srqmack

Thanks guys, Im just now getting around to messing withe this truck. Just charged all 4 batteries, 3 seem to hold charge but 1 loses charge ovenight. Tried to start her yesterday with no luck. I drained the old fuel and replaced. Checked all other fluids. Do these old macks have glow plugs?. Im tring my best to get some info on the web but not fing too much info for shadetree mechanic like myself. Found a manual online but they wanted $300.00, and i cant afford that right now. I am going to try to get her back to working condition a start a part time job . I mean how cool is it to say "thats my dumptruck".! OH yeah and its got 2 shifters????? So thats going to fun to learn. So back to starting her, does it have glow plugs, dash board faded and non of the dash lights work. Thanks for any education

Hey guys and gals long story short I am the new owner of a 1974 Mac dump truck. I'm a decent shade tree mechanic but still don't know if I'm taking on more than I can handle . This truck starts and runs in the PTO works does have some rust and definitely could use tires all the way around . Trying to figure out if I want to fix it up and keep it for a side job ( hauling or what not ) or if I should sell as is ( I have had some pretty intriguing offers ). Honestly when I came in to ownership of this vehicle I was going to simply junket or party now Luckily I've ran into a few old timers that did tell me a little bit about what I have . But would appreciate any knowledge you would like to share . Thanks