for sale 1965 B-53 In TENN On Hemmings

[HarryS]

Hemmings Auction. Not mine just happened to see it.

 

[HarryS]

Here's a link to the site. Lots of interesting info including a chart showing values over the past few years.

Custom Hauler: Stretched 1965 Mack B53 Tractor - Hemmings.com

[Joseph Cummings]

Wonder what It'll bring

[HarryS]

Looks like it bid to $10300 and was a no sale. Now asking $21000.

[Joseph Cummings]

On 1/28/2025 at 4:20 PM, HarryS said:

Looks like it bid to $10300 and was a no sale. Now asking $21000.

Not worth anything like that. Too many things done wrong. He states that it will run 92 MPH (Geared Wrong). Frame stretch looks hacked. Air ride is from something with wider frame rails, and I'm not seeing any overlap or fish plates. Drive shafts were all made a little short (Look at the spline engagement). Tip turbine intake is hot underhood air. Too many signs that he didn't know what he was doing, so I'm sure there are other problems

[mowerman]

dont know looks real good,,,but that long frame,,,usually people want something newer and for super truckers,,,engine is too small....good luck to him would probably go well with a tilt flat bed,,,,thanks for that    bob

[mowerman]

you might be right about price lotta nice body work and looks like all good tires seems to run real healthy but pieced together and i think mark T was saying B model audience seems to be shrinking ..haha  lets see if he gets lucky,,,,id like to have it looks real good

[Joseph Cummings]

5 hours ago, mowerman said:

dont know looks real good,,,but that long frame,,,usually people want something newer and for super truckers,,,engine is too small....good luck to him would probably go well with a tilt flat bed,,,,thanks for that    bob

 

Rears must have like a two something ratio. Every "Custom" Truck I see is poorly engineered and hack work, covered up by paint and chrome. I can think of one that came in for inspection that had the frame flanges notched to put a headache rack on it that was for something else. Looked good from across the lot though. Just don't crawl under them

Oh, and like always with "customs" all the lubrication points are bone dry

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 3 by Joseph Cummings

[Licensed to kill]

On 2/2/2025 at 7:54 PM, Joseph Cummings said:

 

Rears must have like a two something ratio. Every "Custom" Truck I see is poorly engineered and hack work, covered up by paint and chrome. I can think of one that came in for inspection that had the frame flanges notched to put a headache rack on it that was for something else. Looked good from across the lot though. Just don't crawl under them

Oh, and like always with "customs" all the lubrication points are bone dry

 

 

 

 

 

Perhaps you can post some pics of your truck builds to show us how it’s done?  BTW, “custom” trucks (and other vehicles, like classics, hot rods, restomods and all other vehicles that are/were built to be special to the owner) often have “dry” looking grease zerks because the owned wipes the zerks clean after greasing. “Show” vehicles often get a lot more detailed attention than daily drivers or work trucks, oh, and the definition of what constitutes a vehicle worth wiping the grease off the zerks is entirely at the discretion of the owner. 

[Joseph Cummings]

1 hour ago, Licensed to kill said:

Perhaps you can post some pics of your truck builds to show us how it’s done?  BTW, “custom” trucks (and other vehicles, like classics, hot rods, restomods and all other vehicles that are/were built to be special to the owner) often have “dry” looking grease zerks because the owned wipes the zerks clean after greasing. “Show” vehicles often get a lot more detailed attention than daily drivers or work trucks, oh, and the definition of what constitutes a vehicle worth wiping the grease off the zerks is entirely at the discretion of the owner. 

There are pictures of my stuff on here, pictures of my 10,000 square foot shop with 20 foot clear ceilings too. And I'll say it again, ALL CUSTOM TRUCK BUILDERS ARE HACK JOBS

Edited Friday at 02:33 AM by tjc transport
lets be civil here please.

[Joseph Cummings]

[cruiseliner64]

10,000 sq ft shop....you lucky sod.Iv a 40 by 30ft wide open space with gravel to work on our truck.Still ya gotta work with what you have I guess...

Paul

Edited 2 hours ago by cruiseliner64

[Joseph Cummings]

22 minutes ago, cruiseliner64 said:

10,000 sq ft shop....you lucky sod.Iv a 40 by 30ft wide open space with gravel to work on our truck.Still ya gotta work with what you have I guess...

Paul

Took a long time to get here. Wish I would have had it in the first 54 years of being on the planet, my body probably would feel a lot better.

 

Edited 1 hour ago by Joseph Cummings