Red Horse

And this costs...????

well guys correct-there is always two sides to a story-but regardless-this asshole drove for a fair distance with that car hooked up clearly in view of his mirror. So IF you believe he looked in his mirror-bad choice-he was putting everyone else on that road in danger. If he did NOT see him -again bad choice- you are in freeway traffic and you are not checking what is coming up along side you? IMO-either on something or just plain dumb! Lets say the four wheeler did something dumb- as I said, how do you justify putting everyone else in jeopardy as sooner or later that car would become disengaged.

Very good! or as one of our old fleet instructors was quick to say.." stop looking at the bulldogs ass!"

Well last two days have had all kinds of coverage of some A-hole driving a five axle covered wagon with a car hooked up on his trailer. Cars are passing him, blowing horns etc-finally someone pulls in front of this jerk and forces him to stop-says he "never saw the car" which is clearly hanging off the ass end of the trailer. Sad part is .."no charges". Unbelievable- talk about "operating under the influence". How else can you explain this. Cops must have been equally..." under the influence to not charge this idiot with something. Ah- the Smith System of Defensive Driving..."Keep your eyes moving-get the big picture, and know what/who is around you".

And keeping 4WD ???

Well this "fleet manager" must be the owners son in law given the following quote.......The durability factor was evident to us from the beginning,” said Brian Harris, fleet maintenance manager. “With our very first T370, as we were putting the box on it, right away we noticed the frame is built much sturdier than other brands of trucks we’ve owned. Right there, we determined to get more Kenworths. Guess he didn't understand the frame specs when he bought the trucks?

Yawn!

Kevin-the Americans (non- Asians) in the picture are Ford people??

Guy nailed it. Think of the law firms, accountants, software guys etc that derive their living off of this BS. Even if congress tried to get off their ass, would not happen-too many pigs at the trough!

Larry- I am reaching up under truck and the only thin g I feel is the threaded mail end sticking up from trans. Maybe I should raise the body and see if I can see anything else looking in from in back of cab . By the way, in addition to the two inch piece, there is what I would call a thick washer with a beveled top- when it fell out I was not expecting this but I'm guessing the beveled edge goes up against the attaching collar and the flat side goes against the trans.

And what kind of times would that 390 turn? trans? rears? You would probably know this- the '60 Starliner-360 horse-352 or 390?

Kevin-let's hope we get both in the US. A real SUV again- Everest- and something close to original Bronco. Although to TeamsterGrrls's point, If they took the Focus out of MAP because they can't make money on a 25 grand vehicle, what does that say the new Bronco will be. I say kill the Flex (2000 sales a month) and bring on the Everest! And maybe by the time the Bronco is released, my 68 will be back on the road-with the shifter still on the column!

Now THAT is a rare car! 68 390 so it was hydraulic lifters. When I was in high school, friend bought a new 61 Starliner. 390, solids, I believe that was 375 Horse. gave us Ford guys something to smile about!

Interesting to note the use of the A26 in Vietnam. And here we are 45 yrs later and propellers are again getting attention as a cost effective ground support means.

Larry, Matt and Harry S. You guys have convinced me I should do the math and post a chart on my dash-"1500 RPM in X gear= Y MPH"! Well I got underneath it again this afternoon and pulled that two inch connector off the cable-which by the way has no gear on it. I stuck it back into the transmission thinking if gear in trans is okay I would not be able to turn it. spun freely-that says the issue is in the trans??? I should probably post a picture of this "connector as it does not look like anything Matt you have posted.

See you Sunday- let's see think I saw that crab on Discovery just when the guy went overboard!

Well Larry-taking my foot out of mouth now! I thought of your wagon after I posted that-100% Ford guy-just never liked the switch from the 63 to the 64-then loved the 65 "LTD". As for FE's, second new car owned was a 68 Torino GT notchback-rare car-everyone bought fast backs. 428 CJ, C-6 and 4:30's. Car was delivered and company transferred me to Buffalo. First snowfall, put car in drive and it would go sideways! So what is that blower sitting on?

Rich-have a good trip-does this mean you will not be at the bkfst on Sunday? Good choice-yuk yuk. Like that 64 Galaxie-ugliest Ford ever but the 429 sign on air intake improves the look!

Thx Matt. I did not get to it today but I'm going to pull the 2"adapter, engage the cable, then spin the cable (from the adapter end) while I have an observer in the driver's seat to see if cable is turning. If it does, I guess case is made that problem is in the tailshaft-correct?

Kevin, I do believe there are other UK outfits that have swallowed up large aggregate/ready mix outfits in the Northeast beyond the one you mentioned (Tarmac PLC)

I do believe that is exactly what Ford has said-can't make any money on a 20 grand focus but a 45 grand plus F-150 is another story as the average transaction price at that level offers a nice profit on every incremental option that gets that price up.

Guys- thx for responses. I guess your idea Hippy on the JB weld sounds like a shot. And Harry- the cable end that goes into the 2" adapter is like a "half square"-or should I say, half round with a flat face-so in essence half circle. I was by myself this afternoon and I jammed the two inch adapter onto the cable and it feel like it had enough resistance to be spinning the cable. I'l see if I can get another pair of eyes in the driver's seat to see if the speedo end turns.

Well for sure cable not turning. Also talked to a few guys who said common cure was pulling cable from trans end and reseating the cable in that 2" piece by resetting with a hammer. Anyone have this experience?

And who makes the diesels in the GE's? And didn't Cat buy EMD from GM??

Well guys the speedometer in my B 61 never worked since I bought it. The seller did include a rebuilt speedo so I thought I would put it in today. Pulled the old one out and to be sure, put it in a drill chuck and it worked!. So then I disconnected the cable at the trans. When I pulled it out, I ended up with a short fitting about 2" long that went into the trans and it had liked a crimped end that the cable popped out of. I got to thinking, is this my problem? Speedo is okay but could the cable not be making contact with this fitting? stripped out? I did not put the speedo back into the dash so I will be driving th truck tomorrow and will see if the cable is turning. Appreciate any thoughts.