Geoff Weeks

Depends on how bad the bores are, It is dry lined engine so as long as any damage hasn't penetrated the liner into the block, it should be rebuild able. I've got some used pistons that don't look bad, and it will need at least one rod. Rod could be removed from the bottom with the head in place! The effected rod big end looks fine, both crank and bearing shells. Unit came with a top end gasket kit, another new set of main bearings, and assorted loose gaskets. Had it running long enough to verify the generator it was attached to works, so I know it is worth putting a little into it. Kubota's are tough little engines!

D950 Kubota. Like most Kubota's when one cyl fails catastrophically it still runs on the other 2! No longer "wisper quiet" however!

"Has fuel system problem, starts and runs on ether'! Yeah it will have a fuel system problem if you don't run a fuel filter on a diesel. And NO it doesn't run on ether, for long.

The difference was explained in my post above. either caught at the boarder, and ruled not eligible for one of the programs, or caught after being expelled the 1st time where at deportation order had been already issued on that person, that is the difference. Bush, Obama, Trump (1) and Biden all did it the legal way, this time they are not following the law. I have no problem expelling those without the legal right to be here, but do it according to the law, you can't say "we don't have time to follow the law therefore we will ignore it">

You can't "suspend" the rule of law because it is "inconvenient" to reach your desired outcome. I am not say we should not deport, only that we must follow the law to do so. If you have a open deportation order, don't let the gate hit you in the butt on the way out, That is the difference between prior admin's (of both parties) and the current one who "doesn't know" if he has to uphold the constitution! This admin is sending letters to citizens to "self deport". which just shows they have no idea who they are deporting.

While that figure is true according to several sources, it is also misleading. Mostly it consisted to 2 groups, those crossing, then seeing a emigration officer (not a judge) and not found to have credible claim to enter and sent back, and 2) those that have crossed before, sent back and crossed again. That is very different than scooping people off the street, saying they are "illegal" without any proof or verification on the governments part, and wisked off to another country. The very big difference is that they were either caught when crossing, or had been previously identified and when caught again given the choice of fighting while in lock-up or "voluntary" deportation, most chose being deported over being locked up. in both cases their identity was verified. Today we have people being deported in the night who HAVE seen a judge and HAVE been granted the right to stay. We have people being picked up and deported without the chance to prove if they are a citizen or have seen a judge and.or been granted the right to stay.We have those picked up because they "look Latin" and have a similar name. Just because ICE accuses someone of being "illegal" doesn't make it so. If you are accused of a crime, that doesn't make you guilty, The police, be it your local town cop or an ICE agent doesn't get to be all three, judge jury and executioner. THAT IS OUR SYSTEM and it keeps everybody safe from being railroaded. I have no problem sending "crosser" back at the point of entry if they don't meet the criteria for one of the programs that let them stay. I don't have a problem deporting those with orders of removal if they have them as long as time is taken to verify their identity (finger prints). I have a real big problem when people are picked up off the street (not at/ near the boarder) and not given a chance to contest what they are being accused of but has not been verified by the courts. I was born here, lived all my life here, but I can not produce a piece of paper that "proves" I am a citizen while on the street, If you apply the same rule that you do to Juan, to me, then what is keeping me out of Salvadorian prison? Nothing other than I am white and look anglo. That is not rule of law, that is harkoning back to the days of slavery that every black person was a slave until proved otherwise.

I have never seen it, but it was mentioned by one of the two I mentioned, both people have a ton of experience, so if they say something, I take notice. They have seen things that most have not. Very hard to diagnose from a keyboard, something that would jump out, for one of us, might not for others and therefore don't get mentioned. IF it is seized, and will not turn, then break it into sections, drop the drive shaft and see if the trans output shaft will turn with the trans in neutral. If it turns at the output but not the input, it could be a jammed counter shaft or seized engine.

Yeah, I had to get a full time job hauling freight to pay for my truck up-keep! LOL😃

you'd think those carriers needed a PTO?

Should be one on both sides, the other will be 180 deg from the 1st. If I am seeing what you are, it looks like someone replaced the set screw with a bolt. If you are really interested , I can take a picture of mine, as there is no cab on the frame to get in the way. Just 2 allen head set screws preventing the pitman arm from working out on the shaft.

Cute little buggers!

Reading several news reports, it seams he did not slow for a construction site where 3 lanes funneled into one. Bail is a means to make sure the defendant shows for trial, it is not and can not be a punishment. If he shows on no bail, none is needed, if jumps on 7million it wasn't enough. Bail is set by a judge, after consultation with both sides. Driver had been cited (this fact only mentioned in one news report) for previous logbook Hours of Service violation. Reduced bail was agreed to for whatever reason, My guess the DUI charge can't stand and that was the reason for high bail. Fall asleep or drunk and kill me, I'm dead either way and not sure I care if it was sleep or intoxication that got me killed. Again, the carrier is just as complicit in the deal if they are ignoring HOS violations. I've seen white English speaking drivers fall asleep, go across 6 lanes of traffic and hit the guardrail so hard it knocked the steer axle out from under the tractor, just a miracle no one got hurt in that one. Fatigue is an equal opportunity thief of life. I know many like to brag about how long they have pushed themselves, we've all done it myself included, but I only did it once before I realized I was not making more money and was putting myself and other at risk. I'm not talking about driving 650 miles in a shift, when the clock ran out at 635, I'm talking about 1000 miles without a break or no sleep (or very little) in 24 hrs. I guess working a wrecker opens your eyes a bit, and it isn't being tough, macho, or "the man" it is being stupid. In the above case of the truck knocking the axle out, I was bobtail, and saw it all happen in real time, flipped on my O/D rotator and flashers and skidded to a stop in the median, ran across the 4 lanes expecting to find a driver having a cardiac arrest, only to see him climbing out the passenger door with no idea how or what just happened.

I can't remember if it was Glenn or Junkyard Dan, who said a Spicer type clutch can tighten up if not locked ( lock tang not bolted in after an adjustment) to the point the engine can't turn? I have never seen it and have to think about what he was saying, something about it spinning the adjustment until the T/O bearing is jammed against the transmission. It would be a "reach" for me to think this is what happened, but if all else checks out, look in the clutch housing. I still think something seized in the engine, but none of us were there when it happened.

Same here, from the days before CDL, Never took a driving test in a semi, believe it or not. Grandfathered into CDL, Started in smaller trucks and wreckers and just kept moving bigger, Skills needed transfer up, but if you stop learning you are going backwards. I always learned something when I was on the road, decades after being deemed competent to drive by the states standards.

I can't speak a word of French, but never faced any backlash when trucking in Quebec. The language isn't the issue, the actions are the issue, and that goes back to the company. It is easy to point out language it is noticeable, but isn't the problem, I met a "Dumb" (couldn't speak) truckdriver in Canada, he worked for a heavy-haul outfit. He was highly regarded by the customer for his attention to detail. What is the issue is trucking "companies" that flout the regulations and aren't held to account. A quality company will not heir an unqualified driver, those that are willing to cut corners on equipment will also do so on employees.

The fault may be mine also. I thought we were talking engines, and I see tires was the topic.

I always hear it was Methanol that was used, and that was the reason for 160 deg 'stats, to try to keep from boiling the alcohol out of the mix. Calcium Chloride would eat the block, I would think, esp when heat is added to the mix. Calcium and or magnesium chloride are used a ballast in tires, but can be hard on the rims.

I don't put much faith in GWP reporting, but not failing a blood test says the DUI Charges were not valid. None of that has any bearing on the fact that he killed people only that the DUI charge is not valid. There were reports of a Colorado LEO that was charging people with DUI's that were fake to up his number (and ruining the lives of those charged and not convicted) There is no room in this country for these "fly by night" trucking operations. As one who operated my own I know what it takes to do the job right, and these sleezey operations should never even get a DOT number. The DOT is supposed to cross-check new applicants for previous numbers, and an address that pops up again and again in new filings should be a red flag, along with similar names. They should at least flag for further investigation, but doesn't seam that happens, and now with all the jobs cut I suspect it will not improve that fact. How many innocent lives lost, is worth the cuts?

Likely REO 440 powered. (Not the same as a Mopar)

IHC sold all their old inventory to "Parts depot" and sometimes it is amazing what is still available NOS. Want a new rear hub for a 1940's rear axle, yep we've got one (just be prepared to pay through the nose). Does Mack doing anything similar?

My guess it is all done by computer, they look at the sales figures and base solely of number of units moved over a set time period. One would hope some note of how critical the part is would play a factor but I doubt it.

Looks like it had all three of those.😃

Check, if it is held on with set screws there will be 2 about 180 deg apart. They can be hard to find after many years of rust and dirt. My "39" box truck has the two set screws (and still has the pitman arm on!) and the box will likely be scrapped with it on! No one wants a "39" box!

Drag link looks from the pictures, that it is made up of "tie rod end joints" and an adjustment tube. I found it simpler to just measure and order the ends for my Marmon drag link that is like that. Trying to order anything for a Marmon almost always gets you nowhere. You have to do the homework yourself but most things are always available.

I found RHD buses easier to negotiate city traffic when I drove them in Chicago, but more "clumsy" to drive on the highway when there were multiple lanes of traffic going faster than the city buses could. We only had one running "road coach" Bristol VRL that could keep up with traffic, but had two more for parts. That was over 35 years ago now, and I wonder where they all went when the company collapsed.