Bullheaded

It was back in the day. We were always under the police radar, LOL. Those were the days I enjoyed trucking. Running wide open in a straight piped Mack. Now I had to get out of trucking because trucks and engines are junk and not many left that can actually drive.

I used to work for a company that ran like this, but was better because they were all Mack. R Model's, V8 Superliner's and V8 Ultraliners. We hauled 140,000 pounds in the hills here and the owner always said...."if you get passed by a tandem freight hauler in the hills, you get that truck in to the shop and we'll turn it up more."

Can't wait to see that done! Very nice.

From Truck News Magazine. Unfortunately no pics. LMA LaPointe Construction in Quebec has taken delivery of the first Autocar DC-64D dump truck to hit – or haul – Canadian soil. The truck features a SPIF-compliant 20k Simard twin steer suspension. The cab is created from steel and reinforced with aluminum corner castings, Autocar says.

Yes, they have a whole thread devoted to the Canadian built CL350ST. And don't forget John Casanave's Challenger trucks that were available with Mack E9 500 V8's.

I'll take the old Ford.

It does. Yes. Out of all the new aero trucks though, my favorite is still the International Prostar/LT as far as looks. Unless of coarse I can include the Lonestar as an aero model.

Like like like!!

Or "how to make a Peterbilt look just like a Cascadia."

I wish they'd sell Western Star to someone that knows how to build trucks.

I know which ones in those pics that I'd be driving, LOL

Wonder when the Duramax in your Chevy/GMC pickup is going to turn into a Cummins? LOL

OK.....LOL, every DMM excavator dump I ever saw pics of was one of Hi-Ho's trucks, LOL. Every dump I drove in my younger days had a DEL body and hoist on it.

Been so long I can't remember oil pressures or anything like that, but ran a PT270 in a 1978 International S-Line tandem dump truck for many years. I do remember it pulled good for what it was. All the other dump trucks I worked with at that time had small International or Cat 3208 engines and that 270 was a powerhouse compared to them. But it was heavy. Get that truck into soft sand with it's wide base steers and the rear end was hopping where the other little motors would keep going. Other thing I remember about it, was a lot of people had a really hard time driving it, but I was used to it. The throttle would really "float" in it. You let off to shift and the RPM would float before it came down.

I'm in love!!!!!! LOL

DEL was also very popular back then here in Ontario. Many of the old dump trucks I ran had DEL bodies until Bibeau and Beau-Roc pretty much took over. But as Maddog has said....I have seen those DMM's with Hiho excavator bodies also.

I got a tractor from my friend who said it was a Bolen's, but turns out it is a 1982 MTD 824 Classic. Some day I want to paint it back to original. I found a couple old adds. It's retired now, but it served me well for a few years mowing 2 acres of the yard. But I would have to refuel it's 4 gallon tank to finish and the new Kubota B2620 diesel will do it 13 times on 4 gallons, LOL

I hate these new emission motors too. So much so they caused me to retire from trucking. But I gotta say, there are a lot of deleted ISX Cummins and MP10 Mack's around here, deleted by one of the biggest know delete companies that advertises in all the truck books and papers.......and just about every one of them has blown up. Same with one of the big mines up north. Have a fleet of Star 6900XD's with DD16 600's. They deleted them after all the down time in the severe cold and winter storms they operate in. Then every single one of them blew up. They spent over $300,000 putting SCR and DPF's back on.

That's what I mean. Don't take me wrong....I am not down playing the virus. It is a serious thing for many people. But I can also see why people are getting p'd off and not taking it seriously......because the way both our governments are handling things is making it look like a complete farce. It's almost like they are trying to make the conspiracy theories make sense, LOL Just like the stores where mom and pop close and Walmart stays open as normal.........you can't drive across the border but you are more than welcome to fly in from anywhere in the world. And you better not get caught visiting your relatives for Christmas, but then my gov announces they are giving a free pass for more immigrants to enter the country with no testing. So it's no wonder people get angry and sick of hearing all the rules, when none of the rules are applied equally. Anyway, sorry for that rant, just wanted to make sure you didn't think I was down playing you going through the virus. And I am very glad you and your wife got through it and your kids didn't get it.

Unless they already produced a stockpile of current year. I know they sell well in Ontario and Quebec. I see them everywhere. I know if I needed one, I'd be buying one now before they have to complicate the engines even further.

I'm not here to say anything about the virus, but the way they are handling it is a complete farce. Put small family businesses bankrupt because they have to lockdown and close.....but billion dollar Walmart....no problem, you can have hundreds of people in your store. What sense does that make????? Well, I know what sense that makes, but I won't get in to my conspiracy theories, LOL

Isn't that something. Who would have ever thought Toyota would drop the ball like that! Can you imagine losing sales and production until Oct. 2021. If I was a shareholder I'd be freaking out.

Wow, glad to to hear you are all good now. That's exactly how I think about this virus. I think if you are healthy and have a good immune system it is no big deal. It's those that have problems or a bad immune system that have to really worry. Crappy way to spend your holiday though. That's gotta suck having no sense of taste or smell. Kids look like they are having fun. That's awesome...get them started young. They will go places! So refreshing to see kids doing like most of us older guys did.....having fun doing something that will better them. Not sitting around playing video games.

I hope someone saves that!!