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from what I'm seeing when passing big rigs is the fear all the highway signs will be getting changed to a different language sooner than expected. also seeing how the  "professional drivers" are getting worse then 4 wheelers..  too many cross 2 =3 lanes to exit highway as they pass the exit with obviously no regards to anyone on the highway with them. bring back the days of manual transmissions AND ALSO road maps NOT  telephones telling when to turn. felt bad after 50 yrs of having a CDL day I gave it up, now maybe it was a good move. 

6 hours ago, mowerman said:

one fine looking work shop ; couldn't think of a better unit to have in side it ;;; well maybe a steel nose DM 800 .

4 hours ago, Joey Mack said:

Yep.. Well this is how a Po Folk,  fixes his shop up..    I cant afford a truck and a finisher, so.....  I guess its on me..  53 60# bags today.. going to get 56 more tomorrow, to do the other half..  

careful on the cement mixing; I'm sure you wear your back brace!! don't want to spend your latter yrs retired and in therapy like "some of us " .  which four -legged friend gets to put foot prints in fresh cement.??

never had any dealing with this set up, challenging to see all the positives // lighter / better performance / etc. basically they are the best thing since sliced bread..   maybe that's where all the recycled cans have been going.  50 yrs ago i wouldn't have understood a suspension carrying 8oK that consisted of air bags and not 58K steel springs either, 

feel real bad now;; no more available likes and worse no shop any more to show pictures of. 😠 use to have a 30x 50 with walk in access to two 45 ' trailers side by side  16ft wide door  12 ' 10high . sure miss the good days . 

1- thanks for the under chassis pictures for us model builders LOL. #2= maybe it's the mud cover ; I can't make out the brand of truck= one pic the front looks to be Mack, fenders/ rest don't. 3--any up date pictures of unit out of mud ??

don't know where location is  but I like it .   my theory  is if you can see neighbors house they're  tooo close . wouldn't want to call road service . 

seems I paid more attention working at Mack  then in High school : obviously still not enough  . still learning .

insulators sound familiar.  used up all my  likes. 

don't feel bad Hans  , replaced many through  the years didn't know the twinkie relationship either

have been studying the pictures for a while , still don't understand how it happened;; NO major dirt disruption before roll over. one question being :::  this unit is a left hand drive ? must be if driver seat buried ! traffic may have covered the truck tire tread as it crossed the road.  super HD  349/ D8  should do the job, hopefully without more major damage. be interesting to watch the removal. 

another positive for the B models;; shift pattern tags were metal; sorry couldn't help myself.

I may be wrong (again) ; the compressor capable of mounting PS pump has a slot  in "crankshaft " end to which the PS coupler bolts to? one allen bolt holds coupler to crank? seems I some what remember there  is a tiny oil port in crank/ coupler combo; ?? PS pump shaft  5/8-3/4 splined.

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