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Wayne Jansson from Oz says " Come on guys, this is an Autocar".

We're not exactly sure how old this Autocar ACL64B CASA Redimix Concrete Corp. #concrete #mixer truck is, but it's about 20 years since we built the last ACL model trucks. Now, who wants to see a new #AutocarDC mixer truck on the road? #ThowbackThursday #TBT. .

CH-53E Super Stallion reaches one million flight hours Defense Blog / July 12, 2019 A legendary CH-53E Super Stallion heavy-lift helicopter reached a major milestone this year by logging more than one million flight hours since it first entered service with the Marine Corps in 1981. The CH-53E is a versatile machine used for amphibious assault and long-range insertion, delivering troops, vehicles and supplies. This rapid resupply vehicle is still one of the most used aircraft in the United States military air arsenal. “The CH-53E has seen more work than was ever anticipated it would see,” said Major Matthew Baumann, H-53 In-Service, Naval Air Systems Command Heavy Lift Helicopter program office (PMA-261) co-lead. Currently, there are 142 CH-53E Super Stallions in service. Though out of production, the CH-53E is in the middle of a “RESET” – a rolling period of rebuilding, upgrading and increasing safety, reliability and capabilities to lengthen its service life through 2032. According to Baumann, the first 25 helicopters have completed their RESET process, “allowing the squadron commanders to plan for training, operations and maintenance with renewed confidence,” he said. Resetting of the CH-53E fleet is an important segue from the current platform to the new CH-53K King Stallion, which will be its heavy-lift replacement. “The CH-53K is the most powerful helicopter ever built by the United States military,” said Colonel Perrin, PMA-261 program manager. “It will be safer, faster and more capable than any previous heavy lift helicopter in the battlespace.” Its development is currently in the testing and capability requirements phase, with a goal of bringing the CH-53K to fleet Marines by 2024. “It’s a game-changer,” said Perrin. “We can’t wait to have the K available for fleet use. But for now we’ve got a capable, reliable and safe helicopter doing heavy-lift for our Marines.” . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXLvuIt0zpw .

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Ford Trucks Russia Press Release / July 8, 2019 On July 2, 2019, the "Ford Trucks Day" event took place in the eastern Russian city of Krasnoyarsk. Guests were able to appreciate the new Ford Trucks F-MAX tractor and Ford Trucks 4142D truck. Ford Trucks official website in Russia: https://fordtrucks.ru/ .

Second generation "Super Brigadier" .

First generation "Super Brigadier" .

The BDSL181 6-speed was/is an excellent all-around transmission.

Pulling a trailer with an MS300T equipped with the fully synchronized BDSL2052R 10-speed splitter transmission was a lot of fun.

Allison Transmission Press Release / July 10, 2019 Quarter of a million fully automatic transmissions have been assembled by Allison Transmission Hungary Szentgotthárd (Hungary) July 9., 2019 – Allison Transmission’s location in Szentgotthárd, Hungary is pleased to celebrate the assembly of its 250,000th fully automatic transmission. The product itself is a Series 4000 Torqmatic model, which will soon be delivered to Van Hool, a leading bus, coach and industrial vehicle manufacturer from Belgium. "We congratulate Allison Transmission on achieving this milestone. The 250,000th transmission from the Hungary plant will be fitted to a Van Hool EX, the European range of touring cars that is built in our state-of-the-art production facility in Skopje, Macedonia. We have been offering Allison fully automatic transmissions on the Van Hool TX, TDX and EX coaches since 2015 and year on year, the proportion of Allison-equipped vehicles sold has increased. It’s a popular choice for Van Hool customers who appreciate a comfortable ride, less maintenance and positive driver feedback." – said Filip Van Hool, CEO of the company. In order to commemorate the occasion, Allison employees and supplier employees, joined together to celebrate their significant success over the past 19 years of assembling transmissions in Hungary. “It makes me proud to think on the fact, that there are quarter of a million transmissions working in different applications all around the world, which were assembled here in Szentgotthárd, by this small, but devoted team,” said Peter Rezsnyak, Plant Manager of Allison Transmission Hungary. Outside of North America, Allison Transmission has production facilities in India and in Hungary. The plant in Hungary, which is located on the western boarder of the country in the city of Szentgotthárd, produces Series 3000 and 4000 transmissions to be distributed to worldwide OEMs. The plant, which started operation in 2000, then part of General Motors, moved to its own, newly built modern facilities in 2011. Initially the plant assembled Series 3000 transmissions, which was expanded with Series 4000 products in 2005. Since moving to the new facility in 2011, they had enough space to expand activity with the “customization center” – where specialists prepare the transmissions for the actual applications. The plant applies all Allison production processes to be able to provide the most reliable and valued propulsion systems in the world, to enable the company’s customers to work more efficiently. Additionally, in 2012, the Allison Customer Experience Center & Drive Track (ACE) was opened in Szentgotthárd. At this 15-acre (6-hectare) campus, customers can learn about Allison - our company, our products and technology - while personally experiencing the performance of our fully automatic transmissions. At ACE both on- and off-highway vehicles can be driven and demonstrated, allowing customers to evaluate the benefits of an Allison automatic in varying and demanding conditions and right from the driver’s seat. .

I myself don't recall Roadway running WGs but I can't altogether say no. .

Iacocca proved you can come from the streets of Allentown and change the world. Who will do it next? Tony Iannelli, The Morning Call / July 10, 2019 With the recent passing of Allentown icon Lee Iacocca, I was struck by the impact an entrepreneur can make on a city, a country, a world. You see, Lido, as my dad liked to call him, spent his childhood in typical early 20th century humble beginnings, the same neighborhood my dad grew up in. Around Seventh and Allen streets in downtown Allentown, it was the kind of neighborhood filled with hard-working parents hoping their children would have a better life than their post-war, post-Depression world. Life wasn’t about fun or leisure in the 1930s, ’40s and ’50s, it was about survival. It was about hustling a living with little or no safety net. Your security came from family who propped you up or took you in if you were “down on your luck” as they used to say. Don’t get me wrong, families had good times. They had weddings and baptisms in the variety of clubs downtown. There was the Italian club, the Hungarian club, Hogan Social Club and the many others that the various ethnic communities developed. Families gathered and ate, drank and shared their dreams of a better life. The summer provided time for families to enjoy the parks that Allentown entrepreneur Gen. Harry Trexler graciously donated so residents of Allentown would have great places to take their leisure during the summer months. Talk about an entrepreneur legacy. I got to thinking about neighborhoods and how they affect a city and create its next generation of leaders. My parents dreamed of raising a family in west Allentown, but what they may not have realized was the lasting impact it would have on my own life. There were the highly principled Pennsylvania German influences, the Wildongers and Mrs. Baer. Mr. Wildonger, or “Tootie” as he was known, was a teacher and coach at Allen High. Although he was always friendly with some bit of advice for me, I was on my best behavior given his status in the community in my mind. After all, I was ultimately going to attend Allen High. There were the Epstein, Schneider and Hertz families, entrepreneurial types who took a chance on a business idea, worked it with a vengeance and made a living as a result. They were hard-working Jewish families who took me to their businesses and showed me not only kindness but also what a successful company looked like and how determination could lead to success. They also fed me my first, heavenly tasting bagels with cream cheese. A great memory a not-so-well-traveled Irish-Italian boy will never forget. There was the Krysinski family who would sing “Hey Tony from sunny Italy” every time I entered the house. I never took offense; I knew by the places they took me in their kid-filled station wagon and the Polish food they fed me that all was good. After all, it was about being a neighbor. I could go on but, let’s just say that besides the love of family, it’s the neighbors who watched over us, the teachers and police officers who redirected us and the clergy who told us of God’s love who shape us into the people we are today. You see, in many ways it does take a village. And it takes a person to be open to and decipher the lessons told and embrace personal development in our toughest times. So, next time you drive down Seventh Street and see the rejuvenation, remember that’s the same street Lee Iacocca grew up on. The Lee Iacocca who rejuvenated Ford by creating the Mustang, bailed out Chrysler and made the minivan the savior of the American auto industry. Who raised millions of dollars to restore Ellis Island out of his love for a place where his ancestors arrived. An entrepreneur that employed tens of thousands and affected the national and global economy. I know in my heart some young boy or girl is walking those same streets, attending those same schools and living maybe not the same, but for sure real, life challenges. I also know that with a good dose of family love, community support, tenacious focus and a lot of luck he or she will be the next entrepreneur who will change their city, maybe even their country. It can be done and previous generations proved it. .

No Mid-Liner ever rode "awful". I've driven them all......in every configuration. One of our best trucks of all time.

Bob, they never gave it a chance......and nobody was promoting it. Look at Ford U.S. now (sarcasm on my part).

Ford kills diesel engine in Transit Connect because of low demand Michael Martinez, Automotive News / July 10, 2019 Ford Motor Co. has canceled plans to add a diesel engine option to its Transit Connect small van, citing lack of demand. The automaker had made the new 1.5-liter EcoBlue diesel, available on vehicles overseas, a highlight of the freshened 2019 cargo and wagon versions of the Transit Connect. It was to have gone on sale last fall but never materialized. The engine would have been sourced from the company's Dagenham Engine Plant in Europe, although the location was not a factor in its decision, a spokeswoman said. The plant will still produce those engines for other Ford vehicles. Ford last year touted the engine's fuel economy, saying it expected to get 30 mpg in highway driving. A spokeswoman on Wednesday noted the vehicle's 2.0-liter gasoline engine gets best-in-class highway and combined fuel-economy ratings, and the highest overall fuel-economy ratings among small vans in the U.S. It's rated at 24 mpg city/29 highway/26 combined. Ford on Wednesday also said it was scrapping the short-wheelbase version of the Transit Connect Wagon. The news was first reported by Car and Driver.

The Bostrom Viking T-Bar wasn't a bad seat at all.

If I was king for a day, I’d bring the twin-steer tipper and mixer configuration to the states, as well as Chinese Six twin-steer 6x2 tractors.

Scania Group Press Release / July 8, 2019 At the Scania dealership in Gliwice, just outside Katowice in southwestern Poland, there is one truck that stands out among the rest. It’s not a new generation S-series or a tricked-out show truck, but a pristinely restored 1971 L85 Super with 202 horsepower under the bonnet. The truck is the pride and joy – and perhaps sweat and tears – of Scania service technician Paweł Filipczyk, a 10-year veteran of the Gliwice workshop, who estimates that he’s put 1,500 hours into the truck’s restoration. .

I would imagine the Cummins L10 was the lead engine, though the 3208 had been offered.

I remember when GMC announced they were going to offer a lighter Brigadier with an even lower hood slope.......and this is an example of that truck.