aclem Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Hi everybody... im new here. I get on everyday to look at all the stuff being talked about. We just bought a tri axle dump from buffalo ny. We started to drive it home to watertown ny and tranny went bad. tow bill home and tranny fix with a few extras was $7000. yes it was really high. since then we have put a turbo, radiator, air to air radiator, air dryer, new brakes, new brake chambers new slack adjusters, new s-cams, new tires. We finally have most of bugs out of it. Its been a real oney pit and now its working good and making us money. we bought it for $20,000 and figured about 13,000 in parts and labor. its doing great now though and hope to find some odd ball pieces to make it look better. cab is in great shape on from being up here. hope to find a grille and headliner plastic piece for radio over head. other then that a train horn has been added a few led lights. sooner or later we will put some chrome on it and it will look even better. possible winter project is rebuild rear ends and inner frame. hahaha what a joke i know. well i may ask for some help here an there like i already have a few times and i appreciate the help also. i may look for a mack r,u,dm project truck if anyone has one for sale in ny. please let me know. i love macks. My uncle just got done building a u model tandem tractor and it turned out nice. seens how the r model tractor they had someone stole and burned it in the middle of the night. we did buy a parts truck but alot of things we differnt so we sold it to a guy in buffalo. we made 1500 on it and he came and got it so i couldnt complain. I said we may rebuild rear ends this winter but if we do we may do alot more because rear ratio is 5.73 and we want to change it to a 8LL and we cant do that now because 8LL dont have overdrive to make it go fast enough. T2070a is not enough for us when we haul 22-23 ton at a time. but so far so good. nice being on here with everybody that knows alot in case i need help thanks. Quote A.Clement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Welcome! .......Just jump on in and hold on!!! 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...
slpwlker Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Welcome to the jungle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Welcome! Vinny is the resident U model extraordinaire. Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stacksuperdog Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 You know of a U-model! Vinny wil be excited. Quote Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39 Baby Mack Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Welcome aboard!Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 You know of a U-model! Vinny wil be excited. Make sure you get the cereal number. Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aclem Posted July 24, 2013 Author Share Posted July 24, 2013 Haha Vinny don't live to far away. Only u model I known is the one my uncle just built into a tandem tractor. He has pics I think Quote A.Clement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Yupp, I know his uncle, and ive crawled all over that U model too! Haha. Maybe I'll see your RD runnin around sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Heres the U model. Doesn't have the home toter stuff on it now, and its not a single axle either. It looks like a normal U model now with a tandem rear. I gotta get up and see it sometime maybe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aclem Posted July 24, 2013 Author Share Posted July 24, 2013 I'll get a pic later to put on Quote A.Clement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aclem Posted July 24, 2013 Author Share Posted July 24, 2013 Of it finished Quote A.Clement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Ok curious to see what it looks like now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stacksuperdog Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Oh. I heard about this. Quote Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 I drove by Mikes places earlier on the way back front North Country welders but didn't see a U model. Saw a red R model dump ive never seen before down there though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aclem Posted July 24, 2013 Author Share Posted July 24, 2013 U model was in plattdburg hauling concrete for Jefferson concrete. My dads rd is always there cause he hauls on drum. Quote A.Clement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aclem Posted July 24, 2013 Author Share Posted July 24, 2013 U model was in plattdburg hauling concrete for Jefferson concrete. My dads rd is always there cause he hauls on drum. Quote A.Clement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aclem Posted July 24, 2013 Author Share Posted July 24, 2013 Look at my pic on profile Quote A.Clement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Oh. So I guess I have seen your R model haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenGiant2 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 sorry to here about the problems, is it possible to say who the truck came from, private or business. a 2070 trans should do what you want. I have a 2080 in my dm 690 and does fine, but it is a big jump between 4th and 5th. I think mine has 4.56 ratio rears. good luck gg2 Quote We the unwilling, Lead by the unqualified, are doing the impossible, for the ungrateful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackniac Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 welcome and enjoy , I have a RB688S and I need to put some $$ in it but the work is scarce , so not sure waht I'll do Quote Makniac , collector and customizer of die-cast model in 1/50th scale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aclem Posted July 25, 2013 Author Share Posted July 25, 2013 Nice came from bufallo and orchard park topsoil. Ye transmission is better now but the jump from 4 to 5 is hard. Quote A.Clement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 cant be too new,,,you have 36 posts,,,but welcome and enjoy...bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldog man Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 to the club Quote You Cant Fix Stupid. But You Can Numb It With A Sledgehammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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