Rob

I am making attempt at letting my head hang low, but it ain't working. Rob

I'd prolly have to go a thousand. Rob

Don't think you would prefer the original running gear as finding parts is gonna be difficult. The both gas, and diesel engine parts are going to be very difficult to get and if you break down, the truck will be that way for a spell. With a newer, and more readily available driveline and parts source, I don't see why it wouldn't work. The steering gear would need to be brough up to date as most don't care for manual steering and the Ross "500" series is another item difficult to obtain parts for. In comparison to a new steering gear, they are also weak by design. It would be neat to see an older truck working with a late model drivetrain and I really don't see why it wouldn't work. It will be expensive to get started and take quite a bit of time. I think the end result would be worth the trouble but most think I'm "different" anyways....... Rob

I'm quite neutral on the subject myself. The reputation statistics could be done away with and I'd still be trying to help others find answers to their questions. We have a pretty good group here and I'll do what I can to preserve that, including ridding the site of spammers. Rob

Click on you profile, then "reputation" at the left. If will give you a complete list. Too many "spammers" posting negative for regular participants. I want to get rid of this if possible. Rob

To be fair, send ALL the positive reputation points to ME!! Rob

I've been spot checking the profiles and reputations of participants here and there on the site. I've noticed several have received negative reputation points from other members with no active posts. If you are one of these participants and have received negative reputations you didn't deserve, please send you screen names to me. I'm looking to clean this up and safeguard the integrity of both the members, and the website itself. Rob

Two Cows DEMOCRATIC You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. You feel guilty for being successful. Barbara Streisand sings for you. REPUBLICAN You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. So? SOCIALIST You have two cows. The government takes one and gives it to your neighbor. You form a cooperative to tell him how to manage his cow. COMMUNIST You have two cows. The government seizes both and provides you with milk. You wait in line for hours to get it. It is expensive and sour. CAPITALISM, AMERICAN STYLE You have two cows. You sell one, buy a bull, and build a herd of cows. BUREAUCRACY, AMERICAN STYLE You have two cows. Under the new farm program the government pays you to shoot one, milk the other, and then pours the milk down the drain. AMERICAN CORPORATION You have two cows. You sell one, lease it back to yourself and do an IPO on the 2nd one. You force the two cows to produce the milk of four cows. You are surprised when one cow drops dead. You spin an announcement to the analysts stating you have downsized and are reducing expenses. Your stock goes up. FRENCH CORPORATION You have two cows. You go on strike because you want three cows. You go to lunch and drink wine. Life is good. JAPANESE CORPORATION You have two cows. You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk. They learn to travel on unbelievably crowded trains. Most are at the top of their class at cow school. GERMAN CORPORATION You have two cows. You engineer them so they are all blond, drink lots of beer, give excellent quality milk, and run a hundred miles an hour. Unfortunately they also demand 13 weeks of vacation per year. ITALIAN CORPORATION You have two cows but you don't know where they are. While ambling around, you see a beautiful woman. You break for lunch. Life is good. RUSSIAN CORPORATION You have two cows. You have some vodka. You count them and learn you have five cows. You have some more vodka. You count them again and learn you have 42 cows. The Mafia shows up and takes over however many cows you really have. TALIBAN CORPORATION You have all the cows in Afghanistan, which are two. You don't milk them because you cannot touch any creature's private parts You get a $40 million grant from the US government to find alternatives to milk production but use the money to buy weapons. IRAQI CORPORATION You have two cows. They go into hiding. They send radio tapes of their mooing. POLISH CORPORATION You have two bulls. Employees are regularly maimed and killed attempting to milk them. BELGIAN CORPORATION You have one cow. The cow is schizophrenic. Sometimes the cow thinks he's French, other times he's Flemish. The Flemish cow won't share with the French cow. The French cow wants control of the Flemish cow's milk. The cow asks permission to be cut in half. The cow dies happy. FLORIDA CORPORATION You have a black cow and a brown cow. Everyone votes for the best looking one. Some of the people who actually like the brown one best accidentally vote for the black one. Some people vote for both. Some people vote for neither Some people can't figure out how to vote at all. Finally, a bunch of guys from out-of-state tell you which one you think is the best-looking cow. CALIFORNIA CORPORATION You have millions of cows. They make real California cheese. Only five speak English. Most are illegals. Arnold likes the ones with the big udders.

I just got off the phone with a friend living in North Dakota near the Canadian border. He said that since early this morning the snow has been coming down, is nearly waist high and is still falling. The temperature is dropping way below zero and the north wind is increasing to near gale force. His wife has done nothing but look through the kitchen window and just stare. He says that if it gets much worse, he may have to let her in.

Who says plastic surgery doesn't work? Rob

No problem at all. Always glad to help if I can. Rob

Grinch?

Hi Ron, you would not realize any difference. It is air pressure reacting against the diaphram in the brake chambers that relate to breaking force applied to the shoes. A larger air line would only allow more airflow, not pressure. Rob

Single axle with a tag. It was a B61T. Did not have the original engine but was a duplex. I'm thinking it was built with a 707, but had a 673 when I looked at it. Rob

Yeah, well before "Momma" got to me, I had something to scratch in the morning after yawning!! Rob

Uhhhh, where did I put my rosin? Violin just don't play the same without it, LOL. Rob

My brain cells were still sizzling back then. The remainders have since settled into a state of "non". I do still remember any Mack I was chasing and this one really was nice. My grandpa was just retired back then and I was gonna paint it up in Monsanto colors for him. Rob

He wanted double what I was willing to pay in 1977 dollars! It never has gone lower than "unrealistic". It really was a nice truck back then and I remember it working as a secondary due to age at the time. Rob

Funny thing about this truck is I tried several times to purchase it back when I was dating "Momma". Shame to see it like this. I was gonna give $1750.00 for it then, and it ran and drove well. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1963-Mack-model-B-Tractor-/270873235221?pt=Commercial_Trucks&hash=item3f114d8f15 Rob

Being a former crane carrier chassis I can see the modifications to allow better vision during transport. B series trucks weren't the easiest thing to see out of, (my opinion) especially to up and sides. The fenders? Could be for easier standing access to grease the boom and sheaves but I have no idea. Rob

All of the tire busters around here have those, most aren't used much. I've never asked but there has to be a reason for the preference of the tire hammer over this but I don't know why. I'll have to remember to ask. Not to be critical but I enjoyed seeing just how flexible that tire was he was working with. I've busted a lot of tires in my short lifetime and none that are a year old are anywhere near that flexible and jump off the rim as demonstrated. Of course if my gorilla would ever come home, that wouldn't be a problem. Rob

Ever priced ESCO stuff? Be sitting down, it is good, but can be expensive. Doesn't quite work 100% like the videos show always neither. Rob

A copy is pasted on the employee's bulletin board at work.I put it there. Rob

Kind of a small plow. The truck would lose tractive effort with another bottom plow or two no matter the horsepower available. Rob

Quite possible. I noticed several different shades of green interiors during the 60's in both the B, and R series. Didn't really seem to have rhyme or reason. Probably something to do with production runs. Still see it as color variances, or offsets in today's colors. Rob