BOBWhite

Another cool channel I didn't know about. Thanks Hippy!

Can a ships controls especially steering be controlled remotely? Why would they program something like that in? Unless it was a case like mutiny on board the ship I don't see how it could be a terror attack. Interestingly this isn't the first time this ship has struck something, unless that's more common for ships than I realized: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Dali

Wow that's a neat looking truck! I never knew they made em like that!

Large plume of black smoke when they got the lights back on so maybe the motor stalled or they fired up an aux generator but too little too late. They say they dropped an anchor at some point too but I know nothing about boats Maybe that M-100 Mack will come out of retirement once the smoke clears and they begin rebuilding.

They lost power and they could have lost rudder control is what I've heard. Very sad

Looking good! Makes me want to get my Case 222 going. The Kohler engine seems very worn out so I want to find a little diesel for it.

Wish I could have run em when they were new! The Mh especially 😉 I hope that CL613 finds a nice home, looks like she's been sitting awhile

Here ya go: https://www.rbauction.com/idp/1985-mack-mh613-6x4-truck-tractor-ta?invId=14503448&id=ci&auction=chehalis-wa-2024162 https://www.truckpaper.com/listing/for-sale/192922637/1994-mack-cl613-day-cab-trucks

With more gears you can keep that E7-300 in its power band and it will be better than the 7-speed. I'd say put the 18 speed in and see how it feels before thinking of an engine swap. Finding a higher horsepower mechanical or PLN E7 might be kind of tricky unless you want to go with an E-Tech. Lots more wiring and modules to track down on the later engines to unless you have a donor truck.

Trucking Resources on youtube does some great videos on these old trucking company's. Most of them were gone before I came around and most wouldn't be coming through my area anyway. Be interesting to hear how the trucking companies are in Australia. Seems like there are a lot more small guys and less megacarriors like we have over here

Wow what a rig! I hope to see it someday I don't think any video will ever do it justice.

The only proper place for a Volvo is behind a Mack! Not to derail but I've read that E-Techs get hot if the cam keyways wrong but I don't understand why.

Wow that's a looker! Original tires on that rig too?

Oops I got my Fords and Chevys mixed up I meant 250.

Where and why on earth would you want one? Sure there is the cool factor, but I think the E9 beats it out in any V8 coolness comparison 😉 For 20k to 60k you could buy several E7s and weld them together if you really want a monster engine!

Would that 292 happen to be carbureted or fuel Injected? Does it have the integrated head/exhaust manifold like the later 240s we had here? And what in the world is swan water? Dad had a C10 pickup that was one of the last years for the 240 before they went to the V6. Was great on the highway with the limited slip but I think that odd intergrated head cracked and took it out of commission.

The first field job dad had us do was steer the pickup in 4-LO while the crew picked up bales. We were some of the last to do small square bales as my grandpa preferred them over round bales. Dad got out of hay before I got old enough so I never partook in bale bucking.

Looks like a sharp truck! What are your plans with it? If it's only going to be used in parades and slow speed stuff I would just keep the original rims and tires, when kept out of the sun these old tires can last a long time. If you're planning on working it then new tires and rims are probably a good idea, just be ready for the bill. Do you know what town/district this truck originally served in?

The EPA is always a great threat when it comes to this kinda stuff, makes you wonder what their budget is. A little bit goes a long way when it comes to anhydrous especially when the air is dry. When our local station has to bleed out the air or burp the system (it was explained to me why and I've since forgotten) the whole town gets a good whiff but its not as bad if they do it after a rain or when the ground is wet. I've heard some of these anhydrous plants have problems with meth heads breaking in and steeling the stuff too (idk what they make with it). One guy drilled a hole through the bottom of a tank to steal some and was frozen completely solid when they found him.

I believe it was either the 351 or the 401 but it very well could have been the giant 478. We didn't use it for many years and I don't remember why we parked it. They had a diesel version of them too, my uncle told me that they built the gas motor around the design of the diesel instead of the other way around like the 5.7 Olds.

International Harvester was the only company that had a line of equipment that could go from the field to the elevator. A Combine to harvest, a tractor and grain cart to take it away and a truck to haul it into town all built by the same company. Loadstars are really the only grain trucks left in this area with hardly any GM or Fords still around. Our 1969 Loadstar only gets used for filling up the drills now but it wasn't too long ago when that was our only means of getting grain to the elevator. Speaking of scouts; Some IH dealers would throw in a scout for free whenever a farmer bought a top on the line combine or 4WD tractor. Now they only leave you with the phone number of the mobile mechanic and that's it!

Boy your right about the frame channels! I went and took a pic of another twin screw parked by my house for a size reference and they look about 1/2 the size.

I completely agree I don't think any foreign country has any business buying U.S. Farmland. Although China produces almost all of the pesticides and fertilizers so they practically do own the land. Anhydrous is so expensive now you can easily blow 20k on a field. I heard its even worse in Australia

Maybe metaphorically with Smithfield and other grain giants but China really owns less than 1% of our total farmland. Interestingly Canada is the largest foreign owner of American land with most of that being forest land.

A quick google search answered my transmission question: https://www.wanderlodgeownersgroup.com/downloads/1965AllisonMTBrochure.pdf Great truck with a great engine, All forged internals! Any idea was the PTO knob on this truck runs/ran?