Jump to content

mechohaulic

BMT Benefactor
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    3,258

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    49

 Content Type 

Everything posted by mechohaulic

  1. mechohaulic
    Joseph equipt always has some unique stuff. while back there were DM800's ; must be a big equipt dealer . has some of the largest low beds all shape configurations
  2. mechohaulic
    aren't a lot of states saying .NO to glider kits . thought i read that some where. i built a U611st glider kit for a customer years ago. people building without the emission crap using older parts ?
  3. mechohaulic
    looking at the prices listed here can sure be discouraging for me .thinking of the stack of Mack service manuals/ operator books , detroit diesel, cummins manuals etc i had . most of which were given away.
  4. mechohaulic
    i can't do any more likes. that story deserves a dozen 😄😀😃
  5. mechohaulic
    lifters should definitely be reworked/ replaced. holding them up helps with cam removal/ install. have had the unfortunate experience of hands pushing up lifters as a"helper" is working cam in to place . half way in one hand is holding up cam through bushings. when a lifter falls as your hand is pushing up lifter the cam goes real fast hurts the fingers in the way. clothes pins eliminate the hand in the way.
  6. mechohaulic
    i like it. $700.00 darn prices are un real today. another "secret" advantage to clothes pins;;; you can sneak them back to the wifes laundry basket when she's not looking. what motor oil spots = i donno what that is 😁
  7. mechohaulic
    have to question why the quick change of lower steer shaft with another spare after u-joint . possible rollers slipped in one of the caps during install on first shaft installing a spare didn't line up the u-joints creating a bind
  8. mechohaulic
    pay close attention to the last sentence, sounds like something my wife would say , no offence. it was fine till WE worked on it !! not till "you worked on it " Ony LOL 😄
  9. mechohaulic
    another positive = clothes pins can be reused ; less chance of a piece of broken tye falling in engine ;;; just say in
  10. mechohaulic
    wooden clothes pins (oops no one knows what they are 😆)LOL always worked well for holding up the lifters. of course back then engines weren't buried in emission crap
  11. mechohaulic
    with the box centered, is the steering wheel straight
  12. mechohaulic
    when you changed one u=joint on the steering shaft, did you disassemble the shaft? if you did. were the u-joints lined up on reinstall. the collar and slip shaft should have small arrows to line up. shaft u-joints can cause a binding if misaligned
  13. mechohaulic
    when comments are made it's based on :: 1=not knowing experience of poster for doing a project. 2= the schedule a vehicle has for being down for repairs. 3= the $$$$$ a person has for a project.
  14. mechohaulic
    it does have a good purpose ;; would look great pulling a float in a parade .,holding an old hit /miss engine on a custom made flatbed
  15. mechohaulic
    it's another "johnny Cash special" ;;; i got it one piece at a time!!😁
  16. mechohaulic
    if he's unsure of the process ; couldn't he just take off the end cap (which has to come off anyway at some point), remove nut and hardware . clean off hopefully some grease and see the gap between bushing and tube ?
  17. mechohaulic
    i thought the small clip on filter was eliminated yrs ago. almost same filter element as some shop air compressors. one less step in manufacturing .
  18. mechohaulic
    correction ::: the 401 highway not 491
  19. mechohaulic
    now that's a sharp looking unit . my wife is hooked on the tv show "highway through hell" on the weather channel. is the 491 highway really that bad with wrecks. do you remove all the plow gear in summer weather for use as road tractor?
  20. mechohaulic
    lookin real good. i know this is a tad off topic ;; it's still a Mack in progress. the 800 even on the box cover is impressive looking. one of three i had in the display case at the mack dealer was done same as picture stars and stripes.
  21. mechohaulic
    yes i did. back in the '70's i bought the challenger mixer kit for the tiny water hose nozzle for the DM800 mixer i was building. my 352 pete has 7 model kits combined to make one.
  22. mechohaulic
    I've seen the dual headlight set up on an RD . look better . you had to go and mention dual stacks on off set . brain cells still working on a DM800 6X6 1/25 scale. fabricating the eng/trans mounts to put a duel turbo cummins in the 800 . duel stack tractor maybe LOL
  23. mechohaulic
    saw horse is better description. metal 4in channel ? they looked same. took years to accumulate a lot of good shop equipt and only a few hrs for it to disappear in auction.
  24. mechohaulic
    i noticed the later 3-piece hood , also no 5th wheel. might have bolt holes in frame for one can't tell by pictures. 4 headlights and bright yellow paint ; it's so different . twin stack mack
  25. mechohaulic
    following this project . seeing the results is amazing. not to mention the clean work area.question i have is ;;in picture 2 the jack stands look familiar, did you attend an auction in oxford back in 2011? Matt P . was there also.i had a homemade set of stands similar. those and many other items were bought

BigMackTrucks.com

BigMackTrucks.com is a support forum for antique, classic and modern Mack Trucks! The forum is owned and maintained by Watt's Truck Center, Inc. an independent, full service Mack dealer. The forums are not affiliated with Mack Trucks, Inc.

Our Vendors and Advertisers

Thank you for your support!

Mack Related Links

Popular links

BMT Forum Logo

HTML tutorial
×
×
  • Create New...