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Argh! Unfortunately they do not have a trailer to haul that suker. I said it weighs around 6000 -7000 pounds and they don't have a trailer that heavy. They gave me a number to a place with forklift trailers but they don't let their trailers out of state. Any ideas? Anyone?

A B615 came from factory with a V8, that is what the "15" in B615 means. There were B81's with a V8 and they were designated B815. The old Mack V8's were grenades and might have been replaced with a 673 or other motor if it blew. There wernt many old V8's made and having one is very unique. Parts are extremely rare though.

Welcome! You have certainly found the right site for help.

That is going to be a good weekend for me! Going to the show and then to Ellicott City, MD that night for a Halloween party at a friends house down there.

The R400 and DM400 series had the Scania engines if I recall. They were lighter trucks with medium duty Diesel engines in them. I forget the model number but the engine was not labeled as Scania in Mack literature but was called an ENDT-4 something? It was actually sold as a Mack engine but retained all of the Scania labeling. Mack didn't have a medium duty engine so bought Scania engines and called them their own.

Thanks for the link! I actually had my fingers crossed hoping you would know something here on the Island. Not too bad a hike actually! I commute to and from Farmingdale on a daily basis which is about 25 miles. This is about 12 miles from where I work which is just about next to Republic Airport.

Spicer at one time made a heavy duty 6 speed and I have seen plenty in front of a 4 speed aux for a 6x4 setup. TTC (Spicer) still makes a heavy 6 speed that can take 1400 ft/lbs, they also make the heavy 2 and 4 speed aux boxes too. Eaton also made up until recently a heavy duty 7 speed as well. Those synchro boxes are annoying. Drove an IH rental with a 6 speed and if you woud it up to the gorvenor it would shift without the clutch, if you were lucky. Our GMC has a 4 speed synchro and when I first drove it all the synchros were already burnt out which made it shift nice and smooth. Then when it was rebuilt and synchros replaced is a pain to shift, wish the mechanic left the synchros alone lol.I fell bad for the Europeans, that all they have over there, synchro boxes.

Interesting. So do you mean it might be possible, or might not be possible?

Hey everyone I have been wanting to buy an old fixer upper fork lift for some time and I think I found one. Its not that close to be but not too far a drive. Problem is I need an equipment trailer, one that tilts as the lift is unable to drive. The four cylinder continental engine turns but not completely, it stops at some point. Its a smaller lift so it would weigh around 6-7 grand and without a tilt bed with winch, moving it aint going to happen. I have tried looking up trailer rental in the yellow pages but all I find are truck rental places like U-haul and the like. None of them have a trailer that will hold that kind of weight. If anyone knows of a rental chain or business in the NY metro area please let me know.

The MIR was based on the Brockway low entry cab (forget the Brockway model). The MIR was an Australian only model, but the MB and MC were sold in North America as well. The chassis might be the Early MB chassis or MC chassis. I think the MIR was made in the 70's so the engine is most likely a 237 HP Maxidyne diesel. There are a few Aussies and Kiwi's on this forum who can give more info. I know of one member here who owns an MIR, maybe he can chime in with some information. If it has an all Mack drive line then you are assured it will be quite a reliable truck. The 237 Maxidyne is a simple easy to work on, stout engine with parts still available from Mack. The Allison autos are virtually indestructible and makes driving a simple task (although some here dislike autos out of principal). If you do decide to purchase the truck the only maintenance issues will be cab parts which I assume are quite rare. But all in all that will make a great, maneuverable truck that is easy to drive. Good luck!

Someone on Hanks is asking if this is true and I know I read it here not to long ago. If I recall, all you need to do is switch the shift knob to an 18 speed shift knob. But I also remember someone saying you can modify a 13 speed knob to get all 18 speeds. If anyone has a Hanks account head over to the nuts and bolts forum and post directly, I will pass any info along as well.

"Elect Mlfunction Light" They needed one of these in DC during 2008.... Sorry but just couldnt help myself.

"The large,angry clerk" I think those are the only kind you will find at any NYS DMV. Once at the DMV I was next on the long never ending snake line to get my ticket and the person in front was issued their ticket and I began to approach the counter. The clerk barks at me in the most angry black woman voice "Did you hear me call next? Get back on line". I take one step back to the line stand there for about 5 seconds while she does nothing but glare at me and then calls next. I couldn't help but laugh (few others did too) and man did she have an angry look on her face. Best part was I did not hear her call next the entire time and the person in front of me just walked up to the counter. I hate the DMV.

There is also the remains of a yellow H-81 near the bone yard. Its is sad shape but I believe it could be bought back.

Good point but his driver did in fact say it works fine down the road. BUT does time play in as a factor here? how long does the blower run before the cruise kick out? I would check that relay first like counterman6 said and also time how long it takes to kick out. Park the truck and run the blower as if you were unloading and have a stop watch handy. see if it kicks out at a regular interval. If the kick out time is pretty consistent then you have something tripping out possibly from overheating. If its intermittent then I would suspect a bad connection or other electrical problem

Oh I am not knocking their skill. The MH day cab being fitted to the camper is an awesome idea but the Volvo hood? that looks absolutely awful.

Seriously, what the F#@& is this shit: http://www.mikegrims.com/rv.htm Should have just used the MH parts. I suggest setting fire to this thing upon sighting.

That is the problem Trent, The air brake system has check valves all over the place. The tractor protection valve should allow air to flow back via the emergency line and so should the dash valve. But there is a check valve between that line and the air tanks. Its a double check valve that allows both the primary and secondary air tank to feed the trailer while also isolating the two circuits from each other. And the spring brakes are fed from one of those circuits through a relay valve and possibly a spring brake valve. Rob, I would consider outfitting every truck with a schrader valve or better yet, an air line quick coupling or even glad-hand along with a check valve for safety. But then again I am pretty much preaching to the choir at this point

No its the same R model that he and the toad get running and then drives to the camp.

Great! Hope to see you too!

I am going! See y'all there! Barry, Are we going to have an official meet up time for a photo op?

Unions were created to protect workers who were paid slave wages and forced to work in unsafe conditions for long hours. Then labor laws, OSHA and minimum wage laws pretty much made unions obsolete. Today they serve to foster laziness, protect incompetence and drain government or private companies of money by paying out ludicrous pensions for doing absolutely nothing. My mother is friends with a couple who taught in New York City public schools. One was a principal and the other a teacher. Their combined pension is over $120,000 per year! So until they die they are going to be paid well over 2 million dollars for doing nothing. And everyone wonders why the public school system and other city agencies are broke. Pensions are not anywhere nearly as high today but plenty of people are still receiving tier one and two pensions which cost agencies hundreds of millions a year to pay. Many people don't want to work until they day they die. But you have to survive for yourself, pensions are a terrible crutch bought about by obsolete unions. My mothers father worked until lung cancer took him and my fathers father worked until he had his second stroke! We have two smaller commercial buildings and renting them will be my mothers pension. They were bought and paid for through hard work and now they will provide us with income from rentals. My mother can retire and enjoy her life using rental income, not someone else's. That is the proper way to build your future, investing in property that can bring an income into your family. A pension endes when you die. Buy property can be passed along to children who can benefit and possibly expand and build a larger fortune.

I am not a turbo expert but you ask a very interesting question. I once thought about the math involved but the simplest idea is to split the difference. Go a few sizes down from the factory standard for your power setting and then spec a smaller turbo that can make up the difference. In theory the smaller one should spool up fast and build boost on the low end and then the larger turbo spins up as the RPM's climb giving you full boost. I don't have the time to analyze the graphs at the moment but I must say you are doing your homework quite well. I would like to know what you come up with and if I get the chance I might try to crunch some numbers as well. Good luck!

Those are headed down to South America. Canada also favors twin steer trucks for the weight distribution so they also could be headed there as well.

I imagine the demand is so low they are looking to cut costs and outsource heavy axle production. I wonder if the Clark/Dana axles are still made here too. Too bad Mack does not make the Planidrive axles anymore.