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I had to have some of that green paint made up special.My dealer hadn't had any in years.

It had the green cab and a silver tank.

Did anyone see the new fuel truck that JDM got.I saw it go down Rt 1,it had no lettering on it yet,must of just came from the dealer.

Where about in PA are you,I'm in Philly.I'm doing my B87 over,i've posted pic of it,it listed in this forum under B87 rebuild.It been awhile since I've posted any pic due to stay in the hospital.I removed the cab and then completely gutted the cab.Removed all tires and wheels,motor and trans,then sandblasted it all and then primed and painted it all.Would like to see your truck up close if your not that far.Mike Durkin

I was planning on making the trip out,but I think considering the condition I'm in if I were to go I have not just my wife but the doctors wanting to kill me.4 hours in the truck is just not a good thing to do.Will have to wait till next year.

We used to do the same to our loaders.It was for plowing snow with the plates between the teeth you wouldn't leave trails of snow behind you.

What part of Pa you from,i'm from philly m doing my B87 over,been in the family since new.

Did they pick up some work(milling) over in NJ?I know they weren't that busy this summer.Next time you see Herbie in the shop tell him I said hello.

Thanks guys for the well wishes.I stsrted to drive alittle this past week.I hope to get back down to the shop today to get some pic of the work that I had done right before the surgery.The motor and trams is back in the frame.

Mike,if you can tell me where it at,I know some fellows in the area that may be able to get a pic of it to post on here.They may even know the owner.

Will be keeping your family in my prayers.

Mike,is that Schuykill Haven Concrete Products that you were at.I think I know the guy that runs that place his name is Tom Koons,used to work for the Cat dealer in that area,Cleveland Bros.I can never figured out why they don't use Rt 61 north to get to Rt81 with the larger beams.Could it be that they won't make it around those curves at the bottom of the hill below Frackville.I've taken all of our oversize loads up that way?

Your truck looks great.I was hoping to have my B87 done for the Gerharts All Mack show this year,but this damm surgery has me all fouled up.Won't be back working on it till Dec.at best.I would love to have a single axle B61 with a updated motor for better mpg as my daily driver.

If you don't mind me asking,what was the price of it? I priced out 15 Cat tri axles and they were $176,000.MY MACK SALESMEN told me that Mack would be in that range.By the way that a fine looking truck you have.

Vinny,i don't know what condition your truck is in,but what i would be looking at is what you are going to spend on your truck verus this truck.The one thing going for the dump is that once it's roadable you could put it to work hauling mulch or anything else to help pay for it.I know down here in eastern PA if you want only a small amount of stone the quarries won't send it out.You have to go to one of the lumber yards that have the stone and then you wilpay out your ass for it.In your case if someone wanted say 2-3 tons of stone you could go right to the quarry and get it.

Ernie,will keep your son in my prayers.Good luck and God speed to his full recovery.

My condolences.Stay cool been there done that myself.

JT,i may know of that shipper.I have a storage lot I would rent out space to truckers,and that rig looks like one of my renters.He told me he brought that trailer in Chicago and paid 5grand for it.I wouldn.t have given him 500 for it.i had to show how to detach the trailer from the truck,when he first came in.

Sorry to hear about your problem Mark.Me and my 2 brothers gave it up about 7 years ago.We were in the excavating business(85 years third generation).We had everthing paid for and owed noone nothing,but we couldn't get work.Contractor back east here are just chasing the dream.I call them yhe walking dead,they just don't know to drop over and die.One of the karger guys have the banks and bonding company in their office calling the shots.Good Luck.

exdudebrahx,that's a nice truck they have.I like the red paint.How work going,doing much milling and paving.I hear that JDM is taking everything that comes down the pike.You know what they say "Big Machine needs alot of Fuel".Say hello to Eddie Cronin for me.

Thanks,for the well wishes.I have been doing alot of thinking about the truck.Thanks again,I have not meet maybe just afew of you but a guy couldn,t want for better friends.You all are first class.

Sorry fellows but I,m on the mend.So there will be no updates on the B87 that I,m doing.I checked myself in on 7/1 and they did emerg.surgery on the 6th.When the dust all settle down,i have an 8" long slice in the belly.They had to remove half of my colon,so i won't be able to doing any lifting.For right now just getting out of bed is a big deal.I will post any other good news.Thanks Mike Durkin

I used to use Geppert for some of my heavy hauling when our lowboy was to busy.They are good people.One of my old mech. now works for them.I sold them my last lowboy I had.

I am looking at buying used Macks.I just want to have all the same models,motors,trans.I do have my Cat dealer looking for someone that is getting out of trucking and has a nice fleet of trucks.

The problem with going the Freightliner path is that if the contract is going to be extended then when I'm done with them they won't be worth anything more then junk and that would be to a Freightliner dealer.I have a friend that runs about 12-15 of them and he trades them in every 3-5 years and he can only get a deal from the Freightliner dealer he deals with.That is Horwith in Allentown PA.