vision386 Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Got looking at otherdogs post about boots and bikes, found an old picture of myself with the first real "largecar" i ever drove,(1979?) friend of my grandfathers had a driver quit right before a trip, the man was desperate to get his load of produce hauled, so pop "volunteered" me to take the load to the northern toronto produce market. I did'nt show it, but i was giddy! this was a 1977 KW - W900A, with a 3408 V-8 cat,14 speed spicer SST trans. 3.35 rears, at the time was putting out in the neighborhood of 750 horse to the rears! i went up the northeast extension of the PA turnpike pretty damn quick! this was the only truck i ever drove with a 120 MPH speedometer in it! well, this guy ran kind of a "fly by night" operation, he gave me 2 checks to buy fuel going and coming back (bounced) and $50.00 expense money, i ran the trip, reloaded a load of flour out of buffalo,NY headed back to jersey, after all was said and done, i think i cleared $85 or $90.00! but i still have and wear the boots i have on in the picture, been re-healed, re-soled about 4 times now! lessons learned about wanting to drive a FANCY truck LOL! probably better off in the long run,this thing was FAST!!!!!!!! young and in-expeienced, probly would'nt have lasted as long as i have so far!.............Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/15082-largecar/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullfuel01 Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 largecar, but a nice one! can get more for the truck right now then the price he paid back in the days! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/15082-largecar/#findComment-60724 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgallamore Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 i stopped at beach,nd. wensday around 4pm, run the milage on nd.16 and 85. i was pretty shure you were talking about mt.16. nd.16 was 85 miles shorter than going over to hwy85,i had plenty of daylite left so i went nd.16 kinda winding ran in 10 and 11 gear all the way no towns or grade to speak of.when i left williston,nd. i came down hwy85, after crossing the little missouri river at the top of the only hill in nd. they had removed about 3 or 4 miles of the hiway and was routing traffic off thru a feild and around, holy shit they had 2+ in. of rain the nite before, i have seen a lot but i aint seen no shit like that ever, trucks getting stuck other idiot trucks trying to go around the stuck trucks, a chineeze firedrill of epic porportion.3 hrs later whith the trucks pulled out and the road rebuilt i travelled on.it was well worth the wait to see super truckers that had never been on a soft jobsite. Quote http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/uploads/1272400769/gallery_4852_794_314995.jpg Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/15082-largecar/#findComment-60727 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted August 1, 2010 Author Share Posted August 1, 2010 i stopped at beach,nd. wensday around 4pm, run the milage on nd.16 and 85. i was pretty shure you were talking about mt.16. nd.16 was 85 miles shorter than going over to hwy85,i had plenty of daylite left so i went nd.16 kinda winding ran in 10 and 11 gear all the way no towns or grade to speak of.when i left williston,nd. i came down hwy85, after crossing the little missouri river at the top of the only hill in nd. they had removed about 3 or 4 miles of the hiway and was routing traffic off thru a feild and around, holy shit they had 2+ in. of rain the nite before, i have seen a lot but i aint seen no shit like that ever, trucks getting stuck other idiot trucks trying to go around the stuck trucks, a chineeze firedrill of epic porportion.3 hrs later whith the trucks pulled out and the road rebuilt i travelled on.it was well worth the wait to see super truckers that had never been on a soft jobsite.Yup thats what i meant, MT 16 is a TERRIBLE road!.........guess you made out ok then??????................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/15082-largecar/#findComment-60736 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgallamore Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Yup thats what i meant, MT 16 is a TERRIBLE road!.........guess you made out ok then??????................Markoh yea it mite be the first time i had this mack in the mud but not the first time ive been in the mud with a mack.lol Quote http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/uploads/1272400769/gallery_4852_794_314995.jpg Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/15082-largecar/#findComment-60737 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted August 1, 2010 Author Share Posted August 1, 2010 largecar, but a nice one! can get more for the truck right now then the price he paid back in the days!Yeah, this was a real nice truck! had the nicest interior i've seen in a truck,. the diamond pleat V.I.T in blue. I only made one trip in it, coulda' been a regular job, but it did'nt pay shit! and a fancy truck does'nt put food on the table! LOL! i really liked the 14 speed trans. too, was nice to drive after i got the hang of it, never seen or driven another one since, it was WAY too much motor for me at the time too!.......Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/15082-largecar/#findComment-60738 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgallamore Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Yeah, this was a real nice truck! had the nicest interior i've seen in a truck,. the diamond pleat V.I.T in blue. I only made one trip in it, coulda' been a regular job, but it did'nt pay shit! and a fancy truck does'nt put food on the table! LOL! i really liked the 14 speed trans. too, was nice to drive after i got the hang of it, never seen or driven another one since, it was WAY too much motor for me at the time too!.......Marknever seen a 14 speed aahh Quote http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/uploads/1272400769/gallery_4852_794_314995.jpg Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/15082-largecar/#findComment-60740 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted August 1, 2010 Author Share Posted August 1, 2010 never seen a 14 speed aahhI found a video on youtube that you can check out....look up "how to shift a 16 speed spicer" its very similar to a 14 speed, it is an australian guy, but you will get the idea how it works, little more complicated than a roadranger, but once you get the hang of it i really liked driving it, last 3 splits are on the high side of the trans.like a 13 speed, you just don't have to move the gearshift,just the split button.........Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/15082-largecar/#findComment-60756 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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