JumperAndSon

Thanks for all the replys guys, I'm glad to see we're not the only DD fans on here. You're right about fast starting,I started our 6V92TA when it was 35 degrees outside with no starting fluid at all, and it fired right up. Keep 'Em Screamin', Ben

That's an ugly B model if I ever saw one, but it's pretty neat though. Do you think they built it like that at a dealer, home made it, or is that special factory stuff? I'd definatly like to see it restored. Ben

That DM800 is Sick. Ben

That's one beautiful truck. I love the paint scheme and big front bumper, it makes it look so good, without doing much at all. I'd love to have something like it someday, but that's someday. Ben

Sounds really neat, I'd love to see some pictures. I've always wanted to take a B-42sx 6x6, "bob" it (make it a single rear axle) put a crew cab from a fire truck on it, put a bed on it, and have a sweet Crew Cab, 4x4, B Model Pickup thats mostly All-Mack. But that's kind of a fantasy though. Ben

That's crazy. I bet Bob is right, it looks like an oil lubrication pump. Ben

Hi, We're huge Two-Stroke Detroit Diesel fans and looking to see some others that are too. So far, we have a 3-53N, a 4-71N an 8V71N and a 6v92TA. If you have some, we'd love to hear about them! Ben

Hey guys, If you want to see the truck, I posted a thread about it in the Antique Trucks General Discussion Forum on here. And we do know everyone at Watts Mack, we do alot of buisness with them, they're great people. Ben

It definatly could be "brought back" for sure, but don't tell the junkyard people it's the one from the poster, next thing you know, they'll want a million dollars for it. Ben

Yours is cool too. You should register it as 26,000GVW or less so you can drive it when you're 16. Our truck has a twin-stick transmission, so it will be cool for me to be one of the few teenagers that can drive one. By the way, it's actually my Dad and I doing ours, not my Pap. Good luck on you project, maybe we'll se you at a show someday.Ben

This is our 1956 Mack B60T project truck. It has a 130HP Mack-Scania END-475 diesel with a Duplex twin-stick in it. We bought it at our local salvage yard. Apperently, somebody was in the process of restoring it, when his son backed another truck into it, and they gave up on the project. So, it is missing some stuff, but what is there is very nice and not rusty at all. When we got it in the shop, we started it, and found out the rack was stuck from sitting. Luckily, we before even tried to start it, we had taken the air intake pipe off, and had a piece of ceramic tile handy. We took the Injector pump off, and broke the rack loose and let it soak for a while. We put it back on, and it now runs just fine. The next thing is the brakes. Because it was in the junkyard, one of the air tanks got smashed by the fork machine they moved it with. It may still hold air, but we need to go over it to make sure. Also, a friend told us to change the brake cylinders to "Maxi" ones which apperently have springs in them to hold the brakes locked if no air pressure is in them. Then comes the body. What's missing are the filler panels between the hood and the fenders, one headlight panel, the grille shell and grille, the windshield, and all the lights and trim. What is there is mostly in primer, and there is no rust at all. We are trying to get a parts truck to have all the parts we need. We're looking for a B model thats rusty, yet complete, so we can take parts off at our liesure, not spend a whole lot of money, and also see how things fit together. All in all, this is a great father-and-son project for us. We hope for it to be done in time for us to drive it to Allentown this June. Any suggestions or advice are greatly appreciated. This is what it's going to look like:

Hello, I'm Ben Jumper, I am sharing this account with my dad, Tim. I'm 13 years old, and have been into trucks my whole life. My dad has been around cars for a long ime, and therefore, so have I. We are just getting started in the semi truck world, and recently picked up a B model from a local salvage yard and are in the process of restoring it. We are huge fans of Two-Stroke Detroit Diesels. We have aquired a few already, and are always looking for more. We love trying new things, so working on diesels is really fun for us. We are always open to any suggestions or advice that anyone might have on Macks or Detroit Diesels. We love bieng a part of keeping the antique truck tradition alive. Sincerely, Ben