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It looked like a B model dash panel on the wall.

….and where do you get one? Are they chrome or stainless?….Thanks.

(The chrome around the head lights)

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Where is you antenna mounted? Some trucks have fiberglass doors (the mirrors are attached to the doors). The antenna needs a good strong connection to metal. Perhaps this is your issue. You mention it is tuned "right". What did you do to determine it is tuned right?

Wow. Thanks, and I love the pic.

I mean the Mack. They are a lot stronger than the Russian trucks.

…and I find myself in Moscow often (Tverskaya near Pushkinskaya). I assume you must be an expat. Your English is excellent.

If you're in Moscow, you know how big a Kamaz can be. Check this video of the Kamaz racing team. It gives a whole new respect for Russian trucks.

…and you know you probably have the toughest truck in all of Russia.

oh….. хороший день

Stev,

……. Now what I said is if the drill baby drill people get there own way and the United States starts producing more crude then we need, then we as Americans should not be put into the OPEC pricing game, the crude oil is comming from us. …...

……...Now I know thats not the way it works today but if we become one of the leading producers of crude oil in the world within the next ten years or so, do you think that the American people shouldn't benefit from it or should the oil co's get all the gravy? If you prefer things the way they are then thats what's going to happen. …..

(1) America is never going to produce more crude than it needs. There is not that much crude in the ground.

(2) If America produces crude oil (either a little or a lot), then American people will benefit from it, along with the oil companies. It seems really basic to me. You point out…."if we become the leading producers of crude"…… well if we are producing crude, we are employing thousands in our own land to dig and pump for the oil. We are employing those that build pipelines and storage tanks. We are employing the steel companies that manufacture the tanks and lines, the truckers, train operators, insurance companies that insure these folks…..it goes on and on. Yes, the oil companies may make billions, and at the same time the American economy will benefit.

It sounds like a good idea to me. Unfortunately, the economic system is not as simple as that. We live in a global economy, not inter-country. We buy and sell goods from other countries for many reasons. Some of those are strait economy (we buy and sell to the best source), and some reasons are political. Sometimes it is to the Country's benefit to purchase (for example) from another country, even though we could do that within the USA. We sometimes do that because if we do, the US gets a promise from that country that they will do something else the US wants or needs. Life needs to be this way, we are dealing with cultures that are different from ours and as long as we need things from those cultures, we will have to make deals.

Should I be embarrassed to say I bought them both on Amazon at the same time?

I think I have you beat…..I bought the DVD off Amazon.

First of all Happy New Year to everyone, America's top export? Gasoline Diesel and Jet fuel!! Thats right people check it out!! And soon to follow ? Natural Gas!! All that gas we are getting out of the PA & NY shale gets loaded on tanker's and brought down to the port and sent to China Thats right China!!! So this is what I see happening over the next 10 years or so... First off after Obama is sent back to Chi-Town (HOPEFULLY!!) an the drill baby drill people get there own way, (and I hope they do) all of the crude taken from our country will go into the OPEC pool, now we cannot let that happen again like Alaska, I'm pretty sure tax payers paid for the pipe line, but most of that is sold to Japan at a higher dollar!!Good business?? Yes, but what about the American People?? Where do we fit in here?? If we become mostly self suffient on oil that we the people own then why should we pay OPEC prices?? We should not be selling our oil period!! we should refine what we need and save the rest... for us!! Then you will see the price of fuel in this Country go down to .50 cents a gal. Those of you that think I'm crazy, just think about it for a minute.........VZ. Chavez bad guy right? (and he is) he is the only oil producing country that sends us cheap oil for people that can't afford to heat there homes, all the US companies with millions in net profits...NET!! refused to do the same, VZ and all the Middle east Countries sell there oil to ther own people @ below 1.00. So my friends when are we going to do something about it?? Well I guess we can start next Nov. But... we have got to keep an eye on the oil that we are going to start drilling for in the Mid West as well as th Natural gas that we are now gettin from PA & NY State!! We the people of this country are gonna get screwed big time if we don't watch our Elected Officials!!We have got to let them know that we are in control an that they work fo us!! By the way ya know the only one thats has talked about the way we get screwed by OPEC an China??? Donald Trump!! and some people think the guy's crazy!! Well I don't think he is!

Over an Out

BULLHUSK

Stop your moaning.

The President has very little to do with this issue. The House is the same. If you want to look at the people responsible, look in the mirror (figuratively). Exxon and similar companies own the oil in Alaska, not the President. Exxon sells it to the highest bidder (wouldn't most people)? One can't even look at the Exxon exec's as being the responsible party….go back to the mirror. The Exxon execs answer to the board members….that's the people that own the stock in Exxon……That's the regular guy. The regular guy who owns stock in the company wants his bank account to get bigger. They tell the Exxon board to make them more money. The board tells the execs to make them more money, and the execs sell to the highest bidder. If the highest bidder is another country, then there are two winners, the other country and the people that own Exxon stock. Vote for who you want, but this problem is not caused by the Government, its caused by stockholders.

I'm in for $1.50. Forget ebay.

………"but i let off the brake and she rolls"

Am I missing something? Isn't that what its supposed to do?

I'm of the mind one can fix most anything with a roll of duct tape, bailing twine, and a 3 foot long pipe.

Well no argument. The law is always interpreted by the guy with a gun and a ticket book

Ok Rob, thanks for the help on the GVW. I think I know how I'm going to proceed.

On the CDL issue, both VA Motor Carrier Services (VA's branch of commercial vehicle enforcement) and Federal Motor Carrier in Washington referred me to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 383.3 and 383.5. These are the same numbers used throughout most motor carrier rules. CFR 383.3 governs rules for CDLs and truck driving and explains that CDL rules are for vehicles used for commerce. It starts by saying "(a) The rules in this part apply to every person who operates a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in interstate, foreign, or intrastate commerce, to all employers of such persons, and to all States." http://cfr.vlex.com/vid/383-3-applicability-19947122 Section CFR 383.5 provides a definition on what constitutes a commerce as well as the definition of what constitutes a commercial motor vehicle. Its a long explanations so I'll just give the link. http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/administration/fmcsr/fmcsrruletext.aspx?reg=383.5 Basically it comes down to ….. if you use a truck for personal use and you don't get paid, you don't need a CDL. Don't get me wrong, I recognize the usefullness of having the CDL though.

I pick up the truck in a couple weeks and I feel comfortable with how to register it now. Thanks.

Well thanks for the feedback, but I do have to respectfully disagree on a couple of items.

If I have a 12,000 lb tractor and a 12,000 lb empty trailer attached to it, I would be over weight across the scales with a 12,000 lb registration on the tractor. Once I add in the tongue weight of the trailer, this will put me overweight (on a 12,000 lb registered tractor). I will need to calculate the tongue weight and add it to the tractor weight…. this is where I should register the tractor. I'm making up numbers, but if I had a 2,000 lb tongue weight sitting on a 12,000 lb tractor, I better have the tractor registered at 14,000 lbs. Maybe I'm missing something though. I'm really not suggesting I'm absolutely right, but my math seems right.

Now the 16,000 lb and 24,000 lb example seems to make sense to me…… but what are the suggested numbers? Is my guess of 12,000 lbs on an empty tractor close? I know its hard to guess on a loaded trailer, but is adding say 5-6,000 lbs as tongue weight (to the tractor weight) in the right neighborhood?

In VA, the trailer appears to be the easy part. Its something like $50 registration for over 7,000 lbs (or something like that).

It sounds like I'm making this more complicated than it should be. I must be missing something.

Oh…..lastly. I have reviewed and reviewed the federal laws on the CDL rules. I also spoke to the Feds on this (one nice thing about being in DC). The log book, IFTA and medical are only required for commercial use. Although I may be within the numbers that normally govern these requirements, because I will not be charging for hauling (its personal use), I will not have to deal with the log books and stuff. I will have to pull into the scales though. Knowing I may have to pull out the rule book, I have already printed out copies of the applicable laws to carry with me.

I hope my responses don't come out contrary or as if I know it all. I don't and this still confuses me.

… but what are the suggested numbers? Is my guess of 12,000 lbs on an empty tractor close? I know its hard to guess on a loaded trailer, but is adding say 5-6,000 lbs as tongue weight (to the tractor weight) in the right neighborhood?

Sounds like I better give the details…..

1961 Mack B with tag axle……just a guess, but let's say the empty weight of the tractor is 12,000 lbs

Van trailer……just a guess, but let's say I want to haul a 20,000 lb load

In Virginia, I register the tractor for what I expect the loaded tractor weight to be (GVW).

…..add this to my trailer loaded weight (20,000 plus the empty weight of the trailer) and of course I have a CGVW.

Now in this example, let's say that there is 8,000 lbs of weight on the fifth wheel and 23,000 lbs on the tandem axles of the trailer (empty trailer plus load).

This leaves me with a GVW of the tractor at 20,000 lbs and a trailer weight of 23,000 (on the axles).

I will now need to register the tractor at a GVW of 20,000 and the trailer for the same. (Virginia doesn't use exact numbers on a trailer, they're in groupings like 1-3000, 3001-7000, and 7001 and up)

This leaves me with my original question. What is a suggested amount to register a GVW on a Mack B. It will certainly be above the 12,000 for the tractor plus 2,000 for "just in case".

Thanks…. maybe I'm missing something.

That's where I'm going with this…… I will be pilling a trailer, but I don't have any weights in mind yet.

So, if one was registering a truck, what what you register it at?

What do most people consider their B to have as a Gross Vehicle Weight? I'm not talking combined and I know there is no simple answer to this as different configurations may give a different answer. I would just like to be in the ballpark.

The truck is a 1961 with a tag axle.

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It beats the scrap yard.

Just curious......what's the issue with exporting?

I just bought one. I'll post pics when I get it home.

Thanks for the explanation. Perhaps we'll run into each other at a car event. I'm a car guy too from Western PA and go to event over there some time.