mrsmackpaul Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 heavy duty R 600 have never seen a R model on 24 inch rubber out here its giving me a chubby thats for sure shame I have got a shortage of coin at the moment (as per normal) this money thing gets in the way of so many good plans LOL Paul http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/st-arnaud/trucks/mack-truck/1104427755?utm_source=criteo&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=LF- 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45162-heavy-duty-r-600/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbear Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Not to mention the rear springs. Looks like you could pack about any thing you wanted on that one. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45162-heavy-duty-r-600/#findComment-332947 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Impresive animal. Front hubs look of the same style as Mack NR has. Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45162-heavy-duty-r-600/#findComment-332977 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 The RM's were such a fixture of the Australian Army for decades that we forget about the ADF's earlier Macks. http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/15604-mack-military-truck/?page=2 http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/15604-mack-military-truck/?page=5#comment-186988 On another note, here's one of their right-hand drive Diamond Reos (they also ran Diamond Ts). . 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45162-heavy-duty-r-600/#findComment-332987 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted May 12, 2016 Author Share Posted May 12, 2016 Im fairly sure that truck would have had a drill rig on the back by the looks of it its not ex army and maybe even came out here LHD and was converted to RHD later one the first R700's sold by Mack Australia were LHD Either way looks like it needs to shift a few thousand km's north Paul 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45162-heavy-duty-r-600/#findComment-332991 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog13407 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 something is a miss with that truck. looks like B81 front axle, definitely has a b model air cleaner and I don't know how long Mack ran the elephant ears mounting for the trunion Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45162-heavy-duty-r-600/#findComment-333025 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 We offered some heavy axles in Australia. . 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45162-heavy-duty-r-600/#findComment-333026 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted May 12, 2016 Author Share Posted May 12, 2016 7 hours ago, Maddog13407 said: something is a miss with that truck. looks like B81 front axle, definitely has a b model air cleaner and I don't know how long Mack ran the elephant ears mounting for the trunion Air cleaner was standard on all Macks in Australia till the coolpowered ones came out then they only used that style on no Mack engined trucks out here Elephant ears have never heard them called that before will still used into the 80's And that style of front axle was used until the early 80's as well or at least hubs with that style cap on on the lighter Mack front end but when axle limits changed they changed did away with that style I dont think that would be a lite weight front axle though Paul Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45162-heavy-duty-r-600/#findComment-333034 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted May 14, 2016 Author Share Posted May 14, 2016 (edited) I have been doing some thinking about this truck ( I know I shouldnt ) it may have been only supplied for evaluation to to the Army for a tank transporter as the Army bought Leyland Contractors for tank transporters at this time not Macks and before then they still used WW2 Diamond T's and Federals after the Leyland's the Used S line Inters and after that MAN's but never Macks And its not one of the Macks the Army bought in the 80's they were all 6x6 and Flinstone fronted Federal truck in Vietnam Diamond T's taking Army tanks out to Maralinga for nuclear testing Leyland Contractors IH S line's which were used as triple road trains by the army as well and today they use these MAN's for shifting tanks but at no stage as far as I know did they ever use Macks like the one advertised which makes me wonder was it a special for the Army trials when they bought the Leylands instead Paul Edited May 14, 2016 by mrsmackpaul 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45162-heavy-duty-r-600/#findComment-333241 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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