Quickfarms Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Back in April of 2014 I found a pair of running R models in a truck wrecking yard. The information that they provided me did not make sense so I contacted the mack museum and received the build sheet. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40652-sad-end-to-a-pair-of-r-models/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quickfarms Posted June 25, 2015 Author Share Posted June 25, 2015 This week I was able to walk the yard and discovered what had happened to the trucksIt looks like they were both scrapped. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40652-sad-end-to-a-pair-of-r-models/#findComment-294629 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmerrill0516 Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 NNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!That's a horrible thing. They looked nice! What a shame. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40652-sad-end-to-a-pair-of-r-models/#findComment-294637 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Sadly you can't really use anything like that in Komifornia with EPA restrictions, so I can see why they just cut them up. Junk yards do it all the time, much to our dismay. 1 Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40652-sad-end-to-a-pair-of-r-models/#findComment-294638 Share on other sites More sharing options...
b61mack Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Most of the time the scrap yards can make more money parting them out compared to selling them whole, it is sad. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40652-sad-end-to-a-pair-of-r-models/#findComment-294642 Share on other sites More sharing options...
85snowdog Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 This thread didn't have a happy ending. A rust free R………something we can only dream about in the land of salt. 1 Quote Keith Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40652-sad-end-to-a-pair-of-r-models/#findComment-294644 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry T Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 The flip side of this is that there are a lot of very good, low mileage parts available for many peoples projects. As Larry said, with the CARB restrictions those trucks are pretty much worthless as trucks but they are a gold mine as parts. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40652-sad-end-to-a-pair-of-r-models/#findComment-294645 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quickfarms Posted June 25, 2015 Author Share Posted June 25, 2015 I think it is funny that the two guys commenting about California's emissions restrictions are not from California.The truth is there are exemptions for low milage and special use trucks. There are also other exemptions.I did not have a chance to really check these trucks out to see if they were rust free. These trucks were from Nevada and were originally Nevada State Highway plow trucks. At some point in there life they were converted to tankers.If anyone is looking for parts pm me and I can give you the contact information. They are located in central California about 7 or 8 hours north of me. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40652-sad-end-to-a-pair-of-r-models/#findComment-294652 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog13407 Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 ok shoot me but I see an R model with a set of Timken rears and Hendrickson suspensions. they are probably better off cut behind the cab and used as a parts truck for a real R model. least they will still be going somewhere. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40652-sad-end-to-a-pair-of-r-models/#findComment-294676 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianDzimitrowiczJr Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 I hate to say it but the only thing that appeals to me in the spec sheet is the fact that it has a 237. Other than that it's an Allison trans and Timken rears with a Hendrickson suspension. Like Maddog said, great parts trucks. Quote Brian1959 B61T Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40652-sad-end-to-a-pair-of-r-models/#findComment-294731 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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