used to own a concrete ready mix plant. his drivers on occasion would bring a truck back with a hole in t he crankcase and no oil. he said a jimmy was least likely to go on as if nothing happened, cummins was in the middle and usually a cat you could patch the pan fill the sump and go on as if nothing had happened.

he and the fellow who owns the large excavating co have a lot of interesting machinery stories.

the exc owner tells the story of the dump truk driver who forgot to put the bed down after unloading. he drove many miles that way, picking off power lines as he went along. and eventually had to keep down shifting because of the load of wire he was dragging. when he finally stopped it was because the front wheels were beginning to come off the ground. hmmmmmm he decided something might be wrong.

true story.

tom w

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.