doubleclutchinweasel Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 One of the drivers for the local construction company, who I knew when I was a young-un, drove a Peterbilt glider kit truck with running gear from under a Mack R600. He called it his "Peter-Mack". Was a pulling son-of-a-gun. Couldn't break it. Cool to see a Quadruplex shift plate stuck on the dash of a "Peterbilt". Another local outfit lost a driver (actually the son of the owner) when he wrecked their green Dodge tractor (maybe a BigHorn???). They put a blue & white Pete cab kit on it. Still had the green frame rails and axles under it. My neighbor drove it after that. He let me drive it around the block once. First 13-speed RoadRanger I ever drove. That truck always felt kinda haunted to me, though. 2 Quote "Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines." Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63518-peter-mack/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 was wondering if you were on vacation this week,,,,lotsa posts,,,reason i ask is i am...getting quite a biy done around here,,,plus alot of relaxing.bob 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63518-peter-mack/#findComment-457149 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post doubleclutchinweasel Posted July 30, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2020 1 minute ago, mowerman said: was wondering if you were on vacation this week,,,,lotsa posts,,,reason i ask is i am...getting quite a biy done around here,,,plus alot of relaxing.bob No, I 'm not on vacation this week (started to say I wasn't "off" this week, but that would be a lie!). Just have a lot of dead time between crises! A lot of the usual "filler" activities aren't happening like normal (like salesmen stopping by and such). Spending a lot of time doing desk work. Not on the floor as much as usual either("social distancing"). So, I have BMT open on my desk, and I check it every so often. Figured it would be a good time to throw a few pictures out there that I've picked up through the years. Sort of a way to give back a little to all you guys that put so much cool stuff out there. I think Hancock still tops the list of cool pictures posted, though! 3 Quote "Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines." Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63518-peter-mack/#findComment-457150 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex g Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Years ago Tallman transport had a international cabover with a E6 Mack transplanted into it. Called it the Beagle 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63518-peter-mack/#findComment-457152 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 ooooooooh gotcha,,,,,seems like normally,we hardly hear from you,,,,,happened to notice you have been on here quite a bit.......keepem coming...bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63518-peter-mack/#findComment-457153 Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleclutchinweasel Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 6 minutes ago, mowerman said: ooooooooh gotcha,,,,,seems like normally,we hardly hear from you,,,,,happened to notice you have been on here quite a bit.......keepem coming...bob Well, since I sold my R, I haven't had much to show-and-tell about. But, I still like being a part of this site. I had a post on here many years ago that explained why this forum is so much better than most. Glad to see you are still so active. That B&S logo is a welcome sight to see when I open my notifications! 1 Quote "Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines." Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63518-peter-mack/#findComment-457156 Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleclutchinweasel Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 13 minutes ago, alex g said: Years ago Tallman transport had a international cabover with a E6 Mack transplanted into it. Called it the Beagle Beautiful truck you have there, Alex. Quote "Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines." Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63518-peter-mack/#findComment-457158 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 appreciate the flowers,,,,i concidered selling my DM a while back,but changed my mind....my garage is almost ready to drive it in and start on it,,,i told barry i will ordering a bunch of parts shortly,,,ok my friend,,wife said breakfast is ready,,,,,,gotta run..bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63518-peter-mack/#findComment-457160 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex g Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 6 minutes ago, doubleclutchinweasel said: Beautiful truck you have there, Alex. Thanks 😁 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63518-peter-mack/#findComment-457161 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackaholic Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 (edited) It seems thats been done a lot. Here's a link to an article about a Northern CA log trucker who had several of them. See page 29. https://rootsofmotivepower.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Roots-Of-Motive-Power-Highline-2006-April-Vol-24-01.pdf. I wonder if any survived? Edited July 31, 2020 by mackaholic 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63518-peter-mack/#findComment-457290 Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleclutchinweasel Posted August 1, 2020 Author Share Posted August 1, 2020 18 hours ago, mackaholic said: It seems thats been done a lot. Here's a link to an article about a Northern CA log trucker who had several of them. See page 29. https://rootsofmotivepower.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Roots-Of-Motive-Power-Highline-2006-April-Vol-24-01.pdf. I wonder if any survived? Interesting read Quote "Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines." Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63518-peter-mack/#findComment-457337 Share on other sites More sharing options...
storkmack Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 I enjoyed the article very much. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/63518-peter-mack/#findComment-457345 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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