Freightrain

Been going to that show for many years. The NEO chapter of ATHS has our monthly meeting and bring lots of trucks for display purposes. Larry Kotkowski is an ATHS member and owns Lakeside. Very cool show, lots of noise/smoke. More then dozen cable shovels, half dozen Euclid type dumps moving around. Food, tours of the grounds. Bring the family. I should be be there, look me up. Sorry Vinny, no U models. Too new for this show LOL!!! Here are some random shots I have from years past.

Those early Dodge Cummins were pretty miserly on fuel. I don't doubt you'll get 20+ on the highway. Our shop has '95 F250/PSD and it gets an easy 20+ mph on the highway with 3.73 gears. It has 250K miles on it.

I hate driving on roads that have slush/ice built up inbetween the lanes. As shown, it only takes one millisecond for it to go ALL WRONG. Sad what happened. The world will never know WHY it happened(on phone, texting, or just day dreaming). Speculate all you want. Lost an employee last week, died in his sleep. We are all still stunned, been a 25 yr employee, hired right after me. LIfe if precious. How's that song go........"Live like I was dieing"

I know Aetna had an office next to my buddies machine shop for years. It closed some time ago and the little building torn down. I remember the sign. Looks like sign says Warren, Ohio which is about 45 minutes east of me. Would be neat to tinker with. Even if to not restore, but just make it run again.

Well, that does not seem to be the case for EVERY car...................

Could you imagine if they had U models?? They would be leaning to the right side!!! LOL!!!

Wow....that's cool. Didn't think both handles were air shifted? Very unique set up. Bet you had to be very "ginger" with it to get it to shift smoothly? Wonder how much "feel" you have in the controls? Wonder if you could bolt that onto any Triplex? If it still worked right, wonder if you could transplant it into a B Model or something like that. Make up a console to hold the controls. That would be really different!

Sorry to hear this Dan. I remember seeing his truck in one of Lindseys videos.

I have a pair of gallon milk jugs I put on my pipes to keep water out if it has to sit outside for a period of time. Usually just hit the button and make the exhaust pop them off so I just have to pick them up instead of climbing up to get them! Some of the show guys take coffee cans and put yard sticks on them so they can hang them on their tall pipes. I'm not that fancy LOL!!

Sounds good Vinny.

Um.........I'm thinking more along the lines of "spaghetti"......................

Mines kinda stiff when cool. My lil brownie box is the same and it's only got fresh 50wt oil in it.

I like it. I like the trailer!! Like I have any need for it. Looks decent.

Til my back stops ach'n, that's my plan. Don't work to well as I got too much crap to do. Been putting off getting tranny back in race car(groan), but went and wrestled that prick back in today. Good to finish off the rest of the stuff I need to do AFTER tranny is back in. Does it ever end?????? Maybe tomorrow?

Hmmmm, I want one of those quiet models(inverter style). Got a nice Yanmar 3700 watt diesel I want to trade off. Got a new Northern Tool catalog the other day, got a new brand inverter type, priced reasonable(compared to Hondas). Been dreaming, but just haven't taken the plunge yet.

Don't cha just love it when something falls in your lap like that?? Makes you just smile

Put new tie rods on last fall. King pins should still be good. Did them years ago and don't get alot of miles. I feel the bounce and see it in the rear mirrors. It literally shakes the whole truck.

I took the truck out or a run the other weekend(truck club meeting), and the bounce is still there about 55-60 mph. No change even with the new rear bushings in the cross beam. I was in the garage this evening and got to poking around and I think I found the root cause. The front bushings in the arms are bad enough I think it is allowing the beam to "bang" up/down on the front mount and this is the bounce I feel in the chassis. It is not as bad with the trailer(with the weight holding everything down). The weather is getting better, so I'm going to get the truck outside so I have room to tear into it. I need to call Cross Truck and see if they have these bushings in stock also. Might have to wait to after Easter weekend as there is too much going on. Time will tell, but I think this is the problem(I hope).

Ditto that. Haven't see a real 6x6 B model in a long time. That would be cool.

Better have: 1) Better aim 2) More bullets ..............then me.

Ben, I have the old painted shell off my truck, might have the old windshields too( I put new glass/rubber in mine a few years ago). I have some boxes of stuff that came with the truck, if you post a list I might be able to help you out. I'm not too far away(Canton, Ohio).

Legal?? Ha!! Who said anything about legal???? "Badges?? We don't need no stink'n badges"

Know'n O-dog, I would assume tabasco or hotter!!

Looks to be a F350, as 250's never came with tandems. 1978 came with round lights, with square optional. In 79 they made them all square headlight. Good ol trucks.

See any cranes ahead of you?? 2 1/2' weight ball is one very large HOOK!!