New addition (Off color)
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Topic: New addition (Off color)
Posted By: Lonn
Subject: New addition (Off color)
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2017 at 10:21am
 ------------- -- --- .... .- -- -- .- -.. / .-- .- ... / .- / -- ..- .-. -.. . .-. .. -. --. / -.-. .... .. .-.. -.. / .-. .- .--. .. ... - Wink I am a Russian Bot |
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Posted By: farmboy520
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2017 at 10:36am
Yeah but that one could be painted 
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Posted By: ryan(IN)
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2017 at 10:51am
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That's a nice Mack! ------------- ryan 1984 8070 FWA,1979 7060,1975 7040,1971 190,1960 D-17D,1957 D-14, 196? D-19G, 1975 5040,1971? 160,1994 R62 |
Posted By: shameless (ne)
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2017 at 11:00am
| that is a nice looker....I always liked that style! |
Posted By: Alberta Phil
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2017 at 4:20pm
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Got a few miles behind the wheel of one of that style. Always liked that model. That one looks in nice shape. |
Posted By: Tim NH
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2017 at 4:42pm
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I like Mack trucks. We have a dealer in our town since the mid sixties. I rode in one like that last winter. When we went up a steep hill, he reached thru the wheel to shift the gears, and the right hand was shifting into a different range. At least thats what I think was going on. Nice truck Lonn. Tim ------------- 1950 WD 1959 D14 1955 WD45 1976 7000 B 207 |
Posted By: JimIA
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2017 at 5:02pm
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Nice Mack! Going to use as a grain hauler? ------------- An open eye is much more observant than an open mouth |
Posted By: JayIN
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2017 at 5:26pm
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Them's tough old birds.......I bet you'll like it!!! ------------- sometimes I walk out to my shop and look around and think "Who's the idiot that owns this place?" |
Posted By: HudCo
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2017 at 5:42pm
| that a R model or a DM ? does it have a set of sticks ? (5speed main and 4speed brownie) |
Posted By: B26240
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2017 at 6:07pm
| Brings back memories, I owned two Macks a R and a RD. The RD was the best with a 300 and a 9 speed, |
Posted By: GARY(OH/IN)
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2017 at 11:28pm
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I was going to test my memory and ask if that was an R model. Was a yard tractor the U model? No air conditioning and no power steering, YUK. I was the low man and stuck in a Mack COE years ago and when you braked you thought the whole cab was going over forward. Luckily there usually was nothing for me to drive as one or two out of seven were broke down so I helped the mechanic in the shop. They are more like a piece of Industrial Equipment than a vehicle. |
Posted By: B26240
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2017 at 6:07am
| One thing about the U models that make them recognizable is the cab was offset to the drivers side. Lonns looks like a R model to me. They are good work trucks but fell out of favor with drivers because of ruff ride and lack of room in the cab, cab sides were strait with no elbow room and tall guys had little head room. |
Posted By: Gary Burnett
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2017 at 6:12am
Yea but the advantage is you can bake a cake in the cab on a hot day while you're driving  |
B26240 wrote:Posted By: AC7060IL
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2017 at 6:44am
| Lonn, That is a super sweet looking Mack - congrats! Would that be an early 1970s Mack equipped with the AC 25000 MKII 6138 purple people eater engine?? If so, please post more pics (Allis Chalmers hood emblem, door id sticker, engine, etc..). thanks for sharing |
Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2017 at 7:43am
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Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2017 at 7:52am
 It originally had a 5 speed which the previous owner gave me with the truck. It'll be a learning experience for sure. I feel like I dove into a deep pond I've never even seen before and did it head first. But Dad doesn't want to drive too many more loads in for me at age 77 and he gave me big hints to get something for next fall. I got this with an aluminum 1992 Timpte as cheap of even cheaper than a large straight truck so I figured it was the thing to do. ------------- -- --- .... .- -- -- .- -.. / .-- .- ... / .- / -- ..- .-. -.. . .-. .. -. --. / -.-. .... .. .-.. -.. / .-. .- .--. .. ... - Wink I am a Russian Bot |
Posted By: DonDittmar
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2017 at 7:52am
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Is it all Mack?? E6?? ------------- Experience is a fancy name for past mistakes. "Great moments are born from great opportunity" 1968 D15D,1962 D19D Also 1965 Cub Loboy and 1958 JD 720 Diesel Pony Start |
Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2017 at 7:55am
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Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2017 at 7:59am
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Posted By: Steve in NJ
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2017 at 9:15am
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Great Trucks! Worked on a few of those over the years. Take care of it, and it'll last a long time for ya. The R's interiors were designed quite well for function and comfort. Much better than the older styles. That looks to be in great shape! Good luck with it Lonn!
------------- 39'RC, 43'WC, 48'B, 49'G, 50'WF, 65 Big 10, 67'B-110, 75'716H, 2-620's, & a Motorhead wife |
Posted By: Dans 7080
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2017 at 11:18am
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A 9 and a 10 speed are different. ------------- When someone tells you Nothings Impossible, Tell them to slam a revolving door |
Posted By: B26240
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2017 at 6:13pm
| Farm boys learn fast, if it's a 9 speed with 4:17 rear ends with 22.5 tires then 7th will get you to 30 mph, 8th to 45 and 9th to almost 70. |
Posted By: B26240
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2017 at 6:25am
| Couple more things, engine can be run at 1200 rpm's pulling loaded trailer no problem but most efficient rpm for fuel milage is 1600, also motor seems happiest at that rpm. At 1600 9 spd in top hole with 22.5 tires will be right at 60 mph. One thing to look at is to see if any wet fuel is present around top of injection pump where lines to injectors connect. Common for them to leak there at about one million miles, Truck garage can try "field fix but if that doesn't work pump needs to go for a rebuild. If fuel is seeping from fittings there DOT can red tag truck. 1985 was the year Mack started building their cabs with galvanized steel so rust was way less of a problem,my last one was a 85 and had about 650,000 when I sold it and cab was perfect but doors were fixed on bottoms. Good luck. Manders in Lakeville (just south of the cities) has a big salvage yard that will have all parts new or used you will ever need. |