Vladislav

I don't know if Cat engines ever installed in a L-model.

This is a great find! And almost the style you need for a Cummins version - with front extensions and the cut out. I also keep my eye on a set of good L-model fenders and didn't see many (if any) offers during the years. But my interest is for Mack engine fenders. And the set I have is not really bad so I plan to try fixing them first. The doors and the grille look really nice!

...So did you end up gold plating the emblem??

Affairs from aside always come into the line. My approach is keeping one task as the main deal and when I have to get off of it I than get back to it again as soon as other deals are complete. I mean to that same main deal, not to anything else. But honestly my case is even more difficult and complicated. Since I usually jump from one affair to another when a good appartunity shows up for a certain affair. Say when wheather gets allowable for something crytical to it or a person shows up who's ready to work out a deal you planned to complete with his envolvement. Speaking the hood it's much easier to apply epoxy on a horizontal surface. So I had my hood removed and we fitted it on one side at a time for a few bondo's than turn on another or over. Actually that's not a really hard deal if you have a spare pair of hands. Having my truck in a yard (no hoist or so) I put a stake of pallets in front of the truck levelling its top with hood hinges. Than opened it so the front layed down on the pallets. Took the hinge bolts off in that position and than two people can lift a hood and carry it into a shed. Three men is better though.

Many thanks for the wishes! Came back home already.

Very interesting and about unbelivable nowadays. Wonder what was the matter? Were those Middle East countries under British control those times still? That would be I'd say the greatest journey driving that route! The only alternative I can imagine is driving all three Americas from the Northen to the Southern points. Yes, to our sorry we now can only hope for better times to come in the future.

Yup, definitely. Cracked or added a section with no weld. Funny I didn't notice that either.

Passed along the lake of Sevan. Looked at a very old Christian chirch built of stones.

Saw many old Soviet trucks working there. Same styles may be found in Russia too. But getting scarce nowadays.

Took my back way over Armenia from Iran. The road was 90% serpantine with many many really tight turns and steep elevations and declines. But very scenaric for the most of its part.

With the condition of tyres those trucks rode on they wouldn't pass roadworthy inspection in Russia too. But I guess if the frames and axles are Ok, lights operational and good wheels they would have chances to get allowed to works officially.

But would be interesting to learn of which rail heigth and thickness. All R600's (not RB, RD, RS, RL) had 9" high 1/4" thick channels. Could be a single frame or with 1/4" inserts. Later RD's (along with RB's) had 10-5/8"x5/16" rails in standard configuration (could have 1/4" inserts too) and 10-3/4"x3/8" optional rails. But I don't know what early year's RD had.

Catched whole two Jungee cement tank trucks at the last days of my travel in Iran. And saw a tractor with a cement semi-trailer which seemed as Hayward built RS600. But it was driving down the highway and I only passed over it than stopped on a shoulder and made a shot.

That's an interesting question I learned answers partially so far. Read somewhere, too possibly on BMT, that after the US put sanctions Canada hasn't done that for 8 or 10 more years. And that was the way. Than later Iranians bought plenty (the majority?) of used Macks in Europe. Mostly from Netherlands and also Germany, France, Belgium. Than also as it looked to me and some other persons Iranians scratched up all Macks from Turkey. That isn't known for sure yet but Turkishes had qute many Macks in 80's and early 90's and now (and 14 years ago when I cruised Turkey extensively) there were no Mack trucks overthere. So seems Iranians used multiple ways purchasing trucks and had some luck with that. Aside of these early 90's RD relatively many MH's can be see in the country and also a few CH's. I saw 3 or 4 but wasn't able to make a pic of. Also guys in the shop told me there were some with a V8 what means CL not CH.

Yes, all those were working trucks. Those parked in a raw were in a closed yard nearby a work shop. I asked to look over and was invited to but also took a tea and later shared a mill. As I figured some trucks were waiting repair and the rest were just not in work at the moment.

Would be cool to see pics. I have a kind of personal interest in lime green trucks, you probably know😀

The white stripes look pretty good indeed!

Looks very short for having a platform. But looks good as a tractor for sure. Also strange to see that fish plate reinforcement for that short (and light duty B42-?) chassis. Which actually more looks like a portion of a frame rail with top flange cut away than a factory fish plate. And the price (regarding TJC's comment) is not a price but a current bid. Which haven't met the reserve.

Great photo and great to see your happy faces guys! Hope the show was also great and can't wait for Zina from Florida (or Tom from Winfall) to post photo's of trucks. Also great to see Larry and Bob finally attending Macungie. My sorry I could not bring myself up there this time. Many of you know I would if I could.

Many thanks for sharing! Nice trucks and looks like a nice event overall.

Walked to Tabriz rail road station being interested to see what Iranians use for rail transportation. But couldn't go to the tracks since the station was organized the way it's done for airports. You're able to go to a train only when it's arrived. So only remarkable items were an old steam loc in a square nearby and a RD dump truck someone got parked in a few hundred meters further down the street.

A few more trucks I saw in Tabriz and its neighbourhoods. Some Kaveh R-models were made with hoods produced in Iran which had scripts Iran-Kaveh in place of Mack letters. Some dog mascots also looked made locally. Saw an old IH by ocassion.

You are welcome Brocky! That's really good you could attend both the shows. I kept in mind Macungie in this time frame but thought York would take place later. Recently I'm generally also off the site excepting this thread, just not able to pay attention to everything I would like to. Sorry to hear arthritis bothers you. Hope you can feel Ok splitting your activity and spend some time for relaxation.

From what I saw it also looked that way to me. From the underneath you could see a few very distinguishing parts if you know NR chassis well enough to relate to. Of remarkable points all NR's had riveted frames and these trucks have bolts. Also newer engines, something like END or ENDT-673 and newer 2 stick trannies (TRD-720?). And those industrial style radiators with shutters. You can see many photos of these trucks on the net and I could catch up a few (4 or 5 but mostly saw from a distance) and all were equipped generally similar. So I'm sure the engines, trannies, radiators and some other items were imported from the States in lots. Doesn't look like just single trucks rebuilt in a shop. This way my current guess is some facility in Iran renovated WW2 NR's using new components imported from the US and locally built cabs. And that was done in series.