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Yup, figured I have $800+ in a pair. Ugh. Don't really need top of the line, the old ones are Yoko's.

We have a TON of city buses around here that run on NG.

Ya, seem to hear that a lot LOL!! I just know that the $200 I paid for them back in '02 will not be what I pay for them in 2015! These only have about 50K miles on them. Lots of tread, just don't want to trust them as steer tires anymore. Time sure does fly by.

If you are in a spending mood, and need another "kid", my B model could use a pair of steers!! They are dated 14 yrs old and just starting to see weather checks in the sidewalls. Time to replace them as I don't like to have to deal with it at 2am on the side of the highway. The old ones are far from used up and hope to sell them off to someones trailer.

Ahhh, THAT kind of motorboating. (oops)

Pretty cool stuff. The technology today just makes it WAYYY to easy. Just think back even 20 yrs and the early FI and all the headaches trying to get a factory computer to run. Today it is all plug/play.

I'm thinking the sarcasm was being laid on pretty thick.................

Cha ching. Looks good though. Loosing that pass. tank, likely cut your fill up distance in half! One 40 gal tank won't get you far.

Back then, they would just spot weld two panels together with no protection, then paint it on the outside. It would rot from the inside and just fall apart. Even cars back then. The mid 70's they started galvanizing Ford truck inner fenders, as my earlier versions would just rot away and the hood would fall off. Even new cars today, panels rot bad if you don't do something with it. Two year old vehicle with the door jams all corroded. I took the g/f new Jeep and got it oil sprayed. She complained about the smell and the mess all summer(dripping from the seams), but it should stay around for awhile. I do my '89 F150 twice a year myself. It leaves a mess for a week, but I have a gravel driveway.

Ya, after finding out a replacement boot was $75...........I knew I had to find a better way! Lucky I had a couple new Rancho boots in the garage. Though they are only like $9 at Summit Racing.

I'm making headway: I have the bracket somewhat completed but a few details. I have a belt that fits, I'm cutting the hoses to fit. I even started the engine last weekend for a minute to see if the belt is working. So far, so good. I have the condensor mounted under the bunk: The lines are run, just need to cut to length and send them out to get crimped. I also need to get the wiring run to everything. I'm also working on the air steering. The mounting bearing was NLA for the cylinder. I found a similar version, but the OD was smaller. I whipped up a bushing at work and pressed the bearing into it. Worked otu perfect: I needed 1.312 OD, the bearing was 1.188. Installed: I also needed to fix up the original mounting bracket. Since the original bearing was junk, they just drilled the bracket to 3/4" and stuck a bolt through. I fixed that with some bushings also. The bushings also space the cylinder to the middle of the bracket. The original kit had just spacers, but I just made it all one piece. Perfect!! I have it all hung under the truck. I'm working on getting the added air tank mounted to the frame and lines run. I also got the flipper valve mounted inside the truck. I had space next to the CB, over the a/c unit. I made a bracket and milled the opening to fit just like they do in the dash. Just need to label it in some manner.

Yup, throw a hood on it and instantly is a GTO. I see a battery shut off in the right corner. Musta been someone's race car at one time(battery in truck mandates a shut off). Likely why it sat under a shed for all these years with no motor in it. The ol 326 gave up the ghost!!

Facebook has a page for everyone. I'm on a wagon page and you should see some of the 80's stuff that is still around. Nice shape too.

Get Tools Out! Looks like that one lived under an old shed for a few decades.

You too Ken? I don't ever walk into deals like that. I have a friend that does. I'm never in the right place at the right time.

We've got Quad dump trailers around Ohio. Almost as short as that with all the axles they can fit. East Manufacturing makes them, they are local to me. By the looks of the trailer you posted, I don't think the fifth wheel separates.

So we're basically talking a trash truck type vehicle. What variety of Mack came in those typically?

Back in the early days we had Sprint here at work(I loved the push to talk). I used to head south of town and loose all service. I asked why...........and all they could say was the animal count was higher then human and they said no need to put up towers. Wonderful. I now have Verizon. Much better service around here. My Sprint would not work in my house. Had to go outside to make a call. My ATT DSL got shut down in my area. I had to "upgrade" to Uverse. It is cheaper then DSL and a bit quicker. They tried to wrap me into a bundle but told them my antenna works just fine on the roof and don't need their phone service either. Tom, if I did alot of driving, Sirius would likely be back on my list. I hate chasing radio stations, but anymore I have tons of music on my phone so I can listen to it instead.

I would say that one on Ebay is for a drivers side starter. It would surely not fit a B model> Too long. But the motor portion looks just like the one I have. Auction says "5 available". If you know someone that ran air start...you could make some easy money on it. Wonder if Barry could tell us what it is suppose to fit? New Ingersoll Rand air starter p/n 131SG1

My g/f got Sirius with her new Jeep a few years ago. After 6mo of free, she went ahead with a year sub. When it came up, she mumbled around with the person on the phone. That person then said "so you want to cancel?"...in a kinda sarcastic voice. Karen then said "yes". She got transfered to another person and got it 1/2 off for a year. So she did that every year. You just need to say "cancel" and you get the royal treatment. She has finally cancelled it. I too had it for a few years, then cancelled it. I had Dish for about 15 yrs. I finally got tired of paying for crap and cancelled it. I then turned off my home phone line so that NO ONE can call and harass me to join back up. Though I used to get fliers in the mail constantly for about a year. I don't really miss it. I just watch old reruns on antenna. Now with my smart TV, I watch Youtube videos on the big screen! When the commercials for that stuff come on and they state you can spend $10K in 10 yrs to watch TV........it really hits home. Could you imagine maybe 30 yrs ago telling someone you would be paying $1000 a year to watch TV? Uh, the humanity.

Unloader valve is cheap(like $15). If it is old just replace it. My b had same issues last summer. Put new unloader and all is good.

$150 is not bad in my opinion for a new air starter. Even if it was electric. I'm learning as I get to installing one on my b model. Mine came with a manual valve. Updated versions use a solenoid valve activated by push button on dash.

"Like a good neighbor state farm is there"......................oops. "You're not covered" LOL!!

Ya, I actually finally took the deck off the tractor Saturday morning and installed the plow mount. Guess I'm ready for snow now??? I'd take 2ft of snow instead of -15* wind chill. Yardo, if I had some kinda of monster 4x4 truck of some nature.........I'd be out having fun with it.

Nice one Ray. Bring it to Ashland so I can check it out!