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technically that is an easier repair. depends on your future use and access to parts and supplies, good with a welder ?? since it's not in a very critical location such as midframe/ behind cab etc; number of ways. purchase channel steel same size as rails or a scrap yard near by have HD truck parts / ; find a rear section frame set up and splice it into yours. will have two rails/ one or two crossmembers -easy breezy place for lights/flaps too late to ask why it was done , just forge onward and make it classy.not good with a welder ; what better job to learn on. remember to use old mud flaps to cover the air bags ; welder sparks can ruin an air bag !!(so I.ve been told )

no luck on sources of information regards to Adley slogan , went on line started looking at images of fleets years gone by. It was my down fall. normal people might look at pictures of their vacations/ trips etc. for me reading all the names of the fleets did it. saw some even forgot about and then recalled working on . ebay has a picture of the Adley first gear B model ;; no bumper slogan which doesn't mean the real ones didn't have it. will keep searching.

how soon/ desperate is this brake job needed? having budds = unimount studs/ nuts ;;or inner/outer fasteners ? out board drums deeper?longer studs ? I don't know for sure . can't correctly answer whether hubs are same using different studs.

thank you for reply and update. some times it's a challenge for the BMT crew to reply not knowing all the tiny details and conditions. having budds already makes the conversion a tad easier i'm thinking.

am I really that old to think back to when this H67T was a good useable used truck in line at Waterbury Mack trucks!!! 673/duplex twin stick !!!

Sorry to hear the sad news. as one of the older folk today . we see more and more of the passing of TV stars/ music icons passing we grew up with ; seems it cuts closer to home when the sad news is from the trucking industry , TV/music icons will be replaced ; those passing in the trucking industry can never be replaced. their knowledge/ drive/ experience will never be duplicated. will have a different appreciation when I pass the Manchester tanker on 84 now. a tip of the hat and a Thank You Sir. much like passing a vehicle with a plate stating VETERAN receives.

'80 with 44's -- are we talking budds / daytons ??? also makes a difference. daytons (inner/outer fasteners)going to outer drums (budd uni- mount ). start buying all the forgotten stuff individual -$$$$, complete cut=off it's all there one package. more $$ up front but way less expense at the end.

definitely the way to go.. a rear cut off . inboard to out board means different hubs which mean bearing s/races etc. individually purchase = = $$$ .cut off with good bearings/ races/ hubs / rims/ drums/ misc ; more cost effective long run.

possibly it was Dawns crack that side tracked you !!LOL

apparently I'm NOT the only one with memory fade. have been checking sources : all with same results +++" yes they had a slogan . but I don't remember "!! the sleeping giant part may be in connection with the sleeping giant mountain in new Haven area.

how early think you have to get up ???at the "crack of Dawn"?? maybe that's not her name !!🤣

agree with all the above. restoration is time/money. heading states '56 Mack semi. possibly a B model ? which would be a more common Mack . reproduction parts might be easier to acquire VS a G / H cab. one of Matts pristine works was on display at the local CT truck show recently; a B-61 dump. I know the owners and remember this truck as a daily driver (i'm old too). work so well done ; I wouldn't want to drive it. better then day it was build. I've know Matt for many yrs. post some pictures as many do on BMT so we all can watch start to finish.

I'm working on getting the correct answer. don't want to say yes definite ; think so. wife worked there yrs ago. to ask her means we would have to speak. trying other sources!! LOL

am I the only one married for over 25 yrs around here ????? for me the hurricane season is yr round , for yrs === a lot of hot air and wind, LOL

never heard of such a thing ;BUT based on the comment "If I slam the door it might rotate the latch to get two clicks" I;d look at wrong door foam/ rubber being to thick. not logical but slamming might be forcing tighter closure>>> once the words =change over show up !! nothing is right. found that on a 40-59 yr ols new holland hay baler this week. bearing set up was a changer over !! would have been nice for a parts boy to let me know after hrs in hot sun !! WTF this isn't right.

not sure my explanation would be correct. compare the B series to R's .. the B's were B20's (i know there are B13's) = = = B 80's. all were B series yet different designations based on hp/ frame build/ drivetrain. you buy a chevy 'there are numerous classes yet all chevy's. the R series same. R400's usually gas engines / R=600's many variations yet diesel .. the R= 700's longer hoods bigger hp.

Your NOT alone with the memory fade. alot of good companies back then also had PROFESSIONAL drivers behind the wheel. have been fortunate to have met regularly many of the drivers from major fleets servicing the east coast back then. ST Johnsbury/ Adley/ Navaho/ Akers/ LOMBARD = have been honored to know the owners well. Louis Lombard rest in peace.

the capacity in reality is up to the operator. if you are buying 46k parts and are the driver . haul under the common sense rule. look back at pictures of old AC Macks single axles hauling 100K loads. Paperwork wise in to days world !!! that's another story.

blame the hurricane season on that big ass fan. LOL knew it shouldn't have been installed . the winds in Connecticut have increased drastically since too LMAO

might as well throw a wrench in for more confusion. there were many R models build which had a second R designation in the model . from the R403 === R683's. meaning there were R403's built (1376) 1965-1969 also R403R's (95) 1965-1968. and so on through out the run. what's the second R for ?? every R600R had limited run numbers .. R 715 (123 built) '65-70 the R715R (5built) '1970 only ???

in '69 a Mack single axle tractor was designated as R611T ; it had a Mack 673T with a FULLER ROADRANGER 13 speed RT9513 transmission. the 611 changed from R609 to 611 based on drivetrain. I know the truck ; was owned by co I worked for. I was/am understanding the digit 611/612/615 (no 613) was based on drivetrain. 685 -maxi/688-maxi 300hp etc. "book of wisdom " shows R series went from R401 ("65-75/ R402==403=410=477=478=489=491=492=R607('65)=609=611=612=615=640=R685('67)686=R709('66-67) ETC and 27 more R designations in the R700 series. point is drivetrain possibly bases for the numbers.

I was questioned by the other half ' why do you have to wash the jeep so much ! then mistakenly I took her car with her in it and she saw who works at the car wash. a twenty dollar car wash and you give her a $5.00 tip !!! yea only 5 this time cause your in the car !

If only there was a way to get the younger generation to read all You posted. THANK YOU for the interesting history.

will be some what sad if it goes for a boat ride. new owner {not the broker} will be king of the hill with what will be like brand new over there. also depends on which country the boat ride ends.

wouldn't see a reason to "feel kind of silly" . silly would be not asking questions . it's called knowledge learned . also conversation over coffee ;or other beverage!