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36 minutes ago, Countrylife said:

Thanks, our Detroit's seem a little sensitive but that has to do with the injectors 

 

Really, worked on a many of them back in the day, never heard that before. Can you explain? Very curious.

Idk if they still make it but those fittings are reusable. That hose looks like aeroquip single wire braid (what we called it back in 90’s) on the screw on fittings, and the other we called push-lock by aeroquip. Just cut the hose off barbs. The others unscrew, the part that screws on hose is backwards thread if I remember correctly 

I just knew you were going to have a new anthem, that trucks looks great compared to them!

Definitely wouldn’t hurt to have oil analysis done

Before I’d go to the trouble & expenses of cam bearings, I’d probably try to shim up regulator & relief valves to try to get more psi. If (I) was going to do cam bearings, I’d pull engine & polish crank & have tolerance checked.

7 minutes ago, theakerstwo said:

If you do cam brgs then get the acc drive bushings also.Did you plastic gauge the mains also?Reason i ask is most people grind the mains when the rod throws are done.

Original post says mains turned and rods standard 

How come you went with electric pump?

I can’t believe you haven’t been driving it for the past 22yrs!

Very nice.

None of that looks good. Looks like it had something previously go down and wasn’t cleaned good when repaired. I’d say cam bearings need replaced looking at those pictures.

Those I get; I don’t get all the frame behind rear of the first set of pictures. Looks like 3 or 4’ of extra frame?

Both my CHU’s had them (09 & 12). 09 was broke when I got it (welded up), don’t have a clue what it’s for (can’t be much). Both trucks had maxi-torques in them (MACK TRANSMISSION!!)

24 minutes ago, RRJordan said:

Neat detail--anyone else remember the woven rope mat used to catch kegs thrown from the truck?

Is that it hanging off the side of the truck?

On 5/28/2020 at 6:56 PM, Bullheaded said:

They use tri-drive tractors like that in my area and west of here. They have to have the long wheelbase with our axle weight laws to get max AGVW.

I like the 6x6. Reminds me of a new age RM. Only the RM was a better truck, LOL

So your saying the 5th wheel is going to be where it’s at now? That much frame behind the last axle? Got to be a special trailer. Like to see 1.

Didn’t know she even had teeth with them beautiful legs, they are shiny teeth.

Question, if you were to hit a stump (or whatever) what would keep it from flopping back besides the top of bucket? Guess I’m asking do you need a stop of some sort? Since no driveshaft doesn’t matter other than snapping cable or clamp or chain? 

From looks of gearbox and frame looks like like a bush hog brand? They are tough 

Me personally, I like the look of factory muffler the best. I’ve seen some gut them to get the noise, but I prefer the sound of a muffler better too. I like that factory curve coming out the muffler. Seems they did some with curve and some straight out of muffler??

They are really close to being as ugly as a volvo 

Give the new sponsor a try at CT Axle and see what they say? 

It’s a shame someone thinks they need to explain this

There really must be a bad spot in the road wherever they came from? It’s really sad to know that there’s steering wheel holders out there like them!

There navigation device must have told them to turn. Maybe it needs updated?

Our local power co. had a Ford like that for right away but it just had the 3pt on front.

Dang, you must be from the udder side, where they drive on the wrong side because that tractor is backwards.  

Ha ha

On 5/12/2020 at 5:21 PM, Countrylife said:

Right now, I am not sure exactly what the plan is. I am documenting it on Youtube for fun but it will for sure go back to work on the Farm at some Point. I ahve a 40 foot flatbed that is goin to go with it. 

Here is the video and I know I am not doing a few things right but this is a new one for me so its all for Fun. We are sorta locked down over here.  

 

What does your farm consist of, you raise crops? Going to haul crops?

Agree^^^

24 minutes ago, kscarbel2 said:

You are bringing back memories today. That brochure has a Value-Liner you showed (incorrectly identified as RD), as well as a pre-facelift axle-forward RD with Value-Liner styling. Customers and dealers said it was too heavy, so we didn't sell many. We sold far more post-facelift Western Contractors.

I'm going to say the last model year for Macungie Value-Liner production was 1987.

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From hearing you talk; I’d bet very good memories!