PeterMack

Saw these two dumping grindings side by side the other day. Nothing ever goes wrong dumping close together

I don't think too much of them. A few years back I wanted them to pave my driveway. They came out, gave me a quote, it sounded reasonable so I asked when they could do it. They said they could get to it in a month. I said great. Well a few phone calls and a year later it never got done. The guy called me on a Saturday morning a year after I called them and asked if I was still interested. I said yeah, a year ago! Then I hung the phone up. Assholes! I won't ever do business with them.

My Dad's green R-model and Value Liner working. All of these were probably taken in the mid to late 80's.

Saw this G. Snow RD the other day.

Did Curran buy Royer buy still keep them as Royer? I had heard that but didn't know if their was any truth to it.

Have seen these two R-models running around the Dekalb area for a paving outfit. I kinda like the one with the floaters. Makes it look tough.

A friend passed these pictures to me of this Superliner. I know Macknutt had listed this truck for sale before, as this guy is a friend of his. I believe the truck is still for sale. I don't know the price or specs though. I think the owner is dealing with an illness and thats why its for sale.

Usually you do have to order a new trailer. Build time depends on how busy the company is. Could be a month, could be six months. There is no universal catalog for the trailers. Ken's in Chebanse is a good place to deal with. They used to sell East but they had a bit of a falling out with them so now they sell MAC and Titan. Leach Truck Parts in Crystal Lake sells Trailstar. I think there is an East dealer just up the street from House of Trucks, but I don't know anything about them. I know Stuart Tank is also an East dealer. You would have to talk to each dealer to see different specs on different trailers.

By the way, if you are thinking of buying a new trailer, this is my friends MAC he just bought a couple weeks ago from Ken's in Chebanse. $58,000 with no liner or tarp. Think he just got a auto Mountain Tarp for like $2,500. So they are definitely not giving new trailers away!

My empty is right at 28,000. I have 46,000 rears and double frame from the fuel tanks back. That Underhill truck is probably a thousand pounds less than my truck. The truck from Cali looks nice, would just be a matter of getting there to look at it and then getting it back. It can be done though. I used to see that Underhill truck at Unilock all the time. I didn't do a full on inspection on the truck, but it was definitely well kept. You won't find a cleaner 98 of any brand in Northern IL, especially one that is actually for sale. If that truck was a CH or RD that was just as clean and set up the same I would also say buy it! Since the economy took a crap, more O/O's have left this business around here than got into it, and the ones that are left are keeping their trucks and rebuilding them and just buying new trailers. Finding a nice clean Mack, KW, or Pete factory day cab that hasn't been completely destroyed or molested around here is tough. You know just like I do about the garbage people that are in this business around here. They run these trucks into the ground, throw them in the trash, and then find another one to wreck. I say if you like that Pete, take it for a spin and see how you feel about it. Everybody can throw their 2 cents in, but ultimately you are the one making the payment and will have to sit in it 10 to 12 hrs a day. If you think its worth it and it makes you happy I say go for it! If you find a decent Mack that is worth it go for it. Its hard to find decent day cabs that are set up for gravel around here. I have 543,000 miles on my red Pete. 07 pre emissions C15 Acert CAT, starts and runs every day. Pays the bills and has been a good truck. Good luck!

Saw this RYAN RD water truck the other day on the job. Probably a former TJ Lambrecht truck.

I have to do it all. I'm off road all to time. Big jobsites, yard hauls, and new house B.S. One thing I like about my truck is that I have 24.5's and the narrow diameter fuel tanks. Gives me a lot of ground clearance. I will admit there has been a couple times I wished the truck was about a foot shorter, but I just have to do one more pull up and be careful. I don't see any battle scars on your RD, so I'm sure your pretty diligent about watching for hazards. You'll be fine.

You won't be able to tour Wrigley today with the playoff game going on. For about a $1000 a ticket they might let you in. Without going into the city you could take a cab over to Rosemont, about a 2 min taxi ride. There is a big mall there and Toby Keith's bar. Something quick and easy to do without having to head into town.

While I was at Macknutt's place I took a picture of his U model. Probably one of the only ones left around here.

That is a clean Pete. Seen it around for years. I wouldn't be afraid to buy that truck. You won't find another as clean as that one in northern IL for sale. My Pete has a 240 inch wheelbase and I do the same thing you do. I wouldn't worry about the WB too much, as long as your paying attention you'll be fine.

I was out on the back roads by Elburn this morning and found a R-model with a bunk on it! I had never seen this truck before. Not sure who it belongs to, although I know who would know, but I have a feeling this is one of those trucks that only comes out this time of year and then hides in the barn till next fall.

Carry is still around and still based out of Oak Brook. I think they merged with Superior Carriers as well, or maybe have some sort of partnership. The trucks they have now just blend in with the crowd. One color, slap a sticker on the door and go. Here is a google image search of the trucks. https://www.google.com/search?q=carry+transit&rlz=1C2CHFX_enUS516US518&biw=1280&bih=827&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAkQ_AUoBGoVChMItrGTg4i0yAIVwz8aCh2FEAtt&dpr=0.9

Here are another couple pictures I borrowed from Macknutt of a Carry Transit R model.

While I was at Macknutt's place I was looking through some of his pictures and came across this one. This is just a picture of a picture but it turned out decent. A Carry Transit Superdog. Was probably new when this was taken.

A picture of some beauty's from the back row at the show.

I was wondering that myself. I had this picture of the Palumbo RM and was looking at it, and it looks like maybe the hood is the same length but the radiator area has been extended. I think the breather holes and covers on the hood of the lowboy have to be custom.

Here is a close up of the white R-model from the show. Clean old truck.

I love the bumper on the lowboy. That had to cost a good buck to fab that up.

Peterbilt flatop bunks are getting very expensive, I know that much. Seen them going for 5K and up on ebay for decent ones. Here's a link to an older topic here on BMT that has a nice yellow B and a few others with a Pete bunk. http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/index.php?/topic/38918-whatever-happened-to-this-b-model/page-1

My friend was in Kentucky today picking up a D8 CAT to bring back to IL when he spotted these two monsters at the mine he was loading at. He said the lowboy truck had a V12 CAT in it. What a beast! That thing is cool as hell. Thought there might be a few guys around here that might like these:)