blackdog2

6 hours ago, j hancock said:

I can't say whether the particular one pictured was put together by someone or not.

It is a viable setup though.  If you wanted an L tractor with an integral sleeper, Mack would sell you one.  They sold many of them.  

Usually see them with a soft nose versus the hard nose radiator show above.

Soft nose LJT sleeper.  Picture is not the best.  Taken in 2006.

 

19 hours ago, Red Horse said:

Hah-you are  gettin old pal-what took you so long 😎

I thought you fell asleep on the button or ?

On 1/10/2020 at 1:22 PM, Red Horse said:

And he is in fact an antique as well🤣

Let get the MIRROR out buddy ?......

Mr Stone had pictures out-but very few Mr. Tietz Has one of my fathers 52 LJ intergral sleepers that he still uses around the yard .

7 hours ago, mechohaulic said:

 just found this forum  can almost be brought  to tears.   at 68 years of age , looking at the pictures and reading the notes endless memories came back. I worked at Mack truck in Waterbury.CT from march 1969 t0 june 1975.

I am honored to know Mr Dom Moffo:: worked on his truck, Gasperri, O&G , and many others.  talked with Dom jr this past summer. Dom sr is doing as well as could be expected at 90 +. even the pool water business is gone. I delivered many of O&G "s new triaxles.

I brought in the first DMM quad chassis from Albany mack  to CT as a demo.  those are days gone .  my grandson drives   a fancy KW triaxle ; I tell him he has no idea of the fun behind the wheel of a B-81 or DM 800 with a quadbox. i'm glad to see so many people keeping  this part of history alive.   Thanks for the memories

My father bought several trucks from Swersky back in the day me my self dealt with WTBY Mack in the 70s-80s-90s some of the parts guys are in Hartford Gabrelli Dave and Donny & Chip but cant buy there they are wack out on there price  I have 14 different types  R- RD DM-600 DM-800 U-600 soft & hard nose from 34-k to 80-k rears  I work for Gulf oil Cumberland Farms Hallamore motor trans   I know all the guys with Macks  Johnny Dump truck  Jim Pepe both Moffos  JR is on Facebook .

1 hour ago, JoeH said:

Interesting that you have a 2 valve tip turbine engine in an 86!

It has a 2-pipe air cleaner and a tip wont fit on a 4-valve   1983-?

Do you have push-in or screw- in freeze out plugs ? what year ?

Open vent window ....spray either in air cleaner that will clean the air cleaner out ?..........and give it booooost...

That came from fresh kills land fill NYC .

Not to shabby good specs

Close to 500 + on face book like it ?.....on the Mack DM group in a couple days .

2 minutes ago, james j neiweem said:

That DM is gorgeous

Witch one ?

My 2001 had the problem the dealer was putting oversize bearings but after several trucks they came up with a fix a external oil line or higher volume /  pressure pump I ended up with the pump .

that's not happening over length $$$ better measurements chocks numbers #   

Here in Conn. double steer- tamden axle good for 80,000 no lift they average 26.5 ton  but get stuck on banana peal .

10 hours ago, DBGraves said:

Wow blackdog2 that’s a payload. I Va we have the bridge law. So my tri grosses at 59325=17.25+. The quint grosses at 72450=22.70+ -

 

so so update got a banjo. I’ll let everyone know how it turns out in a couple days. 

 

Thanks for the info Vladislav. 

I don't think its to safe but it is legal we have a DM-686 58k-20k-20k-front  good for 98,000 but only good for 76,500 pay-load  23.8 ton .

we are running 24.5 ton on tri-axle  up to 76500 in conn mass 77000 with permits

The rear axle all break its 2-halfs welded together verse the others are 1-piece  with quills spindle s 

Put the older banjo with cone axle  .....if you put same back brake again

Cant be that bad ?

In the listing  says same thing plus no horn or coupler must be a trucker thing .

Gas powered # 9001 smaller unit passenger car .