mopar

Somebody has an R600 on ebay with what looks to be maybe a C-12 Cat in it. I don't know why anybody would ruin a perfectly good truck by sticking a bull-dozer motor under a bull dog?

What's this world comming to?

it could have been worse

At least it is not a 350 chevy or any other gaser

but still they have messed up that truck

I dont see how SCR will affect DPF. The SCR catalyst will come after the DPF and they both serve different purposes. The DPF catches particulate matter, aka soot. SCR (along with EGR) is there to reduce oxides of nitrogen.

All in all it will be interesting to see what 2010 will bring us. Paccar is going to bring us their super high tech MX engine and they already offer two rebranded Cummins engines. Looks like Paccar is going to be the Cummins go-to for trucks. the only Engine maker that you might find in a truck besides the in house European derived engine is Cummins.

International: IH, MAN and CAT

Paccar: Cummins and Paccar-DAF MX

Mack: Volvo

Freightliner: Detroit Diesel and Mercedes

Looks like the long history of engine freedom of choice in North American brands is about to end.

you forget Inernational has cummins engine in some of their trucks

I don't know exactly when this show is

last I heard it was in August.

here is the campus phone number, 1(630)529-2662 ask for Ted Little or Pat Kellen.

Campus adress, 601 Regency Dr. / Glendale Heights, IL 60139

But call on 8:00 am central to 5:00pm cental monday to friday

Toll Free: 1-877-201-2555 here is the toll free number

Also if any one can find out when the show is on

please reply to this post or post it here and let me know

Thank you

Thomas

here is one of the school's rigs

The automatic transmission greatly detracts from the "truckliness" of this unit.

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But it is the size of an apartment building

auto trans or not it is huge

it makes a R600 look like a honda civic

From an article in "Old Time Trucks", a great antique truck magazine.

That is not a super sized but gimegalonormus

...maybe a few small LED lights

That may work

may be some head lamps

but no under glo

ok some under glo

but no TVs in the head rest

thank you guys for all your help and if i have anymore questons about the wheelhorse i'll ask thank you

your welcome

just keep up with the posting and thank BMT, Barry and every one for the opertuity to post

I was looking at that site, very informative. Some people used pine nuts, some walnuts, and one person said smoked almonds. I like me some smoked almonds now!

Gonna keep this truck related, so the site police don't git us...

That sounds like a good idea

my school's

what are pine nuts? I've heard of them on the food channel (yeah, I watch it a lot) but never seen them. Where do you find pine nuts, on a male pine tree? Are the walnuts just as good?

walnuts are just as good

and with the pine nuts you can find them in the italian food section or gorment section of gorcry store.

Male pine tree

I don't care who you are that's funny right there

but back to the topic

Pine nuts are the edible seeds of pines (family Pinaceae, genus Pinus). About 20 species of pine produce seeds large enough to be worth harvesting; in other pines the seeds are also edible, but are too small to be of value as a human food.

here are a few photos

Pine Nuts source google

Stone pine source wikipedia

I would ask Rob more about pine nuts and what pine tree he would reconmend.

My basil is looking good too-most of my other herbs appear to be dying. I'm still not sure what to do with it though.

basil sliced with pasta ,sliced tomatoe and ham with mozoila chesse for a good meal

Or basil, ham, tomatoe and chesse as a snack and the flower on the basil plant is edbile and a great garnish

of cousre I have found this resipe on the net for pesto

Fresh Basil Pesto Recipe

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Ingredients

2 cups fresh basil leaves, packed

1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan-Reggiano or Romano cheese

1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

1/3 cup pine nuts or walnuts

3 medium sized garlic cloves, minced

Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Special equipment needed: A food processor

1 Combine the basil in with the pine nuts, pulse a few times in a food processor. (If you are using walnuts instead of pine nuts and they are not already chopped, pulse them a few times first, before adding the basil.) Add the garlic, pulse a few times more.

2 Slowly add the olive oil in a constant stream while the food processor is on. Stop to scrape down the sides of the food processor with a rubber spatula. Add the grated cheese and pulse again until blended. Add a pinch of salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.

Makes 1 cup.

Serve with pasta, or over baked potatoes, or spread over toasted baguette slices.

here is the website

http://elise.com/recipes/archives/001329fr...basil_pesto.php

Of course Rob might know more about preparing basil I then I would

well at least you have gotten a ripe tomatoe early,

the only plant I have that produce any thin is the basil

when my tomates and pepers are ripe I might post a photo of it

yep, one slice of that 'mater, one loaf of bread, and a jar of mayo is all we need. where can I find a knife big enough to slice it though?..might have to use the ol' 925 Homelite.

you have forget the pound of ham

well then...guess you won't be hearing much out of me anymore...

substance...wtf that is anyway?

well Rob would show us what substence is.

well that is some substence there :banana:

it looks like eather a beef steak or atack of the killer tomatoes

of I will wait to show my tomatoe and pepers soon

i ended up putting a muffler on it because I started it and my neighbor called the cops so I put the muffler on.I still have the chrome pipe though i put it over the muffler so it looks straight piped.It runs good though yesterday I had the plow and tire chains on it and my mom needed a pile of mulch spread out so i used the wheelhorse with the plow and pushed it all out. That thing pushes like a tank

well I migh have a set of cut outs on it, but since your neighbor is one of the N.I.M.B.Y (not in my back yard) group. I would put a fart can or glass packs on it of course if they make a Magaflow for it, I would putn that on.

but it is just my opinion

I don't know exactly when this show is

last I heard it was in August.

here is the campus phone number, 1(630)529-2662 ask for Ted Little or Pat Kellen.

Campus adress, 601 Regency Dr. / Glendale Heights, IL 60139

But call on 8:00 am central to 5:00pm cental monday to friday

Toll Free: 1-877-201-2555 here is the toll free number

Also if any one can find out when the show is on

please reply to this post or post it here and let me know

Thank you

Thomas

I hope Jocko has found this advise useful

Of couse I have forgoten to metion spark plug wires

Or add a digital electronic ignition system for more ignition power if there is an after marteket kit for this kind of engine.

guessing the system in the stock state is a magneto set up and a more precice spark set would help with power.

Since at the turn of the century digital electronic ignition modules became available for small engines on such applications as chainsaws, string trimmers, leaf blowers, and lawn mowers. This was made possible by low cost, high speed, and small footprint microcontrollers. Digital electronic ignition modules can be designed as either capacitor discharge ignition (CDI) or inductive discharge ignitions (IDI).

Mopar has hit on a very important point. While you are evaluating both your clutch pedal linkage and cable assemblys ensure the cross shaft bushings that the clutch pedal rides upon have integrity. Some of those are bronze oilite, and some are plastic or nylon. These wear substantially and are relatively easy to replace should they be worn. Before shooting the fittings with grease, shake the pedal from side to side, and in a circular pattern to check these bushings. When the cable is out is the time to service them.

If the bushings are let go then the shaft wears on the housing and causes an expensive repair to make work right again.

Rob

I knew Rob knows some thing about the clutch issue, also I would ask you how much free play dose your clutch pedal and clutch fork has?

Boy, these conversations sure do take some interesting twists and turns along the way----

Especially with us older folks, who can't seem to stay focused on one thing for very long.

(It's because we know soooo much that it's tough to keep it all contained in our heads!!)

Anyway - back to poor Jocko, who is innocently waiting for an answer -

In my opinion, if you are going to work the Wheel Horse with a snow plow, or any

attachment, it might be best to experiment with the length of straight pipe to see

if there is any substantial difference in power.

A longer pipe should deliver more torque at lower RPM, along with good noise.

The long pipe may be a better choice than a short pipe, which is just delivering noise.

The magic is in timing the exhaust pulses to be exiting the pipe just as a new charge is

being forced into the pipe.

However - there is a point of diminishing return on the torque gain through an ever longer pipe.

If you check with some of the local folks who have experience using the smaller tractors in pulling

contests, you will learn more than you may ever need to know. Most of them use straight pipes,

and everybody has a different recipe for determining pipe length.

I don't believe that you will hurt the engine with a straight pipe, as, like Rob says,

there is a certain amount of resistance (back pressure) created by forcing the exhaust gasses through

any tube. The really shorty type of tube would be the 1st to cause trouble, if that were the case. Another good reason for a longer pipe.

Nice tractor.

Paul Van Scott

Thank you Paul Van Scott for helping us to get back on the topic here.

Along with experimenting with exhust pipe size, I would get some work on the heads and intake. since all engines are air pumps, the more air in and out the more power and tourque you get. Also jet hot/ceramic coating on the exhust pipe or pipes on the final size you have dediced on. intake and exusht would effect the power and sound of the engine. i would ask you do like loud pipes or silent power.

I would also ask Rob about more of these powerful mods for power.

p.s I am an young guy with A.D.D

oooh look at the banna!

ahem as I was saying an engine is an air pump

so let the staight pipe debate go on.

after all the flow mods I would do some work on the ignition may be add a MSD box and a strong coil and work with the fuel delivery system

what carb do you have?

Hey Jocko you have gotten a real cool mower

Mine is a V10 with automatic transmission. That truck on the trailer weighs just shy of 22,000# with 50 gallon of fuel in it. The trailer weighs 8300# empty.

So far I've got right at 200,000 miles on the old girl that I bought new in March, 1996. I've only ever replaced a fuel pump, and rebuilt the front end. Been a good truck. I did put a Detroit Locker in the rear after burning the factory sure grip up four times!

Rob

Awsome rig, it shows that you have put a lot hard work in mantance on that truck

one thing some people would skip or cheap out on.

so keep up the good work with mantance and good care

My rendition of the willing pulling the real; Notice the hoods of both trucks:

Put a Bulldog on it; It will last forever.

Rob

What enigne is in that Ram?

v10?

v8?

Cummins?

Odd ball swap?

Along with what HK Trucking has said about the inkages and cable ware, there is also an in cab shaft that should be greased. I would ask Rob for some more advise on that issue.

5.9 gas.

I bought it used for a good price.

Had I spec'ed it out new it would have definitely had a Cummins.

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5.9 v8 that is a pretty decent gas engine along with the v10.

still that is a cool truck for a gas powered machine.