Rob

Glad to know it's staying in the "fraternity" around here. You could prolly save ole "Killer" a bit of work and make a little money by delivering randyp's new scraper as soon as he settles on which one to purchase. Rob

Pull it off the engine and send it to these guys near Chicago. Good work at pretty fair prices. www.rebuildersenterprises.com I've used them a few times with no faults. Pretty easy rebuild to just throw rings into but if you want it right it will be difficult to get everything yourself.Rob

Just spoke with the embroider shop and they will do whatever we require. Rob

Should be no problem as I'm going to have a few hats and shirts made myself. Any specific type you are looking for or have you already purchased the shirts? If you haven't purchased them already I may be able to get a break on the pricing for bulk purchase. Let me know where you want them placed, and size wanted etc. I have the patterns saved and I think with me supplying the vinyl the embroidery cost was about $7.50 per dog in about a 4X6 in layout. This was a higher thread count than needed for tee shirts so cost a little more but the clarity of the embrodery was excellent. They are the five color Mack logo of the 80's and I have both left facing, and right facing. I have the photos of the door cards and seat covers I made with these embroidered through on another computer, but I'd posted them last year, probably about May timeframe. Rob

The woman applying for a job in a Florida lemon grove seemed to be far too qualified for the job. She had a liberal arts degree from the University of Michigan and had worked as a social worker and school teacher. The foreman frowned and said, "I have to ask you, Have you had any actual experience in picking lemons?" "Well, as a matter of fact, I have! I've been divorced three times, Owned 2 Chryslers, and Voted for Obama."

We started to put an original back window opening into the cab last week as someone had opened it up for a "crawl through" sleeper at some point in it's life. The "Plexiglass" that was siliconed into the opening just didn't cut it for me...... First you separate the outer panels from the stiffening framework: You then clean up all future mating surfaces for welding after final fitment is acheived: About all we got done last evening as I was painting some collision repair and didn't have a lot of time with the Mack project. A little each night will get it done however. Many thanks to Morgan Heaton for his generous donation of the donor cab back panel for this repair. Rob

Been years since I've talked to him but I prolly have. If the same guy he drove a large "Grumman" delivery van, (like Butternut) and had a multiple piece portable frame puller that could be assembled on site and dragged under the damaged truck frame. The van had a rolling overhead rail for lifting the heavy items. An onboard hydraulic pump supplied the power and could supply about 50 tons per pull point with up to four pulling points available. If he had the same or like setup, it could have been straightened back out but be worth it in the end? Prolly not. He used to do a lot of heavy mine vehicles around here that would get twisted up. Rob

Sarcasm? Where has that been applied as I musta missed somthing and that would be a shame. Rob

I've never driven a truck with it installed. It actually uses the air bags instead of the spring leaves to take the load. The springs are left in place only to locate the axle and the rear of them "float" in the weldments as the rear spring hangers are done away with. Ride quality? I really don't know. Rob

Diamond is what that is called. The buckling is called mash. It's not hard to straighten with about 30 tons of hydraulic force to apply. Yup, two towers in front, one in the rear to hold the assembly and leave it loose in the clamps to allow for "slide" as you pull. Seems like I've done that before. Rob

The receipt, and a brochure from PG Adams: PG Adams Brochure.pdf PG Adams Receipt.pdf

New rails for the B-61 showed up today. Perfect I must say of the quality. Almost perfect 90 degree bends with smooth radius curves. The internal measurement of the frame is exactly 9.065", (exactly 9-1/16th") so these will slip right over the existing frame stubs. The flanges will be exactly the same width as the existing frame. Whoever they have measuring, cutting, and forming definately knows what they are doing on a press brake. They brag on their quality and exact measurements and I will attest to it. When the suspension parts come back from the blaster, I'm gonna be a hole drillin SOB getting everything to fit right. Rob

Little too small for a comfortable grip? Rob

I have only slept 5.5 hours per night no matter how tired I am for over 20 years. I have adapted and overcome the "munchies" but it's taken a long time. A couple double quarter pounders 1/2 hour before bed and I'm good to go. "Momma" got me this real nice pair of velveteen nostril openers and she says it helps my snoring quite a bit. Never really bothered me much so never thought about it. Rob

A single edge razor blade does just fine. Rob

She will when you go blind. Rob

Man Vinny, you are just like me at your age; I could take anything apart!! Rob

Superide by American Carrier is the suspension name. They are on the internet and I'll try to post it later. Rob

I make sure my bag is emtpy before bed each night so me and "Momma" sweat in peace and not worry about a flood upon leakage. Rob

This story has possibility to get entertaining........ Rob

That is an aftermarket add on air ride conversion. I can't remember the name of it now. If Paul VanScott comes along, he will know as they purchased one for a B67 truck they were rebuilding. Damn, my mind the second thing to go, and I can't remember the first....... Rob

The 22SI is a good alternator and is more "rugged" than the 10SI series. Glad to hear you will spring for the extra dollars for the better product as most will not. A 10SI can be had for less than $50.00, but the vibration of the diesel can make them short lived being full of chinese components....... Rob

EN-402 for the most part. Some had an EN-401 as I understand and they were basically the same engine. The EN-402 was a slight improvement with additional head stud? (I think, but could be wrong). I have both a EN-377, and an EN-401, and they look the same. Rob

There you go reminicing about them. Won't be long and ole "Killer" will be pulling a trailer full of scraper home with ya. Rob

It is a common conversion. Grab the whole assembly from an R model and bolt through the firewall for support and mount the other end to the dash via another bracket bolted to the bottom of the dash assembly. Just round the corners of you dash bracket or you'll wind up with hurt knees....... Rob