Popular Post jake Posted January 29, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted January 29, 2014 Twin F Models. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Twins is right.What's their story? Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 those look damn nice,that a recent pic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Looks like Wyoming plate on the front.Calling mike69mackman......road trip!!! Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I think that is a fairly recent picture,if you look closely there is a late model Chevy or GMC pickup behind the F's in the first picture........they sure look in good shape!...............................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post vision386 Posted January 29, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted January 29, 2014 Too Late Ken! 57BCR and I are already headed out there to pick them up! LOL!..................................Mark 4 Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 They look straight and no rust. Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 .................."Hey Mark,you wanna hit second?" Al 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 January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Those look pretty decent from here,anyway. Must have got "smuggled in" from the east. A rarity to see spokes in Wyoming,I would imagine. Nice find,Jake! I wonder if the Rifleman is keeping watch over them with a loaded Winchester? 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 January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Those look pretty decent from here,anyway. Must have got "smuggled in" from the east. A rarity to see spokes in Wyoming,I would imagine. Nice find,Jake! I wonder if the Rifleman is keeping watch over them with a loaded Winchester? Based on the landscape, my guess is they are still "out west". Other "interesting" things sitting there too.Too Late Ken! 57BCR and I are already headed out there to pick them up! LOL!..................................MarkMark, take lots of pictures! Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Went back and looked at these F's a little more,did anybody else notice what's missing?..............................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stacksuperdog Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 the exhaust? Quote Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Went back and looked at these F's a little more,did anybody else notice what's missing?..............................MarkVertical exhaust stack? Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Yup,just curious to see,doe'snt look like they came with vertical exaust either? (no brackets etc.) pretty unusual to see an F-Model with a weedburner!............................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I noticed that too,Mark. Didn't some of the UPS F models have weedburners ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 found these on the web. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Superdog Posted January 29, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted January 29, 2014 found some pics of Overnite and Smith F models,with weedburners too,but they were from Hank's and didn't want to stir that up again. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Mark......Mark........are you asleep...........yet. I think we are out of fuel.......and we are still at home in the driveway. Mark says sure taken along time to tell me.mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39 Baby Mack Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 We had two '69 "F" models we bought used from the Allentown branch that were built with underground exhaust.They had 237's in them, you didn't want to leave them running when you were cranking the landing gear up or down, they'd bring tears to your eyes!They didn't stay that way for long, wasn't very good for the horses either!Ron 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel67 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Looks like indeed in good condition. Nice projects. Wish had the cash :0( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 I noticed that too,Mark. Didn't some of the UPS F models have weedburners ?Mike,I too thought of UPS but most were day cab and single axle. Perhaps they ran tandem sleepers in the west.found these on the web.Top pic is a display at the America on Wheels museum in Allentown. Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake Posted January 30, 2014 Author Share Posted January 30, 2014 Went back and looked at these F's a little more,did anybody else notice what's missing?..............................MarkMark, I thought you were going to say the "Bulldog" on the first truck. The story that I heard was they came originally from New Jersey and were used to haul the mail. That explains the spokes. They were used in Wyoming to haul hay. I suppose they thought it was safer without a stack. Jake 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Also noticed the K-D (I think) "shock-proof" cab lights. Kind of rare on an F-model. Fleet spec,for sure. And missing about 6 feet of frame rail between the fuel tanks and the front drive axle(for running the west)! 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...
Superdog Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Al,my blue '74 F786 has those marker lights, the '75 F786 Grandpa had them as well as one of our '78 Cruiseliners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Ah, ok Mike.Not as rare as I thought. I guess the ones I noticed usually had the bullet or the old style flat housing/amber lens type lights on them. The shock-proof lights were very popular with the fleets, as I recall. 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...
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