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13 minutes ago, 67RModel said:

It depends on how your CDL is classified: interstate or intrastate. If you have it classified as interstate they will revoke it if you don't get your medical card renewed. If you get it changed to intrastate you get no correspondence regarding medical examination. I can vouch for this as I have had it classified as both ways at different times. You can go to the DMV and get is switched for something like a $10 administrative fee. But if you have it classified as intrastate you better not get caught in a neighboring state without a valid medical examiners card. All they guys saying your license will get taken are probably saying this because yes that's true if your CDL is in the interstate classification. A lot of guys do not know you can get it changed to intrastate travel only. I'm not quite sure what the government's logic here is but if you are medically unqualified to drive a 80,000 pound vehicle I don't see how staying within any state's boundary makes it OK to do so.....

Nothing the feds do makes sense,also us older guys were grandfathered in,I drive local and don’t need to get it..

3 minutes ago, tjc transport said:

i was not even aware you could have instate only license. makes no sense. 

you can have a medical emergency and run over a car of nuns just as easily instate as out of state. 

True,also to meet the requirements you have to only drive emergency vehicles or farm trucks or something like that,us older guys were grandfathered in if you first got your cdl before a certain date,I guess younger drivers have to do it..

6 minutes ago, tjc transport said:

no idea. all i know is if you can not produce a valid medical card, the state of new jersey revokes your CDL

I’m not trying to be a know it all..lol,but I just looked it up,just like any other state you can self certify excepted interstate or excepted intrastate and no med card required,passenger vehicles is different,like a bus driver,med is required..

3 hours ago, tjc transport said:

not in new jersey. no medical card, no CDL.

How can that be,it’s Federal requirement not state..

6 hours ago, mechohaulic said:

i sit and read these post finding myself in total awe. so glad i'm out of that work , still keep my CDL active with the hopes of taking an old B model on a road test. challenge is the CDL  a medical card is nearing impossible. open heart surgery in 2015 changed a lot of things

You can skip the medical card if you drive only in your home State..

That’s nice low mileage,good luck..

There’s another thread on this same exact thing very recently ..

6 hours ago, 67RModel said:

Joey isn't there some quirk about the twin stick 6 speed about not being able to move the truck while the PTO is engaged? If I remember correctly the auxiliary transmission has to be in neutral for the PTO to operate and you have to select a gear in the main box that gives a desirable PTO speed? This makes "tailgating" material with one impossible. Am I thinking about that correctly? If I am right that is literally the only drawback to one of those units. They are the quintessential Mack vocational transmission that pretty much cemented Mack's reputation as a "work truck".

Same as any tranny with a side mount pto,the splitter or in this case the hi lo stick goes in neutral and the main box in fourth or fifth..

A little off topic but this thread has got me thinking,I sold this 83 RD about ten years ago for ten grand,could probably get 30 for it today,it was in amazing shape,even the rails looked almost new with zero rust..ok carry on..lol

6 hours ago, 67RModel said:

Joey isn't there some quirk about the twin stick 6 speed about not being able to move the truck while the PTO is engaged? If I remember correctly the auxiliary transmission has to be in neutral for the PTO to operate and you have to select a gear in the main box that gives a desirable PTO speed? This makes "tailgating" material with one impossible. Am I thinking about that correctly? If I am right that is literally the only drawback to one of those units. They are the quintessential Mack vocational transmission that pretty much cemented Mack's reputation as a "work truck".

Same as any tranny with a side mount pto,the splitter or in this case the hi lo stick goes in neutral and the main box in fourth or fifth..

On 1/17/2022 at 11:37 AM, mowerman said:

Hadda deal deal picked out Home Depot 220 volt ceiling heater was going to have electrician wire it in wife was kicking and screaming so hard about power bills after retirement I squashed the idea thanks for your input…I’m thinking some sorry of plug in floor heater.. Bob 

Maybe you could find a used oil fired hot air unit,run one of those plastic tubes down the center of the shop for duck work,instant heat and way more efficient than a portable floor heater..

1 hour ago, mowerman said:

these guys are using a differant style rim.bob

That rim would make the tire stick out more,wonder if the axle is different,shorter?

37 minutes ago, mowerman said:

I think you fellas are not getting the fact that there tubeless rims now no more lock rings different design definitely real sharp but too much money….. paint is a lot cheaper ha ha.. Bob 

Yeah I guess there the wide rims for the big float tires like the ones in the picture Hayseed posted,and yeah I use rustolium mag wheel paint in the rattle cans,holds up great..

8 hours ago, Joey Mack said:

yes i can , just not sure of the meaning.  who knows what?    

You know what your talking about😏

10 minutes ago, mechohaulic said:

definitely a beautiful piece of machinery  . parade fire trucks don't have wheels that nice. set up to go directly to a museum' i'd be afraid to drive it and get the wheels dirty.

I’d be afraid to even mount them on the spokes..lol

2 hours ago, Mark T said:

They're probably 9 inch rims

Is that what u have on your truck in your avatar,looks the same?

1 hour ago, terry said:

maybe i am missing something, what is so strange about the way the front wheels are attached to the spokes?    terry

Well normally the the outside of the rim fits flush with the outside of the spoke,this looks like the inside of the rim is flush with the outside of the spoke, but how?

A little strange the way the front rims are attached to the spokes tho,at least to me..

That sucks,probably nothing serious,plugged fuel filters or something minor,but who knows,a good place to look for trucks is The Truck Paper,you can view it on line and refine your search to what your looking for,price range, year, location,etc..good luck..

Those dumps have seen better days that’s for sure,the old RD is a rust bucket and has a 6000 dollar opening bid,wth..

17 minutes ago, Ricky Beals said:

What rears you think is in it.? Of course I’m just not use to that style dump bed. I guess that bed just has higher sides where the ones I’m used to has a 2x12 on top of sides.

Personally I never have used the pusher axle I have but I’m not hauling very far either. I understand Tharp allow you to carry more weight.

In the add it says 44 rears and 18 front,that’s thousands,that’s 62000 gross weight,truck weighs 27000 empty + or -, legal.  net weight is around 35000 or 17.5 tons, I’ve been dump trucking a long time and just gonna give u a heads up,that truck is way over priced,25 to 27000 would be about right,good luck..

41 minutes ago, Ricky Beals said:

Thank you for your very detailed response. I really appreciate your time. He wants 38,000.00. I figure you could offer him 35,000 cash and get it. The door rails are a good way to check for wear. Could you discuss how you look for overheating with head gasket please.

 

also I’m not familiar with that style dump bed. We mostly haul gravel and small stone where I’m from. How would that bed work with those items.

Hiw much weight can you haul in that dump bed? Rough guess

25 to 26+ tons easily,but that would put you way over the MGVW of that truck,just my two cents but that truck is not set up right,needs 58000 rears or a drop axle..

Just wondering what size dump are you talking about,6/w,10/w,what size is the body?12 to 14000 front end is way to light for a heavy dump truck..

Forget about doing it yourself,call a spring shop,they will give u a price to re bush with new pins over the phone,if u don’t have the bucks then keep on hauling,it’s not gonna brake anytime soon,when u get the bucks get it fixed…