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hell our small local club was still using the old elan with a pull behind groomer up until a few years ago. most of our trails are secondaries tho and not wide enough for the big guys

I think you meant Alpine-

It would take a whole team of Elan's to pull a trail groomer - LOL.

moguls?

Bumps.

Here is one of the tall auto haulers. There were other types.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/carhaul/5381240314/in/set-72157623092758591

Pay your taxes with them.

Are the Shinola family related somehow?

No - that is where they live.

You don't know Schitt from Shinola ?

The Ford looks good too.

I still can't quite figure it out.

I have been called Schitthead, but I am not related in any way.

Congratulations ! An A-20 is something to be proud of!

I get SO much crap over actually liking dayton wheels down here. Everybody says, "I don't like that wobble," or, "You can't ever get 'em lined up." I've never owned a truck with anything other than spokes; to quote 2stack superdog, I think they make a truck look tough. I'm glad you guys all agree.

There should be a group started here. "People for the Ethical Treatment of Spokes"

Somewhere a long time ago I read a story about these Corbitt's.Seems that a trucking company by the name of Turner rebuilt at least one LJ Mack into a homemade cabover,repowering it with a English Gardner diesel. Then Corbitt sent there engineers to look it over and they came up with their cabover. Then,supposedly Mack engineers looked over the Corbitt and came up with the H-61.Anybody else remember seeing that article??

There is a picture of Turner's Mack on page 61 of the book Evolution of Cab-Over-Engine Trucks. It states that it was a Mack EQT, although they could have made others too. It was also pictured in a Wheels Of Time quite a while back.

The green highbinder has been rebuilt and is taller than the standard height.

Normally it would be thought that cab overs are taller, but some conventionals were taller than many COEs. The Diamond T 950 was tall. The Detroit powered cab-forward Dodge C model was up there too.

That is a good comparison picture of the low and high C models. The hood and cab were raised on the Detroit powered trucks to clear the engine.

You could get a sales brochure on eBay.

I always liked the green one. On pics.

What relation to Ireland the owner has (had)?

Meehan would seem to be an Irish name.

The GMC looks like it is a brand new truck. But the IH is showing it who is boss.

The Cooper-Jarrett Hendrickson's had Detroit V-12's and were probably the first use of them in a highway truck. There was an article about them in a Wheels Of Time magazine some years back.

Interestingly, Hendrickson did not use the DCO Emeryville high mount version of the cab, but the VCO low mount version raised to the high position. Notice the wheel cutouts and grill cutout of the VCO. The C-J trucks also still had the headlights in the VCO position in addition to the ones below.

Did your grandfather or someone else change the cab? That could account for different serial numbers.

That's a stout looking B-71. And if I remember right, the other B is a B-77.

I hadn't thought of it, but John Deere also had the 8010 (which became the 8020). A four wheel drive articulating tractor with a 6-71 Detroit. Built in the late 50's.

There is another unusual Mack (?) in the current Wheels Of Time magazine in the readers letters section. It is listed as a 1948 and has an L model cab and twin front axles. I don't know if Mack built it or if someone modified a Mack or just put it together with the Mack sheet metal.

I enjoyed farmer52's post about old gas stations,so i did a little looking on the interweb,to see if i could find some similar old pictures with trucks........here are a few of the ones i've found so far.........................Mark

http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/uploads/monthly_01_2013/post-5836-0-19467000-1357359866_thumb.jpg

That is about the best old truck picture I have seen.

An Oliver with a Detroit pulling.

http://youtu.be/VAXzbr9yfIg

John Deere also used Detroits in a couple tractors, I think one was a model 435.

I like that one too. And that is one nice lookin R model.

This is the aftermath.