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with great sadness I write of the passing of Dom Moffo Jr. I only found out today He passed away jan.27,2025. this is for many of the Connecticut BMT members who may have know him. I'm not only honored to have known Dom Jr , but His Father Dominic Sr as well. A family of truck drivers. briefly met Dom Jr's Son this past yr. A third generation truck driver carrying on his family tradition. this is a Family of old school ideas; you needed help. they were there to lend a hand.

thanks for picture , never knew twin steer were used then. this blakeslee part of or for runner to Blakeslee prestress ??

thought it was my mother being talked about. wooden hangers across the back for no apparent reason ;possibly boredom . challenge was when the wooden ones would break ; she had a group of metal ones to use; they only bent. BUT there are those having real issues in todays world. Dad was the lenient one; think he was afraid of her also.

another model so common in the day; who would have guess be so hard to find today. Waterbury sand and gravel (Connecticut co )had a fleet of them along with single axle B-75's. pulling trailer dumps. I called them the U-models older cousin. engine half cabs not the offset part.

like most of my life lately ;; running late !! still got an order in for the125 coin. not only a nice addition to a Mack collection BUT more important a show of support to Barry and His efforts .

add Me to Your list LOL .

best part of BMT is WE ALL look after one another. keeps old men like me going.

SORRY 70 mack MB I did it again and went off topic. i was good for a while. LOL

being quite proud to say I'm a farm boy who did all the grammar school/high school/1 1 /2 yrs of college but quit to be a diesel mechanic which to me taught common sense . as Red Skelton (one of my heros ) stated in His rendition of "THE PLEDGE of ALLEGIANCE" . since I was a small boy 2 states have been added to the US and two words added to the Pledge of Allegiance : under GOD ; wouldn't that be a pity if that was eliminated from schools to!! 1994 and it was. sadly for our Children common sense seems to have disappeared. I encourage ALL to listen to Red Skeltons version. another comic that would make you laugh and NOT have to say the F bomb. such better times.

NOT STEPPING ON YOUR OWN TREAD ;Your just showing how important Family is . how could you go and work on a plastic model when those sad eyes are staring saying " my pal doesn't feel well " . WE at BMT all have Faith in You to "GETTER DUN" best of hope for the little pal. My husky /shepherd found as a pup in rescue shelter stayed with us for 16 yrs till the fatal day we had to ===. still miss the ole boy.. I'm too old to chase a puppy and don't want the sadness of putting down a senior dog. pets are part of a Family . keep BMT updated on puppy wellness.

can relate to the "thought process" interfering with things. with sub -zero temps in CT , snow covered with ice good combo to stay inside with model building. BUT number of major issues also on brain = can't motivate to do model builds. started few days ago to continue a build began months ago- nope . lost power last night twice; night before watched a major transformer fire up road, another power loss. yesterday was hrs spent on open cab John Deere breaking through ice covered snow clearing drive way ; no mood coming back here to model build.

amazing how a "little thing" : like heart surgery can change a persons plans.!! I have doubts for even driving from CT to NC . I found a neat T shirt states "body parts original ;; "power plant " rebuilt. back to topic ; real nice truck,

OK 'it's been two weeks ' when do we get to hear it run ??? WE are all waiting for the video of first road test ..LMAO darn that Yukon jack ,,

nature is getting back at man kind for "take all I can to profit; don't care about Mother nature" .. pay backs a Bit---h

well you didn't have to send it north !!!🤣🤣. still have ice all over from plowing other day, now the snow is falling heavy with freezing rain to follow. AND I get to sleep in tomorrow not spend the night on call.

one of the many advantages to being raised on a farm; we didn't pay to go to a gym ; we followed the baler around the field to be first to grab two bales- one in each hand then run across the large field to the truck. each bale being 100 lbs each; till the new baler was bought:: wimpy bales only 75 lbs each. fun days.

$35.oo per bale ; that's insane. farmer I help out hauls premium hay from upstate NY . 1- looks better than that picture of "every day "hay. 2- almost tempted to ask him his bale prices. 3- carried alot of bales back in the day =field to truck// truck to barns. never imagine I was carrying "gold of the future" !!

not sure of factory plant. basically the problem was cams were opening against rotation of tire/drums causing chattering brakes, believe (memory challenge again) issue was only with front drive axle. solution == pull both front tandems L&R assemblies and swap cams L to R / R to L.

I didn't know Mack sold any front discharge around here. they are possibly the only model Mack ('69-75) I never got to drive. remember (somewhat) of seeing one at Bridgeport location.

punched time clock there for 6 1/2 years. the good days. THANKS for the picture

Eugene Gasparri ; father and son where sometimes tough when expecting their way. good people still. their DM was part of a recall on rear brake cams installed backwards from factory. they both stood over my shoulder watching as I removed the axle caps letting me know " we just pulled and painted those rims (yes it was a brand new DM) you best NOT drip oil on rims. not complaining =their trucks looked brand new everyday no matter how old.

triple CCC's took quite a hold in construction back then.

another memory lapse . Mark / late father Ed run Earth Works NOT Earth Movers. wondered why you said Danbury location; not oxford. emblem on earth movers doors some what circular with name starting small going to larger ??

negative waves?😕

don't forget missing fuel cap.