other dog

And thanks everybody for your kind comments. My ex wife called it waste of money, but I never saw it that way. Still got a soft spot for the old girl (truck, not the ex wife).

...good one!

Indeed! I love the sound of a V8 Mack too,nothing like it!

You better pass it on on to your customers 105% if not you will be out of bussiness....... pretty soon everyone will be unable to afford anything, because of shipping costs.. the public has to feel the punch of these fuel prices in more than just their cars...that is where the strength in numbers "thing" will get some action going, but we have to ask ourselves how will it come down? we are in a global economy competing world wide for energy.... and as long as we continue to have a minority bunch of environmentalist's $^%$^er $^&%er's stopping us from doing what we can to produce energy whether it be renewable, drilled, distilled, gasified, nuclear, cracked or whatever. we are all headed for "interesting times"!!

whew where's my dog gone prozac!!!!!

Fuel prices are disgusting...I will not even get a chance to drive the truck I want. Who in the world controls the prices anyway!? Back to horse and buggy unless an alternative fuel source is made popular...

OPEC controls the price of a barrel of crude-that would include Venezuela,Iran,Iraq,Saudi Arabia-none of whom like us anyway.

Hi all

Can anyone out there help with shipping a derilict Mack AC dumper from Bloomingburg, NY to a suitable seaport and then on to the United Kingdom? If so, I would greatly appreciate it! It is on wheels, but will need some tender loving care to move it.

I am a (very) new member and am looking forward to using this forum, I will post an introduction and some phots of my current vehicles soon. To those who might have an issue with a truck like an AC goung out of the States I apologise - sort of. It is the second chain-drive I have owned, the first being a FN - rare enough in the US, let alone UK, which is where it came in 1941 and where it stayed till I came across it. I made a big mistake many years ago by selling it, and have regretted it ever since. So when the AC came up, well, I thought that I deserved it! Besides, it can keep my British built Dodge fire truck (still being restored) and the Allis Chalmers U that my grandfather bough new and imported in 1938 company. So no hard feelings folks?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Paul

looks like you got hammered by another storm last night Bulldog Man. I was just watching on TV.How's everything going?

just don't park beside me in the truckstop and crank up when i'm sleeping-they're scary when you're not expecting it.

...you young whippersnappers just stay offa my lawn...

"Bucks" County. How appropriate.

All good points. It's hard to find 2 drivers who agree on anything,much less 10.I hear drivers blaming George Bush for the high price of fuel all the time,but he has nothing to do with it. Things might have started going downhill when the Democrats took control of congress 2 years ago.OPEC controls the price of oil and if the U.S. bought no oil from them China,India,or somebody else would get that much more from them,so i'm pretty sure they couldn't care less if we buy oil from them or not.

I don't think most people realize that the trucking industry is the backbone of our economy,and farmers need a lot of fuel to raise crops too,and we need some kind of help with fuel prices because if the trucks stop-everything stops. And if farmers don't have fuel for their tractors and equipment to plow,till,fertilize,harvest-what then?

That's my opinion,but I don't have any answers...and like James and Mackdog said I don't think a strike will do any good now. I just don't know...don't know.

For every one O/O who does park his truck, there will probably be 10 who will keep on truckin'. Most of these guys are upside-down or close to it and cannot afford to let the truck sit. It's a "catch 22" can't afford to run it, can't afford to park it.

The truckers strike of the mid-'70's worked somewhat, but the only reason it worked at all was because there were a hellavu lot less trucks on the road then and no carriers the size of Schneider National (back then it was Schneider Transport), JB Hunt, Swift, etc who are just waiting on the opportunity to pounce on any freight left setting by an O/O strike. And everyone knows that if they loose freight, it is very hard to get it back without cutting the rate, and cutting a rate that barely makes you money is not a smart business move.

Just an opinion of a 42 year old with 29 years in the industry and the 3rd generation in the industry as well.

T.

Sorry to hear about your accident ,and your truck getting totaled,but thank God you weren't seriously hurt. You'll probably be sore for a while though. I could go on and on about the crazy drivers I see every day and the stupid chances they take,especially the young ones-don't they learn anything in drivers-ed anymore? And all for a pizza?!!...but i'm not gonna say anything because I don't want to sound like an old fogey. On second thought-I am an old fogey,people drive like complete idiots everywhere I go. Like a car waiting to pull out,let 200 cars go by and pull out in front of the truck,even if there's nobody behind you you for a mile,they'll pull out in front of the truck,every time.

Passenger: No don't worry people cross it all the time

Driver: In a dump truck

Passenger:..........Yep. My uncles brothers cousin used to all the time.

Driver:Ok

After the incident:

Driver: What the he!! man

Passenger: Maybe it was another bridge he used to cross!!!

i model after the ic and icg aera on a small HO shelf/dog bone layout.

Can you give me the production dates for the MACK F Series...I am tryn to find one made on their last year run so I can restore it and give it to my grandfather...

Thanks for the help.

ah-hah!!! I found it in another book-they were made until 1982.

WOW!!! I finally found these parts y'all were talking about. Man,this is too good to let get away,so I was just thinking...Speed has the right idea- but what if every member payed some for Barry to purchase the whole lot and move it? How many members are there? It couldn't be but so much,right? Then if a BMT member needed a part you could get it at a greatly reduced priced,and hopefully we won't even need any of it,but?.. How about that Barry,if you could come up with a figure-there's strength in numbers you know!..As my hero Paul says,just a thought! I'd be willing to help,and hope I never need none of it...what do y'all think? If say,oh...700 members wanted to donate about $20 that's almost $14,000 right there.

Hello everyone, my name is Grant and I am from Perth Western Autralia, what a great site. I have a 1969 R600 that is getting converted into a 1970s R700, I also have a FR700 that is getting used for some parts and my current occupation is a Road Train operator

regards Grant

Well it had to happen sooner or later. Today was the day I got stopped By DOT. Comming down the road with truck and trailer the DOT man saw my old truck and probably thought it would be an easy mark. He brought me into motor vehicle dept. parking lot. He was a little confused by the antique reg on the truck and camp trailer reg on the trailer. I did convince him this was only my toy and it doesn't do work for hire and yes there are indeed some of us nuts that will drive a tractor and trailer just for the fun of it. Then he checked all the VIN numbers and started an inspection. While checking brake throws he may have started to notice everything was new and shiny under the truck so that part didn't last too long. After a quick light check he seemed to agree that I did indeed have a safe truck and he became much more friendly. He even asked why my bulldog was missing on the hood. So I explained that my first priority was making a safe truck and the cosmetics would come later. We parted company and I felt very good to get a passing grade on my work from DOT. It just further proves that old saying you can't judge a book by it's cover.

Chuck

Of all the trucks I've owned that I used to make a living,all Macks of course,B-61,F model,Cruiseliner,R model,MH,Superliner & CH,the Superliner's I had were by far the best driving and handling.I'm not talking about ride or power,but the way a truck feels.Got my first Superliner in '89,it was a '85 with 500k on it.Really thought my old '76 R model was a good driving truck until I drove that Superdog for the first time.I loved the layout of the cab,also,and the Superliner look is second to none.Don't get me wrong,I really like the CH I have now,it's been a good truck,and of the 3 CH's I've had,this has been the best driving one so far,but it don't hold a candle to the Superliner.I even tried a set forward axle CH in '97,close,but no match,but I really think I'd have liked it better if it would have had a sleeper.CH's are alot harder to bond with in my opinion.My first one was a '91 I got used in '95,E7400,T2130,42"bunk.Loved the motor and trans.,never could get to like the truck much,made me want my '85 Superliner back really bad,then I got the '97 set forward axle CH new,427,T2130,liked it alot,but couldn't ever fall in love.Went back to a F model,best driving COE anybody ever made.Loved to drive it.Then got a chance to buy a '87 Superliner again,and it was true love from the first mile.Broke my heart when I had to park it because of the frame going bad from spreading,but was lucky enough to find a CH I could live with.

I had a 2005 Kenwoth W-900 475 cat,stuido sleeper,real nice truck,sold it with 30,000 miles on it,junk.4.5 mpg,water leaks,wind noise.6,000 miles on it,cat had to replace the heads,13,000 miles turbo,front engine cover leaking.It seems like I was in a rental truck more then it the KW.I sold it with only 30,000 miles on it.So I go and buy a 2005 Peterbilt,475 cat,63'' flat top,junk,just as many problem with this one as with the KW,sold this one with 40,000 mile on it.Ok so I go for a 3rd time buy a new 2006 Western Star,Detroit diesel 515 hp,not a bad truck.5.5 mpg,rode good,not to many problems,I like this truck,still it was missing something.So I sold it 85,000 miles on it.I bought a 1988 Peterbilt,425 cat,1,050,000 mile on it,I have not had any problems with it.I have put 70,000 miles on it 6.5 mpg,no problems.I am also getting ready to start running my 1988 Superliner,E-9 V-8 450,240"WB,just came back from Double Eagle had a new 42" sleeper made for it,they also did the cab interior.After Double Eagle,the truck went to 4 States,in Joplin MO for pimpin'.I go the truck for the 2nd owner 450,000 miles on,never been out of Texas,I will switch off between my old Peterbilt and the Superliner,I have less money in two trucks then one new junk truck.I get better mpg,power and am alot happier driving the old trucks.Also if one of my older trucks need to go into a shop I can fix the old trucks on my own and save 100.00 per hour labor,and still have a extra truck to run and keep the money coming in.It seem funny anymore how guys are trying to make there new trucks look like old trucks.

Know all about that-I don't own a truck except the B-model ,but where I work most of the trucks have the c-15 475 cats and there's always one or two at Carter cat being worked on for one thing or another.Not too much major stuff,but we've had a time with broken rocker arms, water leaks,oil leaks,etc. The starters haven't been lasting on them either.I'm driving a 2006 Peterbilt with about 300,000 miles on it now and i've had broken rocker arms twice,intake valve actuator malfunction twice, and one turbo put on it. The truck I drove before that,one of my all time favorites by the way,was a 2000 W-900 with a 525 N-14 Cummins that had almost 700,000 miles on it when Jeff traded it for the Pete.It ran great,pulled good,never broke down and got well over 5 mpg pulling heavy loads across the mountains.

The last new trucks they ordered they went back to the ISX Cummins. I don't know that they'll be any better. Drove a couple of them before,and it was always EGR problems.They're supposed to be in in October. Jeff turned my truck up to a 550 and it's really pulling good now,so I guess i'll be starting over too. I wouldn't mind giving one of those new Detroits a try,but now it's getting to the point where you have to buy a particular brand of truck to get the engine you want. I don't get to pick anything anyway,I just get to drive it. That 550's a "hawse" though-'til the engine light comes on.

Ah, a subject dear to my heart. Now I don't have an R model and am not a highway hauler but my B & DM models get the work done and have paid for themselves many times over. New is nice but the shine wears off and the real reason you own a truck comes through. Can you imagine anything put out today still working at 46 years old like that B? Again, I know the subject is R models and the DM's are of that vintage. Mine will definately beat you to death but will also get the job done, get you home every night and make you money. In fairness to the new stuff all of the pollution regs, electronics and weight laws have taken a toll on a newer truck costs and reliablility which is something the older models didn't have basically have to deal with. So as long as I can I keep my old stuff working, which to date has been very economical, that's the success formula for me . Bob

You're right,that's what I always say-I pull in at the shop and the mixer is parked there still looking pretty good and it still works good and i'll say "now how many of these new Peterbilts,Freightliners,or Internationals will still be around in 43 years?" Most likely none of 'em.

And you're right about the emissions engines- when they have a particular engine available long enough to perfect it and get all the "bugs" out, like an N14 Cummins,they have to change it to meet the newest pollution standards so they have to start all over.

I've often wondered about if truck manufacturers did like the car makers and came out with an old look cab with all the latest bells and whistles,like a B-model cab,only bigger, or the old 2 story International DTC 405-always wanted to drive one of them!

looks like y'all did a great job! I like the black fenders too.

Don't worry about the english-I don't think none of ours is perfect either!