Red Horse

2 hours ago, yarnall said:

The B61 is a commercial chassis. Not fire.  

??So no B-61's went to Pierce, Farrar etc as commercial chassis?

3 hours ago, 66dc75 said:

This one has been sitting in front of Ballard Mack in Wareham Ma since late March.  I think it's still there. 

Hah!-waiting for the customer that needs a 28' box!

The good news is he is well.  The bad news is he is very  busy.  Hopefully he will soon see some light at end of tunnel and we will benefit from his views.

If you go to  You Tube...4142M Concrete Mixer Truck (2019)...there is a video that shows the steps/grab handle system.  Steps are all perforated so they are not "mud/snow" catchers.   Looks pretty good-for a LCF.  And there is even a guy attempting to explain things in English!

4 hours ago, tjc transport said:

if that thing is anything like the sterling sweeper we just got rid of, it will be a royal pain in the asterisk to get in and out of. 

and it looks an awful lot like the sterling cab style. 

No connection- your Sterling cab was an earlier generation Ford Cargo cab.  I don't think there is anything in this cab that is a carry over from that early Cargo.  Not that any LCF has good cab access/egress vs a conventional😎

10 hours ago, Licensed to kill said:

Looking at that truck reminds me of one of the MANY reasons I am grateful I don't live in Europe.

Looking at that truck says to me the Europeans haven't discovered the huge advantage front discharge mixers have over rear discharge.  Rear discharge has its place where on a big project , the mixer backs up to the hopper on a pump truck and drops the entire load. 

I think they have a lot of well placed grab handles if my memory is right.  Of course never seen one but have seen quite a few videos

4 hours ago, 70mackMB said:

That looks about as easy to get in and out of the MB!    .....Hippy

Well the MB is better..less height for your ass to fall from😎

Courtesy of KSC-delivered in Spain

If you haven't listened to this yet, tune in.  He nails it IMO

1 hour ago, tjc transport said:

So when they hit something, the bumper would not go into the tire and flatten it.

I do believe that  was the primary  reason-hit something like a deer at 55 MPH!

55 minutes ago, 66dc75 said:

Looks like I  ran out of attachment space. How do I delete stuff to free up space?

Rich-email me the picture

9 hours ago, james j neiweem said:

I wonder if any Mack historians know why the C Model Mack was ever produced. The B model was done in 1965-66. and the U &R models came started in 1965-66. It seems as though Mack was trying to use up B model parts and L cabs. The L cab should have been utilized more on the B's to compete with Whites A Car drivers cab.

When I sit in an L cab I say..."and what was the advantage of a B cab?"  Oh yeah-it was more aerodynamic!

8 hours ago, Jamaican Bulldog said:

I think I read on here once that it was to help meet BBC requirements for over all length restrictions. It was the predecessor to the U model 

wasn't C -600 same BBC as a B-67?

20 hours ago, 70mackMB said:

Very  good Hippy-this describes the situation we are in.  I always said the economy we had going when Covid hit would come roaring back on its own the minute the lockdown was lifted.  Well the idiots in power sure "fixed" that natural recovery.

5 hours ago, 66dc75 said:

Nice Rich-see you in AM.

I assume we will gather at Watts at noon on Saturday to document our aging process😎???

No clue what the breakdown is but assuming the 17.5 rate at 80,000 and say a MPG figure of 6 that translates into an added cost of $1.05 per gallon!  Brilliant!  to say nothing of the administrative cost associated with tracking miles and filing

13 hours ago, 70mackMB said:

 

Hippy-we can only hope. Can't wait to see how he handles his  meeting with Putin.

31 minutes ago, james j neiweem said:

poppop: You and I have similar memories. I grew up in Illinois but then moved east to Connecticut.

Back then I think White was just as popular as Mack.

 

Well you and Npoppop will also then remember Adley.."A Mighty Servant That Never Sleeps", Wooster, Holmes, St.Johnsbury.

Whites?-how about Shusters.

2 hours ago, snowman20 said:

Wow!  Those current pictures??  If so looks like it just came from KTP!

3 hours ago, alex g said:

Glad to see pictures of the week is still alive and well ☺️

For sure!  Retirement-just a different perspective😎

On 5/13/2021 at 6:32 PM, HarryS said:

I thought I remembered him having an auction and in the process of relocating from VA to Maine. This was after a hassle from the local govt types about his proposed housing for veterans.

Harry I think it was the other way around.  I think his veteran's project was in Maine )-Gorham area- and the locals were giving him a hard time.

I thought he posted she was an Israeli.  He may be over there if so.