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Hey Underdog..... I got some info on Larry's stuff down there at the garage along RT220 for you! I just talked to his son on the phone and actually remembered to ask him about that stuff. The writing on the back of the MH cab is "One stack Mack without a window in the back" and I guess the Superliner is going to be sold, but it already has a potential buyer. It's an RWS722LST with a blown 440 V8.

Welcome aboard, "old mack mechanic"! I too am new here, but I know how great it felt when I received my greeting from the others members.

They were definitely used in the Cruiseliners as well. It's been a few years ago, but I remember seeing a pair of 1981 or 1982 models with E9 V8's for sale in CA. I'm pretty sure they were daycabs too!

Sweet MH, Underdog! I bet you wish you still owned it, don't you? Those trucks along 220 are only 1.5 miles from me! (I'm actually just west of that small town of Unionville on RT504) Larry Lohr is the gentleman who owns that garage / scrap yard and had pulled a flatbed with the Superdog up until the 440 (yup - it's a V8!) finally decided to break something serious. That particular truck is actually around a 1981 (I think) but now has a Superliner II hood with the rectangular headlights. I remember Larry telling me the model number and that it was something not found too often around here.... something like an RWS747, maybe? (or something to do with the west coast, perhaps?) The old MH was last used to haul corn in a Fruehauf tub at a local farm. It did belong to Jim Smith (I know that sounds generic, but it IS his real name) who is good friends with Larry and his son, but I believe Larry owns it now. Last I noticed, there was also a red early R-600 (skinny back cab) and a green CH day cab with a set forward axle there too. I'm on winter lay-off for a few more weeks yet and will have to cruise down there and round up some pictures and information..... and find out what the back of the MH really does have written on it.

There's a possibility that was Bob Taylor from over in NJ. He has a smaller red 1956 Ford (maybe a 3/4 ton) that's either an old dealer's truck - or just painted to look like one. He usually has two of the mid-engined Wheel Horses secured to the flat bed while attending shows. My oldest is either a late '55 or early '56 and the newest is a 1992. I currently have 24 tractors and a pile of attachments and parts - most of which are 1970 or older. Although I can converse intelligently enough about trucks to not look like a total dunce, I can really gab about the little red tractors!

I thought it might be polite of me to add a link to my Flickr album here until I get time to move some pictures around. If y'all don't mind looking through a bunch of Wheel Horse tractor pictures, start at the beginning. If you do, jump to page 7 at the bottom - that's where the truck pictures start! My Flickr album link.

With all of the time I seem to be spending on the internet lately, it's hard to believe I never realized this forum was here! I guess I've been too busy piloting my own to notice. The holidays went as smooth as could be expected and I hope yours did too, Doug. If you're ever back up here around the "original home 20", give me a shout.

My "real" name is Terry, but ever since I built a Wheel Horse garden tractor with a "tricycle" (narrow) front end, I was given the forum nickname of "Tricycle Terry" - or "TT" for short. I am not new to online forums, and definitely not new to trucks. Although I never personally owned one, I spent many hours enjoying the view of that chrome dog that some "other brand" drivers like to tease us about. I learned to drive in a 1970 R685ST with a 237 & a 5 speed and have been behind the wheel of many other Bulldogs ranging from R models, U models, F models, Superliners, CH's, and MH's - one of which had the mighty E9-450 V8! As I get settled in and more comfortable around here, I'd be glad to share some photos and drawings I have collected over the years. (and maybe some good stories too!) I do have a Bulldog tattoo on my right arm and an real Olde English Bulldogge (named "Mack") too. (not exactly the correct Bulldog, but a Bulldog nonetheless!) Thanks for being here and letting me join in! And to the Watts Mack guys...... if I look hard enough, I think I can find the fluorescent pink hat I got from you back in the late 80's!