Rob

Yup, the things father's do for their little girls. Rob

I have a wrecker bed I purchased from Vintage Power Wagons a few years ago and never used it. It only has a single split winch however. Get you another one and we'll stick this on there. They are only about 125 miles from me and there is a bunch of stuff over there. Rob

Yeah, but twice since then she has told me I'm the most "awsome" dad. Must be doing something right. Rob

I'm envious you've still got a pair. Be careful to not work them off. Throws the balance off a bit. Rob

Cowl panel, or windshield A pillar? Both are available through Mack new.The A pillar is the complete windshield frame and wraps into the door jamb. Rob

Hi Herb, I agree with you on this one. From Dan's description of not having any wiring to attribute to the "Dynatard" setup, I'll bet the exhaust valves are set too tight. If they are it's a possibility the clearance is just great enough to allow for somewhat normal operation but as the engine warms, and parts grow, these clearances shorten up and cause the exhaust cam followers to follow the engine braking profile. I can see how this could be inconsistent in operation. I think I'd pull those rocker covers and give it a good overhead run before looking too much further. A compression test would be a good thing to do up front also. Got to have the bases covered to make sound and prudent judgement(s). Rob

Not 100% certain but reasonably sure they have graduated above my pranks like that; not that they were immune in the earlier days. Rob

Triplets. Rob

I'm going to do the same basically with my trucks as the fiberglass sandwiched foil that is glued under the bottom of the cab is falling apart. Rob

Thanks for your insight. I've done several sets in light, and medium duty trucks through the years but all have been straight pins. I always used two jacks. One jack a wide saddle floor jack, the second a 10 or 12 ton bottle jack to push directly on the pin via some type of adapter. This way the weight of the truck was to your advantage. Being straight pins, they always came out the top by "warming" the axle and jacking them out from the bottom. The floor jack was there to keep the truck from falling should the bottle jack slip. Them suckers sure can be stuck sometimes too...... Since hurting my back I'm being over cautious in what I do. What I used to grab without a second thought is not done any longer. Almost six months of lost work in the shop is not what I want to do again. I can get someone to knock on them if need be. With the tapered pins they need to seat in the axle beam. Thanks for relaying this as I didn't know. As you said a couple of smart raps on the axle beam should take care of that. Thanks, Rob

What, you don't like the "eat the asshole out of an alligator look"? Rob

Does right by me. This was load #20 for the day. Rob

I was wonderin when he was gonna show back up. Rob

How hard are the pins to get out in an FA-505, and FA-522 front axle? I've never pulled tapered pins before. The damned straight pins with a draw key can be a real bitch sometimes and I'm just wondering if I should build me a little press cause I really don't swing a sledge anymore. Rob

Grandparents never had a dog that I know of; and I begged for one. The Mack dealer always had a bulldog everytime we were in there. I suppose the photo is of one of theirs. Rob

I'd seen that. A friend said he snapped it at a cookout but didn't know the lady, nor talk to her. Rob

I already share the "cottage" with the dog in the back yard. Rob

The late Gary Coleman's ex-wife is newly up for grabs. Thought I'd pass along the helpful hint for your lonely love life. Rob

and certainly don't pull anything that could be construed a "freight". Rob

You consistently get your money's worth there. Rob

Not sure if this is some of other dogs' work, or a freak of nature. Girl has got to have back problems I'd think. Should get ole Randy to makin "motorboat" sounds. Rob

Here is a photo of my grandpa and his truck shortly before being inducted into Army service during WWII. Here also is a photo of my grandma at the St. Louis Mack dealer with grandpa's new 1947, or 1948, EH, or EQ truck, (he had both). I'd never seen the photo until it was posted on another board several years ago. I sent it to numerous relatives who confirmed the lady is my grandma. She, sadly had passed prior to me seeing the photo but her daughter, and my cousins proofed it immediately upon seeing this photo. If I get into my long ago archives, my truck driving family goes back to mule teams prior to the 1900's which we have some photos of. That's when drivers, were drivers. I've been told that when grandpa had a sick animal, he would sleep in the barn/stall with them. Some of the harnesses and such were something to behold I'm told. Rob

My 57 B61T is the same way with the orange paint everywhere. It is even inside the hub cavities on the steer axle which are Budd hubs. I'm thinking the orange is a primer as there are paint pen marks under the black paint the running gear is. The truck sheet metal was originally red. Rob

That is my 51 A40. Out of all the trucks, this is my favorite. I will use it when the need arises but haven't really since 2004 during the construction of my shop when I hauled about 600 tons of material with it that was sand and clean fill dirt. Lots, and Lots of trips. She runs good, dumps good, and drives pretty good. Rob