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It's spending the night just up the road... on I77 North of 460 in WV. It's going through the tunnels in the AM - that should be interesting!

My wife and son volunteer one day a month at our local library,and while going through a box of donated books,found this picture stuck between the pages in one of the books. No info is provided,only thing written on the back of the snapshot is "1967" if thats when it was taken,all of the trucks would be brand new! with maybe the exception of the White "compact" in the upper left corner. Anyone know anything about D.D. Jones trucking, Norfolk,VA ?...........Mark

That pic is actually on DD Jones' historic pic page.

I do know that black on white tags in VA are for odd years through '71.

Someone has a "storefront" on TruckPaper with a handfull of interesting antiques on it:

'59 B-42 Cummins repowered single axle straight truck

'65 B-61 single axle fifth wheel

'60 B-61 single axle

'62 B-75 single axle fifth wheel

'68 DM685SX dual axle fifth wheel

'47 LFT single axle fifth wheel Mack gasser

'52 White WCA42T single axle fifth wheel

No prices listed.

There's also a '55 B-62 single axle fifth wheel on auction today for those impulse buyers.

Where can I find a kit for a White engine (flathead six) installed in 1948 Mack Bus?

You might try asking over here.

I have a question about rear turn signals on my B61 Mack. According to my wiring digram the rear of a road tractor was not equipted with turn signals. Is this a fact? Also does DOT require an owner of a B61 to put rear turn signals on these trucks to be legal to operate on highways? Thanks in advance guys.

Rob is correct, though I myself was uncertain about the year cutoff. My pickup came from the factory with no signals and a single brake light, mounted on the left. If it's registered as an antique, then many states' laws will allow the setup as it came (or could have come) from the factory. Not sure how this applies to big trucks. If you have real tags instead of antique, then most likely you'll need signals. As said before, things vary a little by state.

So a trail king tk10u wouldnt work? The width between the fenders is 82.5 inches.

I just googled that trailer. It's on two 5K axles and the entire deck looks to be 82.5" wide with outboard fenders. Standard ball hitch.

It's also 16' long deck. A B61's cab alone is 8.5' (might give you an estimate of your OL if you have a side photo of your truck). You won't be able to have rear overhang with fold-up ramps attached. And, if you have the cab all the way up to the nose of the trailer you could run into weight distribution issues (assuming no bed). I didn't notice what you were pulling with.

Do you have any other trailer options?

BTW, PM Sent.

Anyone have the approx width of a 1959 b61?

Tom

The front axle is wider than your 82.5" by at least half a foot, maybe more. I think some of the confusion comes from the chassis diagrams that show the back of the cab is ~71 inches. That may be, but the cab isn't as wide as the rest of the sheet metal.

I also think the weight will be higher than stated above. I'd say minimum 10K for a short wheelbase single axle with no bed.

But I'm sure someone else will have exact answers - I only know ballparks. And yes, there are a lot of unknown variables.

The driver in the Mercedes really helped him. It pays to look in your mirror and see if the guy behind you is going to stop.

Yep, it sure does! That habit was hammered into my head by friends when I started riding motorcycles some years ago. It still pays off, even when in my pickup...

I like seeing pictures of things - so keep it up! The photo"bug" takes hold, doesn't it?

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I been looking at the IHs and FL70s. [snip]

Tell me what you know about small trucks. Thanks

I had a ~32,000 rated FL70 in the 90s and was pretty happy with it. Like you (but with FL) I had friendlies at the local service center. I might have powered or geared it differently if I did it again for the sake of overkill (and today's higher speed limits) but it was totally adequate. I really liked the interior room over the Fords and little Petes though the IH was probably comparable.

http://roanoke.craigslist.org/cto/2227893069.html

Found this today,may take a ride up and have a look-see if its not gone already......Mark

Might as well head over to Blacksburg and check this one out:

http://blacksburg.craigslist.org/cto/2220414954.html

I emailed the listing but have not called. Got a response that was nice enough. Seems like this guy posted it for someone that is computer illiterate. This sounds like it is a stone's throw from my house. I received a couple of cell phone pics; the truck doesn't look half bad. I think the WB is longer than I'm interested in; but that might just be the angle.

My plan is to call the guy tomorrow and try to see it this weekend. I'm 80% sure that I'm going to pass on it, but who knows! I'd be glad to pass along the info when I get it.

Here's another of the Freightliners in transit.

Weird. So, when the delivery driver drops off these two Freightliners, what does he do with that "hitch"?

I've seen this truck somewhere - TruckPaper dot com, I think. I remember it had no price but was "submit bid to:".

I kind of like the Aquafresh look of the paint job.

Funny! Good observation!

I've always found it amazing in the automotive world how many pieces/parts are vendored to the manufacturers...

I hear you on that one. I used to be an O/O leased on with a company with about 80% of the hauls going to auto (and big truck) plants. I prefer to call these plants "assembly" plants rather than "manufacturing" plants. Mindboggling how much is brought in, and at what level of completion. Example that comes to mind was a load of rear body clips for Dodge Vipers. Not only did they have taillights and wiring harnesses installed, they were also finish-painted including stripes.

The later produced 711's with the revised head bolts did work very well in stock form.

How can one visually identify a 711 with the newer, revised head bolts? Is it the number of head bolts used?

Thanks!

Hello, all -

Ran across this auction - thought this section would be the best place to pass it along (no personal involvement/interest) now that the BMT's FS secion is sort of gone/changed. GovDeals sellers are government only, but anyone can buy. Located on I-64 in VA near the WV border.

Ad Text (10 pics in auction):

1952 Mack - Fire truck with open Cab, Type 85 Fire Apparatus, pumper, Chassis Mod #85 -L-S-1637, Engine Model: ENF-707B, Six cylinder gas engine with 5 speed Manual Transmisson, 9,437 miles showing, very little rust on body, no cracked glass, Has most of the original fire equipment on truck: hoses, adapters, tools, ladders, original instruction and maintenance manual on truck and pump, Truck was running when parked but needed brake work. Truck has been in covered storage.

it does seem that there are better uses for money and it does tend to make my blood boil a bit. I imagine the authorization to go ahead with this project went something like this: "Well, we're all out of policy money, but yeah, I think we can afford to make that pick-up truck we've been hankering for.".

It's a PR tool. Like advertizing, the money spent has unknown return - but there is *some* return on dollars spent.

My coworker's husband was involved, in some manner, in this project. I'll see if I can get some intel.

They have a few of his photos inside,they are really something! that guy was quite the photographer! only thing i thought was strange is that almost all of his pictures were taken at night,there is one of a drive-in movie taken mid-fifties with a steam engine passing in the background that i really liked.......Mark

I have that photo as a framed poster hanging on my wall (OWL museum sells them, unframed). He was a pioneer of lighting for photography. He's from NY/NJ but many of his shots are taken in rural southwestern VA or WV.

Found this, kinda neat interactive info on that shot.

sorry to be off topic.

I had an unusual day off in the middle of the week,my family and i went to the transportation museum up in roanoke thursday

Good find! I haven't been there in a while.

These folks are also pretty involved in transit bus restorations also, for those that are interested. Not part of VMoT officially, but some of the same people.

The O. Winston Link Train Museum a couple of blocks down the road is also worth a stop, even for non-train people.

So, do any of you have any suggestions for a site that will allow me to search craigslist all over the US?

http://www.allofcraigs.com/

I think it works "OK" as far as results - I think it misses some good hits. I've been using it for a many months.

nowadays unless you want a hat or a mudflap,everything has to be ordered

When I lived in TN, it was even worse. I don't remember the details, but they had/have a pretty rough inventory tax for retailers - so nobody would stock much. I think it was applied monthly, and it was pretty high (to make up for having no state income tax, I'm sure). If I was in the Brisol area and needed a part that day, I went north into VA.

I'm totally on board with this one (rare for me).

However, I think there should be a reasonable, safe procedure for hard working honest immigrants to become citizens. Long story short, my folks tried to help a refugee family become citizens, and it was next to impossible. Now, I don't want citizenship to be handed out willie nilly - but their hurdles were pretty excessive. Maybe their case was the oddity?

Thats a new one on me! never saw a dodge like that one...

I believe that the BigHorn was the inspiration for Dodge's Lil Red Express pickup during the Adult Toy Trucks and Vans project.