70mackMB

l had to drag the smoker out, with it being 56' and sunny today!   Hippy

Nice looking rig. What are the specs on the truck and crane?   Hippy 

11 minutes ago, Hobert62 said:

A "road map" what is that?    Out of our 40 some drivers I'm one of a very few that carry an atlas.

l always carried two when l ran the road, just incase some SOB stole one! l still have local maps with me of NH even thou we never leave the state.   Hippy

1 hour ago, TeamsterGrrrl said:

May have originally been a "bruck" (bus/truck combination). NP and GN had a few of them to provide passenger and LTL freight service on branch lines where the freight volume was too low to support daily train service.

 Coles Express of Maine had the idea of putting a passenger compartment on a tractor trailer unit. Haul passengers and freight up and back from the county in the summer. l understand that the lCC would not let them do it because of the train and bus services that were available at the time. At the start of this video the oil tank on the GMC would be removed and the passenger compartment installed. Notice it has two steer axels and only one drive axel.    http://www.colemuseum.org/articles/81-222/cole-city-dedication-to-progress/4      Hippy

A little snowplow history from Maine. Thanks to the Coles Transportation Museum.  http://www.colemuseum.org/articles/81-220/snowplow-alley/2      Hippy

Macks,  lf that MF is the same size as my 8N Ford without hydraulics. l've seen them use a cable and pulleys back to the 3ph to raise and lower the plow. l'm sure there are pictures on the www. somewhere of one.  Hippy   

1 minute ago, 41chevy said:

Same people own the one in Hermon Maine?

One in the same. My wife is from Houlton Me and we always call it being in Bangor. But Hermon is correct.........Hippy

Dysarts truck stop for homemade strawberry shortcake. Then around the corner to Coles for the rest of the day. Couldn't be a better visit to Bangor....Coles has a few clips on YouTube also.....Hippy 

Nice purchase!..................Hippy

44 minutes ago, Hobert62 said:

  It was harder getting them all to fit back on at the show.  

Hobert are you loading the tricycles with 2 or 3 ramps on your trailer? l watched a guy at the Big Red show in Dublin NH load with two ramps. Now that was something to see.  Hippy

Looking for a decent Overnite pup trailer (road or city) to go with my MB. The closer to New England the better. Thanks Hippy

l remember seeing Hendricksons in Chicago back around '78-'80. I delivered candy from Boston (Schrafft's, Doran's, Nabisco) for Polar Transport of Hanover Ma. I also have the C/J doubles from Matchbox, whats left of them. l let my son play with them way back when.  Hippy

The attacker was "neutralized", yes he was.

Must be some new style of 5th wheel, it hooks from the front...........Hippy

17 hours ago, Swishy said:

Swishy it looks better in color! Thanks, Hippy

Merry Christmas to all our active service members, Veterans, Gold, and Blue Star mothers. You are in our thoughts and prayers.

                                              May God bless.   Fred, Ness, Ricky  

2 hours ago, mowerman said:

beats the hell outa this hitious volva im stuck in...bob

That makes two of us!  Hippy

Welcome to BMT Philippe. You have come to the right place for answers to your questions about Macks.  

Merry Christmas,  Hippy 

$19,500  That's what l paid for my '77 R600 with a 36" crawl-thru bunk 33(?) years ago.

Nice!     l wonder what the MB would look like with one?  lol  Hippy

3 hours ago, gearhead204 said:

maybe its just me but I have noticed that cars that are either charcoal, gray, silver or golden bronze in color are most likely to drive with out the lights on ! they are also the same color to match the road surface or the horizon during poor weather

No it's not just you gearhead, l've been noticing it for some time. When the wife and l are out and see a car coming without lights on we bet as to what color it is. NH tried to pass the "Wipers on Lights on" law last year but it failed as not being needed. Hippy

On ‎11‎/‎16‎/‎2016 at 8:55 AM, glitchwrks said:

Drove it around 150 miles to Flat Top, WV, down I-64 most of the way. We cut over to US 19 at Beckley mostly to avoid tolls.

We bought our MB in Bluefield VA just down 77 from Flat Top.