Popular Post Lmackattack Posted yesterday at 03:26 AM Popular Post Share Posted yesterday at 03:26 AM Friend sent me a Marketplace link to it last week. We went and looked at it last tuesday and I made a deal for $2300. Title says its mfg by TN&C. I have never herd of them but looks well built. Its basicly rust free and a solid deck. Bulkhead is removable. looks like it was sandblasted and painted recently. 4 new parking/service cans, new shoes, hoses and valves. but the brakes wont release. I think its just dirt dobbers? Will need to troubleshoot that but im sure its easy. It will need some new tires but thats about it. Pulled it home today. 6 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75081-found-a-nice-1973-vintage-outside-frame-flatbed-to-pull-with-my-77-r-model/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseliner64 Posted yesterday at 09:09 AM Share Posted yesterday at 09:09 AM Looks great and so does yout R model.best of luck with it... Paul Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75081-found-a-nice-1973-vintage-outside-frame-flatbed-to-pull-with-my-77-r-model/#findComment-567943 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted yesterday at 01:50 PM Share Posted yesterday at 01:50 PM Wow, that’s a great deal. Bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75081-found-a-nice-1973-vintage-outside-frame-flatbed-to-pull-with-my-77-r-model/#findComment-567957 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Weeks Posted yesterday at 02:12 PM Share Posted yesterday at 02:12 PM Never heard of TN&C either and the .net doesn't have anything I can find either. I can't tell from the pictures, but if the air lines are still copper (quite often what was used back then) there is a good chance they are plugged up. If so I'd pull new plastic line. Should be easy on that one with the only problem over the 5th wheel. May have to pull a few deck boards for access. ext frame are great for lumber, and palleted material as the tend to "bow in and keep it tight together, but not as good for dense things like coils. I towed many trailer of that vintage and older, I see it has the hole in the bulkhead for the 6 way as well as having a 7 way on it. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75081-found-a-nice-1973-vintage-outside-frame-flatbed-to-pull-with-my-77-r-model/#findComment-567958 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Cummings Posted yesterday at 02:49 PM Share Posted yesterday at 02:49 PM 30 minutes ago, Geoff Weeks said: 6 way Those were horrible. especially if you had trailers being pulled using this type of adapter Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75081-found-a-nice-1973-vintage-outside-frame-flatbed-to-pull-with-my-77-r-model/#findComment-567962 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Weeks Posted yesterday at 04:01 PM Share Posted yesterday at 04:01 PM They were fine for their time. I use 6 way on all my trailers that aren't semi's. They were from a time with few bulbs on a trailer. Only major difference is the tail and marker feed a separate on a 7 and combined on a 6, pins are a little bigger on the 7. during the change over period, many had both receptacles on the front of the trailer. Some older ones were still around with only the 6, hence the adapter. I had one of those under my seat for a while, but never had to use it. Towed many with both receptacles, however. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75081-found-a-nice-1973-vintage-outside-frame-flatbed-to-pull-with-my-77-r-model/#findComment-567987 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lmackattack Posted 20 hours ago Author Share Posted 20 hours ago 9 hours ago, Geoff Weeks said: Never heard of TN&C either and the .net doesn't have anything I can find either. I can't tell from the pictures, but if the air lines are still copper (quite often what was used back then) there is a good chance they are plugged up. If so I'd pull new plastic line. Should be easy on that one with the only problem over the 5th wheel. May have to pull a few deck boards for access. ext frame are great for lumber, and palleted material as the tend to "bow in and keep it tight together, but not as good for dense things like coils. I towed many trailer of that vintage and older, I see it has the hole in the bulkhead for the 6 way as well as having a 7 way on it. This trailer has all new plastic line from nose to the valves at the rear. then new rubber from the valves to the chambers. it has all been replaced. the kink pin plate has 2 holes to reach up into to loosen the pipe that the glad hands thread onto. I will have to repair them as I think their forklift hit them moving it around the yard Even the wireing is all brand new. I replaced the old style bulb tail lights with LEDs today.. no butt connectors or any repairs found. all incased in new plastic conduit. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75081-found-a-nice-1973-vintage-outside-frame-flatbed-to-pull-with-my-77-r-model/#findComment-568047 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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