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4 hours ago, B-42 said:

Great to see it went to a good home. 👍👍

Yessir! A wonderful new member of the family.

However, our 2-year-old loves looking at it but is still a bit scared to get inside. 🤣

Thanks for the replies. The old dog is a real joy to take out for jobs!

On 3/6/2020 at 11:16 AM, Brocky said:

Looks good.. I will plan on seeing it in person on May 16th in Spencer NC at the ATHS Piedmont Chapter show.. PM / email me if you need more info.

Haha, I guess I need to plan on getting there myself! 

And thanks to everyone else for the congrats on the purchase. 😁

Thanks Terry, I'm really happy with this purchase.

And thanks for the heads up, fuzzy buzzard. I'll definitely get it registered. 

Thanks! I’m really excited about the new addition to the family. 😁

I will be on here (and perhaps the phone with Drrkgreen!) a lot as I learn how to drive a twin stick and work on an old Mack. Thanks to everyone for being such a welcoming community! 

Thanks for the tip, PISTON06. 

16 hours ago, PISTON06 said:

YOU CAN REPLACE THE TIE ROD ASSY. WITH STEMCO P.N. QT967SS IT WORKED FOR ME AND IS A LOT CHEAPER

I’ll check out that assembly to see if it will work for the B-42 I’m buying this weekend. 😁

Haha, thank you kscarbel2. Did I mention I’m a bit green?

I appreciate you sharing your knowledge with me and saving me from going on a wild goose chase.

I guess the tie rod ends are labeled as knuckle assembly left and right on the punch sheet? My eyes see 4QHA177A and 4Q?A157BP2. Is that right? 

It looks like an OEM distributor will be the way to go. After calling Watts it appear the original kits are not available. I followed the link provided in the messages of this thread and it looks like there are some decent prices. Barry at Watts also recommended Automan. Looks like I have some homework to do. 🤓

Thank you, Steve, for starting this thread and thanks for everyone who has provided input. I will call Watts Mack today about the parts. 

I guess my biggest question is: does the required maintenance make it a foolish choice for a daily worker?

If I can celebrate the history, character and wow-factor of operating an old truck like this AND make money putting it to work for landscape installs then I am all in. If it can't be used practically as a daily worker then my hand will be forced. I'll need to buy something newer that requires less downtime. Both my wife and I are unsure about the possibility... she is just more risk averse. 

Thanks for the input from y'all so far. 

I'm sure I wouldn't regret it!

Just need to exercise due diligence so as to avoid the situation of my wife regretting it! I would be heading to VA with cash in hand tomorrow otherwise. 😆

Hey everyone, I've been considering buying a 1956 B-42 that's posted for sale here on the forums and have enjoyed browsing through the different topics and reading all the good advice/stories/knowledge that's packed into this website. If I buy the truck you can bet I will be on here regularly. Seems like a cool community and I have a lot to learn. 

Thanks Steve, perhaps I should direct my questions into another, more appropriate section of this forum. 

Hello,

New to the forum... actually, inspired to register because of this sale. I have been bouncing emails back and forth with Steve about potentially buying. By the way, thank you very much, Steve, for such thorough and thoughtful responses to my many questions! 

I'm pretty green when it comes to working on vehicles and was hoping to ask for some wisdom from the forums about how involved/expensive a tie rod replacement on this B-42 would be? In general are parts difficult to come by? I have family members who are real gear heads and wrenchers so could enlist their help as long as the parts are available. 

Thanks for any input! 

Justin