Hello All,
An intro..... I'm Tom Mack, I'm the Mr. Fix-it type, who is rather mechanically inclined and also has a associate degree in computers. I'm weeks away from retirement, Yay!. I live in the Allentown, Pa area. I've worked in the electronics industry here for many years, until 2010 when I got downsized. Then, after being laid off for 7 months, I got hired at a local company..... Mack Trucks. I originally started on the production line. Now, for the last 7 years, I've been in the Quality Group at the Macungie plant (now called Lehigh Valley operations), in a cushy job. I'm a product auditor. Basically, I take a completed truck, look it over, test drive it and then submit a report to help improve the production line. This means getting to test drive a new Mack once or twice a day . Tough job but someone has to do it...LOL.
My older brother Jack (( yes, Jack Mack)) and I bought a Mack truck. We both have always wanted one. It's a 1957 B85F, and is the tractor portion of a hook & ladder truck from Boston, which then went to East Hampton, Connecticut. and eventually landed in the hands of a collector in Connecticut. And was bought as a 15 truck package by a person here in PA.
As you can see from the pictures, it's needs some TLC. The engine is free, the wiring is a mess, the body is really nice. We're not sure about the added on out-riggers. Not sure when they were added. Plan is get engine running. Get Brakes working to include converting to spring brakes (want it MAX safe since grand children will be riding in it). Then, I want a canopy top. Jack wants 4 doors, which is a long term project that we already brain-stormed.
Tom Mack, The great-grandson of the Founder of Mack trucks.
