dirtywhiteboy

you can get the calender free in this months issue of overdrive,...got mine last week in the mail...

vision'...you right bout the weather!! raining all day,..all night too so far here at shack 8 miles below speedway...an that winter mix was fallin most the late afternoon from lynchburg to big island an back,..dont know if kids will get to go to truck race tomarrow if it dont let up soon!

thats one bad screaming demon right there!!

I don't mean to say the chassis is generic, a CH600 is just a general description of the chassis series.

The first number in the model indicates frame type. 600 is a highway frame, 700 is vocational/construction frame, 400 is light duty frame.

The second number indicates engine manufacturer. 1 is Mack, 2 is Renault, 3 is Cummins, 4 is Detroit, 5 is Caterpillar

The third number indicates the total number of axles.

I think they started using this model system sometime in the 1980's and continue to use it in a slightly modified form today. This method of model identification only covers some chassis. The R, RB, RD, RM, DM, U, MB, MC, MR use a different method of ID where the first number identifies the chassis series and the second and third identify the engine.

see what your saying now,.....just dont think this lil pup grown up nuff for what im doing with it,...in an out loggin trails dragging chips to mill in mountains,..grossin 85 to 90,000

Can you guys provide any information on the ETZ 675 engine I have previously described? Even though it was reman'ed in 1985, the engine needs either to get it started. The previous owner stated that he had done it for a year or so before retiring the truck. I also noticed a considerable amount of black engine oil in the supply air tank. I am considering an in-frame rebuild depending on cost of parts. Any thoughts?

oil in air tank is the air compressor,...ether is so hard on the rings!! i never use it,..truck wont crank on fuel its to cold to take da dawg out fer a walk!!

However,,,,I DO NOT URINATE IN SHOWER,,,,thas just plain nasty. I bet cavemen didnt even do that. randypee

cave men didnt have showers...or tubs,..was ponds lakes an rivers,..maybe a rain shower..lol

well thats whats on both i drive,..ch600 an both are 1 steer axle an 2 drive axles....

both E7-427's ones a 13 speed an others a 10 speed

is the deference in the suspension??

big gettin bigger,..small gettin smaller!

judging by the 2 427s ive been driving,...bedder hope its a real small grain trailer!!

how long is it gonna be down? fixing your self or in a shop?

bet some body droped it trying to fill it with fuel to fill a filter,...dropped a dr pepper in my dads one time....

glade you figured it out....

are you bobtailing or you pulling sumtin???

i was talking about macks, 2001 was the climax. had camshaft issues but they got that lined out.

boss man had 2 cams crap out on him last 3 1/2 weeks! both are '03's then first one out of mack dealer shop crapped again in less than 2 weeks....dropped my wore out 97 E7-427 off at shop today doing the skip an shake boggie!!

There will be numbers hand stamped into the left side of the transmission. It should be something like: TRL-107, (if a five speed) or a series of letters and numbers.

This information will help you as you can't tell what model is being sold by the photo.

Rob

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try the farmall red at tractorsupply....30 a gallion!

Gregg, I did look at the WOT. Its one of my fav.s as I know Bruce Essick that owns the truck in there. Now I really have to buy that trailer. Deal is he wont sell , uses it for storage. So Im thinking of buying a newer 28ft pup , giving him that and 500 bucks for the Brown. Maybe he will let it go.

Saw that logo on the side and I knew I should get it. Thank you!

never know what kida trucks youll find at bruce's!!

were the steer tires balanced??? could be that famous wonderful camel back smooth ride!!

i contacted the museum and they sent me buld and sales sheets flexi van truck rental ordered it new im tryin to find who had it last

title search!

different size wheels for more popular tire size's!!!

got a 12 gauge pump ike batica swat issue by night stand with turkey shot,...sum body brake in ill shoot the turkey!

Ebay is a good place to get the Macks we like but my god thats pricey for a peice of plastic. Id buy one but im too nervous id mess it up.

take your time,...an a trick ive lernt,..use super glue!! faster drying less chance of it moveing before glue sets an saves a ton of waiting to dry!! an only use plastic model paint!! never know how other paint will react with it an have had some bodys melt into a puddle!! but added lotta bling to my spare parts box!! paint takes 3 days to a week to dry,....an a clear coat helps apperance of paint an how itll look over time!! small parts take lotta time to hand paint an even longer to dry!!

Very interesting! Thanks a lot for the info! So when did it all change? If I wanted to model my truck, say mid-eighties, what would I have to look for? From what I understand - no tags on the rear on the rear of the truck, tags on the front bumper don't have to match tags on the rear of the trailer and basically you need a tag from every state you're passing through? Would that be roughly correct? Thanks in advance for your help, have a nice day

Paweł

by the mid 80's 1 to 3 tags on front bumper,..no tag on rear of truck,...an one tag on rear of trailer,...muti number of fuel permits on side of cab,..most time side box door,...one permit per state operated in,..an thay varied in size most were square an some rec tangled,..colors changed every year,.....ohio was white always an on right windshield bottom right corner,...new york was on front bumper an was yellow/orngish an dark blue,..most these were bout 4 to 5 inches by 4 to 5 inches an were mostly 2 colored,..a base color an shape of state in a contrasting color....love building model trucks but hard to find kits now an are overly expensive! got a gmc astro,...a w900a a 352 pete,..a 73 diamond reo,...a 68 fraightliner.,...a dubble wide k100 an a 4070 I-H i ant finished,..most were rebuilds from a collection that was dumped in a box as thay fell apart an built to replica's of trucks i grew up with.....an great dane spread axle reefer ive been rooster cruzin since i was 8,..in 1978!!

like to see dimond reo!

ol man named curtis scarce from danville va back in 60's an 70's use to have a bad ol B-model wreacker with bout 250 wheel base an 3 gear sticks,....was a bad ol dawg fer sho!!