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doing all the gears isn't always that easy , back in the delivery days of NYC a "co-driver " who couldn't drive had to start out in first no matter what and go through all 10. one time at last delivery aiming down hill ; trailer empty ; he couldn't start out in 2nd might have even used 3rd. what a mess. flat ground having fun all gears ready. back in the Mack days learning myself on the 20's/18 twin sticks always used every gear. picking up two new trucks from new haven truck rental for warranty one a quad other five speed; I took the quad (DM611SX ). I stopped at stop sign other driver behind me (totally wasted on beer) never saw my brake lights cause I used the gears not brakes to stop. he put the two DM rails through the radiator of the R he had. he ruined a good thing. we were paid $10.oo for a two hr trip . $5.oo an hr was major money for me.

81 's looking real nice ;(is there such a thing as a bad picture of a B-81? ) nope. for the sake of realism only NOT a criticism : take some flat black/brown and paper towel ;dab the fifth wheel, gives the look of grease. flat white/ yellow for glass portion of headlights , same flat black/brown for tread on tires gives appearance of road dirt. tiniest brush you have and flat brown between the wheel and spokes making the brake drums appear rusting. small contractors black marking pen (size of a ball point pen) carefully mark the space between radiator shutters. regular pencil will work also. I just have this thing for details ; if I studied details before say "I do" : I'd be single today. live and learn.😄

not to off topic ; one of the major challenges to retirement is weight gain. a gym has benefits but could also be $$. sign for a yr then fade out after 6 months. another option is a GOOD tread mill. $$ to purchase but any time use. just no incentive to tread by ones self . pounds add fast and are slow to leave. getting older doesn't help the ambition level either. you could try and chase a CF-600 down the road;; just don't bark at it while running.

might even find an obsolete head gasket there 😀; saved the topic again

both the B61sx :20 and the DM811sx :18 speed I drove part-time were fun. today I couldn't do the two stick same time method; if I could even properly shift two stick one at a time.

you have to check the twin stick driving. I know there are others beside a Mack quad on there. pick the subject an you tube will have it. large mining (big muskie ) and more. can easily spend an afternoon (rehab) bouncing topic with you tube.

40 becomes 90 also when driver paid by the ton .!!

that's some of the stuff can be found on youtube, for those having extended chair time of course. check the one of an ole timer twin stick shifting a quad.

topic head gaskets to Polacks and I didn't do it

CAN i GET AN AMEN . Polacks can't be all bad; they were the center of all the jokes years back;;; why all you jealous people. LOL

they can't be ALL bad ;; I see two Polacks in the group. LOL

now I should know those units = not 20 minutes away. nothing states they are in wolcott, just the sender. weren't that many back then with quarries having those. O& G might still have some.

your not alone !! I'm suspended too !1

nice looking B model. see a H in the back ground. run a cord from wrecker bed to a "light bar" on back of towed unit for more added realism.

am I that old !!! really= rear housing (back in the dinosaur time ) was always referred to as a BANJO . just sayin. I'm likin the location as Houlton Maine. be a good road call. haven't been there in too many yrs. exit 302 ? then 10mile on rte 1 to farm I worked on.

another example of differences today VS then. today unit would have to be towed in (I understand also a safety factor involved ); today EPA would be standing over your shoulder making sure you caught/ cleaned up 50ft area of "contaminated soil from that toxic coolant .

I couldn't have said it better. it's as if you wrote my story. starting out "as a young bloke " I had those mechanics willing to teach the youngster . while there were those which said _ no one taught me , let him learn through his mistakes. 1/3grumpy/ 1/3 there for a pay check and the small number who stopped by a project to help. remember first time I put rod/main bearing in a Mack engine ( which was out of the truck laying on it's side ). must have taking half the day. even the foreman walked by and chuckled. I was only 18? never saw a diesel engines insides before. YES things are way different today compared to (80) years ago. books of knowledge were available AND USED . not look at a cell phone .

lest us be cautious discussing "these males being soft !!!" it an old age thing NOT my fault LMAO🤣🤣

never be concerned with "keeping the questions to a minimum" ! the more questions people ask also assist others in the learning process. when ever a valve or device is in question ; those are the items which pictures posted help greatly in proper identification from the BMT group.

the only thing which will be there 20 yrs from now connected to the plastic/ computerize junk being built to days world will be the payment book.

it was days of engineering and competition . "make it better yet simple" . so glad I was part of it.

looks to be 1 in plates welded to underside frame for spring stoppers ?? what was done years back to make things work !!! what's a computer -- oh the thing they use in offices = not on trucks. the fun days.

Yukon Jack FIRE !!100 proof. grandfather homemade 140 proof.

am I allowed to be confused here :: topic is " 53 LJ of which is red:: then pictures show military style truck??? who has the bumper cooler?? the milatary always have units built above and beyond needs. don't blame me blame yukon jack.

you don't put illegals in "storage" they get the best of the best, this country has forgotten the VETERANS who sacrificed for this country ; THEY are put in forgotten storage. showed a VETERAN my back jeep window other day which states NEVER FORGET OUR VETERANS FOR WHAT THEY HAVE GIVEN FOR OUR COUNTRY : HE was brought to tears and shook my hand and said thank you. I also was brought to tears.