dmlinton

Good info folks. I am not concerned about going fast but more about keeping up with traffic or at least other trucks. I can see me dreaming up endless excuses to get out on the road with it but I keep having visions of antique car tours where everyone on the road ends up slowing to 1920-1930 speeds. Gotta git 'her home and see what I got. Some folks here have suggested repowering - I might have to seriously consider that. Fodder for a new thread. -Dennis

Thanks for the info, folks. Yes, I finally bought one on Monday evening. Probably be a couple of weeks before I can get it home. I posted a pic over on my intro post I was guessing that 50 mph might be optimistic. First order of business once home is to get the starter repaired, check fluid levels, and see how it runs - guy I bought it from says starter repair, some batteries and a bit of gas and she should start right up but it has sat for about four years. Once I have an idea of the state of the engine and drivetrain, I will strip the dump body and get down to making the truck look like it did in 1960 ... or maybe a little better. I am thinking a stake body would look nice on there. Dennis

I have a few basic questions about the B-30P. Am I interpreting the Chassis Info in the Wiki correctly in understanding that the B-30P cab and chassis only would weigh just over 8,000 lbs? What would the top speed be? Any ideas on fuel consumption? I am guessing that with, say, a stake body installed, the truck might get 6-8 mpg with no load? Thanks in advance. Best regards, Dennis

I did, indeed, find it on Kijiji, Keith. Are you in my end of Ontario by any chance? The truck was purchased new by Durham Transport to pick up milk. The guy I bought it from bought it around 1972 and hauled milk for another ten years or so. The truck then had a dump body installed and went into clearing fence lines and hauling gravel for another twenty years or so. It was then "semi-retired" until 2010 to hauling a 2,000 gallon water tank to water cattle and supply pesticide sprayers. The truck only ended up fully retired only because local law enforcement were not keen on the truck being driven, without license or insurance, about a 100 yards down the road to essentially cross the road. I am very curious to see how the truck handles as the 120 HP/5 speed combo and a 20,000 lb pay load (the milk tank was that capacity as well) don't compute well in this day and age. The sticker on the door does report the Registered GVW to be 32,000 lb.

Thanks for the great welcome, folks. I won't make Macungie this year - maybe next. I want to keep the truck as close to original as I can at least initially. May change my mind though as hauling the heavy loads with a 120 HP gasser and using a 350 HP diesel for personal transportation somehow seems backward. I wonder how much fun I'd have putting that Cummins and drive train out of my RAM in the B30? Thanks for the tip on Adirondackmack - he is actually within driving distance. I will add him to my parts sources list.

Greetings! Just bought my first old Mack - a 1960 B30P. It's a little rough but worked up until about 2010 and the price wasn't bad at a fraction of the scrap price if I am correct that the weight be between 10,000 and 12,000 lbs with a dump box on it. Five speed transmission and the EN331 flathead six. Didn't look for the chassis SN but the plate on the passenger door says '1492'. Owner says the truck needs bendix spring in starter fixed, some batteries and maybe a bit of gas to run. My main interest is small 1950s John Deere tractors mainly crawlers. I have a 40C, a 420C and an MTW. The visual isn't right with these guys on a float behind my '05 RAM 2500 so I jumped at the chance to get an old Mack. I will do a body off restoration. It will need fenders, mirrors and some glass but most everything else looks recoverable.