Green Dash Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 The steering wheel was an aftermarket that I believe was added when the cab was upgraded to a galvanized around 1996. The horn button clashed with the rest of the interior but was one of the coolest features on that truck. #212, the one in my avatar, had an equally clean interior plus padded door panels.The best thing about this forum, everyone has their own opinion of things. I completely dislike that shifter knob. That was one of my favorite things about all of our 5 speed R Models. The straight stick & knob. It was easy to work around when you need to get stuff in & out of the cab & it was far enough out of the way that you never had to worry about it banging your arm when you were on rough roads and the stick & cab were shaking in opposite directions.I agree with you on the shifter extension but I HAD to do it for the sake of tradition and that was the only style I could find. It was in a bin near the floor of a Mom & Pop truck stop off the Ohio Turnpike near Warren. This was around 2002-3 and judging by the filth on the plastic bag it was in, I'd say it had been in there since the 70's. I will say it was a bit easier on the palm of my hand because I would grip the knob and the horizontal section of the lever when grabbiing "all those gears". 1 Quote Jim Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34641-pics-of-first-mack-you-drove/page/4/#findComment-232905 Share on other sites More sharing options...
39 Baby Mack Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Hey Ron....I like the rumble seat mounted up high like that. Bet it was a rare find.mikeMike,Kind of reminds you of the Oldsmobile truck that the Beverly Hillbillies had!Ron Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34641-pics-of-first-mack-you-drove/page/4/#findComment-232951 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Superdog Posted February 16, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted February 16, 2014 This is the first Mack my son drove. '65 B61LST,ENDL711,18 speed Quad. He started running it around the pasture as soon as he could sit on the edge of the seat and reach the pedals. 4 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34641-pics-of-first-mack-you-drove/page/4/#findComment-233003 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Yoos Brothers Construction Posted February 16, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted February 16, 2014 Does this count. Do you think the E9500 was a little much for me back then ?! It was about another 12 years give or take before My Dad actually let me drive it. Josh 5 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34641-pics-of-first-mack-you-drove/page/4/#findComment-233010 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackey58 Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Hell yea it does you got the fever early!!!! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34641-pics-of-first-mack-you-drove/page/4/#findComment-233015 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I need to go back thru some old picture books,I have a pic of Mikey standing up in the drivers seat of one of my B models with one hand on each stick. It's a classic. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34641-pics-of-first-mack-you-drove/page/4/#findComment-233017 Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg1 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 First of 3 R models I drove for Shuster's. 1984 R685T with an EM6-250, 5 speed, and 4.00 rears.I always thought these were sharp trucks. Shiny black and always clean. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34641-pics-of-first-mack-you-drove/page/4/#findComment-233025 Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977vega Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Nice lookin B, Superdog! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34641-pics-of-first-mack-you-drove/page/4/#findComment-233035 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog13407 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 im liking that dark Blue R model that Milkman posted. when did Mack stop using that 'sunken' style grille and start using the cheasy one that bolted to the air cooler? our 82 at work has the one bolted to the air to air. Mack must have used about a half dozen different styles of the R model grille over the years Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34641-pics-of-first-mack-you-drove/page/4/#findComment-233044 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtymilkman Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I like that grille too. I'm not sure on what years they used those. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34641-pics-of-first-mack-you-drove/page/4/#findComment-233047 Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stacksuperdog Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 weren't those f model grills? and people put them in R's Quote Matt Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34641-pics-of-first-mack-you-drove/page/4/#findComment-233051 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtymilkman Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Not sure. He said the truck originally came out of Canada, with no motor. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34641-pics-of-first-mack-you-drove/page/4/#findComment-233056 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 95k1500 Posted February 17, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2014 My 1964 B61. Bought in 2005 and undergoing restoration 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34641-pics-of-first-mack-you-drove/page/4/#findComment-233057 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Green Dash Posted February 17, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2014 I always thought these were sharp trucks. Shiny black and always clean.Unfortunately, they're doing things differently these days. Much of the work that was once done in-house is now farmed out and the 3 newest additions to the fleet are...gulp...white daycab Cascadia's from Penske.I heard many comments and compliments over the cb while driving the R models ranging from "nice old Mack" to "I'd quit on the spot if my boss told me that's what I had to drive". Some people just don't get it.The R's were one of the "pros" when I listed the pros and cons before deciding to take the job. I knew I had made the right decision when I jumped behind the wheel for my road test and was greeted with a view that took me back to my childhood and riding with my Dad.A dog's ass never looked so good. 5 Quote Jim Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34641-pics-of-first-mack-you-drove/page/4/#findComment-233060 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I owe a bunch of you folks a "like" when I get my reset. This was an excellent idea for a thread. Quote Jim Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34641-pics-of-first-mack-you-drove/page/4/#findComment-233062 Share on other sites More sharing options...
james j neiweem Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 sunken grill 1966-1972?2 vertical supports ?-? (Cheezee)3 vertical supports 1977?-1989western grill 1974?- Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34641-pics-of-first-mack-you-drove/page/4/#findComment-233103 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog13407 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 66-72 usually had full workin shutters on most R models I have seen. after 73 I have seen the sunken style and the style that bolted to the air to air. never really paid much attention but now im wondering. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34641-pics-of-first-mack-you-drove/page/4/#findComment-233133 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefightingboomer123 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 First Mack I drove, was a CF600 fire engine with a 5 spd, and a 300. Thing was fast!!!!! We also had a Mack Pirsch 100 ft. ladder with a 5 spd, but with a 250. Thing was a turd! On my days off from the firehouse, I started driving ready mix and semi dump. We had Valueliners and R600 mixers, with R model tractors, and 1 Superliner. All R models had twin sticks. Now on mixers, We have RD's and Granites. Dumps are CH's and some Rd's. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34641-pics-of-first-mack-you-drove/page/4/#findComment-233721 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mackdaddy Posted February 22, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted February 22, 2014 Appears to be the first Mack Leavitt's drove. Friend sent this pic to me today as he must be at the logging show in Eugene, Oregon. Leavitt's hauls up and down the west coast but no modern Macks in the fleet. They haul a lot of over length poles for the power companies. I never knew this truck existed either. Just shows you that a lot of old Macks are in hiding. 5 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34641-pics-of-first-mack-you-drove/page/4/#findComment-234086 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Beautiful. Rob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34641-pics-of-first-mack-you-drove/page/4/#findComment-234103 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifth wheel Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Appears to be the first Mack Leavitt's drove. Friend sent this pic to me today as he must be at the logging show in Eugene, Oregon. Leavitt's hauls up and down the west coast but no modern Macks in the fleet. They haul a lot of over length poles for the power companies. I never knew this truck existed either. Just shows you that a lot of old Macks are in hiding. In the B 73/75 series this only the second one I know of with the small radiator and sheet metal shell. FW Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34641-pics-of-first-mack-you-drove/page/4/#findComment-234114 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mackdaddy Posted February 23, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2014 Here is one I have like it. 4 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34641-pics-of-first-mack-you-drove/page/4/#findComment-234117 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 They are rare,for sure. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34641-pics-of-first-mack-you-drove/page/4/#findComment-234122 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog13407 Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 that red truck is a nice specimen. something odd with the fuel tank? looks like a deeper foot well and the step is all the way to the front unlike most round tanks on B models Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34641-pics-of-first-mack-you-drove/page/4/#findComment-234146 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryS Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Here's a picture of a 1961 B 61 with a 540 gas and a duplex direct that I bought from a towing and storage auction about 20 years ago. Apparently it was being driven from NY (not sure if city or upstate) to Florida. The truck had over heating and a serious vibration and was towed from I 95 just south of Springfield, Va. I saw the truck sitting in the storage lot everyday on the way to work for about 3 months and finally called. The day I called was the day of the auction and no one had showed up. The lot owner agreed to sell the truck for his towing bill and also agreed to deliver it, a deal I couldn't refuse. The lot owner told me he had been told the truck had been a concrete mixer. The mechanical problems turned out to be a bad water pump and a bad pinion bearing on the front drive axle. Another problem that could not be easly corrected was the gas mileage whiclh was about 3 or 4. Top speed was about 55, not sure what rears it had. I kept the truck for a couple of years and sold it at the Winchester, Va auction to Donovan's Used Cars in Harrisonburg. He later sold and maybe it is still out there somewhere. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34641-pics-of-first-mack-you-drove/page/4/#findComment-234549 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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