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And Xmas greetings and a wonderful 2025 from Melbourne Australia 😄🎄🍾

D/T had the International petrol/gas motors and I think the same gearbox.

Same Cummins in Inter R200 with 10 spd R/Ranger O/Drive - 1965 model we owned some years ago. It was a US import to Australia.

Paul isn't NZ farmers that wear gum boots because it's always wet, maybe to keep the sleep feet warm😂

Thanks Brocky, have a wonderful day in the US of A 😄

Thank you Geoff

Thanks Brocky 😊

Correct name was Farley & Lewers. This is Readymix after repaint. I dont recall if Readymix painted its USA trucks pink and white.

Mack man Gary Richards and his former Mack Brisbane co-workers have all the build sheets for the Aust'n built trucks. Try contact Gary and he should be able to get the sheets for you. Your R looks like an ex Think Pink concrete and quarry company - Farley and Lewis or a Readymix truck. F&L was merged into Readymix Company in the early 1980's, during the R model build years. After the merger all the Readymix fleet including the permanent sub-contractors trucks were painted the pink and white colours like your Mack. R Macks were the majority of tipper and cement tanker trucks of the Readymix and F&L fleet during the 1980's. And same for Boral and Pioneer. Readymix, Boral and Pioneer had US and Canada concrete, quarrying and cement operations. Readymix became one of the largest USA operators and its USA operations now are part of the Mexican concrete, quarrying and cement companies.

Geoff please where did you buy the air mufflers? I would like to fit onto my B75.

Jimi's love the gears 😬

Looks like a B615, with alloy radiator and high mounted air cleaner, so it would be a 1962-64 model, being the years of the B615 with the V8 - 864

I recall maybe on here, a video of a working LTL towing a bull hauling trialer, it was pretty good too.

It is ultimately a question of time and $'s, what do you want or have to invest in your desires. For class and style, an LTL is the bees knees. With some modern additions maybe a Mack E9 V8, air con, power steer and air bag rears an LTL would be awesome. Otherwise a well kept R model would be a good choice, although the prices seem to have risen for good trucks. Have a look at Willard Goods attached LTL for some thinking.

Please what is the build year?