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I tried a propane heater, it didn't work but this setup works fine. There is dust in the fan blade sockets so it is hard to reverse. A month of pictures coming. FW

We have been dealing with snow the past month, moved Cat D8 crawler dozer to city snow dump 1/30/15, We have been pushing snow till now, some days but a 12 hour night shift with as many as 50 dump trucks on per shift. two weeks in two more Cat D8K's and a Cat 330 excavator. Finishing up at daybreak and with temps 5 to - 8 degrees F, sweet sound from those D342's. FW

You need a sense of humor to be in that business. FW

34,000# FW

More of truck #3 with the new paint scheme (1979) . Changed the front to budds in the 80's, brought it to the Green Mtn. Show August 2014. FW

It is people like you that will do all you can to save trucks and parts so You and others will have the chance to enjoy these trucks for a long time. Donor trucks or parted out is ok but not scrapped. You will do what is right. FW

This is truck #3, 1955 B 613T 1065 . we got this around 1976 with the intentions of using parts for truck #'s 1&2 , did use the 10 spd, and carrier for truck #2. The truck was in good condition so I decided to put it back in service and started with replacing the missing parts and painting the engine Maxidine Gold as that was the new concept in the mid 70's. New as a petroleum hauler and other owners,the guy I got it from hauled on a flat bed trailer used rail road ties to Cape Cod and the wrecked cars from the demolition derby, that was a regular Friday night event in Westboro ,MA. Someone pushed it from the front denting the fenders and moving the core against the fan, but I was able to drive it home along with the trailer, which was a box with the sides removed and made by " Mack" (pics 1978-79) Most all of the trucks and equipment were obtained to put in service and not for its historic value. We used the trailer to transport forms and accessories. Still have the truck and the reason I kept it is the whistle from the 205. ( more pictures later). FW

My truck RWS786LST 1055, built 10/14/81 Macungie plant. FW

I posted that RW For Sale for a guy I know two years ago, not one response. Build date 8/84 FW

With the lift points and door data plates I would say Government issue, had some 3208 powered Macks. FW

I believe the hood length is std. LJ, not sure if I have the headlight bracket. FW

This is truck #1 1957 B 613T, 673 na, triplex, FA 517, 20" . We bought it in Dec. 1972 from F. Russo Motors, who always had nice used trucks advertised for sale. Used as a tractor until we found a dump body for it, truck # 2 got outfitted with a body first. Sold it in 1985 and it has changed hand 4 times and is still around. We bought this 1968 GMC 7500 for the Garwood 5-7 dump body and mounted it on truck #1 (1974). When we got the GMC the cab was completely burnt , with the truck only 3 years old we still paid good money for the truck, so I found a donor truck and swapped out the cabs and painted it etc. and sold it to recover some of the cost. It was very difficult to sell because of the "ToroFlow Engine"., did sell to a friend of mine, (details later) and only brought about $900. FW #1 1973, #1 & 2 1975 GMC Dec 1975

I found this picture of our 155w, it is dated 1985 so it gave service for at least 10 years after we sold it. The truck needed doors and told the buyer to go to the used truck salvage yard that bought the 1946 Brockway from my father and get the doors, and he did. The previous owner of the 1946 was Mungovan , Worcester MA. a rigging company. FW

NR? definitely a military issue, it had Detroit-Timken axles, door glass hemmed with steel edge, slots and hand screws to open front windshields, single person seats, similar to the WW2 dodges. Nothing related to an LT. FW (nek photos)

Unknown to me that Mack used vendor axles in there units ,until I saw a picture of a Mack NM? 6x4. I believe a straight rail frame and have the cab and sheet metal from this one. Could be the military used air over hydraulic because of their fording capabilities. FW (nek photo)

# 2 with the frame doubled and body mounted, first diesel and a top truck in 1973. Some improvements another 673, 72 series duplex, FA 522 and 22"'s from a N61. used this one up till the early 80's, and like the others is still around here. (1975 photo) FW

This is #2 the second B-61 we got to make a dump. 673, 67 series duplex, 20" (Spring 1973) Got this truck for the dump body (5x7 yd. Garwood, St.Paul) and tires. Sold the truck to a local man who put a dump on it and moved his small crawler dozer for many years. 1957 GMC 630, full air, good running V8, I think GMC, some had Buick V8's. (Spring 1973) FW

The steering column and the clutch arrangement are different as well. FW

1962, 922 model , donor unit for another project, sq's grafted to back, White front axle, the 671 went to marine application, (1990). Many years ago I came across a 1937 school bus deep in the woods, got the front section. Started a rat rod project with the cowl and hood tops, it has the deluxe dash. Project abandoned for now. I used the hood sides on one of my homebuilt tractors. FW

A few more and a little about each one. 1931-2? chassis, was a fire truck, 1 1/4 ton rating, I can't remember where or when I got it. 1963 220, 5,2sp rear, had this one since 1995. FW

That is right, and "C" is cabover. FW

A few conversions I did to the Ertl 1/43 die cast Fordson, industrial, US colors. UK colors row crop US FW

I think it is the 2nd and came out about a year ago. The DM600 Rubber Duck is a good donor for the MTAFA Mack cab conversions, I stocked up on them in the 80's , glad I did. FW

A two arm puller will do it, tighten the puller as much as you think is enough, then heat just one area a little with a oxy-acetylene torch. You can put some steel pieces behind to pull the heat from the seal area. it will pop off. ( heating in one area expands the bore, heating in two places tends to close the bore) light heat no cherry red. FW

Very nice work, like the paint job, of the big 4 the White Road Boss and the White Western Star had the better paint schemes and levels of interior trim. Like you and others I have quite a few kits and cab conversions, that I hope to get to. If I remember only one or two of the AMT 1/25 kits had 22" tires. FW