Vladislav

Why do they describe it as parts truck? Engine does run, looks solid at all

...I want restless Gipsy, All I need... Headlights in the rain!

Depending on how interesting pictures are Welcome aboard!

Looks powerful and impressive. Definitely Six Wheels. Thanks.

Glad to hear good news, fighting snow is a common thing now for many of BMT members as I learned last weeks.

That looks like AB, yes.

On a side note about the door handles - what the handle correctly used when you want to pull back the door from inside a cab to close? I have some aftermarket crap on mine but see on the pics above 2 cranks only.

Welcome!

She looked cold but well alive. As for the exchange units I'm for #1.

Look here: http://www.huskidriv..._ard_manual.pdf

The power source is a misterious unit. It called Mack ED Lanova. It's probably the first Mack own produced diesel. Has 519 ci and 131 hp. Pre-chambers and pre-heaters in head's air inlets. The mistery is what other Mack trucks it was used in. As I noted to myself it was somewhere in early (30's) B models but haven't heared about any under L's hoods.

Tom, haven't read the last issue of "The pictures" yet so don't know where had you been last couple of days. Thank you.

Thank you Jeff. I'm interesting in Australian Macks. One more other world to me.

Interesting stuff. White B fire engine looks extremely attractive! Thanks.

Glad you're balancing well. Keep the track and update to us.

Happy B day!

Sheet metal looks good indeed. As a bonus the cab and fenders can run to your house themselves.

The riveter is cose to be custom made, they fabricate them on special order. Originally it's application is fixing of special suspension part of rail road wagons. The company's specialisation is hudraulic equipement - big jacks, presses and so on including rail road services. As for the cost the press was a bit more than you payed for the rear bogie

It's of course. Model NR, produced during WW2 from 1940 until 1945. Most were supplied under Lend Lease to Great Britain, Middle East, Australia and other allied countries. Some also came to Russia, probably 700 units. The one I'm working on is from that bunch. Only one survived as I know. NR model was basicaly the same as L, something like LGSW or LJSW. I'm trying to relate them by some units and weight ratings but it's a reason for one more thread. As you know commercial truck's production was interrupted on Mack from 1942-1944. So interruption of current L series was filled of similar kind NR and NM militaries. I also love the truck

Do they have frame's front end similar to R model? Shure the cab mountings and hood attachments must be different. And how about the lenght of the frame along the longer hood?

One of the ugliest Macks on my mind but that one looks neat. Don't know why, because of white with blue strips maybe?

Good question. When we say 'local' about Russia we can not get many common things there. I live in the capital and it makes life more and more easy then for example in 100 km from. Everything is terrible centralized overhere. Because of most oil money (money are mostly oil and other exports) going through Moscow. The firm I ordered the tool from works in the city collecting orders and trading some little units. Production plant locates in Irkutsk, Siberia, near lake of Baikal. So Moscow office got my order and backed me my tool in 6 or 7 weeks. For a market price as production equipement. As for rivets, I had to look internet and found out metal sales office. Local, they selling for privat constructions and local productions, you can buy starting from one piece - any kind of steel of 6 or 12 meters long. Market price for steel, nearly $1200/metric ton. About the rivets was another story. I have a friend who's restorer. He has a contact with somebody at big machinery plant. So they fabricated them with computer operated lathe. Not too expensive. Although I probably would be able to order them from any local processing company for a bit higher worth.

I noted she's the beauty every time I saw photos in posts. I think she would be good with a roll back, van body, dump or most else. On my tast it would be perfect as a tractor with a sleeper. Each time I look at pictures I think "I have an extra sleeper but none Superliner"

This is ex-army NR-14 of 1945. I hope it would look like this one day

Ok, Paul, I put it on my plan list. I worry only the equipement is to heavy for carry it in my hands from airport and I have to live in your shop for some monthes with a crew of 3 guys I worked with. I also had bolts on my mind but it was plan "B". And if there were bolts used I probably had it done in 4 times faster (really).