Freightrain

Tragic. My condolences to you and your friends family.

Lots of old clapped out junkers(not rat rods either) running around here with Historical plates on them. Yup, that is the way we will loose them.

Owned by John Doll.

Agree, I have historical tags on 3 vehicles. I drive them when I want to(work, play, whatever). As long as you don't get some uppity Barney Fife trying to make a name for himself or drive it the same place for many days in a row I don't sweat it. Let them try to prove I wasn't doing something "official" with it. I think mostly, like Harry says, they are more interested in seeing them then complaining about them. Just two weeks ago I hauled my bunk across town on a trailer. Then Thurs I hauled a bobcat to install the bunk.

When I changed oil filters on the 237 this spring, the std filter at Mack was not the same number as last year? I had to ask to make sure it was going to fit. It did. No issues with it, same basic filter with a new part number. Still pretty cheaply prices compared to a std car filter(FL1A is like $8) and I got this big Mack filter for $7? I'm still running the same coolant filter. Didn't really think with the mileage I put on that I need to change that every spring. Doing the oil is kinda moot, but I figure I'll give it some lovin'.

Robert, I'm still working on getting a front axle for Budds. I have the hubs for the rear axle already. I just got a donation of some KBS paint to help spiff up the old spokes. Hope to get to that in a few weeks? Should brighten that up a bit from the 15 yrs of crusty spray bomb paint and dirt. HarryB, yes it is Neway. I put new bags, bushings and shocks on it. It doesn't ride horrible bobtail, but the only thing that really helped was the added 5ft I put in the frame. You can't really cut the air pressure to the bags to soften them. It's like a tire, low air just lowers the right height. Basically you can't lower the pressure without lowering the ride height. The leveling valve doesn't allow that to happen. What some people mention is a "ping tank". Basically an air tank tied into the bags with a large line for easy flow and that added air gives a better right(softer) since it has more volume to compress. I've never done it, as I never really bobtail it much anymore. With the trailer, it rides nice. I basically always take my race trailer with me on any kind of trip just for ride quality. HarryS. I can't make Mudcungie(lol) as my local Ashland show is that weekend and I'm on the committee so I kinda have to be there. Someday I might make it over there? I'd like to. Selfless plug for the show: Ohvintrkjam.com

If you have a hard time fitting a "short" B model in your garage.............a COE is a no go! LOL!! I'm kinda stuck in the same scenario. I really wanted an A model KW. I'd have to remove the horns and clearance lights to get one to fit in my 10ft door.

Having to crawl over those fenders.............keeps ya thin!!! At least it has for me LOL!!

I've taken my B over to Lowes before. Plenty of "Deer in headlight" looks......

Well, it's finally back on. Looking pretty good again. Friend did a nice job fixing up the little rash marks and making it white again. I still have some details to finish up, but it's bolted on.

Is it common practice to just let a new diesel engine idle for 3 hrs for break in? Was there an oil pressure gauge? Wonder if the pump relief stuck open and was not pumping enough.

Welcome to the site. I'm a truck and train guy myself. I have the green steeple cab G scale switcher also. I inherited my fathers G scale stuff he was collecting to build a garden railway. Unfortunately he passed before laying the first spike. I have his HO stuff also. Mostly all 60's vintage steam and diesel equipment. I saw the #4 box cab at the York ATHS National convention. Very cool piece. I know I have a pic somewhere, but I'll reuse the one from above for reference.

True.

I used their products on my new fuel tanks. I like it. The kit is reasonable in my opinion. Denis was very helpful in emails when I asked questions.

Correct. But just for arguments sake, "IF" there was enough volume of ice above the surface, that it "could" actually raise the level. But, like I said, I highly doubt that. The whole scenario with a glass of water hinges on the fact that the ice does not fit well, with all the voids around the cube helps the glass from overflowing when melted. But, if you could stack it high enough over the rim that it could actually overflow when melted.

Only if you could stack enough ice above the top of the glass could it overflow. I don't know who much ice is above the current water line of the continents but I doubt enough to flood everything.

Just got the call. It's painted. No time this weekend to get it mounted, so late next week is better.

I had to laugh this morning, the whole leaving the clean air agreement crap was getting covered by Matt Lauer on the Today show. Matt was drilling this Director of Commerce guy just trying to make it into a great tragedy that we bowed out. The guy simply stated: "You make it sound like it is just because Obama started it, that makes it right"? Matt didn't know what to say. They just wanted to make it so that everything thinks Trump is wrong. I'm so tired of the crap.

Cab is too crusty to paint. Not worth it. That is all for another day/month/year. Oh, the front fenders were stripped and painted about 15 yrs ago. They are nice shape.

Well it's all back in one piece and dropped off to the painter on Saturday. Talked yesterday and he says it will be white by Friday. I should be able to pick it up next week sometime. My plan is to get the back of cab opened up again, boot installed on the cab and on my way over to pick up bunk stop at buddies and grab the bobcat on the trailer. Once at painter, I will unload bobcat and install bunk. Once bolted on, load bobcat and return it to friend and go home and finish boot installation on bunk side. Presto-chango I am back in bid-ness.

My g/f still has the ORIGINAL rotary phone in the dining room from her parents. I bought her a cordless phone! She was like WOW....this is cool. I'm like ya, you can actually sit in the living room on the couch and talk on the phone instead of standing in the corner of the dining room. I do remember my phone number from house growing up. That's about it.

Having Ken's truck/pup trailer in my drive way has me thinking of having something just like that! The 28ft pup is too short for my use, but something along the lines of that moving van would be better. Something mid 30's in length would allow my car and 4wheeler plus room to sleep and have bathroom. Hmmmmm.

I still have the original glass in mine, the covers are nice but my bases are junk. I will likely just rebuild them the best I can when the time comes.