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mowerman

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  1. I thought about it I’m most likely gonna be there
  2. Well these guys usually know a lot more than me. …im just a do it yourselfer but I had the same problem with mine around 20 years ago and a new governor did the trick best of luck
  3. Excellent that’s what we like to hear
  4. best wishes,,babba and have a ball...bob
  5. oooooohhh forgot to mention i would up running lotsa lanes where there was lotsa CB chatter,,,that makes it a little easier
  6. lol i dont know how i made it 49 years,,,,,except for the green,,,,i way actually sick of driving after 16 years ,,bob
  7. i never drove a transtar,,only rode in one,,,,they used to be everywhere,,,,i have driven a few eagles,,,i really liked them,,bob
  8. excellent,,,,i remember JR sousa had tons of those set up the same way delivering BP gasoline ,,,,too long ago to remember,,,,im not sure if they all had steel diamond plate fuel tanks,,,,thanks for that,,bob
  9. yeah i remember i had a class one there,,,then in California,,,thay were calling it class A that was way before the CDL came about,,
  10. that makes sence,,,,my first class A was in massachusetts i remember reading any straight truck over 18,000 lbs and air brakes required a class 2 i think california and nevada read the same,,,,maybe its the same everywhere
  11. well it gets down to single digits and lower at night,,,,,i dont like going anywhere out there that time of year,,,,this place is bad enough the,,last year i spent there,,,it was 6 degrees on christmas day
  12. thats just wierd,,,,i would think they would be required to have air brakes with all that weight
  13. i have never seen one except yours,,,,even in my area,,,where most everything is bud wheels
  14. well January is usually thier worse months back there,,,,bring heavy clothes,,,and yes i have an electric switch on my F150,,,and i agree im mainly used to jumping out and turning the hubs,,,,,electric was a cool idea,,but more shit to go wrong ,,,,right now i have nothing working on my heater switch's im working with ford dealer right now trying to get it repaired apparently everything i need is obsolete,,but im seeing firms on google that will sell you rebuilt parts,,,and what was wrong with the old cable type,,,with a blower switch
  15. sorry i thought your first post was a B model mack,,bob
  16. truck is gorgeous,,,i think i mentioed i hadda 67 IH scout,,with the same door handles
  17. Believe it or not we had quite a few Mack’s running around LA. I could think of about eight companies that had them off hand. OK now I’m stepping on Barry’s thread.
  18. Well, I think I had a 500 horse V8 in it. I think it was sometime somewhere around 87. Bob
  19. I don’t think I’ve ever seen one without spoke wheels lol
  20. That thing is immaculate wow… and 10-4 on the simple times … they used to be everywhere.. pops company had a buncha box trucks with those beacon fast freight… have a ball with it and thanks for the cool photo
  21. hey joey!!!!! so much for replys..lol.bob
  22. i talked to a guy way back,that was driving a brand new magnum,,,,and he really liked it,,,,he was telling me the engine was way impressive,,bob
  23. your oil pan doesnt look any different than my 673 great deal on the new parts woohoo
  24. I think I’ve only seen one when I was riding with my pop in a Brockway I was only around 8 years old one passed us nose was huge… I don’t even know how I remember that but I don’t remember what make it was
  25. Yeah that’s what I was expecting also
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