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I have never gotten to see the Buckeye Bullf=dog or the Killer Mack pull but they have some awesome engineering under the hood, and I want those damn valve covers off the buckeye bulldog, I have been looking for a set for a few years. Oh I just may have pics of Killer for comparison.

I dont know why I guess all the talk of round headlights, but just thought back to the 80's when UPS had all those MH trucks with single round headlights. I dont think anyone but UPS had them hell their forst CH trucks had round headlights, heres a fun search use bing search and search UPS mack then pull up an image search, brings back memories.

I have em but they are crusty, you can get them from Fleetpride they wont have them in stoc but they have them the next day, I think they even have chrome ones.

I have all the parts to do it all I think I got 3-45's, 1-90, a y pipe and the other wide clamps all I need is a little flex and some band clamps and I guess Ill get that after I get the hard parts mocked up so I dont over buy. I think I can almost do everything with hard pipe I hate having a bunch of flex so I am gonna try to use as little as possible. I got my mower going today and psnet the afternoon mowing the back so I guess Ill get the other bracket done tomorrow and get it painted, I guess I should be able to go up with everything friday afternoon unless I get busy again.

More pics in my gallery but heres one of the side so you can see whats left of the paint.

well heres a couple, and where might I purchase said book when completed? can I preorder?

I could use some mower parts mowerman, I just killed the shaft in one of my spindles today, supposedly they have one in nashville I hope so I have about 5 acres mowed here and it will get away from me fast if I dont get back running.

I got one of the stacks mounted on the Super Dog yesterday and figured I would post a pic, thanks for the help STAXX I will try to get the other one on this week and get the truck polished out and get some more pics up.

I dont know about those fire trucks but remember Mack made fire trucks for a long time I think they stopped in the mid 80's as I recall so those may be Mack bodies as well. I think they used Waterous pumps and the bodies were a joint thing with a builder in the northeast but I cant remember, I have some Mack fire apparatus brochures somewhere but they dont show dual headlights that I remember. I do think that both of those hoods were made with that in mind or at least altered by a professional shop the fiberglass is rolled perfectly into the hole and both sides are symmetrical that rules out back yard body work. I dont know maybe the export hoods with dual lights could be had for the right money here in the states I have seen a lot of dual headlight R's, a lot of them are in the PA and eastern KY region and are just quad light buckets in place of the dual round lights in the same mounting location no body work required. I know FDNY had tons of R's and I have never seen a pic of any with quad lights. The pic of the one above with the sealed turn signals under the headlights seems to have the same dimensions as the Austrailian R model hoods that came with 4 rounds just swapped for two dual light buckets, those trucks had a taller headlight area more squared than the american single light hoods. Just my two cents, I cant say I really like them but I do enjoy seeing something different for a change.

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I dont know if anyone is interested but here is the flyer for the show in Cookeville TN end of this month.

That is actually something I have done to two 2000 RD's, went thru same things on one then found some corrosion on the connector at the ecm on pass side cleaned it and it fixed the issue when the next truck did the same thing I went straight there and never had another issue.

Oh yeah they can we pay rr retirement teir 1 and teir 2 Reagan alreeady got his hands into teir 1 years ago and we never got that back yet, look it up just do a google search for Ryan and railroad retirement I have tons of info but I hate to post it here ( and looking at it makes me sick to my stomach) heres one link you can find more info than you want on the subject. http://www.bmwe.org/news/2012/RyanBudget_PostCard4.pdf

No new military vehicles have Detroit 2 strokes, they have 8v92's in the HET tractor and the HEMMTT trucks but the new HET's have 700hp CAT's and the new Freightliner/Western Star line haul trucks have Detroit series 60's as for Mack trucks in the military there are 0 none in the inventory yet they were bumped due to budget cuts and the only new trucks were the Freightliner line haul trucks with the Wester Star cab. ( I know these things because I have to)

well you can hit me up whenever doesnt have to be then, but the show is the 28-29th there in cookeville, I was working on mine today trying to get it ready. I got one stack on today now I have to go swap in my brackets for two others and I can get the other one on then do the under cab piping and ill have 6" miters on it. I am supposed to meet up with a few local mack guys there saturday and talk trucks, I am always up for truck talk I try to listen to those more learned than I ( pretty much everybody). I have a friend here that has been looking around and found another b model stretch cab, supposedly sitting on a farm south east of shelbyville tn, we are supposed to go check it out this coming weekend his name on BMT is STAXX that guy has been working at Mack for a long time if you need to know anything mechanical ask him if he doesnt know he can find out. Ill be here if you get down holler, Ryan B. aka 84 superdog

I gave more than 8 for my sleeper truck (has an e9 though) I havent seen any that were worth a darn for less than 10k

Great, Im gad someone is going to get it that wont just sell it for scrap, email me when you head this way TBone Im in Bell Buckle TN just north of Shelbyville would love to meet another Mack guy and pick your brain, also the ATHS show is in Cookeville the last friday and saturday of september, are you planning to attend on your way thru? I should be there saturday with the superliner, I just got my rusted out dual exhaust off today so I can put on my new 6" miters.

I feel this election will be the better of two evils for me, Ryan wants to take my retirement (railroad retirement) and fold it into social security. Ryan says reducing the payout on railroad retirement (by half or more)and making us pay more in taxes even though we already pay more than most americans now(I get to keep $2000 of my $3000 earnings per check)will save the government m illions each year. I hate to have to be the one to tell the supposed govorning body about what is actually going on but the fact is the fed. pays nothing, 0, nada towards our retirement railroads and railroaders pay in and railroaders get paid out of our fund and thats it ( which is probably why the fund is actually working and not hemeraging money). The fact that he is making a big deal about saving the fed so much money by taking our retirement (even past retirees yes they want to reduce the payout for people that are already receiving their retirement by half)will have most americans that wont do the research voting thinking he will save them money and help reduce spending well it wont save ANYTHING!. The whole deal pisses me off but I am damn sure not happy about another 4 years with our current leadership, so I ask what to do? give up my retirement, or deal with losing whatever the currrent group of maroons can take away?

another craigslist find for those b model nuts on here, i have only ever seen 3 integral sleeper B's so Im guessing they are hard to find well heres a whole truck. http://nashville.craigslist.org/cto/3126634062.html

I found this one on craigslist in Atlanta it looks rough but the rice is right for a running project truck someone please go get it before it goes to south america or the scrap heap. http://nashville.craigslist.org/ctd/3203608728.html

agree with above, you can buy the inserts to match your thread pattern, if the insert is not available the make adapters that are about 2 inches long with one thread on each end(one male, one female) search evilbay or go to a hot rod shop/custom auto parts store you will find it. should be something like this (just not metric).... http://www.ebay.com/itm/AMERICAN-SHIFTER-Co-Shift-Knob-Adapters-Billet-Aluminum-Metric-Threads-Set-of-8-/330780669198?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4d0410750e&vxp=mtr

That one is too new it was the blockier version, myself I would find one of the old Chrome eaton knobs for a 13,15 or 18 and use it they just look hard core old school. like this one http://www.ebay.com/itm/Peterbilt-Kenworth-Freightliner-Mack-A-4487-13-speed-Eaton-Fuller-shifter-knob-/251142398533?pt=Other_Vehicle_Parts&hash=item3a7940e245&vxp=mtr

I found this ad on ebay for two Mack transmissions in NJ one 1070B and one 2070 sounds pretty good to me I am nowhere near them or I would try to pick em up for myself. http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-good-used-mack-transmissions-/261088602251?pt=Boat_Parts_Accessories_Gear&hash=item3cca17e88b&vxp=mtr

I have a 580SuperK in the back yard with a 3 sticka nd foot swing, I am so used to excavator controls Im lost as last years easter egg on that thing. That old 480 is the oldest backhoe I have ever seen with extendahoe that had to be about the first year it was available. I prefer the DEERE 310SJ with the joysticks we have in Nash. it has the extendahoe and the hyd thumb on foot pedals they are pretty easy to remember and the pilot control deeres are SMOOOOTH!

I was looking around and found several old b's and r's even them durn offset cab things on this website check it out and filter the search mack trucks then go to the top and do oldest to newest a few old b model tandem dumps on there. http://www.commercialtrucktrader.com/Mack-For-Sale/search-results?make=MACK|2312332&sort=year:asc&newsort=1&page=3