Terry T Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 I was just catching up on the forum and there are several update's to posts involving Superliners & Magnum's which go me to remembering... Back in 1991 & 1992 I was running back and forth across I-80 in PA about 3 trips a week in a new CH613. Our fleet was set to run 65 on the pedal & 60 on cruise so my right foot always rested on the pedal flat on the floor. Now remember back then the speed limit was still just 55. So on several different nights as I'd be trucking east I'd begin to notice a set of headlights gaining on me. They'd come up on me much faster than I ever thought they could by the 3rd or 4th time one of them did it to me I had gotten use to the loud rumble that I'd start to hear & feel as they got beside my trailer then blow my doors off! There were at least 2 Magnum's that pulled dump buckets. One a Superliner and the other an Ultraliner and they both (maybe more than just 2) were always flat out gettin' it. So I'm posing the question to those of you from that part of the country. Any of you ever encounter these guys or know who they might be (have been)? A pic of the Dog I was driving then: Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/51646-pennsylvania-magnums-way-back-in-the-day/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
james j neiweem Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 Sounds like E9's with empty trailers. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/51646-pennsylvania-magnums-way-back-in-the-day/#findComment-384685 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdog2 Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 One of my fuel costumer witch hauled pneumatic Barrone trucking use to run 350-400 Cummings ask me what mack had under the hood because they would go by him loaded and he was empty in up state New YORK . Quote Ed Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/51646-pennsylvania-magnums-way-back-in-the-day/#findComment-384687 Share on other sites More sharing options...
james j neiweem Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 I heard a story once of a 100 mph V8 Mack in upstate NY before the E9. Must have been some tall gears. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/51646-pennsylvania-magnums-way-back-in-the-day/#findComment-384690 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtymilkman Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 We had an '85 Superliner 350 with a 12spd. That would easily hit 100mph pulling a tanker. But when the back window explodes going that speed, you gotta clean out your shorts. Put full fenders on after that. But that was one of the trucks, as you were driving down the interstate you'd look down and you're doing 80. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/51646-pennsylvania-magnums-way-back-in-the-day/#findComment-384693 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex g Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 If anyone was ever passed by a can hauler my uncle had a fleet of V8 superliners pulling doubles. They were well known to be fast trucks back in the day. I borrowed this pic from Google images because most pics we had burned in a house fire. My apologies if I stole anyone's images. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/51646-pennsylvania-magnums-way-back-in-the-day/#findComment-384694 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobert62 Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 2 hours ago, alex g said: If anyone was ever passed by a can hauler my uncle had a fleet of V8 superliners pulling doubles. They were well known to be fast trucks back in the day. I borrowed this pic from Google images because most pics we had burned in a house fire. My apologies if I stole anyone's images. Your trucks. Your pictures in my mind. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/51646-pennsylvania-magnums-way-back-in-the-day/#findComment-384696 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ws721 Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 6 hours ago, james j neiweem said: Sounds like E9's with empty trailers. Why would you say they were empty trailers? Quote Remember if it's got a hood it's no good! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/51646-pennsylvania-magnums-way-back-in-the-day/#findComment-384697 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlotpilot Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 you can make most anything run a hundred. question is do you have the power to pull it and if so what do you do with it? 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/51646-pennsylvania-magnums-way-back-in-the-day/#findComment-384699 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlotpilot Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 8 hours ago, Terry T said: I was just catching up on the forum and there are several update's to posts involving Superliners & Magnum's which go me to remembering... Back in 1991 & 1992 I was running back and forth across I-80 in PA about 3 trips a week in a new CH613. Our fleet was set to run 65 on the pedal & 60 on cruise so my right foot always rested on the pedal flat on the floor. Now remember back then the speed limit was still just 55. So on several different nights as I'd be trucking east I'd begin to notice a set of headlights gaining on me. They'd come up on me much faster than I ever thought they could by the 3rd or 4th time one of them did it to me I had gotten use to the loud rumble that I'd start to hear & feel as they got beside my trailer then blow my doors off! There were at least 2 Magnum's that pulled dump buckets. One a Superliner and the other an Ultraliner and they both (maybe more than just 2) were always flat out gettin' it. So I'm posing the question to those of you from that part of the country. Any of you ever encounter these guys or know who they might be (have been)? A pic of the Dog I was driving then: terry there were 4 black macks that pulled dump trailers hauled salt out of a town just south of rochester ny around the time you are talking about maybe it was one or more of those guys .usually running together and haulin a$$ 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/51646-pennsylvania-magnums-way-back-in-the-day/#findComment-384700 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post yarnall Posted November 12, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted November 12, 2017 (edited) My father's boss told me when Mack came out with the Magnum they kept having problems with them. They kept running into slower trucks. Edited November 12, 2017 by yarnall 6 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/51646-pennsylvania-magnums-way-back-in-the-day/#findComment-384707 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Charlie That town just south of Rochester was Restoff NY. It and South Lansing NY, just north of Ithaca, were (and maybe still are) the largest producers of Rock Salt in the northeast. I know that the Cayuga Rock Salt mine went over 3000 feet BELOW Cayuga Lake. Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/51646-pennsylvania-magnums-way-back-in-the-day/#findComment-384745 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoos Brothers Construction Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 On 11/11/2017 at 9:34 AM, Terry T said: I was just catching up on the forum and there are several update's to posts involving Superliners & Magnum's which go me to remembering... Back in 1991 & 1992 I was running back and forth across I-80 in PA about 3 trips a week in a new CH613. Our fleet was set to run 65 on the pedal & 60 on cruise so my right foot always rested on the pedal flat on the floor. Now remember back then the speed limit was still just 55. So on several different nights as I'd be trucking east I'd begin to notice a set of headlights gaining on me. They'd come up on me much faster than I ever thought they could by the 3rd or 4th time one of them did it to me I had gotten use to the loud rumble that I'd start to hear & feel as they got beside my trailer then blow my doors off! There were at least 2 Magnum's that pulled dump buckets. One a Superliner and the other an Ultraliner and they both (maybe more than just 2) were always flat out gettin' it. So I'm posing the question to those of you from that part of the country. Any of you ever encounter these guys or know who they might be (have been)? A pic of the Dog I was driving then: I remember seeing a Magnum Superliner pulling a dump once in a while back when when I was a kid riding with Dad in his Superliner on I 80 when we would be getting on from I 79. It was a day cab from what I remember. Dad told me that he used to see it and a Ultraliner Magnum pulling a dump as well. I don't know who's they were but I know which ones your talking about. My Cousins and Great Uncle always hauled steel with there 4 Magnums across I 80 and up and down I 79. Josh 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/51646-pennsylvania-magnums-way-back-in-the-day/#findComment-384748 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry T Posted November 13, 2017 Author Share Posted November 13, 2017 I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one who remember's them. They were tarped and by the sound I'd have to believe they were loaded when they went by me. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/51646-pennsylvania-magnums-way-back-in-the-day/#findComment-384833 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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