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Vladislav

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  1. They look as an attractive deal indeed. Special thanks for the pics. Just quite long ways from the East coast. Acually I have plenty of troubles to import a truck from the US at the time (mostly due to known circumstances). Might jump into the fire if the stars line up really smooth. But better to avoid new entertainments and concentrate on the projects in progress.
  2. Pretty sure that's similar setup to what was used in RD or RW. Watt's had it in the online store, not sure it's still there avalible, needs to check out.
  3. Steel dash is welded into the cab structure so you would need a grinder to make that swap. Probably possible if you add a few steel mounting brackets plastic dash is supported with. But on my mind (and many other's on this forum) steel dash is more exotic and rare. So seems more interesting to keep it the way it is. Speaking the cab lengthes early (pre-73-?) cabs were shorter than later ones by 3 inches. Both DM and R. That more relates to the driver place though since DM cab has a kind of a dog house at the right to accomodate the rear portion of the engne. So a co-driver anyway has less leg room in a DM (off-set cab) than in R or RB/RD etc.
  4. Yup, as said above! The DM looks very clean. And one interesting A-model concrete mixer. I see it's stored inside. Is that any museum or a private collection? Vlad
  5. I haven't put my hands on revising a Mack steering box so far. But pretty sure many guys on here have. Seems worth posting a couple of overall view pics of it and someone may point out further ways to go.
  6. Ok, the things seem you are closer to the truth than I am (and I expected such the way not opposite). Today I got myself looking for another "threasure in the weeds" which I also removed off a truck a few years back. I made pics but haven't pulled them from my phone. That 2nd unit looked the way you described FW3500 model. Two jaws with no central part at the rod side, two big pins with their ends seen left and right and that threaded rod with nut and washer and rubber bushing. The "recess pattern" style is a little bit different than the 1st unit has but overall looks very close. The one I posted the pic of above has one pin definitely not two and no threaded rod sticking out front. I walked by the place it was laying today to look for the jaw(s). But couldn't see two of them since it was positioned with its face up and I couldn't turn it over alone. All I saw on the diagrams you posted and read in the thread makes me thinking there must be one side jaw. But my memory still whisper of seeing two... So your mentioning of eyes in not the greatest condition may be reffered to more than one person. Once again, many thanks for taking the time and pay attention to my needs. I read that thread about JOT forum (and did that from the moment it was started). Hope the issue will be fixed one day or another. And sure glad to see and communicate with new to this forum truck enthusiasts.
  7. Thanks for sharing these cool pics! Many great looking trucks, a pleasure to see. BTW any info on that dark green H-model? Was it originally imported to Australia or any other story? As I can see on the photo it has its steering wheel on the right side.
  8. Thanks for the step by step. The unit looks like FW2000 indeed. But the diagramms show the center plunger and ONE jaw, as you described. And as I remember I saw two side jaws in my wheel. I even started doubting on what I saw. But I belive I checked that out more than 2 or 3 times. Actually I have 3 such identical fifth wheels off 3 trucks. And going to revise at least 2 of them. And (again) as I recall all they had 2 side jaws. Ok, I'm going to put my hands on the 1st one in the nearest days. Just want to wait a dry time, it was raining really hard today.
  9. Bob, is that steering box a PS or just mechanical? Those are two almost different stories.
  10. Ok, I have a couple of cents to throw into the ring. No theory (it's a late time at me so I'm not leaned toward thinking much) I have two different starters on two different (old) Macks which did DIFFERENT changing polarity. One was installed on 1944 NM-model with 707 EY gasser. When I purchased the truck one of my guys put a battery on it after which I fired up the engine and drove the truck off a trailer and to my yard. The next day when I started investigating the things myself I found out my helper put the chassis wire to the negative terminal of the battery (he just didn't keep in mind existing of the positive ground system). But the truck could drive as I said and I found no hurt to generator or other electrical components. The 2nd starter is for my NR-model with 519 ED Lanova diesel. It's 24V motor which operates with series-parallel setup. I rebuilt that starter and before putting it onto the engine I got to figuring on which terminal to connect to which polarity. Just tested both ways and found out DIFFERENT direction of rotation. Of what I noted two starters had different design. The diesel one had 4 brushes and both armature and housing magnets were wire coils. The one on the gasser was not investigated by me (since it's on the truck and works) but as I recall at the moment I saw 6 brushes inside it.
  11. Hope they will work for you. I kept my eye on them for a long while. But my actual need was just the rubber bushings since my metal parts were Ok. And with current headaches to ship to my place I figured I'd live without 'em.
  12. Thanks the great Gentlemen! Now I just need a bit of time to read the text in those manuals to be completely prepped for biting the bullet. Illustrations may work faster though. Hope to have the thing apart the other day. Relating to the manuals my wheel looks as a kind of FW2000 but with two jaws and "C-pinion" at the cab side. Probably some modification or maybe a differently named model. But I hope general design is the same for many models. There may be an issue identifying replacement parts though but I use to double check suiteness by fitting sizes etc. I will post the results as soon as I have all the pieces blown separately. Even if I get being one legged by the plate fallen onto my foot
  13. I was going to give a better life to a fifth wheel for my R-model. Such as revision of worn parts, sandblast, paint etc. Finally found a bit of time (and a guy who was eager to play the game), so pulled it off the weeds and pretty soon found myself scratching my head. I sure understand everything could be taken apart over it but with presence of high stressed springs and very function of the jugs to lock something I felt worry to hit a hammer here and there. So there's quite easy (to my understanding) question: where to start the work from, which way to continue and what to avoid? Also I'd like to know the particular model of this wheel. Tried to identify by Google search but haven't had much luck soon enough. Thanks in advance.
  14. Check out this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/254447800537 Worth to request a couple of measurements from the seller such as the stud and the rod thread sizes. Overall it looks very close to what you're looking for.
  15. Pretty interesting subject to discuss, thanks for lifting it up. Honestly I don't remember hearing about those crytical speeds in the past but the effect sure makes sence. My guess older day's engeneers were familiar with that. Otherwise they wouldn't design shafts with intermediate carrier at all. Probably the road speeds were less in those days, especially for trucks. Vlad
  16. Yes, she's pretty interesting. And making mooth water.
  17. Tom, do you need any donation to cover the expences on the car's battery to drive to Gladis to pic up the computer to take the show pics from your camera to post on here? Ohh, sorry. Right at the mement I'm the man who's splitted from making international money transfers.
  18. Cool! She's looking nice on the road!
  19. Very nicely done! Honestly it's difficult to comment an item I well know I wouldn't do better than it already is.
  20. Interesting. Thanks for pointing out the details. I don't remember those red Superdogs. Here's what I found in the gallery. But that's #110, not the #103
  21. Yup! Looks like you had a nice time at the show judging by the pics. Coming home after a pleasant event adds powers to fight rutine affairs.
  22. The barrel smoker seems serving pretty fine. Neat dark blue B-model at the last pic. And many thanks for sharing Tom! A pleasure to see sitting on a sofa on the other side of the globe.
  23. I belive he's one guy who recently claimed he has never heard of Macungie show... Ok, he used to have a firetruck with Waukesha engine.
  24. This was posted on BMT at a certain time. The file name is "post- ...." Could be found using the search tool on the site but I haven't got any luck making a try.
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