Popular Post other dog Posted February 19, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted February 19, 2014 Since it's Wednesday, might as well start a new pictures.I snapped the snout off my strap bar the other day...don't know my own strength- that, or it was already cracked a third of the way through.Stopped by Lee-Hi and got another one, it's already bent in two places. Saw these machines and a duck while I was there.Then I went by the old Ponderosa Truckstop site at Longdale Furnace.This was the restaurant. It's about all that's left there and you'd never know it was a truckstop.Saw the old smoke stacks...http://www.firmstonemanor.com/history/The North Mountain Motel,and this place. I don't remember if it was a store, or service station, or what. It was already closed in '79, but you could still get in the overgrown lot in front, and on the other side of this sign you could still read "six hotdogs- $1".Rt. 269 now, but it's old rt. 60. Heading west to get back on I-64 at the next exit. Snow blower in West Virginia.Yesterday in Petersburg,Va- woo-hoo! 6 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34744-pictures-of-the-week/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Maikshilo Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Interesting tracked machines. Looks like warm weather runners. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34744-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-233438 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted February 19, 2014 Author Share Posted February 19, 2014 I think they were Vermeers, another truck came in with him with a load of Vermeer balers. I thought hay equipment was about all Vermeer made.These machines had a little blade on the front too. 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34744-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-233440 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack mhe9 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Wow never broke a winch bar. I've broke crapy straps and landed on the ground though. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34744-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-233446 Share on other sites More sharing options...
slpwlker Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 If it is what I am thinking they put a cable plow on them and go out in some bad areas 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34744-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-233447 Share on other sites More sharing options...
slpwlker Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 got one of those bars. interesting using them Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34744-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-233448 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike69mackman Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 They don't make those bars like they used to. I've still got mine from my john Deere hauling days. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34744-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-233495 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Is that blacktop you're driving on?Sorry you were teased by that hot dog sign. PM me anytime if you want to talk about it. Quote Jim Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34744-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-233552 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 thanks for sharing tom,,,kinda sad looking at old eatery,s..you.wonder what they were like,,,in thier haydays...bob 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34744-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-233573 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post other dog Posted February 20, 2014 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 20, 2014 Saw some Macks, and an IH.Saw a steel mill...and lots of mill rolls.Saw Engines Inc. in Milton, W.V. too. 3 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34744-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-233733 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCR Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Tom, In your second photo the U bolts on your headache rack are facing up instead of down. I am about to install a headache rack on my Mack and I thought they should face down. All that I have seen are facing down. Is there a reason why yours are facing up? Thanks Quote Denny330-550-6020A "Mack Pack" Charter Member Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34744-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-233836 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted February 22, 2014 Author Share Posted February 22, 2014 Tom, In your second photo the U bolts on your headache rack are facing up instead of down. I am about to install a headache rack on my Mack and I thought they should face down. All that I have seen are facing down. Is there a reason why yours are facing up? ThanksProbably just so the front and rear ones are facing the same way, you can't get the front ones in from the top. They put them on at the shop, I don't know if there's any other reason or not. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34744-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-233974 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post other dog Posted February 22, 2014 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 22, 2014 Today I saw an orange truck that couldn't get over 45 mph. all the way from Eagle Rock to Clifton Forge. Thought maybe it was broke down, but as soon as it got on the interstate it took off like it was shot out of a cannon.Saw some green Macks too.Big gully!A dump truck.Lot of welding here. After they machined this shaft and cleaned it up it was too small, so they have to weld the whole area all the way around. When it's done they'll have to machine it again. The man welding on it said he was on his third roll of wire.Starting down Sandstone Mountain. 5 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34744-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-233979 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCR Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Probably just so the front and rear ones are facing the same way, you can't get the front ones in from the top. They put them on at the shop, I don't know if there's any other reason or not.Thanks Tom Quote Denny330-550-6020A "Mack Pack" Charter Member Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34744-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-234001 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Ditchkus Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Could also be that the flat surface of rack mounting where plate from U-bolt meets would not have enough area to secure properly if rounded part of U-bolt was used there. As frame has a radius on one side it will tighten better there.Being rack frame is aluminum if rounded part of U-bolt was used it would tend to distort ends of rack frame. Joe D. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34744-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-234005 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCR Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Thanks Joe. When I put it on I will check to see which way has the best contact. Quote Denny330-550-6020A "Mack Pack" Charter Member Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34744-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-234006 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 The mixer looks familiar. I wonder if it has a good transmission in it, cause I could sure use a spare?mike Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34744-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-234015 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted February 25, 2014 Author Share Posted February 25, 2014 Saw this IH today.And this car- i'll get a better picture of this, it's sitting out here at the stop sign. I took a rooma-zoom-zoom drive-by today in the pickup. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34744-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-234598 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack mhe9 Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 73-74 dart sport Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34744-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-234600 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb502 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 OD straps aren't supposed to be banjo string tight are they? Maybe you need to use chains instead. Quote "Any Society that would give up a little LIBERTY to gain a little SECURITY will Deserve Neither and LOSE BOTH" -Benjamin Franklin"If your gonna be STUPID, you gotta be TOUGH" "You cant always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you get what you need" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34744-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-234730 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 When I first seen the RW pic I thought there would be written "Mike Harbison" on the truck.Looking better I figured out there was not.Much more interesting here now, thank you for one more over-the-land excursion. Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34744-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-234748 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted February 28, 2014 Author Share Posted February 28, 2014 OD straps aren't supposed to be banjo string tight are they? Maybe you need to use chains instead.I usually put at least three chains and three straps on the rolls. Can't use chains on the ring or the part that goes in the bearings, so I try to get a strap across the ring and one on each side of the ring. No telling how long the bar was cracked, might have put too much pressure on a load of lumber. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34744-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-234992 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel67 Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Really cool pics like always! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34744-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-235005 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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