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    2840 John Deer

    I got a friend of mine that has a 2840 John Deer and he was asking me if there is any way to get a little more HP out of it. I believe it is a 1977. I told him we probably could tweak the pump by turning the screws on it. Is this true in this case? He has also told me he see a little blue smoke...
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    Why don't I get a e mail notice anymore?

    Why don't I get a e mail notice anymore when someone comments to a thread I have started or subscribed to??
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    Another roll over.

    Yep that's right another roll over. Same driver nine months later on his side again. Driver said the load froze in the noise. But he later told me and some other drivers he it jammed up and he tried to rock the truck. I did not see the truck on its side but I did get these pictures after it was...
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    Need more horse power for my Mack.

    I got a 2003 Mack Vision w/ a 460 Mack engine and a 13 speed. I want to get a little more horse power out of it. I don't know if the Mack computers can be reprogramed or not like the Cat's and the Cummins computers and engines. What can you do with a Mack to get a few more puppies out of it...
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    Fuel additive question?

    I got a 35 gallon drum of 2 cycle mix oil and wanted to know it was OK to mix in the fuel on the 3 rd gens? Thanks.
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    Fuel additive question?

    I got a 35 gallon drum of 2 cycle mix oil and wanted to know it was OK to mix in the fuel on the 3 rd gens? Thanks.
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    05 sheet metal junk

    Well, now I know how crappie the bed of the new Dodge is. Just about everybody is complaining about how cheap and bad this metal is. About 2 weeks ago I had a 186lb fire hydrant in the bed of the truck and it dent it the hell out of it.:frustrate Now I can live with the dent but the metal that...
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    Need part #.

    Dose anybody have the correct part # for the Clean Wheels for an 05? The ones I got the part# is 2288 and there is no way in hell they are going top fit. There is about a half inch gap from the Clean Wheel to the center of the hub on the rim. I have the steel clad wheels 5 spoke, that came...
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    Power divder/Air bag switch chime?

    Power divder/Air bag switch chime question. In this Mack Vision I got year 2003. When you flip the switch to drop the air bags or whenever you flip the switch for the power divider there is this annoying chime that comes on, and stays on. Is there a way to disconnect the little buzzer or chime...
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    Transmission question?

    I got a transmission question for ya all. I feel kinda dum asking this question but you know what the say the only dumb question is the one you don't ask. So here it goes. When shifting or splitting the upper gears I don't use a clutch so all I really have to do is pre selecting the upper gear...
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    My other ride.

    Here are a few pics of my other new truck. Its a 2003 Mack Vision. 460 HP w/ 13 speed. Just got it off of a 2 year lease, it has 280,363 miles on the clock.
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    How about another roll over.

    Well, here we go again, same truck and trailer, back on its side. I was not able to get the truck while it was acutely on its side but from these pics you can imagine how it looked. The truck was OK from the first roll over it just needed tweaked. The trailer went to the trailer shop to be fixed...
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    Damn it I got the vibs.

    Well, not even a week old and I got my first problem. The dreaded drive line vibration. :mad: -cuss When I took the truck out for the test drive I had it up to 80 mph and no vibes I thought good no problem. Well, I come to find out it only gets the vibration once the truck is good and hot up...
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    Spray in bedliners. What's the deal??

    I was thinking of getting a sprayed in bedliner in my truck and now I got a few questions about them to those who have them. A friend of mine who sprays on Rhino Linings told me not to waste my money on any of them. He said if you don't haul anything or just very light stuff it is OK but if you...
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    Some pics of our drivers roll over.

    Just now getting around to do this now. Here are a few pics of the truck our driver rolled over two weeks ago. It is a 1999 Mack with a 1978 Fruhough frame and a 1996 JMH body on it.
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    Just got the new one home.

    That's right I did it. I traded in the 2001 reg cab 8 foot bed on a 05 SLT quad cab 8 foot bed. I went with an auto this time. I got what they call the Thunder Road Edition. Its a sweet truck so far. I would love to tell you guys more but I have been up for the last 21 hours, and I would like...
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    If I upgrade???

    If I up grad to a 3rd gen from my 2nd gen should I leave my FASS system on and the Edge EZ or should I take them off? IM also not sure about my stacks, I may just pull them and let the exhaust come out the side of the truck somewhere. The FASS I have now if I wanted to can it be installed on a...
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    Blown crane engine from work.

    Here are a few pics of a Perkins diesel that blew up. The engine is a straight 6 non turbo, around 160 to 180 hp. It was a brand new engine we put in this past September. When it blew it only had 300 hours on it. It threw 2 rods through the side of the block. I wish I would have had time to use...
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    DOT question?

    I haven't herd this rule till the other day, maybe some of ya can help me here. I don't know if it is just a Pennsylvania DOT law or it is a national DOT law. That if you have a passenger in you commercial truck that person must either have a CDL permit or a CDL license? Can someone shed some...
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    Batteries.

    Its getting to be that time that I have to replace my batteries and I have been looking for a while. Iv been eyeing the Optima's but not sure if there really worth all the money? Also with them being smaller dose that pose a big problem? I also needed to know what the CCA and CA for a battery...

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