Shop Talk

[mowerman]

OK, that’s just hilarious. Hats off Bubba. I like the game pieces brings me back to childhood. We have a bunch of board games around here, but they’ve been up in the closet for years.

[mowerman]

Oh cool granite also, I have a mixer. It’s a kids toy. My wife got me for Christmas.. while back , but it  looks too good to be pushing around in the dirt 

[Joey Mack]

I bought that truck when I worked for Mack. I have a few others, even an 'R' Model tow truck with an American Flag design. I think you have the same one. 

[BottleHauler84]

5 hours ago, Joey Mack said:

So for a while now I have been a CDL trainer at work. I am currently working with 1 employee.  He's doing good, so for fun I thought I would give him a Birdseye view of his slow maneuvers course. As you can see, I only use the Best tools for this illustration. 

I love collecting toy trucks and trains. Do a good bit of modeling and I noticed a few others on here do as well!

[BottleHauler84]

Couple new ones I've been working on 

[mowerman]

2 hours ago, Joey Mack said:

I bought that truck when I worked for Mack. I have a few others, even an 'R' Model tow truck with an American Flag design. I think you have the same one. 

I do also have a R model stake body

[D-Day]

Originally a tractor they took the 5th wheel off and put a dump box on it then they took the dump box off and put a 5th wheel on it I am just finishing up took the 5th wheel off and put a new dump box on it 

[mechohaulic]

On 1/21/2026 at 11:56 AM, BottleHauler84 said:

Couple new ones I've been working on 

models look great; question:: they look to be 1/32 scale ?? lowbeds scratch built ?? 

[mechohaulic]

16 minutes ago, D-Day said:

Originally a tractor they took the 5th wheel off and put a dump box on it then they took the dump box off and put a 5th wheel on it I am just finishing up took the 5th wheel off and put a new dump box on it 

nice unit. being an old man with bad eye sight , enlarged the picture still can't tell if bulldog is silver or gold. what is the specific model :: R685 st/ R611st ? reason for asking is determining transmission. tractor had a 5 or6 speed. 

[other dog]

I have a DM 600 that I bought at Hobby Lobby in Macungie about 7 or 8 years ago, but I've never even opened the box. I see all the models you guys build, and the detail, time, and effort is just amazing to me. I could never do it justice and it's too intimidating to try, especially with the arthritis in my hands, so I just leave it on the shelf. 

[D-Day]

On 2/15/2026 at 12:05 PM, mechohaulic said:

nice unit. being an old man with bad eye sight , enlarged the picture still can't tell if bulldog is silver or gold. what is the specific model :: R685 st/ R611st ? reason for asking is determining transmission. tractor had a 5 or6 speed. 

R688st made in Canada chrome dog and came with a T2090 9 speed

Edited February 17 by D-Day
wrong model #

[mechohaulic]

13 minutes ago, D-Day said:

R611st made in Canada chrome dog and came with a T2090 9 speed

thanks for reply. R611 tandem dump with 9 speed way better than a 5 speed maxi .have seen tractors with 5 speeds made in to dumps many times only single axles. have some limitations when off roading job sights. 

[mechohaulic]

1 hour ago, other dog said:

I have a DM 600 that I bought at Hobby Lobby in Macungie about 7 or 8 years ago, but I've never even opened the box. I see all the models you guys build, and the detail, time, and effort is just amazing to me. I could never do it justice and it's too intimidating to try, especially with the arthritis in my hands, so I just leave it on the shelf. 

YOU can do it !!! good winter project; keep you out of trouble. I just acquired 81 brand new cans of model spray paint at an auction !! what colors do you want ; I'll send them out. LOL possibilities are endless. stretch the frame and make a 4 axle tractor. the one I showed You when in CT only took ???? months to build.

[Joey Mack]

Well...  Today is Harley Day in the shop. The Tri Glide got a P.M. service, and the sporster got the same and a Carb re-build.  The carb was nasty inside.  The Sporty sits a lot because I had the Softail Custom to ride. Now that the Soft  tail has turned into a Sweet C-10,  Sporty is back in action. 

As far as 'Tino' goes...  He kept me safe from the boogie man.   He likes to stand guard.  

[mechohaulic]

6 minutes ago, Joey Mack said:

Well...  Today is Harley Day in the shop. The Tri Glide got a P.M. service, and the sporster got the same and a Carb re-build.  The carb was nasty inside.  The Sporty sits a lot because I had the Softail Custom to ride. Now that the Soft  tail has turned into a Sweet C-10,  Sporty is back in action. 

As far as 'Tino' goes...  He kept me safe from the boogie man.   He likes to stand guard.  

now tell the truth :: he's there to make sure you do it right !! in event you install a side car on bike and he's riding in it : he doesn't want a break down LOL

[Joey Mack]

Busted...

[other dog]

Zina bought this pickup truck she wanted,

a 1955 Ford F100. I changed the oil in it shortly after we got it because the man we bought it from said he was going to, but never got around to it. I know how that goes!..anyhow, I put Motorcraft 5W-30 synthetic blend oil in it. It was not cheap oil. Then I read on an F100 group I'm in, or maybe it was the 351-400M group I'm in, that you should use conventional oil with a high zinc content in these engines, either 10W-30 or 10W-40.

So maybe I was overthinking things, but I changed the oil again and put 10W-30 Castrol conventional oil in it and a bottle of this- 

Better safe than sorry I guess.

 

[Joey Mack]

Yep... 

[Mark T]

Just use Rotela in it. 

[other dog]

56 minutes ago, Mark T said:

Just use Rotela in it. 

I asked the seller man what kind of oil he used and that's what he said. He's also a truck owner, as in A model Kenworth.

[Mark T]

Old T4 has the goods. Additives don't really emulsify ( how about that fancy word ??? ) when dumping them in like if they were added in the manufacturing process. Older flat tappet cams do like zinc and there's some oils that have it right in them . Usually not found at the front of the oil display.  Then there's T4 Rotela 

[other dog]

13 minutes ago, Mark T said:

Old T4 has the goods. Additives don't really emulsify ( how about that fancy word ??? ) when dumping them in like if they were added in the manufacturing process. Older flat tappet cams do like zinc and there's some oils that have it right in them . Usually not found at the front of the oil display.  Then there's T4 Rotela 

I used to put straight 30 weight Pennzoil in all my vehicles, cars and pickups, year round. Never had any issues. Now you go to the oil store and there's a whole aisle of different oils in all different shapes, sizes, and colors. So many it's confusing.

The experts on the 351M page said the high milage oil was good for older engines, I used to put that in the Dodge pickup, but all they had at the oil store was either synthetic or a synthetic blend. And the experts said that you shouldn't use synthetic or a synthetic blend oil.

[Mark T]

I think in a running engine, the important thing is to keep it changed. I'd use what the guy was using in it. Anything newer , gotta determine what goes in it. Like the newer direct injected gas engines are very fussy about the motor oil. That old 335 family Ford..... after the cam's been broken in and lived, a quality brand should keep it happy.   Like Rotela T4 🤔  now once the power steering is in it , Zina's apt to be out  smoke'n the tires right off it , That might require something for severe service like  BG .

[GA_Dave]

Starting with my first car in 1977, I bought the least expensive, name brand oil in the store, Pennzoil.  I have owned 44 vehicles so far and have used nothing but Pennzoil ever since the first and have never had any issues due to oil.  I changed it every 3000 miles until I switched to synthetic Pennzoil in 2010 when I bought my Challenger.  I use it in my 2014 Durango too, and change both at 6000 miles.  The Challenger is about to hit 218k and has had no engine issues.

My point isn't that Pennzoil is the best, but that consistency helps.  Since nearly every brand of motor oil has their own "formula", I have always felt that mixing brands is not a good thing.  No matter how well you drain the oil when changing it, some oil remains in the engine to mix with the new oil.  I'd rather it all be the same kind/brand of oil.

[mowerman]

Isn’t that what Arnold Palmer I used in his old tractor Commercial ???