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blackdog2

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  1. There was 3 Joe ( Jack ) Barone from N branford bought them from Interstate oil paving out of Wallingford CT they bought new .I have the original body for that truck.
  2. Go from the front they are predrilled to the rear of the cab done a lot of them we double them all out to 204 inch with 42 ft trailers to get 80,000 and 12000on the front end.
  3. You will have to figure your length from front axle to rear axle and look at federal hiway chart . Here in Conn the weight goes on a tag along you pay hi reg fees any goose neck trailers its on the towing unit reg . I sold a M S 200 water tank to a construction company they filled it with water and loaded on a tag along well lets put it this way the trailer pick up the triaxle and went for ride for 700 feet before it stop no damage but a lot sh%t and sweat.
  4. Sounds like to much snifff in the morning.
  5. My 2001 had a problem with the Jacobs mack had change the oil pump to a higher volume pump it solve the problem the other fix was the external oil lines.WE didn't have to go that rout .Its has 430000 miles
  6. They are filling old gravel pits back up with fill and they are charging a100.00aload for the tipping fee here in Connecticut.
  7. I work for a rigging company that had trailers double drop with removable goose neck that had air over hydraulic legs that could be used on any trailer but was slow process.
  8. That would be a A.S.F American steel foundry . I had driver hook up to trailer in NY made several del. in Conn. and hit bump and loose the trailer . You could see where the pin was sitting on top of the jaw .
  9. Work on a u model for thirty years three different company's and you loose your love quick then go out and buy 3 DM600.
  10. Colors come from Greek flag Ive painted 40 or 50 trucks in the 70 80s .
  11. Joe Jimmo is always looking for good towing company.
  12. Back in the late 80's they bought 30 superliners .
  13. The Tomlinson Bridge put them under after finding the two previous buried there.
  14. All but check the deph of the hole and in stall the flex plates.
  15. The late 80s had problems with the bolts not long enough and yanking a section of the block out . Ive change a lot of them . They do sell a bolt kit .
  16. Aha Foxon concrete Lenard pipe F.P RYAN raul Dondi and thats the other side of the coin.
  17. Bozzuto use to run macks in their 300 plus fleet but they went to Ford Sterling Kenworth Freightliner they started a yard for picking parts because they cant sell the Sterling.
  18. When i was 16 1978 we went Disney then to Bourbon street that was one weird place then to Nashville then back to normal.
  19. Going back 20 plus years Milford Conn a commuter train hit a Akerman on a low bed stuck . 30 years ago i was working for a company we had driver with A frame trailer get hung up on RT7 in Norwalk Conn . the driver ran down the track to stop the train but the engineer wave back and several min later they hit at full speed nothing survived train truck trailer wall panels .We also had driver with bulk trailer pulled out to close his dome cover at Howes cavern NY he jump off the top trailer and watch the truck & trailer get destroyed .
  20. Usually right by the clutch pedal is the sensor the buzzer is right above .
  21. That would be the Mayflower truck stop and Mayflower Kenworth . They had several employees selling at discount out the back door tires batteries oil . When they finally closed they found a diesel tank leaking bad . Bridge Haven Ford was behind Secondis Bro s they sold all the parts and chassis to U.P.S and when they broke away they bought all of his UPS inventory and all the trailers are bought from Atlantic star trailers in Cheshire Conn.
  22. Alot of states are looking for the weak point spring , tire rating ,brake lining,17000lbs to 23000lbs ratings front axle 9000 12000 14300.lbs also they making you install the controls on the out side of the cab
  23. At 22 mill that's a lot pay roll must be a good union pay for 280 jobs.279 bosses 1worker with a lot different hats
  24. Conn. 4.199 a gallon know back in 1993 rack price.89 a gallon but the rate has gone up much. The state federal gov get 4 times the tax money
  25. Genovese Con. Barret Con. Milford Barrel, Schewerrman Bulk Car, Carrano Express, Taylor &Taylor, Flexi Van truck rental, New Haven truck rental, Stop &Shop, Ryder truck rental
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