Popular Post Superdog Posted April 6, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 6, 2014 Picked it up yesterday,going to be my son's new daily driver. 350,10 speed and Camelback. 17 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/35312-new-member-of-the-fleet/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
storkmack Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 To get that home from Wisconsin, you had to drive through northern Illinois. You could have swung in for mid-trip inspection. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/35312-new-member-of-the-fleet/#findComment-240876 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 nice,,,owned an 86 years ago similar...good luck with it...bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/35312-new-member-of-the-fleet/#findComment-240877 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomastractorsvc Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 looks good, what made him want to change from the new one? Quote Robert"I reject your reality and substitute my own." Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/35312-new-member-of-the-fleet/#findComment-240881 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back In Black Pulling Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 That's just COOL!!! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/35312-new-member-of-the-fleet/#findComment-240894 Share on other sites More sharing options...
REEL ADDICTION Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Sharp looking truck! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/35312-new-member-of-the-fleet/#findComment-240902 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack mhe9 Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Why's he selling of his cabovers? Been a couple lately. Nice truck to be profiling in at the local Pilot. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/35312-new-member-of-the-fleet/#findComment-240903 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmerrill0516 Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Nice looking truck. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/35312-new-member-of-the-fleet/#findComment-240906 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted April 6, 2014 Author Share Posted April 6, 2014 To get that home from Wisconsin, you had to drive through northern Illinois. You could have swung in for mid-trip inspection.No,we went up through Dubuque on 151 so just skipped through a little corner of IL. You'll have to check it out at Walcott. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/35312-new-member-of-the-fleet/#findComment-240910 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted April 6, 2014 Author Share Posted April 6, 2014 looks good, what made him want to change from the new one? We don't have the St.Jo run anymore that used to keep him in the truck most of the week,so the newer truck just more than we need,that plus easier and cheaper to maintain.(and cool can't forget cool,LOL) 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/35312-new-member-of-the-fleet/#findComment-240912 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted April 6, 2014 Author Share Posted April 6, 2014 Why's he selling of his cabovers? Been a couple lately. Nice truck to be profiling in at the local Pilot.Told me he was selling 5,lost a contract and had to cut back.This is the 2nd he's sold,I believe he has one more '82 with the 350,10 speed,and the other 2 are '79's with 300,5 speeds.He's put the new syle grille in all of the old ones so hard to tell them apart. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/35312-new-member-of-the-fleet/#findComment-240915 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Nice one Mike! are those trucks as well maintained as they appear to be? guy sure looks like he takes damn good care of them,especially for their age!......................................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/35312-new-member-of-the-fleet/#findComment-240917 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted April 6, 2014 Author Share Posted April 6, 2014 yes,this one here had just got thru having the front end gone thru,150k on Re-man engine,last year the suspension was rebuilt,new trunion stand,frame sandblasted and painted,all new air air lines and wiring.There is no way I coulda bought an old wore out '82 truck and had it brought to the condition of this one for what I paid. The farm tractors he uses in his business are as equally nice,each painted black and pinstriped to match the trucks. SS and chrome too. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/35312-new-member-of-the-fleet/#findComment-240919 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ws721 Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 So what year is it? The grill is "Eastcoast" but the directional in the front of cab mean its a 76 or early 77? Quote Remember if it's got a hood it's no good! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/35312-new-member-of-the-fleet/#findComment-240922 Share on other sites More sharing options...
b61mack Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Nice looking Cruisliner Mike, looking forward to seeing it at Walcott. Mike is there was any chance you were going through Delphi, IN last week, my brother Mike thought he saw your Superliner with a dump trailer go thru town. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/35312-new-member-of-the-fleet/#findComment-240926 Share on other sites More sharing options...
storkmack Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 No,we went up through Dubuque on 151 so just skipped through a little corner of IL. You'll have to check it out at Walcott.I will let it slide this time. We were even painting Saturday, we could've set ya up. Is that the Mack 10 speed that is like a 12 without the deep reduction? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/35312-new-member-of-the-fleet/#findComment-240928 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted April 7, 2014 Author Share Posted April 7, 2014 I will let it slide this time. We were even painting Saturday, we could've set ya up. Is that the Mack 10 speed that is like a 12 without the deep reduction?yes,the TRDL1070A I think what they call it,modern day Uni-shift Duplex Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/35312-new-member-of-the-fleet/#findComment-240934 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted April 7, 2014 Author Share Posted April 7, 2014 Nice looking Cruisliner Mike, looking forward to seeing it at Walcott. Mike is there was any chance you were going through Delphi, IN last week, my brother Mike thought he saw your Superliner with a dump trailer go thru town.nope,wasn't me. I can honestly say that's one trailer I've never pulled. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/35312-new-member-of-the-fleet/#findComment-240935 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted April 7, 2014 Author Share Posted April 7, 2014 So what year is it? The grill is "Eastcoast" but the directional in the front of cab mean its a 76 or early 77?It's an '82. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/35312-new-member-of-the-fleet/#findComment-240936 Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 How does the cabover ride with the camelback springs? Terry Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/35312-new-member-of-the-fleet/#findComment-240942 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted April 7, 2014 Author Share Posted April 7, 2014 How does the cabover ride with the camelback springs? TerryIt's really not as bad as you would think. It's 184 in. wb so that helps some. We are going to put air on the cab,that plus pulling an air ride trailer should smooth it up alot. Really,it's not a matter of how the truck rides as much as it is the condition of the roads. My oldest daughter went with us to pick it up and was in a hurry to get home to make an appointment,and Mikey wanted to stop at Walcott,so she dumped me off and I rode home with him from there, It fine on the smooth sections,but you really knew when you hit a bump or when the road was wash boarded. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/35312-new-member-of-the-fleet/#findComment-240948 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAD DOG Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Nice Cruiseliner! I love it! What did the previous owner haul? Judging from the pics of his truck that I've seen before his fleet looks to be well taken care of. Nothing wrong with spring ride either can't get any simpler. I had a 92 MH 192" WB with a Hendrickson spring suspension and air ride cab, it rode good. A bit rough bob tailing on a bad road but hooked on a trailer and with a load on it it rode great. I used to go all over the place with it. If you put stir ride on the cab it should make be good. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/35312-new-member-of-the-fleet/#findComment-241070 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterMack Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 That is a nice find. Having seen those trucks in person I would say they were well taken care of. Pretty incredible, hardto keep up on one old truck let alone a whole fleet. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/35312-new-member-of-the-fleet/#findComment-241078 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted April 8, 2014 Author Share Posted April 8, 2014 He told me his main haul is municipal sludge . He also has tractors and applicators and custom spreads it on farm fields. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/35312-new-member-of-the-fleet/#findComment-241110 Share on other sites More sharing options...
storkmack Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 yes,the TRDL1070A I think what they call it,modern day Uni-shift DuplexMy Dad had an 82' Cruiseliner that had the trans. I would think it to be a sweet set up. Always wondered why it didn't catch on more. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/35312-new-member-of-the-fleet/#findComment-241118 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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