609albert

what exactly is the purpose of the rectifier on my L model Mack

I have the 707 (gas) in my LS85 ,but if I had to do a engine I would do a 237 MACK DIESEL

you guy sounds like the' MAN ' and qualified to do the job.

fxfymn is right on ,restoring is just that and the devil is in the detail for the period of the truck, just stick with it and keep the group posted with pic's

my fire co. in Florence ,n.j. ran the following, starting with a B model s/a with old oil trailer, then a B model

tandem ,then a R model tandem w/Chemical Leman trailer and now a International straight 3500 gal w/pump. the rural section has no hydrands. it is the second out in those areas and on the Interstate and Turnpike.

I'm a undercarriage guy ,your B is very nice

hopefully they will get better , topics on how to do items ,where to find etc.

the building inspector is right ,heat in the floor and a small boiler,you can work in a Tee shirt .

the previous replies where right ,the bigger it is the more you collect, we built the first Morton in 2006 42 x52 ,it cost 37k, we subed the floor 7k (6"),not insulated.2013 we had another one put up 42x60 ,42k ,subed floor 6" 10k ,12' away and we connected them with a hallway 12x5 we did ourselves ,the new building we subed insulation 12" in ceil.6 "

walls a then covered with steel. it ranges betw.15 &20 degrees diff. the 1st bldg. we put in a part 2nd floor 8x42.

the 2nd bldg. took 225 tons of crushed concrete to grade the floor up. good luck

looks to far gone for me

I received the second edition a few weeks ago

yes ,superdog is correct the type 21 had the Hall-Scott engines 80 L units where built and their hoods where 11" longerI saw one in Phoneix Ar.

Dom, the #1 thing you have is a plan and some help, if you Mack is a 125 it should have a Hall-Scott engine they are

big engines. how many miles or hours on it? I would think you could do the restore for below the 150 est.if you did some of the work inhouse. I had my LS85 54 Mack off frame done and the top side was clean but the bottom was rust

from salt in N.Y.,did new brakes, rebuilt hydrovac, all new wiring with cloth loom, paint down to bare ,epoxy primer ,

2 part paint, clear coat,new gold lettering and stripping ,new 400gal poly tank and a few items rechromed,seat redone,

Mack 707 engine and drive train was good ,had to replace rear diamond plate running board and 2 other sections,4 new

batteries,installed a hydraulic power steering unit. their are a lot of L models on the east coast and I can say that they are all different. My email is hinoki22@comcast .net and I'll send photos

Carl you got to be bidding on this one ..... you can hide up at my place

Thermodyne is a gas engine, the Mack looks pretty clean ,some rust but will clean up .prime and paint areas,(my 54 'L'Itake a lot of time keeping the undercarriage clean and looking pretty.

my vote sell the ALF and get this Mack, If I had the room (and my wife wouldn't see it ) I'd be bidding .

matt does work on anything that MOVES

try Matt Pfahls in bethleham ct

what type of backup alarm is their for a standard trans, I've seem what looks like a rod assembly switch ,but what does it connect to energize the alarm ?

I might have a set of amber lenses ,will check if they are the same as my 54 mack LS85 pumper .

looks like the set up on my 54 Mack except wit a five spoke wheel, I call it the safety wheel type

some photos would be great to identify what we have.

Carl you are really doing it right, can't wait to see it in Pa. my next project is the return of my fire company's 34 Seagrave ,which has been gone for 42 years, it's in pieces but all their.we hope to get it back home in early spring and start the plan.

I thought most Macks had split safety rims ?

I will look into farther and post results, would you replace or rebuild the tredel ,looks like an awarkward position to work on.

I have what sounds like air leak at air brake pedal on a '71 CF Mack is it normal?