farmer52 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Mile Post 45 - On the southwest side of the pike (right side going eastbound) there are two (2) off-highway trucks. All I can see is the top of the dump beds but they look like a Mack bed. I was going to stop and look/take a pic but got "stuck" in the left lane. Maybe another trip I will get a chance to stop and ID these trucks.Anyone else see these trucks? Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29261-pa-turnpike-mp45/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted January 9, 2013 Author Share Posted January 9, 2013 OD doesn't run the PA pike. BTW, they just raised the tolls on Sunday. Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29261-pa-turnpike-mp45/#findComment-156043 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 OD doesn't run the PA pike. BTW, they just raised the tolls on Sunday.Oh christ..............not again. I hate that freak'n road to begin with. The only saving grace is coming home, you loose the last toll booth so it's cheaper Westbound. 1 Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29261-pa-turnpike-mp45/#findComment-156082 Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960 B-81 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Is that the mulch plant? There was a Mack M in there and a Euclid. Neither was neat the road last time I was through. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29261-pa-turnpike-mp45/#findComment-156095 Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted January 9, 2013 Author Share Posted January 9, 2013 Is that the mulch plant? There was a Mack M in there and a Euclid. Neither was neat the road last time I was through.Yep, mulch plant. Trucks are sitting just north of the pile and down a slight raven. All you can see is the upper 2'-3' of the beds. Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29261-pa-turnpike-mp45/#findComment-156122 Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted January 9, 2013 Author Share Posted January 9, 2013 Oh christ..............not again. I hate that freak'n road to begin with. The only saving grace is coming home, you loose the last toll booth so it's cheaper Westbound.Never figured out the "no toll" going west into OH. I would think they would make you pay to get out of the state.Just west of the Warrendale exit (on the NE side) there is a construction company with a steel nosed R (not sure of the model). I will try to remember to stop and take a pic. I did not take Otherdog's "moving picture taking" class.BTW, I have EZPass so the tolls are reduced. Almost a weekly trip - OH to PA and PA to OH. Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29261-pa-turnpike-mp45/#findComment-156124 Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 Stopped on the PA pike Saturday on my drive to OH. The construction company trucks are on the NE side at mile post 27. What I thought was a R is a DM. There are also two (2) steel nosed DM (facing the opposite direction - one is behind the other). The one to the right (in the pic) has dual exhaust stacks on the right side of the cab. Interesting set-up. 2 Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29261-pa-turnpike-mp45/#findComment-157000 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 OD doesn't run the PA pike. BTW, they just raised the tolls on Sunday.I've seen the trucks you're talking about. That's about the only part of the pike that I have been on lately, from New Stanton or rt. 28 running empty over to 79 to go to Sharon to load after delivering lumber. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29261-pa-turnpike-mp45/#findComment-157005 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livinlo Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Hey Guys,Those Bulldogs belong to: John Benkart Rigging Co. They have been in the rigging business for a long time.Brent Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29261-pa-turnpike-mp45/#findComment-157015 Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 The black and yellow is a RD800. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29261-pa-turnpike-mp45/#findComment-157022 Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 The black and yellow is a RD800.David - you are likely right. It looks like the cab is leaning offset to the left like a DM (or U). I couldn't get a better angle of the truck.Hey Guys,Those Bulldogs belong to: John Benkart Rigging Co. They have been in the rigging business for a long time.BrentBrent - Thx! Benkart name is on the boom in the background. Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29261-pa-turnpike-mp45/#findComment-157036 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apple dog Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 So whats new with the Pike. They raise the tolls every year. This has been done for the last 5 or 6 years. Its getting to expensive to run. Someone tell me why you can run from the Ohio, PA line going west to exit 71 for $31.00. Last yeat it cost $68.60 from Breezwood to the toll both at I79. Someone is getting rich. No wonder they want to put tolls on I80. Quote This is Mack country. On a quiet night you can hear a peterbilt rust away. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29261-pa-turnpike-mp45/#findComment-157042 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb502 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 that gold and white DM800 has an E9 notice the dual exhaust pipes coming up from the low mounted muffler. 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/29261-pa-turnpike-mp45/#findComment-157056 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosejockey Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Gold and white DM 800 is Cat Powered. Ex Jan Pak truck. Dan I. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29261-pa-turnpike-mp45/#findComment-157061 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 So whats new with the Pike. They raise the tolls every year. This has been done for the last 5 or 6 years. Its getting to expensive to run. Someone tell me why you can run from the Ohio, PA line going west to exit 71 for $31.00. Last yeat it cost $68.60 from Breezwood to the toll both at I79. Someone is getting rich. No wonder they want to put tolls on I80.There is an explanation on the Turnpike web site as to why they have been raising the tolls every year and will continue to do so up to a certain year, but I don't remember the details and think it's a bunch of crap anyway. I live less than a mile from Turnpike 43 which runs from I-68 in WV to....a busy four lane 10 miles south of Pittsburgh. I doubt I will see it completed in my lifetime but the toll keeps going up every year. There are alternative routes to that highway and they are eventually going to price that road right out of business. Quote Jim Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29261-pa-turnpike-mp45/#findComment-157077 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Hey Guys,Those Bulldogs belong to: John Benkart Rigging Co. They have been in the rigging business for a long time.Brent There's another place with yellow construction equipment further east at the Babcock Blvd overpass but I don't know if you can see it from the Pike. He had some huge Autocars at one time. Quote Jim Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29261-pa-turnpike-mp45/#findComment-157079 Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Stopped on the PA pike Saturday on my drive to OH. The construction company trucks are on the NE side at mile post 27. What I thought was a R is a DM. There are also two (2) steel nosed DM (facing the opposite direction - one is behind the other). The one to the right (in the pic) has dual exhaust stacks on the right side of the cab. Interesting set-up.Black and yellow one is an RD800, the other 2 are DM800's. Love them dual exaust pipes on the same side. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29261-pa-turnpike-mp45/#findComment-157081 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apple dog Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 There is an explanation on the Turnpike web site as to why they have been raising the tolls every year and will continue to do so up to a certain year, but I don't remember the details and think it's a bunch of crap anyway. I live less than a mile from Turnpike 43 which runs from I-68 in WV to....a busy four lane 10 miles south of Pittsburgh. I doubt I will see it completed in my lifetime but the toll keeps going up every year. There are alternative routes to that highway and they are eventually going to price that road right out of business. I know I run it 3 to 5 times a week in the summer and fall. Its either pay the toll or buy the fuel to run across I68. The only good thing is the pike is quicker. If this keeps up it will be cheaper to buy the fuel to run 68. Quote This is Mack country. On a quiet night you can hear a peterbilt rust away. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29261-pa-turnpike-mp45/#findComment-157098 Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 I run the pike because it is quicker (less than 4 hours door to door - Canton to RS). Route 22 is nice now that it is four lane from Monroeville to I-99. Just wish they would eliminate the signal lights. I-80 to I-99 south adds another hour. Of course I am in a 4-wheeler so tolls are slightly less than an 18-wheeler.As for the toll increases...likely the State is taking money from the PA Pike and using it elsewhere. Used to be the pike was self sufficient. I can remember when it was 5 cents a mile. Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29261-pa-turnpike-mp45/#findComment-157105 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post farmer52 Posted March 25, 2013 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 25, 2013 Finally stopped and took some pics of the two (2) Mack off-highway trucks at MP45 (east bound side). 3 Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29261-pa-turnpike-mp45/#findComment-174268 Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977vega Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Resto projects! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29261-pa-turnpike-mp45/#findComment-174269 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Gold and white DM 800 is Cat Powered. Ex Jan Pak truck. Dan I. I agree can't mistake that color scheme. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29261-pa-turnpike-mp45/#findComment-174270 Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960 B-81 Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Not sure what yard would have been near Babcock Blvd. Are you sure you aren't also thinking of Benkart? They had a twin-steer Autocar that was painted yellow. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29261-pa-turnpike-mp45/#findComment-174289 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Moosejockey Posted March 25, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted March 25, 2013 A few shots from Benkart's yard. Ex Jan Pak RW and DM. RW is powered by an E9. Also, tandem steering Autocar. 7 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29261-pa-turnpike-mp45/#findComment-174295 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 That's cool. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29261-pa-turnpike-mp45/#findComment-174299 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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