Mack Technician

1 hour ago, 1958 F.W.D. said:

You have used it before......Rough stupid wild-ass guess.......How many cans you think to do the underside of a 1500 Ram Crew Cab/Short Bed? 

2 packs of 3 cans is my guess.

As far as interior spraying.....I sprayed the interior of the doors.....That wept from the rain drains (onto the low door jamb), a little at a time, for almost two years in the heat of direct sunlight and will want to stick onto the wife's pants when she hops in, so avoid that mistake. In places where I couldn't properly direct-spray the underside i used a weed sprayer to inject a mixture of waste oil. Places like the up side of the inner wheel well canopies.   

initially I bought a cheap roll of vapor barrier plastic for when I left it in the garage. It doesn't drip for very long and stiffens up. As mentioned, direct sun can thin the tar a bit.

On ‎2‎/‎26‎/‎2019 at 9:08 AM, Rob said:

Funny with your original photo as I have a fresh "13" pool ball for the shifter, and an "8" for the steering column adjust in my RL-755LST model I have yet to install.

It was the "8th" generation F150, so I picked the theme. My favorite vintage for general build, spec, etc. Keep putting the same driveline, engine, comp, harnesses, and diff gears into new versions of the old chassis since 2004. Motor is on it's third life.

On ‎2‎/‎26‎/‎2019 at 3:04 PM, 1958 F.W.D. said:

Whats a three pack of that Drummond stuff run? I have to create an account and log in blah blah blah.........Would like to coat the underside of my 1500 Ram. 

Sells in a three pack of 20 OZ cans for $28.99. The guy I buy from is 715-564-3328, straight shooter. You will pay the shipping.

A.D.D. comment: Really like the paint job on that truck icon!

For some reason it makes me think of old school Christmas candy...…….

“Thank God it’s not a Volvo”......ummmm, shoot...

7 hours ago, MACKS said:

Lol,I don't mean the whole rail just along the top and bottom where the salt and moisture gets in between them,was thinking that would seal them up better than paint or undercoating..

not sure if it will penetrate, but would definitely glue it shut with a couple coats.

You don’t need cal codes to run well. Every OEM has been unable to answer the question “so why do you have cal codes”. IMO, It’s mostly a money game. Mack factory said it has to do with EUP unique volume, but that was the factory trainers best guess. Everyone else says they think it has something to do with emissions. Liehberr got rid of cal codes. Cat gives you a CD of what they call “trim” codes. JDeere still has them and includes uploading serial numbers of injectors so they can trace them on satellite. 

my understanding is a unit injector or EUP is considered a field service item, so they can’t render a machine unusable without plug and play. 

Salute, Keep a rainy day fund for an occasional synchronizer swap-out and happy sailing! 

Just me or do you find yourself cringing when that idiot is throwing beer bottles at that truck’s paint job....? 

If I was writing the movie there would have been fifteen seconds in which the guy keeps pulling himself up on the bulldog hood ornament, slowly losing strength, staring into the dogs chrome button eyes....... then “splat”, road grease. 

9 hours ago, cfd511 said:

this is my first mack

I’d say “normal” and don’t get it looked at. They have a real learning curve, especially if your coming right out of the Eaton Fuller camp and into a Mack. Mack stole some design points from Eaton, when they built the Mack T300 series, to make a more positive shift. Most obvious was the slider clutch redesign. 

If your over the road your better off with an Eaton for low operating cost, higher efficiency, replacement/parts/reman availability, ease to drive, etc. 

If your in the dirt, Mack will make money for you(Aside from relearning how to shift). Mack is shadowed by an aftermarket line of parts that are OEM quality, PAI Industries. They under-cut Mackvo dealership parts somewhere to the tune of 30% which makes running a Mack more practical.

Good luck & Safe travels!!!

Setting records for snowfall this month and dealing with the psychological fall-out.

Beer truck crashed a bank, hung-up and caused a shortage. Mayor issued state of emergency.

Low front came in and dropped the factory steam plume over the highway, leading to 12" max visibility, leading to County plow truck careening into the local reservoir.

Been unable to maintain a good fire escape. The good news is we can walk onto the roof in one spot without a ladder and can accidentally fall/slide off the roof with no serious injury beyond a twisted wrist.

Makes you ponder what video game warfare will look like in 20 years? 

Brilliant. 

Still waiting for our 100 million barrels of free crude from Kuwait and Iraq. Let’s add that to the collection legislation. 

On ‎2‎/‎9‎/‎2019 at 6:33 PM, kscarbel2 said:

Parties are nothing more than a distraction for elected officials, who should be 100 percent focused on their place in government.

Simply stated, parties should be banned.

I have never encountered a "party" that was good for "the people" and/or the efficient execution of government.

I view the party system as a dual chapter labor union with fantastic potential for over-reach, with no one to regulate them properly or bargain against, and no annual dues. I can't vote (for union officers) outside of my workplace labor union any more than you can successfully bring in someone from outside your political union.  

The best fuel mileage I have recorded on a Mack truck came out of a fleet of those Maxicruise w/T-2060 hauling lowboys of lumber over flat earth. When you take the synchro out of a Mack transmission you have a bulletproof unit. 

3 hours ago, 41chevy said:

Newer is not alway better when it puts food on the table. My humble opinion.

Our humble opinion.......

The machines our rolling equipment feeds never sleep 24/7/365 days a year. My Super is afraid to purchase any deeper into final 4, particularly on Liehberr Eq. 

44 minutes ago, MACKS said:

I just got a price from Watt's, 211.81 plus shipping,makes no sense to me how there could be a 175 dollar difference in a small part like that and I assume there exactly the same quality..

Case in Point...…Since the internet gives everyone and information advantage you would assume it would force the market to comply, nope. Amazon did drop $50, I think it was like $250 and northern tool was around $70 at one point.  

All it takes is a parts guy with coffee twitch to double tap a digit on a manual price install.

PAI prides themselves on blowing 30% (or+) off Mack's prices. It would be the first time I've seen Mack beat PAI.

3 hours ago, MACKS said:

they banged me 226 bucks...….

 

Take that ridiculous thing back and pay whatever restock they charge. PAI Industries sells that same branded kit for $55.34, available, in-stock @ Georgia's PDC. The PAI conversion part number is FKT-1148.

In case your fed up with performance issues.....

Pull up a chair, the BMT folks have been working on your issue for a while...……

Are you running an unmodified 2006 AI460 in a granite chassis?

15 hours ago, h67st said:

Did he fail to check the fifth wheel jaws?

Driving a little Capacity Yard Jockey. They were working through a rain/ice storm, some theories about things freezing solid? They have(had) a good history of not dropping. 

Not sure if he got a reprimand, we sublet this work to a local railroad company.

Worst I've experienced...….I drove/wrenched for Wausau Carriers Inc, on the weekend, bringing newly purchased Stoughton Trailers from Stoughton, WI to Wausau. One Saturday I was on the 2-lane Hwy leading into the industrial park and spied a shiny new Stoughton trailer off in the swamp alongside the road. Yup, it was one of the other guys I was trailing. I knew what I was going to be working on Monday morning.