HeavyGunner

15 hours ago, Bullheaded said:

I have looked at disc brakes, but does anyone know how well they would stand up in a high dust/dirt environment like dump trucking?

I tried a new Pete dump truck a dealer brought to my town for demo with disc brakes and it did have very nice braking feel. But no one I have talked to has given them a positive outlook in high dirt applications.

All the newer trucks used in the oil fields here have discs. Seem to work fine. Some (myself included) were nervous about them freezing in the winter since there is no place to hit them to break them loose without damaging the disc and using heat is not an option on Hazmat trucks and trailers. That being said never had a disc break freeze up. The worst thing about them that I’ve seen is the 1) the calipers can hang up and drag brakes, it’s fairly common 2) at the end of the day when you shut your truck down and press the brake pedal hard to listen for service side leaks the discs set up faster than drums so if you have drums on a trailer they will be fine but disc auto adjust much faster. 

https://apple.news/A9pVmpI00QZuIso-SOEzxuQ

Hopefully these are more reliable than the overpriced cars from Italy. 

4 hours ago, mrsmackpaul said:

Well if your not a Australian citizen you can't come to Australia from China at the moment 

Paul 

I wish the US would quit letting anyone from China come to the US until we get things figured out. Scary enough that military, ambassadors and such are being brought to the US from China and being quarantined.

19 hours ago, Quickfarms said:

How about a military field hospital

Remember the TV show mash, just a modern version

So why would you need 30 or so excavators digging one giant hole for a field hospital which could easily be set up on any level terrain?  It doesn’t make sense and I have a feeling we aren’t getting the full story. China has shown over the years greed trumps all and for them to shut down so many major cities shows me that they are frightened of something more than your average bug. On top of that I still can’t fathom why we are letting anyone travel from China to here right now helping to spread this crap faster than it already is. 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2020/02/03/world/asia/coronavirus-wuhan-hospital.amp.html

1 hour ago, Mack Technician said:

You realize how many Americans (just Americans) died in the 2018-2019 flu season? Per the CDC 35.5 Million contracted it, 34,200 of us died. 

638 died (globally) from the Coronavirus so far this year. What’s going on here folks? Is it a global fake news competition??? They don’t want us to get the safer flu so the Chinese are trying to keep it for themselves?

 

Do you really buy that news piece that showed 30 (just a guess) excavators digging in the same place to build a 1000 bed hospital in 5 days?  The supplies likely couldn’t be delivered that fast or better yet the concrete couldn’t be poured and cured that fast. Seems like it’s more likely a mass grave to me. 

3 hours ago, scott pool said:

i love this and 3500 is a bargin  do you deliver

is the truck in ny state  if so i will offer 3k for it  . it does not appear that the truck could weigh all that much  i believe i can haul it with my f 550 and tri axle equipment trailer  i will just follow us 62 back home no dot on that rd that i have seen  the truck wont ever haul another load i am using it for advertising of my business  its perfect

This ad is from 2015. 

Looks good. tough and ready for business. 

2 hours ago, HarryS said:

I bet it is.

I figured the AM General tractors hauling lots of old Mack’s seemed like a dead giveaway. Oh and they were traveling through Maine was also a hint. He better take some pics of the old iron getting a ride. 

Yeah sounds like 41 Chevy. 

On 1/31/2020 at 12:29 PM, Vladislav said:

This truck was posted on here for some reason and at some time. I don't remember the matter of the fact but suppose the pics would be of help to you.

As you can see this is Western F (FL?) and has aluminium frame rails.

 

Well according to the plates that gem is located in South Dakota even though the door says North Dakota. 

I’m a big wagoneer fan. Have always wanted to get a first gen and swap a more modern reliable power train and have an awesome overland vehicle. 

That’s a beautiful truck for sure. 

If you have the time this is worth the watch. Mike Baker is a fascinating guest who worked for the CIA and has a really level headed, common sense approach with facts and history backing up his opinions on what is happening today. 

Of course now I find it. 

i couldn’t find the video I watched recently of these two guys who were jigging from a moving ice disc they made and being successful. Winters are long, what are you going to do? 😁

This is what I thought you were talking about. 

Looks sharp, hope you enjoy it. 
 

3 hours ago, mrsmackpaul said:

Yes we are building solar farms in this rubbish every day of late

 

Pretty hard on the lungs, but thats the price we pay for green power lol

But this weather makes for some cracking sunrises

You get probably 10 - 15 minutes from the time you see the dust storm till your in it

I have farmed thru this type of weather almost everyday for six months in 2001

Feels a bit surreal at times but you do get used to it 

 

Paul

One of the old saying my grandpa picked up in the navy was “red in the morning sailors warning, red at night sailors delight”.

3 hours ago, Bullheaded said:

I always loved the looks of those Futurliner's. That would be cool to put some more power into and make it into an RV conversion.

How fun would it be sitting up so high with that huge windshield taking in the sights going down the road. 

We’ve got some snow on the ground but the bigger problem is all of this past week the highs for the day were in the negative teens and the lows were -25 to -35. It’s been a cold bugger. 

Happy birthday Paul. Have a Moxie and a lobsta. 

Sorry for your loss, great story with great pics though.  Watched my grandpa slowly lose it and die of Alzheimer’s. It sucked bad, especially when he would have a real lucid moment and tell me he knew he was losing his memory.