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The valve on the end of the motor might be sticky. It reverses the air pressure to move it back and forth. Could just need some clean up. Mine "worked", but was slow and random. With some attention they work like rapid fire now. I know most guys just want to get rid of them, but with some maintenance I think they do fine. Little more cantankerous then electric, but not horrible.

That sightliner is a real Rube Goldberg of a truck. Strange how they take a cab from one model and mold it into something else. Like the Ford Two story Falcon, the Highbinder, and likely a few others I can't say right now.

Make sure the air feed line to the motor is good(or the feed to the valve on the dash). Had mine get old and crusty/hard and would not pass air well. New line and WOW....they run like the devil!

Yup, just got a call from a buddy, heard it went $6200? Whatever. The old Ford wrecker went about $6500. It looked pretty decent. Low mileage and didn't look like a rust bucket full of bondo.

Now that's a highway machine right there. 18 mpg?? That near beats out any new car today LOL!! Very cool! I can see a 440 and a 833 in that LOL!!!! But I'm a sick kind person that likes a bench seat and a 4 gear.

Well, no worry here, it ain't in my driveway. I found time to run down about 10:45 Saturday morning. They had about 3 city blocks roped off, I parked and wandered down. They were working on the tools inside the old station. All the trucks were parked off to the side by the new building. It was 28* out, nippy, and I wasn't going to wait around to see what happened. I left and went to lunch with my Saturday group. Funny, I opened the passenger door to look inside again, the right fuel tank and rocker panel were covered in rust pieces from people closing the door all morning LOL!! I lifted the mat and the floor wasn't pretty. It was filled with junk previously so I couldnt look. The bottom back of cab was missing about 2-3" up, you could see the mount area. The truck is rough, like I was told years ago. I tried to read the pump number, but couldn't see it well enough to figure out what motor? Not sure if 673 with turbo or 711 with turbo? It was painted some gawd forsaken blue/green color(ugh). I suppose if no one actually knows what it went for, a call to Kiko this week sometimes might find some information from their records.

Tell him it's an adjustable carrier bearing LOL!!!

I gotta agree, if that was my new toy sitting in the driveway................I'd be wear'n it out too. Jeez, all my toys have been around for 15-20 yrs. Guess I need to find something new to buy to get me excited?? I used to drive my B everywhere, 10 yrs ago. It's kinda lost it's appeal and it more work then worth sometimes.

I heard Homer Simpson........................................................................... "DOH" I wanna see who lays claim to hooking the chain?

Pics? Never heard of it, but again I wasn't involved back then.

I have most of the movies, and enjoy them all. Can't really pinpoint one as best. Just depends on my mood.

Saturday, March 02, 2013 Chattel: 10:30 AM - Real Estate: 12:00 PM I'm cornfused. I would guess that everything is going before the property? Or they keeping the trucks til after?

Looks great. I'm thinking of putting something like that in a few areas of my cab(where I can get it to stick anyway). Anything to kill the drone/cut the noise. Man, I'm SOOOO jealous of these nice, clean, rustfree cabs!!!!!

Yup, I've always loved Dilbert!

Welcome to the site. Can you determine where the leak is coming from on the treadle? The valve itself or a maybe a fitting?

Well, I stopped and saw it today. Ugh, it's not real purdy up close. Got a turbo motor, but doors are bad, cab is rough, towing bed is ehhhh? Some holes in it. Lots of bodywork was done many years ago, lucky it was kept dry. I'm going to try to get there next Saturday to see what it brings. I'm thinking it won't go too high unless someone really wants it. Ken also stopped and took pics.

I still have an antenna ROTOR!!! Yup, unhooked my Dish and put a stick on the roof for FREE TV!!!! Yup, the box goes clunk, clunk as it spins around LOL!! I think of the 70's alot anymore. Maybe it wasn't "Better", but sure seems by todays standards. I still remember getting the first fax machine at work and the owners finally being able to go one a one week vacation to Florida. Though we had to fax daily reports down so they could see what was going on. Today, they go for 3-4 months at time LMAO!!! Times have changed. I still have the company "Bag phone" in my office. Just a little reminder. Man, what the last 25 yrs have changed in the world.

I have a metal shed that came with a big bag'o screws. Man, what a bitch that was.....LOL!! Even worse when we had a big storm and a 12ft tree limb fell 40ft and went through the roof DOH!! Speaking of 10 million screws: There is a redhead talking to a blonde. The redhead says "I just screwed a Brazilian". The blonde says " You whore" with a puzzled look on her face. Then the blonde asks "How many is a Brazilian?"

^^This. I turned my Dish off over a year ago> I haven't miss ONE of these totally rediculous shows yet. Ugh, the humanity.

We have a very famous saying here at work. "I didn't think it'd hold" LMAO!!! A shipping guy at work, 20 yrs ago, sent a salesman off in the company pickup with a part strapped to a skid. Salesman didn't make the onramp and the part fell off skid and slid over to side of truck bed. He came back and shipper said "I didn't think it'd hold"> WTF?? Why did you send it out for?? Oh, the humanity.

It's bad when you try to hap hazardly try to scratch out the name on the picture. Nothing like saying "I'm stealing this" LOL!! He would have been better to save and crop the picture at least it would have not been so blatantly noticable

Nope, same contact numbers: CALL Charles 602-300-5851 charles 602 3oo585l First on says buddy's truck(thus the wrong model/year). Looks like "buddy" then put it up also. Very clean sleeper model! Don't find them very often.

Yup, that's him. Been to Stuart, Fla once back 25 yrs ago. Stayed at Marina Point, it was owned by Bill Haines of Haines company(maker of Criss cross directory). Right on the Inland waterway, stayed up at the Penthouse. Glass walls in the bathroom, you could watch the boats as you were on the crapper!!! LOL!!! Bill was friend of friend and we spent a weekend at his place. His headquarters is right here in N. Canton, Ohio. Just few miles from my house.

Last summer I checked on new 22.5's for front of my truck, as I thought maybe mine were junk. Ugh, was going to be about $400 each out the door. HOLY crap!! I paid $250 each back in 2002.

There's a fellow in the ATHS that is in Florida, someplace. He's a big GMC fan, Generals and Crackerboxes. Goes by Crackerbox Bob on ATHS site.