FOR SALE 3 for Vlad.

[yarnall]

Found these on Ebay. They are too far away for me, but nothing is too far away for Vlad. Mike

http://m.ebay.com/itm/3-1945-Mack-Military-Trucks-/151877359793?nav=SEARCH

[Vladislav]

Ufff... Pretty cool stuff!

I've never seen or heard about 'em.

Looks like those trucks originally had military open cabs and were recabbed with later after-the-war L-model cabs with vent windows in doors.

Funny thing is the original military flat dash wich is fitted right on the V-shaped L-model dash. Could be seen on the interior shot.

On the other side original ED Lanova's are still in place.

They're not qute near me indeed. I'd prefere it closer, something like Sweden or Poland for example.

But currently I have the most stuff to complete my project excepting one cylinder head wich is cracked and a pair of carriers wich I want to use faster than the stock 9.02's. Need them from a L or B model.

Thank you for posting that Mike, pretty interesting for collecting info on the subject.

[41chevy]

Close to Montana and Washigton State...

[ekennedy21]

they look like ljsw's?

[Vladislav]

they look like ljsw's?

They do but they're specially designed military NR model's.

Basically like early LJSW or LFSW. Or maybe LHSW.

[41chevy]

1952 LJSW

[Vladislav]

NR's were produced both with closed and open military pattern cabs.

Although the closed cab ones were early models wich all had single 14.00-20 rear tires.

The open cab ones were both singles and double 11.00-24's.

Taking that none of NR's was look exactly the same as a commercial tandem L-model.

There was a difference in rears or the cab style.

What L-model type NR was built closest is not exactly known to me yet.

I think it should be determined by some special chassis components and engine model.

Different L's were different of the weight rate. It seems to me as a matter to relate on.

I'm not great enough specialist over L-model chassis components.

But I noted for example that the most L's I've seen had front spring bracket covers with 4 bolts and connected to each other left to right by some reinforsement cross beam. Nothing of that part was ever used on NR's and there were only 3 bolts at that point, not 4.

Although my Dutch friends have a military version of commercial LMSW unit wich was used by Canadians as a heavy wrecker.

It was built in 1943. LM is much heavier model than LF and LJ but that truck had them 3 bolts in the spring bracket and no cross tie.

Taking to account the very first serie of NR (NR-1) looked (and basically built?) like Mack BX with tandem bogie I would have thought it too might have it's roots from there. By the word the front axles of the early B-model Macks (BM,BX etc) I looked at were almost of the same style NR model has.

[ekennedy21]

So what your saying is you know a thing or two about these trucks

[Vladislav]

The matter of things is much worse.

I dug so deep so I know a thing or two about every rivet in their frames.

 

Edited October 1, 2017 by Vladislav

[gvam]

Yep. I think Vlad is qualified to answer our NR questions...

George

[pdoughty]

Vlad

Could you show us the tools and procedures you used to replace the rivets in the frame. I am always intrigued

with that. I would also like to tell you that the frame is looking great. keep up the good work

Phil

[HarryS]

Very nice.

[Vladislav]

Vlad

Could you show us the tools and procedures you used to replace the rivets in the frame. I am always intrigued

with that. I would also like to tell you that the frame is looking great. keep up the good work

Phil

Phil,

It seems as a long story to the moment.

I described it on the most matters on here. http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/index.php?/topic/29254-frame-is-ready/?hl=u-press

Vlad

[pdoughty]

Vlad, thanks for the redirect. I looked at the article.....now I am TOTALLY impressed with your work. Keep going friend.

Phil

[Vladislav]

Thank you Phil.

I have many things done along that project since the frame post was shared but not much of what looks interesting enough.

Going to put some assemblies together and than show them out.

You know that kind of work doesn't go fast though.

[Willie dog]

Wow Vlad. You give new meaning to the term" frame up".

[Vladislav]

Wow Vlad. You give new meaning to the term" frame up".

Being not much educated about English concepts I always thought it was the way I did it

Reading about your front hubs I'd say you have nice chances to examine it yourself

[Willie dog]

Being not much educated about English concepts I always thought it was the way I did it

Reading about your front hubs I'd say you have nice

chances to examine it yourself

I was noticing the picture of the frame sections. It looks like you completely separated them from the crossmembers.

My father and I did something similar on his Ford truck when we restored it. There was rust in between the crossmembers. We had to grind the rivets off and have everything blasted and the reassembled everything with grade 8 bolts. That was in 1999/2000 and it is still holding strong.

[Vladislav]

I replaced one rail. And some of the cross members. So it's better be called combined two frames to make one.

Alot of rust in between, both trucks were built in 1945 and probably didn't catch a day under a roof.

Glad to hear you have gone through the frame rebuild story, hope you'll not stuck on that with the B.

Sure if you will see a need of such a rebuild. A frame doesn't show out much being under a tank body.

[Willie dog]

Luckily for me Vlad, the frame on my b model is not rusty at all. It still shows much of it's original factory red paint.