Licensed to kill

On 12/7/2023 at 1:14 PM, BOBWhite said:

Forgot that Autocar was still kicking. I think the newest Autocar I've seen was a garbage truck. 

I drove an Autocar  for a few weeks, A late 90's model IIRC. It was a garbage truck. It did not HAUL garbage, it WAS garbage. 

4 hours ago, Red Horse said:

Note my smiley.  You are right ..You really set that dumb shit straight.  You felt good and he probably said to  himself, "sorry I asked".  The usual stock answer to that question most guys at shows give with a laugh, when asked that question..."because SBC's have always been the most cost effective mod..plenty around and mod parts are plentiful-but Fords are slowly catching up".  And the guy asking the question will have learned something.

And as for my comment on working the dock in Europe, the translation of that is ...All Euro trucks look the same.  Cab overs and no conventionals.

Your "handle" says  it all.

Everything you said about the SBC is correct. They are referred to as belly button engines because everyone has one. The funny thing is, when it comes to pre-war cars, guys scoff at the SBC and beam with pride over their flathead ford power (rightfully so) either not realizing or not acknowledging that before 1955, the flathead Ford was the hotrod belly button motor for all the same reasons that SBC has been since. I suspect that prior to 1955 there was no shortage of guys yawning at every flathead they saw at car shows as they were in everything. BTW, my handle refers to my occupation as a licensed pesticide applicator so I am literally “Licensed to kill”

9 hours ago, Red Horse said:

 

 

Well I guess if you were in Europe you would be working on the dock loading ALL of the ugly trucks😎

You would be guessing wrong. If I was living in Europe (which I would NEVER do) I would not be doing anything different than I am now. Since I have no desire to be a longshoremen in Canada, what makes you think I would want to be one anywhere else???. 

9 hours ago, Red Horse said:

I get so tired of going to shows and there is a beautiful 32..With the distributor on the wrong end😎

 

Reminds me of a time years ago when I took the wife's '28 Model A TUDOR to town. Parked on the street to go get something and a guy came up as I was getting out of the car and said "Nice car but why did you put a SBC in a Ford car?", I replied, "what kind of motor did you put in your Model A?", he said "I don't have a Model A", I said "exactly" and turned and went into the store. Main reason I RARELY put anything in car shows (I have but only to support those putting on the show), I don't own them to please others and don't really care what others think.

5 hours ago, JoeH said:

Agreed that looks like a truck for Europe. 

Always thought those MANN and SCANIA trucks were butt ugly and putting a blue oval on the front does nothing to improve the locks. There is just not enough chrome and/or accessories to dress up those pigs IMO, but, again, that's just me. My heart lies with a well appointed 379L but, again, that's just me. For those that like the "European" look, good on ya, the new Ford will be a fine addition to the stable. 

4 hours ago, davehummell said:

Henry Ford was wrong on his thinking the Model A was an improvement. I have drove a model T and it is fun but I own a 31 Model A coupe and I will put over a hundred miles on a Sunday drive  I wouldn't do that with the T I drove. But for real fun I built a 32 ford pickup with a 302 ford v-8 that is zippy.

Yes Henry was wrong but Edsel saw that Ford was being left in the dust by all the other manufacturers and hit it out of the park with the Model A. In fact, the new car was such a departure from the previous that they decided to start back at "A" again rather than calling it the model "U". While I have never driven a model T I am somewhat familiar with them and concur with your conclusions. Since we live 30 miles from the nearest town, every time we take out our "A" fordor, we put at LEAST 60 miles on it and a couple hundred miles trips are not uncommon. I. fact, we had a wedding to go to this fall which was 500 miles away and had planned to take the Model A but time constraints killed that plan since it would take twice as long to get there and back. Interestingly, we also have a hotrodded pickup as well but ours is a '31 Model A with a SBC. Our Fords are the "A" team and the Macks are the "B" team. 

That's cute. 

7 minutes ago, Brocky said:

LYK: I do NOT think(???) That the Canadian  / Aussie B doubles are allowed in the States???? Just the A hitch for double / triple Pups and full length "Turnpike" Doubles.

I think you are right. Those turnpike doubles carry more than a super B I would imagine but backing one up any distance or around a corner…………I dunno

1 hour ago, 70mackMB said:

l take it you have never been to Michigan?    .....Hippy

 

See,  now that is just stupid. I suspect that the politician that came up with that rule owns shares in a tire company. Not only does it require operators to buy excess tires but they will scrub like a. Bastard and wear quickly. Lawmakers never make laws for the good of the people or society, they make them to line their own pockets. 

Someone saw the guy with 6 axles and raised him 2. Yup, saw what appeared to be an end dump gravel trailer with SIX dually axles, thing was literally all tires. Must be hauling gold or lead or bismuth or something to require all those tires. South Dakota has some double grain trailers but unlike the super B’s that we have, these looked like two 40’ grain trailers with a triaxle converter. Interesting stuff. 

And so we sit in Albion Nebraska with a growling front wheel bearing waiting to have it changed. 3rd trip to OK for booms, 3rd time with bearing issues. Don’t know why but Dodges are hard on front wheel bearings. 

Actually, I’m picking up 3 sets of booms for John Deere sprayers. They are made in Tonkawa so don’t see much of Oklahoma. This is our 3rd trip but first since the COVID debacle and the first coming through Montana. I am a dealer for K&S booms. Don’t have time for sight seeing, gotta get back, too much work to do on my Mack and want to try to get it done for spring. Every time we come we say we are going to take our time and make holiday out of it and every time we just hammer down and do it in 3 days each way. 

8 hours ago, Elephant ears said:

That

LO gear in the Auxiliary box is just for 1st gear in the main box starting heavy or off road just split 1st gear done then you have 5 reverse gears 

Mud Stick 6spd 

But, like HK said, that 6spd trans would have a Maxidyne in front of it, not an econodyne 

16 hours ago, mrsmackpaul said:

I think most times the fuel should return to a tank on one side and draw off the other side, this keeps all the fuel fresh and also keeps the fuel cooler 

 

 

Paul

Which works fine as long as you don’t close off the crossover line. If you were plumbed like that and you closed off the crossover (like BMack did) the tank with the return would overflow. What I am going to do is basically the same system that Ford and Chevy did for years in the 70’s and 80’s with their pickups with dual selectable tanks except I can choose both tanks or no tanks, and the valve is manual and does not switch the gauge as well. 

10 hours ago, B MACK said:

 When I was hauling logs with my Superliner I had two 100 gallon tanks. One on each side below the doors. Their were the steps. Most of the time I could get by with less than 100 gallons of fuel, but just in case of a long day or some other issue I had fuel in the other tank, with the cross over valve closed.  That "extra reserve" fuel was in that other tank not being used or having new fuel added, turned black. I think it had algea growing in it. My idea of having the other tank as a reserve could have got me in in real mess. I would put a cross over line on and run both tanks. Maybe keep yourself from getting in trouble.

I think there was something else going on as I have diesel that is 6-8 months old all the time and one of my b61 had 39 year old fuel in the tanks and I have never seen it turn black. Of course the 30 yo stuff was stale and i would never use it ( used it for fire starter) I have never had an issue with 6-8 month old fuel on the farm, equipment with fuel nose than a year old in it is not uncommon. Be that as it may, my setup is different than what you describe. First, with the tanks not under the cab, a crossover line is not practical but, more importantly, I will be set up to be able to choose right tank OR left tank OR both tanks simultaneously where your setup you can only choose left tank or both tanks. If I was in a situation like you describe, I would fill both tanks, run one, then refill it at the end of the day and use the other the next day and switch back and forth. I could keep the truck full at all times and never have yo screw around trying to fill/top up both side at one time. I appreciate your sharing of your experience, if I was setting up my system similar it would have saved me from potential grief. 

A cross over line would be impractical for my set up. The tanks are not located under the cab. 

Been searching for parts and have found several in Australia that I have not found anywhere else. With their $ pretty close yo par for ours, the prices seem on par, more or less, with parts in the US comparing the Oates that I have found in both countries. However, shipping is bad within Canada and horrendous from the US. However, shipping from China can be downright cheap (go figure) so the shipping from the far side of the world is not necessarily going to be prohibitive. In fact, shipping from China is cheaper than shipping within Canada🙄. Anyways, has anyone brought in parts from the land of OZ and, if so did the shipping seem reasonable or typically high. The place I am finding users is here if anyone has experience with them also. Thanks 

30 minutes ago, B MACK said:

  I am just curious why you want a third air pressure, (applications gauge is sometimes handy but for a toy hauler I would think not) and a second fuel gauge? I would delete those two and go with pyro and manifold pressure and then maybe fuel pressure.  All though that bigger twin pressure pyro does look good.

One gauge for each air tank (a dual gauge for that) plus another for the adjustable air ride that I am putting on the steer axle. Two fuel gauges because I am running two tanks independent with a manual valve to choose so for local running around I can just run one tank and use the second only for long trips but always be able to see what is in each. 

4 minutes ago, Freightrain said:

That's why I put it where the ashtray used to be.  Wouldn't fit anyplace else.  I've seen old trucks with a pyro mounted to a piece of alum drilled to the dash.  Cobbled up, but typical for an old truck.  

 

I had wondered why you located it there but now understand. One of the trucks I have had a 3" pyro mounted below and between the two gauges on the left where the engine operation plaque was. It is the same cluster panel that had a 4th gauge added to the right side but put it slightly inboard of the one above to clear the lighter. 

21 minutes ago, Brocky said:

Just like the Yellow Pages in the phone book... I can never find what I am looking for!!

And yet, after spending about an hour searching for that gauge with no luck, I showed the picture to my wife and in 5 minutes (literally) she found it. What REALLY baffled me is that she found it on a sight that I had been to and did not find it there. Unfortunately for me, turns out it is a 3" gauge and I need 2 -1/16" so as cool as it is, it doesn't fit my needs. That and it is $340USD which would be $466CAD plus shipping so about $500CAD so....that is a hard NOPE.