JoeH

How's the frame on the truck? If the frame is rust jacking bad and doesn't have much life then is it worth the fuss other than dumping oil in? I have a 1995 e7-350, 24k hours. I have noticed on my truck that if I shut it off and give it 5 minutes it'll be a gallon low. If I come back in the AM it'll be at full. Sometimes the truck will "load up" on oil while idling and blow a smelly blue haze, but most of the time it runs clean. Mine also developed some fatigue cracks in the oil pan at the corners. New pan was $2,000, came with pin holes for gasket tabs to push through. Of course the dealer gave me the old style cork gasket, and i didnt know about the rubber gasket so I welded the holes shut... What's your engine idle rpm? Over time the setting can dip, and then you aren't idling fast enough to keep the rings sealed well enough on combustion.

So far since the last update we've replaced the steering gearbox, pitman arm and drag link because the insurance company recommended we replace them Incase there's any cracks from collision. We've replaced a few brackets on the passenger side that got damaged: rear cab mount frame bracket, and the V bracket that holds the cab tilt piston. Also replaced the driver side hinge bracket as it got bent in the accident. Need to drop off the cutoff's radiator somewhere in Ambler, PA that can pressure check it. I know my old radiator had a weep from before the accident, so now is as good a time as any to replace it. Both cabs are in the garage so I can swap guts and weld up the floor that salt rotted out on the new cab.

And the dump body looks nice, you might be able to find a buyer for it for a few thousand. Help offset the purchase price.

I will say you'll love working on this truck. I love working on our MR688. You tilt the cab forward and EVERYTHING is right there! Front of engine, back of engine, sides of engine.... Transmission? Once again, everything is right there. You can put an A Frame over it to lower trans out.

With 38k springs I'll guess it's a single frame, former tractor.

Just double check if it's a single frame or double,and see how bad the rust jacking is if it's a double. Always the possibility that the frame is cracked and failing.

Is this a short term get you back to the shop or can the truck be left like this and run indefinitely? I don't have one of these engines, I'm just curious.

What was CCRS?

Good luck! Any clue who he sold it to? Any local old timers maybe recall the truck/buyer?

My coldest is probably shortly after high school, zipping up and down the highway at 80 mph when it was +14F degrees out. I had cabin fever and needed to get outside! 1976 Honda cb750. Good bike, still have it but doesn't run at the moment.

Unfamiliar with the MH cabovers, but we have a 2003 MR688S with a 20k steer axle and we drive it 10 below the speed limit, potholes HURT. Bridge approaches are sketchy on the highway, you don't realize how uneven they are until you're sitting just in front of the steer axle at 65 mph. The next one you'll be doing 40.or at least that's how it is in our truck!

Sounds like you know enough about them already. Not sure what parts you think you'll need, the only real differences from what you have now are just sheet metal. Double check the basic items like cab mount bushings, treadle valve, and I bet you'll find a lot of similarities to the R models. Turns out the U model used the same frame rails as the R model. We stole a frame rail off our U to patch into our '79 R, fit like a glove. Mack used a lot of stuff on multiple models.

Runs and drives, no brakes.

Namely, the frame being a single frame and not having rust jacking is a big selling point in my eyes. A cab can be found I expect.

Looks like a single frame, and while the cab floor is rotted out it could be a great foundation for a restoration. "Brakes don't work" it's got rotochambers. Swap those out for some 30/30's. I'd consider paying 2500 for that if I wanted a B to restore. But seller would need to explain that "1 of 3" BS.

There's a long straight hill near me that frequently turns into a sheet of ice during snow storms. Before you go down it you slow down so you can make sure its not blocked off by people getting stuck coming up. One car will get stuck halfway up, the next car that comes up will try to go around them and get stuck at the same point, the next guy coming up will try to go around both of them by using the shoulder, and get stuck at the same spot. Before you know it you've got 5 cars across blocking the whole road. Meanwhile my dodge 2500 cruises right up it at 45mph with the plow off the ground. My single axle Ford L8000 salt truck I have to lock the rear axle and use my momentum to carry me up the hill, but I'm empty and headed to get loaded when I hit that hill, so I have no weight to speak of. One of the perks of the whole "green" movement is they've made cars lighter and lighter. Which makes them worse in the snow.

Yea the one we did the major framework on 2 years ago is the truck that went into the ditch. 😭

Cab is off the cutoff. Hopefully we will get it into the garage on Monday so I can start stripping it down. Might be a bit of a juggle to decide what to put where in the garage. Might make a wooden cradle of sorts on wheels to hold the new cab that my forklift can pick up and move around.

Worst storm I've had to plow so far was 45 hours straight with a half hour nap halfway through. Guy I usually plow for picked up a shopping mall on the edge of Philly with "zero tolerance". It's a constant 24/7 operation, cars and pedestrians all day and restock employees all night.

About half an hour north of Philly. Just some arctic air dropping south for a couple weeks. Jetstream will push it back north sooner or later. I'm running a thread in the "modern trucks" section. Though at 21 years old it's not really a modern trucks.

Supposed to get 3-5 inches on Tuesday, but you know how accurate the weather man is this far out... I'm pushing to get the cutoff's cab off and in the garage before then. We've got 2 weeks of sub 35 degrees coming up, which makes it too cold to pour any concrete. So it'll be a good opportunity to knock out the rest of this cab swap. Our trucks never go out in the snow, but I've plowed snow off and on since I was 18. This year I just have to worry about plowing my own 7 acre property, which is a nice break from years past.

Someone on here said they replaced their engine wiring harness and it made a big difference in engine performance. Said it should be added to the tune up list

Glad you got home safe, we haven't had much of a winter here in southeastern PA in a couple years now. Some cold coming in next week, but no snow worth talking about yet.

Atta boy!