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Ah, a final resolution to the issue I finally met up with my villages zoning officer. Plans are in the works for a 26x36x14 addition to my current barn to keep the Mack and trailer inside of. Life is good and I have some time as construction beings depending on the weather . 🙂
Also found the source of complaint .
Apparently a swift driver was trying to park his rig in front of his house and few blocks over and was complaining about why I could have mine and he couldn’t .
Slightly different parking situation than mine mine I would say
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The loctite is only on the out side of the bearing races. I wager that if your bearings are running so hot that a tiny film between the race and hub causes it to fail you had bigger issues to start with.
The hubs are all tight to the races and good to go.
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Loctite on the races and I put the large radius bearings in as Vlad’s reasoning makes sense. All should be good. I have to set the bearing preload tonight then onto the other side seals and bearings.
Swishy , I do plan on changing the fronts to grease after I am done with the drives .
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Can you elaborate on why the lock tight?
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Ran into an unknown this afternoon when replacing the wheel bearings and seals on the f-model.
I ordered based on the timken book for my axle,hub casting #’s and year a 382-372 cone cup for the inner bearings . These has a “Mack special radius” according to timken.
Now the glitch is the bearings I took out are 380-372 set.
Both the 380 and the 382 are identical in dimensions, but the 382 has a larger inner radius. See pictures.
Which is the right one for my f-model?
Should I go with the timken catalogue or what was installed previously?
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Excellent looking b-model. The purpose built bumper and rear racks just add to the brute aspect.
Still jealous of all you guys that fit in a B-model cab.
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Yes I sent an email to watt's and I am just waiting to hear back.
I will look into the CF fire truck gaskets as well.
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I know on the don't break the windshields. I have a tiny chip in the drivers and it is worrying me. I had to search quite a while to find a good replacement for the all chipped and cracked passenger window.
I think the main difference between the F-model and the R-model is the cab is considerably wider. I may have to break down and buy two R-model gaskets and splice together enough width.
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It is looking good and I hear you on the pain of wheel painting as I painted all mine when I swapped to tubeless 22.5's.
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Any leads or suggestions on where I can get a windshield weather strip and lock strip?
Thus far my searching has found infinite r model gaskets but none for the f-model.
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State Farm insured it as a recreational /pleasure vehicle with limited miles per year. Definitely non commercial and it states it on the proof multiple places.
The mack is registered at a 13,650 pounds weight and the plate fee was based on that. I have no idea what it really weights that is just what the 685st Mack info says.
On the ordinance, I am not sure but I have next week off and am trying to set up a face to face meeting with the zoning officer. I want everything agreed on and in writing on if I am good or not.
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On a happier note. The F-model is sporting the first coat of its new look. I need to do a second coat and then re-do the former accent white design in smoke grey in addition to the fuel tanks and all non chrome trim pieces smoke grey as well.
A new slack adjuster, a wheel seal an oil change plus a few odds and ends and it will almost be road worthy. Yeah time to build some diamond plate rear fenders as well.
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Yeah , zoning is a pain. I think I have a good plan settled on though.
Cut a 12 ft tall x 10 wide door in the north end of the barn on my week off next week and tuck it in out of sight. Only costs me a new over head door.
Also picking up plates and insurance of some type tomorrow. 🤔
Till then it’s getting a quick scuff/ wire wheel and a black and dark silver paint scheme. Should hide a bit better than red and white. 🧐
I’ll either redo the same scheme it has or try to create this one from the Mack brochures .
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I am going to try and get a meeting set up with the zoning officer and see if I can nail down an exact resolution to the situation.
My plan of attack is try and get it registered historic first and convince the village it is a minimal use vehicle no different than an RV.
If that fails, I move to plan b and either remove the cab to fit it into my current barn or put up a 20x 28x 12 addition to the north end to house the Mack.
They can attempt to tell me I can have a "commercial" vehicle in my barn, but I think that the out of sight out of mind would work against any complaining neighbors.
The property lay out isn't ideal for neighbors. "I have a few"
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I think it is crap they are trying to dictate what I can and can’t even put in my barn.
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Thanks guys, lots of good ideas.
As far as more info. I own 2.5 acres “the entire middle of a village block” so I have a ton of neighbors all around my back yard.
I haven’t used the semi or trailer since I moved here over a year ago. I just fire it up once a month or so and do a loop around the back yard.
It isn’t currently registered but I am leaning towards a vintage or historical type plate.
I talked to the zoning officer, he seems slightly accommodating. I think I just have to get it agreed that isn’t being used for commercial purposes and is basically a really short RV.
Here is the zoning I am up against:
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I am not far from St Joseph. You just never asked??🐢