Bullheaded

I have a friend in New Zealand I email back and forth with Tim. One thing I notice, there seems to be a lot of people that have pride in their trucks and equipment there. He sends me pics and there seems to be a lot of really nice rigging in your country. That float trailer on the Star....is that one of those ones that changes width hydraulically? I've seen them used in Australia and always wondered why they never caught on over here for over width loads.

My Detroit DD's are close, but Cummins Jake still has an edge. Does your truck have the 6 position Jake? One of CL's I drove had that 6 position switch. After driving Mack Dynatard and Jake's, the first time I was coming up to an intersection with that Cummins I hit the Jake.......then had to get back on the throttle to make it to where I had to stop, LOL

They were alright to drive. I drove one when they came out in the CL. A tuned Signature still won't touch a tuned E9 Mack though. Except for engine braking. NOTHING has a Jake as strong as a Signature or an ISX.

Don't want to derail this thread...but why would they omit the gauges? Especially engine temperature. Didd they want their drivers to just drive no matter what? LOL

I don't wanna freak you out sbrem. I've just seen a few, not sure why.

Nice pics. Looks like a nice Western Star there too.

Very nice. I love the early Bronco's and the IH Scouts.

I've seen 3 local and my friend in Australia has sent me lots of pics of Signatures with external pistons, LOL I have no idea the cause or how widespread? Of the 3 local I have seen I can say one is a guy that does zero maintenance. One was turned up and the other was stock. Don't know anything about the Australian ones other than they were pulling road trains.

I just hope it doesn't cause all the valve train failures it is causing the 5.7 Hemi and the 5.3 GM engines. I have been seeing an alarming number of new X15 Performance Series with melted pistons and holes in the block, reminiscent of the old Signature 600. I wonder what is going on there? Seems to be mostly the 565 rating.

Very nice tractor and a beautiful property eddeere. I'd like to be playing too if it would ever stop snowing here.

I was just reading that in an email I got. Interesting. I would have never thought I would ever see Daimler and Volvo teaming up. They said production will be in Germany and Canada.

Caught me by surprise. I had never heard of that. Was toilet paper more robust in the old days? I would think today it would all just disintegrate and shred into the oil.

Smart man!

I found this article interesting. Especially the part about the Buda-Lanova using 3 rolls of toilet paper for the engine oil filter. You never changed oil, just the toilet paper. And this engine ran in this truck forever. Imagine running that today in this corona pandemic. Trying to explain to them at the store...but I need that extra roll of toilet paper. I have to do an engine oil change. LOL https://www.farmcollector.com/equipment/homemade-corn-sheller-zmmz20mayzhur?utm_source=wcemail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FCM GEM eNews 04.21.20&utm_term=FCM_GEM_eNewsAll Subscribers&_wcsid=0EA1FB793C83BEEBD5EF3B17D188E122D4CE427CFA68027C

They work good. Don't even need the body heat when you have one.

Somebody at Vibco must like old Mack's. Here is the sales literature that came with new truck. They have used this B Model logo since I got my first Big Bertha in 2005.

Happy Birthday. Hope you have a great day.

Their reasoning was better visibility for maneuvering on construction sites, like a big haul truck. You could watch your driver side in line with the front fender. But that doesn't do your passenger side any favors, LOL

Those are both sweet! Love Transtar's.

That's a good looking truck!

I have driven a couple that were "slugs" from factory. And a used one that had California emissions. But it only took a guy that knew how to tune them to make them into monsters.

Smart man. I see all the guys getting out early. Why would you want to rust everything?

[Trying living in Australia were most of us go 7 days a week, week in week out, we generally don't mind a day off no matter the reason why] That's how it is for me in the summer mrsmackpaul. Once construction starts it's two weeks on, then your 2 day weekend, then two more weeks. And on your two days off every second weekend you get to wash, grease and service the truck. I have no life in the summer. That's when we have to make out money. That goes until winter, then winter starts off slow. Just 8 hour shifts maybe 2 days a week on snow. Then it goes to double 8 hours shifts on snow sometimes that lasts 3 months. But I get 2 months of holidays this time every spring. So this corona really made no difference to me, other than they were planning an early start this year because there is a LOT of work this year.

Quote: speaking of hookers it must tough to do your thing 6 feet apart ?? went to 5 guys in Florence had to order by phone, pay with credit card over phone YOU REALLY GOTTA WATCH HOW YOU WORD STUFF. Hahahahaha.

So this plant in Texas....is it the same one they had or a new one? My 05 Paystar 5600i was Texas built, but then after that I remember Cat using that plant for their version of the truck. But then did Cat end up with the plant or did they move production? Because when they discontinued the Cat truck I remember reading they retooled that plant to make excavators?