rsb502 Posted May 25, 2014 Author Share Posted May 25, 2014 About two weeks ago I came across this container flipped over in a parking lot. I know how it happened to. The guys arepulling 20ft cans that are loaded with corn or beans for export and usually have 46,000+ in the box. He must have decidedto dolly the trailer down for some reason. I bet he wasn't more than a foot away from it before it flopped on its side.About two weeks ago I came across this container flipped over in a parking lot. I know how it happened to. The guys arepulling 20ft cans that are loaded with corn or beans for export and usually have 46,000+ in the box. He must have decidedto dolly the trailer down for some reason. I bet he wasn't more than a foot away from it before it flopped on its side.I pulled containers for a year and those little 20 footers are top heavy as shit when they load em heavy, we used to deliver slabs of marble in em and they always made me nervous in the corners. Quote "Any Society that would give up a little LIBERTY to gain a little SECURITY will Deserve Neither and LOSE BOTH" -Benjamin Franklin"If your gonna be STUPID, you gotta be TOUGH" "You cant always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you get what you need" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack Doctor Jr. Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 This was my super trucker today. My 8 yr old saved me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_martell Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Found this on Largecar Mag Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152657722470101&set=vb.265172595100&type=2&theater" Oh shit, the exhaust fans!!!!! Someone turn on the fans" lol Quote Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack Doctor Jr. Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Well I can't get the pic to load up but he brought the tractor across 5 acres to pick up my banshee with a broken A arm. He used the tractor to toe me back. It was only his second time driving it. Loader bucket and a chain and away we went. Proud poppa here. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post vision386 Posted May 25, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 25, 2014 Mrs Vision sent me a picture of a Supertrucker mailbox she saw on facebook (kinda neat though!)..........................Mark 5 Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PeterMack Posted May 26, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 26, 2014 Mrs Vision sent me a picture of a Supertrucker mailbox she saw on facebook (kinda neat though!)..........................MarkThis is the truck that the mail box is modeled after. The guy is from WI and I think he owns the box and the truck.The real one is immaculate. I think the steps even slide out for easier access to the cab. I took these pics a few years ago at Waupun WI. I think the truck is just for show. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felicello122 Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 v8 cat in the kw, that is a nice resto! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterMack Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 v8 cat in the kw, that is a nice resto!Good eyes! It did have a V8 CAT in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Nice! that is one sharp KW! personally,the only thing I would do different would be to lose the giant bumper and put a "gull-wing" back on it. Thanks for posting the pictures!..................................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Nice! that is one sharp KW! personally,the only thing I would do different would be to lose the giant bumper and put a "gull-wing" back on it. Thanks for posting the pictures!..................................MarkThat's a pre-gull wing, Mark. I think '67 or older judging by the headlight buckets. Either way, I agree on the bumper. Quote Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack mhe9 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 I've always like the big Texas bumpers but every winter I would destroy them trying to get around in the snow north east. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 You think it's that old Jim? I was thinking it was made/modified to look older than it is,my guess was late seventies,but truly have no idea! Lol!........................................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 You think it's that old Jim? I was thinking it was made/modified to look older than it is,my guess was late seventies,but truly have no idea! Lol!........................................MarkAt first I only noticed the headlights but the dashboard (as seen through the windshield) is also from that era. There are probably more clues but we would need someone who is well versed in Paccarology to point them out. KW used that same basic cab for almost 1000 years. 1 Quote Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 LOL, I just Googled "1967 KW K100" to give you an example since I knew it wasn't a '68 or newer.This was the 2nd pic in the images:https://www.flickr.com/photos/92957474@N04/12306996645/in/gallery-31486821@N02-72157639836071706/ 1 Quote Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterMack Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 At first I only noticed the headlights but the dashboard (as seen through the windshield) is also from that era. There are probably more clues but we would need someone who is well versed in Paccarology to point them out. KW used that same basic cab for almost 1000 years. That truck might be a mutt of sorts. He did a lot of custom work to that thing, so it might be a few years all smooshed together. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 He did one helluva smoosh job! Quote Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb502 Posted May 30, 2014 Author Share Posted May 30, 2014 I didn't think the 3408 was available till the late 70's, Vision my buddy won't buy a new bumper for his 73 A model because he loves the gull wing. Quote "Any Society that would give up a little LIBERTY to gain a little SECURITY will Deserve Neither and LOSE BOTH" -Benjamin Franklin"If your gonna be STUPID, you gotta be TOUGH" "You cant always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you get what you need" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 I didn't think the 3408 was available till the late 70's, Vision my buddy won't buy a new bumper for his 73 A model because he loves the gull wing.I'm thinking '75-'76 was when the 3408 came out.Coincidently, I think that's about the time the gull wing bumpers started to appear. They do look good on older models though, since the K and W series went several years with minimal cosmetic changes.There is/was an R model running around the Pittsburgh area with a KW gull wing bumper. It looked like it belonged there, real sharp. Quote Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterMack Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Here is a super Firefighter. Not sure how this happened. I'm open for guesses. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Here is a super Firefighter. Not sure how this happened. I'm open for guesses.Needed an FWD to pull that little tree out like "The King of FWD's" 1 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Here is a super Firefighter. Not sure how this happened. I'm open for guesses.Hopefully it is still under warranty. Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post vision386 Posted June 7, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2014 The weapon of choice for supertruckers since 1957!.....................................Mark 5 Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 41chevy Posted June 7, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2014 Hope it's baffled 3 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_martell Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Hope it's baffledYou and me both..... Quote Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gearhead204 Posted June 7, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2014 you guy hope it's baffled HELL I HOPE TO GOD THERES MORE THAN JUST TWO STRAPS HOLDING IT TO THE TRUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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