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We have an acre.

The inside screws did not have the rubber piece on them. I found one on the ground that had came out, I had to dig up another one in the shed to put back in. The one I got out of the shed I just left the rubber piece on it. The sides and roof screws have the rubber on them.

I read a piece on DART a while back and the picture sparked an idea it was one.They made some monster trucks over the years.Are they still in operation as part of Kenworth?? Paul

Early KW after Dart acquisition would be my guess. Like tjc said.

Looks like they want to build two very separate models for heavy haul and logging. 1.) One a heavy haul conventional tractor with Cummins X15 (probably 18 speed or Allison) 2.) And the other is a Scania diesel hybrid with generator and motor like a locomotive I wish them luck. They seem to have a pretty good team together. They are looking for investors.

Hey MowerMan! I saw you were building a scale DM800 and have a DM600 how's the progress on those?

lol I would have guessed kenworth also but not the cab but the shape of the very front of the nose .. grille and surrounding area… what a monster

That’s what mine has and they gave me way more than I needed. I still got tons of them left.

are they just self tappers, or are they roofing self tappers with the rubber insulator and washer between rubber and screw headlike this:

ding ding ding!!! we have a winner. Thanks Paul. i was guessing Kenworth, just wrong Kenworth absorbed company.

Really not enough to ID on. Cab may be a KW or Chicago Mfg cab. Unit Rig, KW, Dart, Pacific or even IHC (Payloader). IF forced at gun point, I'd go with KW on the cab shape alone.

Tom, Depending how big your lot is, it looks like you have room to put up a good garage.. Might still have to worry about zoning problems???

Even brought some cheap transportation to get home lol

I see next week our gorgeous weather is going back to normal temperatures and expecting rain and wintery mix … we need it bob

And tom,,,, I expect that photo is not current,,, bob

My garage is full of those screws … I think thier was around 2200 of them lol

Wishing you all the best in your new role!

We live in a mobile or modular home but not in a park. I told Zina that the constant back and forth is what loosened the screws. They just used self starting sheet metal screws in it, just stick in the socket on a cordless drill and run it in, drills it's own hole. They're more concerned about doing it quickly than anything else I'm sure, then they can move on to the next job.

Wild guess based on pictures I saw recently...DART...Think they made dump trucks that looked like that....As I said its a wild guess..They were part of Kenworth at some point... Paul

OOOOOOPS!!!!! I think we should have tied the ferry up better..

Ok, then it sounds like one valve is either defective or out of adjustment with the other. The correct way to set them up is to block the frame up to the correct ride height. with the valves not connected to air or the bags, Lock the valves in the neutral position (how you do this depends on the valve) the Neway one pictured has a hole with a little dowel through it, you use to set it. The you adjust the linkage so it just slips on the arm with the truck at the right height. Do this on both sides then remove the dowels and connect the lines, air the truck up, removing the blocks and re checking the height on both sides. Twin valves are more difficult to set up then single, but provide side to side stability for loads that may be top heavy, it prevents the air from going to the side that is less loaded going around a corner with a high CG load. Most don't bother with a twin and just use a single valve, but on a dumper, or a tractor that hauls a dump trailer or OD loads that have a high CG it can be a good thing.

picture was taken in New Mexico in the 90's, truck was owned by the power company to move oversize equipment from rail head 150 miles across the desert to the generation station

That's darn cool pics and definitely a sad day for the owners. Good point on detailing Paul!

Not my photos or story, flogged from Facelessbook Bulldozer and prime mover in the river at Berri ferry. It took 3 days to retrieve! Not sure what year I guess it's one way to detail your truck and crawler tractor Paul