Vladislav

Thanks alot. My truck has the shocks as KamAZ front shocks all around. By the word, now I know they're Mack related, isn't it? I think I better should put them originals in, maybe it will run smoother on road cracks.

And there are the 8 holes on the each rail (4 up and 4 down) wich were used to fix typical tandem frame crossmember. About the chassis number - did any SW's also have a rear location, and if yes - what a point of?

Strange way to make up a Mack truck on my mind. Would be interesting to see of what this vehicle will look like one day.

Let me toss a question in the ring. I have my R688ST with 3 leaves front springs and Neway airride. What shock absorber part number I should keep with? To my big sorry Mack museum hasn't recognized my truck so I probaly have no chances about production record. Or is it more question to Barry?

Cool! I wish you much time and power to continue, it worth the work for shure.

Just no words...

I'm too wish good luck on the story, I will keep your son in my thoughts. Let us always trust in the best.

I also was surprized seeing nice looking girl flagged. The picture was taken in Northen PA. Here in Moscow area I used to see Tadjikian or Usbekian guys flagging. Damn nice R-model wrecker! I really want it !!! And RW also. Anybody - stop me on this way! The girl with the hyps leg is as nice as the young bird.

I also remember this picture but can't recognize the source.

Cool pics! Too nice to see Aussie truck pictures from the first hand. Haven't seen some of these Macks in the net. And it's very interesting to see Atkinson over there with a Roo bar. Does it have RHD? ... Oh, hell, sorry. They're all RHD for shure!

Thank you for the details, Steve. I sorry can't pay my attention to anything I see anywhere but it's nice to get a basic info to make a general sence.

Take care about the neighbours Stephen, they shouldn't disturb your enjoy with the truck for a long future.

Too interesting to read those facts. Thanks alot for posting it.

I double it, 37QR531P3 is a Mack part number for shure. It's a bit strange to me but NR model wich was built too close to LFSW had the chassis number on a left frame rail in front, just above the front spring. Still haven't seen or heard about any L-models with the same location.

I had to fit 12.00R24's tubes instead of 11.00-24's because couldn't find correct ones. The bigger tyres set well, you can see it. And the color is just the US army one of WW2 time. I spent a bunch of time and labour to identify and mix it by the word.

Looks like you guys had a great weekend. Vinny, thank you for sharing. I like Brokways, Dodge, and bus. And now I know how really Maddog's B is beautiful.

Looks cool! Not so cool to work over if I understand right. Hope to see the dog in all its glory soon.

The rims of my 1945 NR fit onto the hubs that way. There is a plate welded on the inner surface of a rim wich you should place between the two spokes. Those spokes have special ribs on the sides opposit to each other so there is a space quite to fit the rim's plate in. That way a rim can't turn over the hub being locked with a plate. The air nippel slot is just in the middle of the plate. You can also install a rim with the plate between any other 2 spokes but there aren't the ribs and the space is wider. A rim would play around the hub having some extra space for. There are 2 pairs of spokes with the ribs (of all 6 spokes) just opposit to each other so there are 2 position to fit a rim. I think a rim wouldn't really turn over a hub so hard and that all is a kind of additional securing.

Maybe he's just such a kind of man. It's his truck for shure and his way to addvertize it. Looks like it will lay down the yard for a long. There are no engine pics also. Let's wait for some time. There were no bids, maybe he'll be more active for the next attempt. Haven't you got his contact info excepting ebay? (Don't want you to tell it me, just wonder).

Thank you, Ken. Stephen has the truck of a brother-in-law kind to my one, that's why I showed this stuff up.

I had no luck taking the tyres off the rims and brang them to a shop. Guys took them off with some labour but were going to brake the lock wheel because they didn't know there were rivets to keep the ring and the lock ring together. After sand blasting and painting I assembled 10 wheels to the moment with no troubles. Started to inflate them slowly being shure the lock ring seated well. Inflated up to the pressure securing the assembly with a couple of ropes.

Good looking setup, just wonder how big it in size?

I see nothing wrong in your appinion for shure. I'm also not a great COE fan although such models as EHU and H63/67 look strange and too nice on my mind. As long I'm on here I slowly look these models for sale and haven't seen many of them. If the memory serves me good, there were no more than a couple EHU's during the last two years. This one is a tracktor and I like it better than flatbeds I saw before. Due to my location it doesn't matter this truck cost $1000 or $2000 because I'll need to add something about $8000 to get it home. And I can better ship it from the East coast. But the need to pay $1500 with additional $2000-$3000 for inside the US transportation doesn't make much luck. It looks a kind of good to me though because I better should work on my current projects than continue to collect nice scrap. What we all like to do so much

Best wishes and have a great day!

There were soft-nosed army LMSW heavy wreckers of the WW2 times.