Popular Post 57 bcr Posted July 6, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted July 6, 2017 An old friend called me up a few weeks ago and asked if I'd be available to move a short old low boy he'd bought. He said I was about the only guy that had a single axle MACK tractor that he knew of,that might be up to the task. I said "sure,just make sure it rolls and there is air in the tires". We hooked up the vintage LA Crosse with no problem. I hauled it back to his place only about 5 miles away. Everything went so smooth it scared me. She is a real peach in my book,and shouldn't take much to put it back in shape. Al 2 6 Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50387-retrieved-antique-low-boy-for-a-friend/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 Nice! Good way to stretch the legs on the Dog. Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50387-retrieved-antique-low-boy-for-a-friend/#findComment-374231 Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted July 6, 2017 Author Share Posted July 6, 2017 I always enjoy taking the old dog out, Jim. It was on Sunday morning, so all the nice policemen were in church! I was shocked to see its I-Beam axle was bolted directly to the frame. Very solid wagon. He also has a D-47U that will be riding around on it someday. Al 1 Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50387-retrieved-antique-low-boy-for-a-friend/#findComment-374232 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog13407 Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 ugh, god I gotta find me one of those in the worst way Al. need me a vintage lowboy, only problem is, that means more junk..... Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50387-retrieved-antique-low-boy-for-a-friend/#findComment-374233 Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted July 6, 2017 Author Share Posted July 6, 2017 But Matt,it's CLASSIC junk! ............BIG DIFFERENCE! (not according to da old lady,though) Al 2 Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50387-retrieved-antique-low-boy-for-a-friend/#findComment-374235 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog13407 Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 problem is most lowboys up here in new England have gold frame rails or they are rotted from salt Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50387-retrieved-antique-low-boy-for-a-friend/#findComment-375543 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack58B42 Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 I'm hoping to find one long enough to haul my B85, ideally behind a B61 single axle dump, or tractor..... But, as maddog points out, it's tough to find anything in the Northeast that's not missing a third of its original metal. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50387-retrieved-antique-low-boy-for-a-friend/#findComment-375548 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 66dc75 Posted July 24, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted July 24, 2017 My Shertzer was sitting in the woods for quite a few years. No rot on the frame because someone stripped the wood off of it. This one has the axle bolted directly to the frame too, no suspension. Only problem is that it's so damn short not too much fits on it. 1 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50387-retrieved-antique-low-boy-for-a-friend/#findComment-375586 Share on other sites More sharing options...
h67st Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 66dc75, that is a classic lowboy...love that curved gooseneck. Nice looking trailer. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50387-retrieved-antique-low-boy-for-a-friend/#findComment-375588 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog13407 Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 yup, lookin for a curved gooseneck like that myself Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50387-retrieved-antique-low-boy-for-a-friend/#findComment-375599 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxfymn Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Quote I'm hoping to find one long enough to haul my B85, ideally behind a B61 single axle dump, or tractor..... I'd keep an eye on the municipal auction sites. I see them pop up fairly frequently. Quote Money, sex, and fire; everybody thinks everyone else is getting more than they are! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50387-retrieved-antique-low-boy-for-a-friend/#findComment-375611 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobert62 Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Not a curved neck but an older one. https://williamsport.craigslist.org/hvo/d/step-deck-trailer/6205952193.html Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50387-retrieved-antique-low-boy-for-a-friend/#findComment-375624 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ws721 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 My Shertzer was sitting in the woods for quite a few years. No rot on the frame because someone stripped the wood off of it. This one has the axle bolted directly to the frame too, no suspension. Only problem is that it's so damn short not too much fits on it. That Astro come from a Farm in western N.H.? Quote Remember if it's got a hood it's no good! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50387-retrieved-antique-low-boy-for-a-friend/#findComment-379086 Share on other sites More sharing options...
66dc75 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Yup it did. Everybody feom that area recognizes it immediately Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50387-retrieved-antique-low-boy-for-a-friend/#findComment-379097 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 lol sorry al musta missed this post just spotted it.....truck looks real good....pretty cool drop deck....nice to be able to pulloff a nice slick short move like that one ....with no unnecessary balony....bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50387-retrieved-antique-low-boy-for-a-friend/#findComment-379109 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyT Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 66, My cousin had an Astro that looked similar to that, was a73 model 350 Detroit with a 13 speed,that's a pretty tractor you've got! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50387-retrieved-antique-low-boy-for-a-friend/#findComment-379764 Share on other sites More sharing options...
david wild Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 Remember how many of those ran out of Maine hauling potatoes, I think every farmer had a Astro. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50387-retrieved-antique-low-boy-for-a-friend/#findComment-384362 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyT Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 The country song "A tombstone every mile" is said to refer to the roads out of the potato farms in Maine! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50387-retrieved-antique-low-boy-for-a-friend/#findComment-384590 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Maddog13407 Posted November 11, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted November 11, 2017 Went and retrieved one from the Hippies in New Hampshire 4 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50387-retrieved-antique-low-boy-for-a-friend/#findComment-384666 Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarnall Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Here is one in EBay. $2000. https://m.ebay.com/itm/Eager-beaver-trailer-lowboy-fontaine-talbert-Rogers-general-single-axle-fix-neck/253225122426 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50387-retrieved-antique-low-boy-for-a-friend/#findComment-384729 Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted December 28, 2017 Author Share Posted December 28, 2017 On 7/23/2017 at 7:26 PM, 66dc75 said: My Shertzer was sitting in the woods for quite a few years. No rot on the frame because someone stripped the wood off of it. This one has the axle bolted directly to the frame too, no suspension. Only problem is that it's so damn short not too much fits on it. And you think your "Little Red Wagon" is short? Check out my '41 Fruehauf CPT-8! Started out as a pull trailer for a deuce and a half. Steel is very solid on it. Made some modifications to it,to make it able to load/unload something?????. Below is a trailer in it's original configuration. Al Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50387-retrieved-antique-low-boy-for-a-friend/#findComment-388360 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lmackattack Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 do you just use blocks of wood under the rear most part of the trailer when loading a dozer or something? so that the trailer stays more stable as the load comes up? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50387-retrieved-antique-low-boy-for-a-friend/#findComment-388362 Share on other sites More sharing options...
66dc75 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 They don't get much shorter then that! Good size for a little Cletrac Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50387-retrieved-antique-low-boy-for-a-friend/#findComment-388367 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobert62 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 That would be perfect to haul my dads loader. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50387-retrieved-antique-low-boy-for-a-friend/#findComment-388370 Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted December 28, 2017 Author Share Posted December 28, 2017 8 hours ago, Lmackattack said: do you just use blocks of wood under the rear most part of the trailer when loading a dozer or something? so that the trailer stays more stable as the load comes up? I never loaded anything heavier than my '97 Jeep Wrangler on it. I would definitely want to block it up if I loaded my D4 7U on it. I think I would just use my tilt-top for that. It presently has a 63" flattop sleeper on it,which works out good for a few shows that are overnighters. 7 hours ago, 66dc75 said: They don't get much shorter then that! Good size for a little Cletrac I would imagine that's what the Army Corps of Engineers used it for. It's got some incriminating track marks on the fenders! Al Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50387-retrieved-antique-low-boy-for-a-friend/#findComment-388378 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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