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I sold it through a friend of mine who exports trucks and heavy equipment all the time. They wired the money to his account - all on the up and up before we released the truck and title. Pretty hard these days to get anything on the boat without a clear title You are right though you have to be VERY careful who you are dealing with. I sell heavy trucks and equipment for a living, but generally do not deal with brokers and exporters - they call because they can't find it themselves, don't have any real money, want to steal everything and want you to do UPC (unpaid consulting) on their behalf. I just tell them to lose my number.

Got an offer I could not refuse on my 1979 Mack DMM 6x6 Dump truck - it is on it's way to a new home somewhere in Africa. The way the dump body was configured on it made it impractical to install a pintle hitch for a trailer - gotta have a trailer with a dump truck Will be looking for a B81SX dump or tractor or possible DM or RD SX dump truck

It is really pretty simple - the average driver in the United States won't drive one. Once the manufacturers started coming out with stand up walk through sleepers the cabover was done. I worked for 3 large fleets and the name of the game is staffing (keeping butts in seats). No large fleet is going to buy trucks it is going to have trouble getting guys to drive. It is hard enough getting drivers to drive aerodynamic trucks becasue every driver really wants a "hood"

What other choice did they have?? My buddy is a 15 year Teamster driver for Yellow - it is day to day with them

I would agree, either a t2060 or T2070

I have a 1979 Mack DMM6856S 6x6 Dump Truck - 23k Front, 44k Rears on Camelbacks, 5 speed with 2 speed transfer case

I was out in California 6 weeks ago on business and saw a lot of these set ups. Sure looked like a lot more trouble than they were worth - thought a regular T/T dump set up would be a whole lot more practical

I would definitely stay away from any 4x4 or 6x6 trucks unless you absolutely need it. All the ready mix companies in Florida are getting out of the 6x6 configurations and going to 6x4 with tire inflation/traction systems. Weight and repair cost being the primary reasons. A 6x4 dump truck with full lockers and good quality chains will take you anywhere you need to plow snow I agree with everything everybody has posted here, but why look at a brand new truck when there are hundreds of laste model Mack tandem axle dump trucks for sale, many of them Granites. My company has 5 right now for sale - call me at 515-669-7675

I just picked up my new toy. 1979 Mack DMM6856S 6x6 Dump Truck. It has a 20 ft "contractor type" dump body and is a converted all wheel drive concrete truck. My son likes the idea of being a truck owner and has decided we need to name it "The Monster". First course of action is to install a second seat for my co owner! Truck has Mack 237 Engine, 5 speed main, 2 speed transfer case, 23k front, 44k rears on camelbacks I have NO idea what we are going to do with it. I am leaving it out on my friend's farm - He is happy as hell, his wife not so much. I have an insurance question. I have no plans to use it commercially, but would like to license it and use it myself - don't want to spend $400+ per month on insurance. Any suggestions? Have pictures in my gallery Jimbo

Any other truck but a Mack and this guy is looking at a broken axle, twisted driveshaft, split bellhousing or destroyed rear end carrier. Wouldn't want this guy driving a wheel barrow let alone a loaded triaxle dump

I learned to drive in a 1959 Brockway 10 wheel dump truck my grandfather owned in 1969 in his gravel pit in Central NY. Had a Cummins diesel engine and 5x3 transmission. Pelnick Wrecking in Whitesboro, NY had 4 Brockway tractors they pulled dump trailers and lowboys with in the early 1970's. Tough old trucks.

The automatic transmission is a great component, but like everything else the application dictates its use. Almost all of the large ready mix producers I call on are going to the Allison 6 speed automatic. The large refuse companies also use this transmission as well. Allison has many special pricing programs to help first time buyers purchase the automatic in new trucks. The Allison is great for vocational applications, but I would not recommend it for over the road applications. Like wise the Eaton and Meritor "automated" transmissions work well for over the road service, but would not be recommended for vocational applications. Allison also has some pretty good warranty program available as well. My large customers who have a large number of Allison transmission service them regularly and have great success with the porduct. My company is a large Mack truck dealer, we manufacturer our own line of concrete mixer body, the Housby Mixer System and we have a auction company that caters to ready mix, refuse and heavy construction companies helping them to seel off their used and surplus trucks and "yellow" iron. We also have a large inventory of used and reman parts for Macks. See our web site at www.housby.com and www.govocon.com Jim Toussaint - Regional Sales Manager 515-669-7675

Caps will work fine if done correctly. Use a good quality capper. Use only original drive or steer tire casings no older than 204 weeks for drive caps, any casing for trailers. No sidewall or bead repairs, no section repairs larger than a 120 size. Bandag makes a really good product - the reliability of cap is a function of the quality of the casing. Most big fleets cap only their own casing. you can run recaps on the steering axle legally (only school buses are exempt) but I would not do it