davehummell

The first time me and tom got sent out to the stripping's to work on a cat we pulled onto the stripping road and a sign said keep left we looked at each other and was at a loss what that was about and about that time a really big haul truck came around the bend in our lane we moved over just in time no one at the shop told us to pay attention to the road signs. I was camping up in Maine in the paper company's land and when you signed in they told us their logging trucks have the right of way, and they won't stop for you and we watched them go by hell bent for leather down the golden road

I worked at a place that for about 20 years everyone outside of the office's ran either the forklifts or skid steer's we got bought out and all of the sudden I went to forklift school to be an instructor for giving out tests, so everyone had a license in case Osa showed up at the school I never was asked to actually drive and operate a forklift I just sat and watched video's and tested on stuff I read I got a license to instruct for gas, diesel, liquid, propane, natural gas, electric, lift trucks about anything that lifted stuff the yard guy at our yard was running a forklift from the time he got out of school all totaled probably 40 years he and I laughed when I gave him a test so he could be able to drive the forklifts. Fifty years ago, I had to have a forklift license and one for the yard crane but nothing to get in a 992 or run a d-9 around the yard

Many years ago I rigged up a rail car coupler on the loader arms of a wheel loader a new Cat for a wood mill in Tunkhannock they used it to spot cars in their yard I used to see the loader all the time. I used to spot the rail cars down in our yard in Northampton but the loco I drove scaled out at 250 tons

I have been over to Coolsprings engine show anyone interested in mechanical things should get to see the stuff on display. Kinser's Ruff and Tumble is a very good show old trucks and heavy equipment running around quite a few steam traction engines running around an ungodly number of tractors and lawn tractors, a working machine shop making parts, old cars on display. Canandaigua's pageant of steam is amazing with the amount of steam powered stuff running. At Penns Caves is a very good engine and tractor, car and truck show.

Cleveland brothers had two motor generators welders that I used one in the dirt shop and one in the welding bay they were very good welders I bet when they moved up to the new building they got rid of them. I have an old Lincoln 400 amp power source for the mig and the aluminum stinger gun great old welder I got a great deal on a 300 amp Airco tig and stick it must be 30 years by now. I just had to fire up the torch with the brazing tip to braze the handle back on a cast iron griddle I just bought I guess brazing and torch welding with coat hangers is a lost art.

Boy does that name bring back memories we did work on Racho's stuff I get the names mixed up anymore and where all the coal stripping's I worked at on Cat equipment I just can't remember anymore. I was in that garage one time and they were rebuilding a shovel bucket Cicione was around there across the street I helped to replace his waterpump on his Mack years ago.

Joseph I just went past your garage on Wednesday was shopping down to Hometown and had lunch at the Beacon diner first time I ate there was about 1973 we were heading in the stripping's to repair a Cat. I have been in that garage more than once if memory serves it was Yamula's back in the dark ages. Didn't I see an old R model on the lower side and another old truck?

I had this happen to me many many years ago I came up to a red light and I can't remember what lead up to the event but I let out the clutch and it moved backwards when I had the trans in first forward the truck was a Freightliner with a 3406 engine, I think it had something to do with the jake brake I remember I shut the ignition switch off and hit the switch firing up the engine and the truck pulled away like nothing happened.

Larry it looks like you spent some time designing the mounting to hold the trans time well spent. I got delegated to help my cousin change the clutch on his Ford jubilee farm tractor you split the tractor so I made up a bracket and I used the jack and wheel assembly from a trailer tung. that time spent making the setup really made the job go easy we had it done in under 4 hours.

Larry when I upgraded the engine in my B I splurged and bought the dry type air cleaner from Watt's it fit were the oil bath filter fit and it looks just like the oil bath one.

Larry too bad your triplex wasn't a double over 13 speed you would have the road speed without changing your rearend and it looks like it doesn't have a jake if you can get one it would be a nice extra for pulling your trailer, I run a complete muffler system on my truck and if the passenger window is up I can't hear it working of course I have 70 year old ears.

Back in the seventy's I used to take care of a fleet of R's and F models 237 and 300's all with the 5 speeds I can't remember any of the truck drivers tearing up the trans or the rears.. Engines I did one a month and you had to pay attention when running the valves some were dynatards we ran about 27 or 29 Macks and some ran the coast and Canida runs. My old Autocar had a twin stick 4x4 and 262 Cummins. I ran flatbeds, equipment trailers, vans with the 5 speeds not my favorite trans I like more gears. I had the chance to give the 3408 in a Pete a tryout I liked that engine my all-time favorite was the 1693 I could really get some power out of that engine on the dyno.

I watched J D Vance and I liked his actions I'm really hoping he is the real thing he looked like he was ready to get to work I am hoping he ends up being a worthy help to Trump and the county.

I just watch Ms. Leavitt's dealing with the press and she has more patience than I have I wouldn't let that crew feed my chickens god give her strength. I couldn't stand the last woman. So far, I like what I'm hearing from Trump.

My B model had a low rear and a duplex out on 81 I was a sitting duck couldn't get more then 50 miles an hour and in todays traffic that isn't good I slid in a 373 rear and that was a lot better had s- cams and about new brake shoes and good drums. The duplex started to jump out of nineth gear so in went a 13 speed triplex and I can cruze 70 on the highways.