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mowerman

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  1. Clean shop… wife has been after me last couple of jobs you need to pickup after your self otherwise your entire work area gets cluttered in no time she’s right I started doing that … Bob
  2. Fabulous… sometimes that nitpicking came drive you crazy… looks excellent… Bob
  3. I don’t know what happened around 10 years ago we actually used to get it return.. Bob
  4. Well we usually have to pay we make too much and have no deductions but Trumps deal was putting another 60 bucks a week in my pocket …. Bob
  5. Yes interesting they all look ready to work….Bob
  6. That’s what those things are perfect for …… one would be pulling thier hair out trying to work it ..,.Bob
  7. I don’t think he’s going to get that much for it only because of that rubber band engine really can’t work with it first time you hit a hill it will fall right on its face ha ha beautiful ride though it looks to me like he was added a lot of later model stuff to it… Bob
  8. And then again he may think he’s got a serious bite on it I would like to have it. Bob
  9. The guy is liable to tell you go fly a kite till I see some green money talks turkey,,,,,, ahahahahaha. Bob
  10. I paid 60 bucks for 3 huge Mack manuals they cover everything but that was in 1983 any repair manual usually start around 40 bucks… Bob
  11. Ever since obumma care we are paying higher premiums and getting less coverage and last year we paid highest taxes than ever in my life.. Bob
  12. Got this one hanging in my bedroom cut it out of a middle 80s Mack calendar got to admit it’s a bad ass looking rig I think in most cases Larry we’re just not used to looking at them like they are in Australia . I am with you I prefer the one big round headlight… Bob
  13. Right on man I figured it had something to do with fire response… bob
  14. ya me too they looked alot cooler with the high breather stack
  15. great deal on the wheels,,,right on man....from what i hear all the plastic pieces interior are no longer available thru mack i thought i heard a while back there was aftermarket,but not sure...good luck and congradulations on all your progress...bob
  16. i think back 50 years and i had thatDM hooked to a gulf gasoline tanker that i also put together it was badass...bob
  17. Well I painted most of the chrome black now I’m kind of kicking myself for doing that I wanted it to look like it was ready to work …. I believe I put together the same model or around 71 not sure but back that I left all the chrome alone…. Bob
  18. Glad you found an easy fix….. Bob
  19. OK first step took the box down out of the closet and yes it’s very dusty and this is about all I have done so far I did paint the fuel tanks black and the radiator guard not shown… Bob
  20. Yes me too although if I ever get to it I am going to get rid of the stock parking lights and put something else in there so far I still haven’t even driven the truck into the garage yet ha ha. … bob
  21. wow old school looks alot like the one i broke in on....good luck.....bob
  22. ya i did the same thing years ago then thru the years i bought a huge scale 49 ford.and a 55 chevy wound up giving both away still in the boxes unopened due to too many hours on the road...bob
  23. Most of us have the same problem I’m fixing to take one of them out and work on it still seems easier to get out of here and belly ache ha ha….. Bob
  24. Ok since we’re on the subject…. Wait a minute you telling me you bought a 359 Peterbolt just for the engine???????????? Lol bob that’s a sin
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