Vladislav

Local dealer is able to buy from ebay for me, just extra 55% and inside the US shipping so no troubles. Just haven't seen them anymore.

I also like F-model, the top right picture is incredable with that scenery. The road to Buffalo - uhhhh... I can't recognize it, probably too much time went from the summer and it was changed.

I bought stainless steel mud flap brackets with stop/turn lights and got them from the dealer on days. Now I started to look over mud flaps to attach to. I know Watts have them black with white bulldogs but I'd like to get of some another design. It looks to me there are OEM kinds of, at least I noted the black's with white logo and the white's with black. Walking around the show grounds in Holland last year I made shots of and noted there are trucks with mud flaps where the dogs faced to the same side, not to each other. I also checked OEM # from the online accessories catalog and found out that the white with black mudflap is sold as each, not a pair and has the only number, not L/R. There were nice looking black mud flaps with a silver/green logo on ebay. The add was gone by the time but I asked the seller about plans to continue. The only answer was "We don't ship to Russia". This way I'd like to hear any ideas on what kinds of flaps I can get and from what sources. If anybody is informed of OEM # references to the actual designs it's too appreciated. My need is a pair of 24x24. Vlad.

Looks to me as a space-travelling combinatoin. I still think on to change the rears to 4.64's or 4.17's having E6-350 with 0.8OD box or to stay as is with 5.02's. It does now 60 with no trouble having 11.00R20's at rear wich will be changed to 11.00R24.5's.

Color pics looks nice although B&W's have some special appearence. From what I can see the truck is in a great shape. Have a ball with it.

You did a good thing for shure. Hope telephone guys fixed the cable with no much trouble if they had to. Did the moose keep a patience during his liberation or not?

With that interiour and steering wheel color it looks like it was originally an army truck.

I always liked this paint scheme, is this the factory?

Mostly the same way overhere. There's a lot of Tadjilian and Uzbekian guys who get jobs in construction, street cleaning and other unpopular employes. Most merchandize made in China or Taiwan. We still can see many "Made in Russia" things in shops although they are of a low quality and cost expensive in the relation to the 3rd countrie's import ones. We used to see low quality local made goods but we used to get them 3-4 times cheaper than anything from out of the border. No it's not. I can say there's a difference with America of people here at previous times lived poorer, now we are able to buy anything we want and many people can do it. Although it mostly because of extensive oil import wich was provided in Soviet times also but was spent for the army and space technologies. Nowadays most of the oil input comes into the thing we should call "economics" but really into consumtion. For sure great amount of money goes into power's pockets because of unbeliveble corruption although those guys have to spend alot so a big part reaches others. Along this process people started to make thier work terrible because many of payed well on different govnt jobs (corrupted) with no need to do things perfect. So when you start to look for any service, for example car/truck repairs you're going to pay alot with no result. You'd be glad to come newer again to that place but you'll get the same anywhere you try. So many people still live not good enough but alot of them should not live as good as they now do. A little note about choppers. I haven't heard about that contract for Afghanians (just didn't interested) although there was a talk to buy some of from France for Russian army. Vlad.

Fresh paint looks bright and nice! Glad to see your progress.

Ken, It's very kind from you, thanks. I will keep 'em in my prayers.

Nice rigs and interesting stories. I like to read about early times trucking in your country, thanks.

Thank you for the fast help, guys. I was thinking about some kind of N.P.T. or something like that but absolutely couldn't be shure having no SAE experience. We here use to use the sort of pipe thread wich is for heating/water supply. The sizes called 1', 1-3/4 and so on but the actual measurements are away from real inches. SAE hardware is difficult to get here, especially taps and dies. Although when looking at all that with a hobby wiew that's a kind of an adventure again. As for the polishing it was a story I'm still out of my mind about. For the first when I took the tank off I found out the inside cross wall was laying on the bottom off it's welding. It was a surprize just on a flat place. Googled for a tank repair shop, brang it there. They wanted to cut off the end side. I stopped that nice idea and told them to make a cut-out on the back side. Couple of days later it was ready and I got it. By the word I had to transport it in my Mercedes - G. Next I said to the guy at my shop to send it with a hand electric machine. He started and said "no luck, it's better to work by hand". Next (next day) we resolved to buy sand paper disks and continue with a hand drill machine. And so on. To make a long story short he spent about 20 working days to grind off most of the corrosion cavits (on the face areas) and send it up with all numbers of paper. In the end I started to work with a paste I used for Alcoa wheels and got some strange result of black stains I could get off only by sanding. Probably the tank was made of a different kind of alloy. A friend of mine gave me a bit of 3M branded stuff for alu polishing and I finally came up with what you now see. The tank doesn't shine perfect still and I hope (a bit) to polish it up more right before the instalation. In the spring, not yet. Now all that is about 3 weeks back but I'm still under impression and trying to figure out what to do with the other one

Congrats on the new dog hous! Hope it will be Ok for your pockets for a long time.

I worked out one of the fuel tanks of my R, had to make some repair including welding and followed with sanding and polishing. It was a real nightmare and I'm not satisfied with the result. Although it's not the matter of question. So... There's a filling hole with a cap. The cap(s) are aftermarket and I want to to swap tham with some other nice stuff. I looked over Mack accessories catalog (online) and found out: 4.95" O.D. Vented Fuel Tank Cap - 4.0 Thread with Thermal Relief, 12" Chain and MACK® Logo16MF312 and 4.95" O.D. Vented Fuel Tank Locking Cap - 4.0 Thread with Thermal Relief, 12" Chain and MACK Logo9538-2541L Local dealer answered me he's ready to supply any of.To be shure I looked for the size of my tank's hole and measured out 111mm of the thread OD.I know what the most of you think about my 111 millimeters so I recount it and got about 4-3/8. Mack tells 4.0 thread. This way I'm in conclusion and looking for advice. The truck is R688ST of 1988 and it is Canadian.

Good you've worked it out with no cash although sad at all.

Thank you for posting. The l looks nice. And... When you counted the trailers didn't you miss your own one?

Welcome! You're definitely in the right place to look for a poer steering. I'm shure you'll find them alot, although for the first just as pictures Vlad.

Glad you've found it. No success on this step although you have at least the intermediate point to test electric.

One of the Macks I have is the original 707 gasser. It runs but needs attention. If it had been dieselized I just wouldn't buy it.

Thank you, interesting.

Ken, you must be lucky with your only five. Less miss shifts and minds to remember wich one you drive and what to do with others. At least until you have no plans to run fat chicks in the trailer.

Welcome! I also like L-models and would like to see your truck in and out. Feel free to ask questions about. There are specialazed forums for engine, transmission, electric etc, the places to put special questions and to read for general info on the matter. There's also Wiki support forum with a lot of facts you might need.

I'm pretty shure the light switch on your truck wich is an L-model is a separately one from the brake pedal/ brake actuator. It must be fitted on the left frame rail under the cab and put into the control brake line. My truck (NR wich is basicaly an L) has it like on the picture. Has two nuts with wires on the top. I saw the same swich or of a nearly the same kind on other L-models I looked for that point. By the way I also need the one because the plastic part of my switch has the tread broken and I'm afraid to loose brake air if it might be blasted off by pressure.

Too interesting unit to work on my mind. I'm not in a concrete business but used to provide some construction. Don't know how they are really easy to deal with and about parts but shure they can do some special works.