Licensed to kill

I have a brand new Milwaukie grinder that I bought just a couple days before this happened, still in the box. When I put the box in the shop I was thinking about how the first thing was to take the guard off like I always do and, to be honest, probably still will. They just get in the way. HOWEVER, the reason this was as bad as it is is that I was using an 8" disc on a 5" grinder AND (and this is the most important part) I was using a cutoff disk to grind. HUGE NO NO as they are not designed for any side forces (and they suck as a grinding disk anyways as they have little abrasive on the side surfaces).

My main motivation for sharing this experience was as a reminder to all of the dangers of power tools in general and cutting discs in particular ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE BEING USED INCORRECTLY. we rarely learn from our successes. learning comes from failure unfortunately. The example I always use is gassing up a car while smoking a cigarette. just because someone has done it several times does not mean that it is safe. Its that one time that the fumes ignite that they learn that it is not. In regards to this vs Joeys burn, IMO, the pain that Joey experienced would have been worse than this 10 fold. BURNS ARE PAINFULL. I have yet to need to take a pain killer. OTOH, the burn was likely in no way life threatening whereas, if I was alone, being 30 minutes from the nearest hospital and no way to drive and stanch the bleeding (severed artery) I would have surely bled out. I am home now in a splint feeling useless but can still do some stuff but will need help. I had a long list of things to do this winter, not the least of which was trying finish up my B61 but..........I guess we will see. Splint is supposed to be off in 6 weeks and there is still 3-4 months of winter after that. won't have time to do all I wanted so have a few weeks to prioritize. how my hand feels after the split comes off may be a factor in what still gets done and what will have to wait. Thanks for all the well wishes, I'm sure all will be fine in the end, just a "bump in the road".

Love that ‘46 chevy

Had a cutting disk explode yesterday and I got an owie on my left forearm. Cut the tendons, nerves and artery so I have no movement or feeling in my outer hand and outer two fingers. Got repaired last night and just waiting for the wife to pick me up from the hospital. Doc says o have to wear a splint of 6 weeks but it will take 1-2 years to get feeling back if ever. Bummer but good thing I am right handed. Could have been MUCH worse.

It is right at the entrance. The white post is the. Corner post. I agree this is why I am looking for one that is pitted bad so it won’t be desirable for thieves. There is not much of that hooliganisn around here but at least a scabby big will be less tempting.

Just thought I would share my yard art that I am seeking a bulldog for.

I was going to Oklahoma a couple years ago to pick up some sprayer booms and got pulled over on the way down. I have a box of parts I was returning strapped to the deck of my 30' gooseneck. The first trooper (I assume that is what he was) came to the passenger door so I lowered the window. He started to grill on where I was going, what was in the box. As his questions started to seem more "heated", the other Trooper walked up and said "Farm plates" and the first guy stopped in his tracks and said, "Have a nice day". I was like WTF just happened??. On a lighter note, I asked the trooper before he left what the rules were regarding scales once I was loaded and he said that I have to stop at the scales even when I was empty. I thanked him and he asked if I had any other questions. I said "yes, am I in Iowa or Missouri right now?". He looked at me and said "You are in Nebraska". I said "NEBRASKA???", hm, didn't even know I was supposed to go through Nebraska". He chuckled and asked if I had any MORE questions and I said "no, don't think so".

Big Brother has bee listening (and watching) for awhile now. A buddy and his brother were sitting around the table BSing and the topic of Alberta Sherriffs came up. They were discussing whether or not AB SHerriffs carried a sidearm. After a bit of discussion, one of them decided to Google it. Typed in "Do Alb.............and it came up with "Do Alberta sheriffs carry a sidearm". That is a pretty good search guess by Google if they were not listening.

I don't want to turn this political but if you look up the followup to this video, Alex Jones has a commentary about it and has no clue what he just watched. In particular, I "like' when he says "I guarantee that the truck on the trailer has 5 times the power of the truck pulling it". Well, the Model; A came out with 45HP so he is "guaranteeing" that the lightning is putting out 9HP. What a Maroon.

That is the same as running Farm plate here. However, guys custom hauling livestock, hay or whatever just get the owner to give them a Bill of sale for the trip showing them as owned by the trucker and then they tear it up after unload.

Hey Dave, was just chatting with you over on "Vintage Ford Forum". Would love to see pics of your truck.

IMO, tire "pressure" is just a convenient way of adjusting the tire for proper squat. With tractor tires, they are specifically aired to a specific squat and only show a MAXIMUM pressure not to exceed. I will be setting my pressures the where the tire LOOKS right and whatever that pressure is, that is where I will run them (I suspect that to be in the 40PSI range but don't know yet). The comments about wheel base is just a fact of life. Short wheel bases will never ride as good as a long one, EVER and a single will never ride as good as a tandem (all other things being equal). In my Model A truck with coil overs in the rear, it was brutal riding with the standard 32PSI in the rear tires. I lowered the pressure for the proper squat (around 18PSI IIRC) and it rides better but with the short wheel base it will always be a lumber wagon for ride. My "B", with it's 156" wheel base will buck but with the b"proper" air pressure in the tires and not much air in the bags it shouldn't be TOO bad. Planing air ride on the steer axle as well.

When you consider that a pickup cost about $2500 in 1964 and in 1979, a pickup cost about $8000 and in the movie "Smokey and the bandit" Big Enos said that "One of these Peterbilts cost $80,000", $27,000 certainly "fits".

I see that people useing "commercial" type trucks for personal use put "Not for hire" on them. Is this a legal requirement of some kind?. When I get my B done it will be plated as personal and used exclusively for pulling my Holliday trailer (or bobtail on occasion). Is it a legal requirement to have "not for hire" on it?.

I thought that the B only came with a duplex, triplex or quadplex any of which should be fine in a single axle dump. Again, I have a duplex and triplex for free should anyone want but shipping...............ouch.

Perhaps this new format will allow me to post the pic of my yard art. Nope. the problem is with my computer (as suspected). I HATE these things.

For the record, by the time I finish my current "B" project I will have completed my 3rd "down to the bare frame" B model mack so will have some experience that I would be happy to share should you need any help making changes. To be clear, the truck I am working on is the ONLY B Mack that I will have done but I have done everything at least 3 times so I figure that this qualifies as 3 complete projects. 😃

And the only difficult part of THAT is location. I have one complete with springs and hangars to GIVE away but I suspect you are not all that close to me. Truck transport would be likely $1000 for it (that was the quote for transport of a complete diff from Ontario to here a year ago IIRC) so obviously finding one closer would be the ticket. I don't think finding another one for free would be all that difficult.

It is easy to shorten a wheel base,MUCH easier than lengthening one. If you are starting with a tandem, just toss the t]front diff and move the back one to where you want and drill the holes for the hangers. Easier still if the front axle is where you want the single to go. Depending on how the springs are set up on a tandem it MAY require replacement (single axle) springs and hangars. I shortened my single axle from around 170" to 156" wheel base but I also put air ride.

Hmmmm, it never even occurred to me to just graft the frame from a newer truck to my Mack like you and Mean Green did. I just swapped the suspension and bolted it to the original frame. Not sure which would be easier but both ways work. I see you have a late 60's/early 70's Ford pickup in the other room.

Sounds like it should work. The wrecking yards should be full of FLD's and there should not be much market for the front axles so you should be able to score one relatively cheap.

I would be surprised. The diff I used if from a 'shaker (2016) and the frame it came from is 2" wider than my "B". Also, the steer axle on my Pete's is 4" wider than my "B" and I suspect that all newer class 8's would be the same. This is also why I can not use a chrome bumper from a new truck as they are 4" wider and look goofy on a "B" IMO because they stick out 2" on each side past the fender.

I appreciate the kind words. Not sure I agree with them but do appreciate them.

I could not convert the rear to Daytons so I went with hub pilot Budds on the steers.

No worries, I don't throw anything away. Sometimes I wish I could.