Mark T
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See that???? they'll finance ya and everytthing. few weeks in class and 90K + per year.
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Wonder what he'd have said about guys with their pants down around their thighs.
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Connecticut Construction Trucks
Mark T replied to BKrois's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
That '70 probably still has the air chamber for each side. I only had 3 over the years. Two aluminum, one steel, I loved them. -
Connecticut Construction Trucks
Mark T replied to BKrois's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
Used to have a place here that would do tiny bends on sheets of 6061T6 to overlay the radius and meet in the middle of the floor. Added some weight, but avoided that from happening. They were quite the piece in their era, and it's still not too difficult to see several still in service. Late '80s I remember bringing used dump bodies back from Connecticut (Fruehaufs) . They were all numbered with QX numbers and around 18 feet long. I don't think the body, hoist and subframe weighed 5000 pounds. -
Seriously. I have no idea what was mismatched in that one. The release yoke was where it belonged and all and there was almost an inch behind the bearing (without a brake. I slid the transmission back and put an entire second brake in it. Never bothered it in the least.
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Happy birthday Other Dog
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I once put 2 clutch brakes in a Mack with a 12 speed and a new clutch the guy brought with the truck. There was that much space between the bearing and the front of the transmission....and it worked (lol) Jojo, you sure you're not thinking of one of those clear acrylic shafts between two trannys ?
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🤔Thanks for putting that vision in my head of you driving a yacht Paul. Dressed up in all the proper attire for sailing.... some yacht rock playing in the background......
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Those are steel wheels painted nice. Those wheels for widebase tires can come in several offsets (just like aluminum) They've fallen out of popularity over the last 20 years or so because most are aluminum (at least here in The USA) One thing's for sure, they look good on that MH.
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That kind of thing can scare a young man, and he doesn't realize what he's miss'n.......or so I've heard
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I'm sure you know this, but make sure all that release lever adjustment stuff is freed up while it's out in the open, and the shafts and bushings are in good shape.
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now now.... none of that.
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IF YOU KNEW THEN WHAT YOU KNOW NOW
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Lots of pictures, I love . Thanks for posting.
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That ain't no rachel levine
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Sounds like the truck had a six speed in it. You don't "split" shift them. With the 3 position lever in HI you'd shift the other 5 position lever as a 5 speed. The "low" position was for crawl'n around in soft stuff with the 5 position lever in first. When the 3 position lever was in "reverse" That was reverse and the 5 position lever allowed you to chose the speed you wanted to go backwards in. Very unlikely that truck had a Thermodyne in it. Maybe a 237 or 300 ???
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Lots of money, and probably won't sell for that, but there are some parts someone might want. Be a shame if it was cut up or left to rot.
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Ohhhhh that's chuck and Danny DeVito. chuck musta visited the set of Always Sunny In Philadelphia
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I agree, but there are some nice parts there.
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Those numbers are accurate. Remember, it makes no mention of his beautiful bride.
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Connecticut Construction Trucks
Mark T replied to BKrois's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
Fruehauf dump trailers were a very good investment. There was something about the look of them too, they always seemed to just look right or something. Good memories . -
That B with the log picker (B67)
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If the components of the lever and adjuster on the release shaft are stuck, as F said, they're a real treat. Sometimes if you have other ones it's easier to cut the shaft and fight it apart out in the open. I have a little tiny ram that came with a cheap porta power. Little tiny thing about an inch, I've used it to jack those things apart in a truck a couple times.
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I guess if you came from somewhere where you made around $7.50 a day, you'd do just about anything for ten times that.
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