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Read this thread in its entirety. It explains what you are driving.
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Not sure what the date was on this quote, but if it was in the last week or so then he's right! The Congress elected in November was sworn in on January 3rd! So Biden is effectively hamstrung, all he can do now is executive orders, which Trump can undo on day 1 with an executive order.
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Some consideration should be given for circuit breaker protection since whatever circuit you're back feeding into would now be protected by the breaker on the generator, and I'd imagine the rest of the back feed into the house has to go through the panel breaker. I've never had to use my dad's setup, so idk if you need to shut off the Main Breaker so you aren't bleeding power out to your neighbors, lol...
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My dad made an extension cord with 2 male ends. Portable gas powered generator you can plug it into your house and back feed power in to run your heat and your fridge and other minimal draw items.
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MR's have a massive radiator, he won't have cooling issues. Also he's going to be hogging through fields at low speed high rpm. I think there's a 370A hp rating for the automatics. Not sure the auto can hold 400hp. Sounds like you have an early ETECH, I know on the AI Tech's there's an AMI-370, that's probably the best. It's a 370 hp maxidyne fuel map instead of a 400. Maxidynes have a nice wide powerband.
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1985 R Model with Anti-Freeze leaks
JoeH replied to Mack458's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
I bet it's leaking on the water manifold hose (left side). There's a hose that bridges the manifold from one head to the manifold on the other head. It can be hard to keep this tight. Likely in the colder temps the metal is shrinking. One of our trucks has done this. No leaks in the summer, then minor weeping in the winter. -
At some point you gotta just get out the sawzall and just make it a convertible...
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My siblings and I grew up taking turns riding in the truck every fall with my dad to go get coal from South Tamaqua Coal Pockets (I think that was the business name) on Rte 309. Now I own the house I grew up in and my kids get to rotate through every fall to the same plant, but now it's "Keystone Anthracite". It's a lot more work to burn coal, but it's a lot cheaper than oil and you can't ignore the memories and hard work the kids will grow up knowing.
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South Tamaqua is where I buy my coal every fall.
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Would be strange, the granite cab is much wider than the R cab.
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It's Friday afternoon and someone's got a hot date!
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Valva is fine, it's 60 lbs per square inch. The size of the orifice is tiny, so you need a fraction of 60 lbs to force fuel through it.
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What's your voltage when cranking? EECU shuts off at 9.5 volts. Weak batteries will drop that low when cranking. The ether gets it rolling, letting you ease off starter motor, redirecting voltage to the EECU. Check your battery voltage.
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If I put in a new heater I could probably get away with 750 gallons of oil for the year, but I lose the opportunity to harden my kids a little bit and provide them with experiences few other kids get.
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My house (1790's stone farmhouse) has a Buderus boiler my dad put in in the 1980's that has 2 sets of doors, one for oil and one for coal. It burns about 1,500 gallons a year to run on oil, or I can get away with about 250 gallons for the off-season and 6 tons of coal for the heating season. The coal is a lot of work, but as a dad of little kids I'm of the opinion that growing up with some more labor intensive chores and maintenance is healthier than the cushy alternative of no responsibilities til they're 30.
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I burn coal too, I believe Keystone Anthracite loaded out of South Tamaqua was $325/ton for chestnut, but I pick it up myself.
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MythBusters 18 Wheelers, Can Exploding Tires Kill?
JoeH replied to 70mackMB's topic in Odds and Ends
I had my inner tire on the right blow the mudflap off the left side of my truck once. A couple times I've had tires on the right lose their cap and rip the bottom few rungs off a steel ladder that goes up the backside of the truck. The damage a tire will do really depends on the type of failure. -
If you're deadset on keeping that truck then look for a donor parts truck with good rails. For what it's worth, U models use the same frame rails. We've welded the rails on our R686ST. Ours are sleeved on the outside, just with a bolt on section. You're supposed to use 110,000 lb welding rods according to the Mack frame repair book, not 60/70k's as referenced by others.
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All wheel drive R models are designated RM600, all wheel drive DM models are designated DMM600 etc. They're more common in Canada I believe. Can't speak to who made the front axles.
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Separate the frame and bogies
JoeH replied to hicrop10's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
This style camelback captivates the outside of the frames, lighter camelbacks captivate the inside of the frame rails. So you'll have to disassemble the cross member to allow the rails to squeeze in away from those massive ears that the frame bolts to. -
Separate the frame and bogies
JoeH replied to hicrop10's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
On this setup I believe the crossmember inside the tandem unbolts I have a truck with this setup, but I've never pulled it apart. Trunnion bar underneath has bolt on caps underneath, so depending on what you're trying to accomplish you probably have a few options. You could unbolts the trunnion bar caps and lift the truck off the suspension/tears. Whatever you're thinking it requires lots of room and big toys to get this job done, everything is heavy!!! -
Go to Mack eMedia website, search for shop manual # 8-211. You can download the book from Mack for free. It's Engine Brake Output #1. You have the IEGR engine, not the CEGR engine.
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Largely the Republicans are just as guilty of screwing things up as the Democrats. Mostly they all go along to get along and screw us in the process. Any "grandstanding" comments they're making you need to take with a grain of salt, they're just putting out sound-bites to appear like they didn't help create the mess Trump is coming in to clean up.
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If Trump gets nothing else done, starting the DOGE and cutting all the bullshit spending will have been WORTH IT!!!
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