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I never pulled that kind of weight,i started in a 28FT.bathtub dump in my younger days,i have a lot of respect for guys that run dump trucks,i personally never liked it.Give me a dryvan on level ground anytime!......mark

Hi rob,we were having a picnic at a lake near us a few summers ago,it was something to see! people trying to back these small 1-2 axle trailers with boats and personal watercraft down the ranp and into the water! after struggling for about 45 mins.to get turned around,one couple actually un-hooked their large boat and turned it around in the parking lot so as not to back up! i don't know much about boats. but i bet this was a 12-1400 lb. boat.almost every vehicle i looked at had a bent-up bumper or some type damage.........mark

Hey randy,fashion eye for the mack guy? LMAO!.....mark

Nah,no deal! i pulled a 28ft. container once holy shit! took me about a half an hour to get it backed in!could'nt get that short SOB straight to save my ass, i was ashamed of myself! lol......mark

I personally like the spyder painted the same color as the truck with a gray lockring,or the "classic" mack look,contrasting colors ie: green truck with mack red wheels and gray lockrings etc. but i also like what you have done with yours.......mark

AW come on now! i back up occasionally!...mark

Hi rob,i have an uncle who just sold a diesel/turbo rabbit recently, he bought it new, kept it inside, really nice little car,exceptional fuel mileage,i wish i had bought that one myself. Most of the similar volkswagens i have seen for sale are junk!...mark

I always heard the 335's were a damn good engine,never ran one myself however, My dad spent 50 years in a truck,so if he said so i tend to agree!...mark

I'll sure keep em' coming as long as anybody wants to look at them, i have three generations of truck pictures. my familys been in the trucking business almost as long as there have been trucks!....mark

Thats good sound advice!......mark

Oh ok ! i knew it was some BS like that,there was an article in the local paper about the virginia DMV wanting the plates back,because someone found them "offensive"...mark

I personally don't think this a good idea,the company i am leased to runs some trailers with steel wheels inside,aluminum outside the aluminum wheels never seem to "seat" properly, have had to have the lugs re-torqued several times on different trailers. If it were up to me i'd run steel/steel alum./alum. just my 2 cents anyway!....mark

Yes this was a nice truck, i rode on a job in it when i was a kid,my cousin was fanatical about the appearance of his equipment.At the time ,all of his trucks were mack red and black, they had quite the cross section of trucks,B-models,some "R" series internationals,fords,and one huge ex-military oshkosh (wish i had gotten pictures of that) they were once one of the largest towing/recovery companies in NJ,when he passed away his son took over,and when i last had contact with the family they were down to 3 trucks.........mark

Sorry bout' that, meant the one on dowd ave. forgot that was in elizabeth,just woke up still a little retarded!...mark

Thia is a picture of a 1974 RL-700 wrecker that was once owned by my late 2nd cousin,who owned and operated helmrich towing in pennsauken,NJ. I don't have much info on it,other than whats written on the back of the photo,seems it was ordered as a glider kit,built in their shop.It was kitted with a 1960's 9500 series GMC,318 detroit,13 spd.roadranger,holmes 750 body. It was sold to someone in new england,not sure where specifically,was just wondering if any of the members here up in that area may have seen the truck,or know where/how the truck ended up, maybe provide some more info........thanks,mark

Hey bullhusk did anyone ever move into cambria macks old building down on route 1? i had heard that newark mack was thinking about opening up a branch there. Just curious, i had a pretty good parts guy at cambria, believe he ended up at newark.......mark

A truck hobbyist has pictures of his truck in his wallet where the money used to be!....mark

I was wondering when somebody was gonna' notice that! probably wont't be a next time! i mean come on! thats wrecker 101!.....mark

LMAO ! thats great!...mark

Thats just what i wanted to say in better detail! thats almost textbook for getting a truck thats been sitting running! my eyes just can't take all the typing!...mark

Yup, i agree, i was in long island city,NY on 9/11 delivering a bottling machine to the coca-cola plant there,initally i thought it was some type accident,but soon found out otherwise.I could not get off the island,did'nt until thursday of that week, people can say what they want about us "jerseyans" and new yorkers but the company i was leased to at the time kept me up there on standby,in case there was some type special equipment that needed to be moved (I pulled a temp.controlled moving van w/liftgate) and the kindess of the family who owned the small restaurant i was parked in front of will not be soon forgotten,they fed me,let me shower and clean up in their home. So i'm right there with you on this! people need to take a good look around and figure out whats important to them and this counrty before it's too late! a lot of people were seemingly not affected by 9/11, but it was in our backyard (literally) and i for one am tired of these "PC" assholes telling me to be "tolerant" evil does exist my friend! WTC was proof of that!....anyway,thats my rant!......mark

Oh ok! another jersey guy! seems to be a lot of us on here,i was born in paterson,we moved down to south jersey when i was a kid,lived there all my life until 2 1/2 years ago when we moved to virginia. Closer to my out-bound freight,got tired of corrzine,taxes,cost of living etc. but believe me,we miss jersey! its a different world down here thats for sure!...mark

Might sound like a lot of work,but i grew up in southern new jersey on a small truck farm ran by my grandfather,who was a product of the depression era,he never ever bought anything new.When we would get a "new" truck,he would always put marvel mystery oil in the cylinders,then pull the oil pan,inspect the lower end,both visually and mechanically,clean and inspect the oil pump pick-up, check for anything odd in the pan, usually try to turn the engine by hand,if possible ,see if there were any obvious problems,repair/replace any seals,belts, hoses that needed changed.then top end inspection, valves, springs etc.This was the procedure we followed on the first truck i drove, a 1963 B-61T,that was an old hess oil truck,this truck is still in existance,still runs well, but unfortunately is not owned by me. I sure hope this is some help to you,and i wish you good luck with your project!.....mark

I have seen this pickup somewhere, there was an article in the local paper recently concerning its licsense plate, supposed to contain some hidden message about hitler and nazis, the guy said its just his favorite nascar numbers, thats what it looks like to me........mark

Nah! this is what a clean truck looks like !....mark