BOBWhite

Looks like a lot of weight to be moved by a 210hp 3208

Also what a muffler! I guess you wouldn't want hot exhaust near the back with the fuel. Looks like a giant and inverted VW Beatle muffler. 

I've always wanted to travel to the big truck or tractor shows but it seems to far in either direction. 

Also I'm getting pretty tired of these AI generated accounts. You can feel they're not quite human and always have some sort of link that's likely a scam. I fear for the day when we'll no longer be able to tell who's human and not. Most importantly: NEVER CLICK ON ANY LINK BY THESE ACCOUNTS EVER!!

I never remember that on my Mh, are they different? I never noticed the Superliners steering box either. Probably not much room for the box inside the frame with the v8 in there though. 

Front ends and suspensions are definitely not my area of expertise, especially the newer stuff. We still run trucks that don't have front brakes 

Yeah something doesn't look right about this pic of the front end either. 

Shouldn't there be some sort of upper control arm? 

What little ground water there is in my area isn't great so not much expansion in the last 20+ years. Housing is so cheep about all you need is a pulse to find a livable one. 

Visited a friend who lives by Wichita the other day and wow that's too fast for me! 

13 minutes ago, Joey Mack said:

OH heck,,, i thought he was talking about the air passing through it to defrost his windshield..   Ooopps...... 

OOPS! I was the one who misread! He said he wasn't getting airflow through and didn't say anything about heat  

Back flushing the heater core with a garden hose has always helped me get my heater back. Putting too much pressure on the heater core can cause it to pop and make a big job. 

I spy lots of Cat parts as well! 

On a lighter note this came in the other day! Old cast iron manifold cracked into a million pieces on my FJ40 

Still got a few decades before I have to worry about anything like that. Who knows If it will be any use by then with the way government programs are.

I wonder what Vlad or anyone else from over there would have to say about that. 

Ignoring politics, I think we ought to be thankful for a whole lot. The weathers nice and we're not living through a dust bowl!

Mack rears! Looks like a nice truck! 

If it has a Mack transmission that might be something to look out for. Not a bad transmission but finding the parts and people who know how to rebuild them can be tough on a short notice. Best of luck

It might hang gears and be a slug without a modulator. Is it vacuum modulated or is it supposed to have a linkage to the throttle? 

I've only seen V12s in the choppers that come though town every summer and fall. 

I've heard stories about how tough those 12V71s are. Taking out pistons at sea and running them with only 11 cylinders and such. Can't wait to see this rig run!

Maybe it would be like the 7.6 Duramax they had for awhile in box trucks and Topkicks. Like you said the chassis is the main limiting factor so why bother unless they are bringing back the Topkick or similar chassis with air brakes. 

I've seen pickups and suburbans with the 8.1 vortec but have never driven or towed with one. Maybe they'll bring that back too...

I've never had to heel toe in anything but a car., even then I wear boots all the time so it's not all that effective. 

You can use the hand/trailer brake but that might require a 3rd hand. 

Welcome aboard! 

With some pics maybe someone can track that bus down for you. 

Lol I can't say I have all that many fond memories of the school bus. Maybe a few more years? lots of kids pissing in bottles and getting the bus stuck on occasion. 

Our district had a massive mid 80s Bluebird with a little 5.9 cummins up front, 55 was the top speed (on flat ground) with no AC. When we dropped to 6 man football this became a problem when we had to drive 100+ miles across the state for games. Got a grant of some sort and got a sweet bluebird with a 6.7 rear engine now. 

Good to see there are available. I remember cutting up an original one to make battery straps as a kid 😱 

Even I'd have to admit that I wouldn't trade that Pete for an Mh. Unless the Mh had an E9 of course 😉

If the hours and miles are correct then that means this truck has been doing about 17 MPH its whole life, so probably lots of idle. For reference 28k hours is about 3.5 years of continuous running! Blows my mind! About 8-12k is all we get out of our John Deere engines before needing to be gone though. 

These Mack E6/E7s are still some of the best engines ever built. Keep the 3406s and N14s I'd take a Mack!