bbob61 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Our 1964 B61X was built at the Mahwah N.J. MACK plant in 1963/1964 but to the best of our knowledge, it spent most of and the later part of its functional life in Rhode Island as a Heil-bodied dump which is where we bought it in 1999 with the dump body and everything associated with the dump body having been previously removed and sold. Hence the Rhode Island connection. Please feel free to fill this topic with pictures of the many fine MACK trucks from the great state of Rhode Island. Take notice of the updated air filter with it's engine entry flow thru' the hood and the(hard to see in the picture)notch in the fender. http://www.flickr.com/photos/119827954@N04/13027278573/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Very cool. I like how you notched the fender for the updated air cleaner and the heavy traction bar suspension on the rear. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james j neiweem Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Sweet B great colors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbob61 Posted March 9, 2014 Author Share Posted March 9, 2014 Rob, someone else notched the fender when they installed the big air filter and the heavy rear torque arm is a factory Mack issue on the B61X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REEL ADDICTION Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Nice pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hicrop10 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Nice looking truck.Would like to se some more pictures of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stacksuperdog Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Heres another RI mack sitting at Mack in Montville 2 Quote Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Rob, someone else notched the fender when they installed the big air filter and the heavy rear torque arm is a factory Mack issue on the B61XYea I knew Mack had built it that way I just liked the specs of her. Tanis Concrete in Fairlawn NJ (which is now owned by Tony Dell) has a yard truck for supplying the plant that is a DM 690 single axle with a 12 ft body and has one of the last real heavy rear suspension with the torque arms like that. They bought it new to replace their DM 600 steel hood single axle they had for eons. Rob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felicello122 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 that b needs some shiny black paint on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Felicello I passed your yard today on 9W. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Horse Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 How about this Rhode Island truck-Ron Rossi's 1955 B-71 Pictures don't do it justice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stacksuperdog Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 How about this Rhode Island truck-Ron Rossi's 1955 B-71 Pictures don't do it justice. 2 Quote Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackman55 Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Ron also has a B-61 (not sure of the year) and a AB Mack both trucks are very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Ditchkus Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Ron Rossi's truck is not a B-71. A B-71 radiator extends past fenders. It is only B-Model with this design. Only 522 b-71'S made. Joe D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Looks like a B-61X.B-71 had the extended nose so a Cummins could fit i believe. Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbrem Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 I have seen that B-71 at a couple of shows before and while it is beautiful, it confuses me. As far as I know the B-71 was equipped with a Cummins of some sort, and its grill/radiator was extended out beyond the fenders, like this one that I have seen at Macungie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Ditchkus Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Only engine avaible in B-71'S was the Cummins NHB 743 cu.in. 200HP. Joe D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog13407 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 this was obviously before the engineers put their heads together and moved the fenders forward with the plates and made it look normal unlike some cob job radiator shell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 ? Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog13407 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 was talkin about the Mack engineers J when they desiged the b71, or B70 series. when did they put the normal shell back on them and move the fenders forward with the plates on the cab? 56? 57? then after that they revised them again and used the bigger radiator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifth wheel Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 was talkin about the Mack engineers J when they desiged the b71, or B70 series. when did they put the normal shell back on them and move the fenders forward with the plates on the cab? 56? 57? then after that they revised them again and used the bigger radiator.The B 71 was not revised to make the B 73, B 75. FW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifth wheel Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 The B 71 was not revised to make the B 73, B 75. FW Had this one since the early 80's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 As far as I know, the B71 was always the way it is with an extended nose. The B21 in fire service had an extended nose to accomadate the Hall Scott gas motor. I have never measured to see if the 21 and 71 shared the sheet metal or if it was just a similar design.The 73,75,77 had the rear fender filler panels all the way through their run. They started out with a soft nose radiator and standard steel B headlight panels. As the need for cooling increase, the larger aluminum radiator and narrower cast aluminum headlight panels were introduce.I have never seen the black tractor in person but it sure does look good and would be interesting to find out what is going on with it.Jim Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Horse Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 IMG_0241.JPGNice shot Matt. And guys, to those who question this trucks lineage, the owner lists it as a B-71 and for sure, hood dimensions -BBC look no different then my 56-B-61X.Now to further complicate in looking at "Mack Moderl B-1953-1966 Vol. 2 " by Thomas Warth,pg. 97 B-70T gas-appears std BBC,pg 98 70ST USN tandem-has extended hood. pg.99, B70ST std bbcpg. 101 B70-head on shot-appears std bbcpg. 102 B71T has extended hood-also no "Thermodyne or Diesel" hood script.this says to me, truck was built both ways-std BBC and with extended hood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phase 1 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Don't take the book as being gospel. Those books usually have errors. My guess is that the B70 long hood is mislabled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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