D2Denny Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 My G is the hardest truck to get into that I have ever encountered. I concede that my 75 year old ass is not as spry as it once was, but the peg on the hub cap and one step at the rear of the cab make it extremely difficult to climb up into the cab. Exiting is even worse. I'm going to fabricate a "stirrup" style step under the door like on a F Mack or old Freightliner. Does anyone out there have an F that they could take some measurements of this step for me. I need the inside width of the step. How far it protrudes or angles out from the body, and the dimension from the top of the rung of the step to the bottom of the body in the wheel well. On second thought, if you have an old Freightshaker I could use those dimensions too. Thx Dennis Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69452-g-mack-cab-entry/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 1 hour ago, D2Denny said: I concede that my 75 year old ass is not as spry as it once was, but the peg on the hub cap and one step at the rear of the cab make it extremely difficult to climb up into the cab. Exiting is even worse. I'm going to and I thought I was the oldest on here at 70( closing in on 71 in may) LOL😄 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69452-g-mack-cab-entry/#findComment-493625 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Not sure if this will help you but Oakley tank lines completely rebuilt an F model cab and two and lots of photographs might give you some ideas go to antique and classic somewhere around page 87 started somewhere in 2014 good luck pretty detailed photos are used to drive a cruise liner when I was in my 20s it was also pretty hard to get in and out of I thought …. Bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69452-g-mack-cab-entry/#findComment-493626 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 well nevermind i cant seem to find any of his old posts Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69452-g-mack-cab-entry/#findComment-493638 Share on other sites More sharing options...
james j neiweem Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Mechohaulic-Closing in on 77 God willing. I saw somewhere on youtube that a guy had an electric elevator step to get into his cab over. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69452-g-mack-cab-entry/#findComment-493825 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 a few years ago i saw a cab over with retractable staircase, similar to the kenworth ace system: the difference being it came out and a handrail folded up, and it looked just like a staircase on the side of the truck. climb the stairs to a landing and get in the truck. it opened with a remote. also opened the truck door. then in cab, you pushed a button and the stairs retracted into the truck and the door closed. i want to say it was on a MAN or or Scania. Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69452-g-mack-cab-entry/#findComment-493828 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Swishy Posted March 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 30, 2022 Heres a home grown V: hoping in the correct side 4 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69452-g-mack-cab-entry/#findComment-493829 Share on other sites More sharing options...
70mackMB Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 26 minutes ago, tjc transport said: a few years ago i saw a cab over with retractable staircase, similar to the kenworth ace system: tjc, Is this what you were thinking of? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69452-g-mack-cab-entry/#findComment-493832 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 very similar, but not quite. it did not swing out like that one, rather slide out from under the cab and than a hand rail came up on the outside. looked just like a staircase on the side of the truck. Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69452-g-mack-cab-entry/#findComment-493834 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 The late Buddy Sombart of eastern Kansas had system built that lifted him and his wheelchair up into a Marmon COE and he could drive it from the wheelchair!!!! Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69452-g-mack-cab-entry/#findComment-493877 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post D2Denny Posted March 31, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2022 It's a mystery to me how I got so old so fast. However, at this stage of the game I'm content to adding 1 more year for each additional orbit around the sun. The alternative would be at your maximum age for eternity. All neat gadgets in the previous posts, but I believe a simple extra step will be adequate for me for a few more years. 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69452-g-mack-cab-entry/#findComment-493888 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Yes very impressed with videos fellas thanks for posting Bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69452-g-mack-cab-entry/#findComment-493892 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 11 hours ago, Brocky said: The late Buddy Sombart of eastern Kansas had system built that lifted him and his wheelchair up into a Marmon COE and he could drive it from the wheelchair!!!! i saw a peterbilt a few years ago with a wheelchair lift built into the sleeper and no driver seat. same deal. once in the truck the driver would lock his chair in and off he went. 1 Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69452-g-mack-cab-entry/#findComment-493918 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 i am still waiting for he drive from home option to be developed and perfected. 😁 Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69452-g-mack-cab-entry/#findComment-493919 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayseed Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 32 minutes ago, tjc transport said: i am still waiting for he drive from home option to be developed and perfected. 😁 They're Close... It's becoming quite common in the Mining industry Down here . https://www.australianmining.com.au/features/remote-control-mining-in-a-time-of-need/ Quote "Be who you are and say what you feel...Because those that matter...don't mind...And those that mind....don't matter." - Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69452-g-mack-cab-entry/#findComment-493920 Share on other sites More sharing options...
67RModel Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 1 hour ago, tjc transport said: i am still waiting for he drive from home option to be developed and perfected. 😁 40 minutes ago, Hayseed said: They're Close... It's becoming quite common in the Mining industry Down here . Yes I agree. Getting close on the road as well. Can't say how I know due to non disclosure agreements but it is a lot closer than people think. The company in particular I am speaking of has the financial backing from Wall Street, some of the largest powertrain component manufactures in the business, as well as a couple of the mega fleets. The biggest obstacle with it all is the actual legality surrounding it is currently very gray considering how many jurisdictions a truck passes through on a single trip. Most in the business will concede though these trucks will be for terminal to terminal interstate routes....at least for the time being. I'm sure a time will come when everything can be economically automated. Considering how far technology has come in a short amount of time its just not that hard to imagine if you really think about it. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69452-g-mack-cab-entry/#findComment-493925 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 very interesting and informative read. thanks for that! 👍 i was not aware they were that far into the technology. Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69452-g-mack-cab-entry/#findComment-493926 Share on other sites More sharing options...
james j neiweem Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Swishy that White 7000 was the one I saw on you tube. Nice looking White. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69452-g-mack-cab-entry/#findComment-494097 Share on other sites More sharing options...
70mackMB Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 On 3/31/2022 at 7:10 AM, tjc transport said: i am still waiting for he drive from home option to be developed and perfected Can't be far away. They have it down to a steering wheel holder only option now! .....Hippy 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69452-g-mack-cab-entry/#findComment-494109 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Wonder how they’re going to handle spin outs Donner pass… Bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69452-g-mack-cab-entry/#findComment-494117 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 7 hours ago, mowerman said: Wonder how they’re going to handle spin outs Donner pass… Bob I think ANY kind of adverse weather is going to create some wild reactions??? Especially with electric motor drive when they go to full torque instantly!!!! No feathering the throttle and slipping the clutch!!!!! 1 Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69452-g-mack-cab-entry/#findComment-494207 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post D2Denny Posted May 6, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 6, 2022 Absent any usable info from this forum, I proceeded to mock-up a step from 1/8" welding wire. When I got the shape and dimensions to an acceptable design, I made it up in steel. Increasing the complexity of the install is that the G has a sheet metal inner-fender on the left side. I had to create a substructure to attach to a structural portion of the cab, install the inner fender, and attach the step through the inner fender to it. The step has improved the entry effort 50% and the exit experience 100% as you now have a step visible to land your foot on. I still have to fab up a similar step on the right side, but it will be much easier as there is no inner fender. I can fasten the step directly to the floorboard. 6 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69452-g-mack-cab-entry/#findComment-496849 Share on other sites More sharing options...
h67st Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Nice work, it looks like a factory piece. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69452-g-mack-cab-entry/#findComment-496854 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACKS Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 On 3/29/2022 at 12:18 PM, mechohaulic said: and I thought I was the oldest on here at 70( closing in on 71 in may) LOL😄 Where pretty close 71 in August..😏 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69452-g-mack-cab-entry/#findComment-496866 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACKS Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 What’s the deal with that hub is to step up on also? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69452-g-mack-cab-entry/#findComment-496870 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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