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Yes ,, I don’t believe I ever remember getting ready for school and my Dad was there, he always went to work. I worked for Ryder Transportation for 32 years, for the first 10 years I never missed a day. Then only a day or so a year if I was really sick with the flu or something. Now the young generation will call off if their dog is sick. The workforce of the United States is very soft , But that’s what you get when you pay people to stay home!

I tried the prime rib rub on my London Broil roast today.. Baked it to 140 degrees and it came out just right. Added a small can of bits and pieces mushrooms to the package gravy mix. Topped the dinner off with mashed potatoes and mixed vegies.

Was a good watch, Jerry cans were called that because that was the slang name for Germans in WW1 and they invented the Jerry can The American copied Jerry can is a absolute balls up disaster and no one out side of America can work out how the U.S. got it so wrong Especially when the U.S. got so many other things so right during WW2 For the U.S. people on here, the filler pooring cap hole is the main issue, it's to big, doesn't fit anything properly except the silly U.S. funnel and can't be used with any other jerry can The rest of the world uses a copy of the German Jerry can so everything can be interchangeable and you can grab fuel were you find it The U.S. jerry can was so bad of a design that something like 20% of all fuel carted in WW2 in jerry cans spilt Pretty sure the U.S. persisted with their ballsed up design well after the Vietnam war Good youtube clip, really enjoyed it Paul

Are they good for 76000 ? I haven't stayed up on what's legal now in Connecticut as far as weights on the dumps.

A very different attitude today as far as taking time off when crook or with a busted bone Everyone wants to push it to the limit with the amount of time off, very different than how I grew up, having a sicky was and still is frowned upon in my family, in the older parts if my family anyway Younger people "pull a sicky" as they say for any B.S. reason Only sick days I have had was when I broke my back and wrist Back working full time in 4 weeks So lucky to have all this history Paul

Im not sure what 'pins' you describe. The tapered king pin set up is excelent. Did you seat the king pin up into axle beam with a sledge and a jack on the bottom of the pin ? You also need to pre lube the thrust bearing and you use the lower nut to set the bearing. The front ends weight is on the thrust bearing.

21-ft bodies .......hard to dump17.5 -ft dump paving on old side road's ........they put smaller engine's in to increase pay-load ...?

Guys, I am redoing the king pins on an RD 688 with a 20,000 lb front. I bought all Mack parts and everything thing went back together perfect until I went to grease the lower knuckle. As soon as I put grease to it it pushes the pins up wedging it. I have pulled it apart thinking I had the lip seal in upside down up it isn’t that. I have the slots lined up so grease should run right up the bushing. Any one seen this before ?

Yes the DM has the front side vent … it’s right over the dimmer switch

No the seats will be a darker green than the rest of the interior and yes the big one light green will be replaced with medium brown I’m going to have to darken it since I’ll be using Rustolium machine paint not sure if I’ll be happy with thier shade might have to add a few drops of black and Mecho thanks for your interest

I lost a nut and used a 3/8 nut, pretty sure the that the nut was a special deep acorn type of deal and normal one wont work, been a few years now Paul

Does a DM have the foot vent on the drivers side ? I stuffed about getting the one on my truck working only to discover that the air cleaner stopped it working ha ha ha Paul

We'll after another year completed I look back it and go "phew, a heck of a ride" Tried to retire but got promoted instead, still stunned they want a old fart like me, turning up every day on time and just doing what your asked to do some how is a rare thing these days Collected Mum's old Kelpie dog "Penny" as Mum's been crook with cancer all year, Mum's im remission and and we had a family Christmas for the first time in decades Miss Molly the border collie passed away, very sad day for me Been off on horse riding adventures, the most fun you can have with your clothes on Another hay season completed, my son and his wonderful lady Tess carted every last bale in for me, I'm very spoilt Fly to the U.S. on the 10th Jan to help Tim Maikshilo and his family shift to NewZealand The Princess hasn't smothered me in my sleep, yet My good apprentice from work is weeks away from completing his apprentice ship, such a good young bloke And haven't been in the naughty corner to much And 85 SnowDog, your right, HEALTH is important, without that the rest of stuff isnt to important A very good friend was in trouble with his wife (like that's something special) for been a bit cranky all the time, a week before Christmas the found out he has brain cancer, poor bugger Any operation done and chemo starts shortly So be happy everyone, we never know when we are about to pop our clogs Have a safe healthy amd happy new year Would you believe they actually gave me a visa to enter the U.S., wonders will never cease ha ha Paul

the Mack DM's have the standard Mack cab cooling system taken from the B's :: two 1/4 windows = cooler cab open both 1/4's wide open -drive faster. LOL

compare this photo with latest one of the '37 Mack with cat both units have a similar cable style tow hooks on bumpers .might not be a second truck in front of AC with transformer just metal loops for assisting .

You'll over heat in those hot summers Paul

A tribute truck the same as was made in recent years Have a Google about and you'll find it's photos Paul

so to set the record straight : the plastic DM800 will be getting a slightly darker green interior AND the real DM600 will be getting a darker brown interior???

Gunna watch this on the big screen I'll report back, look at making out that I have some idea of what I'm looking at ha ha ha Paul

yep; two rear drives/ steer/ now there are two axles in front of drives. have seen Tilcons . almost sure O&G have them also. there's a name for that set up:: I don't remember, quad ??? impressive looking for around here ; doubt they are needed. I don't follow things as in years before. can state advantage other then higher weight brings more money to state.

are You parts canoning short the the wires see if the code changes to short!

Yup pan gasket was folded up. I have it under some "weight" on roof of wagon to flatten it out. The other day I widdled out a crank spacer "tool" for front cover install. Found a piece of unused tool steel with close dimensions and a hole in it already so I finished it up and have it ready. I'll get cover back tomorrow when I go into the shop and grind the flywheel and bring it home also. Baby steps. I am trying to figure a day to get liners dropped in. Since that is in a holding pattern, I figured I would work on getting column out of the truck in preparation for power steering install. Lucky the wheel has been off a few times so I have a good work around for getting it to pop off easily. Then work through 60 yrs of grime to get bolts out and trailer control/air lines off the column. Went "painless". Now to wait on Kevin to make a trip down to do some horse trading.

Well, you just have to run the blower more often if the vent was working most times don’t even need to turn it on

Anyone have any success with aftermarket egr valves my local dealer wants $3000 just for the part