willowrun Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Hello all,I have been lurking for a little while and can honestly say that I am way out of my league when it comes to discussions on mack trucks. I drove an old r model for a couple of years right out of high school, but it has been kw's,volvo's and gmc's since. Anyhow I bought an old mb 607 overnite truck awhile back, sigle axle with a thermodyne and a duplex tranny, and now the wife is telling me I have too many projects and I need to get rid of it. I know without pics or seeing it in person it is really hard to determine a value, but is there any way someone could give me a ball park? I really don't want to scrap or part it (it runs great, shifts in all gears and is in exceptional shape for the year, very little rust, no major air or oil leaks, etc.), but i kinda need to console her. Any suggestions (btw I told her it was a christmas gift for our 2 month old son. did not work).Thanks in advanceJustin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Hello all,I have been lurking for a little while and can honestly say that I am way out of my league when it comes to discussions on mack trucks. I drove an old r model for a couple of years right out of high school, but it has been kw's,volvo's and gmc's since. Anyhow I bought an old mb 607 overnite truck awhile back, sigle axle with a thermodyne and a duplex tranny, and now the wife is telling me I have too many projects and I need to get rid of it. I know without pics or seeing it in person it is really hard to determine a value, but is there any way someone could give me a ball park? I really don't want to scrap or part it (it runs great, shifts in all gears and is in exceptional shape for the year, very little rust, no major air or oil leaks, etc.), but i kinda need to console her. Any suggestions (btw I told her it was a christmas gift for our 2 month old son. did not work).No suggeting anything but that tractor sounds very close to one around here and they paid $1500.00 for it to use as a "yard jockey". This one is a 1974 model year and had very good tires, and ran flawless. They put it right to work doing trailer shagging.RobThanks in advanceJustin Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysm35a2 Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Justin , Il bet alot of us would want to see pictures even just to stare at your Bulldog. Can you put some up? , Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Well I saw one on craigslist and it was a single axle tractor and I'm pretty sure it went for $2500. But could you post some pics cause I always like to see an old Mack. Thanks, Vinny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willowrun Posted January 3, 2012 Author Share Posted January 3, 2012 Ok guys,I promise to put up some pics. I have like 2 dozen on my "smart phone" but none of us are smart enough to down load them to the computer. Is there a certain type of file you have to be in to download to this site, I am not computer savvy, But i will keep trying.thanksjustin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 get rid of the old lady,,save the MB.come on?.bob 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysm35a2 Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 When you go Post , right next to it hit More Reply Options, then you can see where to add a picture or more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willowrun Posted January 5, 2012 Author Share Posted January 5, 2012 as promised,bob my wife helped me upload the photos, sorry but she says you will not get ant christmas cookies next year! i tried to reason with her but ????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Man that MB is cool!!! It sad that you have to let the old dog go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 as promised,bob my wife helped me upload the photos, sorry but she says you will not get ant christmas cookies next year! i tried to reason with her but ?????Did you purchase that MB on ebay about four years ago? I seem to remember the white cab numbers.Rob Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willowrun Posted January 5, 2012 Author Share Posted January 5, 2012 Rob,nope , i purchased it at an auction here locally about 2 weeks ago, it was a yard truck for an outfit that went bankrupt. it had a state inspection thru '06 and the ony real problems now are no key (easily fxed) and a small air leak at the parking brake valve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Rob,nope , i purchased it at an auction here locally about 2 weeks ago, it was a yard truck for an outfit that went bankrupt. it had a state inspection thru '06 and the ony real problems now are no key (easily fxed) and a small air leak at the parking brake valve.Thanks, I remember there was a party that had several and were auctioning them. I thought about a purchase to repower one of my B models but never went through with it. Actually, the truck still sits in the same stall like so many others........Rob Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysm35a2 Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Damm Id like to have it. Thats pretty cool and would be a easy Overnite restoration!Did you ever figure a price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 MB's are (were) damn good trucks,i drove an MB straight truck for APA trucking early on,before they went under,only thing it was missing for the city was power steering! hard to put a legit price on something like this (in my opinion) as there is not all that much interest in MB's even from Mack enthusiasts. When i was a kid,thats all you saw in local/city delivery trucks on the east coast,i've often wondered where they all went! just a stab in the dark,but personally were this truck mine,and i had to sell it,i think i'd start somewhere in the $1200.00 area........................................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysm35a2 Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Is it road drivabe? I missed that part im sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullhusk Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 MB's are (were) damn good trucks,i drove an MB straight truck for APA trucking early on,before they went under,only thing it was missing for the city was power steering! hard to put a legit price on something like this (in my opinion) as there is not all that much interest in MB's even from Mack enthusiasts. When i was a kid,thats all you saw in local/city delivery trucks on the east coast,i've often wondered where they all went! just a stab in the dark,but personally were this truck mine,and i had to sell it,i think i'd start somewhere in the $1200.00 area........................................MarkWere did they all went!! How about all the garbage trucks with the Leach 2R packers we had in Jersey?? Hundreds, maybe thousands ??Ernie DS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willowrun Posted January 7, 2012 Author Share Posted January 7, 2012 To answer all the questions, yes i do believe it is drivable (i am going to the shop where it is at tommorrow to fully assess everything.) It does have a crack on the hose from the air cleaner to intake which would need to be replaced and i am afraid that there are some bushings in the shift linkage that would also need to be replaced, it shifts but is a little sloppy. The throttle lock has been converted to the fuel cut off and it has bias plys all around. (which if you were restoring wouldnt be a big deal, the fronts are practically new, still have the nubbys on the tread, the rears hold air and have tread but are starting to look pretty rough) body is straight excet for a few rust spots on the doors and a dent on one of the fenders. I was really hoing to get $1900 out of it, (that is what i have in it) but maybe that is unrealistic, that is why i asked the experts here.thanksjustin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 YA,,,SEEMS TO BE THE BEST ATTITUTE,,,,ITS NOT A BIG DEMAND ITEM,,,IN GOOD RUNNING CONDITION ID SAY 1800,,,YOULL PROBABLY HAVE TO SETTLE FOR LIKE 1200 FOR FAST SALE...SORRY...DROVE THEM MYSELF DROVE ONE IN THE 70.S TRASH TRUCK,,,,LEACH BODY,,,,BACK HOPPER.HAD A BALL IN IT AS A ROOKIE 17 YR OLD KID,,FIRST TRUCKIN JOB,,,THEN GRADUATED TO AN R MODEL. AND WAS WETTIN MY PANTS.WOOHOO.GOOD LUCK BOB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willowrun Posted January 7, 2012 Author Share Posted January 7, 2012 Well,Good news. I drove about 9 miles from the mechanics to our sawmill and made it in one white knuckled piece! Still shakin and its been about four hours ago now. Dad and I went out this morning and checked it over, fluids were all fine, brakes checked out, and it fired right up with no ether at about 40 degrees. Welll I thought, hurdle one is cleared, so we put 10 gal of fuel in it and started checking linkage, shift, throttle, driveline, etc. Well the u-joint on the primary stick is shot, and i mean metal on metal no bearing or bushing left whatsoever, but all else looked in runnable condition. So I decided to drive around the lot a few times to brush up on the shifting (never shifted a true 2 stick before.) Well it smoked when the rpms got up to around 1500, and I don't mean a little whiff I mean you can't see the rear tandems for so much oil smoke. Well it could be because it hasn't been worked in 5 years and it is just loaded up the mechanic said (works on cars and new pickups, so we hoped he was right). Got out on the main drag (just left it on the high side) 55mph road and proceeded to white out both lanes from the smoke, uh oh I thought I just hope we make it home. Drove about 2 miles and i realized if i kept the rpms below 1500 it didn't smoke so bad, well this worked good until I came to about a 5% hill that is about 600 yds long. Well here goes and I let that little thermodyne eat, half way up the hill at 2000 rpms its smokin so bad in 4th gear its chasin me up the hill. Then it happened, for the last 100 yds I started blowin a 4ft flame out the exhaust pipe, I realized when I crested the hill and the smoke had turned black and dad was now about a 1/4 mile behind me that we may have problems, BIG problems. Turns out it was either oil build up in the exhaust or loaded up in the engine (like the mechanic said) beacuse it didn't smoke the rest of the way, actually seems to run a little smoother. Got it back to the mill, still had oil (and pressure) let it cool down a bit and parked it. Enough excitement for one day. Dad got in and played with it a bit before we shut it down and he seems to think maybe the auxillary is not working because it didn't seem to be much difference between high and low (though he was in granny). i know someone posted on here a while ago about real close ratios in the "plex" transmissions and maybe its so close in granny you cant tell. Any info on this would be appreciated. I was running about 40 mph at 1600 rpms in 5th gear. I appreciate everyones reponses and I might still try to sell but if 1200 is all we might just fix the little puppy up and use as a spotter or hook a gooseneck or lowbow to haul stuff with locally. The way it drove (save for those first few miles) it steered, braked, and even shifted, although a little sloppy, just fine.ThanksJustin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olivetroad Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 I appreciate everyones reponses and I might still try to sell but if 1200 is all we might just fix the little puppy up and use as a spotter or hook a gooseneck or lowbow to haul stuff with locally. The way it drove (save for those first few miles) it steered, braked, and even shifted, although a little sloppy, just fine.ThanksJustinThats the spirit! Keep it! Fix it up! Spend lots of time and money on it! - I'm glad you got it runnin' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Well,Good news. I drove about 9 miles from the mechanics to our sawmill and made it in one white knuckled piece! Still shakin and its been about four hours ago now. Dad and I went out this morning and checked it over, fluids were all fine, brakes checked out, and it fired right up with no ether at about 40 degrees. Welll I thought, hurdle one is cleared, so we put 10 gal of fuel in it and started checking linkage, shift, throttle, driveline, etc. Well the u-joint on the primary stick is shot, and i mean metal on metal no bearing or bushing left whatsoever, but all else looked in runnable condition. So I decided to drive around the lot a few times to brush up on the shifting (never shifted a true 2 stick before.) Well it smoked when the rpms got up to around 1500, and I don't mean a little whiff I mean you can't see the rear tandems for so much oil smoke. Well it could be because it hasn't been worked in 5 years and it is just loaded up the mechanic said (works on cars and new pickups, so we hoped he was right). Got out on the main drag (just left it on the high side) 55mph road and proceeded to white out both lanes from the smoke, uh oh I thought I just hope we make it home. Drove about 2 miles and i realized if i kept the rpms below 1500 it didn't smoke so bad, well this worked good until I came to about a 5% hill that is about 600 yds long. Well here goes and I let that little thermodyne eat, half way up the hill at 2000 rpms its smokin so bad in 4th gear its chasin me up the hill. Then it happened, for the last 100 yds I started blowin a 4ft flame out the exhaust pipe, I realized when I crested the hill and the smoke had turned black and dad was now about a 1/4 mile behind me that we may have problems, BIG problems. Turns out it was either oil build up in the exhaust or loaded up in the engine (like the mechanic said) beacuse it didn't smoke the rest of the way, actually seems to run a little smoother. Got it back to the mill, still had oil (and pressure) let it cool down a bit and parked it. Enough excitement for one day. Dad got in and played with it a bit before we shut it down and he seems to think maybe the auxillary is not working because it didn't seem to be much difference between high and low (though he was in granny). i know someone posted on here a while ago about real close ratios in the "plex" transmissions and maybe its so close in granny you cant tell. Any info on this would be appreciated. I was running about 40 mph at 1600 rpms in 5th gear. I appreciate everyones reponses and I might still try to sell but if 1200 is all we might just fix the little puppy up and use as a spotter or hook a gooseneck or lowbow to haul stuff with locally. The way it drove (save for those first few miles) it steered, braked, and even shifted, although a little sloppy, just fine.ThanksJustinjust tell the old lady,,,,oh guess what,i cant get any money for it,,,gotta keep it.lol.good luck...bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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