Terry T

That trailer has singles, like Rob said, no problem, I ran along at 55-75mph all the way across Indiana and Illinois without an issue. If I ever buy a goosneck of my own, I will have duels under it, but that is just my preference. T.

Not sure of the weight, but I attempted to move my B61 s/a without body on it, just the chassis & running gear with an IHC 4700 Rollback and it was way too much for the truck. This is what I used to move a S/A B Wrecker from NE Indiana to eastern Iowa. T.

I would like to see pictures of that. Would also like to own it! Use to be you could get an X-fire truck dirt cheap and they almost always had low miles and somewhat low hours on them, but time has caught up with that and the great deals on fire trucks are gone. A department that I was on in the late 1980's had a 1967 IHC Loadstar tanker that was 2nd due on fires. When it was sold in the early 1990's it had less than 5,000 miles on it, gas engine so no hour meter, but it had a remote engine pump so the engine had no pump hours on it. Sold for something like $1,500.00! If only I knew then what I know now..........

This is mine, there is a gallery of it in the Members Gallery, Terry F Model.

Barry, I know this is off of the truck/trucking topic, but there are FF's who frequent this board who might be interested in knowing. Do you have any updates on the 4 FF's injured while responding to the fatal crash on Rt22 over the weekend? This must have hit kinda close to home for you. It looks like the crash was about 5 or so miles from your dealership. T.

For every one O/O who does park his truck, there will probably be 10 who will keep on truckin'. Most of these guys are upside-down or close to it and cannot afford to let the truck sit. It's a "catch 22" can't afford to run it, can't afford to park it. The truckers strike of the mid-'70's worked somewhat, but the only reason it worked at all was because there were a hellavu lot less trucks on the road then and no carriers the size of Schneider National (back then it was Schneider Transport), JB Hunt, Swift, etc who are just waiting on the opportunity to pounce on any freight left setting by an O/O strike. And everyone knows that if they loose freight, it is very hard to get it back without cutting the rate, and cutting a rate that barely makes you money is not a smart business move. Just an opinion of a 42 year old with 29 years in the industry and the 3rd generation in the industry as well. T.

One thing to remember, when buying used, the salesman will explain to you that the best thing for you is the truck that is on his lot! If he has to go find you something else where then he is not moving his inventory. Or there is a good chance that he has a line on a trade in fleet of a certain spec, say a fleet of EM7 300hp or E7 350hp trucks with 9 & 10 speeds that he can buy really right, mark up $9,000.00 and still make you a good deal. This salesman might be looking out for you, but when I was selling trucks, I perferred selling used, because the profit margin is much higher for the dealer and saleman. This coming from a former Mack salesman. T.

In the early '90's CL600's and CL700's were available. Not sure which year, '97 or '98 maybe, Mack dropped the CL600's. The Franklin Mint 1/32 scale model that was very popular was a CL613 with an E9 500. I believe Mack dropped the CL600 when they dropped the E9. The CL as a road tractor really wasn't all that popular, although I sure would have liked to have a CL613 E9 500/2180 with the 60" standup bunk. The pic is of the 3 CL613's I currently own, the only ones I will ever be able to afford to own! T.

It doesn't matter how big you build it, it won't be big enough! That being said, I have in my "fleet" a '64 B Model, a '70 F Model, a '79 class C motorhome, a Kawasaki Mule, a Kubota lawn tractor, a pickup truck, a Crown Vic, and a Cougar. My intention is to put up a 35' or so by 70' or so with two bays, office, rec area, bathrooms, and parts/tool storage running parallel to the two bays. Only the two Macks and motorhome will be regularly housed in the building, the pickup and Cougar go in the attached garage and I would like to build a 2nd 4 bay garage, possibly with a guest quarters above, for remaining vehicles, and the rest of my misc lawn & yard equipment. My thought on tools is to start by finding an older mechanic who is ready to retire and purchase his tool box. I say older ready to retire, because mechanic's almost never get rid of a tool, just move it down a drawer and to the back as they use it less. A large air compressor, tire irons, porta-power, press, the list just goes on and on.... large floor jacks and jack stands......... Don't build or buy over your budget, but don't go so small that you are falling over yourself, I just had the Crown Vic at my buddys house last night working on it and 12 or so years ago when he & his wife bought their place it was perfect, 2 car garage room for his '66 LeMans project & Dawn's car, and he could still work on the LeMans. Well the LeMans has been sitting in one of my barns for 7 years now and except when being repaired none of the 4 vehicles that Dawn has had in 12 years has spent a night in the garage. A few race cars have spent weeks in there, a few others have been in there for engine swaps, etc. Try your best to plan ahead, although no one I know can see into the future...... T.

Here are a couple pics of 2 of the 5 U Models that we had back when... One is still around, and if I had any money I would buy it. 237/5 speeds if I remember right. T.

Be advised, unless something has changed in the past few years, if this is a life long Canada truck, the FET (Federal Excise Tax) will have to be paid on it when it enters the U.S. I believe that the tax is based on new purchase price not current value. Barry might be able to talk to one of his salesman to confirm or dispell this. Back in the late '90's, when I was selling Macks, there was a lot of concern about the purchase of trucks in Canada then imported to the U.S. because of the weak Canadian dollar vs the U.S. dollar.

Pretty good Hippie, Your the hottest thing going and your not even a truck driver, at least you stayed at a Holiday Inn last night!!!!! lol! T.

I am about 99.9% positive that these are all conversions and I don't think that they are a kit. I think individuals do this themselves, or with the help of a bodyshop/bodyman. When I was younger I remember seeing R's with the square duals once in a while, but I rarely see them anymore, except each year on my trip to Bristol, TN. I think everyone in Kentucky who owns an R has converted it to square duals. I seen 4 of them this past August on my way down. T.

Here goes: Dan Bruno's R700 Rubber Duck Cruiseliner My F Model and a U Model just for sh*ts and giggles! Superliner Ultraliner/MH

see the below thread at ATHS.org . Maybe these two could be put together for someone at least as far as Indiana? http://www.websitetoolbox.com/tool/post/at...post?id=2243159

That is a DM.

Barry, When I towed for Vomac I had to go up on the Indiana toll road and get a stack, RB driver with two MR's all slated for concrete pumpers so you can imagine the lenght of the frames. With my wrecker I was well over 100 ft long, my tail light bar was more then 10 feet from the end of the frame of the 3rd truck. It would have looked dang impressive if it were daylight! T.

Wow! That is the hardest question to answer in the world of old trucks. About once a month someone posts that question about a truck. The answer is: What is it worth to you. either as a seller or buyer. The old truck/classic truck market is not like the classic car market (and I hope it never is!). Do you really want the truck? Do you have 5,000.00 or 6,000.00 to spend on the truck? I gave 300.00 for my near basket case 1964 B61, which was probably a steal considering the history I personally had with the truck, I had driven it as a kid, my dad drove it and my father-in-law drove it. I got my Mack F Model free with a just broke-in and very strong running ENDT711. Now I am looking at a 1974 R795LST that has been rolled. He wants 2500.00 for it. Is it worth 2500.00? My wife says NO! I think it is, if it is still available when I have the extra 2500.00 I will probably buy it. You need more info on the truck, be nice to see the VIN, close ups of the frame, engine, tires & such. Better pics of the body, to see the body work. This might be a 1,000.00 truck with a 5,000.00 paint job. It is easier if you know someone who know OLD trucks, not just trucks. I know this is a long reply without a real answer. I have learned through the years to walk away from something I really want, sleep on it, then go back. If it still looks real good, go for it! T.

Considering I live 13 miles from Ft. Wayne Clutch I have had some interaction with them thru the years. They did the clutch for my '70 Nova, and have done piece work on my wreckers, & 4 X 4's. They do work for most of the heavy truck dealers in Ft Wayne. I have never had a problem with any of the work they have done for me. Terry

This might be the best place to look http://www.buckeyebulldog.com/

I have never seen anyone offer chrome housings. I would guess that these folks probably had them chromed as I have with most of my B Model interior panels.

They installed some new software. They had an entirely different forum during the weekend, but the previous forum is now back however some are having trouble getting on and staying on. I haven't had any trouble yet.

I have just read and re-read the above portion of your message and I am just curious, do you want to haul with your dump truck or drag race? Your truck is more than 30 years old. Your talking about spending a lot of money and you probably won't get the results that you desire. That endt675 isn't built for speed, it is built for torque/power and is designed to have the 5 or 6 speed behind it, not a 13. Depending on what has been done to your engine thru the years I would doubt if you are putting much more than 170 to 190hp on the ground.

Back in the mid '90's I drove a '91 and later a '93 CH613 both spec'd the same, E7 350/9 spd Fullers with Mack 417(?) rears pulling dry vans and averaging 6.98 to 7.49. Could never hit that 7.5!

Here is one that is in Superdog's gallery.