SAC B52

Welcome aboard Eric, I've learned alot here just by reading, so many people here have alot to offer. Sounds like your Grandpa was a great guy!

Those pics are awesome! Those H-67's made my day!

FOX only hires HOT women! I didn't notice any trucks.

Those boys look corn fed for sure!

wow,,very nice,,beautiful house,,see why cant have junk there now,lol.bob

Thanks Bob! Yeah i try to keep it pretty quiet. My Hot Rod has just Flowmaster mufflers with turn downs, so I try not to run it late at night, although my neighbors are pretty nice. I have just one Jackass kid down the street who I have to settle down, he comes down the street doing 60mph with Daddy's Mercedes, so he and I are going to have a talk.. I have 4 little kids and this Moron is going to slow down.

Had my driveway repaved the other day. The guys pulled up with this cool Granite, just thought I would share the pics.

I LOVE YOU GUYS

???? insult?? ????? WTF??? Aint nothing bout Marine Corps could ever be insulting. What turnip truck did you slip off of? randyp

BOY RANDY, THANKS FOR HELPING ME OUT! I THOUGHT I MISSED SOMETHING.... I'M A VETERAN AND THE LAST THING I WOULD DO IS UPSET A BUNCH OF DEVIL DOGS..ALOT OF LEATHERNECK FRIENDS I HAVE, HAVE A BULLDOG TAT, THAT'S WHY I SAID IT...ONE HAS A K-BAR WHICH IS COOL TOO. I'M JUST AN AIRFORCE GUY.MOST OF MY UNCLES FOUGHT IN THE PACIFIC WITH THE CORPS.. THEY WOULD KILL ME!

What a insult SAC

NO INSULT, EVERYONE KNOWS THE MARINE MASCOT IS THE BULLDOG!

Just make sure it does say MACK on it. Because if it's just the Dog, everyone will keep asking you " so how long were you in the Marine Corps?"

WOW!! My neighbor (Mark) is an Engineer fo N/S an he was just tellin me that he pulls over 300 of those tank cars into I think Raritan center? every day, an then it goes over to China from here

BULLHUSK

HaHa, No China that I know of....We unload 100 railcars at a time we can do it twice daily. We then ship it by barge up to New England and down to Jacksonville, Fla. We also ship by tanker to Netherlands. Usually N/S OR CSX uses two or three Engines cause the train is over a mile long.

Pics taken with my new cell phone....

That's awesome! looks like an L3-A Mohawk they were common with the "Elephant ears on the side". here's a pic of an Norfolk Southern diesel they pull into my yard everyday shoving Ethanol cars.

wow,,you must be awfully proud of him,,,,ya my pop was in WW2.decorated ive got all his stuff,lucky pictures,metals..but he was same way,,didnt bring it up much,,dont have uniform,,dont know were it is...appreciate the info.man..thanks bob

Sure am mowerman! here's a photo of him in Combat calling in fire on a hill in Korea. I added the caption from the book he was in "This way to War". Also here is a picture of my Uncle Eugene,third from the left bottom row, my grandfathers brother with his B-24J Liberator crew prior to a mission over Germany Winter 1944. He was assigned to the 392nd Bomb Group out of Wendling, England. Eugene was the Flight Engineer/Top turret Gunner. He's very sick and lives in Passaic N.J. The other brother Robert was wounded as a Paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Div.He passed away very young in the early 1960's All three brothers made it home Thank God! I'm proud to be named after my grandpa, I've never dishonored that name! I wish he had a chance to see my brother and I serve.

Man I wish I could, We're having a surprise 70th birthday for Mom.. Her health is pretty bad, so we enjoy every year we can. So the trucks can wait, I'll spend time with my 5 other siblings and my Mom and Dad and all of my kids and My beautiful wife! Sunday I have to work my normal shift so that's out! Dad and I were going to run the Hot Rod up there to give it a good run. We'll try next year for sure.

oh,,that really sucks,rebel,,,...but thanks for sharing,,,b52,and welcome back..wish i could have gone,,what model is the first one,,i guess ww 1 those are my favorites,,they have a flying motorized model like that ,,for sale in reno,here,,would like to go find out what he wants for it..remote control..hobby shop...but you now,,its kind of back burner.....bob

Thanks Firemack,glad you got to go too! And RowdyRebel, great story about your grandpa. We had a good time, mowerman those were early Stearman PT-17 trainers. They were used by just about every U.S. pilot going through aviation cadet school back during WW2 and prior to WW2. They are very beautiful to look at.. to this day their lines are timeless. The Army colors were Blue and the Navy yellow.

RowdyRebel, your story reminds me of my granpa too. That generation for reasons only known to them, never said much about their service to our country.My grandpa spent 24 yrs as an Army infantry officer. He retired a Lt. Colonel right before Vietnam. He was commissioned as an officer in 1939 as a second leutenant the year my Pop was born. He spent the entire WW2 campaign in the south Pacific including New Guinea of which I heard him tell my Pop, how brutal the Jungle Terrain was there. He never spoke of the Combat. He was awarded the Bronze Star 3 times and once for Valor, which one ribbon holds the "v" device, Military guys would know what I mean. He wasn't wounded until he fought in Korea with the 5th Regimental Combat Team in August 1950. He lost a real close friend by the name of Capt. Timmons of who I heard him mention once when I was real little. He and Capt. Timmons were shipped out together out of Hawaii with the 24th Inf Div when the war broke out, and were then assigned to the 5th RCT for Combat duty during the breakout of the Pusan perimeter. Grandpa passed away Dec 7th 1982. We were celebrating my birthday when I was a kid, when the Army hospital called

Looks like a good time was had. I see the Navy version of the PT-17 Stearman. I flew the Army version with blue fuselage at Creve Coure Airport in Saint Louis, Mo. back in 2000. They called it the washing machine because being the first trainer for WW2 student pilots, alot of these students washed out before they could move on to the more complex trainer like the AT6 Texan. Looks like a Supermarine Spitfire in one of your photo's with five blades. If you have the time and funds, try to attend the Kermit Weeks Museum in Polk City, FL. called Fantasy of Flight Museum. It is well worth the trip. I flew down to Orlando and rented an auto for a week trip. A WW2 weekend of some B24's were intertaining us. I like hearing those radials startup with there loppy idle.

mike

Yeah Mike, We had a blast!! My favorite part was when a young 10 yr old kid was talking to an older gentlemen I guess in his later 70's under the wing of a B-25 Mitchell. This kid asked the Guy " did you fly these when you were younger". The older Gentlemen who was a volunteer guest helper, told the kid " No way! I don't fly prop-jobs I'm a former F-100 Super Sabre pilot out of Nellis AFB.." I though that was cool because he showed us a large 11x17 photo of him in 1960, climbing out of this F-100 Jet with his pressure suit on..And now he's near 80 yrs old, and still sharp!

Just got back from the annual WW2 weekend in Reading Pa. We made a great day of it, Dad, my brother and also my brother inlaw and My Godson. We always make a routine of it. We leave bright and early, stop and get coffee and then hit Mastorie's Diner on RT.130 south. I though it would be fitting wth the Anniversary of D-Day tomorrow. I had a chance to meet alot of hero's,(REAL AMERICAN IDOLS) including surviving memebers of the original "Band Of Brothers" 101st AirBorne 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Also a few Fighter aces and Bomber crews. Plus we had a chance to see alot of flying with FiFi the only flyable B-29 in the world.. Mustangs were making low level high speed passes also.

Well all these old truck pics flung a craving on me, had to dig a few out,,,from old log hauling days, pulpwood included. I had 2 transtars hauling logs, older one with 350 and 13 speed and newer one 290 and 13 speed. I had some older trucks, old GMC longnose with detroit, few old whites, some old macks, I cant find all pics, will have to look a while. I am really looking for some I have of a homemade log skidder,,later,,randyp

Real nice randyp! I really love those Transtars. I'm eyeing one down the road from my Inlaws house.. It's been sitting for at least six years.I see the guy tinkering around with it once in awhile. I may stop by on Sunday just to chat with him. It has the alluminum Buds on the front like yours in the first pic, I think it has Daytons on the rear.

you know,,it wasnt so long ago,allied van lines,,were running abuncha those..thru the early 80,s out in the bay area.california..that would be a nice little project for you b52...bob

Yeah that would be cool.. Wish I had some more property to keep one. I have just a half acre but you can't keep commercial vehicles in my development. I have a real good friend who owns a truck repair garage near me, I would probably see if he could keep one for me there I suppose... My two car garage isn't tall enough for a tractor, Plus I keep my Hot Rod in there.

B52, here's a couple of teasers for you, these were taken at the Rolls-Royce Aviation Heritage Invitational at last year's air races. I'll try to post some more on the other thread I started as I get the chance,

Russ

Wow!!! Love the pics mowerman was right!!! I will get a bunch on Saturday and post when I get a chance.. I love this stuff being an aircraft mechanic myself. Just meeting the heros they have there is a pleasure too. Lots of former Aces have been there.. My Hero Donald Strait will be there this year.. He was a double ace in the famous P-51D "Jersey Jerk" he was originally from East Orange NJ. Check Google images if you get a chance that P-51 has a really cool diamond pattern cowl

oh,dont be supprized,,b52.....3rd wright brother,,posted some airplane stuff,just a couple of weeks ago,,and he got quite a responce..dont be afraid to try it...bob

Cool, I can't wait for Saturday.. Going to Reading, Pa for the WW2 weekend. All kinds of cool stuff and WW2 fighter aces on hand signing autographs.. Dad and I make it a tradition.. He's a former B-47 Crew Chief 308th Bomb Wing and I'm a B-52 Crew Chief, 5th Bomb Wing, so besides us both being truck drivers, we both love planes too.

very cool,but you look like earls brother,come on?lol just joken,,bud..excellant..thanks mark.....bob,,, now i got pictures try to figure how to post....hey b52,,,look what you started

Yeah man, this trip down memory lane sure brought it out of alot of guys... This was fun, I love Bulldogs just like the rest of ya, but it's fun to look at all that older iron.....I think if you just love trucks or anything mechanical it's all fun.. I love WW2 airplanes.. but i'm not going to even get that ball rolling, we'll be here for five more days LOL!!!!

Real nice pics other dog, man that F-model is real nice!!!! all of them are sharp... I love that line-up at the end.

We used to be able to carry a whole lot more on that set-up, but they changed the weight laws here in 2009. Before the change, the same combination in the pictures could legally gross 265,600 lbs max by NJ State law. We were allowed to carry 800 lbs per inch width of tire for the longest time. Their tire formula law in most cases far exceeded the capacity of the axles and suspensions being used.

-John

I seen her the other day sitting to wait to get clearance to go over the Outerbridge crossing into Staten Island. That truck is beautiful!

I just love the look of those CO F-Liners!!.... The one I would like to have?? How about one of those F-Liners co Day Cabs with a V12 71 Detroit like the ones Kingsway from Canada used to run!!Yah now datts what I'm talkin about!! those are some nice pic's guys keep em commin!!

Ernie D

bullhusk I built this just for you lol.. I love those COE shakers toooo!