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I hate it.....there, I said it.
But please don't mistake my dislike of the format as being ungrateful for it's existence because I do realize that some unselfish people are devoting their time solely for our pleasure and for that I am grateful. I just don't happen to find it as user friendly as I would like.
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16 hours ago, j hancock said:
Hmmmm.....I shop at the wrong Walmart...
Funny you say that, at all the Walmarts near me the women...and most of the guys for that matter are all dolled up in...........their pajamas. The guys don't interest me and for the most part I'm very happy the women are well covered. I'm never as lucky as other dog when it comes to pleasant scenery.
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I'll be the prude here and say...maybe she was shopping for some cloths
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What in the name of h^$% is going on with the crude oil price? We now have nearly 20 million more barrels of oil in reserve then any time since 1930 and gaining every week, building storage to put it in and using less than we have in years and they STILL find that they can lift us with the price? Well people, if we like buying groceries and having a few gallons of fuel to go and get them with we'll need to conserve a little more than normal and make 'em sit on it until they realize that the only way they'll get rid of what they have is keep it reasonably priced.
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No live farm animal? No thanks, I'm out
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Mr.Buffet has worked for his wealth, unlike Trump who inherited his wealth or borrowed a "small amount of money" from his father (1 Million). Buffet admits that he pays less in taxes that his administrative assistant, and want the government to change that. He will, along with Gates, eventually donate all of his money away. I don't see Mr. Trump ever doing that.
I'll take Buffet's opinion over Trump's any day. His opinion may be overly optimistic, but I rather hear that then "the sky is falling". Buffet statement also includes a lifetime of experience in investing and looking at future trends. Although no one can see into the future it is refreshing to hear someone say that they believe that the future will be better.
The 'times' don't pertain to buffet or his muti-billions,when you have his kind of money you REALLY don't want to anything to change in America. Plus he's not running for president anyway, if he were you can bet his politics would be liberal.
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Trump says he will build a wall and Mexico will pay for it.
--- Not too hard to do - couple of small % tariffs and a small federal tax on funds being electronically transmitted to Mexico.
Trump says he will get legislation to enable insurance companies to compete across state lines
--- This is exactly the right remedy for high cost of health insurance.
Trump says he will deport millions of illegal aliens.
--- Sounds good to me. It's been done before and it can be done again.
Trump says he will renegotiate NAFTA.
--- "bout damn time somebody undertook this task.
Trump has put forth his proposal for revising the tax code (or eliminating the IRS.)
--- I like his proposal.
Maybe he won't be able to get these things done, but I do believe he will give it his best effort.
He's a tough, scrappy bugger that's not going to be bought-off by lobbyists.
Call me gullible, but I think he is capable to do all of these things.
Trump is no politician....I find that refreshing and I believe is exactly what we need, He didn't get where he's at today by surrounding himself with idiots, no reason to believe he will if elected. We all know how Washington is SUPPOSE to work, frankly it hasn't worked that way for a VERY long time..and I don't see anyone on the inside now with the will to make it work any way other than 'business as usually' that some believe can't be changed. One thing I do know and that is if we don't do anything to alter the course of our current Government we are ALL going to suffer an inevitable fate.
I am a self professed conservative...and not ashamed of it.I also realize we are already a semi- socialist country (gulp!) I have no desire to see us become a totally socialistic nation either which is where the liberals are headed, but if you like your police protection, fire protection, highway/maintenance system and sanitation dept. just to state the obvious then you'll need to agree, I also realize that there are good ideas on both sides of the isle, Trump is the ONLY one in the running one either side that has confessed to using ideas that will move us through the gridlock that is the norm in the politics of today. AND he's willing to confront illegal immigration and unaffordable health care costs that we have now. How much would He accomplish? I don't have any way of knowing that any more then you do but...do you see somebody ELSE in the arena now that you think will do better? tell us about them. I'll also say that if you believe this Government is going to shrink in any significant way anytime soon you are living a dream...it's big and it ain't going nowhere, the best we can hope for is to hold it to it's current size and get it working for ALL citizens rich and poor in a fair and reasonable manner.
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We need Trump for a term to shake things up. As I said before, the guys that are smart enough to be president are smart enough to not run for president. Also, once you are sworn in, your COUNTRY is first! Not your religion! Keep religious beliefs out of office. Cruz made the statement he serves Jesus first, last I checked Jesus Christ didn't pay any taxes here.
Naw, He paid something far more valuable to all mankind.....but that's a story for another post. As far as Trump goes, you've got to look back to see where we've been before you can see who, out of those being offed would be best to lead us to where we're going. jmho
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I defiantly hear Trump and wanted to believe but there just has been no substance or plan just rhetoric. If he could explain himself and policy maybe he win more than 50% of the party.
Just because the POTUS is a dud, do you think our country and economy can take another one? I don't want to take that chance and allow the US to slip further to left away from traditional morals and values and bigger government. I have three kids still in house they don't need to be saddled with anymore difficulty and debt than they already have.
Copy/Pasted from a story in the news today......
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Six states filed a new lawsuit Wednesday against the Obama administration over the Affordable Care Act.
The complaint that Texas, Wisconsin, Kansas, Louisiana, Indiana and Nebraska filed in the Northern District of Texas takes issue with the Health Insurance Providers Fee assessed to health insurers to cover federal subsidies.
The lawsuit says nothing in the Affordable Care Act's language provided clear notice that states would also have to pay the fee.
"This notice was not even provided by rule but was ultimately provided by a private entity wielding legislative authority," the suit says.
The suit seeks an injunction against the federal rules that say states are responsible for the fee. It also asks that states be refunded for what they've already paid.
The federal government has determined states must pay a portion of the fee to their Medicaid managed care organizations to then pay to the federal government. States get some reimbursement from the federal government for that money, but they end up losing 54 cents for every dollar of the insurance tax.
The suit says the fee is projected to allow the federal government to collect between $13 billion and $15 billion from states over the next decade.
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel's office said in a statement that the state spent more than $23 million in such fees in 2014 and 2015.
....The states get their money from the same place the feds do, from todays AND tomorrows tax payers. I would hope that you and your children are/will be taxpayers.
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I defiantly hear Trump and wanted to believe but there just has been no substance or plan just rhetoric. If he could explain himself and policy maybe he win more than 50% of the party.
Just because the POTUS is a dud, do you think our country and economy can take another one? I don't want to take that chance and allow the US to slip further to left away from traditional morals and values and bigger government. I have three kids still in house they don't need to be saddled with anymore difficulty and debt than they already have.
So vote for the establishment, they're using America so well.....to line their own pockets.
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He is in it for his Ego and Power.
Explain how he is going to deport millions of illegals? The same unconstitutional way Obama is trying to allow them in by Executive order? Or perhaps how will he make a sovereign nation pay for a border wall? Will he use intimidation and military force? He does not give any explanation for how he is going to do anything. What is his plan to combat ISIS? Bomb the $hit out of them, really? How is he going to create jobs in America, by strong arming Ford and Apple?
Are you are willing to trade one dictator for another?
He also wants single payer Health care http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/09/28/trump-pushes-single-payer-healthcare-tax-increase-on-wealthy/
Enforce the current immigration laws.....renegotiate current trade laws, impose tariffs that will persuade business that taking their manufacturing outside of America and then sending the product back here is less lucrative than making it here to begin with, we're a nation of consumers and used to consume "Made In America' and can be convinced to do it again, all we need is the incentive. Single payer health care doesn't have to be the boat anchor it's made out to be, if they were to start regulating it on the end that is the problem, cost of services is what needs to be adjusted and lets face it without the for profit insurance companies skimming off the top we would already be on the road to savings. No politician is going to do everything that will be needed to turn this country around..but you do know the definition of insanity, right?
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I agree college isn't necessarily the best path for everyone and vocational skills shouldn't be dismissed. in the end though, everyone has a choice to make and have to weigh out the pros and cons and that's where parenting comes in. It seems to me that everyone has their hand out in some way shape or form and always wants someone else to pay for it since the world is t fair. This is coming from an uneducated truck driver in his mid 30's with no loans other than my mortgage which is nearly paid off, no vehicle loans and about $6k in a student loan through WF (my wife just started her first year teaching this year) which will be paid off this year. I'm not trying to toot my own horn but I want to make the point clear I live with in my means. I drive older used vehicles instead of new ones like most my friends, I don't go on trips or vacations unless I have cash to do so. I'm not looking for pity in fact I'm proud that I'm not in debt up to my eyeballs like most people I know. More people need to live within their means and see how freeing it is not working to just scrape by, to see how much more fulfilling life is when have to wait and save up to buy something. Just my two cents. Have a good one.
Well said.
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Hope you don't mind me adding a pic. This was new at my local dealer back in the day. I think this is one of the ones that ended up in our local steel mill pulling a big 100 ton float.
If not, they did have two just like it.
I think it's the tall rubber that makes it look like that.
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Check "Pictures of the Week" Mike, I try to throw in a Winfall wimmins picture.
Thanks Other dog.....The pictures you post where some of the ones that weren't loading completely, this one did, and for that I'm thankful
On a side note, The pictures that other people include in their posts are the pictures that don't always load well, the pictures that are on the website itself are fine.
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I haven't noticed any abnormal issues with images on the forum.
Thanks, probably something funky going on with my PC.
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I don't know that this is the correct place to ask this but....Is anyone else noticing the pictures in the posts on this site are not loading correctly? I have just started to notice issues within the past week or two.
When they don't load right if I slide them up or down out of site and back they'll change but usually still not all loaded, Just wondering if it's the site or my PC. This is the only place I've noticed it happening.
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Here is a picture of an aftermarket trunnion stand looks like a lot of shimming to install this I just didn't want to buy something I wasn't going to be able to use I believe my frame is 34 inside rail to rail.
I have one of these stands/tubes installed in my 86 R model double frame.....it is (as was explained to me) made as narrow as it is for the sole purpose of being able to install from under the truck as opposed to removing the body and/or everything in between the rails from the stand back and replacing with the original type stand. The only shimming required (in my case) was the pieces shown in this picture, The bolts are bigger than original and the existing holes in the frame need to be reamed so they'll fit. I have a dump on my truck and this made so much more sense to me than the other option of removing everything to replace the stand. It is also very stout and I've no doubt it will hold up equally as well as the factory stand and in the sense that no corrosives can accumulate in the stands they should never rot out again which is what happened to mine. I replaced the stand, both spring saddles and everything within, 4 gripes and all bushings /pads in all four spring buckets....and both u-joints in the jack shaft and a new gear on the tail of the transmission for my speedometer, for all parts and labor at my local Mack dealership for the total sum of $9200.00 and some change. The truck was down 3 days.
Sorry for the long post but I wanted to lay it all out for you so you would have a clear picture as to why these stands are, IMO a viable option..
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What year?
Engine? Transmission? rears?
not crazy about the RD look, but at least it isn't a who-hah
ok i'll bite, what's a who-hah?
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Key word BAILOUT... just accept it for what it is... If Renault and subsequently Volvo didn't see value and INVEST in the Mack name, The Bulldog brand would have been gone already.
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Hey friend, I don't care how you reason it out in your mind....what ever works for ya. This is a blog of opinions, you have mine. I respect yours, but it don't change mine.
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It still ceased to be a Mack 'Thoroughbred' the day Renault bailed the company out. The day the Mack corporation excepted Renault's buyout bid it sealed the deal.
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1986 ? We had a 98 CL with with all Mack parts e7 454 engine 18 spd Mack transmission 50 k lb Mack rears 100 percent mack
In 98 it was a Mack/Renault.....I believe it was 1986 when Renault first invested in Mack and in (as you see in this article) bought out the entire corporation in July of 1990.
Renault Seeks All of Mack Trucks By KEITH BRADSHER Published: July 7, 1990Mack Trucks Inc., an ailing company that still bears the most famous name in American truck making, announced yesterday that it had received a $100 million takeover bid from Renault, the French state-owned maker of autos and trucks.
Renault, which already owns 44.6 percent of Mack's stock and holds convertible bonds and warrants that could raise its stake to 61.1 percent, said the bid was necessary because of Mack's deteriorating finances. In a stagnant national market for trucks, Mack is stuck in the weakest segment and has high production costs.
Mack said yesterday that it expected to report a $90 million loss for the first half of the year and did not expect to become profitable before 1992. Mack's financial condition will probably fall short of three of the standards set by its bank lenders, the company said. As a result of that, Mack said, its lenders could declare the bank loans and other company debts to be in default.
Stock Posts a Gain
The Renault bid is $6 a share. Mack's shares rose $1.25 yesterday, to $6.50, and were the second most active on the over-the-counter market's active list, fed by speculation of a possible higher offer.
Elios Pascual, the executive vice president and general secretary of Renault's truck-making unit and a Mack board member, said Renault would pay for a rescue of Mack only if it owned the entire company.
''Restructuring completely, Mack is going to need a deep effort financially and operationally to cure these difficulties,'' he said in a telephone interview. ''We are not prepared to do that in the current shareholder position.''
The Mack stake is held by Renault Vehicules Industriels, the truck-making arm of Regie Nationale des Usines Renault.
Renault does not plan to change Mack's top management, which it installed last year after putting money into Mack, Mr. Pascual said. Ralph E. Reins, the current chairman, president and chief executive of Mack, was promoted into those positions during last year's changes.
Asked whether Renault planned to close one of Mack's three large truck-building plants, which are operating well below capacity, he replied: ''There are several ways to solve Mack's problems. One could be this, but there are others.''
The Mack board, which received the offer at a special meeting yesterday in Paris, named a special committee to consider it.
Any competing bid for Mack would be difficult to carry out because of Renault's large stake, said Steven J. Colbert, a capital equipment analyst at Prudential-Bache Securities. The most likely alternative bidders are two truck builders, the Navistar International Corporation, which makes International trucks, and Paccar Inc., which makes Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks, he said.
Both companies would probably like to have Mack's construction-truck and garbage-truck businesses, and Paccar will need additional capacity within a couple of years, Mr. Colbert said. Both companies, however, are affected at present by the weak market for new trucks, and an acquisition of Mack would dilute either company's earnings for several years, he said.
Mr. Colbert put the odds of any higher bid emerging at ''50-50.''
Navistar declined to comment. Paccar said that it was not in negotiations with Mack or Renault.
Trucking companies have encountered slow growth and strong price competition this year, forcing them to cut back on orders of new trucks, analysts said. Mack has been particularly hard hit because of an especially deep slump in its main market, which is selling construction and other off-road trucks to buyers east of the Mississippi River, said Gary F. McManus, a truck manufacturing analyst for Merrill Lynch Research.
Slump in 18-Wheelers
Mack has also encountered great difficulty in regaining its former strength in the market for long-haul trucks for highway use, the 18-wheelers with which the company's name was long synonymous.
Mack recently spent $60 million and five years developing a new long-haul truck, the CH600. But the first trucks produced last spring had technical problems; the engines did not become available until September and proved expensive to produce.
The company has also run into trouble persuading trucking companies to break long traditions of relying on other vendors, Mr. McManus said. ''Some of their competitors have tried to protect their own turf,'' he said.
Mack lost $185.4 million on sales of $1.75 billion last year, in contrast to a profit of $31.8 million on sales of $2.1 billion in 1988.
Eroding Market Share
Mack has slowly lost market share and is now the fifth-largest company in the nation's $9 billion heavy-truck industry. Mack had 12.3 percent of the market in April, compared with 26 percent for Navistar; 20.3 percent for Paccar; 15.7 percent for the Freightliner Corporation, and 13.4 percent for a joint venture by Volvo and General Motors, Mr. Colbert said.
In a statement yesterday, Mack forecast that it would lose $130 million this year and would seek a long-term extension of a $350 million revolving credit agreement. These difficulties and the probable failure to meet the lenders' financial standards mean that ''Mack is now in very deep trouble,'' Mr. Pascual said.
Photos: Mack's new CH600 model heavy-duty truck, which took $60 million and five years to develop, had production difficulties and proved hard to sell to trucking companies that have long relied on other vendors. (Mack Trucks Inc.) (pg. 29); Ralph E. Reins is the chairman, president and chief executive of Mack Trucks Inc. (Jack Kausch) (pg. 31)
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Cat has a MAN engine international cab the only thing cat is the automatic transmission.
I didn't realize that...as guess they are just as much a mongrel as today's Macks then.
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Mack no longer makes a forestry heavy haul truck ? Funny Idrive one every day
Quit lying to yourself...Mack stop building 'Macks' in 1986 (last year of the thoroughbred) and they've gone down hill till they reached their present day truck which is as far removed from a 'Mack' as they could get.They build mongrels and hang Mack emblems on their nose...it's as the saying goes.....'just because a cat has her kittens in the oven, it don't make 'em biscuits'
This is just my humble opinion
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Without seeing a price tag it's tough to make a call......but the truck looks like it belongs in the construction/ forest industry....could maybe be the next 'Mack truck'? since Mack no longer builds one. Sad day when Mack stopped being a Mack.
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I actually like change.....when it's for the better, I find this format unusually hard to find my way around, I suppose I'll get beside it eventually.