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The fine for not chaining is basically reckless driving which will net you a $275.00 ticket. Not enough chains is $200.00. Running a chain up sign in Washington or Oregon is a great way to bring the DOT your way. Truck Shop

That little stretch into Grangeville is called White Bird, remember my first trip down that in 78. Truck Shop

Having worked major recovery for one repair and towing company and owning my own towing recovery truck---I haven't watched very much of that show. The show is built around major drama and silliness. There are times when rotator trucks can be used but most major wrecks are totals. So throw some chokers on it and winch it up the hill and load the scrap on a low bed and get it over with. And I had seen several incidents where it would take only one recovery rig to get the job done-but it pays better with two or three. That's called spiking the job. And insurance companies most of the time write off the load because of liability. Plus I use to run that road in the winter in my own rig on trips to Kamloops, BC. And Lolo pass on hwy 12 from Lewiston Id to Missoula Mt is way worse in my book-you better be on your A game. Truck Shop Truck Shop

Yeah my friend I drew that for say's it will give his Ford service truck a complex.

Better have a huge bank account to rebuild a KTA or K19. Truck Shop

That REO at the bottom is circa 1910, the Kenworth above it is 1947, The Mack came from an LJ and the Diamond T is 1958. The one emblem that's rare is the Beall tanker badge that's 1947, most of those cracked and broke very hard to find been offered $450 for it but I'm keeping it. Truck Shop

My tool box memorial to old trucks and simpler day's. I have room for two more. Truck Shop

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This is where you will find the buzz tails. Grand Coulee Dam----and a few fish. Truck Shop

For on highway use I think the last year was 1974 for the 1693. I knew several guy's that ran those with the rack screw removed. 425 hp stock. In their day it was an animal. Truck Shop

Hopefully it will be at the Brooks, Or show next year. i will take time for that one. Thanks MD Truck Shop

I've never understood spending the time or money on one of these. Truck Shop

The lawyer and judge are helping bury the doctors mistakes, the politician is passing laws to help the lawyer and judge bury mistakes, the priest is in a closet, the cop was picked on when he was a kid so he puts on a uniform as a confidence booster. The pimp- well he's not trying to hide anything, it's all out on the street in front of god and everybody. JMHO. But most pimps are not trust worthy Truck Shop

Which one of these would you trust? A lawyer, judge, doctor, politician, priest, cop or a pimp. Truck Shop

Sorry, no I don't. And it's not a dumb question. Truck Shop

Well there are a few sticklers with future gliders, Freightliner anyways. A glider has to be minus two major drive train components to be a sold as a glider. If you order a glider from Freightliner right now with a engine you have to have a core to turn in against it or you will be charged 30,000 for the core. Freightliner has sold so many gliders Detroit is running low on complete cores. And Freightliner from what I understand will stop the glider program in 2020 even with the new EPA plan on gliders. And unfortunately there just isn't that many fleets that want to spend the time building a glider or the shop area and mechanics to be able to complete it. Basic cost of Detroit special tools to rebuild a series 60 about $1,800.00 and most shops that don't have those tools aren't going to invest in tools for 14 year old engines. Thanks for the replies. Truck Shop

Found this info on old ATHS thread about Sterlings, The pics of the J series are on pages 34, 37 and 39 http://forums.aths.org/PrintTopic155008.aspx Truck Shop

The one I saw years ago was in 1984 or 85 it was setting in a fenced yard next to a very beat up RD 405 IH . The sterling wasn't much better. It was setting near the local airport in Red Bluff, Calif. My mom lived in Red Bluff at the time and she lived just out past the airport. Thats the only reason I saw it, actually I noticed the IH first. Truck Shop

The 1939 to 1942 J series Sterling is a fairly rare truck with a very ornate grille. I saw one years ago in California and the only one I have ever seen. Has or does anybody know of any in collections or have any photos other than this one in the photo I found. Truck Shop

It was a light Saturday for service work so I pulled the front structure apart and checked the gear train mainly the bull gear for end play and wear {ok}. So it was a clean and reseal. It's an easy job when out of the rails. When you have the chance it's always good to check the bull gear. Truck Shop

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I remember the phrase Monfort Lane well at the same time on I-5 it was called the Far West Lane. Far West Had all black with a single gold strip W900A long hoods with Big power. Little know fact the term Hammer Lane comes from a road that intersects I-5 near Tracy Calif. The highway sign read Hammer Lane Rd next exit, below that it read Not A Truck Route no joke. I'm sure the sign is still there. Monfort was bought out by ConAgra some years back. Truck Shop

Just the injector/jake harness. the harness can be a problem child with age. The harness doesn't cost that much and when your in there you may as well replace it when there old. Truck Shop

The cam plate can be a problem area for leaks. I use Napa brand Sil Glyde on the diamond seal and track seal so head slides by on installation and have no leaks doing it that way. Plus there is a brace that goes on at the top front of head to structure both sides, if the left one is gone they will get to leaking after awhile. I worked at a shop some years ago that had the best revolving engine stands, with built in jib crane and swing out tool trays. The owner had them built so you could work anywhere in the shop. They were monsters heavy as hell and they would spoil a mechanic.

In 44 years of this work it's not my first rodeo. I own all the tools required to do a rebuild on Series 60's. We have 46 tractors and 17 of them are 14L 60 DDEC IV. The company had 20 DDEC V's EGR models-junk. As soon as it lost compression it shut down. And yes it's getting new rods.