RowdyRebel

What guy? There's a pool? Wow...hadn't noticed either of 'em.

Interesting.... Damned government wonder if there's any relation to swift trucking....

...now I'm the other way. If it ain't snowing, I have no use for the cold. I LOVE the snow.

I usually run out of Oxygen before the Acetylene tank runs dry....so I got a second Oxygen tank.

...so I had to google Wells, NV to see what's so special about it, and ran across this little tidbit of info: I think I was born about 100 years too late Rules back then seem to be simple & civil....nowadays they just be onerous and overbearing.

The 6-round has nothing to do with the trailer lights. Right now, the 6-conductor cable is coiled up behind my passenger seat because I'm not pulling a trailer that has anything I would control with it. The side dump trailers use 2 wires. Once I get around to changing the plug on the front of this trailer, I'll wire up another switch in the cab to power the work lights that are on the back. The other 3 wires go to nothing yet...the junction block just makes it quick & easy to add switches or change which switch does what. I couldn't care less about the Ranger, really. It's just a beater truck/drag-behind...and the fuses were the 1st thing I checked. There's a bad wire somewhere...and I just haven't had the time or motivation to try and find it. To be honest, the tail lights are the LEAST of my concern with it. Other things I'm not too concerned about: Cracked windshield Exhaust rotted off/nonexistent Choke/cold idle issues Hydraulic clutch loses fluid & gotta top it off occasionally or I lose the clutch Brake line to the front right broke, so I pinched it off. Doors & hood latch are off my '86 Ranger Passenger side mirror bungee corded on Grille is one I made out of scrap metal Tailgate quit opening, so I just have a net there now Bed is beat up Fenders are dented (brother wrecked it before I bought it off him) etc... etc... etc... I've had the thing over 4 years now, and haven't spent more than $50 on it beyond gasoline and 1 oil/filter change per year. Apart from the rough idle when it's cold, it runs like a champ and is fun as hell to drive...compared to the Mack, it's like a go-kart. Now for more on the crazy Mack issues.... I rigged up that switch so my tail lights would work on the trailer, and they do. Didn't have any other lights, though, which are all (on this trailer) usually controlled with the headlight switch, not the switch that wasn't working and is now rigged. 45 miles into my day on Tuesday, those other lights magically began working, and they worked for the remainder of the day. Today, same issue....my rigged switch turned on the trailer tail lights. All tractor lights worked. No trailer lights except those operated by my rigged switch. I climbed into the cab to leave, and when I looked in the mirror, the lights which HAD been out were now on...and they worked fine for the duration of the day. So, I'm not sure if there's a relay sticking somewhere, or a loose connection, or a corroded wire, or what the deal is. Next time it goes to the shop, I'll let them try to find the problem...I HATE electrical problems, especially when I have no clue where the wires go once they disappear into the dash.

The jake on my E7-460 is crap...would be a waste of your money to retrofit onto a truck which currently does not have one.

My thoughts exactly. Either that was one of those sissyfied girly man trucks with an automatic transmission, or the kid is a natural behind the wheel shifting that thing like he was.

Which is why I usually just take the easy way out. This here's a fuse block I mounted to power auxiliary stuff. The junction block has the 6-conductor cable that controls different trailer functions (i.e. side dump controls), and all I have to do to add/change which wire does what is switch the wires around right there in the cab....nice & easy Anyway, I ran a power wire from that fuse block up to this here switch.... ...and then ran the second wire to the plug so the tail lights would come on. It was a LOT easier than fixing it the "proper" way. ....speaking of taking the easy way out of electrical problems, my '92 Ranger beater truck doesn't have tail lights...but it gets dark real early and I needed to drive it after dark to go pick up my Mack. I have tow lights mounted in the bumper, wired to a 4-round plug in the grille..... ....so I took my spare electric cord (I lost one, so made a second...then found the first...good thing, too) and cut off the 6-round that plugs into the towing vehicle to power the tow lights. Crimped an alligator clip onto the brown wire for the tail lights, and clipped it to the battery. Instant tail lights.

dropped my truck off at Mack for a new turbo & a few other misc. items on Friday....picked it up today and I'm not getting any trailer lights. Headlights come on, along with the center 3 cab marker lights. The second switch SHOULD have turned the outside 2 cab marker lights on, but it didn't. Not even the little green indicator light that lets you know the switch is in the "on" position was lit up. I pulled the relays in the under hood fuse box and cleaned the connectors. There is continuity between the terminals you would expect to have continuity at based upon the schematic on the relay. Also checked the circuit breaker in that fuse box, along with the circuit breaker on the fuse panel inside the cab, and both had continuity. There was power to the relays and circuit breakers at both fuse panels. As far as I can tell, it SHOULD be working. I drove home and hooked to the trailer, expecting to only have the center 3 DOT lights on the back since those usually come on with the headlights....but they didn't. The other switch that controls the outside 2 cab marker lights still wasn't working, so the trailer tail lights don't work. Turn signals, brake lights, and 4-ways work. Anyway, for the second light switch that controls the trailer tail lights, the plug is set up as follows: 1,2 X,3 X,4 X,5 X,6 #1 is a black wire, JX0044...and I'm guessing that is a ground. #2 is a white wire, JX0019...and it only gets power when the headlights are on, variable voltage with the panel light switch, so I'm guessing that's the backlight for the switch. #3 is a white wire, 35-D-08 #4 is a white wire, 35-C-08 #5 is a white wire, 35-E-08 #6 is a white wire, 35-B-08 NONE of these have power. I would expect at least 1 of them to be 12 volts, supplying the power for the lights. Anyone have a schematic so I can see where these wires go? I'm going to try to rig something up so I can run.....gotta leave in a couple hours. I figure for now, I'll run power from an auxiliary fuse block I had installed a while back up to a 35 amp switch, then stick leads into #3, #4, #5, and #6 one at a time and see what happens with each. When I find one (or more) that power up some lights that are out, I guess that's where I'll run a wire to......but I would like to eventually get it fixed correctly. ............. OK, so I started experimenting with power...10A fuse so I wouldn't blow anything up. #6 turned on the tail lights and the red side marker lights at the very rear of the trailer...the lights that switch is supposed to work. #5 blew the fuse. I replaced the fuse with a 15A since I am out of 10A fuses and gave up experimenting. I wired in 35A toggle switch to the auxiliary fuse block I added a while back, and ran the wire from the switch to #6. Now, ALL of my tractor lights work. The trailer is another story. I still do not have the front amber marker lights...the amber turn signal light is supposed to be a running light, but it ain't...and I don't have the 3 center DOT lights on the back of the trailer. All of those are SUPPOSED to come on with the headlight switch, which is already a Wal-Mart special 35A toggle switch. Yeah, I got tired of paying an arm and a leg to replace the OEM switch every couple months. Anyway, I have tail lights now...so I think I ought to be OK and not draw TOO much attention today. Hopefully I can get it figured out the rest of the way this afternoon. I HATE electrical problems.

I tried setting up a facebook account once....couldn't figger the dang thing out

PM sent. Hope everything's OK at home...

I hope you ain't bouncing home from Denver... I bought my truck just north of there in Longmont....and that's a long friggin drive....'specially if'n ya ain't getting paid fer it. ...btw, did you get the e-mail I tried sending you a few days ago? I clicked the "click here to e-mail me"...but these danged computers don't always do what I want 'em to

....with a few extra gas cans....

....and if you are running for president, you damn well better know how many states there are in the US. ...been to 57 states... ...has one more to go... ...but can't go to Alaska or Hawaii...

Hell, they ain't even in North America anymore....

On Sunday nights, the TV goes to RFDTV at 7:00 for Hee Haw, then at 8:00 it gets switched to History for IRT. Pretty sure the Sarah Palin show conflicts with one of them....not sure when undercover boss even airs.

1/4 mile up the road, it don't look so neat & organized no more

Tell me about it These pics are old....I've added quite a bit to the box since I took these

Just lock'er in, put'er in the low hole, and pull forward

http://fleetowner.com/management/news/mack-trucks-chief-undercover-1124/ nothing about when it'll be on, though...

I've generally bought Craftsman tools whenever possible for the same reasons. Definitely get some strange looks from Sears employees whenever I return/exchange the wrong tool for the job I'm workin' on....

My dad was a brick layer 'til he failed to speak up about a scaffold that was built too far from the wall he was putting up. The constant reaching while laying block screwed his back up...herniated disc or something like that....the surgeon told him if he went back to laying brick, he'd be back on the operating table again in 5 years. Now he wires industrial control panels and won't do anything he knows he shouldn't be doing. I'd MUCH rather be out of a job than be physically injured & forced into a career change....

"I get paid to haul it, not to spread it. If you want me to spread it, that costs extra. If you want me to use my shovel to level it, that also costs extra. I couldn't give a flying (bleep) if you call the governor or not, because I didn't vote for him this time around, and I won't be voting for the ignorant son of a (bleep) the next time he's up for election either. In fact, MAKE your call...I would LOVE for him to call me in regards to your little hissy fit so that I can cuss that (bleep)hole out for the bull(bleep) he's trying to force on the residents of the state. Now do you want your rock or not? If not, you'll be getting a bill for this load of rock you ordered and that I hauled out here before you changed your mind...and if you DON'T pay, it WILL be turned over to a collection agency and it will reflect poorly on your credit score. I have my time, wear & tear on my truck, and fuel costs to cover...and ain't none of it free. So, you can either pay me and accept the rock, or I'll take the rock back and you'll STILL pay me for it. Really don't matter to me one way or the other. Next time, if you don't want it, don't order it." That's the way the conversation would have gone if I were in your shoes. I'd figure he prolly ain't going to call me ever again for more rock, and even if he did, I wouldn't haul it out to him knowing he rejected this load. The only thing worse than not having any work, is having work that COSTS you money.

I've had customers request me by name before....feels good when it happens....and I'm guessing it doesn't happen too often at the carrier, because dispatch is usually scratching their heads trying to figure out what's going on when it does. It's always fun to follow a dumb@$$ too. After this guy FINALLY got out of there, and while some of the work crew was cleaning up the mess he left so that I could get backed in, I wandered over to some of the other guys on the crew who were now standing around with nothing to do (because what they SHOULD have been doing, they couldn't do yet because it involved the stuff the other guys were cleaning up) and the first words out of my mouth were "I just LOVE working with idiots" That eased the tension a bit...they said they weren't sure what to say to me when they saw me walking over. To make matters worse, the guy rolled out of the jobsite without rolling his tarp back over the empty trailer, so he left a cloud of dust blowing out behind him DOT would have LOVED him....if only they had been around to see it.