Vintage Mack Power

[h67st]

They moved a historic school building to Williamsburg VA, as you can see a tough old Mack supplied the motivation.

[mechohaulic]

looks to be a skidster in the back no aux power  pushing . no floatation tires on Mack ; an olde but goody. just proves = want the job done call on Mack!!

[mowerman]

That’s excellent thanks for sharing. I would’ve expected a DM 800 for that … but that will certainly work… Bob 

[terry]

That’s an older one, rockwell front axle  and real early air cleaner set up.   Terry  sure a nice one for that early!

Edited March 19, 2023 by terry

[Vladislav]

It's still a mistery for me how a building could be jacked up without deformations and cracks in the walls etc. Even that steel sub-frame has certain grade of flexibility. Or is that way suitable for some designs of homes only? I mean you can move a wooden frame building but that's impossible for bricks, right?

Anyway I'm under impression every time I see a pic with such a scenary. Have never seen that for real. Only one house somewhere in Virginia which was prepped for move (jacked up) but still in its place. 

[h67st]

2 hours ago, Vladislav said:

It's still a mistery for me how a building could be jacked up without deformations and cracks in the walls etc. Even that steel sub-frame has certain grade of flexibility. Or is that way suitable for some designs of homes only? I mean you can move a wooden frame building but that's impossible for bricks, right?

Anyway I'm under impression every time I see a pic with such a scenary. Have never seen that for real. Only one house somewhere in Virginia which was prepped for move (jacked up) but still in its place. 

I'm sure they get some cracks in the walls, but if the crew knows what they are doing it can be done well. They can even move brick buildings, I watched them move a stone arch from a railroad station in Columbus Ohio.

[70mackMB]

There is some on Youtube(?) where they are moving multi story concrete/brick office buildings. Another one is the moving of a light house or two.    .....Hippy  

  

Edited March 21, 2023 by 70mackMB
toss in youtube link

[1961H67]

I got my LJ (gas) parts truck from some house movers, I’ve watched them, it takes days to block, crib and brace all that stuff, lots of hard work for sure. There Grandpa bought the LJ new in 48 , one picture I have didn’t go well, the axle on a old army truck broke, started going backwards down a hill and jackknifed, the house fell off, not sure what the LJ was doing, maybe trying to tow it . The other picture is more classic! 

[mowerman]

My uncle also owned one back in the fifties I only have one picture of it somewhere.. Bob