Mike

Someone must have been spraying some laughing gas into it in order to obtain more HP.LOL mike

I've been wanting to take a survey on how many of our BMT members have the END 673P engine. I could not understand why they toyed with this motor so much. What i've been told is this engine had smaller rod diameter ends. I would think that would cause it to not be very durable in the bottom end of that series engine. My paperwork say's that this engine was 180 hp. in my 1962 B Model and it does have the original unit. mike

Welcome to BMT. I used to drive a F 700 box bed for a printing company hauling flat sheet and roll stock paper. mike

They did down here after Lincoln's war. These farmers could only patch farm. Yes, this government can and does anything they want and know that no one will fight them again. mike

Nice job on body work, glad you could save that fender. Is that a new filter mounting plate since it was not painted like the rest of the body? mike

Yes they look real good together. I'm partial to the new one. I bet every part has a story to tell. mike

And for the last but not least Macks. mike

I can't stop. More TN Macks. mike

I'm getting where i'm enjoying this. Here is a couple more TN Macks. mike

Ok....i'm behind as usual. Looks like I missed it this summer. I have a few to post. mike

Ken, what does the bottle of Maalox or Tums look like after the meal?LOL mike

I like it, looks like a fun project and also a very challenging one. Got any ideas on what will be used for latter? I also like that trailer with the grips on the beaver tail. mike

My mother used to fix sauerkraut with beef wieners. I really liked it until she decided to change over to the Bavarian type. It was sweet and I just could not get used to it. BTW guys.....if any of you are in north Georgia sometime find the village town of Helen. It is a German style village tourist town with good places to eat this type of foods. It is a very nice place to visit any time of the year. mike

I fixed this morning bacon and fried me some eggs with two cups of coffee. The g/f wanted cereal HoneyBunches and an urn of coffee. Where are you Mike? mike

I would totally enjoy seeing these trucks. My first time going to Brads Farm I planned poorly on getting there and also missed other dog. I'll look in my WOT mags to see when the event is and try and go. It is always better to get a place to stay in order to not feel rushed. Thanks for sharing! mike

Mark, as a joke they can call it ( IFR ) for I Fly Roads. But for real, the correct term for ( IFR ) is Instrument flight rules. That is flying in the clouds and or rain by instruments only. We use other instruments when flying IFR like VOR ( Very High Omni Frequency Range ). When you have the needles lined up for an approach, then you are on glide. You look up and hopefully you see the runway. I'm trying to be brief but It is a lot to explain. Most pilots like flying (VFR) that is Visual Flight Regulations, you are basically flying by looking out the window to see where you are going and enjoying the countryside. You use a sectional chart map and follow the line you drew to the next airport. And by what is called dead reckoning, we use the time between and distance between each checkpoint to help us know where we are in the air. Also use the chart to follow landmarks along the way. BTW.....it is very easy to get lost in the air and for a low time pilot it can get scary. Most of the time bad planning gets a pilot in trouble such as running into clouds are bad weather and keeps on getting deeper into it instead of turning around and returning to a closer airport . Kennedy would be alive today if he had not flown into bad weather and he was not an Instrument rated pilot. Ok I've rambled too much. Hope this helps Mark. mike

Now I recall the other trucking company that would send us paper. It was J. B. Hunt Transport. I unloaded many trailers with a roll clamp Clark fork lift for those companies. mike

I worked for a printing company here in Nashville from 1973 to 1989 and we bought paper from Canada. Most of the trucks were Schneider that brought the paper to us. I cannot think of the other company. The owner was from near me in Hendersonville, Tn. was told that he passed away about four years ago. Oh....just wondering Bobo....what was the farm tractor pulling in your photo? mike

Pilotage and Dead Reaconing. It is the safest as long as you don't take your finger off the map. mike

I hope in 2014 that we don't have to see most of the Hollywood Nuts that we saw in 2013 again. One example Miley Cyrus. Have a Happy Next Year!. mike

I wonder when the Colfax Show meets? Would not mind seeing these trucks. mike

I've had good results from Vintage Engine and Machine Works. Ask for Mike Mahler phone# 208-651-1161. Have you also tried AGKITS.com Phone# 1-800-437-3609 Regards mike

Long before buying a GPS, I used MapQuest on local streets and such. Sometime later me and the g/f planned a trip to Hot Springs, NC to relax in one of their hot tubs next to the river. We had no problem until we were deverted past the small village of Hot Springs, down a narrow winding road about 15 miles. I finally decided that we must be off track. So we turned around to go back to the village and asked someone where the hot tub place was at. They said it was just across the RR tracks about 100 yards up the street. On another trip later in Portsmouth, NH, found out in a rental car that a GPS can get you near your destination but not always up to the address. mike

Prayers for you guys and hope all are well soon for 2014. mike

Congratulations, it looks super. Sounds like you had a big surprise for Christmas. I like the looks of those tanks. mike