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never cared as much for the R-model hood after they changed to a three piece hood. older one piece was nicer looking without the seam on back fender wells. times change . sure it must have been cheaper to make ..

where in ct are you. stone construction (exit 14 off 84) last I saw had a manual steering box sitting on the shelf in a very messed up parts room. George still has the #1 R607T ; doubt he will use the box. I've worked for stone for 25 + yr : 20 yrs ago. was there last yr helping out. heard there is a superliner hood in one of the storage trailers and a good bumper also. interested tell ryan ::: Dave sent you.

is that Beard's B -81 to the left ??? Allen always had some fine looking trucks all black . remember the day Waterbury mack set up two dumps; all black and chrome . anticipated selling to Beard; tried to get account from new haven mack. seems one was DM800 another RD600. beard told Waterbury to stick them. LOL heads would roll. a lot of money in chrome . don't remember where they went

install the shuttle valve. challenge is to remember the trolley WON'T hold the dump truck it self any more

straight trucks had trolley set to rear service brakes through the treadle valve. when it's set up for trailer operation' the treadle valve HAS to have a shuttle valve installed. lt's a small valve many times threaded in to the treadle valve. more like a Tee -valve. some have brake light switch also. when foot brake applied, inside shuttle internally blocks air to trolley; likewise pull trolley applying trailer brake ; tractor brakes not applied. without shuttle valve every time foot brake applied. air would exhaust through trolley . in your case every time trolley applied truck service brakes come on

I know they were/are out there ; it's just a better day when the job ticket said working on a DM800. had a head gasket job on old white day cab with 220?cummins slant six half cab. like the half cab 600 ; install 2nd 3rd head and torque 6 corner 325lb studs;; another back breaker. those are the days you look to hang an engineer.

I can blame half my back problems to those U/ D(a)M dog houses ;LOL , wouldn't want to count all the starters I changed through the yrs on off set cabs. half in cab engines no easy way to remove or install starters . raises havoc on body today twisting and turning half upside down.

the FCSW could be cause for debate as an off-set. the cab isn't flush with the body, has driverside fender wider then cab, bulldog on radiator cap some what centered with front windshield center line. hood design makes off set appear greater. drove both DM600 and 800 dumps basically you are on the body line. yes /no the FCSW was an off set relative

The 800 series gave a person the opportunity of higher horsepower for a heavy haul mover. imagine working on a 600 with a 864 /866 V8 or large cummins or cat. and besides what a beautiful majestic looking truck :DM800 LOL.

LM had the off set. arute had one

I know I'm getting old when looking at pictures like these and realize ;; I worked on his fathers trucks. I see curt's address as Roxbury. I worked many years for AJP milk haulers also .

my starting place ' great place; good people ,, march 3, 1969 $1.70 per hr.. waterbury

what did Roxbury FD do with the MB fire truck from the '70's . I worked for Mack at the time and installed the jake brake. it was the first and only MB with a jake. factory said it couldn't be done, wrong.

Dom Sr is a great person . another good company " chased out of business" Thanks state of connecticut

can't see last three unit numbers, i'll almost guarantee I delivered that truck when it was new . different body when new

I will verify week for clutch job, working at Waterbury mack ('69-"75) took 8hrs to remove trans, had to completely remove third axle first. laws changed and every one was stuffing tag axles in spots not meant to have one. battery boxes were jammed one on top of another. I knew the owner of the DM getting clutch I was working on; boy was he upset when the bill came. times have changed .

driveshaft balance weight missing . doesn't take much.

when they come apart;; boy do they. working at mack in CT yrs ago there was a cabover with 318. truck sat for week or so. guy comes to pick it up. hits the key engine goes from zero to beyond wide open in seconds. as most cases the emergency stop cable froze.. my job to smash rear cab screen and climb on top of screaming engine ;; manually flip shutoff. too late engine trash. baskin robbins in ct had fleet of 318's and 350 DD 's. baskins had a mechanic ,jimmy Cassidy he is one of the best for setting up a DD. the stack tips were blue on one ole binder with 318.. LOL . Texaco had long nose GMC 's with 318. clear night you could hear them climb rte 34 . knew when shift was coming listening to engine. like real muscle cars of days gone by.. big truck engines had a sound of their own. maybe imitated today -NEVER duplicated

worked Waterbury mack '69-'75 . had some of the best "teachers" .

do you have any pictures of the DM 800 model ?? i'm looking for mixer parts for my DM 8 00.

that must have been quite the workhorse and a challenge to drive back in the day. by looks of the neck the trailer hooked to it not to skimpy either. a number of steel haulers had straight jobs with off set cabs .allowed for carrying longer pieces of steel.

Waterbury mack had an ole timer in the machine shop :Mr Al Dixon . he was my mentor and hero. I was told there wasn't a gear he didn't know. count just the gears in a quad ! I found a gear, verified the number and showed it to him. he not only told me the model number of the trans but the position it held. try that today.

I remember the days when walking in to mack all you needed to say was the part you are looking for and maybe the model it was for. and they knew you by name !!! Waterbury mack had an ole timer in the machine shop ;; Mr. Al Dixon. he was my mentor, hero. I was told he knew every gear for every transmission, I found a gear , verified the number; showed it to him ;; he told me the trans model AND the position in the trans it held.!!!! find that today. back in the day it was a box of block and reline the brake shoes yourself. parts room people knew your vehicle application and would suggest a different grade block . never noticed a turn over in people back then. like today. no doubt people changed jobs . company did what they could to keep you when you knew you job. parts people knew numbers , today a computer keeps numbers. even vin numbers were simpler . all the mack magazines and brochures I had and threw away, dummy me.