About 1971 I went to the International Truck Show at the Civic Center in San Francisco , California , Yes that San Francisco before it was taken over by the Commies . There was a brand new KW with a 12v71 detroit and a 6 & 6 transmission set up for logging in the great north of California when you could still cut trees , I was a young whipper snapper then and I will never forget sitting in that truck .
I always used a creeper when pulling boxes. If you raise the front end about 4-6 inches, you can get under the tanks a little easier. I used 6 x 6 blocks to set the steer tires down on instead of jack stands. That size block made it high enough for most trucks.
As usual another great video Mark, when I watched Episode 13 3 years ago I agreed with you then that it should come out but we all learn from mistakes I guess. I remember back in the 80s I had to swap a transmission on a 81 Kenworth on top off a hill in the Virginia hills country in minus 35 with a wind, will never forget that experience and never worked for that guy again. Have a great week my friend see you on the next one
You might consider a compact tractor or utility tractor with a loader and quick-attach pallet forks/bucket for lifting and moving heavy pieces around. It will be a little more versatile than your old forklift...especially when the ground outside is muddy. I'd suggest a chain hoist or gantry crane inside the shop.
You must be one of the few engineers with practical abilities. Most engineers I've met have to drop something to know what direction it will go lol. Good video Mark.
Low profile creeper sure would be handy. Watching you slide around under there made my bones hurt. Tiger tools are the bees knees man Got a few of em in the shed
Might have to check the splines on that UJ yoke and the shaft, if it's been rattling around like that for some time, it could have fretted on them. I've seen them develop a step they've worn that badly. You can tighten the nuts as much as you want but once you start applying driving and braking torque to them they just start chattering again and work loose.
I can’t explain how excited I am to see these trucks getting completed especially lbl I’ve been watching for about a year and you’re by far my favorite for watching big rig restorations thanks for the content 👍
I started following u when you started to make videos and followed the whole journey of all ur trucks and this one is my favorite. I'm 20 now and still not bored to be honest I'm already exited how your trucks will turn out in a couple years keep up the work and stay safe. Greetings from Germany
The easiest way to take out transmission is you take rail road ties and stack them 3 high on sides of the transmission from the inside of cab take a old truck axel put cross ways on rail road ties put a chain comealong .chain up Trans and lower down. Using a cable come a long tide from the back of tyranny to frame .this has work for years with no jack .good luck ❤ your channel
The joys of old truck ownership eh bud? Just be glad it don't have to be to work at 4am the next morning lol. Been. Done. Played that game. Bought those shirts. Etc etc lol. Good job fella.
your not doing intentionally making it harder on yourself by doing it now rather than when the bunk was off. your just building your ability's for doing a 18 speed swap on the snowman. 😉
Good job Mark. It's never easy working on your back instead of above, but lesson learned. Be happy that it wasn't the 13 speed in Snowman. They make the Brownie look like a walk in the park. Thanks for sharing.
Hey Mark, your shop is high enough to have an I beam installed and you can put your chain fall on a trolley. This way you can use your across the entire length of your shop.
Come one Sticks! You should have been able to bear hug that Trans and toss it in the back of that 350! 🤣 Joking aside, nice to see you getting her all fixed up!
That looked like hard work Mark, great job and video as always and the workshop's stunning! Little creature comfort idea though now you have a decent floor, get yourself a laying down board so you can skate about under them trucks, and make sure it has a cushion for your head, it helps massively mate! 👌👍
Hi Mark. Love your channel , what you need for lifting is a gantry crane , You already have the come along , you just have to weld up a gantry , Just a thought , not telling you what to do, have a great day
Nice work, Mark. The optics are always of higher quality for hindsight builds 🙂 Maybe consider a small overhead sliding electric crane over one of the shop bays, if the structure has the capacity to support its I-beam? A power version of your rafter chains 🙂
Mark, get yourself a engine hoist for vehicles. They can lift 2ton, they fold up, have wheels and only $100-200. Between that and your chain fall, your set!!
If you build a gantry crane and want to roll it around you can buy the axle spindles for trailers (they slide into square tubing then weld them in). Then use matching bearings and hubs. Slap trailer wheels on that match the bolt pattern. If you knew where some scaffolding is lying around you could throw a beam across to hook a chain hoist on.
Transmission removal on big rigs is the one job that I have one speed and one speed only. You are lucky you don't have a wetline kit installed. Try that jack when you have a big awkward PTO in the way. Wood blocks become your friend. Keep givn'r 🤘🤘
@Jim jibroni I drove a 6 speed Mack like that it had 2 sticks and you could only get 5 reverse I've got a 80 model W900a that my dad bought new that was a 6x4 but the 6sp started to make some noise so I put a 13 double over in it but I left the 4sp auxiliary it got 4.11 rears but will do pretty good with the tall rubber doesn't hardly feel like your doing 75 or 80 pretty much same rpm as the 6sp at 55 to 60
Dear Twin Stick Garage Mark P. 👍👌👏 Well done again and as always (video and work). Maaaan, your struggle to move the heavy beast definitely shows the difference between working on trucks or cars. As always: Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health to all of you.
Sharp as a razor you are. Total badda$$ episode my man. Don't forget to take 800mg ibprofan and a couple of Coors Originals to wash'em down. God Speed!
I see another trip to PA to pick up a folding hydraulic motor lift. I modified mine and added a 12 volt winch to it for finer adjustments during installs. Works well and on that spiffy new floor it will roll like a dream. Coming along nice Mark, we never think things "all the way through", but yeah doing that on gravel would have sucked big time...lol Keep up the good work and stay safe! Cheers! Thanks for the share Sir!
@@@ 4:25 listen to yourself, that's what I said when I hear the explanation and saw the works at 4:26 and before...... Great stuff me great white northern friend, thank you for sharing!!!!!!!
G'day Mark,, Soon you'll have changed most of the bearings in the beast. So your almost there, One more box, Then comes ""THE ENGINE"" Some performance engine parts from 'Mega Cool Truckin' sponsors would go down just a treat , Respect from Down Under
Great work as always Mark, love the attention to the details as usual. With regard to lifting, Get some iron and weld up a rolling "A" Frame to hang the block and tackle from, that way you can move it around the shop to lift wherever you need. Are you gonna clean up under there before refitting the Brownie?
Dear Simon T. 👍👌👏 Exactly what I thought instantly too. Additionally a relatively big engine lift (like the ones used in car shops but the biggest model) can always be helpful. Maybe a used one or a special offer!? Best regards, luck and health.
I still work outside in the dirt and gravel and I find that 3/4 inch treated plywood makes a great temporary floor to roll hydraulic jacks on when I'm working on my equipment. Where there's a will there's a way.
awsome video mark wood you consider a compact tracter or a utility tracter with a loader and quick attac pallet forks/bucket for the lifting and moveing heavey pieaces around it will be a little more versatile than your old forklift especially when the ground outside is muddy id suggest a chain hoist or gantry inside the shop thumbs up and shared
My cup of coffee on Thursdays does not feel right without a new video anymore, thanks!
Same here I look forward to them every week lol
I get the notification in the morning and the 1st thing I do when I get home from work is throw these on
Man, I've seen dozens of your videos and yours is still one of the only channels I don't skip the intro music.
About 1971 I went to the International Truck Show at the Civic Center in San Francisco , California , Yes that San Francisco before it was taken over by the Commies . There was a brand new KW with a 12v71 detroit and a 6 & 6 transmission set up for logging in the great north of California when you could still cut trees , I was a young whipper snapper then and I will never forget sitting in that truck .
Wow, impressive! I really love your bravery working on your on on this lovely truck! Enjoyed every episode!
It's good to see Little By Little again.
Love that Waylon tune Jimmy he's dead he's a long time gone .. long time gone..(Jimmy Rodgers)👊🤘
Good to see you an your trucks again buddy
I always used a creeper when pulling boxes. If you raise the front end about 4-6 inches, you can get under the tanks a little easier. I used 6 x 6 blocks to set the steer tires down on instead of jack stands. That size block made it high enough for most trucks.
Woke up at 6 am made coffee. Started watching your videos
As usual another great video Mark, when I watched Episode 13 3 years ago I agreed with you then that it should come out but we all learn from mistakes I guess. I remember back in the 80s I had to swap a transmission on a 81 Kenworth on top off a hill in the Virginia hills country in minus 35 with a wind, will never forget that experience and never worked for that guy again. Have a great week my friend see you on the next one
The clips you cut into these videos are what really bring them together! That napoleon dynamite was hilarious. Hindsight is always 20/20
Damn fine job Mark! I absolutely LOVE that Truck, and you've earned that new Shop. Please keep your vids rolling out!
You might consider a compact tractor or utility tractor with a loader and quick-attach pallet forks/bucket for lifting and moving heavy pieces around. It will be a little more versatile than your old forklift...especially when the ground outside is muddy. I'd suggest a chain hoist or gantry crane inside the shop.
Mark, your self deprecating humor is on point and one of the MANY reasons I love this channel. Keep rolling, Brother.
You must be one of the few engineers with practical abilities. Most engineers I've met have to drop something to know what direction it will go lol. Good video Mark.
Great work on getting that Brownie off. i did a couple of beer's after that job.
Low profile creeper sure would be handy.
Watching you slide around under there made my bones hurt.
Tiger tools are the bees knees man
Got a few of em in the shed
Might have to check the splines on that UJ yoke and the shaft, if it's been rattling around like that for some time, it could have fretted on them. I've seen them develop a step they've worn that badly. You can tighten the nuts as much as you want but once you start applying driving and braking torque to them they just start chattering again and work loose.
I can’t explain how excited I am to see these trucks getting completed especially lbl I’ve been watching for about a year and you’re by far my favorite for watching big rig restorations thanks for the content 👍
Everything looking good keep up the good work still watching your videos thanks for bringing them to us
I started following u when you started to make videos and followed the whole journey of all ur trucks and this one is my favorite. I'm 20 now and still not bored to be honest I'm already exited how your trucks will turn out in a couple years keep up the work and stay safe. Greetings from Germany
Love the iron Duke t shirts!! I get compliments everytime i pull into a flying j or mom and pop truck stop. Thanks bud!!
Well Mark I wish I lived closer to you so I could come over and help. Keep up the good work and stay safe out there.
Sure loved the waylon! Can always listen to waymores blues!
The easiest way to take out transmission is you take rail road ties and stack them 3 high on sides of the transmission from the inside of cab take a old truck axel put cross ways on rail road ties put a chain comealong .chain up Trans and lower down. Using a cable come a long tide from the back of tyranny to frame .this has work for years with no jack .good luck ❤ your channel
Cant wait to see that truck with fresh paint. Shop is looking great ! You deserve it.
Every Thursday my day is instantly brightened when I see your posts
Thanks for the Freedom Units conversion....."Canadian Harbor Freight". Haha
I need a beer after watching this, Success is a determined man with a supportive wife.
Would have liked to see you in the freedom convoy
I appreciate the explanation on how things work. Keep up the great videos
Feels illegal to be here this early
A thick piece of plywood and a old rear motorcycle tire works mint on the lift.
The joys of old truck ownership eh bud? Just be glad it don't have to be to work at 4am the next morning lol.
Been. Done. Played that game. Bought those shirts. Etc etc lol. Good job fella.
Napoleon Dynamite clip insert - solid gold genus
your not doing intentionally making it harder on yourself by doing it now rather than when the bunk was off. your just building your ability's for doing a 18 speed swap on the snowman. 😉
My Dad who drove in the very early 50's called them "Brownlite" boxes. At least that was what I heard when I was 6 or 7.
Good job Mark. It's never easy working on your back instead of above, but lesson learned. Be happy that it wasn't the 13 speed in Snowman. They make the Brownie look like a walk in the park. Thanks for sharing.
Hey Mark, your shop is high enough to have an I beam installed and you can put your chain fall on a trolley. This way you can use your across the entire length of your shop.
LOVE Thursday mornings with Mark!😄
Perfect way to ease into my weekend after a long night at work. Hope all is well Mark, and you get that front bumper situation squared away.
Bloody he'll you done very well with removing that.. all by yourself to .... little by little ... keep it up love the videos
Very hard working man you are! I enjoy watching in my retirement, I sure don't miss that heavy kind of work. 😎👍
Come one Sticks! You should have been able to bear hug that Trans and toss it in the back of that 350! 🤣 Joking aside, nice to see you getting her all fixed up!
For a second there I thought you were gonna drag the damn the thing to the gear center! Haha! Another great video! So happy you are indoors now!
That looked like hard work Mark, great job and video as always and the workshop's stunning! Little creature comfort idea though now you have a decent floor, get yourself a laying down board so you can skate about under them trucks, and make sure it has a cushion for your head, it helps massively mate! 👌👍
Absolutely love your videos mate! keep making em, Cant believe the gorgeous trucks you've got sitting there.
You gotta be loving that flat shop floor!
You sir have persevered!
Hi Mark. Love your channel , what you need for lifting is a gantry crane , You already have the come along , you just have to weld up a gantry , Just a thought , not telling you what to do, have a great day
Glad you have you shop ☺️ imagine doing that in the cold
Nice work, Mark. The optics are always of higher quality for hindsight builds 🙂 Maybe consider a small overhead sliding electric crane over one of the shop bays, if the structure has the capacity to support its I-beam? A power version of your rafter chains 🙂
Great job taking that out by yourself It must feel amazing working in the new shop without the weather bother you👍🏼
Tenacity in Action. Enjoy all of Your Videos. Awesome Stable of Trucks, Shop is “sweet”!! H.
I'm surprised you don't have a creeper with the nice concrete floor. The shop looks great 👍
Old habits die hard , give him time to adjust .
Mark, get yourself a engine hoist for vehicles. They can lift 2ton, they fold up, have wheels and only $100-200. Between that and your chain fall, your set!!
Always look forward to your videos, thanks!
When the ujoints come apart that easy usually the yolks are worn out.
They make a gauge to check them with
Shop is just a thing of beauty congrats!!
Loving the genuine factory wood at 4:48
Looks like a full shop gantry crane is getting ordered!! Lol! Great video as always!
Nailed it Marc. Bravo. Bet that smooth concrete never felt so good.
Another great video Mark and awesome to see more progress on the trucks.
If you build a gantry crane and want to roll it around you can buy the axle spindles for trailers (they slide into square tubing then weld them in). Then use matching bearings and hubs. Slap trailer wheels on that match the bolt pattern. If you knew where some scaffolding is lying around you could throw a beam across to hook a chain hoist on.
Good video, Mark.
Transmission removal on big rigs is the one job that I have one speed and one speed only. You are lucky you don't have a wetline kit installed. Try that jack when you have a big awkward PTO in the way. Wood blocks become your friend. Keep givn'r 🤘🤘
9 months of waiting. This truck is awesome man. Greetings
Another awesome video from you, thanks and keep them coming.
Another great video sir! I must say your victory laugh is on point! 👊🏼
You..... don't need to worry about oil leaks - Peg 👌🏻
I love to see the looks on people's face when you shift 4 times going backwards
@Jim jibroni I drove a 6 speed Mack like that it had 2 sticks and you could only get 5 reverse I've got a 80 model W900a that my dad bought new that was a 6x4 but the 6sp started to make some noise so I put a 13 double over in it but I left the 4sp auxiliary it got 4.11 rears but will do pretty good with the tall rubber doesn't hardly feel like your doing 75 or 80 pretty much same rpm as the 6sp at 55 to 60
Well done, you made that job look (relatively) easy.
Just grabbed a couple stickers hopefully for the inside of the visor I don't have yet!
Dear Twin Stick Garage Mark P.
👍👌👏 Well done again and as always (video and work). Maaaan, your struggle to move the heavy beast definitely shows the difference between working on trucks or cars.
As always: Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing.
Best regards luck and health to all of you.
Sharp as a razor you are. Total badda$$ episode my man. Don't forget to take 800mg ibprofan and a couple of Coors Originals to wash'em down. God Speed!
I see another trip to PA to pick up a folding hydraulic motor lift. I modified mine and added a 12 volt winch to it for finer adjustments during installs. Works well and on that spiffy new floor it will roll like a dream. Coming along nice Mark, we never think things "all the way through", but yeah doing that on gravel would have sucked big time...lol Keep up the good work and stay safe! Cheers! Thanks for the share Sir!
I always love your show and those trucks are amazing kool looking, wish you could have shows 3 days a week,I'll catch ya on the next one
Twin sticks, brings new meaning to the phrase "gear lost" Yeah but Mark you still would have had to contend with the cold, mud and gravel.
Too bad LBL is out of commission now. Her train horns would've sounded pretty good in Ottawa. Keep up the great work on her. Looking good!!
Ah lovely! Fixing the probs still on LBL! Nice one Mark.
Princess auto… peg’s favorite store!
@@@ 4:25 listen to yourself, that's what I said when I hear the explanation and saw the works at 4:26 and before...... Great stuff me great white northern friend, thank you for sharing!!!!!!!
You should get peg to come help ya put it back in, that would be minty make him be your swamper lol
I bet its times like this you wish you had built an inspection pit in one of the bays m8 , great video as always.
The shop lighting is working great. Videos are looking good Mark.
keep the great work twins sticks grauge before work it will be a good day
G'day Mark,,
Soon you'll have changed most of the bearings in the beast.
So your almost there,
One more box,
Then comes
""THE ENGINE""
Some performance engine parts from 'Mega Cool Truckin' sponsors would go down just a treat ,
Respect
from
Down Under
Great work as always Mark, love the attention to the details as usual.
With regard to lifting, Get some iron and weld up a rolling "A" Frame to hang the block and tackle from, that way you can move it around the shop to lift wherever you need.
Are you gonna clean up under there before refitting the Brownie?
🤔
Dear Simon T.
👍👌👏 Exactly what I thought instantly too. Additionally a relatively big engine lift (like the ones used in car shops but the biggest model) can always be helpful. Maybe a used one or a special offer!?
Best regards, luck and health.
@@TwinStix Some folks also call them a Gantry crane. Plenty of videos on how to build one. ua-cam.com/video/CUOzOczINJM/v-deo.html
You should invest in a creeper seeing that you now got a Cement floor you can roll around on.
Love the channel Mark, Keep up the good work. That looked like Mr. Duiker in the old video.
I know how bad that sucked.. you got her out tho... nice work Mark
Nice work, a helper is a must 👌
I still work outside in the dirt and gravel and I find that 3/4 inch treated plywood makes a great temporary floor to roll hydraulic jacks on when I'm working on my equipment. Where there's a will there's a way.
Yeah agreed I could’ve done it that way but concrete is so much nicer 👍
@@TwinStix Yes. Yes it is.
Aarrgghh that made me strain 😤🥵😥
Awesome informative content as always Mark. Winning!!!
Sweet! That didn't seem too bad at all...😵💫😬
You were waiting the garage to be built before changing that box I reckoned and you went and only stated as much ... LOL. Love the channel ..
awsome video mark wood you consider a compact tracter or a utility tracter with a loader and quick attac pallet forks/bucket for the lifting and moveing heavey pieaces around it will be a little more versatile than your old forklift especially when the ground outside is muddy id suggest a chain hoist or gantry inside the shop thumbs up and shared
Another good video, thank you and God bless
Looks like you need to invest in another shop forklift for those heavy projects. Always looking forward to your next post.