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pretty good logic! i never thought of it that way!

heavy haul even with a 12" crack in frame. Anytime you put a 3/8"x1/8" male conn the price skyrockets. Maybe if he throws in headlamp grease we can talk.

Kinda like an environmentally friend 318 Detroit

Did U see this green U-model? They even took a picture of the VIN, vin! Or is it the CEREAL number? That fifth wheel is a pretty penny. http://cnj.craigslist.org/cto/3548968457.html

No insurance??!? thats just crazy!

Vlad-yep we all learn from our past. Deer hunter- http://www.metacafe.com/watch/an-ICv2bJ42hbbt7/the_deer_hunter_1978_working_in_the_steel_factory/

happy birthday rob!

Deer hunter is a classic! I think the churches were filmed in Cleveland or mingo junction. I always like the opening scene with the cabover freightliner coming down the hill to mill and flames coming out of the stacks.

That sucks sorry to hear! A loss of a 426 should be death penalty!

I would like to visit the region...maybe one day! The blue dome church is a Holy Virgin Russian Orthodox church whereas the Gold LEaf domed church is the St. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox. My family belongs to the catholic church of poles,German,Irish,Italian, and lithuanian dioceses. My great grandmother, grandmother, and great aunt on my dads side were from Czechoslovakia. They were Russian orthodox. The immigrated to the US in 1919 and left the remaining members of the family behind in the "old country". Consequently the remaining family were slaughtered by the nazis during WWII. My dad found all this out in the 1960s while serving in a Nike missile outfit in the US Army. To get the clearance the military background checked his Russian decent. It's pretty wild that at the height of the cold war info like that could be found in the soviet union.

That looks like the churches in the Pittsburgh area.There are a lot of Polish,Slovak,Czechoslovakian,Lativan,Ukrainian,and Lithuanian (ME-50%) decendants in the around here.

Gulfway full coverage about 300 a year

That's awesome looking Steve! Great job!

I can remember seeing those u models pulling the hill up rt.60 in the residential part of Crafton. Smoke blowing through the trees lining the street and my dad and I sitting at the stop sign at the top of the hill. The on coming traffic had the right of way with no stop sign, so my dad would always let the driver keep his run up the hill going cause "its always a pain to stop and have to start with a good run up the hill" he'd say, "just givin the driver a break."

Talon used to be OK grocery who had really a strictly Mack fleet. I remember those white u models pulling reefers everywhere.

Hey atleast youre getting some p*ssy haha vulva

Not saying that can't be done, to each his own. I feel more comfortable with no more than one or two minor fishplates. That frame is cracked on the bottom flange where is was weled once before, its got so many holes its like swiss cheese, and on top of that its spread from rust. It looks like an 1-1/2" or more above the trunnion. No matter what how you to try to patch it up with plates and welds, that frame is going to rip itself a part because of the rust. To get the rust out you have to take off the outer frame or cut the top flange off, clean it , the reweld it back in. Thats a lot of work. I've done this and part way thru wished I would have gotten new rails. You'd be further ahead with new rails. Plus, the matter really doesn't concern our opinions or how we feel. So you pull into a chcken coop and automatically the trooper or inspector is going over the truck with a fine tooth comb because of its age. Now he sees 4 or 5 repairs to the frame when he's on his creeper. What else can he find? What if your repairs don't work correctly and cracks spread past the plates. IMO why give them any reasons for a hassle,fines, or an out of service tag.

happy belated birthday!

you want to use huck bolts or grade eight fine thread nut/bolts if you go that way. You can order them with or without holes its just a lot more expensive. Read through this thread from last year- http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/index.php?/topic/22689-359-peterbilt-frame-rails/

My guess it's a horse trailer? Maybe from Ralph g smith?

How's the cross members? How long is the deck?

Just saw the pictures. Yeah it's shot. Cut offs are usually just the rears and suspension with some frame rail left in front and rear of the setup. It comes down to how much you're willing to spend and your intended use of the truck. Anything cane be repaired or replaced but it comes at a cost. It's just those rails can not be repaired it's too far gone and need replaced Call up pg Adams since they are close and get a quote. They can even punch the holes. I know they'll prob ask you for the old one first to locate on the new ones. If you go further with this and new advice they're are quite a few guys who have re-railed trucksmon thisnsite. So don't hesitate to ask questions to get the job done right.

They are good ppl to deal with. I got a quote from them which was reasonable and they were very pleasant to deal with. Rob had good luck last year with some rails he got for a Pete job he was doing and a b model as well.

Unless you the only game in town or you're in contract negotations chances are you'll work for what ever is given to you with that mentality. Times have changed and so have unions. What happened in you grandfathers time with the corruption of unions is indeed in its seedy past. Again I emphasize seedy and PAST. In my union we have the choice to take .02 cents an hour out of our pay and contribute to a PAC of our choice, a vacation fund, or back to training. The later of which is quite a big fund. It's a fund that gets reinvested into state of the art equipment and training for the members. This training is sought out for example, by one of the largest healthcare systems on the east coast, to come up with a curriculum for infection control in hospital facilities. The union not only contributes to the members but also to the community's greater good. Like I said what's in the past should not be forgot but uninformed people need to given an update. Senator Pat Toomey toured our facilities last summer and was showed what we do and what were for. What impressed and hit home with conservative republican senator was the fact that all this training translate to a highly skilled work force at a cost of ZERO to the tax payer. Call it what you want but if you work on the job that is under strike you are a SCAB strikebreaker. Many men and women with families to support walk strike lines because the definition of union is sticking together.

NICE WORK! It will be worth it on the end!