Popular Post R700 Posted November 1, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted November 1, 2012 I have been a member of BigMackTrucks for awhile now, so I figured it was time for me to start posting some of my mack photos.Here is a photo of the mack that started my mack obsession. The picture was taken years ago, thats me in the drivers seat. The truck belonged to my uncle, it was an RL700 with a 350 mack, air-to-air, 9 speed overdrive, and #38,000 rears, 4.64 ratio. My family has always had macks, mostly R700s and even a superliner with a cummins and a long wheelbase.Hope you guys enjoy the photo. Stay tuned for more, Ethan 4 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28100-my-first-mack/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Great pic and welcome to the insane asylum! Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28100-my-first-mack/#findComment-144028 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike69mackman Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Thanks for posting Ethan! In case nobody told you, welcome aboard! And we love pics! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28100-my-first-mack/#findComment-144030 Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Cool picture, and nice truck! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28100-my-first-mack/#findComment-144033 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 heh excellant i got pictures like that,,,but it was in a 54 brockway,in 1957.lol.bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28100-my-first-mack/#findComment-144098 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 You was a lucky guy with your uncle!Mack must runs in your blood.Welcome! Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28100-my-first-mack/#findComment-144103 Share on other sites More sharing options...
R700 Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share Posted November 2, 2012 Thanks for the warm welcome! I am glad that you guys liked the photo, I have a ton of old macks pics from my family, including an E-model mack wrecker. We had an A50 mack in the back field untill a couple years ago, my pap built a wrecker body on it in the early 1960's, sold it to a friend who abused it for 30 years, then we got it back. My pap wound up scrapping the truck, but I still have the double strength booms that came off of the A50. I actually used the booms this past summer. Here is a photo of the remains of my paps superliner being hauled away. I forget the guys name who bought it, but he hauled it away with a B61 rollback. You can't get much better than that. I actually saw this B61 rollback on the road, and still in service this year while I was on my way to the Riggle & sons truck show in Apollo, Pa.Ethan 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28100-my-first-mack/#findComment-144119 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumperAndSon Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Thanks for the warm welcome! I am glad that you guys liked the photo, I have a ton of old macks pics from my family, including an E-model mack wrecker. We had an A50 mack in the back field untill a couple years ago, my pap built a wrecker body on it in the early 1960's, sold it to a friend who abused it for 30 years, then we got it back. My pap wound up scrapping the truck, but I still have the double strength booms that came off of the A50. I actually used the booms this past summer.Here is a photo of the remains of my paps superliner being hauled away. I forget the guys name who bought it, but he hauled it away with a B61 rollback. You can't get much better than that. I actually saw this B61 rollback on the road, and still in service this year while I was on my way to the Riggle & sons truck show in Apollo, Pa.EthanYou went to Riggles too? What day were you there?Ben Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28100-my-first-mack/#findComment-144123 Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Thanks for the warm welcome! I am glad that you guys liked the photo, I have a ton of old macks pics from my family, including an E-model mack wrecker. We had an A50 mack in the back field untill a couple years ago, my pap built a wrecker body on it in the early 1960's, sold it to a friend who abused it for 30 years, then we got it back. My pap wound up scrapping the truck, but I still have the double strength booms that came off of the A50. I actually used the booms this past summer.Here is a photo of the remains of my paps superliner being hauled away. I forget the guys name who bought it, but he hauled it away with a B61 rollback. You can't get much better than that. I actually saw this B61 rollback on the road, and still in service this year while I was on my way to the Riggle & sons truck show in Apollo, Pa.EthanCool picture, have any U model pictures? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28100-my-first-mack/#findComment-144130 Share on other sites More sharing options...
R700 Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share Posted November 2, 2012 Ben,I was at riggles on saturday. I talked to the "REO Kid" about my RS700L, and about the time that my pap brought home a mercury sleeper for his Dobermans to live in. The sleeper actually sat in my grandmas front yard for many years, until one day some outlaw trucker that was fresh out of prison came and bought it, hahaha! I have photos of that sleeper, one is of my grandma holding a doberman puppy with taped up ears in front of the sleeper.We never had any U-model's, but I might have a photo of one, I will look. Here is a photo of the A50 the night before it went to the scrapyard. I have a photo of it in its prime if you guys are interested?Ethan Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28100-my-first-mack/#findComment-144158 Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnstransport Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Pics of an A50 with wrecker body . . . . . yeah, I think we're interested Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28100-my-first-mack/#findComment-144162 Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Sweet, that would be cool if you have a U model photo. Any pictures are great! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28100-my-first-mack/#findComment-144167 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 sometimes its tough to see the times changing,,,when i was a young kid R MODELS U<DM F MODELS,and brockways,were everywhere,,you couldnt drive down the road 2 minutes without seeing one of these trucks,,,brockways,,,were just as common as volva is now,,,they were everywhere,,,you guys missed the good old days,,,seems all you see now is volva,and international.and freightliners...how boring is that...bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28100-my-first-mack/#findComment-144212 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumperAndSon Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Ben,I was at riggles on saturday. EthanDid you see the rusty, green Cadillac Rat Rod?Ben Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28100-my-first-mack/#findComment-144255 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTFormula Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Holy Carp. That B61 Rollback is my ultimate Mack! I want that thing. Quote ~ JT Burkard ~ AKA Sweaty Mackwww.jtresto.com www.wickedreputation.netwww.jonathanthomasmotorcars.com Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28100-my-first-mack/#findComment-144268 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 sometimes its tough to see the times changing,,,when i was a young kid R MODELS U<DM F MODELS,and brockways,were everywhere,,you couldnt drive down the road 2 minutes without seeing one of these trucks,,,brockways,,,were just as common as volva is now,,,they were everywhere,,,you guys missed the good old days,,,seems all you see now is volva,and international.and freightliners...how boring is that...bobWe're all here for seenig not Volva!Times are back overhere.Vlad Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28100-my-first-mack/#findComment-144303 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Welcome aboard!There's no need to ask before posting photos, the answer will always be the same. Quote Jim Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28100-my-first-mack/#findComment-144305 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb502 Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 I concur PICS are nice it always inspires your own project or your next project in one way or another, at least it does me! Quote "Any Society that would give up a little LIBERTY to gain a little SECURITY will Deserve Neither and LOSE BOTH" -Benjamin Franklin"If your gonna be STUPID, you gotta be TOUGH" "You cant always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you get what you need" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28100-my-first-mack/#findComment-144341 Share on other sites More sharing options...
R700 Posted December 21, 2012 Author Share Posted December 21, 2012 Whats up guys? Sorry that it took me so long to post this pic, I got really busy with finals for college.This is a photo of the A50 when it was in its prime. Hope you enjoy. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28100-my-first-mack/#findComment-152451 Share on other sites More sharing options...
R700 Posted December 22, 2012 Author Share Posted December 22, 2012 Here is a photo of the first cummins powered mack that my Pap bought. It came with a 250, later he put a 290, and turned it up. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28100-my-first-mack/#findComment-152459 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumperAndSon Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Here is a photo of the first cummins powered mack that my Pap bought. It came with a 250, later he put a 290, and turned it up.Sweet! I like it Ben 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28100-my-first-mack/#findComment-152468 Share on other sites More sharing options...
R700 Posted December 22, 2012 Author Share Posted December 22, 2012 Glad you liked it Ben. I wish that truck was still around, it must have been one of the first R700's with a cummins in the area. My pap actually sold that truck to build a Brockway with a 350 cummins, 13 speed and #44,000 mack rears. I will be posting a b-model, scrap hauler photo, here in a minute... if I don't encounter any more technical difficulties, hahaha! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28100-my-first-mack/#findComment-152478 Share on other sites More sharing options...
R700 Posted December 22, 2012 Author Share Posted December 22, 2012 Here is a photo of an old B-model, thought you guys might enjoy seeing it.I just found a bellhousing to put a cummins in a b-model, complete with flywheel, pressure plate, what do you guys think it is worth? 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28100-my-first-mack/#findComment-152480 Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Looks like a 56 or 57 Dodge on top. Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28100-my-first-mack/#findComment-152483 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumperAndSon Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Here is a photo of an old B-model, thought you guys might enjoy seeing it.Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuude. That is AWSOME! What I would do to have that truck with that load on it now...............Ben Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28100-my-first-mack/#findComment-152508 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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