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    Working Past 70: Americans can't seem to retire

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    On 7/12/2017 at 11:00 AM, grayhair said:

    Yes there can be some strange dynamics in the workplace.  Many employers do value the abilities and wisdom of their older employees.  However they can become reluctant to increase salaries of those same older employees commensurate with their value to the company.  i.e. "Why should we pay old Ralph X when for that same amount we can hire two younger guys full of piss and vinegar?"  "Where's he gonna go anyway?  He is old."   Unfortunate but it is a discussion that happens a thousand time a day in hundreds of companies.  The way of the world I guess. 

    For us the pay isn't a problem, and at 72 Gayle can out work most guys that are thirty. But the one line that I always hear from employers is everyone is replaceable. Except they forget they are replaceable too. And I like to remind them of that, I was looking for a job when I found this one.

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    Working Past 70: Americans can't seem to retire

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    There is the factor of most employers are happy that some people are staying in the job market that should be looking to retire. Although most wouldn't admit it. The common sense factor of older workers comes into play here. The owner of my company is constantly gripping about where did all the good drivers go.  And he is really worried about replacing the two others in the shop along with me. We are a old crew in the shop, I'm 61, Jeff is 62 and Gayle is 72. We are all farting dust.

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    Odd cars you have restored

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    Here are a couple of Toronado's one a 66 the other a 67 that I restored mechanically. Paint and body was done by a friend. I don't own them was hired to restore them.  Anyone else have odd or limited production cars and pickups they worked on?

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    13 speed Fuller

    in Engine and Transmission

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    4 hours ago, TeamsterGrrrl said:

    Long hood and no aero= 5 MPG... Could pay for a new 7MPG truck with the fuel savings alone!

    Except you left out some major calculations. Cleaning the DPF filter and replacement  will eat a hole in the diesel savings. Your lucky to break even on fuel

    savings after dealing with that. That is the #1 gripe even with big fleets and that maintenance is the same weather you own one or a  hundred. 

    Lose the [ONE box as it's called in a Freightliner] and you just dropped 10 grand. So actually you really don't understand. My last reply on this subject.

     

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    13 speed Fuller

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                                I ran this old girl for quite a few years and made money with it, never let me down no payments either. 1966 with a 64 Truck Trailer sleeper. So yes it can be done.

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    Wheel lift toter

    in Other Truck Makes

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    12 hours ago, h67st said:

    What do you use to polish the tanks? I've got a couple that I'd like to polish.

    First I would sand depending on surface using 320, 400 then 600. I use a DA air sander. Then most people use rouge on a 8 to 10 buffer wheel. This one I'm doing now

    I'm short on time so sanded and Mother's mag polish is all it will get for now. Next year I will go back over them when I have more time.

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    13 speed Fuller

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    15 hours ago, TeamsterGrrrl said:

    May as well rebuild the parts as long as you've got them out (unless you know their history), by the time you're done you've dumped another $10,000 into an old tuck that ain't even worth that. And there's no guarantee that the engine won't blow next and then you're even deeper underwater. If you haven't got the capital to buy and maintain a decent truck, maybe it's time for a new business plan.

    Sure go out and buy a truck that's only five years old, hell it could send one through the side of the block just as easy. It's a truck- a perpetual wear out machine, open the hood in the morning and dump a sack full money in there and drive away. New or old trucks are all the same. 

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    Wheel lift toter

    in Other Truck Makes

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                                               I cut them vertical because that method is how Kenworth says to do it on a frame repair. Their frame service section lists vertical cuts only and six

                                               5/8 bolts equally spaced two inches from weld, three each side. 

     

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    13 speed Fuller

    in Engine and Transmission

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    The only way I can see that Fuller/ Eaton working is with a auxiliary gear box or change drive axle ratios also. That transmission pictured could either be a 12513 or 14613. The slave valve on the side is the early style IIRC 4688 model. It does have the tall shift tower. More than likely it is a RTO, more common than the RT.

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    Wheel lift toter

    in Other Truck Makes

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    6 hours ago, thomastractorsvc said:

    Coming together

    How long does it usally take to put something like this one together? 

    Well if I could work on it full time and had all the parts when I needed them I should have been done two weeks ago. But with all of our trucks and trailers and 

    outside work on farm trucks getting ready for harvest it's eaten up a fair amount of time.

     

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    Drop axle failure

    in Driveline and Suspension

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                                             The Hendrickson northwest field man showed up at our shop today and inspected the broken axles. He admitted it was metal fatigue that caused those axles to break.

                                             And those axles that broke were first generation and redesigned twice since. As far the air pressure being to high- 70 psi is not out of range for our application.

                                             As far as correct height he looked at two other trucks we have{ same model and wheel base} measured and found nothing wrong with installation. And all of our

                                             trucks have factory installed drop axles.              So That's- That.

     

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    Wheel lift toter

    in Other Truck Makes

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    1 minute ago, Hobert62 said:

    Is that Pete air ride?

    No that's Reyco 102AR. actually Reyco was the first with the low spring air ride I believe. Pretty simple and pretty tough. One big reason I bought this truck was the rear suspension.

    I like KW's but I don't care for the 8 bag suspension. Rough ride and more places to leak air.

     

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    Wheel lift toter

    in Other Truck Makes

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    On 5/24/2017 at 11:10 PM, david wild said:

    What method do you use to preplot your holes

    With the suspension removed I map all holes-both sides on paper. All hole piloting is done off of the front suspension mounts and squared from that point both sides.

    The distance between mounts is normally 52" for axle spacing. So all four front hangers for both axles are marked and holes centered first. Then all other mounting holes can be centered from that central point.  I had to slightly re-ream six holes out of 68 holes on mount up.

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    Wheel lift toter

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    Outside rails showed up this afternoon was able to get them welded to original rails and bolt holes mapped. Drill it up tomorrow and paint the inside of frame.

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