Bullheaded

If that were the dump truck I was running right now, I guarantee you I wouldn't hate life as much as I do. That is beautiful. My dream truck would be that with an 87/88 E6 350 4 valve and a Mack 12 speed. You don't have a bigger pic of that do you?

What application did that tri-drive get used for? That's a nice truck. And the article echoes a thought I've always said. I don't know why all these manufacturers have to reinvent the wheel every couple years and change everything. Look how long the W900 and Pete and other classic's lasted and still sold well with no major changes. I bet if there was still an R or DM or Superliner they would still sell. Or maybe it's just me? I HATE change.

Well lets see......they have no more heavy haul truck, no big bore engines, no off road heavy loggers or mine trucks, and a "you'll take what we give you, not what you want" attitude. Can't understand how their market share would be dropping? LOL.

Speaking of all the BS regulations Red Horse.......I have a couple small farm tractors and I have been seeing all kinds of adds recently for these brand new Russian tractors like Zetor and some other name that escapes me at the moment, selling new tractors in the USA and Canada with tier 3 engines and advertising no emission systems or electronics. How can they get away with that when all the domestics are forced to sell us junk?

Thanks 85snowdog. I'll see what I can do if I can get away from work for a bit.

Wow what a difference some paint and cleaning made!! That looks great 85Snowdog. Nice job. Looking at your first pics, the dash looks in amazingly good shape too. Usually all these old trucks are trashed inside, or full of holes.

Thanks autocardc. I'll try. But I'm not over there often any more. I used to haul wood chips and bark to and from Michigan but I'm not doing that any more. Where I see them is the upper peninsula. The Sault, Newberry, Macelona, Munising, Escanaba, Gwinn, etc.

That would explain it. I grew up on the Canadian side of the Michigan border and I remember there being many Diamond Reo's and Autocars working there. Even now I still see old steel nose Autocar's still working over there as dump trucks, log trucks and pulling live bottom's. Where in Michigan? Wasn't it Lansing?

Happy Easter everyone. Hope you all had some down time to spend with family.

I was going to say.....I know which dump truck I'd wanna drive and it ain't that black one. But I do know guys that think a large cab full of fluffy electronics and cup holders is more beneficial than good old simple tough reliability. But I guess you gotta be comfortable and have room to lay down when you are broke down on the side of the road. That is the only good thing about my Western Star. I've had many comfortable sleeps stretched out across the cab every parked regen and breakdown, LOL

OK thanks guys. I'll keep watching, maybe somebody will chime in with an explanation. Edit: I just did some googling and it appears to be a 1975 issue for Mack's 75th anniversary?

I've been lucky enough to heavy haul with R's, and V8 Superliner's and MH Ultraliners and CL's. But I have a soft spot for the R. That was my favorite do all truck. Until you dive the V8, LOL. Anybody know the story behind that whiskey and why it was? Was it a promotional thing, or was it done by the whiskey company? Mine was found by a relative when they bought a home and were cleaning it out.

Yes. We saw the pics of an unfinished cab, and I do love the idea of an old school simple truck. But those pics showed components like the mirror arms and mounts that look kinda toy like and not like they will last in a vocational environment. If they got one built and got it out on a job for people to see they would have a better chance.

Have one or two for me. Mine is empty, LOL.

Thank's Jim. Here's my bottle of Mack Whiskey.

I just wish we could see a finished running one already.

May as well post one of the 87 R Model's I hauled salt with too. This was a strong little E6 350. Grossed 140,000 pounds all it's life running 8 to 12% hills north of here.

My friend found one of these pics on social media, so I figured since they have been also featured in the Canadian Bulldog Magazine back in the day I would post I may as well post my good friend's and his fathers old Mack's. The E9 V8 Superliner was a show and shine winner at El Rodeo Du Camion in Quebec. And the R pulling the float trailers had what he built as the very first auxiliary power unit around here back when there was no such thing. He put a Vauxhall engine in the side saddle storage box that charged the batteries, pre-heated the engine and wet line hydraulic oil tank and provided climate control in the cab when parked.

The Australians did it right. I can handle the new cab as a W900 when it looks like that with real breathers. Not those ugly Coronado wanna-be vents we get on the new W990.

A fitting end. Not a Volvo truck, but a Volvo anyway. http://prairiefarmreport.com/manure-spreader-vs-car/

Cool looking truck. And pics. Perfect job for a new emission motor too.....never has to run or move,

Now all we need is a Volvo branded pooper-scooper. LOL.

You kinda hit the nail on the head Red Horse. At the time I started there were still a lot of gas jobs working. And those Ford's where everywhere around here doing everything from dump trucks, to loggers to hauling freight. But I had dreams of R Models and Superliners in my head, LOL So you didn't think of Ford as a "real big truck." But the truth was they had a real good frame. Add to that a nice interior, good visibility and maneuverability, etc. The biggest problems I've seen with them is the same as with all old Ford cars and trucks. Cab rust and the vinyl dash that would would crack and split from the sun. It was very hard to find a Ford that didn't have a cracked dash. But ya, that little short hood LTS was a fun truck when you had a 400 or 425 Cat under the hood.

To think back in the day I drove so many of those Ford's I was praying to get out of one because I wanted a Mack. Today I wish I could get back into an old Ford, LOL. They were a good truck. Drove many with 2 stroke Detroit power and a few 3406B Cat's.

Probably get lots of coffee breaks on that job every time it does a parked regen, LOL.