Popular Post Willie dog Posted July 11, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted July 11, 2016 In my travels today I went past an old trucking company and spotted a glimpse of a Mack front end. I turned my vehicle around and went back to get a better look. I pulled in and sure enough, I saw the red and white one. After finding the owner of the company, Isaid " I would like to ask you about the old mack". The first words out of his mouth were , "it ain't for sale. I fixed it up years ago and got it looking pretty good. I'm gonna do it again someday." He then proceeded to tell me he had a dump truck between the sheds out back. I went to look at that one as well. I was surprised at the condition of both trucks. Very little rust except in the usual places ; floor pan where it meets the cab back wall , crusty surface rust, etc. The dump is a gas motor and the tractor trailer is a diesel. Of course neither has run in many years. If a person flashed a WHOLE stack of cash you might be able to get them , but neat to look at and dream. 5 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46000-some-old-iron/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kansas farmer Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 That's quite the bed Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46000-some-old-iron/#findComment-339077 Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Nice potential. I'm always amazed the people who want to "save them to fix up"almost always leave the windows open for critter guards. Paul 1 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/46000-some-old-iron/#findComment-339078 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie dog Posted July 12, 2016 Author Share Posted July 12, 2016 27 minutes ago, 41chevy said: Nicmkespotential. I'm always amazed t he people who want to "save them to fix up"almost always leave the windows open for critter guards. Paul I agree. I have seen so many "I'm gonna fix it one day" projects sitting around in yards and fields just rotting away. Sometimes it makes me sad of the wasted potential. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46000-some-old-iron/#findComment-339081 Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 hope they get some attention soon. 1 Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46000-some-old-iron/#findComment-339141 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie dog Posted July 13, 2016 Author Share Posted July 13, 2016 22 hours ago, j hancock said: hope they get some attention soon. Me too but I seriously doubt they will. The place will close for good one day and they will probably be scrapped. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46000-some-old-iron/#findComment-339249 Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 2 hours ago, Willie dog said: Me too but I seriously doubt they will. The place will close for good one day and they will probably be scrapped. There was near me a pretty clean and complete, 1930 Model A Ford 5 window, had a V-8 60 in it installed in the early 1950's. The owner used it in high school. I used to stop a few times a year to ask about buying it for better part of 10 years or so. Always got the line that him and his grandson were going to fix it up. One day it was gone. Saw the gentleman out side and asked if it was being fixed up. He said he gave it top a local scrapper, "no one wanted the old car anyhow" People are odd letting go of their prizes. 1 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/46000-some-old-iron/#findComment-339257 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomastractorsvc Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 At least that old quarry dump bed is protecting the cab 2 Quote Robert"I reject your reality and substitute my own." Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46000-some-old-iron/#findComment-339293 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Maddog13407 Posted July 14, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2016 same church, same phew, happens all the time,, yup gonna fix I one day, NO its not for sale, one day its gone. then ya find out it sat too long and he got in over his head and didn't remember you even asked about it or the old man died and his wife junked it . 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46000-some-old-iron/#findComment-339315 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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