storkmack Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 I always tell the guys, that no matter where you are or what you are doing, someone will see you and report back. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28785-chicago-r-models/page/43/#findComment-216471 Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 A couple from the last week or so. Ehlers truck was parked at their dump in mettawa, and then a Stark mack at the salt terminal. An R model that I didn't catch the name of as well.The white R model w/Mac trailer belongs to Kenny Fiantago. 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/28785-chicago-r-models/page/43/#findComment-216482 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackey58 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Hey lmackattack were you at mccanns in Bolingbrook today? Think our lowboy driver talked to you he was loading a case roller with our tl150 skid said he talked to a tanzillo driver in a red rd told him I'm know you and wanted to know how I know you left him wondering lol Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28785-chicago-r-models/page/43/#findComment-216761 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Good call on the ex-Celli. I'll take it a step further and say that's an IHOP in the background. Quote Jim Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28785-chicago-r-models/page/43/#findComment-216893 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lmackattack Posted November 16, 2013 Author Share Posted November 16, 2013 Hey lmackattack were you at mccanns in Bolingbrook today? Think our lowboy driver talked to you he was loading a case roller with our tl150 skid said he talked to a tanzillo driver in a red rd told him I'm know you and wanted to know how I know you left him wondering lolYep that was me. I parked next to him, was picking up a combination going to a chemical plant in Lemont. When I pulled up He was trying to fit both those machines on and having to reposition them to make it work. I gave him some eyes so he did not have to keep jumping out to check clearance for the goose neck. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28785-chicago-r-models/page/43/#findComment-216952 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackey58 Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Yea he's a good old boy been workin with him for 18 years Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28785-chicago-r-models/page/43/#findComment-217006 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lmackattack Posted November 17, 2013 Author Share Posted November 17, 2013 I was look over his truck and thought it was a little odd that it was speced with camelback rears....most new lowboy trucks are all air ride. At least he won't get stuck Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28785-chicago-r-models/page/43/#findComment-217078 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackey58 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Yea just had the rears done on it new bushings springs brakes he wished it had a Jake Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28785-chicago-r-models/page/43/#findComment-217192 Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stacksuperdog Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 That a big magnet hanging off the front of that tractor or a counter weight? Quote Matt Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28785-chicago-r-models/page/43/#findComment-217300 Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 I asked my friend the same thing and he said he wasn't able to look as he was loading up a brand X haul truck and had to get rolling,but I see behind the cab it looks like a little generator, so.... I'm gonna say magnet, but I might be wrong, I was wrong once before,could happen again, maybe.I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say it's a magnetic counter weight! 2 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/28785-chicago-r-models/page/43/#findComment-217304 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSD501 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Those pictures above are pretty cool. The area around the steel mills is always cool to see. I have a few pictures from the last week or so. They aren't Macks, but they are in northern Chicagoland. The first happened at the mettawa dump, and the last picture is Chicago areas least favorite contractor. I can't take credit for the pictures, the first were taken by a guy who was there when the truck went over. Nobody got hurt. The last picture was sent to me by a friend. They both remind us how quickly things can go bad. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28785-chicago-r-models/page/43/#findComment-217448 Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Ouch! That 6 wheeler driver must have been living right! Too close for comfort, there! 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/28785-chicago-r-models/page/43/#findComment-217473 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSD501 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 That loader looks like it took a pretty good hit. I am not sure where that is, I thought it looked like the bridge one block south of Central Ave. right in town Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28785-chicago-r-models/page/43/#findComment-217597 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackey58 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 So on my way to diamond lake today I saw the sharp black 4 axle tanzillo lowboy Pete by palatine rd and 53 think it was a cat excavator traffic was kinda heavy Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28785-chicago-r-models/page/43/#findComment-217605 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Boy,makes you wonder what that Superliner went for? I like the sleeper R-Models too! I really wanted an R-Model when I ordered my MH,but there were no sleepers available within a 300 mile radius!............................................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28785-chicago-r-models/page/43/#findComment-217619 Share on other sites More sharing options...
storkmack Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 I was rummaging through some old papers and found this old ad I kept from Northern IL Mack. I think it is from 89 and I don't remember why I cut it up but the reason I kept it was because the blue Value-Liner was my Dads truck he bought a year or so prior and it was an87 with a 13 speed but they put it up for sale anyway as an 84. Possible dealer mistake? Or a way to get the phone to ring, not sure.I like the old Dean Foods R's with the big bunks and the new Fruehauf's for sale.[/quoteI remember looking at those New R-models when I was a kid. Dad would be up there getting parts for his F-model or Cruiseliner and we would drool over those R-models. Too bad the dealer got bought out and sucks now. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28785-chicago-r-models/page/43/#findComment-217638 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog13407 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 think the 70's and 80's were the haydays for most Mack dealers, I remember going to the dealer as a kid in the 80's, back when they treated you with respect, now it seems if your not in there getting a spot mirror and chrome for your brand new VolMack, they don't seem to give a shit. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28785-chicago-r-models/page/43/#findComment-217648 Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Where is O'Hare Towing? They should be working the crashes.The tv show said they were the best..... Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28785-chicago-r-models/page/43/#findComment-217650 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lmackattack Posted November 21, 2013 Author Share Posted November 21, 2013 I saw Ernie's has the former northern IL Mack tow truck painted up...it was sitting out side the other day. Regarding the flipped trash truck...about a month ago at that same spot I watched a ups semi truck heading down the on ramp to 53 south with his trailer door rolled up... Right before he entered the high way 2 skids fell out the back, he kept going never saw it. The ramp was littered with boxes lol... Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28785-chicago-r-models/page/43/#findComment-217801 Share on other sites More sharing options...
slpwlker Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Those pictures above are pretty cool. The area around the steel mills is always cool to see. I have a few pictures from the last week or so. They aren't Macks, but they are in northern Chicagoland. The first happened at the mettawa dump, and the last picture is Chicago areas least favorite contractor. I can't take credit for the pictures, the first were taken by a guy who was there when the truck went over. Nobody got hurt. The last picture was sent to me by a friend. They both remind us how quickly things can go bad.Ouch I bet the one driver about dropped a load in the seat when he got hit. 2nd moron. Measure twice and cut once. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28785-chicago-r-models/page/43/#findComment-218045 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Ditchkus Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Not often you see a Cat on a flatbed. With the ROPS it had to be close to or over 13'6". Joe D. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28785-chicago-r-models/page/43/#findComment-218077 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Nice catches on the older stuff and that K-Five Granite is sharp! Quote Jim Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28785-chicago-r-models/page/43/#findComment-218199 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackey58 Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Was hauling fill up 59 to I 88 on ramp I think there gonna put a toll booth there Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28785-chicago-r-models/page/43/#findComment-218214 Share on other sites More sharing options...
james j neiweem Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 We seldom see granite tractors out here in new england Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28785-chicago-r-models/page/43/#findComment-218313 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 That's nice with the air cleaner. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28785-chicago-r-models/page/43/#findComment-218578 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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