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You might be right. If it's the exhaust, it's much less finicky. Good catch, TJC.

As I recall, this was a gas-engined beast. I will be very curious to see how the fabbed intake works once you can drive it a bit. Sometimes, keeping the mixture right on all 6 holes can be an issue. The cylinders on the ends can sometimes see a leaner or richer mixture than the ones in the middle, due to the air flow into the specific intake ports. Have to check the spark plugs after running a while and see if they are all about the same color. Hopefully, there are no "lean" holes in there. Keep up the good work.

"Free". LOL!!!

That is an example of a philosophy we have around here: the "Your Bike Sucks" philosophy. Simply stated, it means that your bike (or car or truck or whatever) SUCKS...because it isn't mine. If it were MINE, it would be cool. So, lots of you guys have rides that suck. But, if you would be so kind as to donate them to me, they would instantly become cool! LOL!

"If you can make it, somebody can break it." Thus sayeth The Weasel...

I may be wrong. But, it LOOKS like the one I saw in Knoxville a few years back. He had widened the front fender fillers to make the B-model fenders cover the wider Pete front axle. If this is it, it is one seriously nice job.

Is that the one sittin' on a Peterbilt chassis?

And, here's their new sign...

Yep. The one I was thinking about did some work up north of Weaverville. Thanks for the background on yours.

Always wondered what the "K/G" designation meant. Nobody knew back then. Even Rome Plow Company did not know recently. But, they DID know the letters stood for the names of the inventors. That gave me somewhere to start. The "K" was for Kissner, and the "G" was for Green. K/G = Kissner/Green. Mr. Kissner's son and Mr. Green's daughter were married, if I am tracing their names correctly. Mr. Kissner (the father), Mr. Kissner (the son), and Mr. Green (the in-law) held the early patents on the shear blade. Apparently, the design was so successful that the Rome Plow Company bought the rights to it. So, now I know...

Check this out... http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/o/orrville/orrville.htm

I remember a green single-axle tractor like that operating in Buncombe county back in the '90s (also pulling a lowboy). Wonder if... Sorry. I meant the truck was blue, not green. Not sure what I was thinking about there. It was a medium-dark blue color. The owner did a good bit of small-medium dozer work around the county.

The R I drove all those years ago had an extension on the main (right) stick. It was a 5" or so long gizmo made with stacked colored rings. Seems like it was yellow and green. The compound (left) stick had a regular ball on it. One day, I was digging around in the cab and found another one (red and blue, I believe) that had a piece of the shifter broke off in it. Looks like somebody broke that one off, and just had the larger diameter of the stick threaded, and stuck a ball with a bigger hole in it on there. Funny thing is that, with the 2 different heights, that thing was almost perfect. The compound was right there when you dropped your hand on it, and the main was just enough taller to grab onto without bumping the compound with your arm. What did Bob Ross call them? Happy little accidents. I'm kinda like you, Bob. Sorta hate to cover up brand new switches. When I was working on mine a few years back, I actually found the right switches (even the right terminals) at a local NAPA store. Kinda surprised me.

Like Jo-Jo said...

That's one of those I have seen pictures of, seen brochures on, but never actually laid eyes on in person. Hope it goes to a good home.

Beautiful! Just freakin' beautiful!

I like the idea of painting underneath the joints first, and then painting the entire assembly later. Gives protection in the joints, like he said, and the final paint won't have any scratches or dings from attaching bits and pieces after paint. I get it. Like they used to say, "loooking goood"!

Usually because some numbskull jerked on it too hard! Really, really tough axles. We also used Spicer U-joints, and carried a set of those with us. You could do a lot of repairs on-site if you had a few spare parts. All we had were spoke wheels, too. So, they were super easy to change with basic hand tools. Not as much torque required as on a disc wheel. By the way, really enjoyed some of your last pics, Paul.

Look at this old thread...

I have seen 44's with both the "integrated flange" on the axle and with the "double splined" axle you describe. Loved the look of the cone cap on the double splined setup. Most of the Macks we had when I was a young man had the double splined axes, and we carried spare axle shafts in the cab with us. Changed out one or two on the side of the road. Sometimes getting the broken bit out of the rear could be a pain. usually involved removing the other side and poking a broom handle through the carrier!

Oh, hell! Here we go again!

Can't wait to see the next pics!

As of right now, it looks like Brad's show is a "go" for September 11-12, 2021. At Red Wolf Farm, not at Brad's farm.

What he said...