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So Daimler owns Detroit Diesel, but they are going to partner with Cummins to make diesel engines for their trucks?

Sounds like it worked out well for everyone. You got a good deal and he got some cash for something that hasn't been important enough for him to deal with for 7 years.

Give it time. The answers will come on this forum. I suggest changing the title of the thread to B61 Engine/Front Axle Swap. You will get more attention that way.

On my wife's last Escalade (2011) I had an issue where the amp for the radio which also controlled blinker noises and dashboard alerts wouldn't sound either, wouldn't reset. No sounds, no music. Simply disconnecting the negative battery cable did not solve the problem due to residual power in the system. So, I disconnected both the positive and negative from the battery and connected the positive and negative together to completely drain the system (of course making sure that the cables didn't make contact with the battery). Waited about 10 min. Hooked everything back up and bingo the amp and the ECU reset. Only crappy part was reprograming radio stations. I didn't want to pull the center console apart to trouble shoot the amp only to find out it needed to be unplugged and replugged, so I tried this first for what it is worth.

I have a bit of a conundrum. I've got a 2020 Ram Ecodiesel 4x4. 16k miles on it. My plan was to get to 25k miles, put a leveling kit in the front and replace tires with 295's up from 275's. Yesterday I had to dive off the road to avoid being hit head on and cut one of the tires. I don't really want to replace one factory 275 right now and then in a few months drop the big $$$ on new 295's. It also isn't really in the budget right now to buy a full new set of 295's. So a buddy who is a wiz at finding stuff online sent me an ad on OfferUp for a set of 295's with 70% tread life remaining for $250 (total), which is less than one new of the same tire would cost. So, how do you guys feel about used tires? Any horror stories?

ff6cav.... I am sorry for your losses. Lost my old man at 59 when I was at college in Gettysburg. Were did you get hired?

As a former firefighter, chauffer and line officer, I can tell you that 99/100 chauffers and the lieutenant riding the officers seat wouldn't have done that unless they were dispatched to a job where time meant lives, and the result was going to be that their rig would be out of service for months to repair it. Only time I ever had to use the bumper was to push a car out of the way (parked illegally of course) that was blocking a fire hydrant. No time for that famous photo op where the guys break the windows and run the LDH through the car, although I always wanted to do that. The other trouble that FDNY has, is tail slap on the tower ladders, especially in the older parts of lower Manhattan and Brooklyn where the streets are one way, super narrow and parking is allowed on both sides.

Prednisone is a steroid. It works in conjunction with an antibiotic but technically isn't one. If prescribed on its own, it is used to treat inflammation which clearly you have quite a bit of. Might be gout, might be that you tweaked it and didn't notice it at the time (often we wont if we are super busy and adrenaline is running high). If the doc didn't prescribe an antibiotic to go with it, than they probably don't believe that you have an infection in your knee. I've had one before, in what is called the bursa sack, an area of fluid inside your knee. If prescribed with an antibiotic, it helps the antibiotic by reducing inflammation, improving blood flow, providing pain relief and overall allows the antibiotic to do its job and kill the infection. Good luck. As others have said, take all medication as prescribed for AS LONG as prescribed. Don't just toss stuff when you start feeling better. Especially an antibiotic. It needs to run its course. If you don't finish the script, the infection can reappear AND will now be resistant to antibiotics.

Plenty of people here with the knowledge to help. I'm not one of them with that particular model. A good start would be to let us know where it is located (this will help point you to the closest places/people that may have parts) and take some pictures of the areas that need attention to post so that those in the "know" can weigh in. Good luck.

One of the best feelings in the world... when you smoke someone else into their own first due box. One of the worst feelings is when someone smokes you into your own. Been on both sides of that experience many times.

Easy way to figure out how big the tank is within a few gallons. If I recall correctly it had a dump valve on the rear (although that may have been E188 which was a newer, similar Pierce). If so park on a hill (you've got plenty of them in Harlan County) with the back step facing down. Empty the truck. Weigh it. Then refill the tank and weigh it again. Subtract the empty weight from the full weight and divide that number by 8.34 and you will have the approximate size of your tank. If no dump valve, pump all the water out, leave the tank to pump valve open, open the main pump drain and drive around for a bit to get any excess out and perform the same procedure to weigh it.

It should be the old Engine 186. Its a tandem axle right? somersvfd.com I remember this rig well. My department was two towns south. Website says it was originally a 1000gpm pump not 1500gpm.... Although Pierce may have put a larger pump on it during the refurb.

So I guess a modded twin turbo duramax with a 6 speed manual out of a silverado is out of the question?

Got a 6v53T in my B85F. Fits fine.

I thought Superdog sold it. Great that it ended up at the Mack Museum. Honestly it would be nice at this point if UPS jumped in and helped financially. While I realize that they want their assets recycled, this one has been out of service for so long that it doesn't matter any more. It would be good for Mack and for UPS for this rig to be restored to its mountain pulling glory in UPS brown and gold livery.

What's your youtube handle and we can search for your video that way

The Australian government is very loosely similar to the Westminster form of government of the UK, they are more like the US than you think. Prime Minister and their cabinet (think President) a legislative branch called Parliament instead of "Congress" with an upper (Senate) and lower (House) and a judicial branch. While the Governor-General is the "defacto" head of state and can exercise certain powers on behalf of the Monarch of England, or on their own, common practice is for them to act at the pleasure of the Prime Minister. It has been 45 years since the Governor-General has acted independently of the Prime-Minister, and in that instance they did so independently of the Queen as well. All in all, Australia and Canada, while "loyal" to the Queen, operate governments that are much more similar to the United States than most realize.

Like every discussion board, differing opinions and conjecture about peoples intentions led to a decline in decorum. Some people took their ball and went home, others got kicked out of the game.

You are correct... For years, American built out all their apparatus. They were big fans of Fords. They ran a C Model cab forward 1984 pumper, a 1968 F750 pumper, and a 1946 model 698T (I think) pumper. All built by American Fire Apparatus.

Cashtown PA Engine 4-1 1963 Ford N??? 500gpm 1000gal tank. Retro Fitted by Lady & Taylor with a dump valve in the '80's. Retired in 2001. This rig ran 2nd due into Gettysburg for calls on the western side of town. Saw it at many a job.

To my knowledge the only ones that are running as Heavy Rescues are LA City, LA County and Miami Dade.

Its all about efficiency and subtle gear changes going down the road. The consumer wants fuel efficient vehicles. A 4 speed auto with OD when it downshifts creates a much larger change in RPM than a 8 speed or 10 speed does. The extra gears aren't intended for the vehicle to be able to go any faster, or even accelerate any faster, but rather to have more than enough ratios available for the computer to determine based on speed, load and throttle input, how much shorter the ratio need to be in order to achieve the response demanded by the driver. For example on my 8 speed 4x4 Ram EcoDiesel, a slight throttle input to move around someone on the highway will only generate a 8-7 downshift. The corresponding increase in engine RPM is almost imperceptible . The same throttle input in my previous 6.7 Cummins with 6 speed would have had a larger increase in RPM due to lack of available ratio. Even before that with my 12v 5.9 Cummins and 4 speed the engine would have downshifted and been at its upper rev limit by the time it shifted back into 4th. There is also an argument to be made about reliability and rotating mass. These 8-10 speed transmissions that are being used in trucks today are surprisingly compact and robust.

17 years and 400million in restitution.

My buddy in Scituate, MA almost made it to the hospital in Hingham when his wife said "its time". Pulled off the road into a Dunkin' Doughnuts parking lot. Threw the truck in "park" ran around to passenger door and literally caught his third child. My three kids were all scheduled C-Sections... No such drama. https://patch.com/massachusetts/hingham/child-born-hingham-dunkin-donuts-parking-lot-0

David... On the AN-225 do you fly left seat, right seat or flight engineer? I'm assuming that plane is still a 3 pilot effort. No?