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  1. mowerman
    i can remember pulling the grapvine,at 10 miles an hour.with a 250,,,urrrrrrrgggg..hehe,dont miss that part of it,,bob
  2. mowerman
    i think your rite,mark with the bcr conversion,thats brobably just what it is...its definately an old shot,im guessing 1970,but dont know if they had those bullet markers yet...bob
  3. mowerman
    ya,it would be fun till you hit a little hill with that small motor,,and see how bad it falls down..bob
  4. mowerman
    ya,it definately looks f model,,i used to own one..looks like alotta work,would have been easier to buy a coffin.box,sleep away babba,and no petes..hehe...bob
  5. mowerman
    pretty tiny fuel tank,no air tanks,no battery box,not much under there at all,that kinda looks wierd..bob
  6. mowerman
    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
  7. mowerman
    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
  8. mowerman
    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
  9. mowerman
    wow!!doesnt seem like that long ago,you would see all three of those model trucks,everywhere,,bob
  10. mowerman
    thanks for sharing,,and yes thats an interesting gas pump...bob
  11. mowerman
    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
  12. mowerman
    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
  13. mowerman
    i feel your pain,mark,,around here,i have no time of no money.hehe,,bob
  14. mowerman
    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
  15. mowerman
    beautiful job,,man..keep up the good work...very nice..bob
  16. mowerman
    man,,,that sucker is clean,,man,,thanks for sharing..bob
  17. mowerman
    wow,,,very nice,,,but see me when i got money..bob
  18. mowerman

    forgot to mention,my uncle had a whole fleet of brockways,back in the 50s-60s..send you pictures if u,d like..bob

  19. mowerman

    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

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    holy cow,,,looks like it needs alittle attention,,but nice job on the wheels...bob
  21. mowerman
    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
  22. mowerman
    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
  23. mowerman
    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
  24. mowerman
    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
  25. mowerman
    ithink you forgot the picture!!!!!!sorry about the mispelled word,,when i told u beast of luck.hehe...bob

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