mechohaulic

another example of "cost cutting"  seems. :: like buying box of brake shoes and hardware kits are separate. now your saying the oil filter -luberfiner doesn't come with an o-ring..  possibly due to fact the one filter has a number of applications having different canisters ===I hope .!

On 4/12/2023 at 7:49 PM, other dog said:

news today most of the Clydesdale events cancelled due to strong protest.  do you think the he/she will get paid still; or the bonus checks to bud  CEO's. == of course both will. sad. anheuser  will write off the losses on taxes any how . poor stockholders trying to make a couple bucks will be the ones loosing.

my honey dew list always has same come back answer!== yep it's on the list ; working on getting to it. I receive the same look of disgust and she walks away. another moment of silence comes in the morning while having coffee; "what are you doing today"? my reply = having coffee. 

If  it was considered an honor /respected to be a sports star ' actor or whatever  and have your picture on a box of cereal years back , why  has it become  degrading based on color  to be on a product= rice/ syrup / butter?? common sense lost .

It's not  that they have  spare time ; difference is most of us are more  intelligent with the ability to use the time we have in better/ productive ways. resulting in less time .

in most all aspects Mack did  a great job building a complete truck; from small to large. might be the buy outs/take overs changed things . not for positive,

was never that difficult in a B  model  . speedo dont work broken cable.  so challenging for an ole man to believe technology is a positive . mechanically speaking of course. 

there are many ways to restore the 5th wheel. depends on the extent of restoration and $$$$ willing to spend. wheels off and parts available ;; do a rebuild. far as the tag carefully remove  it so blaster can get behind the tag. otherwise rust/scale behind it. permanent install can be accomplished by ALL the methods suggested. 

1 hour ago, other dog said:

glad I stopped beer drinking years ago.  hope they don't screw up Jack Daniels bottles

hope you have a steady hand to repaint the black letters and border on the fontaine tag.  not too shiny on the alum. it's an  ident tag not hood emblem

comical how these big companies try to jump on the band wagon for popularity and sales disregarding majority feelings. and it backfires. for a transgender in sports =I'm totally against. someone wants to chance going in opposite bathroom :: brave or real dumb.  walking through parking lot while back, I says to wife"see the blonde that just passed"? yea why ??  I said she had a bigger bulge in her pants then me ! LOL

Sorry to hear of the loss of Your Grandpa.  think it's one of many articles Mack marketed.  I have a Mack small mirror with handle and a few other items .many things I gave away. had  large selection of Bulldog  hat pins .going through boxes weeks ago found huge Mack belt buckle. 

NOT ME  !!!  LoL  sled pulling big rigs / old farm tractors are the best. not so much the million dollar "farm tractors" with 4-5 engines. the ole farmer taking time from the fields, to compete with other farmers.  classic cars drag racing was a way out for the hero service men and women of our country to relive stress. 

how worn out is the pin slot /jaws. rebuild time ?? before blast and paint. can't see good the 2in cross shaft end square for ware.

long round head rivets you can tread back side and install nuts/locks.. will look original.

sad state of affairs in this country. power and greed over rules common sense.  anheuser  lost billions ; anyone check the CEO pay/ bonus?   southwest air was a total screw up months ago CEO got huge bonus. can of beer doesn't need a personality on it. know we are in big trouble when a vice -pres is chosen by how many more votes will I get by  putting her there.  take the border walls down so more votes come over. 

tried to cover my ass with reply by stating "top bar WAS  heavier". bottom cross bar use to be 1 or 1 1/4 angle .. top supports came through they were  1 in (???)HD wall pipe threaded ends ( small version of a tie rod).   . 

as is written: opinions are like ass--oles = everyone has one, from my mechanical aspect: I started on Macks , when changing to Baskin  which ran 318/350 DD it was going from one learning class to another. knew nothing of DD . fortunately the mechanic at Baskin was one of the best teachers. after yrs of trial and error. I was able to learn how to build/ set up a DD. to get the rack perfect in the flip was a pride I learned.  same as transmissions have there proper place so do 4 cycle vs  2.. none are better then others ; all have down falls 

1 hour ago, JoeH said:

My top bar isn't any heavier than the lower bar.

OK 🙃

drag links had a rebuild kit /spring: two 1/2 moon caps =one having pin to go on spring end, some where a kit with large snap ring ; thought that was HD tie rod ends?

don't remember those being rebuildable. #22 in picture a snap ring ? minds drawing a blank (again).

Mack can't have everything (although it does )::LOL  Mack was built for HD workers . want a pretty /  smooth ride  ;; think it's call petercar .. LMAO.