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I rented the seal tool from my Mack Dealer when I put one in my E9. That same tool does E6 E7and E9. I wouldn't try puttin a rear main seal in without the tool too hard to keep straight without tool. You'll ruin the seal without it. I wish I would have had a friend take some measurements off the tool I remted so he could make me one, because that tool is around $700 to buy here because I priced one out. I wanted to buy one but not at that price.

You're right Jeff. Savon had that thing for sale on Truckpaper for a couple years and was asking a fortune for it. And I think it is put together out of a few kind of trucks. It's a Superliner II cab and hood Cummins engine and not sure what they used for a frame but I don't think it was Mack.

Alex you seem to stumble on some of the best finds . Good job saving it from exporter. You were wondering if Superliner speedo is the same as R Model. Yes they are. Most R Model Superliner interior dash gauges etc. will work. Those wide battery box lids for Superliner and Ultraliner MH.

Glad to hear it's going to a good home Bobo. Hate to see you get rid of it. Your going to miss that E9 though.

Can't believe you're going to part with it Bobo. Are you switching jobs or just stretching your legs more now that you need a bunk truck now?

That sure don't look like my UPS driver either! I'd sure like to try her hot sauce.

Yeah I'm highly doubtful it would meet our emission standards here in Canada either. Plus it would be hard to find places that would carry the grade of fuel that thing would run on around here.

Merry Christmas BMT friends!

Ok I wasn't aware that things were changing. Thanks for the info. I'll have to ask my friend that does my safeties what info he knows.

I haven't had one in a truck for quite some time but they were common till about 10 or 15 years ago. E logs and satellite units took the place of tachographs. I have a brand new tachograph in the box in my collection of goodies up in the shop. Anyone looking for one?

the guy that does my safeties a percentage of brake lining left on the form and the only thing he ever gauges is the tires. I guess it depends how fussy they want to get. When I'm working in a truck getting it ready to safety I've always just done a visual inspection on drums and if they look clean no visual cracks or ridges cut in them I'll re use them otherwise I replace and If I change drums I always use new lining. Bearings I check end play but don't take the hubs off unless end play seems excessive or a seal is leaking. But if you want to get technical and go by the MTO's big brown book you need to take everything apart and inspect and drums need to be gauged. But I know very few mechanics that actually do.

About 7 years ago a car hit my MH head on recovery and towing charges added up to over $10,000 ! They towed the tractor about 20 miles to their storage yard. Accident wasn't even my fault. Luckily the insurance covered it. Yeah I'd say that towing company took you! Especially if the two losers they sent out to do the job didn't have a clue what they were doing.

Looks like a good find.

I've ran Lucas in all my stuff for years. I swear by it.

I've had good luck with any PAI stuff I've use down through the years.

Yeah I hear you. I go to work a lot of mornings with a Tim Hortons coffee in one hand a lunch pail in the other only to go home and eat my lunch. Or wait around the shop till 10 o'clock when someone calls and needed salt or stone yesterday. It gets to be a long winter and spring. And it doesn't take long to get yourself on the wrong side of the eight ball being their yo yo, but it's sure tough trying to get caught up in the summer. I figured out the other day with my hours I worked like a fool this summer , floating driving tri axle locally on tar and chip during the day and getting sent to Toronto for tar at noon and working late into the night or doing the tar during the early morning and then working local all day, all my overtime if I got overtime after 40 like a normal job would my income would have been $10,000 more than it is that pays the rent on the house the boss rents in the keys for one month. Not saying he doesn't deserve a winter vacation but, they cry the blues in the summer when they can't find good drivers in the busy season and when things drop off they kick everyone to the curb.

Good luck with the new job. I too work construction it's very seasonal depending on the year. I've been really slow the past couple weeks and am tired of having half the year slow period while the bosses vacation in the Florida Keys. I've been looking into other jobs and figure a bit of a pay cut and work steady with overtime pay. I think you've got the right idea.

Only got a couple inches up here in the banana belt of Canada, which most melted quick because the ground wasn't froze yet. But this morning the temps and wind changed their toon and everything is sure tight today!

Seems like we went through this topic a while back.

Nice F pics .

I'll bet those pumpkins would take first prize at the fair any day.

The Rhino Lining works a friend of mine did his tanks on his Western Star Low Max a few years ago because they were leaking so he got patches welded on them then Rhino Lined the tanks and wrapped them in Stainless Steel leaving the ends exposed they look pretty good and the Rhino Lining keeps the aluminum sealed up and the ends from being beat up. I was thinking if coating the back ends of mine because they're pitted a bit

Very nice! Thanks to you and the owner for sharing with us.