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I live 5 miles south of there on 83 few weeks back I brought 2 machines to the CN near the old leithton junction.First pic shown of the tower that guarded the junction. You can see a string of cars in the background. If you go to the left that's where 83 and diamond lake road is http://www.google.com/search?q=leithton+tower&safe=off&client=safari&hl=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=I1F4UqnuLuTeyAH7uIC4CA&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAA&biw=1024&bih=672#biv=i%7C3%3Bd%7Cx97mv3-Kyw6U5M%3A http://www.flickr.com/photos/7547061@N02/5006308791/

Amazing how much Mack has done and built for our country. Trucks,busses,military, trains,

Tanzillo #1 R700 edwards rd dmm lime truck

Lol....did someone spray some sent on that truck that attracts deer? Glad your ok. 5 years ago I hit a deer on Christmas eve. It was snowing ,about 11 pm , flat land 2 lane road ,just jumped out of no where. I think he was hiding behind a tree lol.....sounded like someone threw a basked ball at the cars hood. It took out the left headlight and minor body damage. We got lucky

Replace air gov or check signal line. Simple fix

2100 loaded 2300 no load...per Mack's specs They will turn faster but valve float will become an issue. I don't know exactly where that happens. But suspect around 2700-3000 Our sled puller turns around 2500 and was told to not spin it faster.

Machines and chains are weird. For example I moved a cat 314 excavator today. Chained the boom and put binders on all 4 corners. Tight as I could. When I got to the job 2 of the binders were slightly louse. You just cantw always get the all the slack out of the tracks untill you crank down on them a few times after you have driven a few miles. Dozers I put blade rearward and in the center of the deck. This is for weight balance and ease of loading and unloading getting it centered on the deck. Combination and rubber tire always go bucket into the goose neck...regardless what some book says. Real world experience is what works best for me. But that's just my .02 To me this pic looks like a few issues. 1 Lack of chains or binders? 2 the machine did not have a good parking brake 3 he really hit those brakes hard for it to slide up and over like that.

I like to load rubber tire loaders down with the bucket pushed into the neck. Just like Peter did in his pic. Yea it's one extra step in the secure process but I like knowing the bucket is helping keep the machine from moving forward. Not to mention when you are hauling forks and a bucket. It keeps it in view and again easy to chain to the deck.one other thing, I wish all of the mfg of these machines would put d rings on the arm of these loaders. It would allow you to secure the arm and machine with just 2 chains/binders. Same at the rear. Some mfg put pick up points at the rear lower corners that really make securing them down safe and easy but not all mfg have the d rings at the rear.

Yea, saw it for sale on eBay a few years back .i don't recal who owns it or if a member here sold it...

If you pull a low boy the trailer neck is narrow and will not cause interference with the fenders unless you are making a sharp turn on an incline. That's where you have to be carefull. This is where a hi mount 5th wheel helps get the space needed between wheels and trailer bottom. Another option is that Some people run half fenders on the truck and half fenders on the trailers goose neck.

E7 300-350 or 400 is one of the last good mechanical Mack engines made. E6 was just as good but the e7 have more grunt

It really depends on how tall your 5th wheel is and what type of trailer you will be pulling. Camelbacks have lots of articulation so you want to find the happy medium between the top of your tires and 5th wheel surface. If you have a hi mount 5th wheel and plan to pull flatbed,end dump,or tanker trailers the fenders can sit up high as those type of trailers tend to have much more clearance betwwn the tires and bottom of trailer. If you plan to pul van trailers you need to really check for proper clearance below the 5th wheel. I set mine up to pull lowboy and end dump. They sit kinda high and when I have a van trailer hooked to it I have to be real carful. As far as mounting them. I jacked up each rear axel and measured the max amount of wheel travel they had above the frame. When I mounted the fenders I set them about an inch higher. If I recall I had about 6" of upward travel at each axel when making contact with the frame stops.

If i was in the snow plow buisness I would personally rather have a fiberglass hood r model with the side access panels. Less rust issues and light weight. Not to mention when the plow is off its better access to the engine. Always wondered why peoplem kept buying steel hoods after the fiberglass hoods became standard. Wisconsin dot had a lot of sloped hood rd Mack's with this set up and they seam like they way to go in my book..

Why did they continue to build steel nosed r models after fiberglass became much more popular?

You can do it 2 ways. Run it up to 2100 then shift. It will fall back to around 1300 and start pulling again Or run them up to 1800 then shift. It falls back to 1000 These engines don't pull real hard past 1950. And they make most of their power around 1200rpm... Thats how I drive em

Yea 355 on the west side of the highway. Been there all week...

I saw both of them... Looked fairly clean

Saw a Greco R model today. And a few others

He might be thinking of theorally version 2 stick 6 speed that had a hi and low. It was an overdrive trans if I recall. one reverse, 6 forward speeds, ....start in low 1, 2,3,4, shift to 4hi, 5

Lol....I all honesty i was watching for cops in the construction zone...as soon as I passed you I said dammit he cought me sleeping again....

Serious question about Australia. It looks like its always warm there....do you spec trucks with heaters for the cab? Or is it just for a/c. Always thought the r models with out a under dash heater/AC unit was much nicer for foot room... Your cab looks like it has a smaller under dash unit kida like my truck has... My truck has a heat but no a/c and I have more leg room than guys with both.

Most likely a 237 does it have a turbo but no intercooler? 5 or 6 speed transmission. .. if so its a 237 maxidyne

Mine stays between 180 and 200....stays at 180 in winter even in good pull. .summer time it creeps to 200 and falls back to 190 in hard pull...rarely does it hold anywhere above 195...

Looks like pa hills in the back but the model of tucks says west coast....

Wow...very cool Did Mack continue to produce civilian trucks thru WWII ....or we're they regulated to making what ever the government needed them too...