chris88

I think that is my truck. I just spend about 20 mintues comparin every little rust spot and hole and they all match up. Thats funny. It really is a small world huh? Theres even a white line on the tire in both pictures. I think i should get royalties for all sales made on that poster. lol Well thanks for havin a good eye. That just made my night seein that picture

Well im 17 and i also live 20 minutes from nyc so you would think i would listen to rap but i cant stand it. Most of my music is classic country and bluegrass. Some classic rock and metal. My favorites are hank sr and jr. Johnny cash is a good one, anything old really. For rock i like acdc, ozzy, dio, pink floyd, pretty much everything named above me. When ever i hear somebody with the rap music up loud i always put on a good country cd and turn it up real loud. lol

1/4 of an inch toe in would wear the outsides of the tires pretty quick. Im guessing theyre radial tires and radial tires should run very little toed in. Anywere from a 1/16 to an 1/8 of an inch.

neverseize is a wonderful tool. Almost everything that i put together gets a nice coating.

Alright i got it now. I never thought of spliting the back box with the front in low. Those damn 12 speeds are huge. Ive pulled a few out and everytime i do its almost intimidating. An 8ll looks like a toy sitting next to a 12 speed mack.

I never quite understood how the figured out the 12 speed to be a 12 speed, a 5 speed main box and a low and high split and then air shift reverse. and then a compound low in the front box.

I have pretty much the same truck but with a 711. would rather have a 673 but i wasnt going to say no to the truck when i found it because of something like that. Mines a 64 too. I think theres some pics up somewhere, an old thread just got reposted with pics of it when i first got it.

What kind of poster is it? I dont really think the trucks poster worthy yet but maybe one day if the bank account allows.lol. I painted the truck red a few months ago so now it looks good from a distance. I just did it to cover up the rust and make it one color so it doesnt look too bad. It wont be long until i can start workin on it more though, just havent had time between work and school and everything else goin on.

Fixer upper? I wish my truck looked half that good, id say its done. lol . Good looking truck. Bout the same wheelbase as mine, what motors in her?

Nothing beats the sound of an old screamin jimmy. A buddy of mine has 2 track loaders with detroits in em and everytime i run em theres a big smile on my face until my ears start poundin from the noise. The only thing better then listening to a 2 stroker is watchin all the smoke.

Good luck with last call. You did some mods to it after you pulled with it last right? I wish they had some truck pulls around my area but nobodys into that in jersey. Id love to take the old b in a pull, go nice and easy on her but still pull with it. Good luck with everything

The fuel rack in the pump is probably stuck which is no big deal to fix but thats one of the last things i would worry about. What are your plans for it? It really shouldnt be a big deal at all to pull them heads off with the motor on the ground. Just gotta figure out a way of lifting them. Theres some weight in them heads.

My truck sat for 10 years, all i had to do was unstick the fuel rack and we pulled it and she fired right up and ran without a hesitation or anything. I threw some batterys in it and now it fires right up on the starter with nothing electrical or mechanical touched

I couldnt imagine there are that many wires to replace. I plan on rewireing my truck myself instead of spending 1300 on a harness. Just as long as you take your time and right everything down so you know now and you know later on down the road should the need arise.

I was just kiddin. That sounds right for manual adjust. I thought you were talkin about automatics. Its amazing how expensive a brake job can get when you start doin everything. I can get a truck in and out that just needs shoes and drums in no time but once you start doin chambers and slacks and bearings and s cam bushings and everything else the time really starts to add up quick.

No need to yell. lol. Were they automatic slacks or manual?

400 for parts? Thats way too cheap for everything. Slacks are 100 a piece, drums are 70-90 depending who makes em and what they are. Scams are somehwhere between 80 and 100 a piece. I cant remeber what shoes are off hand but somewhere around 40-50 i would think for 1 set but i may be wrong. We figure 10-12 hours labor for a complete brake job on a dayton hub truck.

What weight axles are they? Where about are you located? Any decent truck junk yard should be able to get you two mack rears and hubs for those axles. Hubs are no big deal at all, the only thing that i think is differnt is the studs for the axle. I belive bearings are the same but i could be wrong. Brake drum part number for would be a 3600A, I belive thats a gunite number. I cant think of the part number for a hub, but the hubs i deal with are 44k hubs with 6 studs, yours probably have 8.

Go to a junk yard and see what they can do for you.

I wasnt arguing that with you, i know cavitation can be a problem. I just wasnt sure if it was dry liner or not. That takes the liner seal out of the question. You could presureize the cylendar couldnt you? And the check if your pushing coolant out. Just make sure the piston your checking is at bottom. But being that its a 711 i would guess the that headgasket is the problem.

The 711 is a dry liner engine isnt it?

It seems that most new clutchs are somewhat idiot proof. The friction plates can be installed either way. If not they should be marked but just to be safe keep track of how it came in the box and put them back in the same way. When your putting it in make sure the two friction plates are lined up with each other. The hardest part of the whole thing is physically lifting the clutch and holding it up there, after that it shouldnt take much to finish up. Just pay attention to how it comes out of the box.

It sounds like you know what your doin with the stuff so do whatever looks and feels right. I hate to see and old truck cut up but its your truckto do whatever you want with. What year is that deere you got? I'll be startin a restoration maybe this winter on a late 40s B. Theyre cool tractors with the hand clutch and all.

Nice truck. What motors in that, it looks like thats jake brake switch on the dash. I could be mistaken though.

Nice truck. What motors in that, it looks like thats jake brake switch on the dash. I could be mistaken though.