Rob

The old "Easy-Off" trick isn't always so easy is it? Used to do that a lot in the 70's when rotating trucks through the shop. Everything was hand lettered in those days and if the truck paint was cured it worked well. Painted a lot of doors and such finding out the paint wasn't quite cured yet too.....

I have rims but getting them to you would be a few bucks. They have junk tires on them too so complete. I'd wager they are early 1960's vintage as the chassis they are on is a 1962.

If it wouldn't be too much trouble I'd like to see a video of the operation. It looks ruggedly mechanical but air bags output a lot of force so easy to envision it working. Best keep it greased as that's a lot of sliding action going on. The ramps ever bind on you? Doesn't look like there is much gap between their hinge pins and the rotating sleeve of the ramp(s). I assume both ramps go up or down at the same time? That's a nice looking R model . I like the spokes. What's in it for drivetrain? I see it's an "Econodyne" series. Rob

You didn't need to blow it up for that duty. I felt they were a custom made, full fledged "boat retention system" as built not requiring any field modifications. But that's just my thoughts.

Well, I looked long and hard but didn't find another 12V-71T anyplace. I did find an old 8V-71 but it's only 255hp so wouldn't do you much good. I did find this though and remembered purchasing it back in about 2011 for something that escapes me. I plugged it in and it works still so rounded up some old heavy casters, and some channel steel. A little fitting, marking, drilling, tapping, cutting, welding, and wrenching, leaves me with a hydraulic table capable of lifting 2000# to roll around the shop. It also has a "lazy susan" top that spins 360 degrees locking in place at 90 degree intervals. Was working on one of my little generators and it sure is nice to have it at a comfortable work height. At the lowered position it's about knee high. At extreme height, it's about 5'6" table height. Of course it can be stopped anyplace in between. I did find a real nice RTO-12513 I know to be good with Mack mounts, an RTO-14613 that is new, (not rebuilt) and has about 15 miles on it for a test, and a Mack T-2100 transmission there is nothing wrong with, along with a quadraplex, a triplex, and what I think is a duplex but didn't get to the numbers. You sending me on that "wild goose" chase sure made me find a bunch of shit I'd done forgot about so let's not do that again..... I always thought when "Momma" said she was gonna glue my ass on so I wouldn't lose "that" too, I thought she was just kidding. I ain't lost it yet so she may have while I slept. The world wonders I'm sure.

It seem the ANG received a new E-one unit last year but I was never around it. That side of the field is not off limits but such a pain to work in we never much went there unless called over. The front section of the photo looks similar but again I've never seen it up close.

Real "horse" wasn't it? This one was a real powerhouse for sure and sure blackened the sky with a full throttle acceleration.

This one was a Caterpillar 1693TA @ 425hp originally. The airport authority had the power boosted when the engine was worked on. I think it was a 1974 model. I have photos of it someplace but don't know where. I'll look for them. The ANG in Peoria transferred it to the airport authority in the early 1980's and it was the lead responder for many years. It was replaced with a "Stryker" IIRC. Now the ANG takes care of all airfield emergencies.

That was always a good unit with plenty of power. It was older when it went out of service in 07 and I got the engine.

Yes, the turbocharged version did start to make up a bit for the N/A version and they actually seemed to have a longer lifespan too. It was a popular engine in the farm trucks, and lighter dump trucks around here for a number of years, but the cost to rebuild them simply got a lot swapped over to Cummins engines. I don't know who coined the term "throwaway engine" but in a lot of instances it fit the bill with those. Core values were really high for a while too in this area.

I'll look a little later today..... I maintained that engine for a lot of years when it was installed onto the generator. Kinda know it's history since I took over from the original maintainer when he retired. When I replaced the set, the generator came home with me. Believe it or not, it doesn't leak oil like so many others. Never really did.

Rear load packers are very common around here and Peoria. All types are in use but the rear loaders far outnumber the side and front loaders. There are few side loaders used in residential in the area, and that is Peoria only.

I have no idea to size but will look tomorrow. Both hold fuel but one is missing the skid plate type insert for your foot. Which side are you needing?

Yes it was a P4 series. Don't know why I thought it was a P40. Looked just like this: Now as far as a 12V-71T in your garage; it's kind of like having a 325 pound wife with three chins. You get used to it cause it ain't going away any time soon so you better learn to like it. I figure Detroit Diesels are like old fat women. Slow, sloppy, loud, and never STFU.

Yes. I'm going to spend your money and realllllllllly enjoy that truck!!!!

never touched one in my life but you KNOW whom I'm married to.....

If the photos are honest I could believe about 500 miles on the front drivers and steer with a bit of a stretch. The rear rears, not so believable. I'm always skeptical when there are known errors, or third parties involved in a sale of something I know a little, (borderline nuthin) about.....

PUll the faceplates off from the heater assemblies. You will see both heater core, and a/c evaporator in there. It's usually best and easiest to do a good job if you remove the heater core from the housing to give free access to the area. I take a garden hose and shop vac and wash them clean from inside the truck. Use a bunch of towels but be sure to tell your wife or girlfriend first as they get a little "pissy" seeing all those wet and dirty towels in the wash covered in dirt.

That is the +3 cab. Dead givaway is the grab handle on the cab corner. To the somewhat experienced eye the cab corner is also wider than the shorter cab with the steel dash which ended in 1972. Has heavy rears too. It would either be the ENDT-865, and ENDT-866 engines dependent upon "Maxidyne, or Thermodyne", and transmission choice. All kinds of errors in that listing. I suppose the owner is not handling the sale. Listed as 300hp and if original would be 325, Mack "triplex" trans but it's probably a TRDL-107, (two stick six speed) as the truck is an R-795 and that was common. It could have the low reduction trans like mine which is a TRDL-1071. Lot of guessing on my part as anything can be changed through the years.

Man that 3208 engine. That's one that should have never left the drawing board. They took a very reliable existing engine, (1160 series) and massively cheapened, lightened, and basically "gutted" it to compete in the medium duty market(s). Ford, GM, IH, they all did it as the industry was moving from gas to diesel power almost overnight. Never did work a general mechanic truck shop but have rebuilt several 3208, DV-550, 8.2ltr, 7.8ltr, (Brazilian Ford) etc. engines as they in the early days were not up to par where they needed to be and offer durability. In those days a guy could stay plenty busy just working on that list.....

The 3406 inline six engines were built in the north of Peoria at the Mossville plant and I have many former engineer friends whom were part of their development and refinement. Been up to the test cell many times over the years to see both "trashing and thrashing" of that series. That ACERT technology killed the PACCAR/Caterpillar alliance, (corporate greed) and it's been downhill from there. This emissions crap has been hard on everybody from the seat sitter to the designers and everyone in between. That 359 I seen last night was very well maintained as was the trailer it was pulling. Neither unit was new but both would have passed as near new. I was only about 200' distant so got both an eye, and earful. Had to be an 18 speed listening to the cackle of the exhaust and the spacing of the upshifts. As I said; music you just don't get to hear working very often any longer.

I'm thinking that series was done away with or upgraded and is not really supported any longer with parts. I could be wrong too.

Yup. Was awaiting my order at Taco Bell tonight and seen a very clean day cab Peterbilt roll up the stoplight at the corner pulling a Caterpillar excavator on a RGN trailer. Nothing special here but what caught my eye was the big emblazoned "CAT Power" decal on the hood. Nothing special here to me either. However when his light turned green my attention changed but quick as this thing had the unmistakeable "bark" of a 3408 engine through dual straight stacks. I'm gonna tell you it sounded good too. Don't get to hear music like that much any longer actually working. I couldn't get my phone out to get a photo.

Here is my recently modified pet road drag. Works a lot better and I named it "Bull". You can easily see he's ready for work: A set of Peterbilt frame rails finally earning their keep on the bottom and a Ford frame rail on the top to support the second tier of block. Some scrap steel tube and flat from the shop, a little cut, heat, beat, and welding and it works very well. Quite happy with it at this point.

Remember that one for sale about seven or eight years ago and they wanted 20K for it.