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OK - - - So my spelling isn't any better than my typing!!!!!!

And Barry can spell his name eather way - - - strawBERRY, blueBERRY, etc.

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Works great!!!!!

Thanks!!!!!

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Thanks, my good man!!!

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Berry,

My BMT e-mail will sent but not recieve.

It hasen't worked since Christmas day.

Help!!!

Packer@bigmacktrucks.com

Rob,

I was going to mail you something

real cute for Christmas

but

the mailman ripped the stamps

off my ass

and told me to get the hell out

of the mail box!

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I don't think you've changed a thing.

The differance is that in a 20 speed, you would split 5th gear. (5-low, 5-Direct, 5-hi)

In the 18 speed, you shift from 4-hi to 5-hi.

5th is overdrive only.

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Andy,

I didn't take my camera, so didn't get any pics.

The Owner. Jim Cole wants "$5-7,000.00" for a $500.00 truck.

I'm still working on a deal, but the decimal point will need to be moved to the left at least one notch!!!!

Serial number is:

EE 1D 2120

Might need to at least get it in the book.

The owner lives in Collbran, CO.

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There is one in western Nebraska that I'm aware of.

It's been two years since I've seen it and I took no pics - - - but the body was clean, the engine was bad, two axle only, with tri or quad box.

The guy wanted $500.00.

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Just found another one!

This one with a dump bed.

I'll pet it this week-end and see if it will follow me home.

I'll have more info (and maybe a picture or two) next week.

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And don't forget that if going from positive to negative ground, you

must swap the wires on the amp gage for it to read correctly.

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Why don't you try naming some of these projects after your better half? You know, like they do with boats.

Just in case, I would still empty the acetylene tank, and throw away the sharpening stones!!

Now that I'm single - - - (20+ years)

I don't think I would ever name a truck "Lard A$$" - - - Just wouldn't be fair to the truck!!!!!

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I ran into a problem with studs and aluminum wheels.

The studs MUST be long enough to support the outter wheel on the inner nut!

If not, the inner nut will break at the end of the stud and that lets the outside wheel take to the road, --- alone!!

(Been there, done that)

Long is good! (Leave that alone, Rob!)

The inner nuts then must be taken off with a pipe wrench or an outter nut welded on the inner.

Measure from the brake drum through both wheels and most of the outter nut.

That's how long the studs need to be.

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I do a little 4 wheeling in a much more than stock Jeep.

My air compressor for the air lockers draw air from the air filter piping.

Two reasons:

Filtered air for the compressor

and only one filter to change.

Dry filters work great; oil bath may be another issue.

But it works great on my B-61.

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I'm the one that may be unsatisfied!!

That "fix" maybe should go in the "Tech" section as the way to fix a steering wheel.

That way the next generation will have access to iy forever.

Good stuff Rob!!!!!!!

Hang in there!

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You're killing me, Rob!!!

Thought I had the fix to end all fixes!

Might have to re-think this whole thing!

Don't want to RE- do that job.

I spent some serious time getting it "just right".

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Something I have tried with good luck is to go to the paint store and get paint "Pigment", not paint and add it to epoxy.

A little dab will do ya!!

I use a tooth pick to add the color.

Mix well and follow Rob's clean and sand directions for preping the wheel.

I picked up some small tubes with plungers and a tapered point to squeez in the epoxy, with a pin hole on the back side to let the air out and make sure the epoxy has filled the hole.

I used gun action bedding "GEL" from Brownells (Iowa?) in the East part of the world.

It does not get brittle, but takes 24 hours to set, but still soft enough to work.

The instruction say 7 days to fully set up.

When I'm through, the color was close, and no painting.

It worked for me and this was my first Rodeo!!

(Rob, Where were you when I needed you?????????)

I'll try the other stuff on the next one.

It will be black and I do have some black epoxy die.

If it fails, - - - I might keep my mouth shut!!

As I remember, the whole job was less than $15.00.

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That's right Rob,

LEAVE IT ALONE!!!!!!!!!!! LMAO

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Seems the price is dropping every day!

I'll sleep on it another night or two and make him an offer.

Thanks Guys,

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Hey guys,

I am needing some 6.75 X 22.5 wheels!!!!

I made a smokin' deal on some 9.00 X 22.5 tires for my '42 EF.

Now I can't find wheels!

This side of the "Big Muddy" dayton wheels are next to impossible to find.

Is there some where in the East coast area that I can get about 12 of these wheels?

Used is good, new a bit more spendy but still OK.

There has got to be a bunch of these out there - - - I just can't find them.

Thanks,

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Got a call from an old friend wanting to sale me his '38 GMC COE.

We're trying to find a price we can both live with.

This is a restored, painted, running truck with new tires and some truck show trophies.

Any input would be great!!!

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Speed,

I have a pair of 11.00 X 22.5's on my "new" EF.

I put them on just to hold the thing in the air and to steer it for loading and unloading.

They almost didn't fit under the wheel wells,and might be an issue when turning hard.

I'm going with 9.00 X 22.5 and still may need to have the springs re-arched.

That said, Free or cheap is good!!!

You could run them as drivers and not have problems.

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I worked on a lot of turbine engines - - -1,100 to 7,700 Hp.

Loved working on them!!

They are not fuel efficent but the horse power that comes from such a small package was impressive!!!

1,100 HP from an engine that will fit in a pick-up.

The small engines were the most problematic.

'Charlie' called them "Whistling S--thouses"

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Buy them both!!!

Then go from there!!!

Remember - - - Mack had only 5 or 6 colors as Mack. Anything else is fluff!!

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The 18 speed is like that - - - double overdrive but with a Lo-Lo, Lo, Direct, and Hi Quadraplex

A Triplex is Lo, Direct, and Hi.

Go to the oldmacksrus link.

Tom has listed all the Mack trannys!!!

And there is a bunch!!

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LMACK<

Who in the h--l was looking at the dump bed???

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