Popular Post mowerman Posted February 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2022 Ten four on the counter help …: don henley of the eagles once said it’s hard for us grouchy old guys to get ahead in a youth oriented world … ou kids are idiots these days.. Bob 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Not to mention most of young kids these days can’t even turn a screwdriver or care to ….. Bob 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackey58 Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 I knew 2 parts guys at mack in Joliet that were so pissed when Volvo changed the mack numbers that made sense. The hubs with no rubber plug wtf who's idea was that a kid that went to college for 6 years 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 I thought they had an app for that on thier phones??? ooops 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Hell I never even heard of that I’ll have to look at ours next time I go into work… Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 I’m out on disability right now slipped on the ice a while back and tore my rotator cuff … Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Joey Mack Posted February 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2022 (edited) Bob, just go to "Dumbass.com" you can get all the lates apps... like how to make a sandwich, and how to wipe your ass, and so on.. Hell I got one that shows me how to open jars.. jojo Edited February 27, 2022 by Joey Mack Poor spelling 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 1 minute ago, Joey Mack said: I thought they had an app for that on thier phones??? ooops what are these apps on the phone everyone talks about. i keep looking at the black and white rotary phone in my house and only have the 9 +0 numbers LOL. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 yeah,,, you need a downgrade. your phone works too good... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 a few years ago i went in a parts store and asked for a part number. parts monkey asked what is it for. i politely told him radiator for a 1967 volkswagon beetle. the store manager walked away laughing as the kid attacked the computer. just as the kid said i cant find that part, the manager came back with the part number i wanted. 1 1 Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Joey Mack Posted February 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2022 Im well know at our Orielly store here in town, and when a new guy comes in I will mess with him.. I will have him bring up my business acct. then ask for a water pump, for a '62 Ford Camaro, with a 318 slant six.. ... and then I just wait... The manager just stands there with a smerck on his face, he knows, I did it to him years ago,,, 19 year old store manager... He actually does a good job... jojo 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Another good one. Ask for a heater core for a 83 corvette. Or any other part for that matter and watch them squirm. There was no such animal as a 83 vette. 😄 Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 (edited) im out of 'likes' how many do we get? Edited February 27, 2022 by Joey Mack More content needed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjh Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 18 hours ago, storkmack said: We do a mix of work, and have been specing disc brakes since 2015 on all of our new equipment. these are ok for over the road use maybe, ok for in town for local delivery! My self after seeing them in action for a few years , wouldn't have them ! To hard to keep track of wear , wear out extremely fast in say a garbage packer situations we had a customer with a low bed he went back to drums ! The disc were good at holding the load back but in this application logging roads steep grades mud puddles tended to crack rotors the pads wore out extremely fast and were hella expensive to replace ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post other dog Posted February 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2022 I know i've told the story before, but I one night I needed a headlight for the 2006 Peterbilt I was driving. I had just gotten loaded at Kyanite Mining Corporation in Dillwyn, Va. I was already a bit cranky because it was late, already dark, I had just gotten loaded, and I was supposed to have that load relocated to someplace else in the morning. I stopped at Advance Auto Parts and told them I needed a low beam headlight, and told them it was for a four headlight system, rectangular sealed beams, even told them the number on the headlight, I think it's a 2A1? Mybe a IAI..anyway, they're all the same, whether it's for a Peterbilt or a Buick. And the first thing the guy wanted to know was "what's the VIN?" I just said "I'm building a spaceship in the back yard out of 2x4's and I want to put headlights on it.'' Then I just started walking out the door and a girl that worked there put a headlight on the counter and said "is this what you need?" I said ''yes!" So I paid for it and when I was leaving she said ''good luck with your spaceship''. 6 4 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 22 hours ago, Joey Mack said: Bob, just go to "Dumbass.com" you can get all the lates apps... like how to make a sandwich, and how to wipe your ass, and so on.. Hell I got one that shows me how to open jars.. jojo I wonder if it says funny as wallmartians.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1958 F.W.D. Posted February 28, 2022 Author Share Posted February 28, 2022 The discs all the way around was a bit of a drama to the uneducated within the department. I came from another department that bought a pumper back in 1989 that was discs all around and I have hated every rig with drum brakes I have ever driven since that unit. The do have a proven track record on fire apparatus for power, durability and longevity. Remember, fire apparatus (especially a volunteer department in a suburban or rural area) isn't going to see much mileage. Our 2006 pumper (which is what this ladder truck is replacing) has roughly 35,000 miles on it. Our 2013 pumper just broke 10k last week. I am fortunate that I know a few big wheels in the City of Philadelphia fleet management office and get to pick their brains occasionally. They are responsible for trash trucks, fire trucks, police cars, you name it.....Each agency has some say in what they want but ultimately fleet management has to OK it. Philadelphia has been playing with discs with a lot of success for the last 20+ years. The discs on the tandems came highly recommended by these guys. 2 Quote TWO STROKES ARE FOR GARDEN TOOLS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 FWD, our 1965 GMC crackerbox 75 foot ladder truck had a whopping 15,000 miles on it when replaced in 1985. the Sutphen that replaced it had about the same, 18,000 miles when it was replaced in 05. the current 100 foot Sutphen has about 20,000 miles on it. Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 On 2/27/2022 at 7:43 AM, Joey Mack said: Im well know at our Orielly store here in town, and when a new guy comes in I will mess with him.. I will have him bring up my business acct. then ask for a water pump, for a '62 Ford Camaro, with a 318 slant six.. ... and then I just wait... The manager just stands there with a smerck on his face, he knows, I did it to him years ago,,, 19 year old store manager... He actually does a good job... jojo working at Mack yrs back, I got in big trouble with parts room manager. new kid at the parts counter. I took a worn 3/8 bolt to the counter and asked the kid for a new crankshaft bolt, it looked just like a crankshaft worn so bad, he searched then asked the manager. manager came to counter and let me know the kids got other things to do ! we didn't get along in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Buddy used to call our friend at the parts store and ask for the yellow wire with the blue tracer on it from a 1967 volkswagon..... Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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