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This topic kinda died (perhaps I should let it rest in peace) but.... Lining up early for Obummer's Inauguration

What RandyP said. The envelope icon in the black bar at the very top of the page (left or your profile name) will show a red box with a number in it (the number indicates the number of replies).

x2 Sorry to hear of your misfortune.

Mack Museum info: The Mack Trucks Historical Museum Don Schumaker, Curator 2402 Lehigh Parkway South Allentown, PA 18103 Telephone: +1 610 351-8999 Fax: +1 610 351-8756 http://www.macktrucks.com/default.aspx?pageid=40

And it is only 9am (eastern time)....

An early day "glider kit"?

Amen again!! Seems like everything is being exported...jobs, technical knowledge, manufacturing, and the list continues. We as a country are "selling out" to non-US entities. Is there anything left that is wholely US owned? What happened to American Ingenuity, Manufacturing, and PRIDE! I read an article that PA is "selling" the lottery to Great Britian! Say what!?!?!?! Indiana leased their turnpike to a foreign investor. But the bottom line is MONEY and politics. I hate to say it but I am glad I am getting old. End of my rant for the day!

Amen!!!! That is what happened my last MH...had it advertised on CL....US guy told me he was going to use it....use it to export! It is a free world so once I have the money and they have the title...they can do as they please. But I will NOT KNOWINGLY sell to an exporter.

Pleading ignorance (which is not hard to do most of the time)....what is the purpose of a BCR? If I understand the nomenclature...a B chassis with a R cab and hood? Was this a factory setup?

You will know if you have diabetes....get up every hour to pee.

What is the dinger bell looking thing on the dash just above the speedometer?

WTF!

Dang! I reached my quota of "likes" for the day (didn't keep count). But I like the pair in the pink t-shirt.

Did the sauce eat a hole in the floor?

Anyone know the "like" daily limit?

Leslie - I think you need to sell your Superdog to me and at a drastically reduced price!

Dave is a good guy and straight shooter. Mack Test Lab would routinely run test engines at 10% and 20% over max HP in the test cells. Their philosophy was "tear them up in the test cell, not in a customer truck". I think Mack sent many pre-electronic engines out of the factory "hot". The limiting factor is the drivetrain and how much torque it can handle. Remembering my old "Cat house" days...Cat was conservative and the engines went "out the door" set at 0-2%. Not saying the engine could not make more power, they did not want to "give away" HP. I got "talked to" one time when I sent an early 350HP 3406DITA test engine out the door at 380. The test fleet loved it! After that I set them to 0-1% rated. Back then they used a smoke limiter. Acceleration smoke limit was 15%...I set them to 14%. There was a lot of "competition" among engine OEMs in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Now with the onset of emissions regs, it is all about emissions and fuel economy.

Mine is with State Farm and is around $250 per year (limited miles, no trailer, not for hire).

Yep, welcome home. OD ranks up there with "gone but not forgotten Rob". Speaking of hot sauce....it still lingers. It is a gift that keeps on giving!

Guys - thanks for the information. The pup trailer is still for sale in AZ. Perhaps I can find a Western R in the "neighborhood" and bring them both back to PA. The "search" is on!

Chuck, welcome to BMT. There can be some BS slung around here so be careful and forewarned. We like lots of pictures but please keep the fruitliner and neverstar pics to a minimum. If I remember correctly, Penske used to have some Macks. Do you know Ken McKibben?

Nice R. If it was a single axle I might have to start counting my pennies! Jake - sent you a PM.

Congrats! Post some pics when you get a chance.

Yea....what JT said!

Those look like real wimmin!! Is that you in the second pic with a big $hit eating grin? Be very afraid of the one in the lower pic.