tjc transport

the ultrashift is an ok trans...but no good for trailer work. it has a semiautomatic clutch in it. when you step on the brake it disengages the clutch. stepping on throttle engages the clutch. so when you are trying to spot a trailer using both brake and throttle it very quickly tears the clutch out of the truck. my friend had 4 of them.. for 3 years. and put 4 clutches in each before getting rid of them the allison is a true automatic trans.

yup, the X15 is the hot ticket. with an 18 speed you can get up to 600HP. with the 4500 RSD Allison you are limited to 565 HP. which is plenty. at 80,000 pounds with 4.56 gears it will walk away from most loaded trucks. i have had a few 120k+ loads and still pulled large bridges gaining speed. empty i am faster off the line than most cars if i want to be. we have one quarry where the cars all line up left lane to cross the highway, then 200yards up the road try to make a right hand turn across 4 lanes from the left lane. we have gotten wise to them and leave them hanging in the left lane sitting there with their blinkers on until all the trucks go past. then the local cops pull them over and give them obstructing traffic tickets. if i hammer head the dump, i can go as low as 3 mpg. if i drive sanely i can get as high as 9 mpg on the highway loaded.

i have switched calling the bathroom from John to Jim. this way i can tell everyone "i go to the Jim every morning" and not be lying

even better, look for the guys three stick shifting with the shift knobs up at the roof!! 🤣

yes they loaded............at least i saw then.

i think 99% of pakistan is already a superfund site.... they just do not have an epa there to declare the country as one. have you ever watched any of the ship breaker videos? pakistan is one of the largest ship breakers

yea,, looks clean. and the long frame with no 5th wheel tells me it was either a flatbed support vehicle, or a drill rig seeing as they are a drilling company

that means it is old and tired. so it mostly walks...😁

goes off 1/23/25, current bid is $2,600 https://www.purplewave.com/auction/250123/item/OH9477/1983-Mack-WS700_Cruise-Liner-Trucks-Truck_Tractor-Iowa

agreed. and positive or negative ground does not matter either.

cut him some slack, he is in Maine and probably has half his brain iced up!!

the plant owner told me when he bought the place it was run on 6 oil, but he converted to 4 oil because it was cheaper overall to use. when they took it apart to scrap, they found all kinds of OLD tools that were dropped in the tanks and abandoned.

my bet is it will not sell due to a ridiculous high reserve price.

i see way too many younger people that want everything handed to them for free. and just as i give up hope for them all, a new fresh face steps up to the plate taught by their parents to respect others, have manners, and treat others as you would like them to treat you. i have one kid up the street that moved in over the summer that is not afraid to ask stupid questions, because he told me "that is the only way i will learn" my response to him was: if you learn something from the answer, than it was not a stupid question was it?

Many years ago there was an OLD back then asphalt plant in town. Built back in the 20's and only fit small single axle trucks under it. It too was heated with #4 fuel. If I remember correctly they had to keep it at least 100 degrees to pump the fuel out of the tank and around 160 for it to burn clean.

is that the engine with the 3 foot across pistons, 8 foot stroke, and 110,000 HP at 102 RPM?

so true!!!

now now. you need to be thoughtful about your surroundings!!! if someone is on fire, you dont pee on them.......you toss them a gallon of gas in a plastic milk jug to help keep the fire going. 😁

dont believe Joey. D.E.I. stands for Didn't Earn It. 😁

looking good!!!

damn Amazon!!! i ordered tin foil. HMMMMM.. bubble wrap was supposed to go to Maryland. maybe you got that instead?

it shows delivered Christmas eve. maybe santa and the elves "borrowed" it?

meeehhhhh. you are among friends here Mark............usually. 🤣

that cow is a hippity hopper or crapper. definitely aint no country artist. unless they consider the ghetto a country.

a lot of times those old tired 6 volt starters that just dont turn the engine over anymore will work just fine for quite a long time with 12 volts applied to them.