Vladislav Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Wandered along Craigslist the other evening and found this truck. Don't remember seeing a tag with anything like that. Any ideas? https://providence.craigslist.org/hvo/d/johnston-1979-mack-rsk600-tri-axle-dump/7707957229.html Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73837-rs600-with-strange-vin-number/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post terry Posted February 8 Popular Post Share Posted February 8 I’ll bet the K is for glider kit, put all your own running gear in it. Terry 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73837-rs600-with-strange-vin-number/#findComment-546269 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 It’s a value liner there used to be a lot of them around the LA area. Your guess is as good as mine. Thanks for the post…. Bob 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73837-rs600-with-strange-vin-number/#findComment-546274 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 600-807 ??????????? lol Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73837-rs600-with-strange-vin-number/#findComment-546275 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeH Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 RS600 Glider kit. Can't give it a "686S" or "690S" designation with no axles or engine! I figure it's probably the 807th glider kit they sold? 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73837-rs600-with-strange-vin-number/#findComment-546279 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeH Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 And the VIN starts with the truck's year, 19"79". 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73837-rs600-with-strange-vin-number/#findComment-546280 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeH Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Not sure why it seems to have more space under the hood than most other R models. The hood doesn't look any longer. Radiator tank is strange to me; my 1979 has spray foam on the firewall, maybe that's the difference in appearance if space?... 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73837-rs600-with-strange-vin-number/#findComment-546281 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 And it is the 807th R 600 glider kit built??? 1 Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73837-rs600-with-strange-vin-number/#findComment-546293 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 11 hours ago, JoeH said: Not sure why it seems to have more space under the hood than most other R models. The hood doesn't look any longer. Radiator tank is strange to me; my 1979 has spray foam on the firewall, maybe that's the difference in appearance if space?... might just be a deceiving picture. valve cover dark in photo is closer to firewall then quick look makes it appear. I would go with idea of some "mismatched" items. fan sits low in radiator shroud. I built a U-600 glider for a customer while at Mack ; don't recall how the vin number was written. shows twin-stick ; can't see complete shift pattern on dash. 6-speed low hole ?? unless it's a "give away" on price . i'd look more as a parts unit. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73837-rs600-with-strange-vin-number/#findComment-546295 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 I also thought maybe the frame is really heavy and built to handle up to 800 yes, I’m sure it’s a glider Great guess…bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73837-rs600-with-strange-vin-number/#findComment-546333 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Come to think of it. Most of them I saw in LA were mixers…. Bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73837-rs600-with-strange-vin-number/#findComment-546351 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted February 9 Author Share Posted February 9 Tri-axle dump may have heavy frame too. But it's definitely RS600 so the config must be for 600 series, doubtly heavier. RS600 Kit 807th made in 1979 makes sence. 1 Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73837-rs600-with-strange-vin-number/#findComment-546368 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted February 9 Author Share Posted February 9 Ok, one more interesting point. RS600 Valueliner made in 1979 in Allentown? Didn't Hayward still produce trucks in 1979? Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73837-rs600-with-strange-vin-number/#findComment-546369 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 And that looks like a western grille??????? Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73837-rs600-with-strange-vin-number/#findComment-546382 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavCut Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 This might be a good one for @kscarbel2 to chime in on (he has been around recently)…. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73837-rs600-with-strange-vin-number/#findComment-546393 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Well, it’s definitely a western model or at least that’s what it looks like it looks like my 73 RS. Thanks for your call… bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73837-rs600-with-strange-vin-number/#findComment-546394 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 19 hours ago, Vladislav said: Ok, one more interesting point. RS600 Valueliner made in 1979 in Allentown? Didn't Hayward still produce trucks in 1979? I think so not sure I know my 73 came from there …. Bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73837-rs600-with-strange-vin-number/#findComment-546405 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Hayward that is Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73837-rs600-with-strange-vin-number/#findComment-546406 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Found in Google search Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73837-rs600-with-strange-vin-number/#findComment-546407 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted February 10 Author Share Posted February 10 17 hours ago, mowerman said: Well, it’s definitely a western model or at least that’s what it looks like it looks like my 73 RS. Thanks for your call… bob RS600 were assembled at Macungie but I thought that was after Hayward factory close. There was discussion on that matter and as I recall Dough Maney or Kscarbel explained that that way. Those RS600 (not RS700) kept Western grille style. But that green truck was made in 1979 (just our guess from the tag though) what was before the closure in 1980. At the same time the tag tells Macungie PA and that gives no doubt. So turns out some RS600 were assembled at Macungie plant earlier that 1980? Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73837-rs600-with-strange-vin-number/#findComment-546429 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kscarbel2 Posted February 11 Popular Post Share Posted February 11 20 hours ago, DavCut said: This might be a good one for @kscarbel2 to chime in on (he has been around recently)…. Yes sir, it is indeed a glider kit. The glider kits were assembled in Allentown by a third party (R.D. Knorr Industries) from parts we supplied. I never liked that arrangement. Rather, I wish they had been built in our assembly lines. It was done because one mindset was it would hamper the flow of complete trucks on the line. 3 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73837-rs600-with-strange-vin-number/#findComment-546449 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 10 hours ago, kscarbel2 said: Yes sir, it is indeed a glider kit. The glider kits were assembled in Allentown by a third party (R.D. Knorr Industries) from parts we supplied. I never liked that arrangement. Rather, I wish they had been built in our assembly lines. It was done because one mindset was it would hamper the flow of complete trucks on the line. Many thanks. One more question (predicted by my hungry curiosity) Did Hayward plant produce truck components in-huse? Or were the majority supplied from Macungie and wendors? I mean RS should be assembled of Western components. And they must find their way to R.D. Knorr Industries. 1 Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73837-rs600-with-strange-vin-number/#findComment-546468 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 On 2/10/2024 at 1:27 PM, Vladislav said: RS600 were assembled at Macungie but I thought that was after Hayward factory close. There was discussion on that matter and as I recall Dough Maney or Kscarbel explained that that way. Those RS600 (not RS700) kept Western grille style. But that green truck was made in 1979 (just our guess from the tag though) what was before the closure in 1980. At the same time the tag tells Macungie PA and that gives no doubt. So turns out some RS600 were assembled at Macungie plant earlier that 1980? The spoke wheels throw me off as well… you would think for sure it was built back there someplace… bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73837-rs600-with-strange-vin-number/#findComment-546503 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 13 hours ago, mowerman said: The spoke wheels throw me off as well… you would think for sure it was built back there someplace… bob Agree. Spoke wheels don't look as Western thing. 1 Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73837-rs600-with-strange-vin-number/#findComment-546520 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 No, they are not very common there at all. I spent many years in California and somebody told me they call them California wheels (spokes) and the guy that told me that said he wasn’t sure why they called them that except he heard they were invented in California ….. bob 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73837-rs600-with-strange-vin-number/#findComment-546525 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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