Popular Post Hobert62 Posted June 21, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted June 21, 2016 Not mine, but I wish it was. I know nothing about it other then it's old, it's red, it's big and its a Mack. It's currently parked in a wide spot 7 miles from my house in central Pa. 4 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45748-a-big-cool-mack/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Think there was just a post about those recently.....is quite a rig bob Sent from my XT1096 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45748-a-big-cool-mack/#findComment-337271 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Didn't see it at Macungie. I wonder where it's going? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45748-a-big-cool-mack/#findComment-337273 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobert62 Posted June 21, 2016 Author Share Posted June 21, 2016 (edited) I'm only about 2 hrs from macungie about 40 miles north of Harrisburg. It's at a private rail yard so it's possible it's coming or going by rail. Also they are retrofitting a local coal fired power plant to gas. There's a bunch of big cranes set up there and I heard there some large oversized loads coming by train for that project. The truck has a crane and rigging company on the door. Edited June 21, 2016 by Hobert62 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45748-a-big-cool-mack/#findComment-337275 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 FYI http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/index.php?/topic/26220-1958-mack-v12-cummnins/?hl=lrvsw#entry128743 http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/index.php?/topic/30695-saw-this-big-mack-truck-moving-a-big-load-today/?hl=duffy#entry176135 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45748-a-big-cool-mack/#findComment-337278 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck Shop Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 A book I have shows that as being late 50's early 60's. It doesn't give a model number but it was rated at 164 tons gross. Truck Shop Quote One ping only Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45748-a-big-cool-mack/#findComment-337279 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranchhopper Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Similar to an old military bridge truck or ten ton. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45748-a-big-cool-mack/#findComment-337283 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobert62 Posted June 22, 2016 Author Share Posted June 22, 2016 Drove by today and its unloaded from the detach and loaded with concrete counter weights. Hopefully I get to make a porn video of it in action. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45748-a-big-cool-mack/#findComment-337369 Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 (edited) Late 50's LRVSW probably ex Gerosa. Made from 1943-1964 , total production run of 1,275 Edited June 22, 2016 by 41chevy 2 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/45748-a-big-cool-mack/#findComment-337370 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hobert62 Posted June 23, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2016 Truck is currently getting dressed in its work gear. It has 2 20,000 concrete counter weights stacked on the frame rails. It has a inline cummins in it. It looks bigger then the 855's I'm used to see so I'm guessing its a KT. an automatic? just a shot to show how big it really is. That's my 4dr cavalier work car. It just hit 200,000 when I pulled into lot to take a few pics this morning. 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45748-a-big-cool-mack/#findComment-337425 Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 (edited) Most left the factory with a NVH1200 400 h.p. Cummins, a MACK constant mesh 4 speed with an 18" Westinghouse Hydraulic Torque Converter or a Duplex 4 and 2 with air assist clutch. Sure over the past 50+ years it's been upgraded. Edited June 23, 2016 by 41chevy 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/45748-a-big-cool-mack/#findComment-337440 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOB DINGSDALE Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 if that's X GEROSA it has a KTA CUMMINS in it and ALLISON 6061 trans. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45748-a-big-cool-mack/#findComment-337444 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobert62 Posted June 23, 2016 Author Share Posted June 23, 2016 In my poor interior picture what are the 2 trolley valves, and how does the transmission controller work? It kinda reminds me of boat controls. Barnhart crane & rigging is the name in the door now. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45748-a-big-cool-mack/#findComment-337445 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOB DINGSDALE Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Quote the one on the left is sometime for the steering axle brakes and the one on the left is for the trailer brakes. the controler to the right of the steering wheel is the trans shifter. it is the electric kind.one reverse, neutral,and 1 to 6 knotched positions. The B-W hand valve on the left also could be the retarder valve. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45748-a-big-cool-mack/#findComment-337450 Share on other sites More sharing options...
james j neiweem Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 Looks in great shape Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45748-a-big-cool-mack/#findComment-337521 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobert62 Posted July 8, 2016 Author Share Posted July 8, 2016 After 3 delays the first of 30 some loads is underway. My wife took the kids to go watch it get underway tonight. I must have married a good one to go do that while I'm at work. The load is "supposed" to be 16' wide, 18' tall, and 204' long. The gross weight is "supposed" to be 700,000 pounds. The mack was only used to get it out of the stone rail yard and into the road. There was a westernstar hooked to each end in route. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45748-a-big-cool-mack/#findComment-338744 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyT Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Awesome!! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45748-a-big-cool-mack/#findComment-338889 Share on other sites More sharing options...
james j neiweem Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 From time to time I hear reference on this site to the Marino Mack LRSW and their Autocar AP-19. Actually they had or have two of these LR beasts. They were both painted red and black about fifteen-twenty years ago in Portland Ct. I know Marino was bought out by Bernhard a few years ago. I am not sure if they still have the Macks or the Autocar. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45748-a-big-cool-mack/#findComment-338903 Share on other sites More sharing options...
james j neiweem Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Yup that's the one and there was another one just like it. This was probably used during the construction of the Northfield mountain pumped storage power plant. When they tore down the Connecticut Yankee power plant they used the A-car AP 19. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45748-a-big-cool-mack/#findComment-338936 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmeitz Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 What's the name of the powerplant that is being retrofitted? Quote Keith http://www.flickr.com/photos/40978025@N04/ Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45748-a-big-cool-mack/#findComment-339012 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobert62 Posted July 12, 2016 Author Share Posted July 12, 2016 9 hours ago, kmeitz said: What's the name of the powerplant that is being retrofitted? http://www.powermag.com/coal-fired-sunbury-power-plant-gives-way-to-gas/ Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45748-a-big-cool-mack/#findComment-339057 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobert62 Posted July 13, 2016 Author Share Posted July 13, 2016 They haven't used the mack since the first load. The changed the driveway do traction isn't an issue. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45748-a-big-cool-mack/#findComment-339203 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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