Rob

Started putting things back together after work this afternoon. Built up the rollers for the shoes, pressed in two of four cam bearings, inner and outer seals, and cleaned up the pivot pin bores, all on one axle. I chucked a stiff wire round pipe, or bore brush into a drill after cutting the handle off. This wore the brush out quickly so need to grab another at the hardware store. After polishing the bearing surfaces of the cams, they are near perfect and within .0005 of being round so no appreciable wear to be concerned with. I also had the machine shop press new races into two hubs due to the bearings being marginal for reuse in my opinion. Was even able to get Timken bearings and races that were made in U.S.A. of all places. Hope to have most everything as far as brake hardware installed tomorrow afternoon. Should be able to get the brakes built up in the next couple of days so can move the trailer back outside. Want to finish up the mechanical end of this thing by end of week, and next week's project will be restoring the structural integrity of the neck. The fun continues. Rob

The cab on that B67 is beyond rough. You would want to throw a strap over the roof before you trailered it down the highway.Rob

Bob: That truck was an F6 single axle. I didn't snap any photos of it at all. I'll be back down that way with fresh batteries and snap a bunch of trucks from the area. Rob

You keep screaming that loud from behind me and I'm gonna suffer hearing loss. Rob

Yes sir that kind of thing does make one think. I know where there is a 1962 Corvette sitting at the owner's parents house, in the same spot it has since he was killed in the Tet Offensive. I threw their newpaper for many years. Rob

To the back of the line with him!!!Rob

That White will probably need paint stripped and refinished. There are two places where it is bubbling under the paint that did not start from chips in the coating. The aluminum plate on the rear of the cab? I didn't look very good or close but I've sectioned enough of those cab lower panels to know what is under it........ I'm very fond of both those girls. Rob

Hi Greg, yes Nikki, and Kinley are both doing quite well. She is starting to discover mobility and this is a whole new chapter. Although requiring about 30 seconds to move six inches, that time is quite short if not payed much attention to. Got her own personality starting too!! I took her for her first 4 Wheeler ride yesterday at the property, but didn't head off into the woods as if I'd have hurt that kiddo, there would have been a debt to pay I can't afford; (I'll never forget "the boys"). I'm at work today also. Never turn down "double time" as I need truck money. I drove back last evening and "Momma", Nikki, and Kinley will be back tonight. Glad to hear you and Lynn are starging to ascend. Certainly was a bit dark there for a while. Had time to work with "Faith" lately? Don't think I'll break into nine trucks ever again myself as I get nothing done on short order...... I'm prolly gonna be not far from you and Larry sometime mid week. Be a short turn around, (as usual) but let's see if we can get dinner in. Give me a call later tonight if possible. Rob

That 4000 very much is, but could have been a much nicer truck. This is one the photos make it look nicer than it is up close. My uncle says it runs well, but I did not hear it. It has been for sale for quite a spell I'm told. Rob

I'm certain it was spliced as JM Steel out of Gary, IN, and Chicago was the original owner and they only ran short day cabs. This truck still has "JMS" branded into one of the tires. A local farmer then purchased the truck in the mid 1960's, installed the sleeper, and hauled general freight in the winter. It then went to hauling grain for the rest of it's service life.Rob

Non turbocharged 673 with a duplex, 5.77 rears. Original flat back cab that is cut out for the sleeper. Mice have destroyed everything soft in the tractor, and sleeper. The insides wreak of infestation. I've known the truck since about 82 and heard it running at idle many years ago. If I remember correctly, it was smoking blue at idle. Used to haul steel, then grain. Rob

How bout that grand daughter eh?? Rob

This always was a pretty nice tractor; basic but functional. I think he should have put a little more "detail" into the finished product before offering it up for sale. The price is "non negotiable".

Been trying to acquire this "RL" for quite some time and I'm assured when he is "done with it", I'll get the call.

In between jaunts to the auto parts, and hardware stores while working to get the IH running, I decided to get a view and some photos of these. B67 tandem tractor. Very rough but complete and runs: I tried for almost 15 years to get this truck from the original owner whom was "always" going to work with it one he got it running. He has since passed. His boy now has it, got it running in 2005, parked it where it is and will sell it to you for $5000.00 "cash money". It last was licensed in 1990.

Again, no video but here are a few "stills" of what I'm working with. This truck has not moved in several years and the tree in the grille was a very small sappling when it was parked. Rob

No, it is not running. We are unable to pull it back from the tree that has grown up in front of the hood. Don't want to try to fire it off without ensuring it doesn't have a stuck injector. The truck has sat in the same spot since 1996 and has sank into the dirt. A 4020 Deere with fluid in the tires, and then a Case industrial loader tractor with fluid in the tires still would not extract it. I did install two new batteries and the engine windmills just fine.I'll prolly get back down there in a couple of weeks with my winch truck and pull it out, or in half. Uncle Rob

Engine is not stuck, brakes are. Needs more power. Extra ponys' tomorrow, rob (via Nikki and her phone, boy does he owe me! )

It was your retroactive girlfriend of the future female variety.Rob

We have an oxygen content meter with remote sensing at work that is quite neat. We have a lot of manhole and confined space type work and oxygen content is absolutely needed to be known before entering, (OSHA required). Life cannot be sustained below 17%. I think the little meter, (ExTech) was only a couple of hundred dollars. If you were to slip the sensor into a tank through a bung in close proximity to where one wishes to weld, the welder would know right away if there was enough oxygen to support combustion. Nobody has mentioned that when welding on tanks, you don't want positive pressure in the vessel. In fact you want a constant source of replinishment of non combustible vapor. Don't seal the vessel up tight, allow the insulating gas to "flow". This is why I mentioned the melting of the dry ice, which is C02, or a constant bleed of the gas from a cylinder. The gas needs to flow readily in the area of the welding to overcome any trace oxygen that may enter this welding zone. Rob

I've welded and patched several gasoline, and diesel tanks over the years with an oxy/acetylene torch, mig, and tig welding. If a diesel tank, fill it almost full and weld it up. If gasoline, empty the tank, dump two or three pounds of dry ice into it, wait for the dry ice to start melting, (about 10 minutes), then grind, bore, or whatever other prep is needed and weld it up. You can also allow a CO2 tank to bleed into the tank to displace the oxygen content. I've never had one blow up but have always let the dry ice have an hour to work before continuing. Not telling you it is right; just the way I've had success. Rob

My email is: robsautoaffair@gmail.com. Ask anything you need help with.Rob

I'll get two bearings, and a single seal ordered today. I'll let you know when they arrive at my shop. If you need additional items, let me know.Rob

Can you post a photo? Is this a oil seal, or grease? Does it have a garter spring? I'm thinking you need a 2.125" X 1.750" X .312" oil seal. Is this correct and how many do you need?Rob

Your's very well could be different from mine but I thought mine was one piece also. If the parts guy hadn't been so incessant I'd have never delved further. On mine, the back side of the wear ring was ground so flat, along with the front face of the spindle, it looked like a solid part. I'll snap some photos tonight as I've not assembled the axle yet.Rob