1958 F.W.D.

"I don't have a lot of pictures this week, except for some girls in some cars, and everybody's probably tired of seeing them." Now that there is just stoopid talk.

That may be possible. I may or may not make the Trucktoberfest however, that night is the big gala to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of my Volunteer Fire Company, have to leave for the Philadelphia area no later than 430-500pm....... Anyone interested in the TK?? Let it be known here. Myself or Dough will call ahead and reserve our usual cellblock I mean section in the restaurant.

Belts were factory original. Yup, never stalled a big automatic like that before. Drives are brand new re-caps and had less than 200 miles on them. Was joking about the one inch thing....But when we went home I made it a point to look for the skid marks and I would not be surprised if there WAS an inch missing. And I have to wonder- if I hadn't steered into the fishtail, would I have rolled that truck?

(I posted this on my fazebook and figured I'd re-post here as well.....) Wanted to relay something that happened this past Sunday to all my truck and firetruck buddies. I was driving the 1978 Hahn (privately owned by my father and our family) truck has a 671T Detroit and an Allison HT740D automatic transmission. We were headed south on Route 130 in Pennsauken and going to the CLAFAA muster at Cooper River Park. JoJo was in her car seat, belted in and Cody and Casey were belted in (all in the cab.) Weather was clear, sunny and hot. Time was about 9:45am and traffic was moderate for a Sunday morning on Route 130. It should be noted that the water tank was empty and aside from 1200' of LDH, there was minimal amounts of misc equipment and tools on board. I was in the right-hand lane. We had just accelerated from a full stop at a traffic light, and had gone maybe 1/4 of a mile. I estimate my road speed to have been 40-45mph. A work-type van came up on my left side (middle lane) which I did see in the mirror. I noted it as he was trucking along at a pretty good clip. He gets in front of me, and swerves right into my lane and applies his brakes to make a right-hand turn. I immediately stomped on the brake and did so, so hard that the engine stalled. Yes, the engine stalled. Never had that happen before. As this happens, the ass end of the truck fishtails into the center lane. So I am steering left into the fishtail (as we all do when we fishtail in the snow) when I figure out "oh darn, I lost the power steering, why?.....(except I didn't say "darn...") thats when I figured out the engine had stalled. So with one hand on the wheel holding it into a left steer, I used my right hand to drop the transmission into neutral, then back onto the wheel and left hand onto the starter button. Once the engine had lit back off, I of course had steering control and gently accellerated was able to recover quickly. I got the truck back into the right hand lane and recovered my self. My blood pressure lowered back down 3 hours later and I think my bunghole pucker opened up later that night. The brand new steer tires now have an inch of tread missing in one spot. I was just out on a Sunday drive in a privately owned antique rig with no water or equipment. What would the outcome have been if I had a full load of water and hose? Would the truck have rolled? Should it have rolled being as light as it was? What if I didnt think to steer into the fishtail? What would have happened if it were an in-service piece of apparatus and I was driving to a run? Moral of the story: I credit a few years of driving rigs, coupled with knowing my equipment (I was able to use the "detent gates" on the transmission shift to drop it into neutral without looking and also knew where to look for the starter button on the dash.....all while working to recover the rig in a rapid deceleration situation on a major highway. Instinct kicked in and I knew to steer into the fishtail and also to gently accelerate once I had the engine back up. Know your shit people. Know your dash boards, control panels and buttons and try to be able to manipulate them blindfolded. Be cognizant of your surroundings at all times. I kick myself in the ass for not paying more close attention to the asshole- I did see him in the mirror coming up along side of me at a good clip but I figured he was just in a hurry to get down the road.

Don't forget the FDNY Superpumper will be there as well. I had planned on going, however I will have a close friend from Australia in town, and its the only chance I will get to see him and his family.

Thanks Lads, I thought that I had heard somewhere that they did. I know for a fact that F and CF are interchangeable.

Yes, an F Model windshield as well as an R Model windshield will work. Contact Watts Mack, they should be able to help or at least point you in the right direction.

Admit nothing. Deny everything. Demand evidence.

Crap. He'll be home tomorrow afternoon.......Someone start a pot of coffee and wake up these hungover idiots!!!

Someone called the cops....................

It's time once again for mike69mackman's annual foray to the Outer Banks for his family vacation. We all know what that means.....Time to party like we stole the place feed his horses, cats and dogs.

I want to lick my computer screen

I'll be right back, I need some private naked time.

Forgot to ask or didn't want to ask?

Huh?

Back when Cruz said he'd support "the nominee" there was not one single solitary member of the GOP who thought that Trump had a chance in hell, let alone WIN the nomination. Now that he got the nod, Cruz and the GOP refuse to kiss the ring. I did not vote for Trump in the primary, and I still remain skeptical about him as a POTUS but I have to vote for him as I believe him to be the lesser of two evils. Who knows, maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised. I am so disgusted with the GOP the last 5 years it makes me sick. They are no longer my party, I am a free-agent conservative. As for same sex marriages....I was once a homophobe. But then people made me realize that people living alternative lifestyles are not out to get me, rape me and force me into their cult. They just want to live their own lives they way they want to live them, without bothering anyone else or to be bothered. Who am I to tell someone that they cannot love someone else as much as I love my own wife? And we know both a male and female couple who have children and they are probably better parents than 75% of the other male/female couples that I know.

Good, I am glad someone could use it. I will try to remember to get those caps out after thursday. Remind me on the fazebooks.

Did you stop by Area 51 and say hello? Oh.....wait........that place doesn't exist.

Rob were you able to use that relief valve rebuild kit I sent ya??? And I am sorry for dropping the ball on those pony inlet caps....I need to get off my ass and get those to you.

Very good advice however that alone will not prevent water that has accumulated in the rest of the pump (especially low points) from freezing. I am a firm believer in pressurizing a pump with LOW PRESSURE (no more than 10-15psi) air and opening each discharge and drain one at a time to evacuate any standing wayer. You need to take an extra discharge cap and drill and tap a hole for an air chuck.

You were in Turkey? Is it a coincidence that the country just went into a state of chaos and turmoil overnight?

Ron: I've finally finished with your new scooter.....

I think we should outlaw guns and assault trucks like they have outlawed drugs. Then the criminals wouldn't be able to get them. Oh......wait......shit..........nevermind.

LOOKING GOOD!!!!!!!!

Thank You, Who else has ever tried to get you to eat scrapple? I was beginning to think you'd forgotten!!