mowerman

happy birthday,,man,enjoy your day.. ..bob

sound perfect,man,,had not seen one in years...all ours at work are propane..bob

ya,,,thanks,man,you too,,and happy 4th to everyone ...lol.bob

ahhh,god love ya,,looks like a great time,and a good looking R,but loose the alcoa,s,doesnt do the truck any favors,go back ta spokes...lol..happy 4th.seeya bob

ive tryed that before,,hehe,noticed the paint is swollen where the letters used to be.lol.bob

it,sounds like a will,and sunny horn,,,ya just started rerunning movin on in my area,,just what i needed,,,more sofa sitten,,,lol.bob

ya copy all that,,,we have those air oil hoses,at work,boy those things are the cats ass,,especially middle of winter,when real thick,,if you have never done heads by hand,,let me tell you,,,your not missing anything,,,gotta run babba,breakfast,and,more yard work,woohoo just what i prayed for,,lol...bob

ya,,,(this is very good advice),i went to night classes,myself,not manyabout 3 or 4 nights,watched a buncha guys,did some repairs,everyone is doing something diferant,,atleast go in ,and watch,what a guy is doing with big dents,,,maybe pro body shop,,just ask if you can watch,a while..if you do decide to tackle yourself,dont dorget the cheese graters,too shape bondo, and a good gitterbug sander,with 3 sheets 36grit,for first coatsa bondo,carefull comes off fast,once its getting close to shape,switch to 80 gritget 6 uses out of each sheet..of coarse work the hammer and dolly real good,and try to get the dents out completely,use thin coats a plastic filler when u are ready take your time,some times big dents,take a couple days,or more,and need a little heat,too get them right,,some times you have to just change the part,,too far gone..also need to grind parts down to metal,before bondo,for best results,body sander,with 36 grit,,sorry couldnt finish this last nite was exhausted,,,good luck bob,,have a ball

buy yourself a good body hammer,and a pretty heavy body dolly,dent puller is a little easier,,but dont recomend,for antique parts,try to pound out as much as possible from the back,without going too far out, ...gallon body filler,and a couple of squeegy,s,and a bondo board,for dents...frame rust,,gitterbug sander,with 80,sandpaper,for real thick rust,,36 paper,with circular sander...small holes,better have a body shop weld repair steel patches,,best way,,cement on rearend,and springs...chip off with wood chisal,and hammer,,,too get started,,that should keep you busy,dont forget lotsa beer.lol,,good luck,bob

tom,,,you need to be more specific,,i do all my own body work,,,whatta ya need to do,,,one thing you need to know is cover your motor,and all inlet,and exhaust spots,,bondo,can seeze engine parts,any where you see an opening breather tube,air filter, block breather,,smoke stack,,,try to block all these spots,wife was getting pissed at me,,,had to get off computer earlier.lol...bob

oh,,ok,i wasnt aware the buddy was so flexable,now i understand why there so spendy..ya my neighbor has two big yale lifts,for loading flatbeds,i can use anytime,and a couple engine cranes,,next time i take heads off,i will use the engine houst,,when i put up my shop i will install i beams overhead for chain fall,,,lol,,,no more manual labor for this kid,,used to man handle mack heads in my 20,s no more,,,ya hear me?,,,save all that man handle for unwanted chores.lol...bob

ahrite,man appreciate the offer,,ill be working on that truck,,hopefully pretty heavy in about a year or so,,deponds on a couple loose ends i need to get tied up,may have a lot more cash flow,in a few months,,thanks russ

been busy all day doing a few last minute chores around here,,will be getting back surgury,tuesday,,and wont be able to scratch my ass,for next few weeks,,getting back to the equipment..lets face it,,rob,,everything on these things are friggen heavy,,anymore i try to use,fork lift,cherry pickers,for lifting anything,,i have access to both,,makes life easy,,what does your back buddy look like,,that was a hell of a price,,who cares about the casters.lol...bob

well im pretty sure,by 01,they probably profected them a bit,,but looks like your saying,,they still hang up in nuetral,,,personally,i think i would prefer the two stick,,atleast you know it will go in,,of coarse the auxilary hangs up,also on the two stick,if you try to go too fast,,then you have to stop,and untangle it...sucks,man.lol.bob

ahrite,,,well i should hope so.lol,,,bob

im supprized you didnt put up a fuss,over the circumcition.lol.bob

oh forgot to tell you,,my cousin worked for hess a long time...bob

you know,im 55 years old,and been around these big rigs since 1959,owned 5 macks,been driving since 1973,,and im still learning,,there is nothing wrong with that,,im certainly not a know it all,although sometimes i think so.lol...bob

ya,,,agree man,,its just mind boggling,,how lazy these kids can be,,,if they had to drive some of the crap we had back in the day,,they would quit,and go home..lol...bob

hey ,,,noticed alotta you newbe,s around this site nowdays,and buying old trucks,thought i would give you fellars a fare warning about maxi brake pots,a lot of you guys dont realize they have a lethal high powered spring in them,,that can kill you ,or cause severe bodily damage,,,when your working around them,try to keep your body parts away from open end,with the key hole,,and if you find one leaking,,just remove it from the truck real carefull,and replace the pot,,dont try the repair it,,,its not worth the risk,,people have been severely injured,with these brake pots blowing apart,,,a friend of mine was outta work a whole year due to one exploding,,and just grazing his face,,got lucky,,,be careful,,guys...enjoy your hobby,,,bob

wow,,,see what you mean,,certainly is ready to go,,not hard to look at,,saw a u model in truck paper 74,55000 or miles $7500,looks excellant,,,need money man.lol..bob