Doug Maney

I guess I must live in the right area, I hear these things pretty often. A chainsaw is probably the sound I hear least. 903 Cummins are popular in Terra-Gator fertilizer spreaders, there are quite a few Detroits around, 8V-71's, 92's and 6-71's have remained in service as farm trucks. There are quite a few V-8 Macks around, a local feed company runs 2 Superliner V-8's, a man about 10 likes from here was using his to haul with but since the last rebuild it appears as if he is only going to be pulling a sled with it from time to time. I get mine out pretty often and play, Tuesday and Wednesday my friend and I picked up another V-8 Superliner with my Superliner and trailer. The sounds I miss are the clanging and banging of a strip mine. Growing up in the soft coal fields of PA I went to sleep many nights to the clanging chains of a dragline bucket, the rumble of the rocks when the drag or the end-dumps dumped the overburden where they wanted it. Many of these sounds are nearly extinct, every once in a while when I get back home I get to hear some of these sounds.

There are alot of us truck nuts out there, this is one of the sites that cater to our hobby. Check out the Antique Truck Club of America, they have a bi-monthly magazine that is heavily weighted to Macks. www.antiquetruckclubofamerica.org Welcome to Mack Country! Check out the galleries, there are many nice truck photos that you can share with your wife to prove that you are not alone. Doug

Think basic colors, blue, green, red, black, white, yellow, and I think orange. I think that does it for the 50's and into the 60's. You could specify other colors, my D-42 was built painted Sinclair green and red. Doug

Bary, I have heard that the All-Mack Meet will be October 5 & 6, 2007. It should fall the same days as fall Carlisle, Hershey is the following week October 10-13, 2007. Doug

Hi neighbor, I'm just down the road in Myerstown. We certainly live in a good area to own Macks. Hope to see you at some shows. Gerharts Mack Meet is great and if you have never been to the ATCA National Meet, you'll have to wait until next June. Doug

I've read some posts here and it appears as if everyone enjoyed the show. Thanks to everyone who played a part in the success of this years show. We are gracious to those who suffered the expense of bringing trucks to the show, or simply just attending as a spectator. Tons of appreciation to the few people who dedicate their time to work the show, it is their effort and time that make the show such a success. I urge those who attend to offer a few hours of time during the event to lend a helping hand. The worst part of the weekend for me is realizing that trucks are leaving and I didn't get to see much of the field. A few volunteers to take up some slack would allow the workers time to get around to see things as well, after all, we're truck enthusiasts too. Believe it or not, many people who attend the "Macungie" show, don't know it is the ATCA holding the show! The ATCA needs the support of truck enthusiasts to make the club better and stronger, if you are not a member and do not receive "Double Clutch" magazine, you should check it out. It is a great magazine and you could even have your truck featured in an article, all it takes is a little input on your part to feed us some info. If you are a new member and join in the month of June, you get 18 months for the same price! What a bargain! Sincerely, Doug Maney ATCA V.P.

This year we are not promoting Sunday, typically the crowd and participants take off on Saturday and the field is empty on Sunday. I have been pushing for this change for years, the shown field is pretty empty on Sunday so we are making some changes to our schedule of events. If you have to choose between Friday or Saturday, Friday has better flea-market finds but Saturday has more trucks. I suggest staying for both days, it is kind of like splitting Christmas Eve from Christmas Day! Doug ATCA V.P.

What are you saving them for? I don't get to use them anymore anyhow, so I'd certainly give them up for the ATCA National Meet! I know it would be worth it. Doug

I just got some inside on the Steamroller, apparently it is big, really big. It appears to be heavy haul / severe service much like the RD-800 Canadian logging trucks or West Virginia coal trucks. Unless they offer some more road freindly components, it appears as if they are targeting house movers. Lets keep our fingers crossed!

I'm Doug and I am a Mackaholic! I have 6 Macks and 2 G model parts trucks. I also have a Dodge Bighorn, an International R-190, a Scoopmobile Loader and a Schwartz trailer. I never expected to gather this much iron. It has been over six months since my last purchase and don't foresee any in the near future. Thanks for listening, Doug.

The easiest way to find the ratio for the Triplex would be to check here (which you already have) or call the Trucks Museum. They can look the model up and get you an answer pretty quick. I looked through my spec sheets for B, H, G, N and found only single over aluminum case Triplex (TRTL 72) listed, one of my G's have one of these, It has a .85 overdrive. It may be easier to change your rear to get where you want to be instead of tracking one of these down. All of the info that I looked through does not mention a double over Triplex, I can't say that I have diriven any or if any were built. Check with the Museum, they'll have the info that you need! Doug

Looking Good! I hope to see it at the ATCA National Meet in Macungie, PA June 15-16, 2007.

I have the Blue Book for trucks. As far as I know they do not have a web based system. We only use the Blue Book as a guide. Most people do not know how to to use it properly so we don't use it for evaluations. The best method of evaluating has proved to be Truck Trader, Truck Paper, TNT and other truck publications that have trucks for sale. The one thing that the Blue Book does offer is a cross reference section that will allow cross reference for engines, transmissions and rears. The components are listed in sections with other manufacturers offerings allowing comparisons between manufactures. Doug

I don't believe that there is a specific meaning to the model designation of Trucks. Some have sail over the years that certain letters meant different things but I have never been able to verify that. The RD model is simply the heavy duty version of an R model. Meaning heavy suspension, double frame, severe duty features and things like that. Hope this answers your question. Doug

I had a couple of them over the years and never kept one unbuilt. I see them for sale at times and never thought to pick one up. With the way the old truck models are being reintroduced, I guess it is simply a matter of time until the bring this one back. If you want to sell it drop me an e-mail. Doug

From what I know, same rails. Doug

I did but I don't anymore. The S-L II didn't hang around too long! A man that runs Macks saw the Dog and ended up making a deal with me. I ended up with a 42' hydraulic tail to haul my goodies around on. Now I'm working on the next deal. This is getting to be pretty fun! Hauled in on Saturday, driven out on Wednesday! Doug

Took my friends E-9 this weekend to pick up an '88 350 9-spd. Ended up buying some other stuff too! check out the photos at http://www.antiquetruckclubofamerica.org/ They are on the Discussion board under Questions, Advise, General Discussion. or http://www.antiquetruckclubofamerica.org/d...html?1173734250

I'll probably end up there, I've haven't missed it for quite a while. Doug

All of the info regarding the ATCA National Meet, June 15 & 16, 2007 held at Macungie, PA can be found at: www.antiquetruckclubofamerica.org Be sure to check it out! As it has been said many times over. How can you consider yourself an antique truck fan if you haven't been to the ATCA National Meet in Macungie!!!!!!!

With that information I suggest you contact the Mack Museum and they will supply you all of the info that they have on this truck. There contact info is listed on this site as well as Mack Trucks site. Doug Check out the Antique Truck Club of America! www.antiquetruckclubofamerica.org

Overall a well designed truck that was powerful, efficient and troublefree. Common use of parts among models, long production runs of similar products, both allowing for ease of repair when repair was necessary. Look at the length of time the basic engine design, the transmission design, the rear differential design, the rear suspension design have been used. No other manufacturer designed components to compliment one another as did. Pedigreed Performance. Macks got the job done, pre-electronic trucks will be getting the job done well after the electronic versions have been recycled into lawn furniture, televisions and Camry's. They will just be doing this work in countries that have discovered the value of them and have been buying them all up! Built Like A Truck A peek inside my mind compares an R-model to the Ford model-T, Ford C-model, Ford L-model, Dodge Power-Wagon, Willys or Jeep CJ, or if you are into the foreign stuff (I'm NOT) the VW bug. The longevity of these models speak volumes for the success of these vehicles. Besides all of that, truth in advertising, The Greatest Name In Trucks!

The best source for parts for R's & RW's would be salvage yards. If you don't have yards around your location, post a message here listing what you need. If what you are looking for is not available from directly, used is the only regular method. Keep in mind, the R cab was used up to recent years on the RD and RB and DM. if you get a good parts person at a good dealer, that is knowledgeable and doesn't have to rely on the VIN for a parts breakdown, they can cross refer the parts to the newer models. It is getting harder to find these irreplaceable parts people, someone that actually knows what they are selling, trucks and has an interest in actually working instead of having a computer do it for them. If all of this fails, let me know what you need and I should be able to track it down. Doug