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Yea 349 ...it was a nice day for a drive out west. Monday I have a move from Rockford to Oregon. I'm looking forward to another 2 lane back road trip.

Make sure to watch part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i28SSEfzUk&feature=youtube_gdata_player

We went from joliet patten to builders materials yard at I88 and main street in kanesville...(east of dekalb) did the zig zag with the oversize

We saw your big head hanging out the window lol...

Saw this guy running up I294 around 2:30 today

Glad you made it out ok...if I wasn't loaded with a 13'6 machine I would have dropped down the 4 blocks to say hello real quick. But that part of town sucks for low bridges.

Jail the sob....one less terrorist for me to worry about

Ok thanks for the info....it seamed like a bunch of people were leased on then gone within a few years of the upset... I remember leach enterprises had a big sign out front saying to avoid them....this was about 10 years go?

What was the story about Terra Cotta. I remember seeing a lot of trucks with that name on dump trailers then I recall there was a big stink about boycotting them.

Hmmm yea ....look at that website I told you about with all the bridge height info for Chicago...http://www.cityofchicago.org/content/dam/city/depts/cdot/bridge/general/PostedClearances072312.pdf If your going to the entrance on 63rd street you have a 13'8 to the west and13'6" to the east.. Unless they have an exit to the south but I don't see one on google maps....are you picking up a crane in the yard or is it just west of their yard... They have been knocking down old rr bridges and making a new RR interchange near by and if your lucky it will be just west of the NS yard and you will be ok...

I run 2 in my truck....as long as its not very cold out and the charging system is in good shape. 2 is all you need? I use the passenger side batt box for storage now...

Loaded or empty,oversized? ..i.I think the main entrance is off 63rd street? If that's they NS yard your talking about...they are doing lots of construction west of the yard by I94 and wentworth.If your legal and If your coming from I-80 take 57north to 94 west exit 59th and go back over the expressway then take the east94 frontage rd ( south yale) back to 63rd st. I think 63rd is 13'8" under all the rail road tracks. The bridges down that way can get narrow for over sized stuff... If your coming from I-88 , you have some options to zig zag to get to the south side....I would take 88 to 294 south to 55 north to 94 east. Little longer more tolls but less traffic. Exit 63rd and make a left at the top of the ramp follow 63 to the yard..on your right. Or do I-88 to 290 east thru downtown to 94 east to 63rd...this way will have more traffic but less tolls.

Saw your truck at Rantoul IL last summer...real nice looking R Model

I quit ATHS after the message board take over and the issues with the board got out of control.... I think people lost sight of what its members wanted....there was a whole thread here on this subject... It's sad because there was a lot of good people with a wealth of info that got lost with the issues ATHS has..

Take a wrench, put in a vice, heat with a torch and bend it where needed. Those 2 inside bolts are a pita they always come louse too....

Sad....they were a big player in rail cars...not sure if they matched pullman but a larg company for sure....were they in any Any relation to the "budd" style truck wheel?

Very Cool Ray. I hope she gives you good service and many passes on the hills. Just keep your eye on the water and egt temps!

only if I get caught by a sudden red light do I push in the clutch and pull it out of gear. Reason is the speed is dropping so fast that 1) no use to find a lower gear as your about to come to a full stop. 2) if you don't get it out of gear you will stall the engine out. If someone cuts me off like an asshole....... I push them thru the intersection and keep going.....I don't have time for games

Saw this red r model on I80 and here is Tanzillo number 20.

When did they go to plastic? I know the Mack hood script on r models were metal but are now plastic....

Yea PJ sold it, guy painted it blue, then he sold it soon after. I was at that same show....think I had a pic of it as well. I think it was a 350 with a 2060 trans. . Not sure as PJ had about 3 trucks at the time.

I have see 100% Mack built trucks have gold dog on the hood and doors only. never seen gold Headlight rings or the antenna mount....early maxidynes were painted gold until the epa stopped them....some macks even had gold dogs on the mirrors. Not sure if the mirrors were a personal touch? only seen a handful of mirrors with gold dogs.If I recall the gold dogs on the mirrors were on fire trucks I had seen?

we went a few years back. It was a great show. wanted to do it this year but dident know anyone was going. Its a good weekend event. just about every big MFG is there... thanks for the pics. Girls and Machines go hand and hand

this is very true. Chicago Mack has 95% Volvos out front all white fleet spec. local mack dealer was recently bought out by a no name dealer. only see mostly off breed trucks in for service. even when I was running the road most of the macks in the dealer lots looked like repair work on used trucks. the fence had new Volvos with maybe 3 or 4 macks in the mix....

I saw a few years back someone turned a electronic cat into mechanical injection. Do these new diesels still have a auxiliary gear to run an air compressor that is timed to 1/2 the engine rpm? Was thinking a simple adapter for a injection pump and sleeves for an mecanical injector and 99% of these engine issues would be solved. Not interested in discussing emissions hurdles. Just how hard would it be?