Popular Post fxfymn Posted November 22, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2015 A couple of weeks ago I found a Mack extinguisher listed with a fairly reasonable "buy it now" price so I grabbed it. I have been stalking eBay for months trying to find a Mack extinguisher for the 75A and for the AB. Right after I bought this one I found two more for a fair price that I bought as well, including one that dates from the very early years with "International Motors" as well as the Mack logo on it. I lent the early extinguisher to a friend to display on his AB since mine will not be finished for a couple of years. Given how pricey the extinguishers have become I felt like I needed to secure the extinguisher I mounted on the 75A in a way that made it hard to "walk off with". I welded a small tab to the bottom handle which fits through a slot I cut in the running board. The tab is then captured by a cylindrical lock which I put inside of a steel cylinder that I made and welded to the bottom of the running board. And a while back I found a solid bore nozzle on eBay with the Mack logo embossed into it which I scored at a really good price because it was listed in the wrong category. I buffed it out and had it re-plated. I think this one is pretty rare.. 5 Quote Money, sex, and fire; everybody thinks everyone else is getting more than they are! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/42786-found-a-couple-of-goodies-for-the-75a/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarnall Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 They look nice. Good idea with the lock. I haven't put the extinguisher on the AC because I don't want it to disappear. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/42786-found-a-couple-of-goodies-for-the-75a/#findComment-312574 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlotpilot Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 someone would steal a fire ext.at a show? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/42786-found-a-couple-of-goodies-for-the-75a/#findComment-312578 Share on other sites More sharing options...
609albert Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 you got a good deal carl, I'm still looking for a Mack extinguisher for my LS85 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/42786-found-a-couple-of-goodies-for-the-75a/#findComment-312586 Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 someone would steal a fire ext.at a show?They steal entire vehicles! A few years ago we had an 1969 AMC Pro Street AMX stolen right out of the NYC Javits Center. Seen petty theft at Carlisle at the Mopar meet only "little" things like trim, center caps, exhaust tips. . .stuff you cannot easily replace.12 years ago we drove my 1941 Chevy Ragtop from Long Island N.Y. to Chicago to the start of Rte 66 to the Fishing Pier in S.F. parked it at night in the motel parking lots. No alarms just faith and locked doors Nothing stolen. Would not try that now! Paul 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/42786-found-a-couple-of-goodies-for-the-75a/#findComment-312592 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loadstar Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Wish I would have known you were bidding on the one with the #13 on it........could have saved you a few bucks!!! I think it was just you and I at the end 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/42786-found-a-couple-of-goodies-for-the-75a/#findComment-312599 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxfymn Posted November 23, 2015 Author Share Posted November 23, 2015 Wish I would have known you were bidding on the one with the #13 on it........could have saved you a few bucks!!! I think it was just you and I at the endSorry man! I am never sure about who to let know I'm bidding on something. I am out of the Mack extinguisher market for now unless the price is too low to pass on.Good idea with the lock. I haven't put the extinguisher on the AC because I don't want it to disappearI remembered you telling me that and I have been thinking of a possible solution since then. I wouldn't purchase an extinguisher for the truck unless I could figure out a solution to display it.You really wouldn't have to weld the tab to the extinguisher; just make it a "U" shape at the top and hook it over the handle. The lock cylinder does not need to be welded to the running boards either; if the lock were enclosed on both sides by a welded cover on the cylinder it could be slipped over the tab and secured with the lock against the bottom of the running board.someone would steal a fire ext.at a show?I have never had any issues at any show, but some items are so hard to find that I just don't want to tempt fate. The last three Mack extinguishers I saw sell at an auction before the ones I bought went for $1000.00 to $1200.00 each. Even at less than $500.00 each I paid, their loss would be hard to take.The nozzle is even rarer; I have only seen one other and it sold for $600.00 as soon as it hit the market. Like Paul said it is the small hard to replace items that seem to walk. Quote Money, sex, and fire; everybody thinks everyone else is getting more than they are! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/42786-found-a-couple-of-goodies-for-the-75a/#findComment-312665 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loadstar Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 I know of two nozzles......one was rough and the other was in nice shape.....if I didn't get sniped on the extinguishers I may have shared the info !!!!!! Joking of coarse Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/42786-found-a-couple-of-goodies-for-the-75a/#findComment-312668 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxfymn Posted November 23, 2015 Author Share Posted November 23, 2015 I know of two nozzles......one was rough and the other was it nice shape.Buy 'em if you can. I can make the rough one look like new.Are you looking for an extinguisher for the L model or to put on a shelf? Quote Money, sex, and fire; everybody thinks everyone else is getting more than they are! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/42786-found-a-couple-of-goodies-for-the-75a/#findComment-312686 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loadstar Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Buy 'em if you can. I can make the rough one look like new.Are you looking for an extinguisher for the L model or to put on a shelf?Looking for one for the truck....... Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/42786-found-a-couple-of-goodies-for-the-75a/#findComment-312779 Share on other sites More sharing options...
609albert Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 carl ,are you bidding on the 32 mack on ebay ?? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/42786-found-a-couple-of-goodies-for-the-75a/#findComment-312876 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlotpilot Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Sorry man! I am never sure about who to let know I'm bidding on something. I am out of the Mack extinguisher market for now unless the price is too low to pass on.I remembered you telling me that and I have been thinking of a possible solution since then. I wouldn't purchase an extinguisher for the truck unless I could figure out a solution to display it.You really wouldn't have to weld the tab to the extinguisher; just make it a "U" shape at the top and hook it over the handle. The lock cylinder does not need to be welded to the running boards either; if the lock were enclosed on both sides by a welded cover on the cylinder it could be slipped over the tab and secured with the lock against the bottom of the running board.I have never had any issues at any show, but some items are so hard to find that I just don't want to tempt fate. The last three Mack extinguishers I saw sell at an auction before the ones I bought went for $1000.00 to $1200.00 each. Even at less than $500.00 each I paid, their loss would be hard to take.The nozzle is even rarer; I have only seen one other and it sold for $600.00 as soon as it hit the market. Like Paul said it is the small hard to replace items that seem to walk.I see what you mean Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/42786-found-a-couple-of-goodies-for-the-75a/#findComment-312882 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxfymn Posted November 25, 2015 Author Share Posted November 25, 2015 carl ,are you bidding on the 32 mack on ebay ??I would love to, but no money or room keeps me from going for it. I tried to talk a friend into it, but he won't bite. Quote Money, sex, and fire; everybody thinks everyone else is getting more than they are! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/42786-found-a-couple-of-goodies-for-the-75a/#findComment-312909 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmerrill0516 Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I saw one at Hershey that was nice and $1000.00 asking price. Didn't buy that one. I did find one on Craigslist a couple of years ago that was a floor lamp. $100 later and it's mine. It's pristine too with the exception of the hole in the top. I would absolutely lock it to the truck like everything else. Stuff walks at shows. My buddy has a death stare on his 55 vette as apparently people will take the gas cap off it as correct ones are $$$ and hard to find.Sad but true. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/42786-found-a-couple-of-goodies-for-the-75a/#findComment-312927 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 excellent,,,fun stuff...bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/42786-found-a-couple-of-goodies-for-the-75a/#findComment-312930 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxfymn Posted November 25, 2015 Author Share Posted November 25, 2015 $100 later and it's mineextinguisher or nozzle? Quote Money, sex, and fire; everybody thinks everyone else is getting more than they are! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/42786-found-a-couple-of-goodies-for-the-75a/#findComment-312931 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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