mechohaulic

went back to square one read every post (some twice). 34's not built to carry 55 capability. expense of adding cross bars to rear(s) will accomplish what ? feeling of security to carry more. saddles are wearing prematurely just says "I'm not made for this" . so the rears won't (shouldn't) walk ;; will over load take it's toll on rears themselves ???

seals for two back half input shafts ??

"back in the day";; multipliers were in the same desk drawer as computers. rule of thumbs was -- tighten that S O B as much as possible. having a unit with only 34 k suspension . load shouldn't require sway bars. install later on in yrs would defiantly be more costly.

now there a memory maker. unlike todays iron (most of which are automatics) hardest part of rebuilding a tri/quad/duplex was picking the right color paint for the case outside. a self taught with mentors is knowledge never found in books. how lucky I consider myself to be involved back then. today it's parts changers not many rebuilders. units looking good!

UPS did run the wet clutch. one customer (while I was at Mack ) did have a F model with wet clutch. took some getting used to. basically a treadle(brake) pedal on the floor. adjusted properly ; light pressure pushed the linkage.

OK talked me into it;; my first ride had hole in floor ; faster you pedaled faster you went. lot of callouses on feet. the stone wheels didn't ride nice either. think the salesman's name was Fred ??? (flintstone}

20 years ago !!! try 45 + years ago never considered things to come being this way. it was a major change to see a 250hp engine replaced by 300. now 550- 600+ common .

don't recall ever stopping there. 180mm has to be around half way point. or if I did stop was for fuel and go. going up or back here , always had topped off gas tank and 5 gal can in back. also correction it is exit 305 in houlton not 302.

I did see that! hope they don't ruin u-tube like everything else which is positive. unlike boring TV which finds most getting up going to refrigerator and the pounds; u tube never boring.

doing all the gears isn't always that easy , back in the delivery days of NYC a "co-driver " who couldn't drive had to start out in first no matter what and go through all 10. one time at last delivery aiming down hill ; trailer empty ; he couldn't start out in 2nd might have even used 3rd. what a mess. flat ground having fun all gears ready. back in the Mack days learning myself on the 20's/18 twin sticks always used every gear. picking up two new trucks from new haven truck rental for warranty one a quad other five speed; I took the quad (DM611SX ). I stopped at stop sign other driver behind me (totally wasted on beer) never saw my brake lights cause I used the gears not brakes to stop. he put the two DM rails through the radiator of the R he had. he ruined a good thing. we were paid $10.oo for a two hr trip . $5.oo an hr was major money for me.

81 's looking real nice ;(is there such a thing as a bad picture of a B-81? ) nope. for the sake of realism only NOT a criticism : take some flat black/brown and paper towel ;dab the fifth wheel, gives the look of grease. flat white/ yellow for glass portion of headlights , same flat black/brown for tread on tires gives appearance of road dirt. tiniest brush you have and flat brown between the wheel and spokes making the brake drums appear rusting. small contractors black marking pen (size of a ball point pen) carefully mark the space between radiator shutters. regular pencil will work also. I just have this thing for details ; if I studied details before say "I do" : I'd be single today. live and learn.😄

not to off topic ; one of the major challenges to retirement is weight gain. a gym has benefits but could also be $$. sign for a yr then fade out after 6 months. another option is a GOOD tread mill. $$ to purchase but any time use. just no incentive to tread by ones self . pounds add fast and are slow to leave. getting older doesn't help the ambition level either. you could try and chase a CF-600 down the road;; just don't bark at it while running.

might even find an obsolete head gasket there 😀; saved the topic again

both the B61sx :20 and the DM811sx :18 speed I drove part-time were fun. today I couldn't do the two stick same time method; if I could even properly shift two stick one at a time.

you have to check the twin stick driving. I know there are others beside a Mack quad on there. pick the subject an you tube will have it. large mining (big muskie ) and more. can easily spend an afternoon (rehab) bouncing topic with you tube.

40 becomes 90 also when driver paid by the ton .!!

that's some of the stuff can be found on youtube, for those having extended chair time of course. check the one of an ole timer twin stick shifting a quad.

topic head gaskets to Polacks and I didn't do it

CAN i GET AN AMEN . Polacks can't be all bad; they were the center of all the jokes years back;;; why all you jealous people. LOL

they can't be ALL bad ;; I see two Polacks in the group. LOL

now I should know those units = not 20 minutes away. nothing states they are in wolcott, just the sender. weren't that many back then with quarries having those. O& G might still have some.

your not alone !! I'm suspended too !1

nice looking B model. see a H in the back ground. run a cord from wrecker bed to a "light bar" on back of towed unit for more added realism.

am I that old !!! really= rear housing (back in the dinosaur time ) was always referred to as a BANJO . just sayin. I'm likin the location as Houlton Maine. be a good road call. haven't been there in too many yrs. exit 302 ? then 10mile on rte 1 to farm I worked on.

another example of differences today VS then. today unit would have to be towed in (I understand also a safety factor involved ); today EPA would be standing over your shoulder making sure you caught/ cleaned up 50ft area of "contaminated soil from that toxic coolant .