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waterbury Mack was also a Diamond t dealer for short time in the day. possibly it was standard equipt on T's. put some time on the internet looking up local companies of days gone by recently. now those pictures kicked in memories.

I can't/don't remember the muffler brand nor the application requiring it. they were out there.

amazing how the old pictures Sturr up the brain cells.. I haven't seen a "pancake " muffler in many years. nice looking unit. so simple yet practical "for the day".

boring is putting it lightly;; I call it misrepresentation. no one told me the beautiful girl in the treadmill TV commercial WASN'T in the box with the treadmill. I looked the box over carefully before I bought it for my wife.NO WHERE did the sealed box say model not included. 🤣🤣

RD would be the centered cab. R == centered cab, D(M) == would be heavy duty chassis.

my wife has a treadmill which was first assembled in prospect , ct= disassembled and taken to knoxville, tn, assembled =disassembled hauled back to Watertown, CT=carried up 13 steps (in sections); reassembled !! and it sits there . I CAN'T put my clothes on it . get my ba-ls broke for not hanging up my clothes properly. it's a motorized unit;; not light weight.

#1- THANK YOU for YOUR SERVICE ..#2- frame rails length aren't the critical issue compared to position of the mounts. possibly it was easier for someone to move things forward then to move trans back and cut driveshaft since the nose was already off to swap engines . to me it's would be easier to move mounts back. a donor vehicle may have been there to provide crossmembers etc. if the unit has offset mounts , swapping left to right will give a couple inches difference in location.

not only is the progress on the truck looking great, but the extremely clean shop with proper overhead chain hoist also has my vote.

ok I go for it ::: rat coffin (hot dog bun) === dead horse (hot dog ). 😇

update:: reread text. the clutch brake is on lower counter shaft ;NOT input . three spring loaded pins with 7/8th ? adjusting bolt . guess i should put this in shop talk column "" text kicked in before brain went into gear"""😁

the memory banks may be playing havoc with me right now but ;;1- I thought the front transmission cover on the older units had a 1/4 dia pin which went through the front input shaft and spun in cover which had a reverse spiral to keep oil from leaking. newer units I'm sure have a seal now. 2- to replace a seal,, trans would have to be removed in order for seal to go over input shaft. 3- a clutch brake disc CAN be replaced without trans removal. a pain in ass job but can be done using updated two piece disc.

possibly it is in "their" pattern. your defiantly not alone in the hear about a screw up 10 yrs later. have gone out to get something to eat and I hear "remember we came here (6-8 yrs before ) and you had ---- to eat and were wearing ===- ! " I look at her and say: is that what you tie up your brain cell with ? LOL. and yes I get the crap of my "screw ups " from yrs past. I don't make any points by responding; my biggest screw up was saying -I do!!😁

SP135 might be same one I had; it was more than 22 yrs ago. I had a small carry on bottle of gas. that's the machine i attempted to weld a stainless crack INSIDE customers milk tanker. after carting all the stuff through top man hole cover, strattling what water was still inside so not to electrocute myself; the first arc filled the tank with smoke as the welder started on fire. have you ever changed the liner in your welder? tips match wire size ? no welding helmet ;; at least a pair of dark sun glasses I hope. the sentence of " laying on my side to weld this sent chills down my spine. I was under a truck on a saturday welding a rear end banjo when spark went down left ear. the crinkling burned. dumb Polack not being tooo bright went back Sunday to finish job= had to be running for monday am. did he (me ) cover his left ear = Nope. what are the chances of doing it again- same as a winning lottery ticket: except I did it again same ear. that's why it doesnt hear good. make sure my wife sits on my left side . LOL

sad to read stories like this. it might not be the nicest looking mack made ; the history of that model such a short run. it's same as those B21 firetrucks; clean up and tinkering they look totally different. I can't go to LA for it

the knowledge on this site is priceless !! never knew there was a single cyl DD. bet that sounds as good or better then an ole hit/ miss engine.

it's a gamble with the crane also with using just one bolt on front to hook chain.

back in the day, baskin robbins had a fleet of IH4070A's (east coast branch) also 5 KW's 2-K123's/ 3-K100's. when it came to delivery's in city's; I would take an I H over kw's any day. IH were 318/RTO 9513's. KW 350 DD /12513 RR. for back up road service, I kept a 4070 inside at all times for those 1-2 am road calls; and there were many.

it's an oversize load no matter how you look at it. the dolly up closer to tractor would shift some of the weight off tractor; course that's a Polocks way of thinking. LOL also depends on the route and as you know large number of factors. interesting to watch u-tube showing oversize load moving. 90 degree turns with 150 + ft loads.

the rear set in picture looks right on the ass of beam puts major weight on tractor. long loads usually have the rear set of wheels slid up the load to distribute the weight with the load overhang . could be there is alot more over hang can't see in picture. back in the Mack days, I set up a number of very heavy DM611's for a concrete company in CT. osculating 5th wheels on 6 in high spacers for superlong T beams . never got to drive the units with beams connected. one of the DM's had a short life span . seems the operator of the overhead crane lost control of the beam = the damage to the cab was unbelievable. the beam crushed the cab to flat

interesting old topic; I have to question some of the statements (just for conversation only). 1- the top and bottom oil is not separate. oil from lower banjo feeds top with the rotating bull ring gear.2- with the cost of gear oil; especially todays synthetic to drain/change oil in rears WITHOUT pulling axles/caps to at least drain wheel hubs of old oil is like taking a second cup of coffee after dumping first that had coffee grounds in cup without rinsing cup out;;; the grounds will still be in cup. the oil in hubs will still be contaminating new oil. just sayin.

JoJo your small welder (gasless) is it a 115 v ? how do you like it. I borrowed my brothers since i don't have a welder anymore. it is a hobart 115v gasless. I can't get it to bead well no matter how clean the steel. guess i got tooo use to having gas combo. or bigger stick rod welder. not to mention eyes can't see sh-t anymore.

heck of a piece of steel on just a twin screw; would think at least a jeep in between. or four axle tractor. have seen twin screw units carrying heavy loads , that beam seems awfully long.

had three Minneapolis Molines once . a BH (?) and two Z's ::ZAE and ZAU . I favor the wide front-end tractors since they are for fun not going between rows.

nice tractors ; even better is the Family involvement.

try working as mechanic for a union company! drivers attitude " I'm a truck driver , that's the mechanics job to check everything". based on true experience, fortunately involving an "ole timer driver" ;; i got a phone call middle of night from driver saying "something wrong with wheels on trailer". load my flatbed ford with stuff head out for hr ride. get there to find rear set of duals on trailer sticking out foot or so. grease bearing on 15in wheels. not lack of maintenance. bearing failure. it does happen . I removed wheel set / loaded my truck and chained axle up for trip back to CT, one of the more positive ending stories.