Brocky

I have learned to like my steaks closer to medium than medium well.. A lot more tender!! I Had a friend who like very rare beef.. We were in a group at a fairly fancy restaurant, well on the way of being very tipsy, when the waitress asked how he wanted his steak he said " trim its horns, wipe its a$$, and walk it in" She never batted an eye.. As she was serving us our dinners, the chef walked in with a totally RAW steak on the plate and asked him if he "would like it warmed up?" As the rest of us were laughing our a$$ off his wife was ready to kill him!!!!

Here is my photo of that truck at the Alice Springs 2015 Truckies Reunion.

Albert, Apparently you do not have dirt / gravel roads in Nu Joisey?????? Remember both New Zealand and Australia do!!! They even run triple trailer "Road Trains" on the dirt roads of the Outback...

Terry, Hit Ctrl and the letter I at the same time.. Should go back???

Brad, Welcome back!!! All of the above comments from August are applicable.. Give it a good bath and then take a LOT of pictures: fenders, cab corners, engine (looking for obvious leaks), frame (single or double?), interior, ETC. and post them here for comments. Since you are in Iowa make an appointment with the Iowa 80 restoration shop, behind the museum, or Lee Snyder northwest of Des Moines (if he is still alive?) and ask them to give you some advise and some rough ball park pricing of having it restored VS a Do It Yourself job. I do not know what Mike Harbison Jr is doing with his fathers collection of about 200 Macks in Rising Sun?? I would put a bar on the engine to see if it turns over rather than try to start it first.

Call Barry at Watts Mack!!! They are the sponsors of this website.. If he does not stock one he would now here to get one..

Try BEPCO,inc 2475 South Stratford Road, Winston Salem NC 27103 336-760-0749 or 800-735-1154 It was May of 2007 when I dealt with them for a unit for my 1955 F-600 Ford..

The only time I have seen them in the USA is at Scottish festivals..

Is that a tag axle?? Or home made screw??? Ford did not introduce a tandem drive until 1954 with the T-800..

Out of couriosity, what is the third stick??? An extra overdrive???

I am glad they finally attracted some Antique / Historical vehicles.. I have never driven the long 4 hours up to that show as I had heard it primarily caters to the Show and Shine crowd. Our chapter VP, Jack Ledford, always goes up.

I am about 6 of one to a half dozen the other.. It is a long 4 hours to either. But half of our chapter is going to Cherokee!!

I am planning on Cherokee also. Probably will not take the Diamond T?? That way I do not have to be as early and stay as long. Also will not need an expensive motel room in the area!!!

Dave, Thank You!!!! That last picture has some of the construction equipment in the background. It is always interesting and educational to walk around that part of the facility.

By washing and the vibrations of use you probably recreated some grounds that were not being made???