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Mini Mack, I mean Ron, the RL just fit. He couldn't turn to hard of the tires got into the frame of T94. Paul, Your father was correct. You can never have too many sheds. I could fill a building twice the size I have. Jim, The single axle CH's came from Del Val Material, or something like that. There is a plaque on the dash. They had a third that was sold long ago. Brian, Yes we also got an '89 R 688 from Reinert's. It had been a Weyerhauser truck. It is a nice truck but I hate the color. I also got a 1961 Chevy Spartan C89, a 1967 International R196 and a 1970 Cadillac Fleetwork Brogham from Noot Reinert. If I had the money I would have bought more from them. Mike

There were literally hundreds of thousands of them made. They made them in the US and in England, maybe other placed too. I am no Ford fan. They are pretty cool though. There have been lots of books written about them. I have one. I'm sure there is plenty of information on the intraweb for the looking. Mike

I had a whole weekend off work and no shows to go to so my father and I messed around with the trucks. We have been slowly moving stuff out of the yard where my father used to work. We had accumulated quite a bit there over the years. My father got this R686 quite a few years ago. It was pulled there with a Big Ben and set on its front wheels. We lifted the front end and put some tires on before dragging it out of the mud. We had hoped to drag it to a buddy's house but the rear brakes were locked up. The motor is long gone. I put batteries in the R685, checked the oil and gave the priming pump a few pumps and it started right up. It was started 2 years ago so figured it would go. The radiator has a hole in it so I didn't let it run long. What do you think of putting linseed oil on this? So it looked like we actually accomplished something we hooked my father's RL to this trailer and pulled it to another buddy's place. It is full of Mack parts that I bought at Smith's Auction. Hopefully I'll fix the trailer up some day and pull it behind my LFT. That was enough for Saturday but we were at it again on Sunday. Hard to believe but next year my CH will be 25 years old and eligible for antique tags in PA. This truck came from the same company as my father's superliner and was the truck my Father drove daily for several years. It was stuffed in a corner in the pole barn so we got it out so could was more accessible to clean it up. The CH on the right is my father's. I had kicked it out the pole barn several years ago. It was sitting under a tin roof. We rented some space in a warehouse for some other trucks so this will fit in again for now. It is the sister truck to mine. My father bought it in 05 and used it as his commuter until the roads got icy and he was sliding all over the place. He loaded it up with parts and parked it and hasn't used it since. Only 14 months till that is an antique. Mike

I use a 12 volt battery in my HG 68 and it is supposed to have a 6 volt. It spins the starter a lot faster. It doesn't have any light bulbs to worry about so no big deal. My father had me get an 8 volt battery for my 1953 Chevy 4100, but I didn't use it much and it died. I charged it with a 6 volt charger with no trouble before its eventual death. If you look at the voltimeter on a 12 volt truck when the battery is charging it will often be at 13 or 14. My father's Brockway 758 won't start unless it says at least 13 volts. 12 won't do it. I have always been told not to jump a 6 volt vehicle with a 12 volt because it will mess up the 12 volt. I do not know why though. I have never tried it. Mike

Congrats on the purchase. I would have loved to have the truck, but the price was a too much for a hobby truck. I hope it treats you well and that you treat it well. Please post some pictures of your other trucks and this one when you get it cleaned up. Mike.

Good looking truck. If it is as nice in person as it looks in the pictures I'd say $8000. Good luck. Mike

I tried to buy one of those a few years ago. They were made in New Jersey. They use a Model T as the starting point and later Model A. I will have to keep looking. Mike

That's the guy. Third generation truck nut.

Count me in for a hoagie and a T shirt. Did you make any shirts that will fit Wes? It will be his first Mack Day.

This one belongs to a guy from New Jersey. He has about 4 of them. One is really nice and was I display at the Boyertown Museum a few years ago. Mike

Unfortunately I am not holding out about the G733. It belongs to a friend of my mechanic's. He bought the B83 about 12 years ago. It looked great at that time. He got a GMC 660 4x4 wrecker at the same time. They have both gone down hill since then. Had I known this G model was still up there I would have tracked it down. I had a good time yesterday. I think they did too. They didn't even look at the non-Macks at my house. They are good company. Today they were heading to the gift shop at the Mack Plant then to Cohen Brothers salvage yard in Downingtown, PA. Then on to R. L. Jackson's salvage yard in Maryland. Mike

Being in the land of the Pennsylvania Dutch, Dutchmen are not particularly uncommon unless they are from Holland. Leon and Rene from the Netherlands came over for Trucktoberfest and Mack Day. Today they got a tour of John Haines' collection from Art Cooper then they met me at my mechanic's place where the H613 and B66 are getting worked on. This G733 was out front. This B83 has been posted on here before. It is at the same place. It was in way better shape when it arrived. Here is the B66. I couldn't find a better EN460 so this one is getting bored. We went to look at my junk next. You've seen enough pictures of them. Next we went to Baro's where my father works. They run an all Mack fleet. Haines and Kibblehouse have several divisions next to Baro's so we walked over there and checked them out. Lastly we went to a place where I have two R models and two F models. All are pretty much junk. . Mike

Nope, not running yet. My mechanic has parts ordered for the fuel pump. He seems to think that is all it will need. He told me it would be ready for Mack Day. I don't believe him. I am meeting Leon and Rene from the Netherlands there tomorrow. I will let you know his progress. Mike

Thanks. Pictures always make trucks look better. The right fender is pretty banged up and the radiator shell. I could use a better radiator shell if anyone knows where there is one. It has a good bit of rust but no holes. Mike

Good work. You won't even get that black mark on your shirt. When my father had his B66 with the concave cab running that was his motivation to not gain weight. He had to stay thin enough to fit behind the wheel. We'll see how he did when the mechanic gets done with it. Hopefully he still fits. Mike

Might as well hold onto it. You might find yourself needing one at some point

It was a great day. Thanks Doug and the entire crew, for all your work. I saw a lot of members' trucks but did not get to talk to very many of them. Vlad, the yellow and black truck is an import. My father imported it from California. It is a 1977 RL712LST with a 300 plus and 13 speed. I thought he was crazy when he bought it. Mike

Didn't go out last night. My father and I were working on trucks but here are some pictures from today.

My father wasn't driving for Baro in the 90's. He was still working for Reinert where his Superliner came from. I see Levari's trucks all the time on 422. I love their green Macks. I saw some white one recently. Mike.

Buy it!!!!

How about Jesse Baro in Douglassville? That's who my father drives for.

What time are the festivities over at the customer care center? Is there a schedule posted?

I don't get the magazine but I do like the H model. I saw one similar to it at my mechanic's the other day.. Mike

Maybe another Mack on the trailer but otherwise that will do it.