mechohaulic

1 hour ago, harrybarbon said:

Are the aluminium fuel tankers sealed or lined to cart gas/petrol? Or just bare aluminium?

possibly there isn't a need for sealed/lined tankers : 1- product doesn't stay in the tank for days or longer ;2- the owners of the tankers don't care , they don't use the product. and yes they still must own a gas vehicle to which they fill up at a gas station =after the delivered product sits in an under ground alum storage tank . in that case , we ALL put gas in our private vehicles which came from alum storage tanks. crap gas stored in alum tanks.

3 minutes ago, Geoff Weeks said:

As has been pointed out, other equipment uses aluminum for tanks. I wonder how much of the "not approved for Gasoline" has to do with emissions and venting requirements for gasoline and roll over requirements for the same?

 My old step tanks from "back in the day" state for diesel or gasoline, but the lower bungs are not to be used for gasoline. (I.E. no cross over or gravity feed).

also "back in the day " the gas like many items today was very different. wouldn't consider the hose/  suck the gas from tank in today world.  if reason is for mechanical reasons it's understandable. tank needs to have a pump  etc, the algae stories many prove other wise .

far out thought; gas vs alum becomes a hassle , and staying with the gas ; even though you have the alum tank , acquire a steel tank and paint it alum ?? 

either the cable had a sharp bend / kink ; as a result of way too long; the length shouldn't be a major factor since both ends of outer cables which have long enough thread to adjust clevis to clutch pedal / transmission arm  are secured to mounting brackets. 

another positive when we lived in TN (one of many); there were gas stations which still sold real gas. 

that shows why iron in this country headed to scrap yard is bought up by those in export business and making millions.  scrap here that  is considered top shelf to those as in the video.  just think ;; "driver "in video is behind (half) wheel of his large car super rig. 

don't know where to start about that one !!  the half steering wheel ?? ; racing through what appears to be crowded area ! left leg never moved once for clutch ! the dance steps right leg did for shifting .. THAT IS HILARIOUS !!!!! 

can't help with that ;2004 is brand new to this ole  man, LOL . you should receive an answer soon when these "youngsters" wake up . LOL now a  R/U or similar system= is different. 

another question :: what did the 73 end up with for tail/ stop lights??? last picture showed a "temporary" bracket set up . all frontal pictures show where it's going ; how did the back section end up so we can see where it went . LOL

17 minutes ago, 70mackMB said:

Thank you Paul for that video. l know a couple of people that need to watch it. Either a cable, strap or chain they will walk around it like it will never break.    .....Hippy

have always had the utmost respect for cables/ chains , yrs back on road call for truck over railing; nose hanging over train tracks. co-worker standing side of trailer where chains/ cables hooked . I was in cab running controls= not in back of wrecker. loud snap ; the cable recoiled towards wrecker faster then anyone could react had they been standing in back of wrecker. 60 +feet between trailer/ wrecker . cable ended up under/ in front of wrecker. 

4 minutes ago, 70mackMB said:

Maybe she can hold your screw while you diddle with her the carburetor. Hard telling not knowing!    .....Hippy

bet that's why so many dairy farms had to close. milk hauling tanks got bigger. LOL

correction ;can't be a chain drive winch;;it's mounted to body which tilts. must be a hyd winch set up going to pump / pto arrangement.

winch picture two ; drop down chain drive going to shaft on P T O ? pic :three gap under body between hyd res and rear wheels is possible location of tool box.? should add character to truck and use the space. door big enough would be excellent place for just the touch of pin stripe ::maybe ?

2 hours ago, other dog said:

My tank sealer came today too. And it's non-returnable. Bummer. Guess i'll ask around or put it on marketplace.

I was going to work on the International today but the wind is fierce! Gusts to 47 mph they said, whoever ''they'' are. I want to take the top off the carburetor and check for sludge, and check the fuel lines. Dave told me it was easy to check the float bowls for sludge, all I have to do is take 4 screws out, but what worries me is my hands. I have arthritis in my hands so bad i'm afraid i'll drop a screw or something, drop one in the carburetor and the truck will be on marketplace. I've dropped a camera or two, amongst other things, so dropping a screw would be no problem for me.

So, with that being said, here's some girl by some highway somewhere.

 

HI way SOMEWHERE !! you could have at least got the route number and direction;; now the BMT crew sees what kind of a friend you are !LMAO one thing for sure those "tanks" aren't alum. someone must recognize the highway or mountain range ... thanks for the picture

with out a doubt, round tanks will hold the rubber of what ever used way better. tank in question as earlier stated ;;1- on a "show truck" : 2- it's a rectangular  ,in agreement with statement the flats of rec tank flex more leaving gap between strap and tank. most time it fills in with dirt or grit. 

22 hours ago, 70mackMB said:

That's a Canadian company and truck with the spread axles of the drives and trailer. l think there are only two tanks on the curb side.    .....Hippy

after trying to enlarge photo, which didn't do much  I will agree .looks like 3  it's only two. that first one is held by 4 straps. fuel fill might be under sleeper close to strap 3 making it look like a seam. has the inserts for headlight panels also. 

wouldn't go extreme of saying " I would make a lot of stupid decisions ", may be more accurate in to days world of stating " I would make a lot of EXPENSIVE unnecessary decisions.

9 hours ago, mechohaulic said:

there weren't many steel nose 600's sold back then . Mack dumps were either the long nose 800's or fiber nose 600's. that's one reason I can't remember where those two steel 600's were delivered to. I made many trips to O&G torrington for new trucks ;; all were fiber 600's. 

not that it matters ;BUT the ole brain cells woke up enough to remember the two  steel nose DM600' tractor/trailer dumps went to:: INNES Bros construction (Torrington ?)  ring a bell to anyone else ?? many unmentioned CT construction truck ;could easy fill another volume of the good days

and a freight train they were. when things went from 15/18/20 speed transmissions to a ( 5 ) FIVE  speed later to 6; you knew changes were on the horizon! BUT THOSE 5 and 6 speeds did the job ; even better in some cases. many old timers (not me then) said NO WAY a truck pulls down to 11/1200.  don't know about this ASET  AMI stuff, one indication glad I gave up my CDL. 

smaller on left is an oil ?? did you attempt tracing lines from smaller one  (luber 500)?  going by statement of the 750 gasket is square ; which I'm sure is correct. got me thinking  == there is one large  filter housing having a tapered top which the square o-ring has one tapered side that  faces up when installed to match cover angle.

if your old like me; you can recall when a Doctor could "repair "you from head to toes. today's world of complication there are hand doctors/ finger dr's !!= wait a minute aren't those parts connected to each other !! stay on topic now that 'was just an example. maintenance manuals have to follow the trend of complex. all systems : air/fuel and so on are too diversified. one yr it's - - - fuel pump next yr something different. in the day idea was simplify; today manufactures look for ; how can we make it cheaper and charge more. no manual around could accurately cover things.