Mark T

22 minutes ago, mowerman said:

i was actually able to pull that piece of plastic rite out after it pretty much dried,,,,i didnt think that was going to happen,but thats what i was hoping,,,bob

I think someone mentioned that (lol)   do a couple layers on the outside, then smooth out the back and start laying it on to give it some strenght.  Remember , air bubbles are not your friend.  

Bob.....I couldn't agree more.  That Mack WOULD look right nice at my place 🤪

I'd search Buyers.  I think they make extentions like that in rubber in truck size lengths to be trimmed to fit.

IDk if it's still available, but there used to be universal fender extentions made of rubber like material.  Thet didn't look too bad.

It's good seeing your progress , but man..... you always have lots of cool stuff to notice in the background too.

1 hour ago, tjc transport said:

Paul, U and DM had same cabs. the difference was in the firewall. U had engine partly in the cab, DM did not. 

we had a DM with wrecked cab, dash, roof ,and back wall. (a jerk in a 980 was driving through the yard with bucket up and "did not see it" put the cutting edge into the bottom of the windshield area and ripped the cab off the truck)

we put  put a used U cabin excellent condition on it. cut the DM firewall out, and welded it into the U cab than put it on the truck

Was that an 800 or 600 with the different cowl (firewall) ?  I always understood the offset cab was to shorten the BBC. Also for better weight distribution. I'm also thinking early Us were available with a V8 . Like when the R style cabs came out , weren't the Us supposed to be the replacement for the Cs?  I remember DM 600s with the engine in the cab like U models ,and that was a small cab (metal dash)  Get's a little tough to remmeber as back then it was fairly easy to swap stuff around without much trouble.  The DM I'm thinking of had a Coolpower in it with the water going through it too. Way newer than the chassis.  DM 800s ?   they were just huge. No mistaking one of those bad boys for anything else. I think they weren't limited to inline Mack 6 cylinders either.

I drove a Superliner a long time ago for  a little bit  with the steering box on the axle like that.  I don't remember anything out of the ordinary as far as how the truck felt.

I also remember in the early '90s they were a hard item to find back then.  

I often haul out of a pit there. They're waiting for new screens to come in and we cleaned them out of the material I get there.  Usually I'm close there.    Small world.

Think ya got it now OD.  

On 5/13/2024 at 5:24 PM, other dog said:

Carburetor guy dropped the carburetor off today. He's the guy around here that everybody says knows carburetors and how to work on them. Young fella too, looks like he's about 60. He told me to call him when I put it on and he'd come over and make any needed adjustments. He said there was indeed still debris in it, and I'm definitely NOT a carburetor guy, but he also said the rubber thing on the accelerator pump was off of whatever it's supposed to be on, and laying down in the bottom. I know rubber hates ethanol gas so even though it's more expensiver that's all I'm going to put in it. If it finally runs that is, if it doesn't it's either going away from here or something that will run has to go in it.

I was going to try to put the carburetor on in the morning but there's a 90% chance of rain tomorrow, so I don't know.

I have to do everything in the driveway, I have no shop, and the only tools I have is a big hammer, a long handle punch, a screwdriver, pair of channel lock pliers, and an adjustable wrench. So here's another girl in another car, from the interweb.

 

 

For some reason that picture makes me wonder about the floats in the carb.......or something like that.

You're right in my neighborhood on that job. Looks like Vacri Construction's job.  Will you be going back to deliver there again ?

20 hours ago, Armo325 said:

Cayuga Bulk Service was all navy blue tractors with white letters. Most of the trailers were either grain hoppers or walking floor bulk trailers. My grandpa was loyal to Mack tractors and Fruehauf trailers. He had a few other trailers but that’s what I remember.

Back then, his trucks looked very similar to those from Barr Transportation which might  still be around. I’m still searching for photos. 
 

Thank you again for so many responses. I’ll get more info to you as soon as I can find some. 

Barr is pretty much switched over to Freightliners.  Still same blue though.

5.02 and .78 OD  with 20" rubber is gonna max out mid sixties tops.  I'd think it'd be good in soft ground.  Like good enough that the short tires would be more a hinderance than the gearing. And like Paul mentioned, easy to damage itself if misused .

 This fleet was probably around The Finger Lakes in New York. Likely Lake Cayuga and was involved in salt one way or another.  Most of those fleets, the trucks rusted away to nothing. There were a lot of guys employed by them though, and some are probably still around. Lots of Macks were used in those operations .  If Armo's lucky, Brocky might have some input on this subject.

3 hours ago, mowerman said:

We think you got skippy Mack beat… but then again her truck was in a lot worse shape… bob

What ever happened to Skippy ?

Congradulations .  At the rate you were going on that truck, I don't think anyone here is surpised you finished in your time frame.   Truck looks good.

22 hours ago, Freightrain said:

A mill and a ream will fix worn throttle shaft.  Press new bushing in, presto, good as new.

Changing to different carb would only be an issue of bolt pattern/bore size was odd?  Not sure how interchangeable that stuff is back then?

 

Let me know if you want me to help Tom.  I can even do the throttle shafts for you.

That's exactly what cures that issue.  in 2024, not many guys are aware of that repair or able to make it.  I'd be looking in that area if I was looking for a vacuum leak.   (IDK.... does eather even work for that any more ?)