JoeH
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Was supposed to leave yesterday, but Illinois apparently doesn't sell trip permits, so we have to reroute an additional 500 miles to go around it, and we found a rear main seal leak so we have to pull the trans off today to replace seal.
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Dumb question, you aren't driving around with the PTO on right?
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Yea. Mack trucks only draw from one tank. Usually passenger side. Crossover line allows fuel between the 2 tanks to self level. I drove a Peterbilt (Poorlybuilt) that had a switch.... You could suck from one tank and return to the other? Seemed kind of dumb to me. But what do I know?
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"If I do not have an IFTA license and have a qualified motor vehicle traveling interstate what do I need to do?" OUr truck doesn't "qualify" it's PA only. Need a trip permit to "qualify"
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Need to drive our 03 Mack MR688 from PA to Iowa. JJ Keller can sell me a trip/fuel permit for every state but Illinois. WTF? Does Illinois sell trip permits? Our truck/DOT # is set up for "Intrastate only" in Pennsylvania. Is there any legal way to drive through Illinois or do we have to detour through Kentucky and Missouri to get to Iowa?
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04 AI intermittent electronic glitch
JoeH replied to Bigjohn4300's topic in Modern Mack Truck General Discussion
Curious, how much did the harness set you back? We just bought a 2003 AI350. Harness seems ok... For now.... -
04 AI intermittent electronic glitch
JoeH replied to Bigjohn4300's topic in Modern Mack Truck General Discussion
Hell, Mack should add the wiring harness to the filter tune up kit! "Change your wiring harness with every oil change!" Make your truck run like new again! -
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Don't have the paint code for the white that Cementech uses so this truck gets a grey cab for now because I have a leftover gallon of it from my pickup.
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Cab painted. Baking overnight and in the morning we slap it together fast as we can!
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That's our 228" wheelbase Titanic, 1995. It was white with green accents. We have a 1988 RD that was an H&K Locust Ridge truck, that was green. It's white now. The H&K truck has a 218" wheelbase and steers night and day better than the '95, but we have yet to complete the '88 project, so it's just sitting at the yard.
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Trash trucks and concrete pumps. Same here. The CemenTech mixer on a conventional cab would be about 3 ft longer than the RD model in the background, which has a 228" wheelbase and steers like the Titanic.
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That is a good looking truck though....
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We deleted the one on our '79 endt676 because the fitting on the intake manifold broke. Barely makes any smoke, but this truck has always spooled up fast and ran like a beast.
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I've never seen a Mack that makes 38 psi boost. My older endt676's peak at about 27, and my e7-350 is the same.
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Sometimes filters clog slowly... And they do just that. Slowly over time they "trim" your governed speed lower and lower as the filter acts as a restriction point. If you haven't changed them recently then it's definitely worth doing before you go jumping on a $3,000 pump rebuild.
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Well we don't know what your symptoms are so..... More info please
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88 Superliner cab interchangeable
JoeH replied to Whishy's topic in Exterior, Cab, Accessories and Detailing
My 1988 had Ridgid mount cab but front pivot. My 79 has the same, Ridgid mount cab plus firewall to radiator supports. '79 has pivot front mounts. -
Finally got it out of the garage for a little test drive.
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Repost this picture anywhere you think is useful. Lift axle chart for lbs to the ground depending on air bag psi for a Link Mfg 20k lift axle.
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In PA if you're registered for 73,280 they don't care what your wheelbase is. This truck will be 73280 on a 195" wheelbase, intrastate only.
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This brand (CemenTech) is in Iowa, and the bulk of their sales must be in parts of the country where you have a mile to make your turn because they need 168" back of cab to center of tandem. In the suburbs of Philly that's borderline impossible to get into people's driveways, let alone into their back yards! Hence the MR setup for this mixer.
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It's going to be a volumetric mixer, not a barrel. Mixer holds sand/stone/cement/water/admixtures in different compartments then siphons them off as needed to make concrete. It all drops onto that auger on the back where it's mixed into concrete. Perks are maximum working time (concrete isn't mixing in transit) and (if your driver knows what he's doing) control over every aspect of your concrete. Slump, sand/stone ratios (sometimes we show up and the customer needs us to cut back on the stone and bump the sand up to do an overlay on existing concrete). We got our first one of these trucks in 1967.
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Whats wrong with glass and a dump truck? We're a small concrete delivery company, so this truck will be operated in a 15 mile radius. Tons of residential deliveries, backing into driveways, around houses, etc. The maneuverability is going to be insane on this truck. Short footprint has me a little worried about stability on a full load, but we'll just have to watch what we're doing a little more closely.
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Sidenote, don't crank an engine for longer than 10 seconds. You'll overheat the starter and burn it out. If it cranks but won't start and has a Check Engine Light on there's no sense in killing the batteries and starter. You're on the right path trying to get this code sorted out.
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