Mack man 1973

I went to the scrap yard today and I found these old trucks getting ready for the crusher it saddens me to see these old work horses getting scraped so many good parts The 773 is a steel dash and has an old 8V 71 Detroit in it the dump has a plastic dash vin tag was gone not sure what r it is it has the long hood but does not look like a RS hood ? I am going back tomorrow afternoon to salvage some good body components off of these there is a third one that I did not get a picture of it has beautiful doors on it If anybody needs any early r model parts let me know I'm going tomorrow

This has just a little damage on the top left barley noticeable. Pick up only . 350.00 I'm in northwest Ohio

I was in town anyway so I stopped by the grocery store with my sonto pick up a few things.! The people looked at me funny lol

The Mack part number is 1qm5638 on the hood

Stupid AutoCorrect I am fairly certain it will fit a 88 model I will post the Mack part number in the morning

I am fairly certain middle for the 1988 model I will post the Mack part number in the morning

I have a take off r model hood for sale it is a oem replacement hood the truck it came off of was wrecked and this hood was put on and used for around two years and the truck was later parted out and I bought the hood . This hood will fit mid seventies through the 80s the hood is in great condition it has some scratches in the fiberglass but no missing chunks or cracks . The hood hinge area is perfect on this hood . Any questions pm me . I would like 500.00 it

It is 56'x48' x 14' tall the front door is 20' x14' and there is a door in the back wall it is 10'x10' for my lawn mowers and such . It is not a Morton building I had Mennonites come build it for me they built it in four days there were four of them they were running around the jobsite at times . They did a very nice job . Thanks for all the positive comments

I just finished up my new storage barn this month. I finally have my 69, and 72 r models and all my equipment in one place and all under roof . I'm so excited it's been years in the making

I am posting these for my uncle he is down sizing and selling everything . All three tractors are not running at this time but would make awesome parts tractors as you can see all three are in fairly rough condition . Any questions pm me or call 419-595-2512

Well my old R hauled it first load in quite a few years . I just put a new fith wheel on it and a fresh frame paint job , have to give it a fresh paint job yet . I need to take a break from painting everyone else's truck and paint my own . For a 45 year old truck it really still works well .

I was wondering what was the purpose of the white painted triangles on front bumper ends back in the day ?

Well I got a contract painting these knuckleboom cranes and I needed to truck them back and forth so the old R has a job to do again besides just sitting in the barn . I started trucking these in January but I didn't want to get salt on the old girl so I used a ch and a cxu to haul them . Well this is the first load I have ever hauled on this truck and the first time I have ever used a maxidyne to pull a load and I must say these old 675 can get the job done just as well as anything . I was amazed how well it did compared to engines with twice the horsepower . The ch I used had a e7 427 with a ten speed and the cxu I used had an mp 7 with a 13 speed Both did a super job . However the 675 237 hp had plenty of that low end torque to get the load moving I think it had more out of the hole than the others . But with a five speed and 417 gears the top end suffers. But you don't need to move a load at 80 mph anyways . I've seen many questions on here if an engine with 237 hp can get the job done and I would say hell yes and you do not need 500 hp or more to pull a load with ease down the road

The question I have is my 72 R is wired positive ground so can it be plugged into a modern trailer ? If the trailer has regular sealed beam lights it should work because incadesant lights can reverse polarity . However led lights only work wired negative ground I have tried tried . Is anyone fimiliar with this ?

That is fantastic ! That would have made me emotional , I would cherish that gift ..

I had no problem with hagerty they insure my old r models and would be available in your state

Thanks guys for the input , Maddog you are correct I did have my blue 72 up for sale awhile back . The guy backed out on me and anyone after that wanted to give me 2,000 bucks for it heck I have more than that in rubber and batteries on the truck all the tires are good and virgin rubber so I said forget it I'll just keep it and give it to one of my three sons 😊

well here are my 72 and 69 r685 trucks , as you see in my previous post I just finished an RWS Orange for a customer and now I want to get my own trucks looking good . I plan on painting both of these trucks two tone . I would like some oppions on colors for the cab and hood wheels hubs etc and schemes .

This is my latest project I just finished , the old cab was extremely rusted , replaced with a new service cab we found that had never been installed on a truck , the truck spent its life hauling heavy equipment and was retired and parked in the back forty . Now has a new home and a new look

My 69 R has the old pinned shoes on the rear and six in drums what needs to be done to update to 7 in drums and modern brake shoes ? Thanks

Super easy I've changed hundreds unhook leveling valve rod open the hood so you don't jack the cab into the back of the hood unhook the air supply hose in the bottom of the air bag jack the cab with a bottle jack and the bag unscrews from the top bracket they can be a bear to get out by hand so have a pair of large Chanel locks to turn it out then thread the new one in lower cab hook up rod and air supply and done

Thanks so much , the sticker on the dash shows exactly what you say it shows direct and overdrive that's it . As soon as I get the supply pump,back. From being rebuilt I will be able to get this ole gal running and try it out

My 69 R 600 I just purchased I have the factory build sheets it shows the trans is an. Trdxl 107. I have seen many posts on here referring to the trxl 107 what is the differance of the trxl 107. And. Trdxl 107 ?

The engine is an endt 675 237 trans is trdxl 107 two stick . J Hancock you are exactly right the second intake pipe is for warm air from under the hood there is a control in the cab to shut it off during warm weather . And Dave 41855 I did steal it I gave 1,800.00 for it I they was offered 1,500.00 for scrap I threw that out there just to see if it would stick and they accepted I couldn't write the check fast enough

I feel like a dummy , I should have looked at it a little closer before I asked it is a little before my time anyhow .