Freightrain

Good job!

Ok, someone actually took a video of my truck at the truck show last weekend while we had the truck pulls Sunday!!! Kinda cool. I went 297 ft, which was 2nd place of the three single axle trucks. First place went to Bill Peters KW, which has a 290 Cummins in it. He went 335ft. Another Pete broke ring/pinion at 271ft for third place. For only 180 hp I think I fared pretty well. I pulled in 2nd direct. http://s3.photobucket.com/user/Freightman/media/100_1408_zps4fff32a7.mp4.html

Paul....you shoulda seen the look I got last fall when I needed points/condensor for my '64 Galaxie. Been 13 yrs since I put the last set in, finally needed new ones. Surprisingly Azone actually had a set?

And a reason why I don't really post anything on Facebook. I lurk around, but don't say much. Not that I'm not friendly, but just not a talker on there.

Mine let got at the top of second gear(6K rpm). Shook real bad. That big piece of counterweight at the back of the crank that was still attached to the flywheel had to finishing turning before the shake went away. Crank was in FIVE pieces, all the way up to the center thrust bearing. Front half was just fine LOL!!

I'll be there in ALL my glory. Hoping the sun gods are on our side!

Broke camshaft...............Pfffft........childs play................ My 428 back in 2000. That bend up rod on the right? I had to take the cap off(laying next to rod) as it was still hooked to a piece of crank. It was NOT going to let go, no matter, no how. Proudly kneeling by my mess:

I did the same back in '96 with my new F350 dually. Had brand new flaps with diamond plates on the bottom. Back onto buddy's shop parking lot one Saturday and ripped the whole shebang off. Dammit! Like usual..........now that you screwed it up once, you don't have to be so careful anymore

Overloaded with "sailboat fuel"......................he's gunno burn the clutch up getting that load moving LOL!!

My trailer is a fifth wheel. It originally was a goose and I took the plate off the truck and made my own ball hitch. I then switched it over to a pin and put the plate back on. Much easier to hook/unhook. I've actually seen trucks with gooseneck balls mounted behind the fifth wheel plate(giving them the option of either kind of trailer). I'm guess it matters none for overall weight rating and having too little front axle weight. My truck is still 6K lbs on the front axle empty and with no power steering..........it never gets "light" to steer LOL!!! The pin weight is 3K lbs, but the trailer weight is 14K lbs. It is apparent you've never driven a stock B model LOL!! Sorry, not poking fun, but there is no real acceleration capability of these trucks. 180 hp is just slow and steady

Fixed or sliding fifth wheel? My guess the sliding would be something you would figure out as you use it. Knowing how much weight each slot equates to on the front axle weight. A fixed? Not sure how the factory decides where it should be put? I suppose they do some math and put it close to where the front axle would max out with maximum GCVW(gross combined vehicle weight). My .02 on the subject.

Going from a poor memory, but pretty sure mine is 517 axle. Maybe I'll pull my brackets and redrill them. My trailer is only 3000# on the pin, so I'm light.

I know my fifth wheel is only a couple inches forward of the rear axle. How far forward should it be? Not that I'll ever put a big load on it, but curious to know where anyone else puts theirs?

When I get in those situations, I keep an eye on my driverside mirror and keep my trailer just off the yellow line(or whatever is over there). If I keep it tight there, I have no worries about the other side running into anything. Throw in some rain, night time and those ridiculous projector headlights coming at you....then I get nervous. The g/f usually just closes her eyes because she thinks all kinds of bad things are going to happen. Pfffft, nothing to it. What was bad a couple years ago on the PA turnpike, they were using all cones to control what lane you used. Running around a bend, in the rain/dark you lost your way real quick if you looked too far ahead. The cones just all mushed together and you couldn't tell where you were suppose to be.

Have a great weekend! I have a points race on Saturday, so that leaves me out for Macungie.........again.

Hmmm, I missed something..............there was no B model? Hmmm, maybe I'll reclick the link LOL!!

Vent hose? Is that like the overflow line from the top of the radiator? I'm not sure what the differences are between your military 673 and my civilian 673? If no one else chimes in, can you post a picture of hoses?

That is SWEET!!!! Got a race this weekend, but that show is a bit far for me anyway.

With history of gasser back then, I am thinking you won't get 4-5 mpg rolling downhill empty. Put a trailer behind it with a crawler and you will not make much headway very quickly. I know a local fellow with a gasser B model with 510ci motor. It goes through fuel faster then a hole in the tank can leak it. It also won't pull a grade over 35 mph with his little 20ft flatbed doubles behind it. Slow, real slow. My old 673 pulls my 14K lb trailer okay. My 2000 PSD Ford would run circles around it(that is what I used to use).

Welcome aboard. Nice find. Are you planning on repowering it? That lil gas pot might be a bit slow on the draw compared to your newer Dodge.

Brooks, Oregon show? Straightstack.com was their website I think. Have to do a little Youtube seach to find the other videos. For the life of me I can't think of the title they use??????

That is why I buy the old ones. Mine is a 1978 4K unit similar to the one on the cart.

Dan didn't bring the Aussie model?