"OH" I feel your pain and your struggle! Been there too many times myself! Enjoying the rebuild!

Dirt Perfect. Where the struggle is real. Working past exhaustion certainly doesn’t help. Since we’ve seen seen Captain Kleeman using the Puppy Dog to move equipment in his videos we already know you have overcome the struggles.

Thank you ,another great video, thank you for shared and i learn a lot, your images and explanation are excellent 👍👍👍👍

22.45 captain says” is this thing going on the right F ing way🤣😂

Sir. You got a beautiful shop, nice tools and a crane! Lots of us would be stuck working in the mud and gravel arm stringing this stuff. Your doing well. My compliments to your merry men, as well. Enjoy

Mate I have enough of a struggle working on my family Ford compact so you have my total admiration working on your big boys toys

Lessons learned we are all the same thanks for your honesty that’s life cheers

Awesome video Mr dirt perfect. Where is the little boss man to keep after you guys thanks again

36 mins of bustin balls hahaha! Great video.

I was told once the only people who don’t make mistakes are the ones who don’t do anything. Good video

"just the dryer"!! priceless capt..... i like to dip my u bolts in motor oil before i put them i place.

I wish I had that overhead crane in my shop, it would make life easier.

I love the one guy on his phone all the time while everybody else works!

Awesome video Mike . Showing what it really takes to get a job done, and how many different parts there area to a job. And no job goes as planned 🤔 but really having humour in the shop sure makes the job go easier. Your a great group of guys getting it done 😀 That takes a toll on your body working in those crappy positions! As always Thanks for sharing 😀hope you all have a great one ! 🇨🇦 Craig

Man Behind the Scenes and Captain K need to talk to the HR Department for a wage increase for all your rework that thay have to do Lol ... Good video Mike.. Cheers John

Great tutorial Mike for others doing that maintenance and something for you as a reference when doing again in the future, great job telling it like it is.

Head Bolts, Crank, Mains, Rods and some Pump and Rail & Rack Bolts Check. But I've never Torqued any U Bolts or anything connected with the suspension. That's new to me.

You guys are very talented and funny, I really enjoy watching all your guys videos. Thank you for sharing

Been there done that, worked on these Mack's for 5 yrs doing the very same thing. Lots of fun Good trks though. They do run forever

Real good video with real fine humor. Thanks.

Fun times in the shop, priceless!

I know nothing about mechanical work but it is interesting. I appreciate your honesty in showing the bad with the good. Good lessons learned!

Great video, thanks for sharing your adventures both good and not quite perfect. I’ve often said it’s not work if your not dancing, just remember one step back two steps forward, try not to get those mixed up. Great crew of guys you have put together. Progress looks good, still think your combined rack, stacks, and fuel is a great concept. Stay safe and warm, wishing you and your family the best.

That crane setup is nice! Love the videos.

Mike, I remember running the 1 1/2" gun on those u bolts at the dealership. Then hitting them for final torque with the torque wrench and multiplier. You can have that! That's for the young guns!

Love this guy The man behind the stand is a riot love them

And I thought the springs on my watch were tough. Glad you caught the mistakes before left shop,not good coming apart in the field. Enjoy all the vids.

I Love the long videos when your working on equipment, to bad you don’t have a B-model mack also that your restoring and I understand that your fixing your work truck, have to keep it going, that’s one beautiful Mack you have and I love the color of it.

I remember those days. Glad they are yours today. LOL .Good luck. Good video.

Great Video. Thanks

I like the way your setting your truck up doing and great job with a lot of thought. You have a nicer job than I and I've been in this business my whole life and am near 60. You're doing great Mike!

Great video Mike 👍 y'all have a great week and stay safe 👍

Right good paint job. Can’t tell it was done with a rattle can.

What can go wrong will go wrong. Good job overcoming so far!

Looks good so far 👍 make sure you check all bolts after running truck

Love kleemans come backs. Just the dryer! Lmao

well i enjoyed the stuff up dang Michael and the Captain cool both working on the puppy dog plus the extras

Another awesome video Keep up the good work!

Great video!

I like that you do it all yourself with buddies.

that backrack/fuelcell holder/ exaust pipe is nice!

Do the bushings not required a bit of grease for ease of install and to work/slip ? I would think that would help. Good videos reminds me of why I take stuff to my mechanic. Lol

I feel your pain, Lol. I been there and wished you luck earlier...those Mack suspension are Mack tough...but I know y’all will get it done as usual..

looks awesome the truck

Them rims off that old blue mack would looked good on that unit I watched a wade video the other day and saw that old blue mack .in one of his videos to me that was a sharp old truck just needed a little love and would probably done a feller a good job thanks for sharing all your videos relly enjoy them

First time I’ve ever seen a camel back torqued but I’m sure it helps 🤠

Like the video Mike .have good day guy's .

love the green death in that plug.... def time to replace it. sure make the scrawny one tork it to 1800FtLb! hehe

A job well done I've rebuilt a Camelback suspension and I know the problem's you can have.

Like your longer videos

Team Work makes the difference

We have 2 96 DM dump trucks that are used off-road at a mill 24/7. They wore out the main trunnion shaft for the rears. They replaced the whole tower that mounts to the frame with the shaft installed. I told the mechanics I had never seen that changed before because usually by the time that’s wore out the is not much use left in the truck.

I would def take the time to spray the undercarriage gloss black while you have it on Jack stands to protect it from rust ECT... Its just alittle more time...

y'all can do it!!!

Another good video bud! I know most of us probably said.. Yep been there. Walking away for the night can be the best idea sometimes.

The agony of stripped threads.Been there done that. When you do things like this , try to chase the threads( even new ones) but time doesn't always permit. The main point is don't let it win.Great job.

22:42 did Capt say what I think he said?? Haha

Even with your struggles, sweat equaty goes a long ways. I retired from 30 years of working on heavy equipment. If I had to guess you guys saved nearly 2500 in labor costs. Great job love yours and Chris channel.

Gotta love a parts guy who will crack on you

"The dirt compensates for the spring." Huh? Oh, 👌! The question is, do mack's actually have springs? One of your best vids yet, keep up to repairs!

You should make a quick video about the crane, What size I beams and all that good stuff. Do you just have the I beams sitting on top of your concrete foam block walls?

It's about time shortly captain show up got you

Must check the next video on this I am keen to see how it goes.

A least you had some luck even if it was bad luck.LOL You guys have too much fun to call it work. Great bunch to have around. Haven't seen you fail yet don't expect this to be any different.

Man I love the videos and that overhead crane is handy as a pocket on a shirt!! I know you are busy but could you do a overview of that crane sometime no rush lol!!

Sorry about the setback with that U-bolt, if that's your only problem on the old Mack you're doing well Mike. I like your nut reclaim fixture idea, whatever works so the show can go on. Work safe, looking forward to the next adventure with this project. The old Mack is a keeper and deserves a little love right? Doug@ the "ranch"

You can get the kit to rebuild that 5th wheel the kit has directions and easy to do. I got the rebuild down to 30 mins but we have over 50 trucks so It seems like i rebuild one every month. Mack suspension is great until you have to work on them doing bushings.

I worked in parts at a Mack dealer over summer in high school and it was very common for people to ruin a ubolt on those camelback spring setups. A Mack dealer should have lots of those but I guess there are fewer of them sold with air ride being the normal suspension now. You can probably buy them cheaper at a spring shop. I recall we put the nuts on because the threads could be easily damaged and we wanted to know that the threads were good. A customer couldn't say we sold them a bad one because they had to screw the nuts off before installing them. Some people pound them in I think you already have that job done but anti seize is the key to keep from stripping the threads on those.

You got to love hearing kleeman in the back round ,this fucking thing going the right way. That was good lmao

My dad always told me that "you create your own luck". What I came to realize is that I can create my own bad luck too. I hate you had the issue with the u bolt but at least I know I'm not the only one who has the occasional "oh crap" moment because of my own oversight. Lol. Keep on truckin!

Swinging Beam !!! should negate Springs bustin

Man Mike you guys got the old puppy dog tore plum apart but she will be a better ride when you get done right

Put a little anti seize compound on everything you put together. It won’t gall when removing

Did I not see Officer Hoover (at the auctions) make an interesting statement a few videos back! 😁

Hey Dirt, Did U know that those outside pipe style bushings R just 4 looks? A few years back, our old Mack trunnion main frame busted up from rust and corrosion, from northern salty roads. We found out that there wuz an aftermarket conversion 2 replace the poorer boxed type frame with a 2-piece welded steel frame. We found a used cut-off 1 over at Manders Mack&Truck Salvage. The parts guy there told me that those outside keeper pipes were not necessary, they were "Just 4 Looks". It took 2 guys about 2 days 2 stick the frame in.

You need a small sand blast cabinet .

Now Kleenman for you sir. You had one job and one job only. That is why Mike only gives you one thing to do at a time. Just saying and by the way thanks for making sure the headache rack was secure. Now that's using your head. Lol God bless

A guy I worked with always said.. When I say we I don't mean me...lol

the mack will be like brand new when finished guys

Most projects are a struggle anymore. All the easy work has been already. I'm changing a water pump on one of my tractors, ordered the pump, didn't come with any gaskets. Wait another week. Had to take half the tractor apart to get to it, hope I can still remember where it all goes if get the parts. Have a good day.

looks great ! is that tank for off rd diesel or wet system ?

Dirt perfect! You and my dad have so much in common it’s almost scary. Dad never likes to read the instruction manual’s so he’s always putting things on backwards or sideways.

Needle gun is your biggest friend in this application ...an it's a chit ton of work..office boy ...haha...

"A" for effort. We sold our semi before it needed this much work. Hats off to you for taking on this project.

Mike that is good work??? Couple of things to look for in your internet searches. The first being a right angle one inch impact wrench. I finally broke down and bought one ten years ago or so. For truck spring work and dozer under carriage work they are a BIG time saver. The second is a good BIG 8 to 10 ton floor jack. They are so much safer than the smaller jacks lifting the rear ends and such. It is not the lift capacity it is the size and angle of the lifting head. I question??? When ever we install large U bolts we always lube the threads. I have had treads pickup when torqued to high specs. Just a light spray lube is what the local spring shop recommends not never seize or any kind of "super" lube. Also do you pay these two to work for you or do they pay you to put up with them?????? LOL

Hey Mike

The "phone call of shame" ........ Hey fella don't sweat it we have all had to make them. Still can't see how yall can manage to laugh at some of that stuff. I have to give it to you for keepin it a "GP" rated channel. Most of the shops I have been in can't say the same. We used to make a sailor blush! It is a lot of work but the truck will be all the better for it. Who ever designed the stack/ fuel tank rack did a heck of a job. One unit bolt on. Easy to remove and replace.

Kleeman made this job look alot simpler on his channel. Lol. One video, I thought KZfaq magic only worked on your channel. Haha Well it took 3 videos to capture the struggle here. Good job. I'm sure the last video is just cleaning up. :) Nice maintenance work Mike. Cheers!

So you watch Tractor Time with Tim. I love that channel.

This may be old but wbut one day at a time 1 error at a time but you'll make it😁

u have my luck

Cut the back of the frame off and put an air ride suspention on.I have fixed a many of camel back break you back suspentions.Them thing are tough and give good flexibility but are rough on the back.

Good times in the shop. I’d like to see what Matt in parts did after he got off the phone with you.remember it’s only funny till someone gets hurt,then it’s memorial and on u tube.

Suspension work is never easy. I never had the "pleasure" of replacing bushings on a walking beam, and hope I never do. I spent 35 1/2 years as a mechanic for the WVDOH, so I've changed a few springs. Hope things went better the next day.

Just another day in the shop LOL, sometimes I say why did I tackle this? All about the money 💪😂

Maybe the title should have been DP Strikes AGAIN, Capt in the clear, no mirrors broken.

Very informative...well done..

Aron isn't a skid steer operator. But he's a damn good welder. I got you aron. God bless

Are you going to spray the whole frame black before you put the tires back on ?

There was a lot of "huffin' & puffin'" going on there Michael. Was that Torque Wrench heavy? LOL