Rob

Rob

Rob

They were trying to make it less lopsided as they are worth more that way. Uncle Rob

Real confidence builder there nephew. A hard right at speed and the truck would prolly twist till ultimate fatique and structural failure set in. A hard left and it may eject you through the roof. Uncle Rob

Never did like beer. I was a connoisseur of "cheap wine"; Yago San Gria, Boones Farm, MD 20/20, peach, and peppermint schnaps, with a strong desire for Seagram's 7 also. You know all the good shit those hillbillies from Missouri are known for; No wait! I'm from there too! Rob

Done did at the same time. Spares are good and as hard as this one was to come across, I wasn't taking any chances. The original board blew the solder runs clear off the board when it surrendered. Rob

This was really a nice deal. I like those guys in Cleveland. They have always been willing to help on their older machines and know what they are talking about. Miller on the other hand is a night and day difference. Rob

I have a very aggressive bounce in my 80 R612 just above 45mph to about 52mph. It then goes away. This truck sat in one spot for a long time in the Texas heat so I'm thinking it may just need driven to smooth it back out. The tires are radial 24.5" and above 60%. Rob

I was thinking that is who you meant and I've used them many times in the past. Good folks and will look to do you right. www.restorationspecialties.com Rob

This thread got me to thinking about my tig machine again. It's been broke so long I'd pretty much wrote it off...... Called Lincoln support again, (they are great) and one of the guys says to "try this guy" as he repaired welders for years. I give him a call and guess what? He has a couple of the obsolete timer boards I need! I'm thinking; "I sure hope I get a kiss with this one", but much to my surprise he asks if $25.00 is fair? I said more than fair and he shipped the board and I sent him a check for $30.00 on Monday. The board arrived today factory new and I installed it. Worked so well I reinstalled the side panels for the welder after blowing it out as it's been sitting there for about three years. Think tomorrow I'm gonna test it out to see if all is back to working normally of which it should be. Rob

restoration specialties has a lot to offer.Rob

Sounds like glazed brake linings to me. This happens quite often and the coefficient of friction is reduced from the shoes into the brake drums.A mechanical tachometer is commonplace on ebay. Rob

Mirror, mirror on the truck, The dogs face wrong, who gives a fuck, I do!! says Rob this must be right, improper mounting, such a pitiful sight! Shit, I best quit while I'm ahead. Rob

If you set the engine further back in the chassis with a different, or modified front mount, the transmission mounts will also need to be replaced/modified also. I can't tell from your photo if that is a Thermodyne, or Maxidyne balancer on the crank. The Thermodyne is smaller. Do the transmission mounts appear to be original to the truck?Rob

I think he is looking for the crankshaft pulley David.Rob

Sounds like a street corner gal. Rob

Does this happen with a light application of brakes when the truck is empty, or just a hard application when the truck is loaded? How about bobtail, and with empty trailer as opposed to loaded? If the vibration is unusually strong with a heavy brake application it could be the front wheel bearings are fretting, or brinnelling along with the races. Either case they need replaced. A magnifying glass and a strong light will give a good indication of wear. Things like color differentiation, chipping of the roller edges, or slight pinholes are dead giveaways to failure. Look closely at the spindle also for evidence a bearing has spun on the bearing surface. Seen this a few times.If the truck has many miles you can't go wrong replacing the bearings anyway. Rob

That would really make it rollover easy.Uncle Rob

Oh, you get to load the truck, unload the truck, set up the tools, run for the water cooler, perform the "get this, get that boy" routine. Yeah, sounds like an interesting day to me. LOL. Good way to learn both a skilled trade and some filthy jokes working with family. Rob

My camera was there and what it captured will be held for the amount of ransome consisting of one "Caldwell" lifting beam.The video left me wondering "why the hell would anybody do that shit"???? Rob

I'll raise the ante to double your nuthin. Rob

I had a Hobart "Beta-Mig", a couple of them through the years actually. One was a 145, the other a 200. Liked them both but parts got to be expensive for the smaller one, (and scarce) while the large machine really was too large to be much mobile. I'd ran flux cored through both of them without any issue. The 200 was great at welding pipe and out of position stuff where the smaller machine did a good job on sheet metal and lt. truck frames with proper prep. I traded both machines in on new ones several years ago and haven't had any regrets or problems. It's all in what you get used to but I still prefer stick if the welding is to be done outside. Rob

Grandma always gets that action cause I'm working and I don't interfere in any shape or form when she has the baby. By the way, that is a learned trait. Good lookin boy, you have the right to be proud. Rob

No, I am not going to bid on it. I'm not a trucker and really have no plans to be at this point. I just like the truck. I'll take it if you'll pay for it? I'm about to put both of my nephews on opposing corners selling and berating each other's differing rags to drive up revenues, so I can buy some truck shit. Rob