Sandy Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Have lurked on this site for a while now , and finally worked up the nerve to introduce myself. My nickname is Sandy and I am a 60 year old gearhead with a passion for all old machinery . The purchase of a 1981 Mack MR686S from a local scrapyard, a couple of years ago has pushed me to spend time here and have learned a lot from your many posters.The truck is tandem axled and comes with an Edbo 17' hoist. I was able to drive the truck out of the scrapyard to the street after replacing the starter .At the moment the truck is up on blocks in my shop. With good youthful help from a friend over the past month, we have rebushed the Hendrickson suspension , stripped the wheels for a complete brake job and now are replacing brake and air hoses and repairing wiring that had been "fixed" previously. The rad will need to come out for overhaul , the clutch needs adjusting or replacement . We are cleaning and painting under carriage as we go. Box and cab require paint , also .Tires are all weather checked and rears are all 3 piece rims . Would like to upgrade from 1100x20 to 1100x22.5 on radial rims. Fronts are 445 275 x22.5 on good rims but tires are checked .Will be needing wiring and air line schematics to finish . Any thoughts where to buy a good manual(s) ? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/12959-hello-from-thunder-bay/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Have lurked on this site for a while now , and finally worked up the nerve to introduce myself. My nickname is Sandy and I am a 60 year old gearhead with a passion for all old machinery . The purchase of a 1981 Mack MR686S from a local scrapyard, a couple of years ago has pushed me to spend time here and have learned a lot from your many posters.The truck is tandem axled and comes with an Edbo 17' hoist. I was able to drive the truck out of the scrapyard to the street after replacing the starter .At the moment the truck is up on blocks in my shop. With good youthful help from a friend over the past month, we have rebushed the Hendrickson suspension , stripped the wheels for a complete brake job and now are replacing brake and air hoses and repairing wiring that had been "fixed" previously. The rad will need to come out for overhaul , the clutch needs adjusting or replacement . We are cleaning and painting under carriage as we go. Box and cab require paint , also .Tires are all weather checked and rears are all 3 piece rims . Would like to upgrade from 1100x20 to 1100x22.5 on radial rims. Fronts are 445 275 x22.5 on good rims but tires are checked .Will be needing wiring and air line schematics to finish . Any thoughts where to buy a good manual(s) ?Look for a set of TS-442 series on ebay and the like. They show up from time to time and are quite helpful.Welcome to the site.Rob Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/12959-hello-from-thunder-bay/#findComment-50951 Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantom309 Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Welcome to the site! I used to live in Thunder Bay, nice place! Good luck with your project. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/12959-hello-from-thunder-bay/#findComment-50958 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Welcome....and for airline help the Bendix web-site is a good place to start. mike Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/12959-hello-from-thunder-bay/#findComment-50972 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Posted March 11, 2010 Author Share Posted March 11, 2010 Thanks for the welcomes and the help . Attached a picture of the truck the Saturday morning it came home. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/12959-hello-from-thunder-bay/#findComment-51017 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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