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Nappi Trucking
tjc transport commented on Lou Nappi's gallery image in BMT Member's Gallery - Click here to view our member's albums!
i fondly remember Nappi trucks rolling up and down RT#34. a funny story about the Nappi terminal. they used to let us do training with the fire department there. one day the call came in for a hazmat spill with men down in the tank wash bay. i pulled in with the 85 foot aerial ladder and was setting up when an OSHA man came over and slapped all of us on the truck with big red dead stickers. seems the front bumper of the truck was 2 inches over the "safe line". lesson learned. stay far back !! -
agreed. i would not mind having a rig like that at all. it is stunningly beautiful, and looks like it was lovingly restored and cared for.
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welcome to BMT. sorry about your dad's passing. that truck is worth what someone is willing to pay for it. in the past year or so, unrestored but good shape trucks have sold in the 15 to 20k range, so i would think $25,000 to $30,000 would be a fair price.
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FOR SALE Selling my fleet of 15 Mack coal trucks.
tjc transport replied to Bradranch's topic in Trucks for Sale
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oh come on now Joey. havent you been watching CNN? they plainly explained the damage was caused by the evil farmers themselves to make them look good. word is they also have video footage of a few farmers getting together and destroying fields and crops.
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ours is not to question why, ours is to do what our evil demonrat overlords tell us to do like good sheep.
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he has to protect his money laundering assets. oh, and texas, arizona and new mexico can take care of themselves.
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2002 Mack CX613 , Just bought at auction
tjc transport replied to tompands's topic in Modern Mack Truck General Discussion
427 is a good engine. especially with the 10 speed. the 3.86 gears will make it a bit of a pooch on take off and low speed hills, but it will be a runner once in high gear on the road. my 05 granite with 427 and 78 speed with 4.27 gears was horrible low speed off road, but would do 90 if i let it. -
and you might just get dumb answers from dumb truckers!!! 😁
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FWD, our 1965 GMC crackerbox 75 foot ladder truck had a whopping 15,000 miles on it when replaced in 1985. the Sutphen that replaced it had about the same, 18,000 miles when it was replaced in 05. the current 100 foot Sutphen has about 20,000 miles on it.
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Another good one. Ask for a heater core for a 83 corvette. Or any other part for that matter and watch them squirm. There was no such animal as a 83 vette. 😄
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a few years ago i went in a parts store and asked for a part number. parts monkey asked what is it for. i politely told him radiator for a 1967 volkswagon beetle. the store manager walked away laughing as the kid attacked the computer. just as the kid said i cant find that part, the manager came back with the part number i wanted.
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interesting. when ordering the two new trucks, we wanted to try disc brakes and dealer told us to stick with drum brakes because the disc did not hold up to heavy construction use.
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no you don't... believe me. they are/were a royal pain in the asterisk. when we had problems with them, we ripped them out and put 12 volt starters in. we only had one 12/24 truck with pushbutton. the other 9 12/24 volt positive ground trucks were all key start. but then again, those 9 trucks were all custom built/ordered new.
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disc breaks do not suffer fade like drums do, and do not require constant adjusting either.. since fire trucks do a lot of braking, i would imagine they would be better than drums for firetruck service. the tradeoff is the disc do not last as long as drum brakes
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nope, you got it rite. and i fixed the typo too. 👍
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you actually understood that??? 😲
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i agree with Bob. sounds like a faulty switch, or a bad cable going to the left side batteries.. if i remember correctly, you should have 12 volt electrical system with 24 volt start and positive grounds. this system uses all 12 volts parts EXCEPT for starter and batteries. the 2 6 volt batteries on each side should be hooked series for 12 volts, and then connect parallel to the other side to start. but when running and charging, the two sides are connected in series for 12 volts to each side.
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i agree with Mike. those engines and trucks for that matter are unicorns. if you find the parts you need, you are going to pay big bucks for them.
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B-73 Restoration
tjc transport replied to mattb73lt's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
Vlad, the trick is small spot welds, and stagger the weld. one side, than go to the other side. do not come back to the first side until it has cooled off. by making a LOT of small welds, the metal has time to cool off and will not heat warp. -
rite. but that was 6 months ago, and 11-24. you can not find 12-24's now.
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we have a very large tire retailer in the industrial park where we currently are staying until the new compound is built. they never had problems ordering 12-24's until about a year ago. in december Steve tried ordering a dozen, and they told him nope, no one is making them any more.
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my thought is you are correct. not one Russian will WALK into Ukraine. they will drive or be driven in. but none will walk in.😁
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you bad...😲 funny as all get out, but still bad. 🤣
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