EC's Going For It

[Electric Chicken]

Big mow today. Got the side piece and everything. Doing that feels satisfying like trimming hair away from the ears.

Only things I didn't move were the trailer and the wreck. I thought maybe I'd move the wreck but it's batteries were dead and so was my booster. So I'll try that later. I can't have it out there idling long because there's no coolant in it. I'll air up the transmission tank manually to help it along. It'll be a bit of a process.

If I can reposition the radiator, preferably on new brackets, to get the upper hose on, I can probably refill it with coolant and if so I can move it around all I want. If it doesn't need a new radiator. And if it doesn't need that I can just go ahead and get on with replacing the other bits.

 

[Shreck]

Big mow today. Got the side piece and everything. Doing that feels satisfying like trimming hair away from the ears.

Only things I didn't move were the trailer and the wreck. I thought maybe I'd move the wreck but it's batteries were dead and so was my booster. So I'll try that later. I can't have it out there idling long because there's no coolant in it. I'll air up the transmission tank manually to help it along. It'll be a bit of a process.

If I can reposition the radiator, preferably on new brackets, to get the upper hose on, I can probably refill it with coolant and if so I can move it around all I want. If it doesn't need a new radiator. And if it doesn't need that I can just go ahead and get on with replacing the other bits.

What are your plans for it?

 

[Electric Chicken]

What are your plans for it?

I'm not 100% sure. It doesn't share as many parts with the sleeper as I thought it would so it's not much good as a donor to pick off of. At this point I just want to be able to move it then go from there.

 

[Electric Chicken]

Picked up the vanity plate from my box today. I think it looks alright. It's metal not plastic.

 

[Rigjockey]

Just got to get some letters to put on it that say Daddy. Then you would be the Mack Daddy!

 

[Electric Chicken]

Just got to get some letters to put on it that say Daddy. Then you would be the Mack Daddy!

 

[Electric Chicken]

@Mike's new truck chasing MPG thread has me wondering whether I should get the 1 inch tread tires I usually get, or try some fleet hard rubber eco tires with less initial tread and greater risk of jacknife.

I'm going to have to make the decision within the next month.

 

[Rigjockey]

@Mike's new truck chasing MPG thread has me wondering whether I should get the 1 inch tread tires I usually get, or try some fleet hard rubber eco tires with less initial tread and greater risk of jacknife.

I'm going to have to make the decision within the next month.

I am not a truck owner, but I do observe some things...
WM changes their fleet tires with deep tread in the fall for the winter and low rolling resistance tires in the spring for summer.
I know your fleet is not a big as WM is YET. But if you can afford both types of tires I would follow what they do.

 

[Shreck]

I am not a truck owner, but I do observe some things...
WM changes their fleet tires with deep tread in the fall for the winter and low rolling resistance tires in the spring for summer.
I know your fleet is not a big as WM is YET. But if you can afford both types of tires I would follow what they do.

@Rigjockey That must be something new they implemented because a few years ago the only complaint I had was tires that were legal (but not enough tread in my mind) to run in Western Pa. Maybe it’s just a Canada thing?

 

[Electric Chicken]

I am not a truck owner, but I do observe some things...
WM changes their fleet tires with deep tread in the fall for the winter and low rolling resistance tires in the spring for summer.
I know your fleet is not a big as WM is YET. But if you can afford both types of tires I would follow what they do.

They're too expensive for that.