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Just a random photo I found on the internet of a Frontier truck, still Yellow, looks like a 90s Pete , long after Miller sold out. I’m still digging at the History of Frontier, I saw an Alaska West truck all blue , later an Alaska West truck blue and yellow. So it would be interesting to know how Frontier companies were split up.

I might have missed it but what was your final fix on the fuel tank leak, the one on the LJ was so bad I had to cut the complete bottom out, have a piece rolled and weld back, every Superliner I’ve had has had a leak on the aluminum tank, water pitts that cavity,, I’ve took them off and patched them too many times! The next time I remove a tank on a Superliner I’m cutting that a” Sump “ completely off and weld a piece of aluminum over the hole.

Still looking great! Winter will go by quickly and hopefully we can get some more shows in next year! Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

lol, don’t have a Movin on KW ,, But a friend of mine started this 55 about 10 years ago but never finished it, I bought it and finished it about 4 years ago, I used the same paint code as my Western Star,,, Imron Black Cherry ,, like most of the STUFF here,, wait till someone gives up on a project and finish it, I can’t afford to buy them already done.

There building those Western Stars right in the middle of the state ( Cleveland, NC US 70 ) Every time I pass by they are rolling them out,, I’ve toured the assembly line 2 times. They do have a good look to them,,, But remember they are LOADED with Electronics and Plastic. Keep that 86 R going. I was looking for a newer truck last year, I talked to Joey about the pros and cons of the newer ones. I have a good friend in the towing business, and over half his towing is emissions or sensor related. So I bought the RW753 from my Son , and now that I’m done with it I have about the same money that I could have bought something in the 2010-2015 range with a lot of miles on them. I’ll be 67 my birthday, so that was the choice I made.

Yes I have one, I’ll try it. I’ve just been trying to get the deep scratches out with the DA ,,,, I’m too the point where I’m telling myself,, it’s a work truck !

I’ve spent 2 evenings sanding the rear fenders , they had some deep scratches, there are a few that’s not coming out,, I’m down to 600 grit . I’m about ready to polish and move on.

TOO MUCH STUFF,, Every once in a while we have to sell some STUFF or we run out of sheds.

Yes, it’s my Son’s, it’s a 96 F250 Power stroke , I think with 140k miles. , he’s all into the Diesel pickups . That Gold truck is a 85 K10 he put a 4BT Cummins in it.( I bought the truck new in 85) That green truck is a 78 F250 with a 6BT Cummins.

The Rotator of the 70s ,, All Mechanical,, Keep holding them levers down and something will move or break. 4200 ,318 Detroit. 750 Holmes

Unbelievable the work that can do compared to what we used in the 70s , I’ve been to the Towing Museum in Chattanooga a couple times, it’s a good walk through the advancement of Wrecking. We used a couple 600 Holmes for years, running blocks around trees, anything that would hold but we worked a lot of big truck wrecks in these mountains. Here is a picture of a magazine ,1979. I sent in the picture of the LJ , Mr Jones is who I worked for when I got out of High School and started driving the LJ towing trucks, mostly for McLean Trucking. I later bought my B61 .

Yes , the new equipment is very expensive and takes less time to move a wreck, Back in the late 70s around here ( all of Western North Carolina, 100 mile radius of the I 40 /I 26 interchange) There were only 3 Big Wreckers , R Model Mack , 4070 International, and a 4200 International all with 750 Holmes . We still have the 4200 Setting in the shed. I wasn’t the owner of it back then, I had a B 61 with a W45 Holmes and my LJ with a 5th wheel boom for towing,, I was jealous of the guys with the 750s . One of the guys is still in business with some bigger Hydraulic wreckers , we still help him from time to time, When he retired the 4200 he gave it to us, I’ll try to get a picture of it .

Y’all did good,, can’t pass that up!

I haven’t dug through everything yet,, I haven’t forgotten you

Lots of Aluminum brackets on the LTL , I’ve never researched the weight difference of the two.