Popular Post destroked dan Posted September 8, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted September 8, 2014 (edited) Hey all, joined in May hoping to gather some more knowledge of the B Models. I have purchased (from serial number info) a 1962 B61 that has been sitting in a woods for over 20yrs. Getting the truck bought is a story in itself which I can tell if someone is interested. But here is a few pics of it in its resting spot, and some after I got it out. Plans are to gradually find all the parts needed to do a full restoration on it. Ive wanted a B Model ever since I was 12yrs old and when I knew that this was In the woods I knew I had to get it. I dont care if it rusts away in my barn but I wasnt gonna let it rot away in that woods. Edited September 8, 2014 by destroked dan 14 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36999-new-66-b61-owner-with-first-post/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigdogtrucker Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Nice pics,now let's hear the story! 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36999-new-66-b61-owner-with-first-post/#findComment-258994 Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Nice pics,now let's hear the story! Story time. It's got to be a good one to enjoy. Paul 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 https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36999-new-66-b61-owner-with-first-post/#findComment-259011 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryS Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Truck really looks good for having been out in the woods all that time. Great save. Can't wait for the "rest of the story". 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36999-new-66-b61-owner-with-first-post/#findComment-259016 Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I like it. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36999-new-66-b61-owner-with-first-post/#findComment-259019 Share on other sites More sharing options...
85snowdog Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Your truck looked a lot better when you got it out of the woods. Happy to see it saved. I wouldn't mind a good story either. 1 Quote Keith Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36999-new-66-b61-owner-with-first-post/#findComment-259022 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 It does look good,can't tell you the last time I've seen such a straight bumper and grille guard on something pulled out of the weeds,sheet metal looks straight too, Congrats,hope it don't take much for you to get her running. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36999-new-66-b61-owner-with-first-post/#findComment-259023 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Welcome!Is there a story behind this truck? 1 Quote Jim Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36999-new-66-b61-owner-with-first-post/#findComment-259024 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hicrop10 Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Great looking truck would love to have it.Now that you have our attention and our we're all drawling get to the story. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36999-new-66-b61-owner-with-first-post/#findComment-259440 Share on other sites More sharing options...
maint1 Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Welcome, nice save 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36999-new-66-b61-owner-with-first-post/#findComment-259450 Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Welcome!Looks pretty good for sitting in the weeds. 1 Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36999-new-66-b61-owner-with-first-post/#findComment-259494 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Looks surprizingly straight and tough!Hope you'll fire her up soon.And don't forget to post pics along the project.Vlad Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36999-new-66-b61-owner-with-first-post/#findComment-259495 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Welcome aboard. Yup, unless it hides its age well, I think you got a pretty decent start. The metal look straight and the windows haven't been shot out yet.Type up the "how you got it" story. We all like those. Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36999-new-66-b61-owner-with-first-post/#findComment-259497 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby j Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Nice truck.....looks good.....welcome to the site......bobby j. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36999-new-66-b61-owner-with-first-post/#findComment-259498 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 welcome and as they have all said above we all like a good story Paul Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36999-new-66-b61-owner-with-first-post/#findComment-259519 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wobblin-Goblin Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I'd like to hear the story, too. Please share it with us. BTW, how much did it cost? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36999-new-66-b61-owner-with-first-post/#findComment-259521 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Moody Jr Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Welcome to BMT Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36999-new-66-b61-owner-with-first-post/#findComment-259523 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdoughty Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Great Save we all welcome great stories. Looks good. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36999-new-66-b61-owner-with-first-post/#findComment-259524 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post destroked dan Posted December 19, 2014 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 19, 2014 (edited) Hey guys, sorry about the delay in response to everyones inquiry of the story of getting the truck. Its been a long fall, harvest lasted forever and I'm just now getting back to getting some time to reply. Heres the story.....I work for a leading Seed corn and Soybean seed production Company. I work in production and thats a fancy term for working on the farm and planting and harvesting and everything in between. I started 3 years ago come this spring. While I was out spraying a field one day I was going around a woods on a neighboring farm that sits approx. 1/2 mile off a road. It was around June or July and the foliage was pretty thick, but In the midst of the green cover I seen a white stripe on what seemed to be some red metal of some sort. I never thought about it much and continued on my way. So, Come fall, I was back there again spreading some lime and again rounded the corner and began along the side of the woods. I then saw that what I saw before was an old truck of some sort. Again, I just thought...."Hmmm" and contiuned on my way. When I got back to work I asked my boss about the truck. He said that he was back there about 20yrs ago when he started working there and had taken the air horn off of it for one of the spreader trucks but he didnt know what it was for sure........ Last winter I decided to begin the process of gathering parts to build a Diesel Rat Rod. I had bought a '92 Dodge Ram dually with a Cummins. My plans were to remove the Ram body and put a 41-46 Chevy or GMC truck body on it. After looking online for a body and realizing that to find a good one I was gonna have quite a bit of money in it, I decided to scrap the idea and sell the truck and not do it. While I was looking at trucks online I came across a few B Model's and It got me wanting one in a bad, bad way since I have always wanted one. Well, last spring I was spraying burndown on weeds on that farm, again I seen the red mass of steel sitting in the woods. Still did not know what it was from all the brush, trees and vines hanging all over it. From the field It looked like it may be an old White or REO. I stopped the sprayer and marched in the woods. Im not a guy that just goes marching in someones woods to look at stuff and I was actually quite scared to, but I had to find out what this truck was. As soon as I rounded some trees and got on the east side of it where there were no vines or brush I noticed the shine of a Mack emblem on the hood and realized my dream of owning a B Model Mack just may be in sight. Sure enough, according to the serial number a 1962 B61 Mack with a 673 END and a Duplex trans!!. As soon as I gave it a quick look over I started getting brave and sticking my head in the doors and windows. After sitting for some time I was worried that some "thing" had probably made it thier home......and boy was I right. Careful as I was, I slowly lifted the drivers side hood skirt and a damn raccoon was looking right at me just as I opened it! I jumped back and actually threw my back out cause I had moved so fast before my arm could follow my body. Damn raccoons.......So, as soon as I got back to work I went to my boss and told him what I had found and insisted to him that we had to figure out who owned this truck. So, we have this nifty program that we can look on the computer and get tax identification information on any piece of property in that county and also shows the owner of the property. As soon as we found the owner we tried to look his name up but there was no phone number to be found. But as we searched, a few other names showed up that could possibly next of kin to the individual. I tried calling them and the phone number had been disconnected. So, as I hang with doubt about getting in touch with the rightful owner I did a search on the person who would have been possibly the man's daughter. No number was listed but it showed that she had a son, who showed to be 25yrs old. In this day of age, its pretty uncommon to find any 25yr old boy/girl who is not up on the social media. So, with me having an account on a popular social media site I began to search his name....and low and behold I found him. I sent him a message and told him who I was explaining that I was interested in the truck to restore and was wondering if there were any plans for it. With anticipation I was hoping for an answer and never got one that evening. Then I noticed something, he was a truck driver........"Oh No!" I thought. If he is a truck driver, theres no way in hell he will let this go if it truly is his family that owns it!.......Well, the next day I got my answer. He messaged me back and told me that the truck was his grandpa's (who owns the property and farm ground that the truck rests in) who was 92yrs old and suffering from severe Dementia. He said he didnt know much about it but the truck had been there all his life. He said that he was pretty certain that there was no title for the truck to be found as they had tried to find it prior to me asking about the truck. He also said the family had no plans for the truck and that they would entertain an offer to sell it.....YESSSS!! I thought. So, I told him to talk to his family and ask what they thought a fair price would be to sell the truck. He got back with me a couple days later and told me that they did not have a title so to them taking it to the scrap yard without cutting it into pieces wasnt even an option for them. He claimed (and I concur) that the truck weighed roughly 10,000-12,000lbs. And with scrap price right around $300/ton that would equate out to about $1500-1800. He said that since I was saving the truck from sure rapture and that they did not have a title that they asked if I would pay $800. I gladly obliged So, I had a buddy of mine bring his backhoe and drop deck trailer and we rolled it out of the woods. I had to cut one tree out that was growing between the frame rails and one tree right at the corner of the bumper. The two front tires still did and does have air in them. Once we got it out of the foot deep ruts it came right out. The parking brake had been on all this time and is froze to the drum. So I removed the front drivers side rear axle and rolled it on the trailer. Im still ecstatic that I own a B Model, even though I havent had time to get it running yet. That will be first thing on this coming Spring's to do list!! Hopefully with a lot of the expertise from this forum I will be able to learn and accomplish all that I wish to do! Thanks for the warm welcome guys, feels great to own an old Bulldog!On a sad note, the Grandpa passed away this summer....God rest his soul. Edited December 19, 2014 by destroked dan 10 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36999-new-66-b61-owner-with-first-post/#findComment-270975 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenGiant2 Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 love the story. i hope all works out. Quote We the unwilling, Lead by the unqualified, are doing the impossible, for the ungrateful. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36999-new-66-b61-owner-with-first-post/#findComment-270997 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryS Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Great story. I know you can't wait to start on it. Keep us posted. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36999-new-66-b61-owner-with-first-post/#findComment-271006 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hicrop10 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Great story.Makes me think of the way I came about a Caterpillar 15 Autopatrol.I always wanted one ever since i saw one at a show.Since they are very very rare I never throught I would ever find one. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36999-new-66-b61-owner-with-first-post/#findComment-271288 Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Great story,Dan. There's something about a B-model in it's old dress that just looks cool. Good luck with it. Al 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 https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36999-new-66-b61-owner-with-first-post/#findComment-271298 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Fantastic story there funny hey couldnt see the forest for trees so to speak its strange how these things have a habbit of working isnt it as they say some things are just meant to be Paul Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36999-new-66-b61-owner-with-first-post/#findComment-271315 Share on other sites More sharing options...
1957B61Vt Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Welcome!You will have a blast with the old bGreat story .Glad you got it Neat how some things work out! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36999-new-66-b61-owner-with-first-post/#findComment-271318 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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