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Robbie was at a Street Race track for a big jump in down town D.C This was about 6 years ago? We were there selling race car parts for the ALMS series. He cam on the truck looking to buy some glue to keep his rubber handle bar grips tight. We dident have any glue but I suggested that he try hair spray as thats what we used when i was a kid. He said he had forgotten all about that trick but agreed that it works pretty good. that was my 5 mins of spotlight... Trent

The Lot with the Celli Trucks had all sorts of stuff that was being cut up. I think the scrap man bought them all from Celli and was cutting them up where Celli had parked them years before. My B model had a 8" Tree growing up throught the frame rail so who knows how long they were parked there? There was 1 A model, 2 B models, and 1 or 2 BCRs. I was able to have the scrappers hold off cutting up everthing but the BCRs (no one wanted them at the tine) I cant recall how I found them in the field but I think a friend had tiped me off and put me in touch with the scrapper? I do recall that the BCRs were rotted out pretty bad. worse than the B models. Celli also had lots of odd stuff at their yard including those ugly Clarbian (SP?) B model tilt hoods. and a new bare F model day cab. Celli..i.e C.T.C has sence changed names to Concrete Transport Company?? sadly the Northwest Mack / CTC building was leveled a few years ago. trent

what pisses me off is that your truck can be top notch shape but as soon as they see that they go looking for something to fail it. I Drive a 1996 IH at work. 360k on the truck never left me stranded yet. has had 2 issues that we had fixed within a few days down time. Yet every time I have been inspected I get warnings for stupid things that have no meaning to possible fail. I was issued a warning for bad brake adjustment yet when i checked(after they noted it) It was withing spec? I was issued a warning for an oil leak off the transmission....It was grease from the throwout bearing zerk hose. I was issued a warning for bad reverse light. Light worked but the sensor was bad.. Yet I watched trucks roll past me with fuel tanks steps blowing in the wind and trucks that had tires so bald you could see the belts... Just like keeping a clean washed truck is not the Best idea anymore. they wont get under a dirty truck. but have some pride and you will be waved over to the side for them to get under it.

yep thats just filler panels to hide the bare spots next to the B model radiator. I know there is a sales broshure that noted the componets in the BCR kit. Dont think a larger radiator is needed tho if you kept the stock 673 or 711 in the frame. Cool find!

can we sticky this for a week or so...just so it stays at the top of the page? This really has me pissed right now!

http://www.change.org/petitions/farmington-new-hampshire-court-house-police-chief-scott-roberge-withdraw-charges-and-court-fees-against-dennis-fleming-for-reckless-conduct# I signed and emailed the PD..linked to my Facebook account to try and help this American.This is absolute bull shit Trent

saw that on Ebay last night..good looking truck.

good one greg!!!!!...I think Robs needs to teach her to keep a close eye on the fuel gauge.

the time and cost to fix that you would be better off to get a good used cab that was heading to scrap.

for ease of power upgrades... stock 285 or a 2v 300 with a tip turbine added. both will fit with front pully swaps . 237s will also work but the added cooling of a charge cooler will do a little better. We pull with a 72 R model and have a 285/6 speed. does pretty good with just a wide open pump. Search "Last Call Mack" on you tube

Rob I think Thats correct with the introduction of the 300HP maxidyne. the hoods also were a few inches longer to help fit the front mount intercooler

intresting...I thought only the 300+ had water and air charge??? I just picked up a air and water box for my 285. just to have as a spare.

Correct me if im wrong... all the 285 tip turbines were only charge air intercooled all 300+ tip turbines were charge air and water intercooled I seam to only see the combo air/water intercooled set up on just the 300+ engines? anyone the EK truck looks to e a 285 as it lacks the water lines and water intercooler on the box. trent

Sorry "mate" LOL I I was noting the Starboard side of the engine...you know the side the Turbo hangs from if its a 6 speed you only can get 6 progressive up shifts. the 6 speed is just a basic 5 speed but it gives you that one extra low low gear. You can start in 1st low "L" and shift all the way up into 5th then split it into direct "D". doesent matter where you make the split from L into D but you only have 6 forward speeds. on the older 2 stick 6 speeds I Often I started out with Low, up shift 1-2-3 then split into 3rd Direct then continued the upshift 4th-5th (total of 6 speeds) reason for this is many times when you use low 1st you had to stay in that gear untill you reached hard level ground. if not when you tried to make the split you were just going to slow and the truck stopped before you can grab the next higher gear. there was also 12 speed that was real nice. most times you drive it like it was a 6 speed but you could split each gear giving you a total of 12 speeds. the top gears were over drive and the bottom were very slow. it was the perfect trans for macks that ran the on/off roads. you have a good rear mount PTO! it runs off the front box so it turns off engine RPM so long as the clutch is engaged. the side mount pto ran off the transmission gearing and you had to put the aux in nutral and main in 1st or 2nd to properly operate it at a safe speed.

if the injectors heads can be seen from the passenger side its a 2V If you can only see where the fuel lines enter at the side of the heads its a 4V are you sure its a 10 speed? Many of those were just 6 speeds. But as said it could be a 7-8 or 12 speed as well. You use low "L" just in 1st and then split it into direct "D" then shift 2-3-4-5 giving you 6 total forward gears and 5 reverse gears. IIRC there were the standard 6 and 8 bolt pto mounts on the 6 speed case. many also had the option for Macks rear mount PTO that ran off the lower contershaft via a splined coupling.

http://chicago.craigslist.org/nch/cto/2859402415.html

COOL PROJECT TRUCK BUT NOT A FAN OF THE SMALL CAB...

The 2090s I have driven were just fine for on/off road flat land dumping and such but if it was used on site in the muck or hauling 90K in the soft clay I always thought it needed a lower gear. Thats why I liked the low low that the 6 and 12 speeds had and more reverse gears!. To me if the truck is to be used off road at all you need that extream low gear for the times that they sink in the clay. Also there were 2 versions of the 2090 if I recall right... I think there was one built with a lower 1st gear intended for more off road use...Would have to check My 9 speed book manual to be 100% sure oin that....

I may be wrong but I thought the main springs on the 38K-44K were thicker than the 34K main springs? this may be an issue when trying to bolt the caps back on?

If I recal a 9 speed with 4.17 will be too fast in the mud. I think the 9 speed has a much taller gearing as it was intended to be used with slower rear ends. The idea was to have a fast drive line speed and reduce stress on the gears. this was good and bad..good because it was not as harsh on the gears but bad because the over drive gearing of the transmisson caused more roatinal mass and thus you need more HP to keep it going in the top gears. most of the trucks I drove with the 9 speed that were built for the mud had 5.02 or slower. the 12 speed will do everthing you will ever want. 4.17 was a common gearing with the 12 because it was very slow in both forward and reverse and you still had a good top overdrive gear to get home.

looks like 2 valve head enjectors used from about the early 70s to early 80s

alot of superliners had the reyco. not a fan but they were lighter than camelbacks. 3.73 are too fast for a dump truck I was going to change to 3.87 with my 6 speed direct to get a faster top end but just stuck with the stock 4.17s and will await a 12 speed for both a faster top gear and slower low/reverse.....

took mine around the block at lunch time today. 57 deg in the middle of Chicago winter????

On my B model the aux stick was hard to move but the main was louse. It ended up that there was so much crud built up around where the shifter moved that it was always hard to move. took alot of lube and movement to get it louse again. I did this all with the floor boards out of the cab. It was a PITA but it was better after a few hours of moving them. all the macks I drove were a little stiff in the cold and once warm they were back to normal. Also if the shift rails are not getting splashed lube it will just compound the issues. the oil needs to get thin and warm to properly lube them. if water got in the trans it will just make a mucky mess of the rails and dirt will stick to them. Only other thing could be that the shift rail is bent? or the shaft that the gears slide on are bent or was overheated. all of wich needs a tear down to inspect.. trent

I think the steering wheel is on the wrong side??? LOL!!!! Nice rig there. Looks like it can do what it was built for! Whats the cap on the roof top? is that for added head room and storage? The R cabs are small for todays standards and I have never seen a roof like that before!?