maxidyne237

Im guessing your b81 has a fa600 front axle, if that is the case I have a set of 22" spokes I would consider trading for your 24" spokes.

Welcome. 58's and tube 24" rubber rule.

They are Mirrortech brand guide polls and the small dogs can be bought from any Mack dealer.

looks straight and all there for the age. good save.

dumb question, but did you try your local Mack dealer?

Only positive thing was the RD800 dump at the beginning.

I wonder how he keeps that Fuller from turning into a pile of oily shavings?

If you clean up the rim and find the manufacturers stamp it will have the rim dimensions stamped into the rim like 24-8 etc.

Michigan 35AWS

Dave that DM609x has a 35,000lb rear.

In my opinion the negative comments are getting a little much for me too. This happens to be a very nice truck that I have seen in person. Someone has put a lot of time and money into it. For you guys to pick it apart because of its faults and not see the whole package is annoying. It is very easy to play arm chair restorer. Get out your sand blast pot, welder, spray gun etc, and post pictures of your restored truck. Then we can compare your talent and critique your truck against this one. Think the price is too high? The price on trucks is always too high for many on this forum. Many of these trucks do have value significantly higher than what they will bring across the scale. Have you ever searched for a restorable B81? Have you ever done the math on what it would take to make your $2000 truck look like this one? I doubt it. It is much harder and more expensive than many of you think. This is a hobby and I understand that you do not restore trucks to turn a profit. You are lucky if you can even break even, and this is without taking into consideration your own labor. You do this because you love it. But this does not mean that a persons restored project does not have value. I have always tried to add to this forum when I had something to offer. I have also gotten a ton of great information as well. I will talk about Mack trucks all day long, but bashing anyones truck because of some minor imperfections on a public forum is something that I will not do.

Dave, do you know when they stopped making the CL600's ?

When the CL came out it was offered as a "600" version for over the road applications. I do not think the lighter "600" versions were available towards the end of production.

I am NOT a fan of their forum a waste of energy posting anything of interest over there. I also feel that trucks that we donated to an organization for preservation should not become auction items.

What price were you quoted on those boots?

Dont get gear oil on the carpet!

What about this "Mark of Excellence" by GM

I checked about a year ago and they were available from Mack, but were expensive. If I recall they were around $45 a piece with my discount.

I agree with you, they all seem to be set up differently. Each individual aluminum part must have been an option.

We had an 86 Rd with a 350 tip turban 2valve. I also have a 86 R611T with a 250 2 valve. I think there was definately some overlap in the ending of 2valve and 4 valve. There was also overlap in the use of front mount intercooler and tip turban usage on 2 valves.

That is really nice. More pics please.

That was a great ebay listing. Telling it like it is!

Mike is that 2090 in the cummins powered truck?

I have to agree. Have driven plenty of miles with 4.17s 11r22.5 rubber and 2090 pulling dump trailer on and off road. I felt that low was low enough for a tractor that isnt climbing out of basements, and would do 75 mph comfortably.

Welcome Rob. I believe it is the exact same case just with different gearing. The Mack service manual even covered both transmissions in one volume with one overhaul procedure.