MACKS

Cool vid,thanks for sharing, remember years back when those auto chains first came out,how many hours or days a year do you put in plowing?

Yup there talking about snow again for the north east mid Atlantic for Sunday-Monday..Figures I just got done cleaning up my truck for spring work if it ever comes..

This is for a dump truck correct, would you consider going with a dump truck stack,you can cut it down to where its just above the cab shield,thats what I did,actually I made my own stack from left overs,also I scored a new Donaldson chrome internal muffler on e-bay for cheap,this setup works well for me,no noise and don't have to worry about hitting any thing with it..This is on a cl but same difference.

What ever you getIf you want top performance make sure you calibrate it.

Don't ya just love it when one of your ideas actually works out...

I just got a quote from Gulfway for My 85 Pete. I only valued it for now at 5K, premium is $177 per year, I can pull a trailer and it lives outside. I've had them for my last 3 trucks also.

Any of you tough truck drivers watching this show,last week was pretty good..

"Now lemme' see,i left Bakersfield yesterday,delivered in Indianapolis this morning,dead-headed to Chicago for my re-load,which i'll empty out in Jersey City tomorrow,............now that's carry the one,divided by six,multiplied by 8 hours driving time,10 in the bunk,BINGO! should come out just right"! AND if I stick with it,and don't fritter around,i'll be back in L.A. for the weekend!...................................Mark

So who is in the path of this snow storm for sunday/Monday,looks like we will be plowing here on Long Island,I for one am ready for spring and some regular work and of course some fishing...

In between storms.

Your going to have to dig some sand in the spring to get that bucket cleaned up..

There's two still there, but they are rusty and I can't read them.

It may be stamped on the front of the engine just above the inj pump timing cover,looking at the front of the engine on the left side right in front of the pump you will see a round cover,look right on top of that cover but not on the cover its self.

Well I cant be the only one that noticed your new avatar, could be a convoy heading your way right now..lol

To me the springs and spokes both look like 55 or 58's,espessualy the springs..

If he wants it to be legal better to contact your state dot for the weight and axle spacing regs.

Any Mack dealer has them,you could order them from Barry if u want to buy on line.

The way the weather people are talking were gonna be pushing and hauling again next week..

What brand did you end up buying, your tire shop should have paid you for the casings.

We only got four hours today,just a little slush and we pushed the snow banks back a little, beats sitting home watching cartoons..lol

Macks: how do you get away with no health card. in wa. state even as a farmer working 150 air miles or less from home I must have a valid card.

I certified for EA-Excepted Intrastate, being that I only drive local and I got my cdl prior to 9-9-99 I'm exempt from the requirement. If you are driving a vehicle that is owned and controlled by a farmer and used to transport agricultural products to and from your farm and the vehicle is NOT a combination vehicle ie tractor trailer and you stay within 150 air miles of your farm then you can certify to EA or EI and will be exempt..

Are the injectors held only by the studs with nuts or is there something else too? I haven't started anything yet. I'm trying to wait on my manuals to get here.

Yes use two small pry bars under the ears and see if they will pop out,if not you may need to use an injector puller.Forgot to say just remove the nuts from the studs there is nothing else holding them.

Thankful that I don't have to do that crap anymore[local dump truck driver],I don't know how you over the road guys/gals put up with all the bull shit they keep throwing at ya,you all should be the highest paid people out there!!

Another eight hours last night, more predicted for tomorrow night, this is starting to add up to some serious money!!

My friends and I all use progressive but we don't have new trucks, that's gonna be costly for sure..

Is the hood different on an axle forward,longer?

Since I bought the rd I fixed minor details that are normal with an used truck but now I might be over my head..

Truck seems to consume lots of oil ...as much as 1 gallon a week....!!

It does not have any engine leaks ,it does not smoke much and it gets the same gas mileage as my 98 ch613.(which only has 300k & its very fuel efficient)

In the past cold mornings it has refused to start but with ether and I have begun to think that since it has 614,000 miles and 24000 engine hours it might be time for an overhaul.

Truck runs like a champ like the rest of the bull dogs in my small fleet yet this issue concerns me.

What is the best way to go about repairing the engine and since I assume its a bad compression issue due to worn rings or sleeves , what kits are available to fix this issue.

1996 rd688s , 350hp coupled to a 9 speed maxi.

PS:On mornings with normal temp the truck cranks and fires unenvenly for two secs and it goes on to normal idling.Also al filters changed 3 weeks ago..

Please help!!

RED

One thing I learned over the years is when a diesel engine is hard to start on cold days it's most likely caused by low compression!!