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  1. mowerman
    Not sure what you meant by confusing....: I’ve worked with hundreds of 2/3 piece rims .... thier pretty much both widow makers .... bob
  2. mowerman
    Yes it’s hard work.... solid wheels are a little easier...... I wound up getting canned over arguing with a customer with a car..typical smartass teenage kid... truck tire shop... but they did a few passenger tires ...... bob
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    Not sure about it..... it seems all the mountain roads I have to deal with on my route still suck just as bad year after year... in fact, that’s one thing I’m not going to miss after retirement... sliding all over the road set of joints ..... I’ll be in bed sleeping in stead.... lol .. bob
  4. mowerman
    I don’t remember it but I was only 14 thanks for passing that on... bob
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    Long Beach.... special place .... forget to mention,,,,, I’m sure most of you fellas didn’t know but I got my start in Long Beach ,,, in the back of a 51 Nash lol....bob
  6. mowerman
    I drove one like that Wayback in 1980 and had a gas job I actually liked it the way It drove..... had a huge steering wheel ... it was a trash truck compactor rear hopper... bob
  7. mowerman
    Wow that’s way cool thanks for posting.... I usually don’t come to this section..... bob
  8. mowerman
    Wow I didn’t notice that,,, but your rite,as well as the fact the hubs look 60s I’ve mentioned before... one of my first Jobs was in a truck tire shop... in 73. Worked with hundreds of those rims... bob
  9. mowerman
    All kidding aside I believe they use adapters for the transmission..,. Bob
  10. mowerman
    Crazy looking thing I have never seen it or heard of it ... bob
  11. mowerman
    Lol beats me to all those questions I did see an R 600 with a cat way back around 37 years ago ... bob
  12. mowerman
    Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarite you solved it ... bob
  13. mowerman
    I remember when they first came around... we were on vacation in Florida,,, I was 15 and I was watching a couple of guys delivering soda with one somewhere in Jacksonville I was pissing myself and a little jealous that I was too young to be a part of thier operation they were sitting at a traffic light... and I was wishing I were them ... bob
  14. mowerman
    Ya I also liked the dashboard and I was a big fan of them since day 1 when I was a young teenager... bob
  15. mowerman
    I haven’t been in Whittier or orange since Thursday but thanks for letting me know..... bob
  16. mowerman
    Oooooooooooo hell,,,,,,; I didn’t realize that good lookin Ford was yours thumbs up for sure.....: love that Pete with the joints... bob
  17. mowerman
    God love ya that’s all I’ve gotten entire year is photos... lol bob
  18. mowerman
    Was just thinking maybe automatic either perhaps???????
  19. mowerman
    I have a 1983 motor manual I can pull out if nobody can figure it out... and yes Larry,,,, I had forgotten the starter oiler was tapped into returning line .... thanks for that... bob
  20. mowerman
    I remember Conway had thousands of both models... bob
  21. mowerman
    But yes definitely like driving a real truck ..... either man up or go home...: choice is yours ... lol bob
  22. mowerman
    I drove a few of them myself I really liked them what I remember most they really bouncy and loud ... not so sure I’d be so happy with that at 64 lol... bob
  23. mowerman
    I guess I kind of got the wrong impression too as well....:you didn’t want to waste 200 dollars on a dead horseI might as well throw in the towel i’ve already thrown how about $2500 and my DM and I’ve barely even made a dent in it not including the purchase price.....: I guess we’re just making sure we’re all on the same page... bob
  24. mowerman
    Yeah no problem actually that fellow showed me a illustration he had in a parts book There’s another lost art...:the parts book what the hell is that ha ha Ha... bob
  25. mowerman
    It was originally 24 V electric starter but since mine does not have an oiler are usually just pull off the inlet line and shoot Jack oil in the starter once in a while.... bob

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