39 Baby Mack

There is a restored H-60T in Australia which I believe came from Yaworsky's in New England. That was last whereabouts of our old H-60T. I am trying to verify if this restored H-60T is our old unit #146. #146's chassis # is H-60T1043. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Ron

Very good point Ken! Ron

I'll add my two cents. We used to use a product made by FPPF Chemical Co. called Fuel Power. They now make a product called Lubricity Plus Fuel Power. Always had good results with their products. Ron

I do remember seeing this on the front wheels of the used '78 "F" models we bought. They had 20" wheels when we bought them and the front wheels were marked as stated above. We changed them over to 22" and the 22" wheels were not marked that way. Must have only made a difference with 10.00x20's or 11x22.5's with disc brakes. Ron

Happy belated Birthday! Ron

Oh, I see the van now!!! Ron

Never heard of such a thing on newer wheels. I think on the old, at least front wheels, on our "LF" there was only one or two ways the cleats on the rims on either side of the valve stem would fit between the spokes of the front wheels. The wheels were made special to allow them to only go on in these positions. I know this has nothing to do with Macks but if you ever fool around with 15" dayton wheels whether they have tube or tubeless tires on them there is usually a special place to place the valve stem on the inside rim. There is a notch cut in the brake drum to clear the valve stem. Ron

Sorry to hear this Mark, It's been three years since we packed it in, and I and I think my brothers would all agree that we miss it. But what I think we would really mean is that we miss it the way it used to be. Times when there was such a thing as customer loyalty, you a got a decent price for the service you provided, and the trucks you had to work with you could repair in house without the need of a "crystal ball"! Good luck in your future endeavors, keep us posted! Ron

Great pictures, thanks for posting! Ron

Just think of it this way Vinny---- When there picking on you there leaving somebody else alone! It's all in good fun! Ron

Don't worry about it , we all do!!!! Ron

Ken's right Vinny! Ron

Happy Birthday everybody! Ron

Truck looks great Mike! I bet your havin' a ball putting it back together! Ron

Listen to Glenn, This is the right way to do it! 1/2" impact gun is all you need. Ron

Could be either a Midland, as Jim stated above, or a Bendix which is what I'm more familiar with. One question comes to mind does the truck have power steering? If it does a lot of them had either Vickers or Dayton pumps driven of the rear of the compressor. If that be the case you almost have to stick with replacing it with same type that came off of it. Again I am not familiar with the Midland compressors but if the truck has a Bendix TuFlo 501 it takes one style of adapter and drive for the power steering pump while a Bendix TuFlo 550 takes a different style drive and adapter and are not interchangeable. Bendix compressors for a Mack I would think would be fairly common. If the truck doesn't have power steering, and you have your choice depending on what they will do about the core, I would suggest using a Bendix TuFlo 550 over the 501 simply because it has a one piece crankcase rather than the two piece that the 501 has---one less place to leak oil. Ron

Ain't that the truth! Ron

I didn't see this Mark, Where was it hiding? Ron

Almost as fast as the "ED" goes downhill with a tailwind! Ron

Very sad, you never know! Ron

You're right Matt, the "B" models we had all had front brake limiting valves on them, our early "F" models had them also. I know on the "F" models they were mounted on a bracket that was welded to the radiator support. And now that you mention it you're right about where they were mounted on a "B" model, it's been a long time ago! Ron

Not much sarcasm there, is there? Ron

Happy 4th of July everybody! Ron

That'll do it. Ron

If memory serves me correctly, they used to be mounted somewhere on the front crossmember. Then run synflex lines to bulkhead fittings on each side of the frame by each front wheel then flexible rubber hoses to the chambers. Ron