Bullheaded

That's going to be it's main thing now Mean Green. Tractor shows and parades. And the odd work day at home.  The Kubota's will still be the every day working machines. I went and bought a top link for it today just so I can work it a bit.

The previous owner I bought it from sent me a video of it on his farm pulling a set of discs. So she was a worker.

A couple people that are real purists have already told me they hate the lights, but it makes me smile. I think it's a great parade tractor.

2 hours ago, fjh said:

Sweet unit! relatively stock looking is the alt factory ? been thinking on doing an Alt on my Davey brown!

Not sure what they came with FJH, I'm new to these models. But it is converted to alternator and 12 volt. Because it has a big round plug in the block where the tach drive used to be and now it has a unit on the back of the alternator that drives the tach.

My 55 Allis CA is also converted to 12 volt with a one wire GM alternator.

The guy I bought it from also has two restored David Brown 1200's.

So a friend did some digging and told me it is not a 1974. He said it shows 1967, built by the day shift in Basildon England.

Now I need help. What year and location of manufacture is this tractor?

I'm told this is the VIN number....according to the VIN locator on TractorData.

Looks like it says B061729??

So with the B prefix....is this a Belgium tractor?

I love that!!! There was a single axle R model gin pole truck in one of my old Canadian Bulldog magazines and I always thought it was a cool looking truck.

On 5/11/2023 at 7:57 PM, Joey Mack said:

I have posted a couple of times about ...how the hell do the migrants keep their cell phones charged???  I was just talking to my wife, and she said...  Jojo, how the hell are they paying for the cell phone service.????????  KaBoom!!!  I thought these people were poor and desperate????????  Once again..  please help me to understand??  Jojo

Maybe their phones work like the libtards electric cars? They just magically charge with free energy.

3 minutes ago, mowerman said:

its getting harder and harder every day,,,,too many stupid people in cars and big rigs....i was planning on driving to october 2024 but anymore im not sure i can hang that long...bob

Yes, and now E-logs and all the hoops you have to jump through to keep a license once you hit 60.

I heard in Ontario here they want to make it so you have to do a 2 day coarse to renew your air brake endorsement. BS 

3 minutes ago, mowerman said:

man that sucker looks handy,,,,i could use it at my place...bob

It's real handy. Only does 25 MPH, but has heat, AC, radio and hydraulics and a PTO, but I don't use that for anything. But it's nice hauling dirt around the yard.

When I'm working on my bush road/walking trail it's a lot quicker hauling gravel than doing one bucket at a time with tractor.

And I'm REALLY lucky I got it in 2020 before the new "covid" price went into effect.

Still miss trucking though.....pre 2000 trucking that is.

My hats off to you guys that can still tolerate the industry today.

22 hours ago, Joey Mack said:

Bullheaded??? I think I figured out your Handel..   Your a 'Taurus'..   Me too..  right or wrong??

Thanks everyone. And happy Birthday Mechohaulic! Been a strong month for birthdays here.

You're kinda right Joey. I was always a Mack guy and I'm stubborn and bullheaded.

Wish I had more Mack stuff to contribute on the forum but these days, this is the only trucking I am doing.

It does have chrome Grote mirrors on it though! Just need a set of 5 inch straight pipes now.

It looks like a cell phone. LOL

Happy Birthday Back in Black. I still worship your truck!! LOL

Yes, the wiring may be a headache. But I don't know.

I had a friend with a Sterling dump truck with a pre-DPF 450 Mercedes in it that blew up. So he got a Series 60 Detroit for it. You would think that would be an easy swap seeing as how they are all Daimler products. And it ended turning into a nightmare and he just ended up selling it all.

23 hours ago, BOBWhite said:

They no longer hold the most powerful v8 truck anymore. A Chinese company called Shacman now makes a 800hp V8 truck. Don't know much outside of that.

That doesn't even register in my world. Just like how China holds the record now for the world's largest cranes.....I think they are called zoom lion or something like that?

WOULD YOU WORK UNDER ONE?? LOL

Liebherr or Zoom Lion......Hmmmm, which one should I buy?? Bahahahaha

Just saw this today. The new wide cab Pete. As much as I was never a Pete fan, and I didn't mind small cabs, I think this is about the nicest of all the new design trucks out today.

They did everything right here, unlike Kenworth's W990 abortion.

Long ALUMINUM hood, EXTERNAL BREATHERS, and all the old styling but with the big plastic cab all the new generation wants. LOL

19 hours ago, Hayseed said:

I'm 99.99% sure that they're Both Scania sourced, & are exactly the same as the Scania Super 13 Drivetrain...

 

Where's kscarbel when you need him..🔎

How are the Scania's holding up?

Sorry, got names wrong. The engine is now the S13 and the transmission is now the T14.

No longer the Maxxforce/N13/A26, LOL

That's a nice fire truck! Big mill too!

Speaking of these new engines......wonder how the new International A13 integrated powertrain is going to be? They are making big claims. Max 1850 torque at 900 RPM, no EGR, no active regens. And their new automated 14 speed trans with no gross weight limits.

Wonder if this one will work this time?? LOL Hopefully they got more MAN and Scania working in these ones than the old MaxxFarce.

I have some old Canadian Bulldog magazines and have seen a few steel nose R Models in them. Plus the RD, DM600/800 and RM's.

I loved my mid rise. It was the perfect size for a logger/chip hauler/dump trailer application. Not overly big yet you could stand up in it and have a refrigerator and microwave in it.

Well I don't know about Volvo getting better? Another blunder in my opinion.....why did they get rid of the mid roof sleeper on the new Pinnacles? There were far far many more mid roof equipped Mack's than the big high rises.

Most Mack sleeper trucks were bought for regional stuff. This is about as stupid of a move as not offering it on the Titan.