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  1. mechohaulic
    David Bradley is the tractor that started my collection. of the 50-60 walk behinds I HAD ' 20 + were bradleys. had an early '46 mint condition. still favored the standard twins/ Vikings. two cyl with hi -lo transmission. newest unit I had was a '49 standard twin .
  2. mechohaulic
    ok a NYC city bus == 2 speed auto could be practical; don't see many going fast between bus stops and traffic lights. having been SO fortunate to have made many deliveries (a while back= ) having 45 ft and 32 ft trailers . never got unit up to speed. unless on occasion I could time the lights. 10/ 13 speed transmissions rarely saw high range DURING deliveries. NOW leaving city a totally different story. LOL
  3. mechohaulic
    I could see a motorcycle or Honda having a two speed auto; still have to wonder about a firetruck needing to go fast on up/down hill terrain == and with 350 hp powering the 2speed.
  4. mechohaulic
    depending on location. certain areas of the hood will benefit if using good grade plywood type which can be left in the fiberglass mold. hood latches, hinge mounting bolt area. little bit of engineering , area of latches having the wood , you can drill and install proper size nutserts into the wood replacing the broken bolts from disassembly .if using plastic jugs/ bottles for forming definitely scrub/ wash any oil residue from plastic first.
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    now that's a combo to really give thought to. 864 V8 hooked to a TWO speed auto.! what would constitute a two speed === fast // slow ?? not powered by 6 cyl but a V8 !! that two speed shifted it must have been a heck of kick.
  6. mechohaulic
    1- does the pump have a breather cab weight is pushing oil back too fast with clogged breather ?? 2- pump pushes cab up to center point and cab will tilt fully over with its own weight ?? thinking of older F-models .. 3- cab fully tilts forward and pump brings it back to center with weight bringing cab back to drive mode ?? opposite of raising cab.. 4- even if not a specific cab pump , should still pump if it's a two way pump.
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    this is another question stirring up the brain cells. time at Mack '69-'75 ; don't think any were sold with autos. even the two fire trucks sold were standards. one MB other R model. two trash trucks were both standards =one DM roll off other Diamond reo packer. can't remember any autos being worked on . not saying Mack didn't have them offered . Mack front discharge mixers didn't seem to sell to good on east coast = they were autos. one style Mack I never drove or sat in.
  8. mechohaulic
    now there are a couple of interesting vehicles for resto. older cousins to the B-81 and DM800
  9. mechohaulic
    more "holding power "must have also increased the noise level . have noticed a lot lately of the "big rigs " =the wanta be truckers having dark windows 90% covered by visors at least 8 in or more stacks running the jake for no reason except the noise . LOL I was happy with the little putt putt noise my Hino made with exhaust brake which did have hold back power.
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    thank you for brief updated explanation. it's more then just a line to oil pad. high output pump and more direct oil to jake ; makes sense it would add a tad bit more holding power to jake. course back in '69 when I installed my first jake (R611T) remember only due to I worked part-time for the company years later , don't think world was so high tech Savey.
  11. mechohaulic
    with the arrival of a second coin hopefully that indicates coin #1 was a success .. I also will put in for at least 2.
  12. mechohaulic
    how ?? tapping into the filter housing , would not that take away oil pressure to mid section of oil ports ?? not like putting a gauge or test equipment in oil housing port which would maintain full pressure ;; during jake operation oil flows through jake units . oil to the rockers is continuous flow but that is at the tail end of oil system. tapping housing seems it would lower pressure to components. or I'm just tooo old for modern thinking.
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    each coin is a representation of Mack ;; of course it's an astonishing work of art .
  14. mechohaulic
    saw the same thing when Mack was bought out by another dealership. old timers that had volumes of knowledge in their brain cells couldn't keep up or deal with the computer systems that came in. two mechanics and a parts guy quit . I learned sooo much from these people.
  15. mechohaulic
    opinion only ; the hino line may be in the dark ages for parts . as a privately owned = not a fleet truck , I had a '93 FA hino which I bought C&C brand new to replace a tired /worn '77 F-350flat bed. did serious studies checking ford 350/ GMC /UD / and others. dual wheel ford with box between cab and flat bed dump was so long it needed 16 acres to turn. company I worked for had a fleet of them. the FA with large "toolbox" ( I could/did climb in to sleep) behind cab in front of flatbed dump and exhaust brake could /did spin in tight circle. it worked well for me .owned it from '93 to 2011.
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    sorry I have to ask !!WHY does a turbo have coolant going through it . ?? another topic shows how old and far behind I am. need to find a Mack fleet close buy to catch up on things.
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    the old Mack system worked much better many times due to the number/ cross reference area was stored in the parts mans head. wouldn't /couldn't count times a customer walked in , only had to say "doin brakes on the Mack"= only thing part man said was " same grade block ?" answer was yes; he went back to shelf brought out a box of brake block and 3/8 brass bolts. NO vin number/ serial number (and list goes on ). then things got so screwed up the parts depended on THE MONTH the truck was manufactured NOT just yr / vin and bul-sh-t. like frank Sinatra sings "OH THE GOOD LIFE " sorry frank it's gone.
  18. mechohaulic
    a closer front picture of this pick up should have a tag below the bulldog above the grill which says ED. radiator shell and grill same style as on the EE and EF I had.
  19. mechohaulic
    Mack had the ED pickup and the Mack Jr.
  20. mechohaulic
    many will confuse a Mack Jr with the Mack ED pickup. the Jr was manufactured in more than one GVW. 1/2 and 1 1/2 ton capacity ; can't remember if a third GVW went higher, an authentic Jr has the logo JR on it , many years back I took a trip to NH and met/ talked with Dick Kemp and we were discussing his Jr parked next to us. the reo pick up =cousin to the Jr is a fine looking unit also.
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    this hopefully will be a situation where once issue is solved you will scratch your head and say "why didn't I think of that " ! a simple problem will break b=lls on occasion.is there a screw top on that cyl .. spanner wrench =2 pins holes ?? sure would like to see an internal diagram showing check valve.
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    good ole George another part of the past which WILL NEVER be duplicated . never cared much for Allan Jackson, but to see Allan do a tribute at Georges funeral changed my thoughts , he did a beautiful rendition. "He stopped lovin her today.
  23. mechohaulic
    can see the high-tack on jake spacer. taking a small center punch - putting divots along green spacer top and bottom along with high tack the gaskets seem to stay in line better with less leaks. also like the fact jake spacers stayed green ==just my thoughts.
  24. mechohaulic
    since the days of timing off front damper with engine running and two fingers that now have thinner knuckles; I got into habit of painting the fan blades in at least two colors. what ever colors black/white :: yellow /white . every other blade painted one color, on opposite side (front or back) repeat color scheme. front side blade white back side black . makes one heck of major difference when blade is spinning. can see it better.
  25. mechohaulic
    when you state " hyd guy wasn't able to do anything " ;; do anything or FIND anything is my question. seems awkward that system has same problem after two main components replaced. that puts my thought back to POSSIBLE internal line failure/ problem. days of old ,your correct on bleed procedure with crack respective line; can't say same today with internal checks, reason I asked regarding piston ram disconnected from truck and work up/ down piston operation.

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