Bullheaded

And that's why the MTO/DOT ignore all these issues. Now that I have retired from trucking I got a job in a mine and I sometimes have to unload transports with the forks on my wheel loader. I recently unloaded a transport that came in with 4 big steel ventilation fan housings that took up whole trailer.

The tractor had all bald tires, and the doors held shut with bungee cords. The big housing at rear of trailer had ONE strap on it that was dragging on ground because it sawed through. The middle two had ONE strap each over them. (A lot of good one strap does on a round object) And the front had NO securement at all!!!!

I sent pics to my local MP and the head of the MTO (DOT). Know what the repsonse was? "Yes, this is an unfortunate situation." End of conversation.

But don't any of you veterans of the road get caught with a marker light out!!!!!!!

And the other day one got pulled into the scales (I know inspection officers.) They asked for his license. He pulled out a hand written piece of paper from his boss. They told him that is not a license. He says "boss tell me that good. good good....you go....you drive ....good."

No, I'm not a racist. Just bringing reality to light. Anyone that operates like that does not need to be on our highways.

What did this truck have for power?  Cat ot Cummins?

They already caused me to retire from trucking. I'm scared to just drive on the road up here now. Can't go anywhere without a highway closure, wreck, or meeting them on your side of the yellow line.

But with this new M.E.L.T. law I can't train my kid (with 36 years conviction free class AZ experience), but they can come drive for 6 months at a time on their home license and can't speak or read english road signs?????????????????

Very cool. Mine is just a play toy. I don't have any snap coupler implements at this point. My Kubota does all the work, but I'd like to start getting some stuff for the Allis.

I've been waiting to get to one of the Mecum antique tractor auctions, but covid ruined that. I don't want to go right now and have to deal with all the covid stupidity at the border.

When that guy starts running the Big Mack trucks site......he don't even have to ask, please delete my account!  LOL

They should have a new colored dog for the new Swedish drivetrain, LOL

I've always read in my Mack brochures that a gold dog meant pedigreed drivetrain. Yet in all  my years in trucking I have seen brand new Mack's with vendor drivetrains with gold dogs and all Mack drivetrains with chrome dogs. So I have no idea, LOL

20 hours ago, alex g said:

Just saw this thread. I'm guessing you bought this truck from Jack Culbert. I remember hearing about it when it was for sale. I heard it sold way up north. Do you still have it? 

It was up north here when I was going to get it. But didn't end up getting it. Took it in to a shop to get checked over and the engine needed a rebuild, they wouldn't safety it because they said the frame had rust under the fifth wheel plate, it had all kinds of electrical issues. If I had a lot of money to spend on it, it would have been a good truck.

Kinda wish I got it now. The interior was mint.

Who was Jack Culbert? Do you know anything about that truck Alex? I know it went back down to Sothern Ontario, but I don't know who bought it. But I was told it wasn't getting scrapped.

I ran two LTS8000's one with a 6V71 13 speed the other an 8V53 with a 5&4

An LT9000 with an 8V71 318. And a loaded LTL9000 with a 3406 425 Cat. I always liked the Ford's. They had terrible headlight wiring though, LOL

In todays covid news.......a young guy in the maintenance dept at the mine here tested positive for covid. Sent home from work. Well turns out he can return because according to our Public Health Unit he isn't showing symptoms so he's good.

So it's okay to test positive....just don't be in the vicinity of him or you will have to quarantine and test negative after 10 days, LOL

WHAT A FARCE, LOL

Anyway, here's what a smart guy thinks of all this. 

Enjoy the new Kid rock song.

Awesome trucks Snowman!!!! Love the colors too. 

I never spent any time in a CLT, but did run an LTL 9000. Loved that truck.

I hear you. Remember a thing called the ice age and the flooding that made Noah build his ark? LOL

Kinda like the same thing that is going on now except we are on the warming cycle this time.

Like I said, glad I don't have many years left. The current tards that already outnumber us sane people are breeding more soon to be tard children.

Hey, I heard on the news today that the climate change nut jobs did studies that show if they bring back the giant aardvark and giant grazing dinosaurs it would be good for the environment.

Well then, the government should just charge us a tax and produce them again, just like how they are going too use carbon tax to change the universe's climate. 😵

Problem solved.

Now that Western Star has turned the 4900 into a Freightliner Columbia and also the 4700........I wonder how long before the 6900XD gets turned into a plastic Freightliner?

They're going to use the same magic that they are going to use to change the world's climate by charging you a tax on cow fats.

1 hour ago, Joey Mack said:

Im curious how all the electricity will be generated???  Coal??  Natural gas,??  Diesel??.... talk about a 'Carbon footprint'...jojo

Come on now Joey, they don't look that far ahead. What were you thinking?? LOL

It just comes out of those outlets in your wall. LOL

Here comes the next hit to the supply chain.

I can see it happening. That's why I got my vaccine against my beliefs. I'm not ready to retire yet and I have a job that is too good to chance losing. I believe it is going to get far stupider yet.

And speaking of government agenda's, I had to laugh last night. Had another winter storm with some wind. And as usual the power was out for hours and hours. Just wait until 2030 when  we are all supposed to being driving electric vehicles and equipment. They can't keep the power on now!! LOL 

How will the utilities get out to fix the power grid when they can't charge their trucks and equipment, LOL

Ya, I don't know what's going on with this world, but no point trying to figure it out because I'm just labelled as a conspiracy theorist.......that can make dimes stick to his arm, LOL (see my Nov 8th post.) 

So, my cousin's girlfriend tested positive for covid. She had all the classic symptoms..... a sore throat and a runny nose for two days. You know, kinda like a common cold.

She has to stay home two weeks then she can go back to work. No retest required.

Her daughter and anyone that was around her (that have no symptoms)......you must get tested, stay home a week and then you must get retested to return to work after that.

Does that make any sense??? I guess if you have covid it just disappears after 10 days, LOL

PS.....all are double vaccinated.

On 9/9/2013 at 6:49 PM, bbigrig said:

In 1989 they were rolling out E7-400 mechanical engines. A company I wrenched at in Mississauga by the name of John Grant Haulage had 1 of 20 CH's built at Mack's Oakville assembly plant. (the only 20 Canadian as I understand it....Mack Canada serial plate CH613 #001020... I want this truck!!) Grant Haulage was one of the Canadian Fleets they use to test stuff out on for heavy loads like the 1000 series V8's etc. Most of the trailers were 3 and 4 axle.

the CH was built in '89 and had one of the first E7-400 motors.(mechanical) they still have the truck doing yard work and runs like a clock. Doesn't make sense that they would bump up an E6 to 400hp when the E7's were already finished field testing and in production for the CH roll out. The '89 Superliner may have had an early E7???

I agree here. Have never heard of or saw an E6 400, but ran an E7 400 mechanical. And had friends that swapped their E6350's for E7 400's.

Both the E6 and E7 mechanicals were awesome reliable motors.

I ran every year of Mack back then and I never had issues until 2000 and up.

There was a yellow B Model I used to see at the truck show in St. Ignace every year that had a Peterbilt flat top bunk on it and it looked really good. The width matched perfect with the side stacks and the rounded corners of the Pete bunk match the shape of the B quite well.