Superdog Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Granpop had a friend that had one like this,it was a gasjob,i only ever seen a couple those IH's in person,pretty sure that green and gold one in the pictures was a 220 or 250 Cummins?............................................MarkA local farmer used to have one of these IH's with a grain box,always thought it was cool as hell,and wanted to get ahold of it,but it disappeared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Somewhere a long time ago I read a story about these Corbitt's.Seems that a trucking company by the name of Turner rebuilt at least one LJ Mack into a homemade cabover,repowering it with a English Gardner diesel. Then Corbitt sent there engineers to look it over and they came up with their cabover. Then,supposedly Mack engineers looked over the Corbitt and came up with the H-61.Anybody else remember seeing that article??That would have been Mr Guy Turner himself of http://www.guymturner.com/. His company started in Greensboro, NC. Corbitts were manufactured in Henderson, NC about 80 miles north on I85. He's been gone about twenty years now and the company has changed owners a couple of times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storkmack Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Hey this one (1958 H-67) was pretty damn tall to me! Course,I was just a wee lad of 13 at the time! She was my first love........well,kinda........you know what I mean! Don't remember my hair being that long, though. "Tell that damn hippy to get off my truck!" - truck owner back in the day 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 This experimental Ford HD-1000 (i think) is pretty tall too!..............................................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Here's another Corbitt that was in Greensboro, not quite as tall as the other, but still pretty tall!The conventional Corbitt's were pretty sharp looking trucks. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Nice mullet. I hear they are back in. The H76 is neat too. MikeThat was kinda pre-mullet time (1974),Mike.Maybe I started a trend LOL!!! ........NOT! What a dufus!! 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 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakebrake86 Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Somewhere a long time ago I read a story about these Corbitt's.Seems that a trucking company by the name of Turner rebuilt at least one LJ Mack into a homemade cabover,repowering it with a English Gardner diesel. Then Corbitt sent there engineers to look it over and they came up with their cabover. Then,supposedly Mack engineers looked over the Corbitt and came up with the H-61.Anybody else remember seeing that article??Yep, I believe it was in WOT a couple of years back. Something about Turner was in the moving business and took a job moving equipment at the Mack plant. Apparently the design team got their cameras out for some recon. I thought that was a pretty neat story, myself. Quote Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakebrake86 Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Here's another Corbitt that was in Greensboro, not quite as tall as the other, but still pretty tall!TB-061-900px.jpgThe conventional Corbitt's were pretty sharp looking trucks.Cor100_3447.jpgCor100_3463.jpgIt kind of shares a likeness to a Diamond T or a Sterling, doesn't it? Pretty sharp, indeed. Quote Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phase 1 Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Somewhere a long time ago I read a story about these Corbitt's.Seems that a trucking company by the name of Turner rebuilt at least one LJ Mack into a homemade cabover,repowering it with a English Gardner diesel. Then Corbitt sent there engineers to look it over and they came up with their cabover. Then,supposedly Mack engineers looked over the Corbitt and came up with the H-61.Anybody else remember seeing that article??There is a picture of Turner's Mack on page 61 of the book Evolution of Cab-Over-Engine Trucks. It states that it was a Mack EQT, although they could have made others too. It was also pictured in a Wheels Of Time quite a while back.The green highbinder has been rebuilt and is taller than the standard height.Normally it would be thought that cab overs are taller, but some conventionals were taller than many COEs. The Diamond T 950 was tall. The Detroit powered cab-forward Dodge C model was up there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 A big Diamond T, at the Keystone Tractor Museum. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Heres another experimental P.I.E cabover......................................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GearheadGrrrl Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 The more recent Mack MH may take the prize for tallest cabover- IIRC they were 126" tall to the roof, a good 6" to 12" taller than contemporary cabovers. If that don't win the prize, I've read on this forum that some even taller 4 x 4 MHs were built for UPS... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Heres another experimental P.I.E cabover......................................MarkWow! It kinda looks like a early FWD cabover.Cool picture,ugly truck Al 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 Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Heres another experimental P.I.E cabover......................................MarkLooks like those experimental tubeless tires also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 The more recent Mack MH may take the prize for tallest cabover- IIRC they were 126" tall to the roof, a good 6" to 12" taller than contemporary cabovers. If that don't win the prize, I've read on this forum that some even taller 4 x 4 MHs were built for UPS...They might be- I stood in front of one at David's this summer, and i'd forgotten just how tall they are, that thing was huge. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 The more recent Mack MH may take the prize for tallest cabover- IIRC they were 126" tall to the roof, a good 6" to 12" taller than contemporary cabovers. If that don't win the prize, I've read on this forum that some even taller 4 x 4 MHs were built for UPS...They might be- I stood in front of one at David's this summer, and i'd forgotten just how tall they are, that thing was huge.I can't find the dimensions but my MH is just under 12' to top of exhaust. I guestimate the cab roof to be about 132" tall. Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 An MH I once saw. I had Jo stand in front of it and sip a soda for a height comparison. She was arrested for trespassing right after I took the picture.Sippin' a soda in front of a Freightliner.9000 Ford 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 An MH I once saw. I had Jo stand in front of it and sip a soda for a height comparison. She was arrested for trespassing right after I took the picture.mhimg_2699.jpgSippin' a soda in front of a Freightliner.100_2873.jpg9000 Ford100_4347.jpgYou forgot to have Jo stand in front of the Ford 9000. Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 . Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 You forgot to have Jo stand in front of the Ford 9000. She was unavailable as she was in jail,right after being arrested for trespassing! 1 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 Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 How about this SEXY Oshkosh cabinover!! 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 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 that's a big'un! I got Jo to stand in front of it for a size comparison but she's a good ways away from it here. Especially her feets. 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 How about this SEXY Oshkosh cabinover!! 89825698.jpgMilitary spec?Oilfield spec? Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Military spec?Oilfield spec?Military (Air Force,I think).......Had a KTA-600 Cum-a-long in it! 1 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 Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 She was unavailable as she was in jail,right after being arrested for trespassing! How soon I forget. The memory is the first thing to go...I can't remember what is next! Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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