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The 4V are better with cooler egt's, unlike the 2V's that get in the danger zone. FW

They used Shepard and Gemmer, not much left in the Mack system. There are other sources for parts. FW

This truck looks and runs like a new truck, sadly I won't be driving it anymore, it's gone away. FW

There is a blue in the Mack group, it is on the the E 6 engines in the early 80's, I have one and seen one other. Possibly a Hayward product or Remack. (light blue). FW

This is the other interior color. FW

I type slow, FW

To look at the color green it has the least amount of eye strain, this topic came up many years ago in technical school why the drawing boards and the classrooms where light green, and many Postal facilities as well. It could be why Mack used it, don't know for sure, I know of at least two different shades of green on the steel dash R's. FW

I have been told on small aircraft with flush rivets you get about two more knots. FW

This is the truck we got to outfit with a crane to have the form racks etc. 1963 B 83, 220, quad, 50k rears 22". New as a masonry supply truck with side-o-matic boom, we are the second owners. I moved the rears back one set of holes, added more frame, and mounted a series 6 National crane with 56' hyd. plus 18' jib gave 72' of boom.(1975). It got more use as a crane and I never got the racks on it for the form panels. Truck #4 and the first unit with the new color scheme , new mirrors, battery boxes, headliner, etc. all from Mack is why I have been with Mack ever since then, (1976). We still have this truck but time has taken away its former glory. FW

The air cleaner and the piping are a lot newer than the truck. The 855 at least 1960 could be earlier. FW

B 71, looking at the air cleaner bet it is an 855 engine. FW

I got a 871T in a 4270 IH, and I would say off the governor it puts out 350HP it is rated at. FW

V 16, all along I have been told oil is cheap. FW

Another picture. FW

My shop is the former passenger depot, Worcester Fitchburg Railroad (1860 -1901), Boston & Maine (1901- 1970). The line is now operated by the Providence and Worcester Railroad. I have been there since 1962. In all the time I have been there I have seen the plow only twice, (2013-14) when it came down from the train yard in Walpole NH and appeared to have been out of service for some time. I was told it was redone and new paint and back in service. I believe it is owned by the Green Mountain Group, very impressive and don't know the age but seems from the steam era. Here it is stopped track side for a few photos (2015). FW

L models had the two colors, with the door panels darker. FW

I got this truck in 1975 to outfit it to carry concrete forms and accessories, the plan was to stretch out the frame and mount a hydraulic crane behind the cab and have form racks. I believe we were the first to think of this concept in the Northeast US, did find out later that around the same time knuckle booms were in Canada. 1968 Mack F 607, 673, duplex, underslung 34k's, did use it for awhile as a tractor (1977), the trailer is that Mack trailer we got earlier. I sold it a year or two later , and was made into a winter sander and worked for the State on the interstate. I should have kept this one and this would have been unit #4 in our system, another truck would be #4. FW

This is the city of Worcester Massachusetts former snow blower, I saw it only once working many years ago, and have a newspaper clip of it loading a DC Autocar dump. I believe it is a SnoGo 1941-46 Ford with Marmon Herrington 4x4 the deck engine is Buda. No blower attachment , unit has approx. 900 miles on it. I have this one as well. FW

Her are some of the trucks hauling snow, some local,a lot from CT, and a group from PA. FW

Some local trucks hauling snow, RW with 20", the rolloff units are loaded with snow blowers. The spreader plow combo is the third High school classmate of mine that has been using Macks, here is his DM6 with 3 plows and spreader with liquid tanks. He also has R's, DMM, and a B. FW

More Diamond T trucks, The 1946 Brockway form truck was replaced with a military M35 6x6 the platform body was switched over used that for a few years, ( can't locate pictures). the truck wasn't really heavy enough. The M35 was replaced with a 1966 Diamond T, P4000 in 1968 and was one of the first standup trucks in the area.(1969) The continental 331 was way underpowered. I used this truck to get my Massachusetts Class B license , at 17. The sheet metal , engine and trans are put away, have the frame and frt axle. the 2 speed rear was sold and believe went to export. We had a Diamond T P 3000 also, pic will be in another section. This the last acquisition 1963 Diamond T 931F, I have searched a long time for one of these. This came from California .(2012) and working on this project currently. FW

That's a story for another day, it will come later. FW

200$, 100-110 gals. fuel in 12 hrs. FW

Here are some interstate plows, mainline group, ramp group, a thrill when plowing with a little speed, an RD all dolled up out working. FW

The machine isn't shut down for long, Tracks get cleaned , I am the operator, with 2 standby's, owned this unit for 27 years. FW