Great White

Many thanks for the information. We sent the serial # to the Mack Museum in Allentown and are waiting on a reply. Hopefully it can be hauled by a towing company with a roll back truck. It ran in a parade in the 1980's but was very tired and had low compression according to the previous owner. The American Bosch DU4 magneto is a welcome sight. We have rebuilt many of them. Some survive in working condition even after 100+ years of service. It will be interesting to see who it was sold to. There was a trucking firm 25 miles west that had a fleet of Macks and Whites back in the day and/or it may have hauled logs.

Many thanks for the information. We bought it. It is serial # 7310317 and has a 4 banger with jugs. It is not stuck. I suspect that it was used to haul logs in the Gorge. It supposedly ran in the 1980's and was very tired. We sent the serial # to the Mack museum. Oddly enough we found a tool bag with tools with Mack script on them some years past with a pile of antique Caterpillar parts. It looks to be mostly there but has a later cast Stromberg carburetor. The manifold looks great. We also have a 1919 White model 45 five ton rescued from the scrapper. It was used as a water truck in Seattle, Wash. No idea why a water truck would ever be needed in soggy Seattle. It is very rusty but a brass tag on the block showed an overhaul in 1932. It has aluminum pistons and almost no wear on the cylinders. It looks dreadful but runs well. We are pleased to see interest and support to keep these old dogs alive.

Hello all: We have a chance to acquire a well used Mack AC. It is rough but the engine is not stuck. It last ran in 1980. One rear tire needs new rubber. There are data plates on the seat riser that are not readable. How can we tell what capacity it has and how much it might weigh? Where can we get more information to see if this is a good fit for our vintage fleet before we pull the trigger? I believe that it hauled logs back in the day and has some local history. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!

We are rebuilding the American Bosch ZR4 magneto for a White model 15. The mag arrived in pieces and is close to being reassembled. Does anyone in cyberland have a model 15 or know if the magneto is to turn clockwise or anticlockwise(when facing the drive end)? The truck came with one set up for anticlockwise and the second one looks like it is configured for clockwise. Our White model 45 magneto turns clockwise but uses a very different engine. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.