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Another harvest injury is this bumper got pretty bent out of shape. Needs taken off and straightened but I can't decide what color to paint it back too. Red? White? throw that tiny thing out and get a big chrome one? (I wish) I know a lot of guys would just tuck something like this in the shed and only bring it out to shows but even the antique things have to earn their keep every once in awhile

Well that's a bummer thing to wake up to: Very glad this didn't happen during harvest and thankfully it wasn't a blowout but what sucks is this steer tire is only a couple years old. I have no idea what style of rim this is with a lock ring like that (is it tubeless?), but it looks like they either had a hard time getting it off or back on from all the marks (probably is what caused the damage to the sidewall In the first place) The tire shop is only a few blocks away so I'll see what they say in the morning (hope they see the big L on the stud and not cause anymore damage) You old guys can laugh at me all you want but these old school locking rings and inner tubes are like alien technology to me!

I remember reading about your Lanova, good to see its back on its feet! I'm sure thats good motivation! The ball should at least be rolling downhill now

Tomorrow should be our last day cutting if everything goes right. The local elevator filled up so we'll have to haul to the next town over, It might be quite the race to keep up. The last load of the night is always fun. The look of the glowing orange bulldog at the end of that long hood is unforgettable!

Idle is dead on then, just feels too low after the first start of the day. Feels fine when warm Let's see other questions I have: I noticed this sticker and didn't know these were positive ground truck from the factory. Any reason why that is? I thought that went out of style in the 1950s or so, I have not even looked to see if this truck is still positive ground but I guess its something to keep in mind: Another problem was I lost power steering a few days back and thought the fluid was low but the hydraulic cylinder had come loose. Now I had gotten the truck suck in the field and had to be pulled out so it could have popped off then but I didn't notice or remember. I cleaned it up and tightened the clamp bolt and it hasn't happened since but it's still odd to me. Seems like it flops around more then it should so maybe it needs an adjustment or those joint replaced

Its been a busy and rainy summer so far, getting stuff planted and waiting on the ground to dry

Here are a couple: Say what should the normal idle be on a 2V E6 like this? It feels a bit low where it is now, but I need to get a new hand throttle so I can run my PTO a bit faster so maybe that will take care of it. On the subject of hand throttles what are the ones you can fine adjust by twisting them called? Aircraft use something similar but I've seen them in trucks too

Well sorry I didn't take any pictures but hauled my first loads in with the Mack today. My last load was 60,000lbs with about 640 bushels of wheat on the back. Rides fantastic with a load on it, just need a pup trailer to really haul some grain.

I'm not too sure about that Hino emissions scandal either. To me it seems like Cummins (or whomever) wanted 100% of the small truck market so they paid some people off to get rid of Hino, notice we only hear about foreign companys having emissions scandals like VW? In any case Hino really made some quality truck in their day from what I've heard, its a shame

Haven't been around the 903 much, seen a couple in Versatile tractors but heard most farmers didn't like em. 855 was much better on torque and fuel. They made the 903s for a lot longer though, did they use the same PT fuel system as the 855? Only place V style diesels found a place on the farm was in combines and silage choppers. Claas uses V8 and V12 Mercedes and MAN engines, and now John Deere has started using German V12 Liebherr engines in their choppers.

Not fair to compare it with those engines, they came out way later. The first iterations of the 3208 came out in the late 60s and Cat didn't stop production till the 90s. I can't really think of another motor that size that was available in the 70s Did cummins have anything before the 8.3? Detroit and Cat were really the only ones that offered diesels to replace the 50s gas engines at that time

Did you ever drive something with a Gardener engine? I've alway thought those engines were really neat, wish I could get my hands on one just to look at it

3208s are really nice in busses and RVs. Had a turbo/aftercooled one in a bluebird Wanderlodge that was great! lots of power. I think the 3208 got such a bad reputation not for being bad engine, but for what they were put into. Before the 5.9 and 6.7 Cummins that was really your only option if you wanted something compact. Lots and lots of Ag equipment got 3208s, they were beaten up then parked usually due to the machine falling apart around the engine.

If only it had a straight 6 and a 4 speed like my dads truck.

I still think starting out on an old 2 cylinder John Deere tractor with a hand clutch is the best for learning what a clutch is and what it does. A hand start one is even better since you'll learn quickly how to not stall it

What kind of advice is that? We can't be having drivers learn how to read and feel RPMs and match them to road speed I guess.

I've seen those and have always wondered who made them, they kinda look like DPFs. My guess is that naturally aspirated Detroits used em since they didn't like too much back pressure.

Oil Baths are my favorite as well although running them with turbo chargers makes me a bit nervous. The used engine oil is usually clean enough to be used in oil bath air cleaners so they are pretty much free to operate, lots of people seem to hate them now though

Good grief you're right! I don't know how I didn't notice that before, and I keep forgetting that this isn't the original engine. Granted it's been running with this setup since the 80s or 90s and the engine is still very strong with little blow by but I still will take the tubes off to make sure its not dusting itself out. Maybe I'll use a piece of paper or a smoke test to see if any air is back feeding through the intercooler.

Got in a new temp gauge (175 degree thermostat turns out) and gave the engine a good bath but it's still pretty greasy. Gave the radiator a good clean out too, lots of dust in there. Did Mack use orange/reddish primer or is that the original color of the engine and it got painted grey later? Next two items on the list are valve lash + valve cover gaskets and the doors need attention. Not sure what I'm doing with these doors but looking for threads/advice

The AC panel Is just gone so I guess I'll be on the hunt for one of those. Good sized nest up there too which may be why it started leaking

That's what the PO said it worked really good but too many leaks to keep it running. I just am not sure where the controls would be, there is no "vents" its just an open hole (I'll take a pic if I remember) I think I'm missing some parts from the inside.

After a rain shower I noticed that I had a puddle of water on the floor. Looks like the Kysor AC roof unit will also need some attention. Don't need AC but If I need to seal it back up may as well get it working again. Parts or anything still available for these? I'm not sure what parts are missing from mine or how it was hooked up. The lines are still hooked up but I'm not sure about the electrics since the tag says it 24 volt.

Yes sir you are right it is the capillary type but I've never seen one that looks like that, I'm used to the metal shrouded ones. I swear I had a couple spares laying around but alas I will have to make a trip to the truck parts store.

I will have to take a closer look and see where the turbine vent/check-valve is because I haven't found it. That Farr air cleaner doesn't deaden much of the sound so that also makes it pretty loud. On that note does the tip turbine have an oil line going to it or does it have a sealed bearing for the turbine shaft? Does that bearing ever go bad?