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Well I would rather sweat to death than freeze… I’ve always been interested in Australia… not sure if I’ll ever make it there… but never say never.. bob

5 years ago... start a new thread.. please...

I've heard all the rumors as well, and very little in documentation. However, it was the 1st working electronic engine to be installed in trucks in great numbers. It has to be considered a success by any standard.

what was the problem

Thank you mowerman I reached out to ray and haven’t heard back from him but I found someone else who’s gonna bring it back in about a month thank you for telling me about ray though

A lot of this stuff is more urban myth than fact I would imagine like many things, companies shared technology when it suited and was beneficial to the companies involved Like Mack and Scania, International Harvester and Chrysler/Dodge in Australia, Ford and Nissan, then Ford and Mazda The list goes on Paul

Yes, you can always put more clothes on when it gets cold But when it gets really hot if I keep taking clothes off Illjust get arrested 🫠 Paul

Tom, I'm with you on that. Would be cool to visit Paul's land once no doubt. But looks like such a trip requires seriouse time management.

The oil stocks are pricing in an attack. “It is my assessment that a strike will take place,” a high-ranking Israeli Defense Force (IDF) official told The War Zone. “The key variables – timing, method of execution, and the identity of participating forces, whether U.S. assets, the IDF, or additional coalition elements should they be involved, will be subject to strict and aggressive compartmentalization.” “Likewise, the final decision to proceed with execution rests with a single individual alone,” the official added, referring to Trump. https://www.twz.com/news-features/military-buildup-in-the-middle-east-continues-including-what-trump-describes-as-a-big-flotilla

I was always told the Series 60 was born green. And then came the DEDEC (Detroit Deere Corporation) JV.

Well.... There was cooperation with Deere, but I think the Series 60 (or Tech 80 as it was originally known) was a Detroit project. I think Arn Vanderbock at Detroit was the chief engineer and the project was going well before Deere became involved. Around 1985 GM starting talking to Deere about mergeing Detroit Diesel with Deere's engine division. This was during development of the 60, so naturally Deere was involved as they were going to use the engine. I think Deere may have supplied some 60 Series castings, and there was a limited run of GMC 6500 series trucks with Deere 5.9L diesel in them (love to have one of those trucks!). The merger was looking good until Roger Penske offered to buy Detroit from GM, probably for more than it was worth at the time. It was also around this time GM decided to merge their heavy truck business with Volvo who made their own diesel engines, so Detroit Diesel was no longer as important to GM. The division had been loosing money as well. It's interesting to speculate what would have happened had GM gone ahead with the Deere merger and stayed in the heavy truck business. The new 1990 GM medium duty TopKick and Kodiak were supposed to have offered the 5.9L Deere diesel and a new generation Brigadier was under development. The Astro 95 would likely have been dropped as cabover sales were falling, but the General probably had a few good years left in it. GMC had just introduced a set back front axle General with a more aerodynamic hood. Here is a little background on what happened from the ag side: https://talk.newagtalk.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=685481&DisplayType=nested&setCookie=1

10 4 0n the 6; for me prostate cancer made that a short subject .

Hell, Id be happy to give her 6 inches to play with, just sayin'

you can send her up my way, we are still on for 13-15 inches.

Mill it off and restamp it!! It's only illegal if you get caught. 😉

You're absolutely right, she's paid up until Tuesday anyway, I'm sure I can find something for her to do even if it doesn't snow😃

Now slow down ......I can almost remember reading something about her having a second job working with French Bulldogs. Don't do hasty chasing her away just yet.

Detroit Deere Corporation. Never formally came to fruition before Roger Penske swooped in and bought up Detroit Diesel and the Tech 80 prototype, which would become the series 60. The John Deere 12.5 liter Powertech engines are called series 60 clones for a reason.

They started out saying "expect 21 inches or more" then it was 14", now the TV says 4-8". Maybe by Sunday they'll say "never mind" and I won't even need the snow removal expert that I hired to be on standby when I was in Winfall the other day.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/01/22/shock-confession-mexican-president-admits-that-mass-migration-is-a-tool-to-reclaim-and-conquer-americas-southwest/

I think Gavin Newsom may be cracking up, some of these things he’s saying. I think he may be in over his hairdo. For Newsom to say strange things like President Trump is a tyrannosaurus rex, what the hell does that mean? I can say Gavin Newsom is a brontosaurus with a brain the size of a walnut. And, if you brought the knee pads, maybe that was for his meeting with Alex Soros. Newsome is like Patrick Bateman meets Sparkle Beach Ken. I think it was a Dem governor, Newsom, who made the comment of being out of touch. What does he know? Like, his father worked for the Getty family. I actually think he knows less about economics than Kamala Harris, which is a terrible place to be in. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

And remember, the superb Series 60 was designed by John Deere. Which is why the phrase "Nothing Runs Like a Deere" applies to the Series 60.