Popular Post daveigou Posted April 19, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2013 Might as well get an F model thread started. The white F model was part of the Sindall fleet from New Holland Pa.The black one was a unit in the Bill Rollman fleet, from Lititz, Pa.I don't make it a practice to post pictures that I didn't take, but in this case, the first picture is mine, the others are from Bill's personal collection. Bill is well known for operating a fleet of some of the nicest Macks you'll ever see. 13 Quote See my Flickr photostream page http://www.flickr.com/photos/96692978@N05/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Awesome!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Very nice Dave! thanks for posting,i for one sure enjoy seeing "old school" trucks,not the overdone goobered up junk from today!....................................Mark 1 Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39 Baby Mack Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Thanks, DaveGreat pictures!Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post daveigou Posted April 19, 2013 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2013 Can't have an F model thread without at least one RGS unit!!Could it be that John maybe put the horseshoe over his kitchen door? 1 5 Quote See my Flickr photostream page http://www.flickr.com/photos/96692978@N05/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel67 Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Nice!!!!!!!! Hope to have that as the next one in my collection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Great pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike69mackman Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Seems to me bill still has a couple F's over there. Didnt he switch to mh's later on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveigou Posted April 19, 2013 Author Share Posted April 19, 2013 Yes, Bill switched to MH's. They were as fine looking as the F's. Bill doesn't drive much any more, but there are still some F's and MH's around, I don't think there are any still in service. Quote See my Flickr photostream page http://www.flickr.com/photos/96692978@N05/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Superdog Posted April 19, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2013 My old '76 F786ST.Super nice driving and riding truck,it had an air ride cab. Cab was really rusty,though.Only drove it about 9 months 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 My old '76 F786ST.Super nice driving and riding truck,it had an air ride cab. Cab was really rusty,though.Only drove it about 9 months76 F700.jpgSharp looking truck Mike. Are those factory budds on that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 no Vinny,it had spokes on the front when it was new,the !st owner put them on,I'm the 2nd owner,still have it but I took the engine out and put in my '74. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Superdog Posted April 19, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2013 My '74 F786ST,this truck sat in a machine shed for 15 years with a warped block,I bought it and put the engine out of my rusty '76 in it.Really loved driving this old truck.Ran it for 2 years '99 to 2001. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 My '74 F786ST,this truck sat in a machine shed for 15 years with a warped block,I bought it and put the engine out of my rusty '76 in it.Really loved driving this old truck.Ran it for 2 years '99 to 2001.blue%20f%20model.jpg21 Ford Escorts.jpgmike%20truck%20pic%207.jpgmike%20truck%20pic-blue%20f-model.jpgthird%20Load%20from%20auction.jpgDo you still have this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stacksuperdog Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Too bad you dont see any going down the road anymore. Quote Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Do you still have this one?yep,out back waiting on a facelift.Hated to quit driving it,but that's when I bought my Freedom Superliner,it had heat in the winter and air in the summer,instead of the other way around in the blue F.It was was a little easier on my back,too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakebrake86 Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Thank y'all for the F model pics... they're slowly replacing B models as being my favorite old Mack. Mike, is that brown '76 the one you were talking to me about swapping my '66 for? Quote Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39 Baby Mack Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Can't have an F model thread without at least one RGS unit!!Could it be that John maybe put the horseshoe over his kitchen door?No Dave, when it left West Chester it was minus the horseshoe for sure!I'll say a few things about #168, it was originally a demonstrator used by Chemical Lehman and had chrome plated windshield wiper pivots on the cab.When we were using it as a demonstrator it's number was #604 the 600#S were for leased operator's trucks.The chassis number is F-715T1084 ( i got scared for a minute or two---when I first thought of the chassis number I was drawing a blank!! )When it left our place it originally was driven to Bradley's junk yard in Nottingham, PA by my brother Tom.Before we got rid of it we switched steering gears with another one that had a really sloppy gear on it.Sheppard steering gears weren't the best in my book anyway and in an "F" model the steering shaft when through a set of miter gears before it ever got to the gear.This made it even worse!Needless to say when they got some wear in them they could be a little squirrelly, and that's putting it mildly!I remember Tom took it to Bradley's and said when he got to US1 he dropped it in 5th High and was going to take it the junkyard in style!It didn't stay in 5th long, he promptly dropped it back into 4th and that's where it stayed the rest of the way to Nottingham!Talking about the way these things steered, I liked what my oldest brother Ralph used to say about them "Spend all that money for power steering and end upwith a bunch of wandering whores"I used to say I'd rather fight a truck with a manual gear on it for a few minutes while maneuvering into tight places than have to fight with one of these for hours at time!The other fun experiences I remember with these things were cattle chutes and going through the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel and that was before there was a Ft. McHenry Tunnel (it's a little wider and there are four bores instead of just two!) Used to always make sure I had a cigarette lit before I entered it!If that wash't enough when they had to work on one of the bores they'd shut one down and then the traffic was head to head in the tunnel!Would really make your asshole pucker up let me tell you!The next time we saw #168 it was pulling in our yard with John Hoppes driving it, he was coming to pick up an old horse trailer that we had sold.That was the first time Tommie and I met John, Tommie and I couldn't believe he was driving the truck with the way it steered---He just must have been a better driver!Another thing the gear shift levers in this truck I could never get straightened out to my liking, I'll tell you one thing don't wrap your hand around the main stick when putting it in reverse when the auxiliary was in low---OUCH!!, it only took one time to learn this little idiosyncrasy about this truck!Dave ask John how he thought it steered???Ron 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Thank y'all for the F model pics... they're slowly replacing B models as being my favorite old Mack. Mike, is that brown '76 the one you were talking to me about swapping my '66 for? No Jake,this one here,'it's a'76 too.Cab on it's pretty solid.I bought this one for parts when I was running the brown one and originally was going to get this cab fixed and swap it onto it,but then the blue '74 came up for sale and I bought it instead.There ain't enough good metal on the old brown one anymore to make a Skoal can lid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 '63 F609ST in Iowa 80's parts truck yard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Superdog Posted April 19, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2013 My '72 FS785LT with grain box.237 Maxidyne,5 speed,homemade tag axle.Mikey did a little outlaw hauling with this before he got his CDL.Shown here with a load of corn cobs fresh of the corn sheller. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 a couple hiding in southern IA,not mine...................................yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Superdog Posted April 19, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2013 Not a very good pic,but it's the only one I have in the computer.This is my Dad's first Mack,1972 F795ST,325 V8,5 speed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Superdog Posted April 19, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2013 Some more of my F models2 of my 3 F715ST's (3rd one is dismantled)1965,864 V8,15speed Triplex1967 864 V8,15 speed Triplex,4:76 rears1963 F609ST,repowered with a ENDT673C,13 speed Triplex,I just recently sold this one back to the last owner's son1970 F795LST,repowered by ENDT711,15 speed Triplex,got this one from Terry T. a couple years ago.1969 F785ST,237 Maxidyne,5 speed1972 F795LST,325 V8,5 speed (non-runner) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Superdog Posted April 19, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2013 more of my F's1967 F611LT,ENDT673C,15 speed Triplex,tag axle.1973 FS747LT,290 Cummins,6 speed Spicer.my 3 F model cousins,'74 and '73 457 Brockways1967 E457T Brockway w/600 Holmes,6-71 Detroit powered 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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