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Welcome aboard! damn nice looking R-Model there..................................................Mark

Being a third generation driver,i was taught to "give the lights" to all passing trucks as a courtesy,anymore I don't think the younger drivers even know what or why is going on! (and not just with passing) its a different world out here today,and there are arguments to be made both pro and con,but personally,i will continue to do things "old school" for as long as I drive a truck. Problem is now there are just as many assholes in trucks as there are cars!................................Mark

Dreadful!..........................................Mark

Mrs Vision put the pictures I took at Macungie on the puter' for me,this is one nice B-model! I will post some more when I get some time.................Mark

No doubt! LOL!..................Mark

You have more patience then I do for sure! that asshole did that to me,he would need to clean out his shorts at his next stop!...................Mark

Ken,the "drop" in the trailer is a natural stop for forward motion in your trailer,i have loaded everything from farm tractors to boats on trailers in a moving van.Without ever using floor mounted E-Track,MOST cargo can be easily secured with a good set-up of vertical E-Rails,as FWD said,what we called "decking bars" in the moving business (think load locks) can be locked in place behind something such as a car or tractor and secured with straps to stop rearward motion. Or a nice set-up of welled (sunken D-rings) can also be installed in the floor without any useable space lost,and they will bear a LOAD of weight with no problems as long as they are backed up with some flat-plate steel....................................Mark

Nice work Trent! R-Model cab all scratchbuilt? or based on an existing cab?...................Mark

I agree,never liked anything floor mounted,too hard to access in my opinion....................................Mark

Ken you can do both if needed (walls and floor) for most tie downs the floor will work fine..........................Mark

Ken,forgot to post this link,where I buy most of my equipment,there is a short video about installing E-rail in the E-track/strap section...................................Mark http://www.uscargocontrol.com/Moving-Supplies/Cargo-Straps-E-Track

Ken,E-rails are the way to go in my opinion,safe strong and secure! they make specially straps to tie-down most anything without tearing up your trailer floor. We had several trailers with D-rings already in the floor,but personally I never used them. You can also "deck" over odd shaped cargo with decking bars and plywood if you're E-rail equipped.Guess I didn't pay attention when you first posted pics of the trailer,i imagined it was an E-rail trailer being as it was used for furniture........................Mark

Rich,thanks for sharing! some sharp trucks at that show,even the W-Series Ford looked good,don't see many of those anymore,even at the shows.............................................................Mark

Pizza's in the oven,its ALMOST done!......................................Mark

looks like maybe a factory MH and CH? might be worth saving,i know the daycab MH factory tractor at the Museum/vistor center has seen better days,i am glad however it didn't take the infamous "boatride"!................................Mark

I hear ya' Ernie! geez,when I was a kid,you couldn't throw a cat without hitting a 4000 White in South Jersey! damn things were everywhere! LOL!...............................Mark

Best wishes for safe travel home Vlad,wish I could have had more time to chat at Macungie! I am glad you got to at least see SOME of our beautiful country while you were here! hope to see you at a future event sometime!....................Mark

Passed by a fire house in my old stomping grounds on the way home last week,and remembered Deepwater has two Mack CF fire trucks still in active service. thought they deserved a spot in the Jersey Macks thread,pictures coutesy of their website.and just in case anyone is wondering,Deepwater,NJ is about a half mile southeast of the Delaware Memorial Bridge................Mark

About the only GPS I really trust!...............................................Mark

Been there done that LOL!........................................Mark

Thanks for posting these Rich,i didn't get to see a lot of the trucks as they were leaving before we got back from the museum/customer center.....................................Mark

I've seen those! that's some beautiful work they do!............................................Mark

Our prayers and thoughts go out to your friends family,we can only hope for the best,i think sometimes we underestimate just how dangerous it can be to be a truck/heavy equipment mechanic...........I sincerely hope all turns out well............Mark

DMV any better in Trenton? I used to dread the thoughts of going up to that shithole! especially as its right in the "hood" Lol! i'm glad the ended up putting the regional sevice center down in West Deptford,lot closer to me,and lot easier people to deal with (for the truck stuff anyway)..................Mark

My wife took a few photos of the group,she said she thought she might need the "panoramic feature" on the camera!..............................Mark