Dougsr Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Last October a friend and I went to up state NY. He traded a John Deere 520 for this B42. It has the 20 speed Quad. We brought it back to Olla,La. What a trip. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23881-59-b42/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Barrett Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Good lookin Dog. I hope he is planning on restoring it. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23881-59-b42/#findComment-107736 Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Were exactly did he get the truck? I live in upstate. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23881-59-b42/#findComment-107757 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougsr Posted March 16, 2012 Author Share Posted March 16, 2012 He got it in North Lawrence. He is going to restore it but said the dump bed and gas engine had to go. He wants to use it to pull his gooseneck. We have an antique tractor club and haul tractors around to the shows. You can go to our web site and go to Bill Melders photp album on the photo page and see it loaded up on the trailer he is going to pull behind it. While you are there go to the photo of the week page and look at last weeks photo of the old B Mack. This picture will be taken off tomorrow night. I am the web master of this site. www.latc.usDoug Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23881-59-b42/#findComment-107790 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougsr Posted March 16, 2012 Author Share Posted March 16, 2012 I am going to drive the old girl tomorrow to a local homecoming where our antique and tractor cub will have a small display. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23881-59-b42/#findComment-107805 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olivetroad Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Good looking truck - Those drives are long, but if you take a guy with you, you usually are fast friends afterwards (or mortal enemies!)That also sounds like a fair trade for both parties! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23881-59-b42/#findComment-107809 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougsr Posted March 16, 2012 Author Share Posted March 16, 2012 The John Deere was in good shape and had a new engine. The old truck has a good body but the old engine runs bad and smokes. It may be a while before he does anything with it. The dump bed works good. That was the second trip we went off like that. A guy in MN gave him a 36 IH ton and a half truck for a case of beer. We found it when we went up there to get a set of scales for our tractor club. Yes we went back the next week with a case of beer. You can see pictures of it on the same photo album on the web site.Doug Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23881-59-b42/#findComment-107831 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Barrett Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 He got it in North Lawrence. He is going to restore it but said the dump bed and gas engine had to go. He wants to use it to pull his gooseneck. We have an antique tractor club and haul tractors around to the shows. You can go to our web site and go to Bill Melders photp album on the photo page and see it loaded up on the trailer he is going to pull behind it. While you are there go to the photo of the week page and look at last weeks photo of the old B Mack. This picture will be taken off tomorrow night. I am the web master of this site. www.latc.usDougUhOh now we gotta find out where this is so we can go save more poor neglected puppies....thats a whole yard full of Macks the way it looks. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23881-59-b42/#findComment-107849 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougsr Posted March 16, 2012 Author Share Posted March 16, 2012 Look what is near the one standing on her back. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23881-59-b42/#findComment-107859 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Barrett Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Look what is near the one standing on her back.WOWSA!!! get that baby outta that field and in the garage!!! What else is in the field!? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23881-59-b42/#findComment-107860 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougsr Posted March 16, 2012 Author Share Posted March 16, 2012 Did you see the B behind the last one I posted? Here is an old IH. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23881-59-b42/#findComment-107875 Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 any other macks? U models? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23881-59-b42/#findComment-107971 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Barrett Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Did you see the B behind the last one I posted? Here is an old IH.I certainly did!.....Smelled it even.....thats why I asked if there were more Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23881-59-b42/#findComment-107974 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougsr Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share Posted March 17, 2012 No all I saw was the B's that I posted and the R. There was a B61 dump that looked like the one we have. It was in the Christmas parade he said. My friend that owns this B42 has talked to him about the one setting up on its back to get the engine to put in this 42. The old man said it would run. I don't know if they will make the deal or not. You know how some old people are about things they have like that. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23881-59-b42/#findComment-108027 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Barrett Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 No all I saw was the B's that I posted and the R. There was a B61 dump that looked like the one we have. It was in the Christmas parade he said. My friend that owns this B42 has talked to him about the one setting up on its back to get the engine to put in this 42. The old man said it would run. I don't know if they will make the deal or not. You know how some old people are about things they have like that.Yup...certainly do. I wish him luck. Hope somebody can save the other trucks too..... Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23881-59-b42/#findComment-108029 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougsr Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share Posted March 17, 2012 A shot from today at a local homecoming. 1936 IH ton and a half truck with the old B42 close by. The Farmall had to seperate them. Lol Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23881-59-b42/#findComment-108199 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Barrett Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Coool Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23881-59-b42/#findComment-108201 Share on other sites More sharing options...
leversole Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 A nice Ford too...a 56?!? Can't see if it has a chrome bar going up the roof to be a crown vic! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23881-59-b42/#findComment-108207 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 I saw a Crown Victoria , a 56 today at an Irish Day Parade. It was Black and White with Continental Kit on back. My dad had a 55 Fairlane it was a 2 dr post with a 312 ThunderBird motor. I remember the birds on the valve covers.mike Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23881-59-b42/#findComment-108229 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougsr Posted March 18, 2012 Author Share Posted March 18, 2012 That is a 56 but not a Crown Vic. Someone put a 302 in it and painted the engine YELLOW. Oh well each his own I guess. That old Ih is the old truck we went to Sleepy Eye Mn and got for a case of beer. It has 15 thousand miles on it. He went on and put a valve job and new rings in it. It runs good. The old dog runs like crap but I had fun driving it to the little show anyway. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23881-59-b42/#findComment-108293 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougsr Posted March 18, 2012 Author Share Posted March 18, 2012 Here is the last truck that was out there with all the B's. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23881-59-b42/#findComment-108598 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumperAndSon Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Wow! I would love to have those, they look very clean. It just costs so much to pay sombody to haul them. After we get our B60 on the road, we want to get a trailer so we can go pick up some of the many good, cheap trucks out there.Ben Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23881-59-b42/#findComment-108601 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougsr Posted March 18, 2012 Author Share Posted March 18, 2012 I think my friend spent around $1500 in fuel when we went to New York to get the B42. We had a thirty foot dual wheel tandom goose neck hauling both ways. Then the mountains eat up a lot of fuel too. The fuel filter stopped up on us and it was acting like the trans was going out. If it had been a standard we would have known what it was. After we changed the filter it was ok. Then the water pump started leaking on us. By the time we got home we had to stop every thirty minutes to fill up with water. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23881-59-b42/#findComment-108606 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Wow! I would love to have those, they look very clean. It just costs so much to pay sombody to haul them. After we get our B60 on the road, we want to get a trailer so we can go pick up some of the many good, cheap trucks out there.BenThe purchase is the least expensive part usually. As has been mentioned just the cost to get them back home can be very expensive even if you do it yourself. At current fuel prices in a vehicle that averages 10mpg, your cost in fuel only is right at .40 per running mile. This on top of the wear on everything else. This says nothing about working for free if you negate your own time.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/23881-59-b42/#findComment-108609 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougsr Posted March 18, 2012 Author Share Posted March 18, 2012 Then you have to count your eats and a room to wash your old butt and take a nap. We left here Friday afternoon and spent one night in a room and was back here Tuesday morning at five am. I am getting to old for that lol. We had fun going to get the old dog. We love to get old tractors too. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23881-59-b42/#findComment-108616 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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