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  1. mechohaulic
    think you got it right ;;; cracker box sounds familiar . know it was titled to one of the irons of the day ;;; the GMC must be the one,
  2. mechohaulic
    did head gaskets on an ole white conventional yrs ago that had the slanted cummins . what a pain - in- ass. as stated it was slanted to fit half under fire wall and in to cab with dog house. corner studs 325 lbs torque ? no room to put 3/4 dr torque wrench . bad enough putting heads under cab with flat engine!! two of us holding head off gasket so not destroy it going under slanted
  3. mechohaulic
    back in '69-70's for 68K you could have bought a couple of Macks . and the dealer filled the fuel tanks . I know it was my job to take a new truck down for fuel. most new ones going to a rental fleet only got 10 gals.
  4. mechohaulic
    see the manifold type now, forgot the oval inlet style. it works that's what counts
  5. mechohaulic
    bought what was left of my Grandparents farm with hopes of keeping it going back some yrs ago. 3+acres house, barn and outbuildings = 40K. my 2021 jeep gladiator Mojave (ordered and decked out ) 64K . only reason for purchase of jeep was dealer on trade gave me just under what I paid for a 2017 GMC 2500 diesel after I had it for 4 yrs and put 40 K miles on it = back and forth from CT to TN.
  6. mechohaulic
    OH heck your talkin a baby truck : I thought you meant a real truck 🤣 LAO!! sorry couldn't help myself. now i;ll have to find the one i'm thinking of. seeems it had a nick name . skinny bottom and went up to a narrow sleeper berth. flat front C O E .
  7. mechohaulic
    modern technology . in the day a spreader box couldn't hold a full load of asphalt either. looking at shape of CT roads, they don't use them here. NO SMOOTH ROADS HERE.
  8. mechohaulic
    the rear mount PTO is constant turn due to power shaft runs off live countershaft. the side mounts have a PTO gear installed on the countershaft which is controlled by main in gear
  9. mechohaulic
    for discussion ONLY 😇; not to object ' memory serves correctly the tri-countershaft transmissions use TOP right counter shaft ??? looking at the trans a side mount bolts higher up and is angled due to trans shape ??? to mount a LEFT side PTO ;which uses the lower countershaft;; a large adapter plate bolts on trans to which has the smaller standard pto bolt pattern. above statement validated cause I just looked at my 1/25th scale mack 6 speed !! LOL
  10. mechohaulic
    GMC 9500 ?? can't picture . do remember many yrs back working on a skinny GMC cab over ; don't recall model # or what problem was. see some macks on craigslist in NH ? h model / B 's. wonder if they were Dick Kemps ??
  11. mechohaulic
    for what ever reason the blue was the "one valve "does it all idea. possibly like other brain dead ideas (121 brakes and others) . drivers may have only pulled the yellow =not the red and accidents happened ? feed for brakes should have gone to blue then yellow / red. simple is better.
  12. mechohaulic
    not being critical - wouldn't want hose to split and suck in dirty air . filter change over is mint. nice job.
  13. mechohaulic
    looking at the picture , should the intake hoses be loosen up to take the twist/ strain on lower hose going into manifold ??? I would try to loosen and turn top hose toward engine front: might straighten lower hose.
  14. mechohaulic
    your DM that dark green would look amazing. not a JD green ; Mack green . nice. white roof top ????
  15. mechohaulic
    very familiar with HI-Ho . they were along with another construction outfit (O&G) to buy fleet of the DMM's in CT. a side view of that body has HI_HO made into the body for side support. Oh the good days.
  16. mechohaulic
    except for the "guard bee" true ; it's the one stays at the hive entrance. they all go to sleep inside the nest at night . that's the time to spray them or if your a Polack torch the nest . sorry fender.LOL to get back to topic ::: what color is the DM going to be when it's parade ready ???
  17. mechohaulic
    I'll go with trans was rear mount pto ' constant speed . POSSIBLY aux was left in gear force of habit ; easier to move truck when only one stick had to be moved? same as a duplex/ tri/ or quad box. to have a neutral position only one stick needed to be moved ????
  18. mechohaulic
    must have been manual engage PTO instead of air operated. would account for third lever. I built a system for customer that had 4 lever system. pain in ass job. ford single axle dump with a flink chip spreader for oiling roads. trans had two PTO's plus up/down body lever also on/off flink spreader. challenge to find pto that was left side mount and ran proper rotation.
  19. mechohaulic
    one may have been side mount PTO vs rear mount. same transmission different PTO operation.
  20. mechohaulic
    so are we talking about a SIDE mount or REAR mount PTO ?? problem with the side mount on 6 speed was to be in a suitable gear for body raise (3 or 4 ) , couldn't take off and move . 1st gear take off was tooo slow for body up. been there done that. try and pull a asphalt spreader = I know pulling the spreader was the dinosaur days (my time slot ). todays world spreaders push the truck.
  21. mechohaulic
    I'm I reading this wrong ??? last statement was a REAR MOUNT PTO. thought whole purpose of rear mount was to eliminate the trans gear position? a 6 speed dump could operate spreading etc in a gear suited for operation. side mount needed a gear selection == main in gear for pto speed and aux in neutral . original post from yrs back was for a question of gear position. last one was rear mount .
  22. mechohaulic
    So I'm to understand the Brockway show is defiantly worth the trip from NV? it's week-end of 8/12-13/23. I have a commitment ; will see about changing things (to my benefit ).
  23. mechohaulic
    I'm liken the spotless garage and jeep; what type of floor is that ?? not looking like concrete.
  24. mechohaulic
    I started looking into a trike. found I could order one almost same color as my '21 gladiator Mojave . (strawberry/ raspberry what ever it's called. at 72 and the assoles drivers in CT ; figured best I not get on a motorcycle.
  25. mechohaulic
    flight plans for Brockway show NY or Watts/ BMT show PA ???? .

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