Jamaican Bulldog

Yes Biden was at the Mack factory and also claimed he used drive a 18 wheeler.... which never happened🙄. 

22 hours ago, 85snowdog said:

Thanks so much for sharing your pics . 

Macungie truck show is on my bucket list of things I want to do. 

Hopefully , one day 😀

Yes that would be great. It seems from your profile you are in Canada. Quite a few usually come to the show but this year due to Covid couldn't make it.

Someone actually sang the Canadian national anthem this year after the American anthem out of respect for our Canadian friends who usually are there.

I think I read on here once that it was to help meet BBC requirements for over all length restrictions. It was the predecessor to the U model 

Nice! I was there but didn't see that B model roll off. Actually I don't remember ever seeing a B model roll off anywhere

Even though the Autocar and Kenworth are owned by separate companies, their cabs look very similar except for the rear windows on the Autocar.

Is it possible that the cabs are supplied by the same company or there is some agreement between the two companies?

Even the door handles and where the fenders meets the cab is very similar.

https://d3w5dxa1iffln.cloudfront.net/media/1493/dc-64m-spec-sheet-2019-6.pdf

https://www.kenworth.com/media/fncir4t1/kenworth-t880.pdf

9 hours ago, Tanto said:

What year of LR?  I believe we have two here.

I don’t think the year would matter, it hasn’t changed much like the MR over the years

2 hours ago, Joey Mack said:

yes... the bottom edge of the cab tilts back out of the way of the bumper.  when you say LR, do you mean MR?  if so.... yes it tilts..

Thanks for clarifying that. I couldn't find pics of one tilted. No I really meant LR because depending on the year I have seen both low entry cab trucks named  LEU or LR . I know the cab over MR is different, that is what I am converting to use the LE cab but had to alter the radiator and plumbing on the model since the low entry cab sits so low. 

I casted a 1/34 cab for Mack LEU or similar to the LR scale model. For accuracy in completing the model, is the cab supposed to tilt?

It seems the bumper would be in the way if it did.

I have been searching the internet for images or videos for one with a tilted cab but cannot find one. 

I was wondering if since the cab is set so forward maybe most component are accessible for maintenance and repair from the rear of the cab or from inside?

Yes plus both the Mount Vernon  and Newark area have a big Brazilian despora. Scania is popular in  Brazil and South America.

On 1/23/2021 at 8:43 AM, RFCDrum said:

Abreu Truck Service in Newark NJ is a big importer and repairer of Scania. A lot of dump truck guys still run refurbished Scanias in that area. (973)824-1450. 

  Cheers.

I still a Scania dump truck occasionally in Mount Vernon NY, not too far from Newark NJ

Did the later  Powerliner only have the 'Freightliner' name as opposed to ' White Freightliner'?

I was searching pictures for Macks in Australia and was hoping to see R models as roll off trash trucks etc.

58 minutes ago, mrsmackpaul said:

At a uneducated guess, Mack MR were possibly the most popular Macks for rubbish trucks in Australia 

I have seen what I believe are called MB Macks that would of been rubbish trucks 

The most popular rubbish trucks in Australia with out a doubt would of been the IH ACCO for well over 30 and possibly even 40 years and we still lots of ACCOs working today

 

Paul

 

 

Thanks, I was googling pics of Garbage trucks in Australia but didnt see any. I didnt know the MR Or MB was there

I build and collect model trucks and I was searching for images of Australian trash Trucks to see if Mack is popular in that market like in the North American Market, but did not see many Macks. Most of the time we see pics of Australian Macks they are mostly tractor trailers or dump trucks

Was Mack ever big there in that market at some point? I see a Australian company named Cleanaway uses or had Macks but not many others.

Was the Mack MR or LE/LR types sold in Australia?

It seems mostly European or Asian brands are used there in the garbage business.

Diecast model Garbage trucks are some of the most popular and collectible trucks

Diesel is going to be over regulated like gas engines. I still think hybrid set ups is a more viable medium for for meeting these regulations and actual reality. Where is everyone going to plug in and get the electricity from if government keeps regulating  out the  internal combustion engines?

5 hours ago, keeturbo said:

My father drove that blue Mack from it was brand new in 1989 until he migrated to the USA in 1998. The regular front end parts from the left hand drive such as tie rods ect. worked on it as well. It however had an unusual length camel spring on the rear end that had to be a special order when it broke a spring blade once.I think they had to source that blade out of Australia. That Mack was an R690ST which came with the Maxidyne engine and 7 speed Maxitorque gear box which was later changed to a 10speed Maxitorque. It's old now but now retired at the company.

WOW! Thank you! I remember hoping to see that truck if I went to Mandeville. Do you have any pics and is it still around?

On 1/25/2021 at 7:12 AM, Rob said:

That and the "scrapping frenzy" that went on a few years ago when prices were up has really depleted used and rebuildable parts available to keep older trucks operational. 

There is scrapping and recycling yard in Elmsford NY ( Brookfield Resource Management) that scraps lots of old trucks that seem to have life left in them. Many are Macks from municipalities etc. They used to export some but I don't think they sell the whole trucks any more and not sure what happens to the parts or if they just crush them. I personally don't mind the export of old trucks because at least they have a higher chance of another life than being crushed. We can't save them all but it would be good to know that the scrapped ones keep others going here.

What is the hood length differences between RD 800 and RM? I do scale models and trying create both. It seem they are similar with the RM being set back axle.

What is the hood length difference between the RM and the RD 800?

18 hours ago, Mike Harbison said:

The regular R model ended in 89,the RD kept the old hood for another year or so,then it got the sloped hood.

Thanks, does that mean that the older heavier RD 6 series kept the old hood for a while but the sloped hood was on the lighter R models?

When was the classic round light Mack R model replaced with the rectangular light RD and set back axle RB models which retained the similar cab?

I know the real replacement for the R was the CH but the classic cab model also survived with the evolved hoods of RD and RB probably at the time when cooling systems got updated.

I also know that there were heavy models of the classic R models designated as RD and also the heavy duty RD 800 series which stayed in production years after.

Did this change also happen at the same time when the classic DM evolved into the set back axle DM690 series too?

I personally prefer the look of the classic R/DM look after 73.

1 hour ago, mackey58 said:

It would be great to see a book done on the R series why they changed from the B to the R. Either those knowable people are gone or Volvo doesn't want to be reminded of an icon  there ruining 

I agree, I think the R and maybe the DM deserve their own book because they were probably Mack's longest running models.

6 hours ago, james j neiweem said:

Interesting find  in Mr. Warth's Mack B models volume 2. Go to page  112 and see a picture of a B733 LS  and Look at the cab. It  almost looks like a for runner of the R model cab. The B733 LS on the next page has the L model cab. Anybody know the story of the cab on page 112.😗

Does anyone have pics of that?

There are some nice Mack photo archives books out there that are dedicated to certain model lines such as AC, AP, E, L, B and fire truck models that also describe things about them. How come there are no dedicated book on probably the longest produced model like the  R or DM for example or models afterwards? Yes there are a few general books on Mack history but it would have been nice to see on more models with info on them.

I wonder where this truck ended up after UPS because it is painted white and not in UPS colors?