Maddog13407 Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 well i guess your the goofy one for keepin it so fuckin long since you hated it so much. i read pretty well, just dont have patience for assholes who like to stir the pot over bullshit 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 well i guess your the goofy one for keepin it so fuckin long since you hated it so much. i read pretty well, just dont have patience for assholes who like to stir the pot over bullshitwell you wonder why thier runnin 460,s and larger now,,numbnuts,,,when that rubberband 237,,,was such a big powerhouse,,,plus i dont appeciate your pissy attitute,,,we were all having a nice little chat,,,till you had to run your hole...gotta go play freight man now,,all night,,while you sleep like a good little boy...we,,,ll seeya chump...bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog13407 Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 never said it was a powerhouse, said it was a good engine. i dont have an attitude and wasnt pissy. last i knew it was America and i was free to state my mind, plenty of us old truck guys would be happy as hell to have one of those gutless pieces of shit you say in our old B models. never seen the little chat either, i see you, being an asshole tryin to tir the pot every single time we even brought up the mention of a 237. if you were so unhappy with it i guess you should have traded it right back in for anew pete and big engine. just statin my facts. and im far from a little boy so you can go play big freight man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Not to offend anyone but I think the 237 is bullet proof. I love it. Especially with a 5 speed. Always gets the job done. But, everyone has their own opinions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stacksuperdog Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I see no need for the 600hp Quote Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigdogtrucker Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 237's are/were great engines.May not set the world on fire but they are super reliable and run forever.I will say if someone had that many problems within a year either it was a lemon or it was their fault from major abuse and neglect..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slpwlker Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I see no need for the 600hpIf you have never driven anything with 600 or more hp then I see your point. They are alot of fun when driven properly and not abused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 never said it was a powerhouse, said it was a good engine. i dont have an attitude and wasnt pissy. last i knew it was America and i was free to state my mind, plenty of us old truck guys would be happy as hell to have one of those gutless pieces of shit you say in our old B models. never seen the little chat either, i see you, being an asshole tryin to tir the pot every single time we even brought up the mention of a 237. if you were so unhappy with it i guess you should have traded it right back in for anew pete and big engine. just statin my facts. and im far from a little boy so you can go play big freight manidnt mean to piss in your cereal babba...ive been out there for 40 years,,driven everything from 180 thermodynes to 435 cats,,owned 5 macks..the 350 thermo was the best one i ever had,,,now that thing would pull a hill,also owned a 300 plus,,and a 250,,they also pulled real well...thats just my side,out here,,you cant put 106 thousand on triple trailers,,and climb a 9000 ft mountain,,with any thing under a 460,,,i have absolutely no good memory,s in a 237...bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 well i guess your the goofy one for keepin it so fuckin long since you hated it so much. i read pretty well, just dont have patience for assholes who like to stir the pot over bullshit ya,,,just what i thought,,,supertrucker,,,,same responce as i got,,,when i paid you a big compliment on your B model,,,while back no responce...wow...now i can see your a stay at home mom,,,maybe some day you.ll be a real trucker like the rest of us,,,enjoy your miserable life,,,while the rest of us have to work all night and pay you to stay home....thanks for nothing...hand .lololololol..sincerly .bob,,,if you can read english Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 This topic should not have sunk to this level because of a difference of opinion. Aren't we better than this? 2 Quote Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 This topic should not have sunk to this level because of a difference of opinion. Aren't we better than this? well i want to apologize for anyone i might have offended,,,im sure that motor worked real well for a lotta people...i assume i have a pretty good reputation on here,,,wanna keep it that way...have a splendid weekend fella,s.....bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilburner Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 Well i had no idea it was a love hate kind of engine or i would not have typed a word!!! from what i can tell from everyones response i will either love it or hate it no in between.. I still have not had a chance to load her down but the thing really runs sweet, and started right up at 28 deg. the other morning. I have still got to do some break work and get the doors letter, then i will put her to the test. While cleaning her out i found some scale tickets were the guy had hauled some pulpwood and i seen one were he had hauled 26 tons on it now that was grossing 76,000 lbs on a tandem, thats pretty good out of the hills around here but it could be that he never got over 40 mph either but i am prepaired for the worst so we will see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stacksuperdog Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Can we see some pics? Quote Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilburner Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 Can we see some pics?Yea let me get her back together and cleaned up and i will post a few, got to get her dressed up for a photo shoot!! LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenGiant2 Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 cant we all get along. Quote We the unwilling, Lead by the unqualified, are doing the impossible, for the ungrateful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog13407 Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 we can all get along but evidentally we arent allowed to have opinions 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 There was a R model in Quebec with a 237 and a 12 speed that kicked any 400 cummins or cat's butt. This truck was insane and Fullfeul01 ended up with it. I have a photo of it and will dig it up.Tim you know that 237 was turned up. That 12 speed helped with getting that dog up to speed quick. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Maikshilo Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Tim you know that 237 was turned up. That 12 speed helped with getting that dog up to speed quick. RobI agree Rob, twelve speed is # 1 in my book. Driven a lot of Macks with other trans. but the twelve is the best with the compound on the floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Timothy Maikshilo Posted March 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2013 Found the picture of the R model with the turned up 237 with the twelve speedThis truck is insane! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Found the picture of the R model with the turned up 237 with the twelve speed 100_0113.JPGThis truck is insane!That truck is freakin sweet. How about them other R models and Suoerliners around there?!?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Maikshilo Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Vinny, the one on the left is mine and the other two are in Canada also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Vinny, the one on the left is mine and the other two are in Canada also.Yea, I know but any pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Maikshilo Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Yea, I know but any pictures?Vinny, I don't have pictures of the blue and black R but here is the maroon RW 713 E9 500 12 speedand would love to see some pictures of the 77 DM! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Vinny, I don't have pictures of the blue and black R but here is the maroon RW 713 E9 500 12 speed 100_0110.JPGand would love to see some pictures of the 77 DM!That's sweet. 500 E9, Canadian wide spread rear axles, big floaters on the front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
607t1173 Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I don't understand why a guy asking our opinion on an old DM could have generated that much rancor on this site....If you can name me just( one engine) that someone, somewhere, hasn't got something negative to say about then it'll be a first.I've had some 237's that I considered to be good runners and some that were genuine dogs. But as I stated earlier," it was in their day".....And their day has come and gone. To compare them to the more modern day engines is like comparing apples to oranges.We used to get maybe 300K miles between overhauls( if we were lucky).Some of the newer engines can run over a million miles before overhauling is necessary.If you wanna talk about genuine" POWER" try one of Bruce Mallinson's (Pittsburgh Power) engines (the man is a genius) in the mid '90's we built one of his 1000HP engines.Until you have driven a truck with that kind of power.... You will have missed one of the ultimate experiences in truck driving.(most truckdrivers that I've known aren't able to handle that much power without damaging the driveline) The biggest fear you'll have, is that some other truck might pull out in front of you (while you're cruising at 75MPH) loaded going uphill on a long steep grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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