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I think the money men and fleet managers have spoken. Automatics are more profitable to operate in the long run. Either from less driveline abuse or driver recruitment/retention, or a combination of both. Otherwise truck companies would be building "shifter trucks". Probably have more opportunities at resale time when its time to turn the trucks over too. Any warm body with a pulse can get into a class 8 truck with automatic or automated manual and "get the job done", which I think was the main premise of this thread in the first place. I'm guessing the powers that be got what they wanted.

Didn't the FMCSA make testing at the state DMVs with your buddy's truck and trailer "illegal" as of 1/1/2022? My understanding is that to get a CDL now you have to go to and graduate from a driving school. No exceptions. Is this correct? If so do they even teach shifting theory, manual transmissions, etc anymore at these schools? I know several years back in Pennsylvania they made the automatic restriction as well but that wasn't always the case. I know around 15 years or so ago you could take the test in an automatic but not have a restriction.

That's what I'm thinking and Doublecluthin's response kind of confirms what I was thinking but wasn't sure about. If I had 11R22.5 steers currently I would probably be in business but since I currently have 24.5" wheels I would need to get hubs suitable to accept 22.5" wheels.

I'm pretty sure this is a dumb question but I'm not sure. There are several questions here but they are all related. Do spoke hubs require a specific tire/wheel size? Do all demountable rims (dayton wheels) have the same inner dimensions allowing them to go on any spoke hub? If you wanted to change the tire size on a Mack steer axle from 11R24.5 tires to 315/80R/22.5 tires would it just be as simple as obtaining the proper width (9.00 x 22.5) dayton wheels and putting them on or do the hubs need changed too? To add some context to this question I have a 94 RD with 6 spoke hubs on the steer axle with 11R24.5 tires (I am not sure of the casting number on my hubs at the moment). I would like to change the steer tire size to 315/22.5 if it is not overly expensive. Would I need different hubs for this project? Would my single steering box hold up and turn the 315s? This is more of a want than a need but I'm trying to figure out what is involved. Thanks in advance for any help.

Maybe try calling Watts Mack and see if they are still available through Mack. Doubtful but you never know. You don't really have anything to loose but time to make a phone call.

Sorry about the passing of Glenn. There is another fellow on here with the username "theakerstwo" also from Oklahoma I think. Any relation I wonder?

Forget diagnosing this problematic truck. I want to see this driveway. LOL. 26% grade 😲

Why not just get some steel dome head rivets like are there now and reattach the proper way? You don't really need a riveting tool to install them since you have access to both sides of the hole. If you are careful and have some finesse you can install them with a hammer. Or just catch the backside of the rivet with a little low temperature MIG weld to keep it from pulling out. Either way I would just replace with new steel rivets once the 5th wheel is reconditioned. The rivets themselves are dirt cheap. Depending on the hole size the rivets are like $10 for 250 of them.

Is it the range splitter or the red button on the side?

Would it by chance have to do with a Hall Scott gasoline engine? There is that thread in the fire apparatus section of the gentleman with the twin B21 fire engines from the Seattle area and they both have Hall Scott engines in them. Maybe the 21 is a designation for that engine?

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I still have this old dog if anyone is interested....Looking to do some Spring cleaning.

I still have this E7-300 VMAC 1 engine if anybody is interested.

Dang. I always thought the Thermodyne was killed off shortly after the Maxidyne was rolled out. I guess it wasn't.....

LOL say what? On March 6th, 2018 she sued Trump and Essential Consultants LLC (the company Cohen created and paid Daniels through) in an attempt to nullify the NDA since Trump never signed it. She said she began an intimate relationship with Trump in 2006 that ended a year later. She admitted to receiving $130k from Cohen (Essential Consultants LLC) in exchange for her silence. The NDA and other correspondence were admitted as evidence. Other pertinent evidence in that suit was Cohen's use of his Trump Organization email to arrange the wire transfer connected to the NDA. I'm guessing the prosecutor here is trying to prove Trump did in fact know about it and authorize it. They claim there is a mountain of evidence to suggest that is the case. Plus now there is this Karen McDougal woman, who was supposedly paid off as well. I think Cohen admitted to paying her off as well in his trial. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-stormy-daniels-investigation-timeline-manhattan-district-attorney/ Maybe as part of the grand jury investigation more egregious violations of election laws were uncovered. Maybe the knowledge of hush monies being paid are just one of their charges against Trump. Who knows. We will just have to wait and see.

There is nothing illegal about hush money per se. If the information being kept secret (a sexual affair) is not illegal then its A OK. However in this case since it involves Federal election laws and was paid to her from an "anonymous" LLC created by Michael Cohen and many other factors in this case it becomes very messy to determine if it was illegal or not on her end. My guess is she will never be investigated. If your trying to "get Trump" and she is a "credible witness" how would it look if she was indicted over the very same thing Trump is being tried for? What a complete clown show.....

John Edwards in 2011, less than 12 years ago? He was accused of the same thing. Paying off his mistress, during the 2008 Presidential campaign to keep it quite. He actually fathered a child with his mistress. I believe he was still a US Senator at the time of the affair. There were other charges included in the indictment relating to receiving donations exceeding limits set forth by the Federal Election Act, however, the main premise of the indictment was the hush money paid to Rielle Hunter. Were people loosing their minds when Edwards got indicted? Did anybody really care? After all the prosecutor, George Holding, was Republican. Was it petty politics then? The indictment came in 2011 long after the 2008 race was over and done so did it even matter? Was the North Carolina AG just trying to hold everyone accountable regardless of political status? If Trump would have decided not to run in 2024 would he have been indicted? Lots of questions I don't have the answers to. Just thinking out loud about a very similar precedent in very recent times. In the end Edwards was found not guilty on one count and the jury deadlocked on the other five because the prosecution could not prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Trump is innocent until proven otherwise. However, I think it will be very easy to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt in Manhattan, NY.

Remember John Edwards? The exact same thing and scenario happened to him in 2008. He was indicted in 2011, and faced a $1.5 million fine and 30 years in prison for 6 felony counts. He was ultimately found not guilty on misuse of campaign funds and a mistrial was found on the other five counts. There is almost no way Trump is getting a fair trial in Manhattan. I think he got less than 10% of the vote there. If the Justice system there has an ounce of credibility they need to move the trial to central or upstate New York.

Dang!......A lot of bullshittery for probably an $80 part. Was there a code or did the parts cannon inevitably find the culprit?

I always heard the claw type called the elephant ear style? and yes the isolators are called elephant pads. Maybe I'm conflating the two names? In either case at least I now know where to jack from and by how much is necessary.

Sorry to keep beating this horse dead. But I was under my truck last night and snapped a quick picture. I edited it with a red blue and green arrows. Where is the proper location to place the jack in order to unload the bushing for proper greasing? Red, blue, or green? I notice the in the service manual illustration that was posted by MACKS it shows the "elephant ear" or outboard style trunnion stand. I have the newer style that is mounted inboard of the frame rails? Does that make a difference at all? I'm guessing not but just making sure.

I'm confused as to what's going on here. Did you prepay for all the machine work and he was refunding $1000 worth of head assembly he did not yet complete? Or was he admitting to not polishing the crankshaft and refunding $1000 for what he charged you for "polishing the crank"? Either way it doesn't matter, but I guess I'm just curious. If its the latter he basically admitted he didn't polish it.

I dump a quart of non detergent SAE30 motor oil in my tank every other fill up. I have also used regular, conventional 2 stroke oil as well. I do this in my antiques as well as my part time working 94 RD with mechanical E7 engine. I also did it with my Volvo tractor when I had it with a 1994 model year Series 60 Detroit engine. Obviously this won't help with fuel gel in the winter but helps to add some lubricity to the newer low sulfur fuel. I don't run my trucks in the winter so I'm not concerned about cold weather treatment. There is probably a more scientific or better method to use than dumping a quart in a 70 gallon tank every other fill up but that's what I do anyway. I could be throwing money away for all I know but that's what several old timers told me to do and it at least sounds good. I guess its better than nothing?

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