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rhasler

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  1. I gotta agree with Reese, I've been suffering around here, no tangelos around for almost 2 months...Nice duck impersonation there with the Pringles, I'm assuming this was somewhere around the time "Howard the Duck" was in the theaters? The caption should read "Otherdog emulates his hero Howard the Duck, unfortunately Howard couldn't drive a Mack truck owing to his inter-dimensional illegal alien status, so Otherdog soon gave up this disguise"
  2. Und you, vere are your papers, hmm?

  3. Good Lord, that maniac is driving on the wrong side of the road! Does sound good though.
  4. A guy walks into a redneck bar and orders a white wine. All the rednecks sitting around the bar look up, expecting to see some pitiful Yankee from the north. The bartender says, "You ain't from around here, are ya?" The guy says, "No, I'm from Canada." The bartender says, "What do you do in Canada?" The guy says, "I'm a taxidermist." The bartender says, "A taxidermist? What in tarnation is a taxidermist? Do you drive a taxi?" "No," says the Canadian "A taxidermist doesn't drive a taxi. I mount animals." The bartender grins and hollers, "It’s okay boys. He's one of us."
  5. Whew, fer a minute there I was 'fraid I wasn't gonna pass inspection!

  6. Read this morning that volvo ran a VN670 with D13 (MP8) against an International Pro-Star+ with Maxxforce13 and saw a 4% fuel economy (or "fluid economy") advantage, including the cost of DEF, over the International. The test was performed as follows: I would expect at least as much from a Mack.
  7. Any idea what kind of FE increase the fairings are supposed to provide?
  8. Yep. He pulled in about 7 am this morning and I couldn't get a picture before he had pulled up so the sun was right in the picture. All the Kenworths are next door. Pretty big pile of 'em, I think they're all unsold!
  9. ?! Nope, not Kenworth. That's four full length Mack GU chassis. The only way I could get all four in the shot was from way back.
  10. This came into the dealership this morning.
  11. Mack or vendor rear ends and suspension?
  12. I think that part number is for the housing in the cab that the steering wheel sits on top of.
  13. I'm kinda surprised it didn't get to the bone, just lucky I guess. I'm always touching hot, sharp, and otherwise dangerous stuff and just never seem to fully learn my lesson.
  14. My finger after wrastlin' with a Cummmins air compressor on Thursday. There area couple of pretty big fires burning a couple states to the west, the sky here is filled with smoke. Prolly be able to smoke those ribs in the open air.
  15. That's one gnarly looking piece of iron!
  16. This might help: http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/index.php?app=tutorials&article=11
  17. You can put a 13 or 18 speed in but you will have to have the VECU reprogrammed so it sees the correct transmission, otherwise you will have speedometer faults and probably engine derates. What bearing is "a little loose in the main box"? Why were they into it for $4200 if they knew it needed to be replaced anyway?
  18. Looks like part of the cast of "The Dirty Dozen"!
  19. The way I've heard it from several places, one of the main reasons volvo bought Renault was to gain control of the Mack dealer network, which had a far superior presence in North America.
  20. Leon, I've never had the chance to see one in person but I think the Mack SR70/80 planetary differentials built by Renault used a suspension that was pretty similar to the volvo T ride suspension this truck has. Any chance you've seen any of the Renault planetary differentials over there?
  21. New 2011 volvo VHD. What do you think? Front view. Back of cab. Rear suspension.
  22. has a reverse ice cream headache.

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    2. hatcity

      hatcity

      BRAIN FREEZE!!!

    3. rhasler

      rhasler

      Almost the exact opposite sensation. It was brought on by excess consumption of roasted, stuffed jalapenos wrapped in bacon.

    4. other dog

      other dog

      ...and washed down with an ice cold Bud- no wonder you have a head ache.

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