Popular Post other dog Posted yesterday at 05:40 PM Popular Post Share Posted yesterday at 05:40 PM I got Raleigh Signs to make some decals for the doors on the CH. Not only does it look much better with something on the doors- in my opinion anyway- they cover up the old "Grand Home Furnishings" that you could still read. There's so many scratches under those signs that you'd think somebody took the old lettering off with an axe. I'm making some beef jerky today. Got the idea and recipe from Hippy, 70mackMB. Looking pretty good. It's done, as far as being cooked, I eat a piece of it every time I add wood to the fire, but I want it completely dried- I guess, I've never made jerky before. It's been smoking since 10am, at about 150 degrees. I've got black pepper strips on top, teriyaki on the bottom. Looks like that top rack was cooking much fast than the bottom, so I moved some around. When I tasted the pepper jerky that's all I could taste- black pepper. But the teriyaki was really good. 8 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75781-pictures-of-the-week/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted yesterday at 06:26 PM Share Posted yesterday at 06:26 PM You’re a barbecue area is very cool. Nice looking yard. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75781-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-578963 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted yesterday at 07:16 PM Author Share Posted yesterday at 07:16 PM 48 minutes ago, mowerman said: You’re a barbecue area is very cool. Nice looking yard. I'm about to go out there now and make some more skewers on the other grill. 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75781-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-578968 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted yesterday at 07:32 PM Author Share Posted yesterday at 07:32 PM GMC update- everybody has been asking, getting tons of calls and letters, what's up with that Brigadier you had?..not really, that's a total lie, nobody has asked about it at all 🤣 But we finally got it back from Powell's Truck and Equipment in Lynchburg after 3 months, they put a pump on it, and replaced the air bags and leveling valve. Then I took it up to Truck Body Co. so they could replace the sleeper boot that had several holes in it and was obviously leaking. The bad news is that at the minimum the whole front wall of the sleeper has to be replaced. And possibly the walls on the sides, depending on the amount of water damage and possibly mold that might be in there. To replace the entire front I'm looking at about $6,000. If the damage goes a lot further I'll put a sheet metal "patch" over the big hole in the back of the cab and sell it for what I can get for it, taking a substantial loss on it I'm sure. It's a good truck, somebody could put a flat bed body on it and haul hay with it, or pull a camper, livestock trailer, etc. with it. If I get just that front wall replaced I'll already have spent as much on it as I paid for it to start with. Live and learn I guess. 1 1 3 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75781-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-578971 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted 21 hours ago Share Posted 21 hours ago Tom That improved to CH immensely.. Have you advertised the GMC anywhere much??? Possibly now that it is running OK you can sell it before you spend any money on the sleeper??? 1 Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75781-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-578993 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted 21 hours ago Share Posted 21 hours ago CH looking good. The Windfall Wimmen model really add to the class!!! 😉 Bummer about the GMC bunk. I've been fighting leakage on my trailer for years. Had to replace the ceiling in the front(bed area)along with the three walls and part of the plywood flooring. Went from "eh" to rotted and mold in short order. I have the leak fixed so it should be good for awhile. I forget what the bunk looks like? Alum ext. with luan panel inside? Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75781-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-578995 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted 8 hours ago Author Share Posted 8 hours ago 12 hours ago, Freightrain said: CH looking good. The Windfall Wimmen model really add to the class!!! 😉 Bummer about the GMC bunk. I've been fighting leakage on my trailer for years. Had to replace the ceiling in the front(bed area)along with the three walls and part of the plywood flooring. Went from "eh" to rotted and mold in short order. I have the leak fixed so it should be good for awhile. I forget what the bunk looks like? Alum ext. with luan panel inside? One issue with the new boot is that the sheet metal on the truck cab is pretty thin, but the sleeper hole has a strip of wood all the way around that's a lot thicker, so it never really fit right to start with. And I'm really glad the guy at Truck Body called me to come look at it, he could have just installed the new one like the old one and took my money. And it would have lasted a little while probably then started leaking again. But he's going to get the front off and let me know how everything looks before we go any further. 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75781-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-579014 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted 8 hours ago Author Share Posted 8 hours ago 13 hours ago, Brocky said: Tom That improved to CH immensely.. Have you advertised the GMC anywhere much??? Possibly now that it is running OK you can sell it before you spend any money on the sleeper??? Raleigh was supposed to make 2 "NOT FOR HIRE" signs, and a "Zina" sign, but he forgot. I'm going to put her name on the door, she didn't really like my stick-on letters, and the not for hire on the side box door. That will hide some old lettering and numbers too. The ATCA decal on the hood is covering a hole where the fender mirror bracket was bolted on. Might get a smaller ATHS decal to cover the scratches where the IFTA sticker used to be. Or I could slap a "Bear Swamp Beverage" decal on it. 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75781-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-579015 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago I welded a 1/16" thick lip on my cab and bolted boot to it with thin aluminum backer on the rubber side. The new opening for the bunk I made a similar lip to bolt boot to. Sounds like the up fitter just kinda cobbled it and hoped it would last past any warranty. 🙄 My trailer has similar luan(thin 1/8" plywood)with vinyl covering. You could replace that yourself. I just painted mine white to match. 1 Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75781-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-579017 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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