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I couldn't have said it any better!

Posted Yesterday, 08:50 PM

randyp, on 15 July 2012 - 07:57 PM, said:

I was having urinary tract trouble one time, and the nurse ran one of those down my penis. It was a lot longer than that one though. randyp

Was the Dr. in the next room?

LOL reminds me of the scene from Porky's

What if it was 250'? Think I can justify it then?????? Just asking After all it's only an hour away!

They've got it all backwards, they've [politicians] forgotten that they are elected to SERVE the country, not to take all the credit, glory, and oh yeah tax funded salaries, pensions and health insurance for their HONOR of holding elected office!

Securing our borders has got to be a #1 priority!!! Without that everything else we do is gonna be a moot issue!

Glad to see Americans speaking out on the truth of what our land really has become, let's hope we can save it before its too late!

Congrats on the photo op! Beautiful truck, well deserved to be on the calendar!

I had one of these trucks, it was a '75 and it had the fire engine version 549 ci V8 (higher compression) what a powerful truck! Mine was a ramp truck and boy was it bullet proof! Wish I had the roof A/C like this one

Two very unique trucks! Not too many Macks out there as tow trucks it seems, always a refreshing change when I stumble across one!

Tow411?

Yep. How did you guess?

Unfortunately I think he may be afraid of losing the "moderate" vote by attacking Barack. Seems to me he may be underestimating the power of the "conservative" vote with this thinking . . . . .

A clean 6-71

years ago I remembered hearing an old adage about the DRIPtroits, "If they ain't leakin' they ain't runnin'".

Certainly seems to hold true in this photo

Those rear wheel spokes are flat, indicating they are cut down steel wheels with rubber tires added on by the local blacksmith. Original rubber wheels were round spoke, as are the ones up front. During 30s and 40s tractors commonly had rubber tires up front for easier steering, this helped cut down on cost as rubber rears were super expensive. The ones with the spoke flywheels were VERY rare as they were only made for the first year or two, hence their value. If it is old enough to have the brass s/n plate that adds to the value, as I recall they were done away with by about 1935. Most electric start models were made after 1938 or 1939 (I believe, don't hold me to it) so it will most likely have the galvi s/n plate. The sheet metal, fenders, intake and exhaust stacks, all appear to be correct for the period and in good shape, those are usually the biggest factors determining the tractor's value after the condition of the engine or transmission.

As for what it's worth, I stopped following the two cylinder John Deere market almost 18 years ago (ironically the same time I discovered trucks and girls. . . . . . . hmmmmmm funny how that worked out ) so what it's worth is anyone's guess, but I'd go out on a limb and say $5000 is probably the high end of the spectrum, D models like this one were so incredibly common since their production spanned over 20 years with only a couple major changes and this one is a common example. As I recall the electric start diesel two cylinders and the unstyled G's always commanded the highest dollar amounts right up there with spoke flywheel D's, also certain GP models were big $$, all the other models were pretty commonplace.

This is all from memory in the back of my cobweb filled brain box so if I missed anything please point it out

Almost forgot, gotta love the (.)(.) shots thrown in sporadically for good measure

I gotta admit I've been a big follower of another web forum for the towing industry, and I must admit I LOVE this site because unlike the other site I follow nobody is uptight here and nobody tries to judge everyone else or throw anyone under the bus. The other forum I follow is so full of "I can do it better because your picture doesn't show x - y or z" and keyboard gangsters who pound on their chests telling everybody who posts a photo how dangerous and unprofessional they are that it's gotten to the point I hate to even post anything on there, and I've got 10 years experience in the industry! Everyone is so busy telling everyone else what laws they broke instead of giving them credit for solving real life situations. But I digress . . . . . . my point was this site is such a refreshing change because everyone here is easy going and they have my kind of dry sarcastic humor!

So keep up the good work, it's a great site and one that everyone who participates in should be proud of!

OH yeah, I also had the opportunity to learn a few tricks to help fix my truck. . . . .

Nope, the U actually stands for "Ultraliner".

Uhhhhh, ok now I'm really confused. . . . . .

Vinny, It now looks like a "R".

Darkness hides ugly but it doesn't hide fat.

You're not giving darkness adequate credit my friend

Looks like somebody slapped a ramp truck bed onto a road tractor without stretching the frame appropriately, looking at the side shot the center of the bed is AFT of the rear axle centerline, this truck will not have enough steer axle weight anytime you load the bed. Maybe it's a photo illusion but I don't think so. Just my $0.02, take it for what they're worth

Oh young Vinnie. U models were road trucks-remember?

Those are DM 600's. Next to the R-400 is a triaxle, next to that is a 10 wheeler, steel nose, 237 hp two stick 6 spd. Drove both of them Tri-axle was 285/300 tip turbine straight 5 spd

I got a good laugh out of that one lol

Yeah I'm getting a kick out of it for sure! They sure aren't built for beauty or for speed but I gotta admit I'm starting to get attached to this old tank of a truck

Wow that is BEAUTIFUL :D

U models need a minimum of three fat chicks on the porch, a DM you only need a minimum of one.

Thank heavens I'm driving a DM model, would hate to get rolled over with a U and explain to the troopers what two fat chicks were doing with a short slim guy like me :D

How new does mine need to be to have the self-righting option?????????

OK So I did some research in this forum about the puff limit valve and took a closer look on the engine and found a 1/4" air line between the intake manifold and what must be the reversing relay was rubbing against the top of the firewall and had a large hole rubbed through it. When I started the engine I didn't feel any pressure escaping but said "what the heck, lets change it anyway" and WOW did it bring that puppy to life! The dog growls now at low RPM and I can see smoke out the passenger mirror and the pyrometer will climb an extra 50 F on a hill (close to the 800 - 825 F mark) and the water temp moves towards the 190 F mark also now. I can now understand why they call it a MAXIDYNE Still loses a few mph on a hill at 65 mph but with the torque curve I've seen i can expect that much, just happy it will actually PULL when leaving the stop lights! For the first time since I've started driving this truck in 2007 it actually has some BARK Thanks for all the great posts in this forum and hope this helps someone else!

OK that makes sense, thanks Vinny!

OK, so I've been looking through the different pics online and I'm wondering what really is the difference between a U model and a DM model. I'm sure it's a pretty simple explanation but i can't figure out what exactly they are, after seeing enough pics the differences are pretty slim. I've seen lots of DM models with a sheet metal cab but also lots of DM models with the fiberglass nose like the U models have so I'm really lost what the difference is, just wondering. Thanks in advance for the explanation.