Rob

Brian; I spoke with my friend today and he sold that trailer, (was Nelson) two years ago so that one is out. I'm attempting to find another contact on a former phone of mine but not having luck as of yet. I'm still interested in a lowboy with pullouts for farm equipment if you run across one of those cheap enough.

The bulldog hasn't completely "bled out" from the wounds yet and still want's to perform. I expect it will hang around a few more years till meeting the "Heavenly Kennel" in the sky. The brand has earned it's place.

Looks like the swedes have successfully influenced american truck dealers with their Special High Intensity Training, (S.H.I.T.) to market such a product after successfully castrating the "Leader of the Pack".

Airlines are handling it like this:

Yup. A Kat's tank type heater would install into a heater hose easily and are readily available at most parts stores. No disrespect meant but given your post you have no experience installing one of these. They will have instructions included and you should follow them step by step. Do not apply power to this heater until you have run the engine for at least five minutes to circulate coolant and purge air from it to not burn it up. If run dry of coolant and power is applied, it will burn the element open on short order.

"Momma" still swears she's gonna kill my ass causing me to live in constant fear for 41 years now. Some things are just more concerning to be worried with than that contrived bullshit the media spews.

Just got back from a Wal-Mart run in E. Peoria and not a roll in the store. Signs all over the paper product aisle "Limit Two Please".

Really ain't much better than the sounds of man and machine in harmony.

Ford was the first on the scene with a V8 engine in the 1930's. To be different GM and Chrysler went with the 18436572 arrangement which still worked well with the 90 degree layout platform. Firing order has more to do with power pulses per degree of crankshaft rotation than anything else and it needs to be smooth. Every 45 degrees in this example.

Truck makers should look at the past to design the future as many of the "classic" truck "looks" would still be popular today with the modern drivetrains, and ergonomics available nowadays. Seems to me Ford with the Mustang, Chrysler with the Challenger, and GM, somewhat with the Camaro have hit it off. Probably a good time for the truck makers to explore the same.

I'm seemingly fond of starved out diesels in the driveway around here so I built up a little manual pump. After dumping some diesel fuel into the tank, I attach this pump to the inlet side of the primary fuel filter after removing the fuel discharge line of the transfer pump, give a few strokes till I hear fuel slosh or return to the tank, and fire up the engine. When the disconnected line of the transfer pump begins spewing fuel, I shut down the engine, disconnect my temporary pump, reconnect normal, and all's good till the next starve out on the same truck as I never learn. You can do the same with a cheap electric chinese pump off of ebay, but you'll need one that will output better than 15psi to get past the check/flow valve that keeps the fuel gallery in the injector pump pressurized. A homebuilt accumulator system charged to 20psi with air will work well and can be fashioned from an old small air compressor tank easily. This is not really a cheap pump but would do the trick: https://www.ebay.com/itm/JEGS-159000-Hi-Pressure-Inline-Fuel-Pump/312936286755?epid=21012717744&hash=item48dc74ca23:g:uYkAAOSwZgheFurH My manual pump/accumulator set will go in excess of 50psi and holds about 2 quarts of fuel.

Used to work with a guy whom had one; Nelson brand if memory serves. The deck had a slight taper rising to the flat over the rear tires. He had a full width tail roller and it was used for all kinds of stuff. I'll look around a bit as I owe a couple conversations with past cohorts.....

Vaguely familiar sound. My water wagon with a load on sounds good too but it's only an anemic 866 engine.

My old Hyster was a double drop and a very good trailer. Hauled a lot of mine equipment with it from point to point for repair. You're wanting a single drop meaning the bed tapers till you drive over the rear axles where it's flat? Kinda like this? https://www.truckpaper.com/listings/trailers/for-sale/32575219/2001-flag-cf35-2

You looking for mechanical, or hydraulic? I like a mechanical myself but have the winch power for it. What well length, and width? Tire size and suspension desired?

That would be tight for sure. Walked all around the common when myself and family were out that way for a training class at Motorola.

Yes, it is ALWAYS a good idea to lube these cables prior to installation. One doesn't know the quality of the assembly lube, nor it's time on the shelf. Use a lubricant that is formulated for this purpose. When I ran the instrument shop the product used was marketed by the aftermarket division of the Stewart-Warner Corp. in a tube. It went in as a thin liquid, and solidified up as it dried. Much the same as good quality roller chain lubricant does which will work also.

The one I'm familiar with is no longer than that too. They keep it inside when not in use so really quite clean and no rust.

You really want a gentle or long sloping radius to the routing of those speedo and tach cables. I've seen several through the years broken off from the inner drive cable "whipping" internal to the outer jacket. Lube it up plenty even if brand new in the package till the oil runs out the other end as you pour.

I grew up within earshot of I-55 and was glad to get away from it. Not that J-57, J-79, TF-30, F-404, or T-56 engines at full power on a catapult are any quieter.

There is one used for a yard horse at a heavy equipment mover around here. Diesel but no turbocharger built in 1974. Supposedly the engine is original to the truck and it's always been the yard jockey since new as it has a hydraulic 5th wheel. It runs well and when they are ready to part with I'm supposed to get a call. Know the yard man quite well so expect it will happen but when?????

I have seen recessed steps offered online someplace. They don't look like or mimic anything factory produced I know of, but they do fit a radius you specify. There is a weld flange around the perimeter of the step for an overlap so not a butt weld affair. I'll have to look but the name escapes me now.

That is why I wanted to know your settings before going very far. Very easy to overlook the trees in the forest when chasing one's tail. Back that caster angle down to about 3 degrees positive and you will be real happy. Too much positive caster will be hard on the king pins over time. 1/8" toe in is about as much as needed or wanted to not see "cupping" of the outer edge, and "feathering" of the inner edge of the steer tires from pavement skid.

Yup. Passenger tank is shorter also to clear the exhaust stack on a B model too. I think 10 gallons capacity less on the rt. than the left side. Never much bothered me but I really didn't ride on that side.

I purchased that little generator the day before catching it on sale at Grainger's and boy has it come in handy through the years. It is small enough to fit in the floorboard of my B-61 so it rode there a lot during the winter months and I have the banged up "Pyrene" carbon tet fire extinguisher on the rt. door to prove it..... Getting that transmission out of the truck, (R-685) was a challenge as one of the clutch discs tore the center out of itself and the input shaft on the TR-107 was ate up pretty badly; to the tune of the splines were 1/2 worn away. I had two prybars between/against the flywheel and transmission housing(s) while attempting to rock the trans from side to side on the jack. When it finally let go I swore I'd done strained my milk generator and was done. Didn't have kids then and knew I wasn't gonna be able to reproduce..... No cell phones in those days so ran back to the shop and grabbed another transmission kept as a spare in the shed. The cop exercised great patience and made certain nobody made off with my tools telling me he could remain as a "safety" watch given the proximity to the interstate I was at. While at the shop I called the owner giving the time I thought the truck would be back roadable, and it was about a 1/2 hour prior here come a pickup with a driver. It, and I were cold and I was very relieved to have this done. They left it in the shop overnight to warm being wet and frozen sand so it could be dumped the next day. Sure is a lot of fun to talk of it now.....