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And that senior was the recently retired NYC Mechanic who drove the Mack sander out of the 3rd floor garage.

No Ebay, it'll be at the damaged vehicle aution at the Freshkills Yard. Poop colored seat included...

Congrats to all!! I agree you should get another Mack for your granchild to grow into... Paul

As of now on the news there is a Grove crane holding it as secure (?) as possible. Typical NYC, they won't move it until the building dept looks at it and determine if the builing is damaged.(duh) Reasons to run it? we don't need no stinking reasons. I actually think the third floor is the paint shop. If you look carefully at the debris on the groud, you can just make out the Fruit of the Loam Guys buried in it. My question is, what is holding up the roll away on the lower left of the truck? Paul

A dump trailer into an overhead sign is one thing, but I think this tops it.The cab looks pretty good for what it hit. A Department of Sanitation vehicle crashed through the third floor of building in Queens on Wednesday morning, leaving the driver stranded without coffee while rescuers rushed to the scene. The driver of the truck, a 56-year-old male, was rescued using a tower ladder truck within a half hour of firefighters arriving on the scene, an FDNY spokesperson said He was taken to Elmhurst hospital with neck and back injuries. Over the course of the rescue, 25 units -- over 100 firefighters -- responded to the scene. The incident occurred on the third floor of a sanitation garage at 58-65 52nd Road in Queens, according to the FDNY. The vehicle is a Department of Sanitation salt truck, and although debris from the building fell on the sidewalk, no other injuries have been reported. According to the New York City Office of Emergency Management, roads around the area have been closed due to a "structural incident."

The 2 Nomars are from Avis and are just plain abused. This is to haul my stuff, the parts for my AC, the B when it is started on and other goodies. I did the tow thing years ago, N.Y. has licensed and regulated it to death here. State licensed truck and driver, (specific tow vehicle plates) county licenses, NYC licenses and a ton of town, village and township licenses. Paul

Looks like the 5th wheel was added,it's got a fresh home made rear crossmember and the remains of the bolts holding on the wood body spacers in the 2nd to last photos. From what I know ,the tractors were short wheel base in the 30's and 40's to deal with the length laws. Still a cool truck to put a F350 pick up box on.

No they don't....mine finds em on the side of the road for me.

Nice truck, I see the radiator and shroud are in front of the 5th wheel Check out the last 2 photos ..

I like Century, worked a second job in the mid 70's installing Century wrecker and car carrier bodies. Weldbilt is near me and they have 5 or 6 used carriers for sale reasonably priced. The Challenger is Aluminum. My other option is a Jer-Dan without a tow bar. Three others they have, 2 I wouldn't consider as they are crap are a pair of Nomars and the other is industructable but to much $ is an ORTEZ made in Brooklyn. I got time to find exactly what I need so thats a plus. I've used both Muncie and Chelsea ptos and pumps with good results and both are available close by me.

The air ride was apparently an add on by Mineola Mack according to all the paper work I got with it. I feel bad for the farmer, between the past winter, floods last fall and the heat spell this summer he's packing it in after 55 years. I've located a used 2004 Challenger aluminum 1 car roll back with a tow bar for it. So it will be used one way or another. As form my wife, shes a keeper. Even when we were kids she was right next to me making a v dub dune buggy, putting a clutch in my Corvair,and last week doing axles on her Cavalier... Paul

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Read up on the unlimited power the "super senate" has for any change they see fit. That is going to be abused...Health care, taxes, treaties, gun control ,the enviroment anything they deem improtant to "save us" Best to read up on their power, it ain't just budget.... Paul

It's an 80 with a 300h.p. 6 speed. Took it for a ride this morning ang left a deposit, I'll pick it up on tuesday. The cab levels up when running, so I assume a bag, a line, a fitting or control valve. Coolant leak appears to be from the cap. Going to need to do the throw out bearing, some dash light bulbs an wiper blades. but good for the price. Hopefully if need be I can make some $ with it. Paul

I live here and don't like it!! But family obligations keep me here. Pulled a Steco demo trailer for Horan Sand and Gravel in the early 80's. Takes a special person to run a dumptrailer in my opinion....just not me. Paul

Nice to see plan stuff!1 Thanks!! Paul

The right rear outter is the spare from his trailer, the matched tire from the truck is included with a spun off valve. He ony had one tractor with a Flat bed trailer, the balance were 60's and 70's GMC and I.H. 5 tonners with L.I. style tater bodies. Most all the farm trucks were I.H. or GMC and 95% gas powered, a semi and diesel on the older farms is rare. I saw a set of isolaters in the cab ,but really didn't pay much attention to them. We'll see how it is sunday and look over his folder of paperwork from when it was new.

Went out and looked at it this morning and talked to the original owner.170 k on it It spent its life hauling corn and pumpkins. He was pretty up front about it, needs king pins and a tie rod end, whinny throw out bearing, radiator seeps until its fully warm. The mirror post and fiberglass pieces from left fender are in the cab, he said that it was ripped of where it sits by kids. Going back early sunday to take it for a loop to Riverhead and back (about a 25 mile run on rural and a short trip on the expressway) The cab mounts are all solid so I assume that all the R cabs sit lower in the back? Paul

I caught the tail end on the local news and naturally assumed it was on Long Island.. .. I see in the photos that the trailer is tarped, was it loaded? If so how could you not feel that? Paul

Damn lucky you were at home!! Glad all worked out and you and yours are o.k. It's good to see both sides, it's rare to have that view. Paul

The post office has asked Congress to drop the requirement that it make a $5.5 billion annual payment into a general government fund to cover future retirement disability benefits. No other government agency is required to make such a payment. This is one reason the P.O. is in the red. The Feds see the P.O. as a cash cow like our S.S. Paul

The LIE is basicly the only way to go out and back on Long Island, probbly more than 1/2 of all the truck trailer traffic is on it, and mostly "easy" marks.... sand trailers and flat beds Still nothing but a money grab.. Paul

Probbly no idea. of its history and could care less. The post office was refaced a few years ago where I grew up. They stuccoed right over the plaque the was dedicated personally by Ike. Paul

She was on her bus run to Peconic on the north fork of L.I. and found a "pretty" Mack at a closing down farm for me to look at. Here are the photos she took .Says its only $3550.00 neg. Got to go look this weekend I guess. Paul

We got a set up like that here on the Long Island Expressway. At the NYC line you have NYC DOT, at the Nassau county /Suffolk county line you have Nassau Pd "safety" checks and at exit 64 in Suffolk you have the Suffolk Sheriffs motor carrier unit doing full checks and the New York State Police doing random stops and weight checks. I got stopped 3 weeks ago by the State police because "your truck is old and its got to have violations" None found. All it in a 65 mile stretch of road. Paul