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Like mentioned the only issue I see is that the gearing for the mud is not perfect. the 9 speed is more of an on road transmission. I have driven many in the dirt and they will go in and out just fine but if you are stopped and have to start in the think muck first gear is a little fast and is hard ont the clutch. it also lacks a selection of reverse gears but you can get over that....If you do alot of highway it will be fine. Alot of guys put in a 8LL for dump truck and highway. as far as the rest of the truck the double frame is good unless you run in alot of salt. rears and front axel are bullit proof . engine is good and a simple truck to work around if you have basic tools.

I just went thru my 97 Yamaha Vstar 650 "custom" this fall.. New paint, rubber, lowered the rear with a Indy car front spring, cut 1/2" out of the fork springs to lower the front. Added some new chrome,put the yamaha "classic" fenders on, removed the passenger seat... 58 degrees today. should have been on it! here are the before and after shots Before After

yea Lindhall has had petes for as long as I can remember. I dont know when they went away from Macks but thats all the have now? never even seen a pic of a lindhall Mack.

that would make a great little truck. Its basicly Medium duty truck that Mack was building back then. There was a smaller version called the Mack Jr. it looked simmilar.. Trent

the past 13 years I have been lucky.knocked on alot of wood.... or I must have be doing it wrong this whole time? LOL

very cool AC... I would have just driven in home LOL!!!!!just bring a blanket and warm jacket!

Back 15 years ago there was 2 of these old Mack off road tractors in Crystal Lake IL.They were parked up near a side street off of RT14 and Rt31. Looked like they were used in a pit to haul stone. Had a HD off road dump trailer. First time I saw them I was suprised as I did not know mack made off road trucks. Looked like the M series but its been so long I cant recall how many axels it had.

IF the truck has been ran recently grab a bag of tools. Check them at the gate and get a one way ticket.. that's how I made my 600 mile trip to get my RS home. I did a quick,fluid , grease , dropped tire psi to around 30 and made a electrical check at the sellers yard. Then made my 10 hr trip home. My only advice would be to dodge the scales, they love to see old trucks that are worn out and make an easy target...its acctualy a fun adventure

dog house .........good idea .......10-4 !!!!!!!!!

thanks guys ...she is a keeper. Lets me play in the mud , drive around in my old cadillacs, buy old Macks, play with model trains even lets me look at her friends boobs (as long as I dont stare to long)and after all that I still can come in the house to find she wants to cook Dinner. Cant get much better than that.... She has been with me every step of the way and is truely my best friend. Regards Trent Blasco

I Proposed to my Girlfriend Sarah of 13 years. I just had to give up as she just would not leave me alone. the old saying if you cant beat them, join them.... ( Atleast thats my story ) We spent newyears out in Galena IL with a few friends and I proposed to her last Friday night in the old Grant Park across the river from downtown Galena. Starting a new Chapter in our life and wanted to share.

WTF????? you own how many RS700L? and you have never seen convoy......I cant talk to you anymore Rob. LOL

is the throttel lever tight to the shaft that comes out of the pump? a nut and bolt pinch that to the shaft.... same with the throttel stop? would advise you install a manual throttel stop before you keep trying to start it. Last thing you want is a runaway...and you dont want to stand next to it when it does run off. Sounds like the pump has some issues?

about 6 years ago I ran chicago to Long Island.. took the Long island Expressway in a R model Mack and empty van trailer...it was the same way. I had to air up a steer tire when I got back into PA but the rest of the trip to chicago was fine.???? you diddent hapen to shrink from your sore spine being compressed did you? either my legs got shorter or my neck pushed in to my torso LOL!!!

Yea it looks like the older 12 speed with 2 sticks..haven't seen one in years

I think your PC has found a spam bot that highlights words or is attempting to copy words you see or type. Sounds like you need a virus protection run on your PC?

what transmission is that Rob??

hmm..did he by chance sell you the old 8.5" muffler clamps for the older R models? sounds like your band clamps are way to small... the other thing I was thinking is if your brackets were modified when you had the 6" stacks installed. Reason I say this is when I put straights on my B model I used a mid 90s R model exhaust Hanger, I had to cut the "wings" off the square tube to clean the look up. If I recall the "wings" on the square tube are angled to help cradle the muffler? if those were modified it will give you the gaps between the clamp and square tubes.

Looks like a solid work truck!...what's the specs on her Welcome to the site.

I just put mufflers on a superliner and I recall they were 9"??? Anyways the clamps gave aprox 1" gap either side of the square tube. However this was kinda hidden from the front view with the heat shield mounted. You could see the clamps from the rear tho.. if you. Have shields maybe just make longer clamps??

OH NO HE DIDENT....LOOK OUT THREAD DERAIL!

It sucks to see them leave but just think in 20 years we hopefully see pics of them still working. I hear that in Africa and south America they can still get parts for them? That and the older macks are just fool proof to work on..no electronics. No air bags just a tuff old work horse. I hear that they are buying a lot more ch macks now that a lot of the r models are gone...I know that a lot of these trucks sell for 6k-7k. That's a lot more than most of us would or could pay for a hobby truck. Hell I bought my RS700L for 3k in 2005. The export cost is also not that much. So we can't afford them. Most drivers here don't like the small cab old truck. The 3rd world drivers want them and like them. .

Wonder if you could buy the aussi ECU and just plug it in?

Dont you love it when your day goes as planned!!! Here in IL they got rid of the dynos as all these new cars are alot lower and the bodywork is to close to the wheels. I had a 97 Honda Civic track day car with lowered suspension. went in to the emissions and they wanted me on the dyno. I said it will not clear the rollers as they had this wierd hood that covered part of the rollers. the kid drove it up on the rollers and it bottomed out. Cracked my front bumper and side skirts. I had my camera, took pics and a month later ended up with a nice $1600 check. needless to say my car also passed! I had to have my Rmodel tested about 5 years ago. Its kinda known in the aera and the shop I took it to warned me about the snap test. they know I have the fuel turned up to it. it passed but it was just a visual snap test and they looked the other way...

What if I recieved positive rep points that I did not deserve? can I trade them for negitive points? LOL