Popular Post BOBWhite Posted June 22 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 22 Here are a couple: Say what should the normal idle be on a 2V E6 like this? It feels a bit low where it is now, but I need to get a new hand throttle so I can run my PTO a bit faster so maybe that will take care of it. On the subject of hand throttles what are the ones you can fine adjust by twisting them called? Aircraft use something similar but I've seen them in trucks too 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75434-back-in-the-mack-pack/page/5/#findComment-577919 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBWhite Posted June 22 Author Share Posted June 22 (edited) 13 hours ago, mowerman said: hey welcome back bud,,,we thought you fell off the earth,,,bob Its been a busy and rainy summer so far, getting stuff planted and waiting on the ground to dry Edited June 22 by BOBWhite 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75434-back-in-the-mack-pack/page/5/#findComment-577920 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 Hand throttles in Jap trucks are like that My Mack uses a the same style as the stop cable, it holds any speed I push it to and within 100 rpm And idle I think is around 600, might be 650 I was readimg tonight that parts of the U.S. are struggling to get hay and the like done this year, the rain just want bugger off for long enough to get it done Paul Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75434-back-in-the-mack-pack/page/5/#findComment-577922 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Geoff Weeks Posted June 22 Popular Post Share Posted June 22 (edited) 8 hours ago, BOBWhite said: Here are a couple: On the subject of hand throttles what are the ones you can fine adjust by twisting them called? Aircraft use something similar but I've seen them in trucks too vernier adjustable cables. Check with a tow truck supply house. Most often a large black knob with a red button in the center. Pull for rough adjustment, twist for fine. Push the red button for quick release. https://www.amazon.com/Vernier-Adjustable-VCGTX10-Locking-Control/dp/B0CNRPV957?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&psc=1&gQT=1 Edited June 22 by Geoff Weeks 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75434-back-in-the-mack-pack/page/5/#findComment-577924 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 9 hours ago, BOBWhite said: Its been a busy and rainy summer so far, getting stuff planted and waiting on the ground to dry That’s what we like busy… bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75434-back-in-the-mack-pack/page/5/#findComment-577927 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 My 73 hadda locking cable doesn’t sound like a difficult item to find good luck … bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75434-back-in-the-mack-pack/page/5/#findComment-577928 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 And yes 650 idle Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75434-back-in-the-mack-pack/page/5/#findComment-577929 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBWhite Posted June 28 Author Share Posted June 28 Idle is dead on then, just feels too low after the first start of the day. Feels fine when warm Let's see other questions I have: I noticed this sticker and didn't know these were positive ground truck from the factory. Any reason why that is? I thought that went out of style in the 1950s or so, I have not even looked to see if this truck is still positive ground but I guess its something to keep in mind: Another problem was I lost power steering a few days back and thought the fluid was low but the hydraulic cylinder had come loose. Now I had gotten the truck suck in the field and had to be pulled out so it could have popped off then but I didn't notice or remember. I cleaned it up and tightened the clamp bolt and it hasn't happened since but it's still odd to me. Seems like it flops around more then it should so maybe it needs an adjustment or those joint replaced 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75434-back-in-the-mack-pack/page/5/#findComment-578174 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BOBWhite Posted June 28 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 28 (edited) Tomorrow should be our last day cutting if everything goes right. The local elevator filled up so we'll have to haul to the next town over, It might be quite the race to keep up. The last load of the night is always fun. The look of the glowing orange bulldog at the end of that long hood is unforgettable! Edited June 28 by BOBWhite 5 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75434-back-in-the-mack-pack/page/5/#findComment-578175 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack_man Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 There ya go it will be a fun project but the only killer is time and money 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75434-back-in-the-mack-pack/page/5/#findComment-578176 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 Yes, positive ground ran well into the 70s as far as your slave cylinder, I don’t know what’s the matter with it. It looks like it’s supposed to be threaded. Good luck. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75434-back-in-the-mack-pack/page/5/#findComment-578182 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBWhite Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 Well that's a bummer thing to wake up to: Very glad this didn't happen during harvest and thankfully it wasn't a blowout but what sucks is this steer tire is only a couple years old. I have no idea what style of rim this is with a lock ring like that (is it tubeless?), but it looks like they either had a hard time getting it off or back on from all the marks (probably is what caused the damage to the sidewall In the first place) The tire shop is only a few blocks away so I'll see what they say in the morning (hope they see the big L on the stud and not cause anymore damage) You old guys can laugh at me all you want but these old school locking rings and inner tubes are like alien technology to me! 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75434-back-in-the-mack-pack/page/5/#findComment-578645 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BOBWhite Posted July 8 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 8 Another harvest injury is this bumper got pretty bent out of shape. Needs taken off and straightened but I can't decide what color to paint it back too. Red? White? throw that tiny thing out and get a big chrome one? (I wish) I know a lot of guys would just tuck something like this in the shed and only bring it out to shows but even the antique things have to earn their keep every once in awhile 5 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75434-back-in-the-mack-pack/page/5/#findComment-578646 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Geoff Weeks Posted July 8 Popular Post Share Posted July 8 (edited) 4 hours ago, BOBWhite said: Well that's a bummer thing to wake up to: Very glad this didn't happen during harvest and thankfully it wasn't a blowout but what sucks is this steer tire is only a couple years old. I have no idea what style of rim this is with a lock ring like that (is it tubeless?), but it looks like they either had a hard time getting it off or back on from all the marks (probably is what caused the damage to the sidewall In the first place) The tire shop is only a few blocks away so I'll see what they say in the morning (hope they see the big L on the stud and not cause anymore damage) You old guys can laugh at me all you want but these old school locking rings and inner tubes are like alien technology to me! Those are tube types, and it is a odd thing to see on a tube type. That kind of sidewall bubble is seen on tubeless when the liner fails and air pressure makes it though the carcass rubber. With a tube type, it would have to be failure in the mfg process, like an air void in the carcass itself. Since the rim on a tube type isn't air tight, a tube failure would vent to the outside of the assembly. What brand tires were they? I 1st thought a copula weeks old, but a few years is a casing failure. Must have lost some cords in that area to loose sidewall strength. That is the poster child for doing "pre trips"! Edited July 8 by Geoff Weeks 4 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75434-back-in-the-mack-pack/page/5/#findComment-578652 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 As Geoff said: That is a tube type tire.... Are you going back to the same shop that you bought the tire from, or at least one who handles that brand?? As Geoff said you should (??) get some warantee out of it.. Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75434-back-in-the-mack-pack/page/5/#findComment-578653 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBWhite Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 Local tire guys won't touch it and looking at the date code it says its from 2003 so I don't think I could get any warrantee on it. It's a Hankook Korean tire, the PO said they had a blowout on that side a few years back and not sure what shop he brought it to. These are Budd style wheels? 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75434-back-in-the-mack-pack/page/5/#findComment-578659 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Geoff Weeks Posted July 8 Popular Post Share Posted July 8 I ran Hankook's when I ran tube types without a problem, would run 3 treads off one casing (1 original, 2 caps), but toward the end they were not made in S Korea any more and were coming out of China. I then switched brands that were coming out of Viet Nam, Sri Lanka, I avoided China produced tires, although I will admit that some good ones come out of China as well. As to the brand CRS, and I have to go look. (Sumatro?) . Yes Stud Pilot AKA Budd wheels, Left side studs LH right side RH on the thread. 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75434-back-in-the-mack-pack/page/5/#findComment-578668 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 you should be able to swap over to 1122- five tubeless rims there is hundreds of them around that will bolt right onto your hubs Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75434-back-in-the-mack-pack/page/5/#findComment-578671 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 If I took a tyre back to a tyre shop like that I wouldn't get any warranty The story would be "you've bumped it on something" or "you drove something into it" I have had a few tubed tyres do this for no apparent reason I have tried to claim warranty and got no were I guess the tyre shop also has to be able to prove to their supplier that the tyre was faulty and the tyre shop knows what they can and can't get claims on And I also guess I have to be able to prove what happened and that I didn't bump it Tyres are cheap these days and it just isn't worth the aggravation And I only have 1 tyre service in town and I have been dealing with them since the beginning of time, I'm kinda loyal and they have always been there for me on shit drought years Still a bumber about the donut, but she's still a sweet ride Paul 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75434-back-in-the-mack-pack/page/5/#findComment-578678 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBWhite Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 1 hour ago, mowerman said: you should be able to swap over to 1122- five tubeless rims there is hundreds of them around that will bolt right onto your hubs Next time I go to the truck junkyard I'll ask about this Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75434-back-in-the-mack-pack/page/5/#findComment-578679 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mark T Posted July 8 Popular Post Share Posted July 8 3 minutes ago, BOBWhite said: Next time I go to the truck junkyard I'll ask about this Boy, that's an odd failure on a tube type. Guess anything is possible on an older tire though. From the picture , it suggests the wheel is in better shape than most of that vintage. Still might be a problem finding someone to touch it or have much selection to chose from as a replacement tire. Tubeless will go right on there, but I wouldn't get my hopes up for finding good used ones. Budds used to like to crack and often the lugs go way too far into the seats which doesn't lead to anything good either. At least if you bought two new ones though, you'd be done and have way more variety of 11/ 22.5s to chose from, as well as a lot less trouble finding someone to service them. If you're using the truck ? go tubeless. Maybe advertise those budds and someone restoring something who's familiar with them will give you something for them and help defray the costs of the update ? 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75434-back-in-the-mack-pack/page/5/#findComment-578680 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Weeks Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 If you are only go to use a few times a year, it doesn't pay to change wheels (required for going tubeless). I would put another tube type back on. 22 years out of a radial is doing good. If you need 2 steer tires and are only using at harvest time, then I would go bias ply, they age better than radials. I know some may say "I'm not fit to burn" suggesting bias, but old bias do better than old radials. Front tire change, you don't even need to pull the wheel off, as long as you can get the bead broken. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75434-back-in-the-mack-pack/page/5/#findComment-578681 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 last i checked on 1000,20 tube type thier hard to find and very expensive plus shipping,,,,southern tire mart,,,listed them but when he clicked on them page said all back ordered,,,oh by the way bob,,,,your questions are never dumb,,,and yes most of us are much older,,,,50 years ago,,your tires were on about everything,,,i was working in a tire shop back then and did nothing but 1000,20 split rims,,bob 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75434-back-in-the-mack-pack/page/5/#findComment-578682 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBWhite Posted July 11 Author Share Posted July 11 The tire shop a few towns over has one 10.00-20 radial tire left in stock so I'll take this one off and bring it over there. Two 10.00-20 spare tires came with the truck but I'd feel more comfortable with those going on the back. Thanks for the suggestions everyone, lots of good info here to keep in mind. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75434-back-in-the-mack-pack/page/5/#findComment-578838 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBWhite Posted July 11 Author Share Posted July 11 A couple other odd questions I've been meaning to ask are; will reversing in top gear harm anything? Rather than turn around in the field (got stuck once) I've opted to back up the 1/4 mile to where it's close to what's being cut. I know these 6 speed mack transmissions are pretty tough but will shifting through the gears in reverse cause any damage long term? The other question is about pup trailers (doubles? I'm not sure what they are called elsewhere) I want to get one for this truck but I've never driven anything with a pup trailer, what are they like? do they pull hard? I thought I remember someone on this site worked for FedEx at a time and pulled doubles but don't remember who. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75434-back-in-the-mack-pack/page/5/#findComment-578842 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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