Old Mack Trucks

joemd11 · Nov 14, 2011

Cool site! Some of those trucks bring big $$$ today. Who woulda thought?

Bob Rooks · Nov 14, 2011

joemd11 said:
Cool site! Some of those trucks bring big $$$ today. Who woulda thought?

I'd love to have one of those older non-tilt COE's. They are just so unique.

RobertN · Nov 14, 2011

Would the "Convoy" truck have had a Detroit originally?

Rubberduck Truck - YouTube

Suppossedly, this replica truck has a few parts from the movie trucks. All were wrecked during the movie, or after they went back in service for the operator who leased them to the movie.

The trailer is suppossedly the movie original, that was gutted inside to make it lighter, and the truck faster.

Builder · Nov 15, 2011

Great thread. I drove a Mack with a 237 for a while.
Have you ever seen Pacific trucks? man, they're like macks on steroids.

Check these out-well worth your time: pacific trucks - Google Search

http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/paul_keenleyside.htm

crashz · Nov 25, 2011

Great thread!

My father had about 8 Macks at one time. Mostly R Model dump or plow trucks. We still have an older U model single axle dump. However I would love to find an old B81 tandem dump for him. He always said his B81 was the best truck he ever drove.

Builder · Nov 25, 2011

crashz said:
Great thread!

My father had about 8 Macks at one time. Mostly R Model dump or plow trucks. We still have an older U model single axle dump. However I would love to find an old B81 tandem dump for him. He always said his B81 was the best truck he ever drove.

I used to work for a guy that owned an excavating company with a fleet of B-81's. He also said they were the best dump truck ever built.

Brockwaykid · Jul 23, 2012

John Deere 55 said:
My family has been collecting old trucks since the late seventies. It's now an obsession and we have at least 120 to 30 old rigs. Comment if you like old macks!!!

I understand this is an old post but I would like to know the whereabouts and some info on that Brockway. It has my attention more than other 761s because this one jas 2 dogs on the shell! That would mean it has a rare Huskidrive drivetrain, if it was original.

wheelman871 · May 14, 2013

gota 62 b81 dump 10 wheelerne owner since new cabs starting to get rough butthis truck woud work ev day if needed6500 bucks deit home

Ductape · May 19, 2013

I don't think John Deere 55 checks in here anymore, but I just came across this thread. I was at his place a few years ago and he let me poke around unsupervised for 2 to 3 hours..... I really appreciated that ! He even had a couple trucks once owned by a company called Palazzi Construction, which brought back some great memories for me since my father worked there nearly twenty years. I used to ride my bike to jobsites that were close enough and marvel at all the equipment moving. J D 55 has some very interesting trucks there, including this offset cab L model, which I have never seen before. Some pics from my visit.

J D 55, if you ever check in here, THANKS for letting me poke around !

Ductape · May 19, 2013

Couple more....

Ductape · May 19, 2013

Brockwaykid · May 19, 2013

Thanks for the info and pic on the brockway. too bad....

California · May 19, 2013

They sure look like they've been there a while! Does the owner hope to restore them eventually?

Looking at these reminded me of an old-at-the-time dump truck I saw when I was a little kid, late 40's. Loud chains (like motorcycle chain) drove the rear axle. The main thing I remember was a busy racket from the chains. A light but intense clatter at only a few mph, very different from gear noise.

Red Horse · May 19, 2013

Ductape said:
Couple more....

Ductape- Nice -That 761 Brockway is a "Huskydrive" as signified by the two huskys. that was brockway's answer to the Maxidyne. The took an 855 cu. in. block and gave it the Maxidyne "treatment" -broad RPM range1200-2100. this let them use a 5 or 6 speed trans.

Where were these taken?

Here is a nice Ford collection-took the pix last week as I was helping this guy load out a 1915 P & H crane-care to guess where this was?

Brockwaykid · May 19, 2013

Red Horse said:
Ductape- Nice -That 761 Brockway is a "Huskydrive" as signified by the two huskys. that was brockway's answer to the Maxidyne. The took an 855 cu. in. block and gave it the Maxidyne "treatment" -broad RPM range1200-2100. this let them use a 5 or 6 speed trans.

Where were these taken?

Here is a nice Ford collection-took the pix last week as I was helping this guy load out a 1915 P & H crane-care to guess where this was?

correct, the huskidrives were an option that could be ordered which would equip your truck with a PT270 Cummins, and a 5 speed, with a switch on the dash for 6th gear. Very hard to find, and super hard to find in a 700 series!!

Ductape · May 19, 2013

Red Horse said:
Where were these taken?

Here is a nice Ford collection-took the pix last week as I was helping this guy load out a 1915 P & H crane-care to guess where this was?

All those pics are from John Deere 55's (the O P) yard..... I had no idea he was a member on here. I went to look at something else he had for sale and discovered the goldmine he had there. Good thing I had my camera. Not farmiliar with the Ford collection, but it looks like another nice place to poke around.

I'm not farmiliar with the HuskiDrives. I assume J D 55 knows what a rare truck he has there.

Ductape · May 19, 2013

California said:
Looking at these reminded me of an old-at-the-time dump truck I saw when I was a little kid, late 40's. Loud chains (like motorcycle chain) drove the rear axle. The main thing I remember was a busy racket from the chains. A light but intense clatter at only a few mph, very different from gear noise.

May be hard to see the chain and drive sprocket ahead of the rear wheels, but this ole Sterling is chain drive.

Brockwaykid · May 19, 2013

John Deere 55 said:
I'll post more pictures of trucks from now to tomorrow.

i remember parking next to the trucks in the 4th picture at the last rutland truck show in 08. they were on a trailer!

Ductape · May 19, 2013

A couple more from his collection.....

How strong are you ??

QRTRHRS · May 19, 2013

Brockwaykid said:
correct, the huskidrives were an option that could be ordered which would equip your truck with a PT270 Cummins, and a 5 speed, with a switch on the dash for 6th gear. Very hard to find, and super hard to find in a 700 series!!

Interesting info. I have driven Mack's with the 235/5 speed and a Cruseliner with a 300/5 speed with a deep reduction swich on the shifter. The 300 came after I got out of a long nosed R700 (Hayward, CA plant) with a 250/15 speed and an F model COE with a 318/13 speed. The 300 had enough power (still slow on the hills) that it almost felt like an automatic after all of that shifting.

I also drove a 74 Diamond Reo with the 270 Cummins mated up to a Spicer 7 speed. That 7 speed had an unusual shift pattern where you would drop to the lower left then forward again for some of the lower gears. I think it was for low reverse and low low? The engine had a Jake and it really helped to drag down the RPM's to get that Spicer shifted. The company that had the truck was in doo doo so I got to looking for greener pastures. The company found out and canned me! The driver they put in the next day took out the Spicer pretty much right out of the gate, lol!

Anyway, kind of heart braking to see that old iron rusting away. Guess we can't save everything?