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mowerman

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  1. pretty tiny fuel tank,no air tanks,no battery box,not much under there at all,that kinda looks wierd..bob
  2. its looks great,,nice job,i dont know what your complaint is,except for the cummins.lol..thier a good motor.i drive one at work,but ofcourse i prefer the mack engine,they sound better,pull better,and get better mileage.all kidding aside,dont know why the model company chose to use the cummins..bob
  3. thats never gonna happen,,the port loves all those fools pulling all thier chinese freight,,if they had to hire drivers,they would also have to pay them,decent money,and we,ll never see that...bob
  4. wow,,looking good,man,alot further than mine,i wrote that address down,thank you..i thought if nothing else,maybe some one on this sight ,might have put one together,and saved the box,and instructions,rite,,thanks again powel.talk atcha later.oh also i found a dm600 short nose,for sale,didnt know they made them,,,seeya
  5. wow!!doesnt seem like that long ago,you would see all three of those model trucks,everywhere,,bob
  6. thanks for sharing,,and yes thats an interesting gas pump...bob
  7. oh,,forgot to mention i know what you mean about the leg room,,im pretty short, but a lotta tall guys tell me that its hard for them to fit..but from 66-72 they were even smaller..in 73 they added about 3-4 inches to the back of the cab,,just a little tidbit i thought id bring up...bob
  8. ya,you would think with a handle like that ,,he would be legitamate,, sorry about that..hope somebody straitens it out.we dont need any trash here...bob
  9. i feel your pain,mark,,around here,i have no time of no money.hehe,,bob
  10. good luck bubba,,i bought a dm800 model off a guy,like 10 years ago,it didnt come with any instructions..what a bear trying to figure it out,,i pick at it every now and then,,after all this time still havent even finished the frame,,but i got all the cab and nose painted,looks good,so im kind of interested to see what it looks like all together..welcome aboard... bob
  11. beautiful job,,man..keep up the good work...very nice..bob
  12. man,,,that sucker is clean,,man,,thanks for sharing..bob
  13. wow,,,very nice,,,but see me when i got money..bob
  14. forgot to mention,my uncle had a whole fleet of brockways,back in the 50s-60s..send you pictures if u,d like..bob

  15. hehe appreciate the words of wisdom,my friend,dont know how they got from hard to get parts,to obama,s an idiot,,ahhh whining drivers,,gotta love em.happy trails my freind..bob

  16. holy cow,,,looks like it needs alittle attention,,but nice job on the wheels...bob
  17. dont know how true it is,,but i heard mack owned brockway since 1959,dont know how true that is..my uncle had a whole fleet of them back in maine..they were quite the rig,in thier time,,but ive been in the west coast for 30 years now,and ive only seen 2,both in L.A....bob
  18. also,case you didnt know,those motors,ran a higher rpm.than they do now,1600 is starting to lug it, you need to cruise around 1800-1900...keep on praticing...bob
  19. oh,i didnt tell you,im on short term disability,rite now with nothing to do all day,,so ill be making a nuisance of myself for a while,hehe...bob
  20. the trick is to shift them both at the same time,if your uphill,its not an easy task ,,it takes practice,,im not that good at it either,i generally use the clutch...bob
  21. ithink you forgot the picture!!!!!!sorry about the mispelled word,,when i told u beast of luck.hehe...bob
  22. i feel your pain...living in reno,,,with an offset cab mack,,,lol ..bob
  23. looks like everbody is venting,,so i will also..i drive a kenworth at work,,here in reno,,and they have to send parts from portland,,560 miles,,,no dealer here...bob
  24. welcone aboard kyle,i just recently joined myself,,i love your photo,s im a big fan of dm myself,i own one,and learned to drive on one..beast of luck,with your career............bob
  25. well,congradulations,,bud,,lets see some pictures..bob
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