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How about it guys. I am aware of a 359 that has that mileage. 13,161 to be exact! I'm told that the 3408 was a POS. " Fuel hog-certainly by todays standards and also had crankshaft problems". And to the skeptics-trust me -unusual situation, I sat in this thing-a true hangar queen, barn find- whatever. I'm thinking this is worth a lot of money as a truck you would put in service but others with far more knowledge than I say it is s nice "antique"- not a truck you would want to run inspite of no def, no computers etc etc.- all the reasons that made me think it was a better deal than a new truck. Fire away. And again-for real. Not..." I know a guy whose uncle has a friend who has....blah blah"
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Rest in peace. We can only hope some day they will have a handle on the dementia/Alzheimer issue.
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Time to fix up the R600
Red Horse replied to 66dc75's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
Rich- And new color is??? -
Very nice-and what is your typical load?
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Connecticut Construction Trucks
Red Horse replied to BKrois's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
Hah-you are gettin old pal-what took you so long 😎 -
Thx for posting Hippy. Never been to museum but hope to. I think WOT had a good story on Coles not that long ago. In any case its safe to say there have been a lot of good things said about him.
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Connecticut Construction Trucks
Red Horse replied to BKrois's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
And he is in fact an antique as well🤣 -
Connecticut Construction Trucks
Red Horse replied to BKrois's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
And he is in fact an antique as well🤣 -
Hah-judging by "slicks" this is now running qtr mile at Epping?😎
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To any club members who check this site, be advised meeting Sat at Pop's Garage is canceled. Bob
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Wow-if that is a 94 they never took it out in the rain-or snow!
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Per WSJ editorial today....."A trial was expected in 2020 though more than 99% of defendants in Japan are convicted." Sounds like a very good reason to..."get outta Dodge" Another interesting comment, was that the guy who was key in getting Ghosn out-Hiroto Saikawa, was himself dumped by the Nissan board in September as they discovered he had taken "improper stock-based performance compensation in 2013". Have to wonder if this issue and the attention it will receive will lead to some big changes in Japan.
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And most important and in keeping with the the theme of this thread- Merry Christmas and good health to all in the coming year👍
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Here you go Vlad- nothing like you probably have but 25" to date. And for you New England guys, different view of the Fairgrounds at Lancaster. No show trucks in this shot! Maybe we will break the 140+ inches of a couple of years ago- that year we had very little until mid January then it was at least one big storm a week for the next two months. And apologize for upside down view. I went to my "photos" and flipped the shot. Said..ah ha-got this figured out....wrong!🙄
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Ok-where are you in the video? If you are going to be famous, we have to be able to id you😎
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Do believe you nailed that-talk about a big rock crushing site!
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All good and valid points-including your last one. Did I vote for him? Yes. Will I vote for him again? Given what options we see now, for sure. Do I like him ? No! He IMO too often does come across as an arrogant, self centered jack ass who just likes to put himself in the limelight. But in my career did I work with people like that? As peers or subordinates? yes. But the key always was, did they deliver in terms of results? Yes or no. That is what counts. And at this point I have to say for sure he has delivered-for sure when you compare 8 years under BO. And having said that do I worry about him having the red phone on his desk? I do but again look at the options before us- are there any of them who would make me comfortable? No. I keep saying- "when are his handlers going to get him in control?" Case in point-last night another dumb ass performance when he played to the galleries when he shit on Dingell who ..."might be looking up". Implying he was in hell. and his comments that ..."I ordered the flags at half staff when he died and his wife called me up and was so grateful" . Then he proceeds to rip her a new AH because she voted for his impeachment. The message he put out.." I did something for her (lowered the flag)-and she voted against me" uh? quid pro quo?? What you would expect from a little rich kid whose daddy gave him a grub stake of a million. And who was always in the background running interference for Jr. Says he grew up in the construction business. Really? In his book he talked about when he took over the construction of the ice rink for the city he had .."the cement trucks lined up". Uh Donald, real construction guys know that "cement" is an ingredient that when added to sand and stone makes that wonderful product known as "concrete". By the way I drove one of those "cement" trucks- 104,000 lbs gross of portland cement -beautiful R Model and a Heil dry bulker!Insert other media He should win in a landslide with the clowns that I see on the debate tonight running against him. But I fear his continual juvenile attitudes will have too many people voting against him-just because he is so phony and arrogant. Maybe someone should have him spend some time watching tapes of Reagan in action. He might learn something. And last thought- I have seen videos of interviews he did 20 or 30 years ago. Perhaps he should look at those as well as in my mind he came across as a sensible guy who checked his ego at the door before he did the interview. Results will be forgotten when people-in particular women voters, cast their vote. At least as I see it...Fire away!
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Paul, Not a pump but a conveyor system. Amazing machine. Ive used for placing crushed stone on containment dikes. Two guys-one running loader charging the hopper and the operator with a remote box up on top of the dike controlling placement. biggest issue is you need if my memory serves me right over 20ft of clear area as outriggers telescope out- And also the daily rate$$$. but it sure beats a lot of other methods-cost effective for the right job. Not sure they are competitive though with concrete pumps. You can get pump trucks today that I think can exceed120'-in vertical reach that is-not sure about horizontal reach. Both however sure beat the old days of a long stick crane and concrete buckets!
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Hah-chains on a Boss! That would make a good picture. Bet you would like to have Uncles Boss now!
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Well I qualify to post here because for sure I am "Old". While if I had to identify as a truck guy I would say I was a Mack/Ford guy but also when I look at what I drove I would have to add International. After flunking out of college my freshman year I had to take a year off to make up credits at night school. While doing that I got a job with a building contractor and was the primary driver of a 1961 B-182 International. 345 V-8, 5 and 2. There was NOTHING synchronized about this 5 speed but I learned how to drive on an uncles 48 Ford F-5 dump and I have to say I drove this Binder like it truly was a ten speed. The truck had a 24,000 lb GVW plate, a 6/8 yard Galion body, 9:00 x 20 rubber and juice brakes. But I would routinely carry 12 ton of asphalt or graded base-or "process" as it was called in Conn and other than the tires and the brakes ,it could have handled more!. After my year full time, I couldn't wait for June to roll around when I would get back into it during the summer.
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Sikaflex? In yellow/red tube? Sika is a US company that makes great concrete restoration/preservation products. Same company?
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Beauty-looks like all it needs is another 2 or 3 ft. of CA!
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Too bad- you should be-a start up like that should have people on board with history and connections in back of them. It's one thing to market a new product. It's another to have people in that organization that have a history that makes it easy for industry people to connect with. Not everyone likes dealing with "brilliant" newcomers who have no clue and no connection with what that "old logo" means. Like Robert Duval said..."I love the smell of naplam in the morning". I wonder if the marketers at Autocar could pass the sound test? "Is it a Cummins? Mack ? or Detroit.??
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Mack Truck Collectibles
Red Horse replied to MackSTL68's topic in Mack Scale Model and Diecast Corner
Glad I have company-see pix I did the other day on Mass Construction Trucks. Sometimes they come out ok, other times a 90 degree rotation- same phone, same Mack Book -I give up. -
Mass Construction Trucks
Red Horse replied to BKrois's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
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