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it would be much easier to find a descent B model single axle tractor = remove 5th wheel add a dump body. if a dump truck is what you are aiming for. to make a single axle from twin- screw challenging. B42 - gas job. I had a '49 EE dump with plow. lots of fun plowing snow. regrettably I let that go.

a person's idea of "yard art" can be a wide spectrum. a fire job can get a quick spray can overhaul and not be a priority for a theft . still look good

once again we see the same situation; no matter what the time of post ; answers are given to a problem but replies are never returned for others to learn the cause. I would go with the post regarding the o-rings in range valve

wife wants to know why i'm coughing sooo much. I can't give any more likes .hope others aren't getting upset . my "237" vs 427 is running erratic.

and now i see this guy with an air hose and toolbox with all this dust flying. LOL

LMAO now stop that!! 😂 laughing too much i cough uncontrollably .ticker can't take it.. THANKS ALL OF YOU. best time i have is on this forum

there are no such things as dumb questions . it more of a dumb situation not to ask a question. my point of view to take a tandem and convert to a single would :1- require a lot of parts,another rear end= 2- alot of drilling . your drilling new holes =you can make any wheel base that works for you. 3-do you have a truck already or in the looking stage.

I never gave that idea a thought ;; my luck someone would dump my ashes on the ground and steal my (coffin) toolbox.

think once again we went off topic;; sorry youngsters

based on experience;; "when i sit for a bit ,my arms tingle and hands go numb" ; I would put that on a priority . short circuit in spinal harness (mechanic talk) == can't drive the car for long periods: left hand goes numb and locks up. I won't let anyone mess with my back. this is meant for ALL those reading it. it doesn't get better as you get older.

used up all my likes for the day

with total respect intended Sir based on the pictures you posted from the truck show , you have a pretty looking wife and she drives a bike !! will be rooting for you to enjoy life without the back / knee pain.

So if there is such a place as Heaven ; should i have someone put some tools in my coffin!! or maybe some heat resistant wrenches 😇

At 53 JOJO plenty of time to :miss " the thrills" of the MECHANIC'S GOLDEN YEARS. I miss the beer,burgers. now it's salads, a shot every once and a while. NO smoking, after cancer / open heart , NO over exertion . a two hr project could be two days . farm life as a youngster the baler made 100 lb bales, competition between us was to carry one in each hand and race across the field. today i tire out just thinking of doing it.LOL

sounds trivial , but i NEVER pass change people drop and don't care;; today i couldn't bend enough to pick up a penny on the ground. if there's no supporting structure near by i can't bend over. that's the results of the 50 plus yrs rain , snow sleet and hail : even the post office deliverer can take cover in their truck once and a while. I keep the cane in the jeep as back up.

that is a true story , my mentor in building DD is the MECHANIC who built the 318,and the driver a great guy just a little wacky knew there was a time and place to "flame the stacks" LOL

computers definitely have there place in todays world i won't disagree. a robotic computer which looked like an octopus did parts changing inside me repair a bout with cancer.. but to watch someone build horse power in a diesel with only his (or her ) hands and the knowledge in their brain beats any computer to me. was very honored today going to an equiptment dealer which i was advised friday to come back when john is here,"he's 80 yrs old and knows everything". she was right John was old school. a generation sadly leaving the world.

can I get an "AMEN" . to watch a 318 twin 3 1/2 in stacks turn blue at the stack outlets ; no words to describe the sound and sight . never todays electronic crap.

I know the show like most was a set up / scheduled stop not paying a crew and back up to "free style " the country side; but it was enjoyable for me watching just to know so many places still exist. i would look at all the " inventory " not junk that they walked passed, whether it was real equipment or the toys. guess behind the scenes there was fiction between mike and frank. back to topic:: still looks like alot of good iron

don't you kinda wonder sometimes : was it ever fixed or not??😄 you senior members must have helped in thousands of questions; I'm "new" here compared. my heart DR called me during covid for 5 yr check up, 7 =THAT'S SEVEN minutes on the phone cost me $400.oo . how much of expertise advice is shared on these forums regularly for free.maybe it my old age;; a follow up or thanks people is a moral booster, just sayin .

be great to update and let us know what you find/found.

mind boggling so many vehicles survived. B-81's look good. i favor the 40-50's small diamond-T's . Mack Jr's // ED's close to impossible. T's make a sharp looking pick-up. checking my powerball results ; no sense in getting plane tickets. think the diamond -T's "holda place"to me ;;the first real truck i could call mine was the "54or 58 Diamond -T wrecker single axle i used at waterbury Mack. pulled a DM600 triaxle dump in with it. close to getting injured trying to pull truck back over the guard rail that had it's nose blocking the train tracks. truck stuck and the chain broke ; cable came back under the wrecker like a sling shot. had a lot of cable out to secure the wrecker to nearest concrete column

now all us OLE TIMERS know a DD does a great job of oiling the cyl by itself along with everything near it AND this must be a test a 318 DOES NOT have a turbo bearings it has blower bearings LOL . a 350 DD same with a few modifications has a TURBO . ;;;; sorry couldn't help myself bob;;;LOL LOL LOL

all in favor of the vise grip idea; one concern for me is starting it with valve covers off::: unless i pressure washed it first there's an awful lot of yrs worth of dust, grit the fan will blow around that will end up in oil galley on heads. as in many cases on these forms , sure would like to be there when it fires up. must be like a heart surgeon when he opens some one up ;;LOL the thrill to hear / see something come "alive" again.

I'm not into earrings ;but those are sharp.. Canadian ? with the clover back ground maybe.