Lmackattack

Looks like a western grill on a standard r model?

I have on... It looks good for what was out there when I bought it...

Thanks to all that served. I consider this one of the most important Days in the Year. I did not Serve in the military but Have always flown the flag in front of my house and give the utmost respect to my country and those that have served. I Did a trip into Galena IL this weekend and the many little towns across Rt20 in northern IL had flags on both sides as you passed thru. Saw many Grave yards decorated with flags. Today I was happy to see a boy scout troop decorating the local cemetery.

mack 8 speed....just like the mack 7 they suck!.... very slow low gears and very fast over drive but its basicly a 5 speed except you pretty much have to do a range change with a load on... they were speced with real slow rears 4.42-5.73 were common. its kinda like a 5 speed but your first 3 gears are very slow and you don't always use them when empty. most people drive them by starting in the low side/2rd hole. then flip the switch into Hi and back into 1st hole. I really disliked them as you almost always had to start in the low side with a load on and flip the switch to get back into hi and then do your normal 1-2-3-4-5 but you still were doing a best of 65MPH at the end kida pointless if you ask me .IMO a old 6 speed is way better. If you wanted more gears a 12 over drive would have been the better trans because of the ease of shifting. That's my point of view !.

Looks like a early 300 hp or possible a 350 in that dmm...The engine laying on its side withthetransmission connected looks like it's of the same engine family 285,300 etc..... I can't clearly see the transmission sticker but it looks like a air shift 6 speed ?

I like the 12 speed for 3 reasons You can drive it like a 5 speed when empty You can drive it like a 5 speed but have the option to split the gear when you need to get a run at a hill You have 5 reverse gears 13 speeds are nice. But I would rather have a 12 speed behind a Mack

I plan to be there sat around 9-10 am....stay for half the day and head home...unless its a good show, then I may stay the night at a local hotel.

Thought I would share this for those that might be interested. I'm going with 3 or 4 trucks... If anyone is interested in going let me know.

My understanding was the taller hoods allowed for larger radiators and more air flow thru the hood and under the cab to help with cooling of big power. The longer hoods allowed for big block cat and cummings. Not to mention front mount intercooling becoming more popular.

Haven't seen there dmm in years...wondered if they still had it...

That looks like a nice classy ride....good times

It looked a little long for what it is... I think the emissions crap hanging on the frame is why.... Personally for what we do around Chicago I would want it as short as possible but allow it to axel out. It was a very clean looking truck and who ever did the build did a good job...

Found a steel nose Greco r model. ..A sid kamp 4 axel...and a standard r model end dump

Whats the weight difference between a steel hood and fiberglass hood r model

drove many 300/6 speed 4.17 rears on camelback R models with chrome dogs... this were in the 1985-1992 range. My 77 RS700L has a gold dog I think people like to change the dogs for preference. For me I prefer the Gold Dog

that think hooks! I would love to take that car out on the street and surprise some people LOL....I need to get back into drag racing. I haven't been to the track at all after I bought my old Cadillac.

that's a sharp looking western.... love to color and alum wheels all the way around. Something about the little more aluminum trim really sets them apart from a standard R model. Must have been a tight fit with the 36" bunk on. I know my RS sitting at 206" is getting tight with a gen box on the nose of the trailer. I don't think I could safely pull a 53' refer unit with a bunk on back? When I hauled a race car transporter back from road America the Gen box would touch the pogo stick and that's where the end of my bunk would have been. I had to pull the stick out to get it home with no scratches on the box.....my 5th wheel was at 6" ahead of center.....

Yea 349 ...it was a nice day for a drive out west. Monday I have a move from Rockford to Oregon. I'm looking forward to another 2 lane back road trip.

Make sure to watch part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i28SSEfzUk&feature=youtube_gdata_player

We went from joliet patten to builders materials yard at I88 and main street in kanesville...(east of dekalb) did the zig zag with the oversize

We saw your big head hanging out the window lol...

Saw this guy running up I294 around 2:30 today

Glad you made it out ok...if I wasn't loaded with a 13'6 machine I would have dropped down the 4 blocks to say hello real quick. But that part of town sucks for low bridges.

Jail the sob....one less terrorist for me to worry about

Ok thanks for the info....it seamed like a bunch of people were leased on then gone within a few years of the upset... I remember leach enterprises had a big sign out front saying to avoid them....this was about 10 years go?