JoeH

That's be fun trying to convert a DM to RHD.... Not!

Where's the rod/door located?

http://www.truckpaper.com/ListingsDetail/Detail.aspx?lp=TRK&OHID=23834703 That is a good logging truck. 6x6 Mack DM. Mack solid beam tandem. It's a bit long, but could be shortened and you'd have a tough time getting it stuck!

Talk to other loggers you know and find out what they recommend. Probably a double frame RD6**S if you can find one with little or no rust jacking in the frame.

Air ride suspension is terrible for off-road work. Nothing is better than Camelback springs.

Check your "new" solenoid by jumping across. I've had them bad right out of the box. Or fail within a month of being out of the box.

1995 RD688S won't switch from cab heat to defrost. What should I look for?

Probably, with the right flywheel housing.

Great read! Thanks for taking the time to post it!

The R cab is primarily unchanged, with the exception of adding 3 inches to the back side of the cab in the early 70s. Might be minor roofline changes, but that should be about it.

Triaxles tend to have a good amount of twist/flex to them going down the road, simply because of how long they are.

Looks like the weeds are going to be prohibiting that trucks freedom soon...

What size are you looking for (gallon capacity) and are you opposed to buying new? My '95 has aluminum tanks, if you use my vin at the dealer it should get you a set of ~50 gallon tanks....

Your local Mack dealer. A good parts guy should have no problem looking up the book for your motor.

Bump

The last 6 digits is all they need. If it doesn't work they're dysfunctional. And the last 6 are numbers.

Here's a 3 knob setup.

Australians really know how to doll up a superliner right!

I believe on the Eisenhower interstate system, the roads are designed to federal weight limits unless the state had even heavier weight limits, i.e. in Mass with the 77k permits. In such a situation the federal highway system is built to state standards. In PA a triaxle is good for 73,280, and a standard tractor trailer 80k. On bridge laws in PA a short tractor trailer with 5 total axles cannot gross as much as a triaxle can, which is irrational because you're longer than the triaxle and you have an extra axle. That 98k DM686 is safe so long as you have the heavier brakes and you maintain the truck in good working order. I have a retired dm686sx with 58k rears and 20k front, had a lift axle. It was always able to stop faster than our other triaxle with 44k rears, with a load on, even with the lift axle up. Bigger circumference on the brake drums means more surface area and better mechanical advantage to slow down. If your lift axle has the bigger brakes as well as the drive axles then you should have no problems stopping 98k. Getting it moving with an endt676 on the other hand is another matter. It'd go but not in a hurry!

With engine off, key on you need to hold the set/decel button til the lightning bolt starts doing stuff. Count the flashes, it'll be a 2 digit code. When that code is done spitting out, hit set/decel again to draw another code. Each code request gives you one code. This method will only pull "active" (current) faults. You need a computer to pull stored, inactive faults. Post the list of codes you pull here, and some of us have the book and can tell you what the codes mean! And start by replacing the fuel regulator as well! And next time don't leave out pertinent information!

Any codes? Is your engine malfunction light in working order? That'd be the lightning bolt on the dash.

Define your "hard starting". If it has to crank for 5 seconds or so before firing off then your camshaft position sensor could be failing or has enough buildup to screw up the reading. It's on the front of the timing cover, in front of the camshaft!

Apart from the rails everything else just looks like standard surface rust. Macks was thinking it had what we call an Eagle at the trunnion. It's basically a 3rd rail that goes inside the frame at the trunnion, and acts like a gusset to keep everything square. My DM686SX has it, because it has the 55k springs. But yours is an S, with the 44k cameback, which doesn't need the Eagle. (Called an Eagle because of the taper) you can see the rear of the eagle on my DM in this picture. As well as what's going to happen to your frame any day now from the rust. Only reason yours is not cracked yet is there's no stress on it from weight sitting on it.

Hard to decide which story I like most. Maybe Gene Dixon's?