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It is what it is. I am trying to take command of our properties with a Bobcat E35 Mini Excavator and Bobcat S205 Skid Steer.

GMC - 1990 C7000, 366 Big Block/Allison AT545 with a Chevy (tilt) plastic nose and trail combination. With slightly less the 50,000 original miles. No complaints so far.

It is the right truck for us right now.

Like anything used it needs some massaging and love. The first thing is to add a Tru-Cool  40k Transmission Cooler before we put it to ant serious work.

First, (1st) of all thanks to everyone for their input, help and guidance.

Second, (2nd) I wound up passing on the Mack. My little voice inside just said NO. They say first impressions are everything. There was just something about the truck and the hard sell tactic the seller was pushing. One of the first flaws I noticed on the truck was the hole in the intake tube. That would have been the first thing I would have fixed. How obvious of an easy fix would it have been for the seller to just temporarily fix the problem with duct tape. I have no idea how long the truck was run that way. It is an issue I didn't ignore while looking at the truck. I don't want to talk bad about the seller but there were a lot other issues that turned me away from buying it. 

Third, (3rd) perhaps the worse part is I bought a GMC - Combination with an Equipment Trailer. I was looking for a (not for hire) truck and trailer to haul around my Skid Steer and Mini Excavator. Found the GMC for sale with a trailer for slightly more then the Mack alone. Sorry, to the faithful. Maybe I shouldn't even mention GMC? Well at least It isn't a FORD! When I started out looking for a dump truck I would have preferred a Mack but I was willing to settle on a JIMMY. Definitely wasn't interested in a FORD of any kind. 

If there is any consolation? I had he Jimmy Hauled home on a lowboy trailer drawn by a Mack Tractor.    

Thanks for the help. Still on the fence with the purchase. I might schedule a 2nd look.

I am looking for medium size Dump Truck to move soil around for some planned property improvements this spring. If I get a truck I'd prefer it to be A MACK. Turned up a 6 wheel 1978 R686.  

Looking over the truck it has 377000 plus mile. Started the engine and if fired right off stone cold. Checked the coolant after the engine ran for 5 to 10 minutes. When I removed the cap the radiator was pressurized, the level was low and I couldn't see coolant. I asked the owner if there was any problem with the cooling system. He said they just replaced the water pump? He assured me there wasn't any known problems or issues with the truck. A little concerning. The seller has contacted me asking if I am interested in the truck. I told him I might be if he tops off the coolant, if I can further inspect the truck and take it for a test drive. 

One thing I found strange, odd or unusual. When I pulled the dip stick the side closest to the frame (facing me) was clean with no oil. I asked about the oil and I was told the oil was just changed. I re-dipped the stick and it came out clean again. Wiped the stick with my finger and the dip stick on the engine side had oil. Dipped the stick again and the same results. The frame side was clean. With the stick pulled I turned it over and it showed full. What the heck is up with that? Anyone ever had that experience? Goofy question - Is it something to be concerned about? 

1 oz. two stroke oil per 1 gal. diesel.

Filled up Thursday. Diesel was $6.00 a gallon. Across the street were I filled up it was $6.29. Today the same station I filled up at on Thursday the price was $6.16 across the street $6.49.

No BBQ in Pennsylvania. The high temp yesterday on my thermometer was 24 degrees Fahrenheit. Today it might break into the low 30's. Crews are still on the scene this morning on interstate 81. They only have 40% of the crash cleared up from yesterdays pile up.

Pile up - 3 dead on Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania during a white out snow squall.

This is not the beginning. We are deep into the destruction of our society. What worries me is what the end will look like. My goal in life is to leave a better world for the next generation to inherit.

10 hours ago, mowerman said:

Oh brother what a collection no other comment at this time LMAO .. bob

They all have the Shi_ eating grin.

It's a shi_ sandwich. It must be lunch time and they're lining up to take their bit of the turd.

Obama has the Wuhan but there is still hope for him. A report out of the UK claims the death from the Wuhan is less then the death rate from the common Flu. The Wuhan death rate is 0.04%. Obama says he has taken the jab. I wish him well and hope he don't DIE.

No. 2 and his BUDDIES.

I never vote for the lesser of two evils. 

I didn't like number 1 either but he was slightly better then number 2.

Number 2 wasn't better then a peanut farmer but better then the sleep Joe.

The last time I voted before 2016 was 1980..

On 3/9/2022 at 7:46 PM, mackey58 said:

Your kidding, right? Bush was another fuc_ - tard. Maybe not as big of a fuc_ - tard as Biden but he was and still is a fuc_ - tard. 

Punish the Russians? That's laughable.