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Yea it's gone through some changes over the years. It's heavy the body is all 1/4 inch. She weighs 19,000 empty. Both sides of the body used to be removable sides. Now just the passenger side. Never took the other side off. Made it all solid now. I used to have two sets of gated too. all small and all big. Three gates on passenger side are removable for plants and pallets. We do a lot of jobs with wheelbarrows so the lift gate comes in handy. The hoist is a Omaha Standard dual piston/scisso with power up and down. The only thing I'm kicking myself on is we should of bit the bullet and paid the 12% FET and went with a more municipal spec and went a little heavier with the axles. Also a locking rear, bigger fuel tank and six spokes on the Daytons. Cheers, Robert

Very cool.

I believe it is an E9 and I think it is in Australia now. Cheers, Rob

So this is my main truck we use everyday. It was ordered from Deluxe Sales in Hackensack, NJ in 87. It is a International S1954 with a DTA466 (240-245 hp) with a Brake systems(formerly Williams) Blue Ox guillotine exhaust brake, Fuller RT6613 trans, 12,000 Spicer front with one extra leaf, 21,000 Spicer rear 4,44 ratio with 30,000 springs added. 11r22.5 rubber going to 12r22,5 on front soon. The body is a Amthors from Walden NY with a side lift gate 3,000lb. These are pics from over the years. I will post a recent one when I go up to Blue Beacon in Maybrook NY to get it washed. Cheers, Rob

Yea Maddog if I drove it today I wouldn't be so critical but it was a hell of a truck to cut your teeth on. Or chip a few gears on. LOL

Cool Tim. Cheers, Rob

Ok last one. This is an ex FA Marchello truck. It was the first tandem I had ever driven. 1989 RD688SX, 300 Maxidyne with a 7 speed Maxitorque, 58 rears, 18 front 11r24 rubber. Standard Bristol Donald body with straight pipe through body. Oh it had a weak Dynatard ( probably because Erwin ran straight 30 weight back then because it was cheaper). First Mack trans I ever drove probably why I hate the seven speed to this day. Good thing is as they say once you drive a Mack trans you can drive any Mack trans. This was winter of 94/95. I was used to Roadrangers and single axles. Anyway this truck is still around Emersen Paving from River Vale own it now. Cheers, Robert

I used to live up the street from them in Brick. They were on Burnt Tavern road. I lived on Lanes Mill. RFC

I might have a few more Almasi I'll look. Rob

So Tim you run the milling machine full time? And these are yours for side work? I missed the loop on this. Also I have so pics I bought of some Kiwi trucks and Aussie stuff I will post later on as I know you have friends down there. Cheers, Rob

A CH with a tag. Cool. RFC

More I'm a roll.

I have that model. Now I'm going to look. Cheers, Robert

More. Di Guiseppi from Mountain Lakes. Had a nice mixed fleet.

Which RD Reel Addiction?. Also more Almasi for Chuck. We used to work with them a lot at Merck in Rahway when I worked for L. Demarino. Cheers, Rob. Oh the green one. I just remembered. Was probably pre CL's.

That's cool I did not know that.

Hey Chuck I have more Almasi pics. If I remember the Cl is a tandem. It does have the fairings. I think 50 or 52 rears. Maybe it's a tri now?. That's interesting about the clay. You would think most bricks came from down south. Cheers, Robert

i used to start a month before Englishtown to get the truck ready. It's a lot of work if the truck is working everyday. I know a lot of companies that have mula would take some trucks off the road and do them up. It's nice to have trailer queens I guess. I'm more impressed with a worker myself. Cheers, Rob

Cool Jocko. ;0

What part of the UK are you from? Cheers, Robert

BKrois I like that Granite's color. Cheers, Rob

Not sure of right thread taken at Macungie. Cheers, RFC

Welcome we like Interstaters. Hopefullt it is heavy specced. Cheers, Robert

RD Englishtown Cheers, Rob

Almasi's CL with an E9 at Englishtown. RD tri axle at Englishtown.