Red Horse

10-4 Bob. Spokes forever-for sure on a Mack of that vintage. Also my preference would also be to lose the visor. But to each his own. When I was doing my B over I went out and bought a couple of new single Grovers. Then I got to thinking-after looking at bunch of old pics/ads. Took the Grovers back and got the conventional duals- then agonized over pictures- again on the "correct" mounting position. In any case beautiful truck for sure

UGh- 15 yards for unnecessary roughness!

Sad news for sure. A true Mack guy and a good example of why we enjoy our "hobby" to the degree we do. My first contact with him was a number of years ago when his now restored B-81 single axle had been sitting on Rt. 70 with a bunch of other trucks-unrestored. The truck always caught my eye and I finally stopped by one day to look it over when a DM 10 wheeler pulled in and I stopped the driver to find out who owned this Mack. He gave me Mike's name and town, I called "information" and as luck would have it, got the right number on the first shot. So I called him and we must have talked for 30 or 40 minutes-and at the end of the conversation he had my hat size! And I knew I could not afford that truck. But I was so impressed that he took the time to talk to this "new guy" who obviously had no clue. Later on he came to my house with his pal "Merc" to check out some stuff I was selling but it was a no sale-but just a good day having him show up to talk trucks. End result guys, enjoy the relationships you have today. Bob

Good news for sure. The one thing you can count on is the science of treating improves exponentially today. My dad died at age 49 of lung cancer. Had he been stricken today, I'm sure he would have survived. And you can bet that everyday that goes by, something new comes up in the fight. Hang in there!

Excellent Grayhair- thx-first time I have seen a thermometer with a -50 to +m 50m range!

What's more impressive to me is moving a brick veneer house. Wouldn't the brick have been set on shelf of foundation vs. framed deck???

TJ-I guess I was lucky I had a new 68 Torino (square back-rare!), 428 CJ, C-6 4.30 gears. think if I got 12 mpg I was doing good. Finally took the 4.30's out and put 3.25's in. Well we had a wreck out on the NYS thruway near Canajoharie one winter night. I let this young guy-hah, even younger than me then-take the car for a coffee run and he went up to exit and reversed direction. I saw him come flying back eastbound. I later said-"so Jerry-how fast were you going?" He says -"oh like 70". Needless to say, never changed speedo gear

What took you so long getting out of the shop? Were you thinking you had to build air?

Rich-no luck--Anyone else able to download???

Thx Kevin-This should give Cummins reason to look over their shoulder-perhaps not today but not to distant future with respect to their future at Navistar.

What does engine does VW/Scania make that can compete in class 6 and 7 with the 6.7 Cummins and whatever International now calls the DT-466?

Well shouldn't be a surprise in Conn right? Doesn't Gabrielli sell both Mack and Volvo?? Hate to say it, but the clock is ticking IMO.

Ok Nick-thx for education! Only flathead color I remember is "rust"

Outstanding Nick-first time I have seen your thread-but let me ad my congrats on a Ford in a Ford! Nothing hurts me more than to see say a nice 32 Ford with the distributor on the wrong end! Only thing?? A red 429?

Hopefully the guidance counselor 41 Chev's grandson had to deal with has retired. I know a problem here in Mass is there are not enough vacancies in the tech high school system to handle all the applicants. Plus from what I have read, back in the dark ages (my youth) it seems tech high schools were just that- you learned a trade. Today-again at least around here, a kid can go to a tech high school and still get his share of courses so he can also apply to a college for a 2 yr associates or 4 yr bachelors program. Think of it, a graduate engineer who knows how to weld or properly build a concrete form! The sad fact is, you have kids-and parents-that get big loans while the kids pursue absolutely worthless degrees-"philosophy", "communications" etc and then come out and work in Starbucks. My hope is people are starting to recognize a "degree" does not insure long term financial security.

EJ-This guy live in a cave? Does he read newspapers or watch the news?? Obama wants every kid asking.."you want fries with that"? to make 15 bucks and this guy thinks he can get an experienced heavy truck mechanic for 13 bucks??- that's the septic tank outfit right?

I agree with you-but how many "new guys" will? test will be how the old 300 series Petes for example sell vs. the "aero 500" series do.

Thx Jim-Good document

For sure. Just look at the news coverage of the pollution "alerts" in India and China for example. They can't see the sun at times. How is that possible? I guess when your industry has NO regulation, it becomes a given. All kinds of stories about A-36 steel plate- NOT U.S. for sure- all sorts of delamination

So does the "ship through process" not apply to the bigger trucks above 350? Does that mean the truck has to go to a dealer or the the dealer has to make the "ship to" arrangement vs "checking a box" on his order? If so another reason not to get a CNG/Propane Ford IMO

Well one thing I think you have to recognize-at least here in New England-say 25-30 years ago the dealer count was very heavily in Mack's favor. Today? IMO PACCAR dealers are like all over the place. To say nothing of F'liner and Volvo dealers. So from a competition perspective, it is a very different ballgame And of course, sad to say, the days when a "MACK was a MACK" are gone. And also sad to say, a lot of the old timers who built their business with Mack are also gone.

Very good Brocky-you beat me to it. You can see the dispensing nozzle on the back of no. 86. 1993 placards so they are storage for diesel or heating oil

Thx Kevin- I just remember an old timer one time giving me an "additional" reason why the Maxidyne with a five speed was so good-vs say a Cummins with a 10 speed RR. In essence he talked about parasitic loss because of "all the gears". granted they all aren't engaged but in a dual clutch as I understand it, you do have a lot of "gears in motion" do you not? In any case, videos are convincing in terms of smoothness

ParksM If you want some motivation as to what your B-80X can be, go on Youtube.....Lancaster truck Show part 2 Go to 5:29. That is Mike Trotto's beautiful "B 81X" that started life as a B-80X tht was purchased new buy the city of Worcster , MA

So this is an automated manual? How many speeds? Intended primarily for on highway service?