Lmackattack

What was the story about Terra Cotta. I remember seeing a lot of trucks with that name on dump trailers then I recall there was a big stink about boycotting them.

Hmmm yea ....look at that website I told you about with all the bridge height info for Chicago...http://www.cityofchicago.org/content/dam/city/depts/cdot/bridge/general/PostedClearances072312.pdf If your going to the entrance on 63rd street you have a 13'8 to the west and13'6" to the east.. Unless they have an exit to the south but I don't see one on google maps....are you picking up a crane in the yard or is it just west of their yard... They have been knocking down old rr bridges and making a new RR interchange near by and if your lucky it will be just west of the NS yard and you will be ok...

I run 2 in my truck....as long as its not very cold out and the charging system is in good shape. 2 is all you need? I use the passenger side batt box for storage now...

Loaded or empty,oversized? ..i.I think the main entrance is off 63rd street? If that's they NS yard your talking about...they are doing lots of construction west of the yard by I94 and wentworth.If your legal and If your coming from I-80 take 57north to 94 west exit 59th and go back over the expressway then take the east94 frontage rd ( south yale) back to 63rd st. I think 63rd is 13'8" under all the rail road tracks. The bridges down that way can get narrow for over sized stuff... If your coming from I-88 , you have some options to zig zag to get to the south side....I would take 88 to 294 south to 55 north to 94 east. Little longer more tolls but less traffic. Exit 63rd and make a left at the top of the ramp follow 63 to the yard..on your right. Or do I-88 to 290 east thru downtown to 94 east to 63rd...this way will have more traffic but less tolls.

Saw your truck at Rantoul IL last summer...real nice looking R Model

I quit ATHS after the message board take over and the issues with the board got out of control.... I think people lost sight of what its members wanted....there was a whole thread here on this subject... It's sad because there was a lot of good people with a wealth of info that got lost with the issues ATHS has..

Take a wrench, put in a vice, heat with a torch and bend it where needed. Those 2 inside bolts are a pita they always come louse too....

Sad....they were a big player in rail cars...not sure if they matched pullman but a larg company for sure....were they in any Any relation to the "budd" style truck wheel?

Very Cool Ray. I hope she gives you good service and many passes on the hills. Just keep your eye on the water and egt temps!

only if I get caught by a sudden red light do I push in the clutch and pull it out of gear. Reason is the speed is dropping so fast that 1) no use to find a lower gear as your about to come to a full stop. 2) if you don't get it out of gear you will stall the engine out. If someone cuts me off like an asshole....... I push them thru the intersection and keep going.....I don't have time for games

Saw this red r model on I80 and here is Tanzillo number 20.

When did they go to plastic? I know the Mack hood script on r models were metal but are now plastic....

Yea PJ sold it, guy painted it blue, then he sold it soon after. I was at that same show....think I had a pic of it as well. I think it was a 350 with a 2060 trans. . Not sure as PJ had about 3 trucks at the time.

I have see 100% Mack built trucks have gold dog on the hood and doors only. never seen gold Headlight rings or the antenna mount....early maxidynes were painted gold until the epa stopped them....some macks even had gold dogs on the mirrors. Not sure if the mirrors were a personal touch? only seen a handful of mirrors with gold dogs.If I recall the gold dogs on the mirrors were on fire trucks I had seen?

we went a few years back. It was a great show. wanted to do it this year but dident know anyone was going. Its a good weekend event. just about every big MFG is there... thanks for the pics. Girls and Machines go hand and hand

this is very true. Chicago Mack has 95% Volvos out front all white fleet spec. local mack dealer was recently bought out by a no name dealer. only see mostly off breed trucks in for service. even when I was running the road most of the macks in the dealer lots looked like repair work on used trucks. the fence had new Volvos with maybe 3 or 4 macks in the mix....

I saw a few years back someone turned a electronic cat into mechanical injection. Do these new diesels still have a auxiliary gear to run an air compressor that is timed to 1/2 the engine rpm? Was thinking a simple adapter for a injection pump and sleeves for an mecanical injector and 99% of these engine issues would be solved. Not interested in discussing emissions hurdles. Just how hard would it be?

Models and model makers just keep getting better.....those are some great looking trucks...

Mc MasterCarr For the win....they are local to me as well..

Ups has them or had them I remember seeing a lot of leaning trailers when I worked the night shift... When they work right there great. When they fail it's a problem....I do like how they left a manual option for them for when they do brake...

It seams Mack has always had financial issues.... Why was this when it was such an icon and found on every construction site in America. The B and R models seam to surpass all other makes when it came to build quality. Not to mention build numbers. Add to that the maxidyne performance you would think Mack would have been #1 and in the black for most of the 50's, 60's and into the 70's? One again Great info kscarbel!

I saw him in the yard today when I was picking up their 320 excavator. They did some nice work to get it back into shape. Its sister truck is still owned by Tanzillo. We just had it painted black and silver a few weeks back.

When I ran out west I would hit them hills with speed then kick on the engine fan on and run up and over without overheating. Keep your revs up so the coolant is flowing...

What was the last year the E9 was offered in a CL And what was the last year it was offered in a boat? If I recall those were the only state side options for an E9 at the end of its run. I also recall that the Aussie had them a few years longer then us? I figured it was put Down because of low sales of the CL Mackdaddy.....The comment about Mack out of heavy haul.. Very few heavy haul lowboy trucks here in Chicago are Mack. Everyone went to Paccar with their options of 500+ HP engines after the superliners ended. A few people bought the CL but i can count them on one hand. Sure we have plenty of tandem axel Mack's pulling 2 or 3 axel lowboys but all the big stuff is on the back of off breed trucks now. Kinda sad as I do feel Mack gave that market away. The Titan,last I checked was over priced for a day cab and lacked options for the over the road heavy haul guy. You can't get a sleeper on them? Big issue if your stuck out on I-80 for a few days waiting for a permit or wind to calm down.... I was at the con expo when the Titan was first put on show and I asked the Mack rep why no sleeper option... He had a hard time trying to cover that and agreed it was not smart. His line was it will be offered soon....that was how long ago tho? Just my .02

Agreed. I spoke to some friends this week about the new logo and one simply said "it sucks" the other commented that " it's bland and has a lifeless cold look to it." the 5 color now that is an american classic logo that never gets old. I cant count How many 5 color logo have I seen proped up in a truck garage or persons home garage wall just put up on display because it looked cool...what about the red white and blue Mack logo with the stars in the letters? Was that for the 1976 year? I always liked that logo as well..