Freightrain

Torsion bar suspension. It has about a 5ft long bar going to each wheel. Unique set up for sure. Not too popular anymore due to lack of parts for them and if they were not maintain(greased) they got tore up pretty good.

Mine is the actual 4" square tube that fits in the neck. I think it was about $150.

That is one of the BEST truck shows I think anyone could put on. Too bad it doesn't take off down here somewhere? The only thing that scares me is the half azz jersey barrier placement and the crowd being 5ft from a truck coming at them at ?? mph. Anything stupid goes wrong and I can see lots of problems. Thus why they don't do it in the sue happy US.

Been there, when I was 10. Hope things go well for you.

Then sell it for mulch and make a buck on it.

Could you IMAGINE if the fellow getting it on video was about 10 seconds ahead of schedule?? OMG!! It is tragic and I just consider how much worse it "could have" been. Just think a school bus load of kids crossing that bridge...........or something along those lines.

CORRECT ANSWER!!!! (and one of my favorite lines, as I use it myself sometimes)

Well, at least you got it apart. Now to find a spring. The thing I would wonder is if you could find a set and replace them all now. It could be a fluke or it could be the start of something.

I had local hose shop make up new lines for mine way back when just because. Of course now I don't have that set up anymore since I got a spin on style mount from an R model.

Might get away with just pulling the spring and just replacing it. As long as it didn't bend the valve. Have to diagnois it more.

Welcome to the forums. Governor bad? Kinda like your shop compressor it tells it when to pump. It reads pressure in system, when it gets to preset number it pushes on unloader valve(so the pump just spins free). Once the pressure drops it kicks it back in again. Typically when a governor goes bad gives you those symptoms. We're talking a $15 part at local truck parts store. Just replaced mine on the B a few months ago. It was getting erratic and sometimes only getting to 60# of pressure. Looks like this:

Ohio prints your license while you wait(couple minutes).

I run Rotella 15w40, and I think that is pretty common for everyone no matter the climate. The filter will depend on if you have THREE lines or only TWO from the bottom of the filter canister.

KInda like the Chevy malibu back in the early 80's. Use it up before the rear frame falls off(along with the bummper). It was common to see bungie cords holding up the bumpers to the deck lid.

Typical any 80-90's Ford truck the paint bubbles on the frame and then rots bad from under the paint(just like the oil pans back then). No matter how clean you try to keep it. My '89 came from S. Carolina and I oil spray it heavily once a year and it is still clean underneath. Messy, but no rust. Did the doors, under bed, tailgate, hood, fenders. It has oil slime coming out everywhere..............but it will NEVER rust. It is likely the cleanest looking '89 running around Ohio right now that sees weather all year.

My point. I'm not that heavy, but any kind of grade and I'm slowing to a crawl and lots of gear changing.

Dammmm, and I was just going to get lunch.

It will get you there, but very slowly compared to anything late model. I drag my stuff around with 180 hp. It gets there, but don't be in a hurry or find any big hills.

Ron Knarr(NEO ATHS member) has a Freighliner COE with a Big Al in it. If you look in your WOT, you'll see Bill Johnson standing beside it in the picture he uses for his column.

Oh brother.........................

Is that a "coozie" or a "coochie" ??

When I moved to my recent house, I changed out the tub faucet to a nicer unit. While in the living room closet(access panel), I found a car license plate used to cover the hole where the pipes came up from the basement. Oh well, who's gunno see it anyway?? I replumbed the softner after moving in also, they didn't include the line out to the garage and I wanted soft water out there as I fill my race trailer from it. I spent 3 nights trying to get that one fitting to NOT leak(solder joint). I gave up and had a buddy come do it. 20 seconds and it was perfect. I have no issues with soldering, but that one fitting was not going to let me do it. I did learn to use MAP gas instead of regular propane for my handy little torch unit. Much hotter and allows you to solder quicker. I helped remodel my sisters house years ago. I plumbed the whole basement (bathroom), near 50 joints overall and not one leak.

The pic of the side of the loader looks to be a couple kickstand style Macks in the backround? DM? with log loaders?

We have a group in Cleveland that is restoring a steam engine that used to run on the Cuyahoga valley line excursion. Midwest railway preservation society? They have a website and I have been to their round house. They are in cahoots with CSX.

Ditto that, I'd like to convert mine over to budds.