Vladislav

Cool set of pictures, I like 'em all! The limit plate at the front of the covered bridge gives me decission that the FWD could pass it. Or has it already done that trick? And such space zig-zags - from Lehigh Walley to Florida passing Winfall Gladys by the way - was that possible just using a correct road? I mean was that all you needed just to start the trip passing the bridge?? I sure know that might be a secret matter and I souldn't question it in the open forum. If so PM would work

Congrats!!

This seems to me as a possible matter of what goes on in the economics. Although I haven't even noted any talks on it in media's. So seems like eclological issues are used just as a mask. What is really bad having those environmental problems of so serious grade.

It's always seemed to me (and I always said that) that the most of those environmental requirements were created to force people to buy newer vehicles (and other stuff such as TV's or washing machines etc). And not to really make the environment cleaner. If you try to count how much garbage is produced by wasting used things (for real quite unused in many cases) and at the same time how much of emissions and heat is generated making new (more "green") things, you would get to opinion on lowering the number of different things to consume by people. And not to advise and forse people to buy more and more newer stuff. Sure newer things are designed to be cleaner. And that's good. On the other hand there are methods (as old as our world) to make things better with small worth. For example, the most expensive part of a car is its body. And it doesn't make pollutions. So you may make a body to be good for a long. And just modernize engines and swap them. But what we can see instead of, for a modern car or truck, if we get some small part to break down, and go to a dealer, they in many cases say that we must buy a whole unit for a fix. My question to you (to anybody): does it seem much of the reason to make our current rig cleaner? Or forse us to buy a newer and cleaner rig? Or just to ripp our wallet more efficiantly? With no care for the environment.

Off any E-model Mack I suppose. And maybe off a A-model too. Not 100% sure though. Too doubt any other vehicle would bring you what you need.

Sorry to hear...

I'm easily satisfied with just well dried quarry sand.

The position of most any hood colud be corrected. And the same to any other body part. It's just a question of amount of labour you'd care to spend. And sure body man's skill. I'm not ready to tell you which way a RW hood position on chassis could be set or corrected. On a R-model the front hinges might be moved forward/backwards and the ball joints allow you to get it a bit up and down.

Larry, Don't you see those alu plates to cover them grade 8 bolts?

Maybe just to buy a used one and paint it? If the truck is supposed for work.

When I bought my original (Russian) NR it had a Russian kind of 6-71 under the hood. The truck is basically similar to LF. And has almost similar hood. The earlier versions had closed L-model cab either. The reason I'm posting that is the folks who fit the engine had to cut out the front chassis cross-member (the radiator support) to clear the crankshaft pulley. So I would expect seeing the same "customizing" in that LJ. The tag tells LJT 1D which means single drive axle. Looks like someone added a tag axle (or pusher?) to it.

Wow! That's a collection! Increadable number of tractors and steam engines! And seeing this makes me think of how industrially developed America already was in those older years. Thanks the great for posting.

Where's that landfill? Do you have anything left off that cab? I'm in interest for lower airbag brackets and some parts off the gear shifter.

A fabricated housing should be weldable. I would do it as usual. Drill holes in the ends, cut out along the crack and weld. Better try to do it both sides. Unfortunately I have almost nothing experience on how long it would last. Hope other folks will point you out on that. Four years back a rear housing on International Harvester 9400 had a crack along the cenrtal hemisphere where it was welded into the banjo. A guy cut the crack on the outer side only since the axle was on the truck and filled with oil. He welded it and no troubles so far. I don't know the real milage the truck has done to the moment, nearly one tyre set is gone from that day. With the road conditions couldn't be described as smooth and easy. I have an extra 44 cast housing laying in the yard. Come and get it!

If you cut the welds off you will too probably fix them with no parts needed.

I have the elephant ears on my truck but that's not a matter. The axles with springs, trunnion, wheels and so on are ready and almost in the chassis. Just the diffs required to go in. The trouble is the correct bolt pattern. They are 10 bolts, the style L's and early B's had. My carriers's bodies are also ready, sand blasted and painted. The key is gear sets. I can put them off my R which I have 2 extra sets. Would get 5,73 doing that. But the power divider off a R-model (CRD-92) has a shorter body than my original one. Not nice on my mind. So I'm in a search so far. Have time so far being working with other big parts.

Cool Love the straps!

A friend of mine (he works for me either) use Cooper Discoverer M/T's for a while. Probably two sets to the moment. He used to ride 35/12.5R15 on his 1983 Mercedes G. The rig is mostly made for hard off-road but used for everyday run in the city either. And when he goes to some off-road challenge there usually is a highway trip of 1000-1500 km to the area. Sure no really fast runs but 100 km/h (60mph) is an almost normal thing. There are Russian-made tyres also. I don't know how they are of quality now. Heard some were not bad. But 15-20 years ago they were all crap. People had no alternative until used tyres came to the country together with used foreign vehicles. Personally I prefere to avoid using them until would hear good recomendations for no less than 5 or more years.

I have seen one in a mixer too. 1999 RD690. Thought they were stock starting from some date. It looks brutal but I have no idea on how good when drive. Sure flip-flops were not on my count.

I do like BFG's. Ran one set of M/T's for a couple of years for both summer and winter. Than had A/T's on another vehicle ans was happy with them for 3 years with no swap in the winter time. They weren't nice for real ice. But good enough when mostly in the city or nearby. Currently I wear out Yokohama's M/T for no less than 70000km to the moment. Their look tells 10-15K more would be Ok. But I like to get muddy ocassionnaly. And can do it any time I want. So for highway reason I'd go with something smoother along the thread.

From what I can see in the pictures it differs from what I need. I don't have a B-model but looking for a set of differentials for my WW2 Mack. Something faster than 9.02 the original setup. But those wouldn't fit into my axles. And it seems the gears off them either. Thank you for posting the pictures.

Actually I need a pair of carriers (differentials) only. But I'm afraid if you even agree to remove them a shipping to New Jersey from where they might be shipped to me would cost a lot. Any suggestions on how difficult to send old iron to the States?

Australian Valueliners were almost different ball game indeed. As far as I've figured out the most Macks built there in those years rode on a R-model frame. I mean American Eastern R's. If you know RL/RS had their own frame style - straight rails from front to rear, of the constant section and with no spread at the front. Both 600's and 700's. Talking further of Aussie Valueliners you can easily identyfy V8 trucks. They had higher cabs with the hood top beweled. Those with the horizontal hood top were in-line 6's.

No. The headlight bucket was fitted right onto the hood. With the bezel (chrome ring) on the light unit. The outside stainless steel plate attaches straight to the hood either with screws. No real connection between the bucket and the plate.

At what place Ford used them? C-series were cabovers.