BOBWhite
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I don't think I could even do that! I was spoiled by learning to drive on a International with a 1693 Cat and a 13 speed fuller transmission. The torque of that engine is addictive.
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All I can say it brand new manual transmissions are 3-7 thousand while automatics are 20+. You can change out a manual transmission and clutch without having to do anything with computers or reprograming anything. Although old 70-80s ZF and Allison heavy duty automatic's are kinda fun to drive, not too kind on fuel though.
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Old pattern T2090 and old pattern T2090 are (correct me if I'm wrong) mechanically internally the same. 4/8 LO was changed to 1/5HI because 4/8 LO was found to be loud or damaging to the back box. I've read that the updated pattern is better or smother to shift than the old pattern. If you can't find or don't want to make a sticker for the old pattern the new pattern might have to be the way to go. Here is the old pattern and it's ratios. LO/HI is about the same as 4/LO
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SW Kansas. Also what implement is that on the back of your tractor? A rototiller or some kinda snow blower?
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Hey just be lucky you got something even if its snow! It rained here for the first time since I'd say August or October of last year today. Wasn't much but it got the pavement and road's damp.
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I knew that John Deere made a V8 similar in stature to the Mack V8 but I didn't know they put them in loaders and had the same pump. Very cool
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1999 Navistar Grumman/Olson van no-start
BOBWhite replied to SLEDOG's topic in Engine and Transmission
T444 is what is was called in International products and 7.3 Powerstroke is what it was called in Ford products, Same engine as far as I know. International is known for crapy wiring so that's something that should be taken care of first before the HEUI fuel system. I'm not an expert HEUI systems but Adapt Ape on YouTube has some guides on troubleshooting them. Good luck -
oops I didn't think I would watch that whole thing but 20 minutes later and I couldn't believe it was over. The pickup segment at the beginning was hilarious. ALL of our pickups look exactly like this.
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I guess I've been around too many worn out diesel powered equipment to like smoke. When your spending all day around a Diesel engine you appreciate one that doesn't smoke.
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I was thinking of getting some earrings like that for a girl but her family owned a dairy. If you gift them to the wrong woman you might end up getting tagged yourself...
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I wonder when the Ford flathead V8 was put into it. Vlad's got a good point about the cooling system, what does that look like? The flathead V8 was probably In there longer than the original motor by my guess.
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One think that I forgot to mention about another American company acquiring Mack is the revival of Mack off road trucks. Even if they were just a Mack paint scheme on a Caterpillar haul truck model I think it would be cool to see since they've been dead since the 70s. An all Mack haul truck seems like a dream.
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It really wasn't all that bad. A cake walk compared to taking the NV4500 out of our 1996 chevy. The torsion bar suspension makes it a lot harder. Plus that Nv4500 is a heavy sucker compared to that 4 speed.
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I helped a friend pull a 4 speed out of his new $800 1979 K25 chevy truck. Second gear was out is what he said The transmission jack went out again so it might be fun getting the new one back in.
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Here are pictures of the door I was talking about. A very cool bunk with what looks like some sort of AC unit on the back.
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This trucks just too cool not to share. How I envy the people who got to drive them in their day. No parts left and from what I've heard people are too scared to even use them anymore. Link: https://www.equipmentfacts.com/listings/trucks/auctions/online/221646327/1984-marmon-cabover-semi-78 Kinda cool to me that it has a 5 speed Allison Automatic in it. New automatic trucks just don't seem as cool as the old Mechanical Allison's and ZF's of the 70s and 80s. Also what's with the door in the back of the bunk? Never seen anything like it and it seems hard to climb up into.
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I heard there was a few cat motors that made it into cat truck here in America. But they couldn't meet emissions so they were low production. I think CT 13 and CT 15 is what they were called. They had a cat block, head, and internals but with crappy international wiring and bosh injection systems. Not much info on them out there.
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Here's a YouTube link in case it doesn't show up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUP-RXdhYjg&t=41s
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Beautiful Mh! And a rare sight to see a cabover hauling a cabover.
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I've heard some bad things about those cat automatic transmissions. $20,000 just for the torque converter plus maintenance I heard is a pain. However Versatile uses cat power shift transmissions in there 4WD tractors so maybe it's just the rarity that makes them a pain.
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I heard Caterpillar is showing some interest in trucking again. It's complicated, but from what I understand they're making new engines for trucks as an exchange program. I don't think Volvo would give up Mack but Caterpillar would make a quality product.
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Something electric probably. That sure is an exiting title though, Mack used that same phrase for an Ultra-Liner promotion.
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Not at all. 4-5 grand for labor isn't bad at all. Heck I've been quoting plumbers all week and its $1000 bucks just for them to come all the way down here 😡 But in most other dealer and big shops the labor is the part that drives up the costs. You not only have to pay for the rebuild but the insurance and social security for all the employees that work at the shop. The big guys know they can't compete with the small guys in price so they drive em out of business. Sorry Joey I didn't mean to dog on your business or anything. I'm young and dumb and try to do and learn everything myself, bites me in the butt most of the time down the road.
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I use Udder Balm or less preferred Bag Balm for any sores on me or the cow. Lanolin based products seem to work the best for me but never considered mint, might have to give it a try. And I have never heard of "tail jacking." My paster is also my neighbor and something like "tail jacking" or "teat playing" is something Id really prefer not to explain Sunday morning.
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Labor seems to be the most costly part. E-Techs are a whole different beast but the old mechanical E7 seem pretty easy to rebuild. Both the rebuild instruction manual and rebuild video are available online.
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