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Now I don't complain about "mine" ;; more like expressing a thought.!!!LOL

It's never tooo late ; they make plenty of models of the Mack. buy one for the Mrs. might give her a better understanding of the skill AND quite needed to built one.

prepping for the east coast blizzard of the '70's(78?) I mounted a V plow like that to a road grader owned by Schiavi Const.. put as many roof lights as possible. chains on all wheels. grader went one direction; loader one; and the TD-20 dozer down the road. neither came back for 3-4 days. no cell phones then. service truck with fuel followed the open roads to locate machines.

whether it's a big rig or a scale model ; the builder knows what it takes to build. build a real engine ; no one sees the pistons. the mechanic knows what's inside. point is the interior of a scale model needs the same integrity to build. getter done !! fun part of model modification is looking at it after built the builder knows of the frame stretched or engine changed ; my 352? pete from the 70's took 7 different models to build. or how air bags are made from alr cleaners taken from car models. keep it fun

only one thing spoils that beautiful picture !! silver wedding ring! LOL

Ginger Zee ; good morning America has my vote for prettiest weather girl on TV .

can't recall anyone having a steel nose R Scania powered ; must be a municipality unit looking at driver's door insignia. the picture could be CT today ; LOL

another new England fleet name forgotten.

Albert Bros; scrap yard company _ still in existence today had a few R-400's some Scania others the Chrysler V-8. like most of new England Mack fleets ; Albert's now has the "other" brands.

CT has a light steady snow fall at the moment. visibility getting worse. told other half . I'm going in basement to work on the macks (1/25th ones). when the heavy snow brings the trees down on the house ; I'll be downstairs , she can stay upstairs !!!😁

10 4 0n the 6; for me prostate cancer made that a short subject .

a driver side picture would have been great. many sleepers back then did NOT have access from cab. another reason they were called coffin sleepers. driver side many times had the one long door to climb in. sleeping across seats did prove not much different.

just another reason I strongly dislike living in Ct , my 7th grade English teacher looked like ole purple head and was an Ex marine, never had a teacher that looked even close to the shopper at winfall market. but to quote Martim Luther " I had a dream (or two).

#6/10 is the style I had in my road call service box. noticed on the what's called E9 the screw in threads are different.

bet you wish you still had the flat back '87 U , I favor the Brockway with "Brockway" cab. Guyott oil in CT had a number of Brockway tractors . 671 ????

IF I WASN'T MARRIED I WOULD DRIVE DOWN PICK YOU UP AND PAY FOR HALF THE TRUCK !!!!! it's that darn IF word

notice the northwest is all cable machine. that's a skill long gone . once worked for an ole timer having a cable bay city shovel. sitting in front of the unenclosed engine; feet/ hands going faster then imaginable ! one wrong lever or pedal move and cable all over, that drag line operator definitely has his act together. driving down hill with boom out front !!! there's a pair of balls.

I found a picture of Casey's huge Mack prime mover when it was at the English town truck races back in the '80's. some day I hope to figure this picture loading business.

so you were keeping it a secret having a second steel nose DM . know it's not the same unit! LOL. triaxle/ no fender guides. question ?? does the steel nose tractor have green or brown (with wrap around dash) interior ??

CT had 1-2 inches of snow yesterday; then through out the night with another 3=6 later this afternoon till morning. my John Deere 318 sitting at old residence apart. darn gas engines any how.

Mother Nature isn't my concern ; the heart Dr is. be a heck of a note if I go and shovel . and He's right .

certain injector removal for tune up reasons the pry bar method wasn't always convenient : #4=5 in U's/DM's /some B's. loosen hold downs just a tad ; flip the key or hit the button. don't be scared LOL ever hear an engine that had a spark plug fall out when running. at least with the injector having hold downs secure it = no flying parts.

mixed bag of precep in CT. depends on location. I used the leave blower to clean 1 1/2 in snow on 20x 40 driveway. not enough for snowblower and due to certain circumstances ; I don't shovel snow any more.

ripped threads out of return nut ?? puller doesn't (or didn't) fasten to small 3/8th return line fitting. older style the barrel cap ( which return fitting screwed into) is removed ; puller threads on to injector = 3/4 ??? fine thread. pry bar rock back forth was used many times. if you are daring ;LOL loosen the two hold down nuts = do not remove completely!! spin engine over = but stand back!!! realize on an engine on stand or not running this method not possible,, but it works. don't forget the brass washer at bottom. larger flat screwdriver usually did the trick of removal. never did much "send them out" back in the day. Mack had the parts and the tester to build/ set up injectors.

sad part is no one questions the statement "a deal has been reached " ; the deal is billions of dollars pocketed by those making deals. typical Monty Hall "let's make a deal " otherwise known as What's in it for Me!!