Guest 45LMSWM Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 NLA 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slpwlker Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Nice Pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhasler Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Very nice. Quote "Mebbe I'm too ugly and stupid to give up!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Great pictures,thanks for posting them! all the good stuff happens in Jersey!.....................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Great pictures. What are you bringing to Macungie this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 yeeees,i like it,lets see some interior shots..very nice...bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
single drive Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Looks very nice. I have always liked it when a person gets to move something out of the ordinary and neat like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxfymn Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Great rig; I especially like the twin exhaust stacks. Quote Money, sex, and fire; everybody thinks everyone else is getting more than they are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxidyne237 Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Wow John your the best! Thanks for posting!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 man,thats a tough looking sob..noticed the double bolts on the keepers.front axle,,whats the weight limit?..bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 wow,,geeeees,thats some weight,,thanks for the info..thats certainly a tough looking ride...bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 well as time go,s on,everything changes,,i have a model of your truck,,ive had it 10 years,i bought it off a freind of mine,and somebody started to put it together,and lost the directions,,i pull it out and pick at it ,every now,an then..but its tough without the directions.kinda lose interest real quick,n put it back on the shelf,,im hoping to come across some one that built one and saved the box.lol..bob...oh (happy friday) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaddeusW Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 John,Thanks for the truck porn, keep it coming! Quote -Thad What America needs is less bull and more Bulldog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldog man Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Very Nice DM Yall have a safeone Quote You Cant Fix Stupid. But You Can Numb It With A Sledgehammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAC B52 Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 We used to be able to carry a whole lot more on that set-up, but they changed the weight laws here in 2009. Before the change, the same combination in the pictures could legally gross 265,600 lbs max by NJ State law. We were allowed to carry 800 lbs per inch width of tire for the longest time. Their tire formula law in most cases far exceeded the capacity of the axles and suspensions being used.-John I seen her the other day sitting to wait to get clearance to go over the Outerbridge crossing into Staten Island. That truck is beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarshipDM685SX Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 What a mighty Mack mechanical marvel-a bold statement of Mack's engineering and manufacturing preeminence. I drove for the largest Mack construction fleet in MD in the mid-80's, Joseph J. Hock. We had over 110 DM and RD 10 wheel dumps, a number of tractors/dump trailers, and 1 DM800 tractor. We used it to pull a triaxle lo-boy loaded with whatever would fit on it. D9's ((blade on) and crawler cranes (w/counterweights) were no match for this manly tractor. It made a fortune for our equipment hauling business. For whatever reason (?!) the scale man never saw a need to weigh the loaded rig. Maybe it was making some $ for the scale man. Is the DM800 the successor to the B81? I'd enjoy blogging with anyone who is familiar with the specs/history of both models. I began driving dump trucks in 1969-in a 10 wheel B81 dump 20 speed 24" rubber 'no steering' and a steering wheel you dare not wrap your hand around when crossing rutted ground-unless you didn't mind getting a thumb or two broken when the wheel whipped right or left against the stop. As I recall a 180 HP Thermodyne non-turbo engine. Not a lot of horsepower, but adequate torque and lots of reduction. You could shift it 3 times just going through an intersection. It was great fun to drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvam Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Hey, did you have this truck at Gerharts a couple years ago? I think I remember the driver taking it off the trailer and upshifting in reverse. Maybe I was just crazed since it is a very cool truck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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