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Its too short, what happens? And yes, I am like that, and then some...

well i was gonna quit after i installed the clutch pedal,,,and got a bunch of energy im not happy with the red showing thru the breather lid and the bracket,,,im going to brush paint them black

For Joey and Tom.

l'm not sure where this is from but, LOL! GET OUT OF THE WAY! Blizzard of '78 in Manchester NH we were a contractor for the city. Two six wheelers plowing, ten wheeler hauling snow, and a loader doing the alleys. The plows were told to just keep the streets open. When it let up push it back to the curb, well by that time everyone had almost cleaned out their driveways. We lost two windshields from thrown shovels and not the cheap plastic ones! AH back when it was fun. .....Hippy

Thank you. I've a few those knobs lost off RD heaters in 2 or 3 R/RD-model cabs. And fan switches too. New ones check out cheap. So seems worth to stock up before they're NLA. Yes, Volvo part numbers are blind. And long in digits to remember. I have never had a clue on the actual Mack ## meanings. Would be interesting to investigate the matter but difficult due to limited ability of the parts lists.

Well done! Now a small trick is needed on my mind. Just paint this all over into light green!

For example, they fit the slide levers on a Red Dot unit in an 1990 to 2000 MR. My brain remains full of part numbers, a testament to the superiority of the Mack part system (Mack numbers were not arbitrary like Volvo, rather the part number structure had meanings). But even I can not remember them all, not having used them in years.

Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged, pointing to improvements in the US economy as they signaled a more cautious approach to potential future adjustments. The Federal Open Market Committee voted 10-2 Wednesday to hold the benchmark federal funds rate in a range of 3.5%-3.75%. Governors Christopher Waller and Stephen Miran dissented in favor of a quarter-point reduction.

Good question. I would like to hear the answer too.

Kevin, sorry to bother. Is that RD544500 Red Dot knob fit to the temp control levers (as on the above pic) or on the small blower control lever too?

lol thats clever thanks for that

well i got the heater in took some tricks,,hadda grind down the heater on the bench grinder,,which is like trimming a house plant with a lawnmower,,,,then i hadda push it thru with needle nose then catch the back with a knife and put glue thru the firewall with a toothpick goterdone

she has 3 laptops,,,but i expect she like the bigger screen

lol dont even get us started lol.bob

What causes it? Just something i noticed. 5 Speeds, 6 Speeds, 12 Speeds is what i noticed have that same sound, But the T2000 Series to NOT have that sound. The TRXL series seem to have a "gear whine" to them. Even the airshifted models have that same sound. There is also a noticeable loud fan sound kicking in at 4th gear. Anyone knows what causes it as opposed to the T2000 series? I would assume straight cut gears... Also, I would like to know if the Overdrive TRXL1070 has more of a "gear whine" than the TRXL107. Lookup "Appalacianrust" and his 1980 Mack R model hay hauler. That has the same noise im talking about. Heres an example, (by no means promoting his content, if thats against the rules, just a genuine question)

Those engine earned the moniker of "Toilet bowl" for a reason.

Thought it belongs here.

It was Brockton so they were going by the Haitian or Dominican rule book

We had hired plows/snow removal crews. Once they were done with the parking lot they were gone. You can not even use a snow blower on that stuff. lt comes off the roof and lands so hard it packs like a rock. Working for a world wide company -DHL- they didn't think we needed a yard truck or a plow. .....Hippy

We have one in our yard. Myself and another supervisor will go out periodically & check on it then grab the shops plow truck and clear it. Yesterday during the busy evening rush of P&D drivers coming through one of them called me & said "I'm stuck across the street". He was going to a customer to do a trailer switch that is less than a mile away that we always refer to as "going across the street" so I asked him "going to or coming from" and he replied "I was going to take my 15 minute break". That's when I realized that he, with an empty 48', had pulled out of our yard and across our street to the recently build but unoccupied building that has a nice lot that they all like to take their breaks in which has not been plowed at all! I asked him, what made you think that was a good idea? Um, there were tracks in the snow (4X4 tracks).... I told him to log his break and as soon as I could, as I'm the only supervisor working from 17:00 until 20:30, I would get over there and pull him out. I just ran my strap through his ICC bumper and hooked my J-hook into the last notch of the slider rail and gently pulled him out with my Chevy/Duramax. A lot of guys were already laughing at him but not as hard as the previous day when our P&D dispatcher left and immediately went nose first into the ditch about 90' after leaving our exit drive in his 4X2 Dodge pickup. Kids today.....

With all this going on, I’m surprised my investments are staying pretty steady. I’ll take it.