randyp

Looks likes a toy.

There was a B-model for sale on Old Macks.com last year that was real short and had a wrecker body on it. It was an ex-tunnel wrecker. I guess it sold, havent seen it on there in a while. randy

Randy, Don't you think she needs the 3 S's ?

mike

hmmmm,,,what are those? randy

And the landscape will be crawling with wild packs of these mutated folks:

(Sorry to make light of the subject matter, but I couldn't help myself, I really like that picture)

geez,,it would be like heaven on earth if the landscape was full of those,,shes bootiful! I cant wait! randy

The rack of books, but most important, it smelled like oil and grease. Now they kinda smell like a French whore (sorry Frenchy)

In back, they could test, rebuild just about anything. Machine cyl heads.

Where I grew up, two brothers owned the business. One was up front, the other, i don't think he knew there was a front door. LOL

heh heh,,yeah, thas what im talking bout hatcity. We still got one place in nother town bout 20 miles away, 3 men , all in their seventies run it, its a starter, generator, electical rebuild shop. They work on air conditoners too. These 3 guys know their business inside out, when they work on something,,its fixed! They all 3 wear leather aprons, got parts and stuff scattered everywhere, store smells oily, and they dont put you off, they work on it right when you come in the door, even let you stand by and watch them tear into something. I needed a starter solenoid for 69 galion motorgrader bout a month ago, took it off, stopped in local chain parts store in town cause i was in a hurry. They wanted to order it, take 3 days to get it, and cost $88.00. I told them I would find it, drove twenty miles to starter shop, walked in door, showed them, old guy reached up on shelf over his head, gave it to me and charged me $22.00, the exact solenoid! Now thats service you got to just appreciate! Dont care what anybody says, those were the good ole days,,randy

You all remember when you went in the Parts store before the age of computers and they looked everything up in a parts book? The store I traded in here for years, one man owned and ran in by himself. He had this huge steel shelf or rack on the counter in front of him, and when you told him what you needed, he licked his finger, reached into the rack and usually moved a big load of books to one side or the other, he always seemed to land at the right place in the big stack.,When you paid him, he wrote it up on a receipt machine with a crank handle, turned the crank, and gave you your copy. He mixed paint, put acid in batteries, and usually gave excellent, correct diagnosis of what you needed to buy, based on what you told him. Dam,,,i miss those days,,,,randy

that's why I went with the .460 instead of the .300 magnum- better to have too much firepower than not enough.

The mirror has him seeing things that arent really there now,,,its starting,,,wont be long now,,,randy

I am here to help those in need.

How may I assist?

Rob

Rob,,Other Dog may be needing an exorcism,,,randy

dammit!..never heard that story. maybe I should "accidently" break it and take it back. naw, that wouldn't work, that's bad luck too. well, it's her mirror.

NOOOOOO!!!! Whatever yoou do,,,DONT BREAK IT OR RETURN IT TO SAME SPOT!! Good Grief man,, I may have to break down and tell you the story! The hair is standing up on my neck just thinking bout story. You dont feel like you are being watched when you look in mirror,,,do YOu? Awwww,,,its just a story,,,probably nothing to it,,heh heh,,,probably,,,heh,,,well,,,probably,,heh heh,,,just be careful dude,,,,,randy

Thats nice OD, but, be very, very, careful and watchful,,,there is a very old story that goes with taking a used mirror home. I wont go into details, heh heh,,but,,,,,,,,well,,,,be careful,,its a spooky story,,,heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,be alert,,,,heh heh,,,,,randy

Get a mental picture of Vincent Price laughing,,,,,,randy

Just made a trip over to the dumpster. Loaded both ways this time, no deadhead. Dropped off some trash and reloaded a nice looking mirror somebody left on the ground and brought it home. Wasn't even me this time, Jobyna wanted it-she's already got it cleaned up and setting in the bedroom. Not bad looking at all.

Thats nice OD, but, be very, very, careful and watchful,,,there is a very old story that goes with taking a used mirror home. I wont go into details, heh heh,,but,,,,,,,,well,,,,be careful,,its a spooky story,,,heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,be alert,,,,heh heh,,,,,randy

That old White would make a cool "Parade" truck restored Rhasler. randy

heh,,I cant quit looking at that old white rhasler, I like the lines of it, thas cool,,,randy

Here are a few pictures of some old trucks sitting around in my area.

That old White would make a cool "Parade" truck restored Rhasler. randy

you're right, let's get back on track. Hmmm...I dunno, this looks kinda painful. Interesting though.

heh heh,,,im keeping quiet,,,LOL,,randy

whew!..glad you've got a good sense of humor and didn't send a posse after me...you didn't, did you?

Get a rope fellers, we going to virginia,,,pesky varmint,,,randy

you haven't seen scary yet-

To think, I could have stayed quiet and never mentioned anything bout pictures, now youve gone and got Other Dog getting creative again Mark....randy (dont care who you are,,heh heh,,thas funny)

Heres what i saw! scary aint it? LMAO!........Mark

heh,,,you just aint right,,,LOL,,,randy

Did you check any of those "fetish" websites for your picture? You never know what you might see...

heh heh,,,boy,,,I just walked right into that one,,didnt I,,randy

I figuered you might like that! i know i did! only good thing about this hot weather,hotter it gets the less they wear!.................Mark

Im wearing less, but I havent seen anyone taking my picture,,,randy (heh heh,,also what i am wearing is wet)

I always heard there was a pot at the end of the rainbow, just didn't think it was this kind. I guess someone finally found it.

Randyp, you been branching out?

If i saw that, I would be tempted to go look. heh heh,,,randy

By the way, happy BMT anniversary Randy, how long y'all been married?

Rhasler, am officially a 1 year member of BMT, but coincidentally today (aug 2 ) is my wife and I,s 35th wedding anniversary, 35 years of wedded bliss. (and she spent some of it helping me drill a bolt out of the front of the dump truck). I may have to keep her around, ,,randy

I get it now, this is kind of like wheres Waldo. Daingerfield Texas. The answer is Dangerfield Texas. Did I win? Only Oil Baron Randy can say!

Folks!!! We have a winner!! randy

Recently, I had a visit with a elderly fellow down in the Nevada desert. He had restored a Mack LT a number of years ago (a duplicate to the LT's he had back in the fifties) and he had a number of surplus parts left after the resto. We agreed to meet early one Saturday and go over his pile of LT stuff...mostly suspension parts. I ended up buying all the (unbroken) parts.

Some of this stuff was still bolted together, so I got busy with my ratchet.

A few hours later, Roy's wife appeared and said she had made us lunch.I was more than happy to drop the wrenches after a few hours in the hot Nevada sun. Over sandwiches and iced tea Roy recalled how he (and his father) had operated a logging concern in the Oroville, California area many years ago. The company had a number of LTL and LTH Macks...three of which were purchased new. When Roy mentioned the new Macks, his wife said "did I tell you I found some papers that belong to those Macks you had in Oroville?" Roy shrugged and said "maybe Pat would like to have a look at them"

After a short search, a couple of envelopes were produced. One was marked 1953, the other 1955. These were the multi page documents specifying every component that would go onto a LT...same thing you would get a copy of from the Mack museum. I looked at the 1953 paper first and noted it was ordered with a 275 Cummins...each page was stamped with "Mack of San Francisco" in big red print with date of delivery below that.

I then opened the papers marked 1955 and scanned down the page, my eyes settled on the serial number, LTH2D1194D . I leafed through the rest of the pages and stopped on the last page when it struck me....I looked at the serial number again...it looked familiar....because it was for my truck at home. I sat there for a second, stunned. I looked up at Roy and said "Roy, the truck I have sitting in my driveway,...you purchased new 51 years ago" Roy laughed and said "I guess those papers belong to you" and "would you like to see pictures of your truck when it was new ?" Ahhh..ya ...I think so....LOL What are the freaking odds?

Thanks for sharing that, thats just an outstanding, amazing story! randy

HEY EXCAVATOR PRO RANDY

WE PEOPLE IN THE EXC. BUS. DONT MAKE MONEY, WE ONLY SPEND WHAT WE DONT HAVE.

GG2

GG2,,,My old Uncle Burley used to say,,and I quote,,"It aint the quantity of money you make, its the quality of what you make". Course Uncle Burley did 7 years in Fed. prison for counterfeiting. randy

galvaston

bigen,,you down here in texas trying to poach some of my oil? randyp

HEY EXCAVATOR PRO RANDY

WE PEOPLE IN THE EXC. BUS. DONT MAKE MONEY, WE ONLY SPEND WHAT WE DONT HAVE.

GG2

Well spoken GG,,,randy