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80 .000 !!! didn't know =non planetary how ???

feel bad for those such as mowerman (such a positive person )traveled so far .my knees are so bad now I couldn't stay long enough at the Bethlehem CT show to see the entire round up last week. sorry people . gave strong thoughts to going to PA (get away from !_you know LOL) . another cardio DR appointment this Friday. old age sucks

could also be an aeroquipt clothe/ internal braid inside rubber lining having replaceable ends. leaking from movement -- dry rotted ?

1-flex is there; will be easier to replace with same, 2- the flex braided (? doubt ) or rubber flex ; basically a hyd line (#8)? remember treadle having a rubber (hyd) line ; don't recall which position. 3- won't be seen or change originality.

another auctionzip discovery. just passing on info :: auctioneer Dennis W Ahern . Bequette vintage autos 6/15/25 .New Douglas Ill. lots 418=442 interesting.

amazing pictures ;; THANK YOU, great to know there are people still preserving history.

back when men were men ;compare a single axle spring ride U to a B or H model with same specs , times change .

little bit of fiberglass rework and the hood becomes a DMM

have said it before ; this BMT site teaches an ole man new things all the time. ALL the years of seeing the big R fleet never realized they were U-700's not standard 600's!!

single axle DM's would be DM611X. looked at one today at truck show in Bethlehem CT specifically to see model . NOT DM === T's.

unfortunately the toll was more then just one day. so many drowned jumping in to the water weighted down by carried equipment ,

sadly todays generation has NO idea of the sacrifice s given so they can have their freedom and cell phones.

not asking for too much ''LOL .I'm looking for a lady wanting to go to truck/ equipment shows have half an interest; and physically look nice and know how to drive an 18 wheeler!! LOL

not down playing the usefulness of a test light. when a person attempting to find voltage drop uses a test light how does one know if the lighted test light has 14 0r 12 or even 11 1/2 volts lighting the tester. to see if there is any electrical voltage at all ; test light quick and easy. I used test light many times.

the small tank in frame should be the one coming from the air compressor. it is commonly called the "wet tank" since air from compressor warm creating condensation as it cools developing water. many wet tanks will have short cable connected to spring loaded drain vale for ease of draining. being a "Farm boy " myself ; have seen many "fabricated " ideas done on the farm LOL make do with what you have and throw nothing away . that rotted truck wheel might still fit that hay baler LOL.

these conditions a test light will give faulty info . a meter is the only way. from this point of view. 14.3 volts off the alternator yet the terminals look like crap. did anyone physically remove the terminals OFF the alternator and with velcro/ sandpaper CLEAN terminals AND post ????? ALSO the ground cable going to block needs to be remove and excellently cleaned from rust/ paint. did anyone take a HD jumper cable from ground terminal on alt to separate location for ground ??? anyone check chassis grounds ??

yes; if total volume is correct. But that changing tanks could be more of a hassle. the one large tank the picture shows should be a combo wet/ dry tank, relocating proper lines to two tanks a challenge, another question I ponder is :: don't really know what chassis is being worked on since no full model was given or a full length picture. is this a R6-- T / R6-- ST? based on one picture looks to be a rear helper spring set up == single axle. part of description states " when I get my axle back from the differential guy " = possibly rear end being worked on? single axle one fuel tank ? right side open ? is a hyd tank also being mounted ? this ending up as single axle dump or tractor ? usually a 6 in channel iron 90 bend holds a pto pump. hope this topic keeps BMT crew updated with progress.

I would go with cut the V in brackets as I mentioned earlier, reweld the cut ; if need be plate the bracket for more strength. a technical version is to calculate air volume in the one tank (which is actually 2 tanks in one ) then acquire two individual tanks of same or greater volume mass install in chassis. Don't want to go that route unless absolutely necessary, yes it's been done. your unit with one large tank has a divider internally .

no such thing as "I haven't done anything ":you were pacing yourself during extreme conditions building energy to give it heck later .!!

went back to original post , answered my question ; it's a remote pump with driveshaft .

is this pump a direct mount to P T O which would explain the clearance issues ?

S would be a 6 wheel truck- count wheels not tires . 4 wheels on rear and 2 on steer. 4+2 == 6. the T in vin would be single axle. while at Mack Blakeslee prestress ordered a fleet of huge heavy DM's . combo of single axles and tandems; the single axles having frame rails ft higher than most were DM611 ?? - all had quads. now I confused myself and contradicted earlier post , they were very heavy triple framed with 100 ton osculating 5th wheels (which I installed everyone ) having 4 in spacer blocks under 5th wheel plates. all 3/4 hand drilled bolts. they may have been DM611 T's

vaguely remember a transmission having the odd ball main pattern; more than likely a truck that came through the ranks while I worked at Mack. plate shows as underdrive ; possibly where Mack engineers thought up the later 6 speed used in off highway units.

the S in a vin number can also be recognition to lighter chassis set up. DM685 S would be lighter running gear (38's-44"s) still tandem ;;the DM685 SX would be looking 55 rears etc. a R685 T == single axle . don't know if I've ever seen a DM685 T ?? a U685 T road truck. have to look at list of Mack models.

that broken piece is a separate short shaft. the speedo is the ole tattle tell sangamo which take a round paper chart . the 90gear box should have a tag on flat end which will tell ratio. EXTREME CARE is needed when cleaning off the grit. the tag is only thin metal with lightly printed numbers; you will totally wipe off the numbers if cleaning to much. spin the gear box by hand while watching opposite end , one revolution by hand will be 1 complete turn opposite end if it's a 1 to 1 box. ALSO if memory is correct. the shaft with gear which goes into transmission should have a small flex flat washer on it. do you have it ? it acts as a thrust washer for tension also keeps metal shaft from riding on alum transmission case.