Red Horse

For sure..We had a training slideshow called "Mass in Motion". Showed a liquid load when tank was say half empty. Truck at rest, and the liquid load would be a level line from side to ride. Then say you went into a right hand turn. That "level line" would creep up on the left hand side of the tank, shifting the center of gravity closer to the left. And the faster and tighter the turn, the worse it became and the end result would often be a rollover. You wouldn't think you had to explain that to a driver. And the same would apply if you had a peddle load and the discharge manifold allowed you to open multiple compartments. Instead of draining one completely and taking a lesser amount out of the other compartment to minimize "slop", you had two compartments adding to the risk. And sad fact, it applies to freight that is not secured in a box...." the load shifted" said the dumb ass driver to the news camera!🤔

Talk about high center of gravity? If that tank was half empty can you imagine going into a turn too fast?? Then again it probably couldn't "go to fast"

Well I may have an interesting story..Local guy, very successfull small excavator. Started buying Petes. Last one a triaxle. then I go by the yard the otherday and the Pete-like a year old now is not there and looks like a new Granite is there.????? But fact remains..seems like all the old Mack construction fleets now have new Paccars🤔

Roger Sherman Riggers! I remember being at my grandparents house on Rt 5 sitting on steps "truck watching"- a good sighting was a chain drive Roger Sherman go by. Another one was a "straddle carrier" going by with a full load of lumber. Talk about chain drive noise. In my memory the driver and engine/drive train was about 8 feet or more in the air so the chains to the driving axle must have been 6 ft or more- 12ft+ total.

How true. Wish I understood the economics that makes this work for the Europeans????

Did Blakeslee own NH Trap Rock? That is a Euc? W.I Clark was Euc dealer I think

Nice memory for sure..and an impossibility in today's day and age.

Hah! I can relate. My high school was on a highly traveled road with a stop light out front. I had a class where I sat next to the window-that unfortunately the window sills were about 3" above eye sight when you were seated. And I could tell a Detroit from a Cummins from a Mack. And for sure a Ford Super Duty with its dual exhausts. There was a carrier -forgot name -who had a new Ford single axel tractor that would go by usually at the same time every day. One day the guy caught a red light. And he must have had a good load on the tandem trailer because I heard that V-8 barking when he took off and I jacked my ass off my seat to confirm what it was. The teacher had one glass eye but I guess I jacked a little too much and his good eye caught me....he says..."If whatever is going on outside is more important to you, if you don't stay in your seat you can leave now and go outside". That cured me. That was classroom discipline in 1961. 😎

Big mouth!😎

Brocky No the new syle that came out in 61 and lasted until the Louisville came out in 69 They kept it the same for those years and just changed ID badges and in 66 they raised the cab roof to give the driver more headroom for a higher seating position. Unlike the "steering wheel holders" of today who like to sit on the floor😎 But I'm sure they were 534's, which was first offered in '58. I asked a Ford salesman not that long ago if he new what the original "Super Duty" was? No clue

Okay you Connecticut guys have a pretty good memory but I may be too old for you on this one. In like '64 or 65 they were building I 91 north out of New Haven. I don't remember who the GC was but they had a trucker working for them that had a bunch of new Ford Super Duty T-950's Tandem dumps and a few T-950 tractors hauling Fuehauf bathtubs. These Fords were big 15,000 at least front ends and big rears on big rubber. Owner's name was Peter Longo..Anyone have a recollection of this guy?

Is that a current picture? If so who did restoration?? Beauty!

looks like could have been a fatal

Attached photo was taken at this show. Left to right: Rich (66DC75), yours truly, Matt (MattB73IT), and Hippy (70MackMb). Bronco on left is mine and one on right is my son's who snapped photo. Blackdog showed up later with three of his beautiful red and white Macks. Oh, I'm an old 6'.1, so never post anything bad about Rich's trucks!

Got some bad news this morning from Bob Manchester that his dad passed away during the night after an on and off battle with cancer. Bob started a career with Amoco as a driver and when he retired he was a terminal manager. He and his sons established a beautiful collection of Macks, Autocars and a 761 Brockway that carried the name "Manchester Bros" and were kept in Cromwell Ct and Downingtown Pa. He was a most knowledgable person when it came to distribution in the oil industry as well trucks in general. And most importantly , a great friend who will be remembered and missed by many. Bob

Correct. I was told that by a commercial truck Ford guy. My comment was .."and the 6.7 Power Stroke doesn't generate a lot of heat". an absolute bullshit excuse IMO. Think of the west coast volume they would gain.

Did Adley use the slogan on their bumpers..."A Sleeping Giant Who Never Sleeps"??

Remember them for sure. And I would say they were strictly a "low bid" fleet. Looking at the variety of trucks they had, I would guess whoever had the lowest bid price, they got the order.

Family feud?

Ford should have these Aussies engineer the air brake option for 650/750 gas jobs seeing Ford keeps saying they can't offer air brakes on these God Zilla powered trucks because of under hood heat issues! absolute BS

Drive safe Rich. My shoulder is fine-relatively speaking , But now my right knee is killing me-old age sucks. As Brocky said, send pix, and regards to everyone. Danny and Kenny heading down tomorrow with the R model fire truck

For sure!!

KSC..No argument on the 7.8 parts availability, but that LN with an LTL grill is one good looking truck IMO..so much so thatI wonder if that is not a very good piece of photoshop work.

Has seen better days for sure!

Nice but how about a pix of the LTS next to it