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  1. Lmackattack
    65 at 1800rpm is not to bad. Won't be screaming at a reasonable hiway speed and yet the 300 will have a little more fight to get to 2100 when you want to pass a governed fleet spec truck..
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    Very classic looking B model with a touch of extra frame...looks great
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    Same here...pulled the front end up a few times in places I should not have been driving thru. Can't comment on price of parts. Never have had to rebuild one.... on a side note if you come to a stop are later find your stuck on snow or mud and it won't kick in. Stab the brake pedal quickly to transfer power to a wheel with grip and it should engauge the divider. Just a few quick stabs will do the trick
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    Ouch!
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    What was the option for the horse shoe stamped panels? I have seen just the dog stamped and the dog with shoe....was it just an option or was it a premium package?
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    If you have camelback springs and automatic power divider you are good to go. Very reliable and it works great as long as the power divider parts are not worn out. Most r models with this set up will go in and out of the soft stuff where other trucks would not even think about it.
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    Very cool..glad its home safe...post up some more pics when you have time...I have always wanted to see one in person...
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    Gotcha.....don't know fuel specs and don't have my books handy..
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    Yep. Gears you can use and or shift on the fly when backing up. The 8LL just won't cut it for backing up your either to slow or to fast and if I recall you can't range select when backing up?
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    Are you sure it's a 2100 rpm engine?.....Mack made a 300L " L" as in low rpm. I think they were governed to max 1700 rpm.
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    Hated the 2060/2070/2080 transmissions. All seamed to be behind a low rpm engine with real slow rear ends. It gave you no options besides replace the trans,the rear ends and up the rpm to 2100. At work we have a RD lowboy truck e7 400 with a 8LL and 4.17 rears. That truck pulls 100k+ with ease. Only thing better would be a trans with more reverse gears.
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    Why do you have a seismograph in your truck? Looks like a very long earth quake?
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    I saw Ernie's has the former northern IL Mack tow truck painted up...it was sitting out side the other day. Regarding the flipped trash truck...about a month ago at that same spot I watched a ups semi truck heading down the on ramp to 53 south with his trailer door rolled up... Right before he entered the high way 2 skids fell out the back, he kept going never saw it. The ramp was littered with boxes lol...
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    And I bet that r model could out pull the electronic ch
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    If you want email me the pic... Lmackattack@hotmail.com
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    Mid 70s R600 model hoods were about 2" shorter than mid 80's and later R600....this was to make room for the front mount intercooler A pic might help just by looking to see the body line around the rear of the fender area.
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    http://www.analysis-inc.com/reference/road-speed-calculator/ 4.33 rear ratio, .60 final drive, 11R22.5 tires (498rpm) If you have a 2100 rpm engine 97 mph If you have a 1800 rpm engine 83 mph Personally with a low rpm engine I would keep the truck with 4.33 so you have more road speed.
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    I was look over his truck and thought it was a little odd that it was speced with camelback rears....most new lowboy trucks are all air ride. At least he won't get stuck
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    Yep that was me. I parked next to him, was picking up a combination going to a chemical plant in Lemont. When I pulled up He was trying to fit both those machines on and having to reposition them to make it work. I gave him some eyes so he did not have to keep jumping out to check clearance for the goose neck.
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    Looks like a standard rs700l hood to me?
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    Think it's always parked inside his shop now....before it was always outside sitting near the fence off rt12
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    Are you sure it's a 300? Most 300 had a 5 or 6 speed behind them. 350s had transmission options of 8 or more gears. Regardless they are pretty much bullet proof engines...considered the Chevy 350 of Mack motors. Anyone can work on them and parts are cheap
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    R Jones R model always is clean I honestly done remember a time I saw it when it was dirty. That truck is always looking good!
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    I run a 300 mechanical all day at work. 2100 rpm up and down the hi way no problem. For years people ran these engines flat foot untill they needed rebuild. If you have the gears and can cruise them on the hi way around 1700 it's better but 2100 won't hurt them at all.
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    Yea they recently put in a 2nd track on the old ej&e main... Think its a siding . I brought a dozer to tower rd where they made made a retention pond.

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