HK Trucking

Randy, I hear ya about the tight spots & moving equipment! You got 'er done with no "sheet metal modifications" so you done good! I get sent to some pretty screwed up places with our RGN trailers sometimes too, like those curvy narrow dead end roads in rich neighborhoods near Lake Winnebago. Drive in, detach, find a place to get the tractor out of the way, unload the machine, reconnect and back ALL the way out again, dealing with rich bastards that pull up behind you and sit there, because THEY'RE important and shouldn't have to pull in a driveway temporarily to let you through! We carry a set of plastic mats on each trailer so we can unload tracked machines on the pavement without hurting anything. Yesterday I had to drop off a Skytrak forklifr at a jobsite in Green Bay, late afternoon, heavy traffic, jobsite all full of shit so there was no way to get off the road to unload. I had to detach in the street, in the righthand travel lane, unload the machine & drive the machine into the jobsite. As I was walking back out to the trailer, I saw that a friendly cop had pulled in behind the detached trailer with his lighrs on. Uh oh, this might not be good, I thought to myself. Cop walked over & said "This is dangerous, you've got no lights on the back of that trailer & there could be a bad accident!" I explained to him that the lights don't work when the trailer is detached, and I had no way to get off the road to unload. Officer then agreed to leave his lights going and sit there til I got reconnected & was ready to leave. I thanked the officer for that. Then I reconnected with lightning speed, stowed my chains & binders & off I went!!!!!! Next stop, pick up a 953 track loader in Kaukauna & bring it back to the yard!!!!!

The other day I saw this in the yard. One of our out of town customer was doing a job nearby and the boss let them park it there for a while. Almost looked like Trent was visiting!!!

Ya mean ya didn't crank up some Pink Floyd and make it an all nighter?!?!

Hey Tom, congrats to your son & his new bride! Hope a good time was had by all! That sofa can be repaired, hope other dog's insides didn't get plugged up with upholstery!!!!!

Great! Let me know when you're "in town". That lathe is still sitting in the same spot, boss didn't sell it.

Mornin' Rob. I've been around, just haven't been commenting that much. .

It shifts the same as the 12 speed that has the air switch for deep reduction, only difference is that the other stick is for deep reduction instead of an air switch. .

Trent, the 2 stick 12 speed was the earlier model, back in the 70's - 80's TRTXL107 IIRC. The newer one with the air switch on the dash for deep reduction is the TRTXL1070B. .

Tom, you need to read the news story in this link, rhen you'll know the secret to growing bigger melons: http://web.orange.co.uk/article/quirkies/Extra_support_for_melons

Thanks Bigen!!!!

Tom, did that Superliner have an E9 in it? Regarding the winemaking, are you sure those were wild grapes and not Jimson weed berrys? You might really get a "kick" outta that stuff!!!! Fully "erect"? Maybe you should put a condom on top of the jug instead of a balloon. .

Were you on vacation, or is work THAT slow in FL? ,

Congrats Rob & "Momma" on your impending grandparent status! .

Thanks Mack, hope you have a good one too! I'm off work til tuesday.

Larry's video has achieved epic status!!! I'll bet that vid (and the others he made) have been copied & re posted more than just about anything else on YouTube!!!!! That's a single overdrive triplex.

I'll second that! Very well put! .

Actually, the 237 was available up to 1987. A friend of mine had a 1987 DM685s with a 237 and yes it was the original engine. .

Why would you want to do that with a jobsite truck? Weight is not a consideration, as "Smokey's" don't enforce weight rules "off road", and why have shiny aluminum wheels if you're just gonna drag 'em thru the mud all day? Nicely painted Dayton style hubs & wheels look just fine, and they're less maintenance intensive. Also, Dayton type wheels are stronger if you're going to be doing off road work with heavy loads. I just don't get it when some people buy older Macks and the first question they ask is about putting aluminum wheels on it.

Hi Paul. It's a relatively small weld zone, so I don't think there would be much potential for heat distortion, especially if you allow some cooling time between passes. When I welded those housings that were cracked at the carrier mating surface, I ground the weld down nearly flush on the mating surface, then draw filed it, checking with a straight edge til it was completely flat. After the grinding & filing, the housing was washed out with fuel oil, then rinsed again with brake clean to make sure all the metal chips & abrasives were removed. The carrier dropped in & fit OK, so it didn't seem like there was any distortion of the housing. I never went to welding school either, everything I learned about welding was picked up from "on the job training" when I was a kid. .

Just weld it!!!!!! Do it properly, and don't grind off the beads unless required where the U bolts or saddle fit to the housing. The stamped steel banjo housings used on the 34, 38, & 44k rears on camelback have a habit of cracking right at the carrier / banjo housing interface, on the left side just under the input shaft, and I've welded a few of those successfully. Retorque your air ride U bolts periodically. The crack you're describing usually results from the U bolts being loose at some point.

Thank you Mike!!!!!!

Thank you gentlemen!!!!!! Just keep that proctologist away from me!!!!!!!!!!!! lol.

Yup. Longer hood to make room for a Cummins, with steer axle in the same location as a B61, rather than set forward like a B75.

Yeah, something like that, although it would be better to form a band & do the entire strap area with one piece! A couple times I had rust holes in fuel tanks, so I sent 'em to a local welding shop, figuring they'd do a nice job. When I picked up the tanks, each time I asked "did you pressure test it"? The reply was "we don't do that here". Both of those tanks leaked due to pinholes in the welds. I got pissed off & removed the tanks again both times, re welded the problem areas myself & tested with 10PSI in the tank and soapy water sprayed on the welds. After that, I just always did it myself. Why pay big bucks to somebody else, then do the job over again myself anyway. Safety note to anyone contemplating welding a tank: REMOVE ALL PLUGS & CAPS BEFORE & DURING WELDING! IF PRESSURE & HEAT BUILD UP IN A FUEL TANK OR OILY AIR TANK, YOU'VE GOT A POTENTIAL BOMB THERE!!!! Not only that, but the pressure will push back & make a porous weld. ALSO, NEVER WELD ON A GASOLINE TANK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! .