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  1. 7 hours ago, Brocky said:

    I think(???) that Holtzman Gulf Oil tanker had a complete topic of its build on here about 2-3 years ago??? Maybe some one is better at searching than I am..

    Willie Dog is the one who did the project for Holzman Oil. This is the truck from the E-Bay listing before he got it.

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  2. Enjoy the truck,  Garden Wolf.  Thanks to everyone that helped answer all the questions. Drrkgreen, I'm sure Garden Wolf has your phone number programmed on speed dial.  Special thanks to you for your help.

     

    Steve

  3. Justin,  I have tried to answer your questions honestly and to the best of my ability.   I am sure that someone will know about the cost and availability of tie rod ends for the B-42.   There are many knowledgeable folks on this site who are more than willing to help you if they see your post. 

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  4. On 2/4/2020 at 6:27 PM, terry said:

    If it was a gas truck then it has a deep rear ratio, any idea what the rear ratio is?    terry:MackLogo:

    Terry,

    Don't know the ratio.  The speedometer was never recalibrated from the original drivetrain but I estimate it runs close to 55 mph in high gear.

  5. On 2/4/2020 at 4:58 PM, Drrkgreen said:

      I am the one who built this truck 25 years ago. It is everything Steve says it is and then some!

      It started as a cab and chassis, I put the 711 and the quadraplex in it, a year later did an in frame rebuild including the heads. The box that is on it now I put on in 2005. The power steering box I replaced around 2009. I don't think Steve mentioned that he had a clutch put in it right after he bought it from me 6 years ago.

       All the above being said, That is a great truck, mechanically sound,Well worth the money and I wish I could have it back.  (Steve offered it to me but I just can't justify it.)

    Rick,

    Welcome to the forum.  I've always thought you did a great job putting this truck together.  I wanted something that was basically turn-key and once the clutch was installed that is exactly what it has been for 6 years.  You should be very proud of your work.  I get compliments on the truck by everyone who sees it.  Thanks for your input on this thread.

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  6. On 2/3/2020 at 8:23 PM, suejoe6174 said:

    got to see the b Mack in person. This truck is well worth the money! If you were to put the new fenders on which are included in the sale, this truck would be super !!!!!!!!!! I already have a B61 in the barn other wise she would have be coming to Florida me !!!

    Steve is a straight shooter real old time trucker

    Joe,

    Thanks for the kind words, although you could have left out the part about being  "real old"  😄

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  7. Thanks  to both of you for the comments.  Wife and I have our house up for sale and cannot include the Mack in the next chapter of our lives.  This is one of those choices that you do what you don't want to do in order to achieve what you have to do. 

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  8. On 2/5/2019 at 11:25 PM, GA_Dave said:

    I call my Jeep "Elizabeth Warren".  It's white, but says it's a Cherokee!

    Shared that with my barber yesterday.  Good thing he wasn't using the straight razor at the time.. he was laughing so hard I probably would have lost an ear.

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  9. Tammy, 

     I have a 2015 Pinnacle that does the same thing.  Look for a switch on the dash marked "disable".  This will temporarily disable the grade-gripper feature on the M-Drive, allowing you to move the truck without the 2 or 3 second delay before the brakes are released.  It does not have to be much of an incline to activate the grade-gripper and it can be kind of annoying.  I use that override switch constantly.  You can manually toggle the override back off or it will automatically do so once the truck accelerates to 5 or 10 mph.  Hope this helps. 

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