mechohaulic

reason I posted in another forum the interest in driving a DM811sx or euclid rig in a quarry operation. no highway traffic or cdl needed . on I-84 today which at the time was a 3 lane highway; constantly watching rear view mirror see on a crowded road this idiot makes a 3 lane into a 4 lane racing up right shoulder at way over speed limit or common sense.

I brought the DMV in CT to a complete standstill and silence day I went there to renew my license . going from a TN to CT license was bad enough for me . when I stated I was giving up my CDL which I had from first yr CDL came in to existence (1969). clerk didn't know what to do, he went to a supervisor who quite loudly says" what who gives up a CDL" ,clerk points to me standing a few windows away ;; not right next to them of course across the room. silence and EVERYONE turns and looks at me. glad I at least combed my hair. not my choice ; was getting extremely difficult to pass medical which was only good for a yr at a time. one thing I have noticed at least in CT; the day of the "professional drivers "is out the window. bet coffee and doughnut most big rig drivers around here don't have a medical or CDL.

didn't think today's world knew what plastigauge was . at least that's a positive .

wish I found it hard after sitting down. 😱🤣😂 sorry couldn't' help myself (again) LOL

so different then the fun days I guess.

sounds like a great Idea EXCEPT when the senior part kicks in you find yourself with a slight dilemma :: 1= (next morning) what am I looking for ??😕 2= why am I looking for something 😂LMAO

now you boys be nice;; got me laughing so much I'm coughing ; wife wants to know what's wrong. I said nothing BMT is writing about you. !!!🤣

another advantage of the senior yrs (i guess) and retired. never had the brain power to run two logs(paper days), using a day cab and having the NJ run; would run 12=14 hrs straight through with the goal of getting through NY before traffic. had to show a motel layer over since I didn't want long wheel base sleeper. never stayed in a motel once except on paper. got the unit home on a friday 1=2 am ; spend Saturday redoing the book. had to take another book open staples to add more charts once. oh the fun times.

motivation for the senior group proves more difficult by the day (hr). need something at the store I say =screw it , it can wait don't want to get behind the wheel of a vehicle any more around here. ;; take your life in your hands . had to work off the two doughnuts I ate , got the zero-turn out and did the leaves. also some yard work. knees are letting me know now how big an ass I am. had intention of going to an auction close by tonight= no way couldn't stand that long or had energy to clean up first. have to wonder what the next generation is going to do if they make it to senior yrs since they don't have ambition to do anything NOW>

congrats on the Retirment. challenge now is to keep busy ; watch the food : weight and most important health check regular. yesterday spent the afternoon with Knights of Columbus (40 degrees outside) collecting food the food banks . not only rewarding but kept me busy instead of sitting and eating.

been there done that. one of the many moments a person finds themself pondering the question :: Why am I doing this ; who could ever come up with this design anyway. external front mounted intercooler- now there's a smart engineer. I can say did work on a tip turbine engine yrs back which wasn't tooo bad. course it was 1/25th scale replica I was building for a customer . had to order the engine from A I M : late Jim Etter . basic model had 237, challenge was making new intake hoses and mounts. at least I didn't need special wrenches. for the real unit as stated above the torch made the 7/16 twelve point. think I still have it. 3/8-7/16combo wrench heated / bent and ground down

add to low ambition level the temperature outside. right now in CT it's 20's going up to low 40's today. don't understand why when I look out the window the leaves are still on the ground! don't they know its time to LEAVE..LOL wait for me at 30 degrees and they will still be there in the spring, so cold now the small pond in back is froze over and not one duck this am. usually there is 30-50. looks to be an inside project day , which I can't stand. the snacks are too tempting.

wait till you get old '' it gets way fu-- in worse ambition goes out the window faster then you can fart; which by the way is another one of those old age benefits. ass ole speaks when ever it wants to. 😱

did front brakes on daughters 20?? Subaru Saturday am first wheel 1hr and 25 mins!!! take in to consideration a lot of that time was getting things set up =jack, tools etc, could NOT remove the rotor !!! I know they just slide off- oh no. brass hammer , beat thrash ; nothing. two puller hole on rotor =metric thread ;;; do I have metric bolts ;; of course some where . found two that fit . didn't even put torque on them rotor popped off. Why you ask??? because the loser award goes to; darn its him again LOL. second wheel start to finish 20 minutes == using the two puller hole in rotor. then she says "oh the front tire is low on air ": how do you know i ask --cause the little light is on the dash.. didn't ask for how long has it been on , and she's the more mechanical one . 33 yrs old,

SURE HOPE YOU BOYS DON'T THINK YOUR ALONE . I've been the president of the losers club so long ' they don't put my name on the losers trophy any more just write +same as before !!!LOL . if it can go wrong it will. local paper shows up on Thursdays around here, wife says "why do you care about the paper so much??" I says in case I'm in the obituary section and no one told me..!!!

I miss the driving even if it was only for a short 7-8 yrs after they closed the maintenance shop. don't think in todays world I could get back behind the wheel of a big rig. things back to "normal" for me can never happen =sadly. such a different world . A nice DM811SX working in a pit ; NO highway -nice way to spend retirement.

back in summer of "15 I was informed by the heart DR= "you really cut this one close" referring to how long I waited before addressing the chest pains I had been having. being thick-headed Polack I couldn't hide it any more. used to go out in the fleet yard and hide behind trailers. Ya I know real fu--in stupid. aorta was close to exploding. they opened me up took it out and put in new parts. think warranty's up . youngsters take care of yourself early.

I "harp/nag" to the younger generation ALL the time about start now to take care of yourself, time flies by faster then you will realize. mother-in-law (80's)smoked probably 1/2 pack or more a day. says one day; I have to stop smoking lungs are getting bad, I said why stop now damage is done . you can take an engine with 100k which never had an oil change .then it starts making noise; better change oil= really too late now. speaking from experience and having a bad ticker since12 ; the retirement yrs have been worse then 50 + yrs of working 80 hrs a week. retired and older the body doesn't have the ambition levels of yrs before. fine yourself hanging around and food picking, boy do the pounds add up fast. heart Dr told me " your retiring now , better not come back here 20lbs over weight.!! it's a bit-h trying to keep the 20lbs off. little known fact ( to family members)not my BMT family ..is main reason for not driving to NC is the internal chest and other pains have been getting worse. afraid to get behind the wheel for that long a haul. Dam old age sucks. how I miss having a good burger and ice cream not to mention missing beer and cigars. hirop10 glad your on the mend.

does anyone even go by axle weight any more.?? now that you brought it up, thinking about it most go by GVW . haven't seen the portable scale trucks much lately. possibly enough money is made with other paper work being wrong . yrs back CT was making money with the axle weight gimmick.

if the rest of the truck is any where as nice as the dash looks, sure hope we get to see it.

I may be "out in left field " with this ;hopefully someone will correct me. 1-the super large oil pans had a situation with hairline cracks developing in the casting . vaguely remember pulling down the tubs fining cracks near the middle reenforcing braces, 2- when the three oil filter set up FIRST showed up , was not the rear filter an internal spin/scrapper filter unlike the other two ?, I know the scania had the spinner /scrapper filter. as stated before these forums get the dormant brain cells moving.

If we weren't watching the transformation through pictures on BMT, I would say without a doubt ==THAT'S NOT THE SAME TRUCK . the fact it is a B=73 with the bold radiator and so forth makes that build even more spectacular! nothing wrong with a B-61 build or any other truck== MACK . 73/ 75 has a way of saying ; get out of my way i'm coming through. for highway units. now if looking at the 73's cousin the B-81 = won't go there ..LOL

how sad low numbered units never were important then . a unit came in for a repair= you repaired it and it left. might look twice at an unusual set up but then it left. spend time 50=60 yrs later wondering how many of those "unusual" I had access to ;; if any. . Darn!!

to combine forums ;; THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE SIR,..

Jojo will sent you the wrench and stuff. my days of using are over. talk soon = hope.