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another forgotten fleet from the past;; DM800 (300plus ?) looking at the twist on rear wheels; have to wonder if it's stuck . third axle (non-drive) in front of tandems it's a pusher axle ; behind drives it's a tag axle ??? or do I have it backwards?? yes it is different.

funny You posted 448. tall guy he used to manage his lunch breaks next to baskin robbins driveway (when I was employed there) and I would bring him ice cream .LOL another part of the fun days. such a beautiful majestic looking piece of equipment. the looks of which to me was better then the Hi-Ho green

the fun of taking the John Wanamaker and converting to an RV.

oh the fun days of trucking. twin steer A car real interesting. knew there had to be more then just Mack twin steer. sure would like to watch todays "youngster operators" behind the controls of that northwest cable shovel. joy stick controls/ AC enclosed cab ??? had a customer which owned a bay city cable shovel, watched in total disbelief as his hands/ feet moved with such speed and accuracy to hit right pedal/ lever to work the boom. wrong move and 100ft cable all over the place. he's also the one told story of the days driving to NY from CT with his white tractor/trailer having candles on the dash for defrosting window. a generation well missed and NEVER duplicated.

Seems to me this area should have more membership support to give a "THANK YOU" to the founder. !!!

now you be careful of that "OLD" Mack calendar stuff!!!!!! that calendar was NEW in my time .🤣🤣🤣 LMAO

24 volts was in reference to start system .

either no one is paying attention (law enforcement) , or twins don't earn their keep. more basic triaxles run here now then twin steer. possibly a custom use truck will have a different configuration (wrecker) , no new twin steer that I have seen hauling dirt. don't recall Pete or KW entering the twin steer dumps now or then.

sadly it took the deaths of 67 innocent people for the story to appear how the rotten politicians want 5 more flights out of the most traveled /busiest airport so it's convenient for them to go home after wasting time on how to spend taxpayers money. more then likely the 5 extra flights will appear.

I've noticed O&G reusing old fleet numbers. back then I prepped O&G 356- 376 triaxles (Mack DM600's).twin drives were numbered in the 400 series (448 etc ). now newer units run same numbers- last 3 digits at least. will credit O&G for being innovators in trucking; seemed to always be first trying new ideas::: tri-axles/ twin steer/ the pup tag along dumps. Mack could have done so well if only for a calendar, pete/ KW have the lead now.

also the "locals" have heard the story =true or not of the calendar produced by Mack which showed the Hi-Ho twin axle and not the O&G twin drive. of which both companies purchased 20 + - each .

quite right !😄.I remember them well ; along with the gold O&G fleet.

yep they did.

B 61 Mack wrecker at waterbury Mack was uni-shift ; don't remember it being electronic ?? seems this R has a two-speed button (electronic) for uni-shift

no matter how screwed up the world is !!!BMT managers to put laughter in this ole man. YOU "sick puppies ". LOL don't stop.🤣🤣

pictures / models looking real good. especially like the number of yrs gone by east coast fleets,

looks of the black on flex ; there's tooo much tension on the bend , also this is a project not to be put off too long. no muffler going on then do a "build as you go" .. basically idea up what you want then go to a supplier for parts available .to close to air bag - since it appear brackets have been welded on stand pipe = cut them off install new brackets which would bring exhaust out further, as been mentioned ; flex off turbo pipe HD 90 connecting to longer stack.

I do recognize it =orange .. the red/green Large scale (1/25th) B model I have ; along with boxes full of stuff. the B took a "direct hit "during the moving process. lost front end parts some how. years back I had a smith miller B in green /yellow with custom built chrome tank. have never seen another. I donated it to a friend/collector knowing it would never show up on line for sale. he has that plus all the first gear B fleet I had,

don't forget to torque the heads when engine assembly is done !!!LOL🤣

might want to try the paint on scrap plastic first. some metal paint will mess up plastic parts.

HOW LUCKY YOU ARE/WERE. lol possibly snow plowing as in ::: sitting in a warm vehicle -big or small having fun moving that F- - - in white stuff knowing you ARE getting paid, two quick == why me snow stories. 1= road call for plow truck disabled; I had to plow town road with company 4x4 in route seeing truck is sight, from short distance 2 kids on tin soccer's come down bank from no where; it was seconds from me running them over!! 2= road call for skid steer down while plowing. ::axle shaft broke. all set up with welder on service truck ; no where to clamp ground, coveralls wet from storm laying on ground I hold the ground cable on axle stud, touch the welding rod to axle center and I lite up like a Christmas tree. NO I DON'T MISS blizzard road calls. LOL course the blizzard of '94?'98 ? I did enjoy sitting on a TD20 for two days pushing snow into the river as triaxles brought it in from town roads.

have to agree on that point. 2016 not that old; not knowing use / $$$$ stand point /or who's doing the work definitely would affect decision. complete swap out requires serious drilling equipt.

RD ? yours ? this picture from last storm ? seems I've gotten use to sleeping in a bed while the snow is happening. unlike the many years of attempted sleeping at the garage on a chair or front seat of a non plowing truck waiting for next road call or incoming failure.

not saying I'm against change. it sad the politics for some use the changing for their own personal gain. I don't judge anyone by race/color/creed or belief. don't understand things such as a town changing the white cross walks on main street to rainbow . will wager a bet had the last 4 yrs NOT opened the borders to good and evil this topic wouldn't even be talked about. 2or 3 hundred not a big deal;; it's the 10's of thousand coming over which caused states to fight with states. think each country should take care of their own. USA has millions of homeless (many Veterans) ; they should be taken care of FIRST.

I thought I was the only one in that (old) school.!! that V/M ride looks very complicated ? but of course I never understood how this "new " air bag suspension could hold payloads either taking place of heavy springs. witness to sooo many changes in the trucking industry. some good ;some not so.