on it.  It has  pretty mellow sound from the exhaust over all the other noise right now.  I will deal with that once all the extra holes in the firewall are taken care of,  and the dog house fits tight  I'm just excited that I got to drive it finally.        I would love to take a road trip to NJ someday to get a pic of it parked with the bi-plane, but that's not going to be any time soon.  

50 minutes ago, Maddog13407 said:

nice truck, even nicer trailer. one of those is on my list

Thanks,    I'm sure you noticed I didn't figure out what I'm doing with the bumper yet.     I ran across the trl by luck.   It was only a 2 owner, 35 ton, and has 8 almost new tires.   About 4 layers  of pealing paint is the worst part. It has 0 rust besides some very minor surface rust.  It will also need 1 deck board once i start using it.   I gave $4500 for it.   

I agree with the others.   Maybe you can find a wrecked truck in a junk yard that has a good section of hood that you need.  

here's my outfit hooked up for the first time.   

Almost seems like your more exited to drive the mack then the car.   

http://harrisburg.craigslist.org/hvo/5779522206.html              No connection 

You can all make fun of me but the best car I ever owned was a 1991 ford festiva.      I beat that car for 11 years back and forth to work.   I literarily  ran the shit out of it, and it never missed a beat.   It got 40+ mpg and other then  the occasional oil changes the car took nothing,     It still had the same battery in it the day it left.        When it was time to go   I made the guy come get one night after I left for work.    So don't feel bad for being attached to a truck,  I was to a festiva.  Lol

3 hours ago, Mack58B42 said:

  Next time I'm out that way I'll try to sneak another peek to check.  Might be out that way later today, but more likely not until next weekend.

What ya making with all the corn?    If you put it in plastic jugs and are willing to ship ups I'll take  some.  It's pretty hot and we get pretty thirsty.  

The biggest problem is a class 20 in pa is $1561.00 a year.   Antique or classic is only a one time fee of $75.   For a working truck there's no way around it.  For a hobby truck it's hard to justify the cost.   

10 hours ago, Maddog13407 said:

stupid ques but how is Pa gonna know if there are trophys or ribbons? 

I was also told that technically if I'd haul something for someone else and they bought me lunch, drink, or  fuel that is considered compensation and making it illegal.                                                       I couldn't haul my kubota to your house   and dig a flower bed for either, if u paid me anything.        But... "freinds can help either out".  for free.                                            They are pretty strict with the rules I guess because its only a one time fee to get antique or classic tags.                       But like any law it's all left open for the person enforcing its opinion .   

In Pa  I'm not "allowed" to hual my antique tractors to a tractor pull if there's any type of cash payout.   Ribbons and trophy a are ok but no $.  

On 9/5/2016 at 5:01 PM, mrsmackpaul said:

we have no winter 

 

Paul

Will you adopt me?     

Perfect name for superdog's calendar.  

What is the thing sticking the front  of my fuel pump?