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Really nice looking B! You will get a lot of compliments when you get it out on the road. DW

Found this one also, I like the looks of it! DW

I found this on one of the other boards that I subscribe to, It looks pretty cool but I still like them the way they came from the factory. DW

If you have not already done this you can call or write to the Mack museum and for a donation they will send you information about your truck. Almost all of the Mack trucks from that era had a factory photo taken and they all had build sheets telling what was ordered for the truck when it was built. IMO it is worth the money. DW

The 45 means you should have a 450 GPM pump, the S is for Service which usually means fire service. And as superdog stated the rest of the numbers are the production numbers. Mine is S752369, I have a 750 GPM and it was the 1369 truck made of that model. DW

Have you checked Ebay? They show up there from time to time, all of the equipment on my truck was found on Ebay. DW

Welcome Carm, If you have any pictures of your engine post them! I have a 48 S-75 pumper which uses the E series cab, glad to see another lover of old apparatus here. David

Do they run down with the truck just sitting and not running or do they run down with the truck running? DW

Nice pics, I did notice in the first picture of the sign it states "working windmill" in the last pic it shows the wind mill. That is NOT a working windmill! LOL....... DW

Has anybody here removed the main pully from this engine or one like it? I started to remove the pully last night so I could get at the timing gears, I got the pully most of the way off and it looked like the shaft was coming out with the pully. It looks like if that was meant to happen the front of the engine would need to be supported in order to remove the pully, am I right or is something wrong? Thanks, DW

Sure wish I was closer to PA or I would be there. Nice looking B75! is it restored or original? DW

About all I can say about your truck is WOW!!! What a piece of work.. DW

Timothy, It is a T200 diesel, It has low hours but has been run into the dirt! I could use a service manual, I would not mind paying for one. I could also use any advice I can can get on working on the engine, all of my diesel experiance comes from having two Massey Furgusions and one Powerstroke 7.3 engines, none of which I have had to work on other than mantainence. The Bobcat smokes like nothing I have ever seen! I think it needs a new head gasket and turbo. It also blows oil out of the exhaust. Do you know if Bobcat has a PDF file for sevice manuals? Thanks!!!! DW

I got a new toy (new to me) Friday, a Bobcat loader. Does anyone have any experiance working on the engine in these? I am also looking for links and websites for tech help since the dealers are WAY to expensive for me not to mention the closest one is almost two hours away. DW

I would just about bet the farm that John Evans (truxnut on this forum) could answer most of your questions if not all. He is a retired parts guy and he has answered similar questions for me, if he does not answer here you can ask him on the ATHS forum at aths.org he reads that forum everyday. DW

I have seen something close to whay you want only it was for towing another tractor, it hooks up to the 5th wheel on the towing tractor. The end that hooks up to the tractor being towed has a truck bar kinda like what the big truck wreackers have. Athough it would work for what you want you could not lift it unless you had a fork lift! IMHO I would think you could make one or have one made, I would be sure it had some sort of safety chains just in case. DW

That is very close to what my buddy uses to pull his escort with, he has been using it for the last 12 years with no problems. I like the idea of using a top link from a tractor! DW

I have a buddy that pulls an oversize load from time to time and he has to have an lead car in front of him. He uses a ford escort and tows a dolly behind it, on his tractor he has a dropped reciver hitch that he pulls the dolly with and puts the escort on the dolly and who ever is driving the escort rides back with him. DW

Thanks for the replys, It is way to cold here to get anything done for the next few days but, they say it will be in the 60's by the weekend. I am going to put the marvel oil in the cylinders after work today, let it sit for a few days and then when it is warmer start looking for the problem. The engine has OHV's so they will be easy to check, I am thinking that it it may be the starter, also easy to check. DW

Well I got everything hooked up on the ENF510A and tried to get it started yesterday, I turned it over twice using the hand crank then hooked up the batterys. It turned over maybe twice and then it stuck! I will try today to get out (30 degrees and 30MPH wind with light snow in GA) and pull the plugs to fill the cylinders with Marvel, other than that what else can I do? Would the cold temps have anything to do with it? I have not tried to turn it backwards, should I wait till I fill the cylinders? Any tips on getting the Marvel into the cylinders? Thanks, DW

I do not know! I am pretty sure it is not a luberfiner. Attached is picture of the filter housing, the number on the casting is a Mack number, it is 485GB3100. If I had to guess I would say it is full flow, I took the old filter to NAPA and they said it is not something they stock but they could have it by Wed. I think I will be better off waiting, I would rather do it right the first time. The motor has not been started for about 8 years. DW

Today is the day! I am going try to get the ENF510A started today, I have changed the oil but NAPA cant get me a new filter for it untill Wed. Will it be okay to start it with the old filter in it or should I wait? If it runs It will not be taken out on the road just yet, I just want to get it running and do a little tuning. Thanks DW

My truck is an E series, aside from takeing a little over a year to find a water pump the wiring was the worst problem so far. ALL! the wires had been cut and spliced, some of the connections were just bare wire twisted togather, and I even found a few splices that were made with masking tape. Also who ever did the wiring had used 110V lamp cord in places! Rust is my next problem, I live in GA and down here EVERYTHING rust or rots if left unprotected. One other thing, check the manifolds really well, if it has even the smallest hairline crack chances are that if you ever have to remove it it will crack. There are others here that know much more than me about the old Macks, the information I gave you is what I have learned by working on my first Mack. I wanted to get into restoring tractors, (thats what everybody else around me has) I found my Mack by accident and it was given to me if I hauled it off. I have been a Mack fan ever since and now to me there are no other trucks. LOL! I really like the looks of the E's but, my next Mack will be a B, there is a ton of reproduction stuff and used parts are still very easy to find. DW

Vector files are line drawings, if you look at the file you posted in wireframe mode it shows up as pixels, if you view a vector file in wireframe it will show up as lines. I need a vector file because I will be using a plotter to cut the vinyl which I will then use to make a screen so I can print directly onto tho old face. Graphics programs like Adobe Illastraiter and Corel Draw are used to make vector files. I hope this explains it. I subscribe to a corparate logo vending service but, they only have the latest logos on file. I can use what you gave me and, since the logo on the face is so small I will not have to edit it as much. Evidently I have too much time on my hands, I would not even attempt this for a customer beacuse I would not make any money due to the time involved, But nothing is to much for my old Mack! Thanks again for the file David

Yes that is the one I need, would you happen to have it in vector format? I can use GIF files but they require lots of work in order for me to use them. Thanks! David