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    Frame rails

    in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion

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    When we did our restoration on my B-61 we made up a punch with a long handle for one person to hold and a large flat spot to hit and I would stand on the frame rail and take full swings with a sledge hammer and just drive them out of the frame and they would fly out when hit naturally we had ground the heads off first. Those that where tougher we drilled out with a magnetic drill. Our frame was pretty pitted when we took the triple frame apart and the parts of the frame that would be seen the inner and outer frame after piming we filled with body filler and sanded and the frame is like glass now. 

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    Wellington FJ for sale

    in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion

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    When the truck was taken from our chapter， the only explanation we got was that "under the bye laws no local chapter can retain ownership of a donated vehicle" even though the intent of the family was that the truck remain local. After they took the truck， the chapter stopped its affiliation with the ATHS and reformed under the ATCA. I don't think there are any ATHS around here anymore after the Wellington truck theft in my opinion. 

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    Wellington FJ for sale

    in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion

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    10 hours ago, Red Horse said:

    What is worse here?  Instead of posting it in WOT, they have turned it over to someone to sell.  Not sure what any commission numbers are but when you have a publication that can reach a lot of members, and in particular has its own "want ad" section- why would you outsource this?

    I could see if you tried to market it yourself and then had no results but turning it over to someone else right off the bat???

    Makes no sense to me-and it continues to be a very sore point here in New England.

    They are trying to sell the truck with as little fanfare as they can and by going this route the buyer can most probably if they choose stay out of the bright lites this truck will attract as it did last time they tried to sell it.

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    Wellington FJ for sale

    in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion

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    23 hours ago, fxfymn said:

    I won't get into the specifics of this truck because there is a lot of baggage associated with it, but there is another side to the issue of club owned trucks. A lot of us would love to have free perpetual care for our "babies",  but that places an unfair burden on the clubs and chapters who must bear the expenses. What every club needs is a specific policy on donated trucks that spells out to the owners what the club will, or can, do with the donated truck. Usually the best solution is to make it clear that the club may sell the truck as a means to raise money and that there is no guarantee that the truck will remain in the club forever.

    Our SPAAMFAA chapter spends thousands of dollars a year on the two club owned trucks we have. Insurance, maintenance, keeping a trailer for them, etc. all adds up. Additionally we are always having issues finding a member who can store and display the trucks. When I was on the board I favored selling them, but the answer always was that a long time member donated the truck and it just wouldn't be right to sell it. So the rest of us get to pay for that member's legacy, a pretty sweet deal if you ask me.

    I love looking at the FJ, but I don't know why my dues should pay to keep this truck up? Should dues cover the maintenance of a B-61 that is donated? What about the junker that has sat out back for 20 years? Where do you draw the line? Should members be polled to come up with a list of worthy trucks? And if so do we keep all of them or just the first one donated?

    You are missing the whole point on this particular truck. It was taken by the National from the local chapter under the guise of no local chapter can own a truck, which was not the intent of the family to see it taken and sold by the National headquarters. The truck has a long history here in the Boston area and belongs here. The truck was well taken care of by the chapter, was a regular at truck shows. In my opinion if the truck where anything else but an FJ and was not of such a high value it would never be owned by the National, they took if for its value and what they can reap from it as a "CASH" windfall none of the members will never see. If anything right now the truck should be left in the Mack Museum or where it was at Gary Mahans where atleast the truck can be seen. 

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    Will this engine fit my truck?

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    You want to go with a cat and a different sound and less hassle put a 3406B in it, 425 hp and it came in the truck from the factory. It may not be the e9 but was the closest in power and reliability and lot better motor than a 3408 in longevity. I know mine runs right along with that in mine. 

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