Memories for us old truckers

[RZucker]

Those fake white walls were called {micky's}. But I remember looking those tires over real good because at that age I thought those were Micky's. But the tires on that truck
at that time were real white walls. In those day's white walls were still popular and I suppose tire companies would do a special order unlike today. The trouble with the fakes-
micky's was air would get between them and the sidewall and bend them out-loose micky's looked like hell setting or moving.

I'm sure the fakes could have been bonded on at the factory by special order. Probably much easier than making a custom white wall. Just barnstorming.
I remember in high school, a buddy's father was a Bandag rep and he claimed they would cap anything including my dirt bike tires.

 

[Truck Shop]

Actually the first tires were all white then black carbon was added to make them black. White wall tires are not hard to make it's just nobody want's them any more.
Some reading on the subject.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitewall_tire

 

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[Crummy]

There was a guy here that built old school street rods (we called him "Surfer Bruce") & he'd put the 'ol BFG TA raised white letter tires in a big lathe and turn them into fatty whitewalls.

 

[DMiller]

I do not believe I would cut a sidewall on a lathe, there is a certain engineered level of thickness I would exact to keep!! To each his own.

 

[Truck Shop]

Well I did some checking with some Mack collectors and they don't know what the 85U stands for in the serial number but it was the first one made of that model. They
will run it through Mack archives to find out. Chassis # 85-US-1001--85U

 

[RZucker]

I do not believe I would cut a sidewall on a lathe, there is a certain engineered level of thickness I would exact to keep!! To each his own.

You don't even have to do that... My F-250 has 35" tires with white letters, the former owner curbed the right front so many times it turned whitewall. I have since turned ALL the tires black side out. If those stupid big tires weren't almost perfect new they would be gone for tires 2 sizes smaller. Tire dealer wont give me crap for a trade in because of the messed up sidewalls.

 

[DMiller]

When I worked for Mack in the 70's the Cities surrounding generally had a few Bulldog fire trucks, B cabs, R cabs even the lowly low cab forwards but as to each they were all Unique in equipment, layouts, specs, could have two delivered same day and be as different as night and day, just so Wrong!!

 

[Truck Shop]

Some stiff legs I have been working on for our tow truck. Just some parts and pieces for now, will start welding the upper legs to the mounts next week.

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[DMiller]

Just pin type or adding cylinders?

 

[RZucker]

The way TS is building them, I'm pretty sure they will be hydraulic. I've actually seen this rig and it's very well thought out.

 

[Truck Shop]

Thanks RZ ,you know me better than I do.

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[DMiller]

Steel on steel in the tube or adding slip pads? Most of the outriggers on the machines I worked had glide pads in them.

Who formed the tube halves for you?

 

[RZucker]

Thanks RZ ,you know me better than I do.

Truck Shop

Well, we think along the same lines.

 

[Truck Shop]

Steel on steel in the tube or adding slip pads? Most of the outriggers on the machines I worked had glide pads in them.

Who formed the tube halves for you?

Local machine shop and friend of mine formed them. There set up with only a 1/16 gap to keep them straight on full extension. When I need metal formed or info Precision Machine
is the only place I go. He and his dad built the first automated grape harvesters under the name Pic Ryte. They also manufactured pea and bean harvesters, shipped them all over
the U.S. They built tons of these stiff legs for a variety of different machines through the years. But these I designed myself because of the custom fit to the tow truck.

Truck Shop

 

[DMiller]

Very nice set up when complete.

 

[RZucker]

Local machine shop and friend of mine formed them. There set up with only a 1/16 gap to keep them straight on full extension. When I need metal formed or info Precision Machine
is the only place I go. He and his dad built the first automated grape harvesters under the name Pic Ryte. They also manufactured pea and bean harvesters, shipped them all over
the U.S. They built tons of these stiff legs for a variety of different machines through the years. But these I designed myself because of the custom fit to the tow truck.

Truck Shop

Last week I welded the tandem pivot back into a Pick-Rite Poo flinger... wasn't sure if it was theirs or somebody else. Judging by the spelling it's not theirs.

 

[Truck Shop]

Last week I welded the tandem pivot back into a Pick-Rite Poo flinger... wasn't sure if it was theirs or somebody else. Judging by the spelling it's not theirs.[/QUOTE

I think Jim told me there were three different companies that used that name just different spelling.

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[RZucker]

Yep, googled the name, and this one is out of Pennsylvania. they do make a great spreader.

 

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