upsman Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 1960 with air tag 237 and 5 spd. $17,000 going to California. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70mackMB Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Is this part of Swishy's S P O T T O? Try and find what is wrong in the picture? Asking for a friend. .....Hippy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
609albert Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 wide rims & tires on the rear ,is that a west coast thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upsman Posted August 28, 2022 Author Share Posted August 28, 2022 36 minutes ago, 609albert said: wide rims & tires on the rear ,is that a west coast thing Was located in North East Illinois. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Licensed to kill Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 14 hours ago, 70mackMB said: Is this part of Swishy's S P O T T O? Try and find what is wrong in the picture? Asking for a friend. .....Hippy I see lots of things that are "different" but don't see anything that is "wrong". A few things that I would not do perhaps but that does not make them "wrong" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1wonton Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Would dual rear tires be better? How would you change them to duals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 59 minutes ago, 1wonton said: Would dual rear tires be better? How would you change them to duals? It still has Dayton Spokes on the rear so those super singles, or they may be 425 steering tires, will come off and 11R22.5's go back on OK. Quote Brocky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1wonton Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 10/4 Brock. Would there be any advantage to duals or should they just stay with the singles? Looks like the truck has a dead tag axle; why is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67RModel Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 For a working truck the biggest advantage to duals is redundancy. If you get a flat you can still travel to the nearest tire shop. Super singles save about 700 pounds of weight over 11R22.5 dual tandem tires and wheels but if you get a flat on a single your are SOL on the side of the road. For a truck like this (I assume its just a hobby truck) I think the singles would be fine. Certainly has a different look to it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1wonton Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 10/4, thanks for the input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydawg Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 That`s a good looking visor...anyone know who made it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 38 minutes ago, skydawg said: That`s a good looking visor...anyone know who made it? Almost looks AUSSIE!!!! Maybe Mrsmackpaul can help??? Quote Brocky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 On 8/29/2022 at 9:31 AM, 1wonton said: 10/4 Brock. Would there be any advantage to duals or should they just stay with the singles? Looks like the truck has a dead tag axle; why is that? Back in the day they would add a tag axle to carry the weight but it was not necessary to have it a powered axle. Not much different then todays dump trucks with 3+ tag axles under them. Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Licensed to kill Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 One of my parts trucks is a 61T with a tag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1wonton Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Got it. Did the B61' come in different weight ratings for single axle? I guess the tag would increase the stock carry weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark T Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 The Bs were weight rated by their numerical ID I E B 61 was rated for 60.000 pounds (the 6) and it would be a diesel (odd numbers were diesel the 1 ) so a B42 would have been rated for 40,000 pounds and had a gas engine 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 53 minutes ago, Mark T said: The Bs were weight rated by their numerical ID I E B 61 was rated for 60.000 pounds (the 6) and it would be a diesel (odd numbers were diesel the 1 ) so a B42 would have been rated for 40,000 pounds and had a gas engine once again it's proven never too old to learn. after 50 + yrs of wrench pushing, wasn't aware the first digit in the B series indicated weight rating.. sure makes sense . B 81 == 80 k weight with diesel. thanks for info.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 I'm sure that GVW would be a tandem, NOT a single axle. Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark T Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 IDK Larry, lots of those single axle tractors pulled tandem trailers. Not sure how they arrived at the numbers. I do remember some of those single axle ones with a dump trailer and they carried in excess of a twenty ton payload. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 My B61 was tagged at 33K. 21K rear, 12K front. Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rubber Duck 006 Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 It'd be neat if it had the original "Joe Dog" Set up instead of an Air Tag. Would love to see one in person Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark T Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 1 hour ago, Freightrain said: My B61 was tagged at 33K. 21K rear, 12K front. I don't know how they arrived at the nomenclature ( how about that big word ?? ) I have no idea if it was somehow related to CGVW or what. But there were twin screws and single axles or trucks with tags and they were badged as some form of 60 series. Now in 2022, the tag axle is making a come back. Between anti lock brakes and "smart suspensions" and traction control , it's not too hard to see tractors using them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 (edited) 28 minutes ago, The Rubber Duck 006 said: It'd be neat if it had the original "Joe Dog" Set up instead of an Air Tag. Would love to see one in person In the 80's and 90's Roadway Express, and probably some other carriers, had a lot of them so they could pull a set of pups into a terminal and pull a 45-48 footer out.. Edited August 31, 2022 by Brocky Quote Brocky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rubber Duck 006 Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 12 hours ago, Brocky said: In the 80's and 90's Roadway Express, and probably some other carriers, had a lot of them so they could pull a set of pups into a terminal and pull a 45-48 footer out.. Grew up with Roadway,CF,Yellow,CCX terminals just down the road.. Most of the Roadway trucks were. Single axle ford cabovers even pulling the longer trailers around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67RModel Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 13 hours ago, Mark T said: Now in 2022, the tag axle is making a come back. I always wondered why the mega carrier fleet trucks that never leave the interstate have live tandems. I would think a single axle with a drop axle is adequate to move legal weights across the interstate. Plus and you probably get 750-1000 pounds of weight savings and better fuel mileage due to less unsprung weight and rotational inertia of the second drive axle and power divider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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