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HOW LUCKY YOU ARE/WERE. lol possibly snow plowing as in ::: sitting in a warm vehicle -big or small having fun moving that F- - - in white stuff knowing you ARE getting paid, two quick == why me snow stories. 1= road call for plow truck disabled; I had to plow town road with company 4x4 in route seeing truck is sight, from short distance 2 kids on tin soccer's come down bank from no where; it was seconds from me running them over!! 2= road call for skid steer down while plowing. ::axle shaft broke. all set up with welder on service truck ; no where to clamp ground, coveralls wet from storm laying on ground I hold the ground cable on axle stud, touch the welding rod to axle center and I lite up like a Christmas tree. NO I DON'T MISS blizzard road calls. LOL course the blizzard of '94?'98 ? I did enjoy sitting on a TD20 for two days pushing snow into the river as triaxles brought it in from town roads.

have to agree on that point. 2016 not that old; not knowing use / $$$$ stand point /or who's doing the work definitely would affect decision. complete swap out requires serious drilling equipt.

RD ? yours ? this picture from last storm ? seems I've gotten use to sleeping in a bed while the snow is happening. unlike the many years of attempted sleeping at the garage on a chair or front seat of a non plowing truck waiting for next road call or incoming failure.

not saying I'm against change. it sad the politics for some use the changing for their own personal gain. I don't judge anyone by race/color/creed or belief. don't understand things such as a town changing the white cross walks on main street to rainbow . will wager a bet had the last 4 yrs NOT opened the borders to good and evil this topic wouldn't even be talked about. 2or 3 hundred not a big deal;; it's the 10's of thousand coming over which caused states to fight with states. think each country should take care of their own. USA has millions of homeless (many Veterans) ; they should be taken care of FIRST.

I thought I was the only one in that (old) school.!! that V/M ride looks very complicated ? but of course I never understood how this "new " air bag suspension could hold payloads either taking place of heavy springs. witness to sooo many changes in the trucking industry. some good ;some not so.

My Polish Grandparents were SENT to this country 1912 due to both being twins ; which was considered unlucky (???). They did NOT come here to live off the country but start a new life. which after years of farm life they did. amendments written yrs back where for the times. the last corrupt administration opening the doors (borders) basically saying " come on over everyone good or bad. "we" need the bodies to make phony voters. all you pregnant women get over here, this country will pay all the expense for your child. The new president is trying to straighten out too much too fast. maybe he knows 4yrs in office won't happen!

best part the country got rid of the phony puppet. now the challenge is to keep alive a person wanting to correct the last four yrs (on paper) corruption. news in CT showed a politician making comments "the new president will ruin things" could that mean a disruption in pocket filling. at 73 I am not too concerned. it's for the next generations which will suffer . sorry kids

did you remove oil fill cap with engine running to check blow by pressure. easier then crawling under sometimes. don't understand oil bubbling from compressor top unless compressor is loose.as joey said feed tube is in center of drive and return is flow back gravity bottom of compressor internals . THIS IS OF COURSE OLD SCHOOL DAYS,

possibly the word banned wasn't good. I'm old.LOL also wasn't the B C R's banned ;;the glider kits came under scrutiny from being built. I did a U-model glider back in the Mack days.

couldn't tell you the price ; I built two B C R kits back when they were "a new thing" . mysterious fire caught the cabs of two B-61 dumps while inside a garage. must have been an insurance job. price never told. later years I believe they were banned.

silver mascot dog on hood ; bet drive train is interesting. "suicide sleeper". if we could only go back to the fun "better" days.

real nice even equipped with bumper "fish bowl" lights !!LOL

thank you. as I have many times stated : this site is a wealth of info for ALL . by '90's I was out of dealership and private working. my '93 Hino had an exhaust brake which helped. back in the '70's had installed/ worked on a number of install/ repairs of Jakes and dynatards ENGINE BRAKES . alot of hollow exhaust push rods under recall were changed out.

NOT toys !!!!! saving history for youngsters. also a remembrance of the better days, can eat a pizza or have a drink and it's gone!! but to have a collection of " days gone by is forever"

nice pictures !! wasn't aware You had such a collection of history. real nice "start " of collection . LOL 😄

simple sentence :: an engine brake in principle slows a vehicle down by opening an exhaust valve AT THE PRECISE TIME . opening the exhaust valve which on combustion would force the piston down now uses the piston to create drag on the crankshaft NOT power stroke. speed the process up engine becomes a "boat anchor to drive train. the noise heard is due to combustion energy going out muffler system. on a jake system , an add on unit is placed on top of rocker assy; reason for green spacer between valve cover and block. spacers(flat washer) are placed on top of the exhaust valve spring arrangement for the two jake plungers to open exhaust valve before compression . the dynatard (flop at first introduction ::I was there ) utilized a modified exhaust rocker ; reason for the 3 "pregnant bulges on rocker cover. when activated the modified rocker filled with oil reducing the valve clearance on exhaust holding valve open. adjustment was very critical . dynatard got a bad review due to people expecting to be thrown to windshield from stopping / hold back ; didn't happen. ENGINE brake no matter who's holds open the exhaust valve just before compression stroke. exhaust brake is totally different. jake is called an exhaust brake ; technically wrong. exhaust brake goes on the piping system and is a valve closing exhaust system creating back pressure. in the good days you wanted good fuel pressure (totally unrelated ) change your fuel filters.

better hurry on the curio ;; there are MORE on their way. 😄🤣

there was ONLY ONE authorized first gear LOMBARD trucking B first gear cast made . I held/ looked at it. $1500.oo asking price. bought a replica instead. Have been honored to know MR. Lou Lombard as a friend . my replica first gear Lombard trucking B -model was displayed at Mr. Lou Lombards funeral.

far from "immature " , that's the case then see me in diapers (NEVER). over 5000 hot wheels Till the pathetic auction of '11;;; 50-60 Mack first gear New England fleet B models . ALL the Mack 1/25th models built, every Mack diecast made!!!

F Y I ;nothing wrong (yrs back ) for a Canadian Mack truck. I went to Canada for a customer and found a well built R-600 / 4 axle 350/ 12 speed Mack tractor for his low-bed hauler.

can I get an AMEN . right on sir.

Diamond T was diamond T and reo was reo; mix the two is same as mixing jack daniels with wine. ????? the diamond T emblem and vehicle under it was great. at Mack started out with "57 Diamond T, not a combo T /reo. just a thought.

THANK YOU for explaining these things to an ole man.

OH here we go with all these letters again !! DEW/AI/CGI . still working on figuring the last ones.

and half the Polish flag is red.