Joey Mack Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 I wish my wife could understand why I keep what I keep... Even though she has seen me fix an 'S-load' of things around here just by going to my 'so-called' junk pile. and pulling the repair out of my A$$.. I'm still gonna do what I do.. jojo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 14 minutes ago, mowerman said: ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo one more thing,,,,no i do not like thowing anything out,,,,,good thing about my place,,,,,old lady is the same way.lol..bob how lucky YOU are ...If I try and save a sock having a hole in it i get static; that line opposites attract is alot of BS. I save all I can (not counting memory unfortunately) . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 opposites dont attract.. it sucks... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 3 minutes ago, Joey Mack said: opposites dont attract.. it sucks... THANK YOU for vote of confidence. after 20 plus yrs , she like to see cows at a farm; actually walked near the fence line ; almost stepped in cow sh-t. along ways from "I'm a city girl, don't know about working class" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 think I did it AGAIN ;;; went off topic ; sorry folks 😇 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 im still waiting for the answer to what suspension he has... It is the lightest set I have ever seen on any Mack.... Just curious... jojo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 had to go back 4 pages ;; forgot original post !!! it's the nice looking R-700. wonder if it ever got started with out running away. twin 3 1/2 in pipes sound so darn great. like a Church organ (almost). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 well if he comes back we will know... ?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 without a doubt a glider kit. not a Mack suspension and no excess holes in frame . gliders back then anything was possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayseed Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 38 minutes ago, Joey Mack said: im still waiting for the answer to what suspension he has... It is the lightest set I have ever seen on any Mack.... Just curious... jojo It's Freightliner suspension. My Money's on the Donor truck being a Freightliner.. 2 Quote "Be who you are and say what you feel...Because those that matter...don't mind...And those that mind....don't matter." - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Quick farms did the same thing so don’t feel bad I thought he was still talking about the blue one I hadn’t even noticed the gold one was new originally we were discussing the blue one I thought I had gone and looked at that truck around 40 years ago now I am confused whether it was the gold one ha ha… Bob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 And yes I have had to go back to the beginning of these things myself to figure out ….. wait a minute what was the original conversation … bob 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quickfarms Posted October 19, 2022 Author Share Posted October 19, 2022 I gave that truck a bath today 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quickfarms Posted October 19, 2022 Author Share Posted October 19, 2022 This is the reply that I got from the Mack museum about this truck @The number you provided is a Glider Kit. We have no information on this unit. The Mack Trucks Historical Museum has very little information on Glider Kits.” it is not helpful I would have expected they could have told me what was in the glider and who it was delivered to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Like bummer man … that would have been interesting Set up like that I’m sure it came from your area … looks to me perhaps old movie rig… bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 gliders back in the day were basically two rails ; steer axle and cab. all components =engine/transmission /rears were installed by some one else such as a dealer or buyer of the glider. factory didn't have much knowledge . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 A "diamond in the ruff" , never cared for a unit all pretty and painted. paint hides a lot. NOT talking about a restoration; before the resto . comical when looking at a bulldozer and such for sale when the over spray is on the ground ,tracks all shiny. this R700 is in natural state ; hope the emergency stop has been hooked up and working. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleclutchinweasel Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 3 hours ago, mechohaulic said: A "diamond in the ruff" , never cared for a unit all pretty and painted. paint hides a lot. NOT talking about a restoration; before the resto . comical when looking at a bulldozer and such for sale when the over spray is on the ground ,tracks all shiny. this R700 is in natural state ; hope the emergency stop has been hooked up and working. I remember being on jobs and getting bulldozers that had just come back from "rebuild", and finding freshly-painted yellow sticks still poking out of the radiators. Found radiators clogged with paint. Worn out rollers and sprocket segments...all with a fresh coat of yellow paint on them! Engines low on oil, and old oil at that. I think they called that a "Rebuild-in-a-Can"...paint can, that is! 1 1 Quote "Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehummell Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 When I still was working at Cleveland brothers they had two 977 track loaders one was really in good shape and the other one was a worn out mess, the big boss sent word I had to sandblast the dog one and give it a good paint job, they always got me to do the painting if it was important that the paint be good. I did the job and that junker sold fast. Me and my uncle tried to talk the customer in the better machine but the new paint got the customer he was a fool with his money. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark T Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 3 hours ago, doubleclutchinweasel said: I remember being on jobs and getting bulldozers that had just come back from "rebuild", and finding freshly-painted yellow sticks still poking out of the radiators. Found radiators clogged with paint. Worn out rollers and sprocket segments...all with a fresh coat of yellow paint on them! Engines low on oil, and old oil at that. I think they called that a "Rebuild-in-a-Can"...paint can, that is! Sounds like someone "got it " in THE can 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 auction specials. fresh paint and let it fly. 2 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...
Hayseed Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 4 hours ago, doubleclutchinweasel said: I think they called that a "Rebuild-in-a-Can". The Good old Liquid Overhaul..... 2 Quote "Be who you are and say what you feel...Because those that matter...don't mind...And those that mind....don't matter." - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 I like that one Hayseed... I was told it is called a 'Rattle can rebuild' All of them are funny,,,, unless you are the buyer.. TJC,,, I have had to do extensive work on quite a few 'Auction trucks'... Fresh white painted cab's and gloss black frames, but...... thousands more dollars after the buyer makes a couple runs, or less.. jojo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 yea, i have recommended many a person to run away from auctions. most listen, the ones that do not pay the price. unless of course you know the seller. i made quite a few good purchases over the years at auctions, usually paying less than the before auction asking price. 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...
Hayseed Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 3 hours ago, Joey Mack said: I like that one Hayseed... I was told it is called a 'Rattle can rebuild' All of them are funny,,,, unless you are the buyer.. TJC,,, I have had to do extensive work on quite a few 'Auction trucks'... Fresh white painted cab's and gloss black frames, but...... thousands more dollars after the buyer makes a couple runs, or less.. jojo Dulux rebuild is another popular One... 2 Quote "Be who you are and say what you feel...Because those that matter...don't mind...And those that mind....don't matter." - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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