JoeH

What is a Hayward Mack?

Is there anything Rob doesn't know how to do? 🤓

Doesnt look bad at all...

They're both single axles. I think he wants to restore one of them someday, but he owns an oil delivery company and growing propane company, don't know where these fit in his plans.

It's functionally about the same as a wheel loader with that face bucket. Only real difference is that instead of driving from the scoop to the dump it just rotates. Working weight is 210 tonnes, wonder how much weight per scoop....

Got you all a couple pictures while dropping off a sandblaster I borrowed from a friend. Not sure if they drive, every few years they're parked somewhere else on his property. One or both of them are gassers.

Prior to air dryers they used alcohol. Just drain tanks then suck some air system alcohol through the compressor intake before winter time.

You have a hand primer on it?

Pull your valve covers, maybe you have a bent exhaust valve not closing all the way. With engine running, apply pressure to each rocker and see if somebody isn't working right... A quick visual comparison can quickly rule out potential mechanical failures. A valve not closing would also let combustion continue in the exhaust pipe, which would be hotter than completed combustion. And it'd probably sound like an exhaust leak. Because it kinda is.

Is the 3M for the dash panels? What do you use as a new panel underneath the 3M? I have a few trucks that could benefit from new dash panels...

Probably worked in the woods, 2300 miles of off-road only. Maybe hauled logging equipment on site? I know nothing about logging.

Someone told me a few years ago that UPS saw a 15% uptick in fuel consumption when Biodiesel or w/e was mandated, which has 15%? less emissions. I've never verified it, so it's just hearsay, haven't looked into it. Kinda negates the effort if it's true.....

No the story implies they weren't a contract bid purchase. They were a last minute "hey we need trucks can you get us a few?" These trucks weren't built for the military, but they wound up filling the job last minute. More of a cash transaction sort of deal than negotiated bid contract.

Good history, impressive how many generations they've made it, usually family businesses fall apart by the 3rd generation.

That's a nice truck. Neat history. My first bike was a 1976 Honda cb750. Still have it, don't ride anymore though. That whole new daddy thing, too many crazies texting on the roads.

If he won't drive a real truck maybe offer him one o these...

Found out on a business trip in Iowa they use salt brine on their gravel roads about twice during the summer. Salt attracts moisture, which keeps the dust down. I'd guess western Carolinas, Tennessee, Arkansas?

Squashing worker rights? You have the right to work for someone. Don't need a union to negotiate that. Figure out what you need to make to live, divide it into 40 hours/week over 52 weeks, throw a little extra on top and tell em that's what you need to make during your hiring interview. Not that hard, just gotta be ready to justify why you're worth that much.

That I would replace. Hard to keep cracks from spreading. Some of the metal used in there is 1/2 inch thick. Your welds will need to be at least as thick to bridge the two pieces being joined back together. But the crack is in there and it's just a matter of time til it spreads.

On my 8lolo Eaton trans you can't use the Lolo switch in high range. I would not use them in high range, use it with the intended shift pattern. Typically lo lo ranges are not designed for the amount of torque applied under full acceleration on the road.

If you hear a whistle as you're driving under acceleration you're A-okay!

Pretty sure it's Barry that "works" at Watts. Pretty sure he owns it?

That's great history there! I'm surprised they aren't all identical, the military is normally really anal about every part on every piece of equipment being identical. That way parts swaps in the field will match. What engine and transmission?

Each ball implies 25% charge, so 5 balls would be overcharged.

Freightliner I drive in the winter does the high idle (not 2k rpm though) sometimes if it's not plugged in. Part of the cycle to warm up the engine. Could be voltage fluctuations. Have you tested every cell of every battery? Could have a couple bad cells, dirty voltage can do crazy stuff to computers.... ECUs rely on varying voltages from sensors to determine what's going on. Bad batteries can give off irregular voltages yielding one confused ECU. Caps can be popped off every battery, including "maintenance free" ones. Each cell needs to be nearly full of DISTILLED water, and with a simple float tester from an autoparts store you should have 4 of the 5 balls floating in a sample drawn from each cell. If you have a cell that's low on water or gives a low float ball test then chuck it and replace the battery.