bulldog man

Happy birthday Randy . Hope it was a goodone . Shame you werent near Memphis Could had a cold one together since our birthdays are a couple days apart .

We had a couple of 671/238 in trucks had 353, 453 & 471 in equipment & a 8V71/318 In a truck . & ya after listening to both series on a daily basis for years i prefer a 71 . less of a squeal than the 53 series .

Ah the Good ole Jimmy Diesel The one diesel engine that converted diesel fuel into noise . & the reason why i am half assed Hard of hearing now .. You could often hear me say this @ home after being around the 74' GMC 9500 S/A Lowboy tractor or the burner(which had a 353 Jimmy) feeding a burn pit on a clearing job most of the day (@The dinner table @ home) WHAT DID YOU SAY ?? I STILL HEAR THAT 238 & 353 SCREAMING IN MY EARS!!!

Jim the 1st time i herd of this model IH Was on the Net also . Matter fact looking @ the pics Tom posted here maybe the pics i seen on the net possibly on FB ? Hell i dont know i slept since then ..lol . Mike i'm guessing here but with a 903 Cummins i guess they would have a 13spd behind them in this model also ?.

Thanks For the Info PZ . Im not big on Cab overs unless they are low like an MR/MC Mack or a White Xpeditor. Due to the fact of a Mild case of CP In my left side makes it tough for me to get in & out of a C/O Truck . But this is one Cabover I Would like to have Myself & by looking @ it i may not have that hard of a time getting in & out of this truck say like a IH 4070 Transtar or 9670 IH . But if i did have to learn a certain way for me to get in this truck i would learn how to maneuver my left leg just right getting in &out. & thats a fact .

I Cant speak for Tri State Mack in Memphis Now but back when Dad, Pop & Myself dealt with them they were pretty straight forward with us . Pop & Dad had been dealing with them since 1968 when Dad had a Couple B Models including my namesake . I Hadnt dealt with Tri State Far as buying parts or service dept since April 2005 when Pop passed . I Have been down there since to pick up parts for buddies of mine that still deal with them . Alot has changed down there. Alot of folks that i knew in the Memphis Office are gone & retired . Matter fact Out my 5 days in the gym , i'm in the gym 3 days with one of Tri State Mack's Retired Salesmen . He traveled quite a bit & has some good stories to tell . I Like sitting @ the table after a workout drinking coffee on those mornings listening to some of his stories . I'm still trying to get him on here ..lol .

The truck on Ebay has the same specs . They are a Rare Truck so i am told .

I Have herd of this model & Seen a few pics of one on different sites . It makes me ask the question were these built as Steel hauler due to the offset cab ? Heres the link http://www.ebay.com/itm/1975-International-Transtar-4100-Conco-Cabover-Dont-miss-this-rare-piece-/321791790015?forcerrptr=true&hash=item4aec490bbf&item=321791790015

Hope you Nail their balls to the wall & Make an example out of them !! As many know here I was raised in the excavation business & on the farm . & made a decent living doing so till pop passed in 05' When i was growing up i didnt have time to play around much as i was either on the job with my grandfather & great uncle , their buddies they sub contracted for & their crews or on the farm in a soybean or hay field or the pasture . It made me a whole hell of lot better person than some of these hoodlum Thug Rat Kids now day . I Can tell some stories about folks my age (as kids @ the time) One story : About 25 years ago Some kids That lived in subdivisions near clearing jobs Pop & his buddy he sub contracted for were doing . Kids Were Spoiled ass brats from the 1 of the Rich suburbs of Memphis,TN ( Collierville,TN) That Poured Sand down the 50 Gallon fuel tank of a Burner (Air Curtain Destructor/ACD) & Locked the engine smooth up . We actually got lucky as one of operators seen the kids who done it running away (After he cranked the engine& it started locking up ) .Also seen their Dad light their Asses up with a Elm tree Switch ...lol . Mom & Dad didnt like the fact the judge told them they had to pay for a brand New 353 Detroit to be installed on the burner . (yes this went to court) Meanwhile thank God Mr Bill had a 2nd ACD . Also had 2 Dual Tires on a 1066 Black Stripe IH Farm tractor Stabbed along with the tires on a 8 Yard Reynolds dirt pan on a Lake job In Germantown TN (Another of the well to do suburbs of Memphis ) That was around 20 years ago . We couldnt prove that one but think kids from a nearby subdivision done that one too . I Bet Any Spoiled ass rich brats couldn't hang an hour in a Open Hay field Throwing Square Bales & make an honest days wage if their life depended on it .

As i said on FB This reminds me of a Dirt Track car .

I Dont know myself i was wondering the same I Have always been around & drove manuals in a class 6-8 truck . I was told by the State of TN Recently If i want my B Class CDL Back after getting my health back in good shape I would be restricted to an Automatic due to the Mild Case of Cerebral Palsy in my left hand & leg , left side in general . . it has been 8 years now if it was 5 or under i would just have to take the written test but now i gotta go through the whole thing again . (i wasn't restricted before but now they told me no exceptions) (i lost them in 07' Due to health reasons & couldnt pass the DOT Physical) But now i wont argue with them i just want my CDL Back so eventually i can get a Single Axle dump to go with the lawn service i'm starting next year . Plus an automatic will be easier on myself due to the left hand .

Happy Birthday Ron !! Hope You had a great day Bud .

There are quite a few Buster Brown KW's Running out of the Memphis Terminal . Have been seeing them about a Year or two now .

Nice Pics Randy . We used to do the same here in the back woods of Millington & T County . But if we were in Memphis tearing a house down it went stright to the dump because the Memphis /Shelby County Inspectors here would have a Ticket writing party . Sounds like Here Jake The good ole boy system . Is that Helena/West Helena (Phillips County) Your talking about bud ?

Good Job Mike The ole V8 RL Dog Sounding Good pulling the sled .

Yes Sir i had quite a bit of seat time on a 1066 IH . Matter fact when the muffler finally rusted out i took a extra exhaust stack we had for a D5B Cat & put it & a Rain Cap on the 1066 & Straight piped that DT 414 IH . It sure sounded good when it was in a hard pull loading a 8 yard Dirt pan . They Turned me loose w/ an 806 IH When i was around 8 years old Cutting Hay i could just reach the pedals ..lol. . Then a 1370 Case Disking a Soybean Field . I Like many that was raised around equipment could drive before i got my DL. I would had much rather been on a tractor in the field pretty much by myself than on a dozer dealing w/ a GC superintendenton the job that changes his mind every 5 minutes ...lol . (Maybe that's why i liked loading trucks in a dirt pit Or driving & Cutting grass now ..i didn't have to deal with Supers day in & day out ...lol )

Yep i pushed a Few TS14B Terex Back in the day w/D8K Cat . Could hear those ole 471 Jimmies Screamin over the dozer Especially when they pulled the grade loaded. I Could had kicked my old man in his arse for telling his buddy id operate the push Cat for him that Summer . I Was 17 & Actually begged the old man to let me Cut, Rake & Bale Hay with the 1066 IH Black Stripe w/ 4 post canopy we had not only for the Excavating Jobs but for the farm as well . Said i needed a change of Scenery . Needless to say i didnt win that argument ..lol .

1st : I Knew better . 2nd: I was gonna Ask What you were Drinking ?? Cause you didnt share with me .

Well @ that price i would think it dont have to take a boat ride . Hope it went to a good owner here in the States or Canada .

& While your @ it Squeal like a Pig https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRxUbv90lLI

Lose That Ugly Hood Trim that Dog wont look bad @ all .

Hell im surpised Joe didnt supply the Banjo Music

Shame It's not Double Framed , a 2stick 6 spd It would make A Good lil Dumpbucket to get into the tight areas & get the small loads .

I will Support him in anything he wants to do . He sees me Cutting Grass & Hauling Recaps now . He sees i still cant get the Driving out my blood even on a Under CDL Truck ...lol 1 Things for sure he has a good work ethic already .As he asked me last year about this time how many yards did my friend have to cut . i told him . He would help us some during the summer . So last year he talks to the neighbors & is cutting both Neighbors Yards on each side of him. His Mom helps him w/ trimming hedges but he does most of the trimming & cutting . Looks like he likes Doing Yard Work & also working in the garden w/o complaining . so thats a plus . Lord only knows which path he will take weather it is a Skilled trade , Business Management or Politics . It's still too early to tell but 1 things for sure i will have his back & support him in whatever he wants to do .

I Said i'd never get a Facebook too & Now look . What made me get a FB Was my Family Scattered Across the Country . Plus i have buddies who are like brothers to me & their kids think of me as Uncle Mack as i helped raise em . (& some of the girls i have to keep my guns cleaned for lol ) Then there is my buddies that i go back with from Kindergarten . Matter fact that's how 1 of them found me ...lol With 1 in particular We were tight for many many years till he moved to California . I Kept in touch with him till about 2000 then its like he fell off the face of the earth for a few years . then about 2006 he reappears , finds me on FB & Come to find out lives about an Hour East of Me. We talk just about everyday . Then there is my Boy Who is 12. i dont talk about him much on Facebook for reasons i'd rather not go into . Yes i pay my dues & i do see him (but like i said i wont go into details ) I Have his Mom on my Facebook . We remain on good terms & talk about 2-3 times a week . It amazes her that My boy has got the Truck & Equipment Fever . i told her it didnt surprise me @ all as the Dirt just didnt get on the Hands in my Family but it got in the blood . Cause all we know is Farming, logging, excavating & trucking . It's like a fever ...lol. . He & His mom live South of Memphis in 1 of MS Suburbs of Memphis around some more Family of mine . So when i'm down that way I Kill 2 birds w/ 1 stone & Most of the time . & See all my family Weather i have to meet them somewhere in the Vicinity or am i going to their house . Depends on weather i'm on Personal time or not . But i make time to stop even if its nothing more than to eat lunch or dinner w/ them . I Really wish he would go on to College or Vo tech School & learn another trade that's not so hard on the body . But i keep drilling into his head if he still wants to be around trucks , learn to Build Transmissions & Not take them in or out just build . He likes School (which he damn sure dont get from me cause id rather been in the field @ his age). So Maybe Just maybe he will go on to Votech or 4 year College to learn how to work without using his Back . He likes Music & Learning To play the Guitar from my Youngest Brother . My Youngest brother went to the University of Memphis on a Scholarship from Bolton High School . Has a Degree in Music & Teaches Music now . So my Son's Mom told me that our Boy wanted to learn to play the Guitar so i told her id help pay for it & she mentioned my brother . i usually dont like dealing w/ family on issues like this but in this case i'll make an exception . I Could go on about My Son but i have rambled on Enough . .