The Fireman Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 I've been looking for a dump truck for a while now but nothing decent seemed to be showing up in my price range. About a week ago I was out tinkering on my A40, one thing kinda led to another and I ended up looking at the trucks on oldmacks. When I saw this B I thought about it for a couple days then decided I had to find out more about it. A couple emails later and I was in the car heading down to see it in person yesterday, once I heard her run I knew this was the truck for me. She's had a little work done under the hood, the gas job has been replaced with a end673p. She fired right up and ran like a champ. Has maxi brakes with close to new shoes on the rears and i didn't notice any substantial air leaks. After I replace a few lights she should be road worthy.Had a great time talking to Dennis and checking out his trucks. I also managed to sell my A, wasn't sure that I wanted to last week but the more I thought about it I would never be able to get the a road worthy so it was time to let her go and focus on one good truck. The B should be coming home next week some time, I can't wait to get her here and really take her out for a ride Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23845-added-a-b42-to-the-collection/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 I've been looking for a dump truck for a while now but nothing decent seemed to be showing up in my price range. About a week ago I was out tinkering on my A40, one thing kinda led to another and I ended up looking at the trucks on oldmacks. When I saw this B I thought about it for a couple days then decided I had to find out more about it. A couple emails later and I was in the car heading down to see it in person yesterday, once I heard her run I knew this was the truck for me.She's had a little work done under the hood, the gas job has been replaced with a end673p. She fired right up and ran like a champ. Has maxi brakes with close to new shoes on the rears and i didn't notice any substantial air leaks. After I replace a few lights she should be road worthy.Had a great time talking to Dennis and checking out his trucks. I also managed to sell my A, wasn't sure that I wanted to last week but the more I thought about it I would never be able to get the a road worthy so it was time to let her go and focus on one good truck. The B should be coming home next week some time, I can't wait to get her here and really take her out for a rideGreat story. It really is a good feeling when something just "feels right".Good luck with it. Nice looking little truck.Rob Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23845-added-a-b42-to-the-collection/#findComment-107316 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike69mackman Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 nice truck. Dennis has had that on his website for a while glad it found a good home have fun with it Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23845-added-a-b42-to-the-collection/#findComment-107320 Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Good luck with the new purchase! Looks good from here! Should be fun! Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23845-added-a-b42-to-the-collection/#findComment-107323 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Barrett Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Good job. Nice to see another one adopted into a good home. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23845-added-a-b42-to-the-collection/#findComment-107335 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fireman Posted March 14, 2012 Author Share Posted March 14, 2012 Im planning on buffing out the paint and repainting the areas that are bad, but thats a year or 2 down the road, For right now I'm going to replace the tail lights and marker lights on the box with new LED lights, I know not original but neither is the engine and I'm looking for reliability and LED's seem to hold up well. The cab markes will stay original, those are just to classic to mess with, I'm also going to add trailer wirring to the back and an electric brake contorller. Down the road I'll plum air to the back too but since I dont have a trailer with air brakes yet thats kinda low on the list.I'm a little sad about the A leaving, thats one of the trucks me and my grandpa draged home before he passed away but she was a long long way from being road worthy and I really hated to see it just sitting rotting away. It did make a nice site truck but I cant justify keeping it when I only run it once a year and I'll be able to actually drive this B down the road.The interior was also real clean, I dont think this truck saw a whole lot of salt in its day. Seems like everything close to me (upstate NY) is a rotted out flinstone special. I was figuring on ending up with a late 70's chevy or gmc but a C-50 would never hold a candle to a B mack One things for sure when I get this truck on the road it should really turn some heads, my only problem is going to be choosing whether to tak this truck to a truck show or my 56 ford fire engine.... might have to recruit dad to drive one and have us a convoy Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23845-added-a-b42-to-the-collection/#findComment-107340 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigdogtrucker Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Nice little truck,came out of CT.Happy to see it found a home,have fun with it! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23845-added-a-b42-to-the-collection/#findComment-107356 Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 seen that truck on there before. nice!!!! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23845-added-a-b42-to-the-collection/#findComment-107360 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jocko Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 cool truck man best of luck Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23845-added-a-b42-to-the-collection/#findComment-107363 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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