Shop Talk

[Geoff Weeks]

Most of those had a 8.3? C Cummins. Most weren't much of problem, I remember run solenoids and wiring being being chief problems. 

Could be worse could be an 8.2 fuel squeezer Pontiac (whops, Detroit).

[Joey Mack]

It ran great.  It has never left the city lomits in its near 30 years of life. When I parked it, there were no drips, or bad smells..  next time i drive it i may were ear muffs. 😁

[Geoff Weeks]

505 CID, so no surprise it isn't a speed demon.

[Joey Mack]

It pulled good, I ran out of rear gear.. if it had an 8LL OD.  I think I could have gone 70 MPH.. I dont need to go fast, just dont need to get run over.

[Geoff Weeks]

They were popular "chip" trucks for tree surgeons. So Ok when empty but loaded they struggled a bit. 

[Joey Mack]

I only had about 6000 pounds on board. Dont know what the crane weighs.

[Geoff Weeks]

I had a pump motor on an RGN. Came out of a power generating station. Had to take the center boards out of the RGN for the shaft to sit down between the rails. I remember it being heavy as well as tall.

That was a big sucker!

[Brocky]

You are getting paid by the hour!!!!!! Just paint dayglo orange and yellow stripes on the back!!!!!!!

[Joey Mack]

Next time,  or maybe I will put a triangle on the back.. I ran the 4 ways so much, I had to refill the blinker fluid bottle when I got back..  

[66dc75]

I feel your pain Joey , I seem to attract underpowered trucks.

My f800 dump is the same truck and 5.9 12v  but with a seven speed.

[Joey Mack]

That's  a sweet looking truck.  I would take a 6 speed. Ive drove the 7spd,  and i sucked at it, the shift gates are too close and I would screw up.  Of course, that truck was in my life in 2000...  i may be a bit better at it today.....  nahh, just kidding..