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Farmer52,I hear that NES&L is in alittle $ problem.Where is there bone yard.We beat them out on a section of the I99 jobs back in the nineties.I know they wern't very happy to lose out on that job that was right in their backyard,since we travel all the way from Philly.They are one fine outfit to compeat against.

Yes they were 5 speeds,they ran like a rape ape top speed was mid 70's.But they would shit the bed with either weight on or a hill climb.The r models had a 5 speed with a low holed, like i said they were built for thye weight.After we didn't need them anymore we kept one around for a backup to the lowboy tractors.I f you didn't have much of a hill to climb they were good to about 130,000lbs that was even pushing the limit.My father was great for pushing the limits of the Macks.The B87's were loaded with100 tons or more.I can remember we moved our BE 61-B and the BE 88B draglines with 100' of boom in them with all of the counterweights on right down I95,now we did that at 3 in the morning.We even walked the one dragline right down the shoulder of the highway in front of the Phila International Airport,for about 2 miles, to get to the next job.After the B87's were put off of daily duty they were replaced with a couple of DM800's.The last one was a 1985 model.I pulled a load out of the railyard in Wilkes-Barre Pathat the machine weighed105 tons.The contractor that had the job to move it was afried his all chomed up Peterbiult weren't up to the job,so he asked us to move it for him.The DM had no prblem at all.Just had to add some more air in the drive wheels they went just about flat when I lifted the trailer up.They were the good all days,no permits just a large set of balls and a truck up to the task.

Umodelnut,the u-models we had were ones that Ryder Trucking ordered for there truck leasing,but didn't need them.The Mack dealer we dealt with new my father wanted some tractors like yesterday so he offered them to us.They were only your typical road tractor wasn't worth a shit offroad or over loaded.We had to keep them to the 80,000lbs range or the rears would let loose.Now the R-models that we ordered were good to about 120,000lbs.I think I took one of the heaviest loads across the Walt Whitman bridge at 113,500lbs.On Saturday when the NJ State Troopers weren't out that when we would run the r models at least 90,000-100,000lbs.It was great.We could move more material on Saturday in 10 hours than we would in 15-18 hours during the week.

Here are acouple of pic of the B87 and the Rmodel.The r model just turned over 72,000 miles,we have owned it sence new.We brought 45 Mack in 1979.20 being r models,10 umodels,15 DM600 triaxle dumps.This is all that remains.The last few we had went to north Jersey and then they went for a boat ride I do beleive.

I will look for some shots.

I'll take my mancave over the castle anyday.I patched the roof with some liner we had left over from a landfill cell job we did afew years back.That a 1929 Caterpillar 15 Motorpatrol,1956 Ford f600,1979 Mack R600,2010 Mustang supercharged,you can't see it but the 1964 Mack B873SX is behind the R model.There is also a 1929 Cat 10 behind the 15MP.Only problem I have is that we might have the property sold a fellow came out of the blue and wanted to know if it was for sale.,will have to look for a new mancave.

Paul, your two b81's look better than some of the rented trucks we get down here around Phila,PA I am doing over our old B873SX,we brought it new in 1964.Runs like the beast it is.Would love to be driving it everyday.Mike Durkin

They are going out of the paving business and staying with the turf field business.I am told they are doing turf fields all over the area.They won't be the only ones going out this year,from what I can see the work load hasn't changed it still going for less then it worth.Main reason me and my two brothers gave it up 6years ago,why spend a dollar to do a job when you are going to get paid 90cents.In the excavating business you have all the risks and no rewards for your troubles.

I think that came out of their quarry that is alongside of Rt33,halfway between I78 and I80.Are you going to restore it,and does it run.

KCAM,where were those pic taken,looks like either his quarry on rt 33 or in bethlehem steelmill?

Ho is Eddie Cronin doing,tell him I was asking about him.MikeDurkin

I would be interested in anything that had to do with a B87.I am looking to remove my cab and so worth.I was always taught that if the manual was around use it.Thanks MIke Durkin

I have been told the original is Kirker paint #812 or 812A,Omni(PPG) Acrylic Enamel #MAE 45735,PPG 40496

No,Sterlings pic.

B20,how about seeing if he has anything for a B87.I may be looking for some fender parts and so worth.Thanks Mike Durkin

Some years ago I came through that weigh station with a Euclid TS-24 scraper on the lowboy,and the officer out front wave me in so I went on in but never stopped.I just wave at him and the fellow that had the scales hook up.They never did chase after me.That was one of my luckier days.

John,that pic you posted of our old #20 tractor is the one in the pic with the shovel on the trailer.That # 20 was a 1958 model B87,it started out with a 300 cummins but was upgraded to 335.It had 60,000 rears.It has a concaved cab on it now.The original cab was replaced many years ago.With that cab on it,it made driving it somewhat of a hard time for us guys over 5' tall.

Name: 1964 Mack B873SX Date Added: Owner: MikeD MikeD

B87 w trailer,!980 DM800 w/Cat 657 scraper weight 200,000,DM800 w/ Euclid TS24 170,00lbs,DM w/ Cat 657

No U Models yet,will have to look deeper in the books.The first one is the 1964 B87 with a BE dragline,next one is the 1958 B87 with a BE shovel.

My computor skills must be getting better with age.Here are somemore

Well here goes nothing.I am trying to pst some our older photos from the good old Durkin days.This first pic is our 1980 Dm800 with 60,000 rears and a Cat motor.It load that day was a Koehing 1166 hoe.Total weight somewhere north of 200,000 lbs.We moved it from south Jersey over to next to the philly airport.

Sorry guys I don't have any pic right now will have to dig them out.We were involved in the construction business in the philly area for about 80 years.Me and my two brothers gave it up around 2007.The work had pretty much dried up and the work that was out there didn't bring any money.Then you had to fight to get paid on top of that.I could never figured it out,when we had everything paid and owned noone nothing,we would lose jobs to guys that onwed nothing but a pile of payment books.Well I will get some of those pic out and try to post them.

Love to have one,but then there would be no stopping me from bringing more non moveable objects home.Good luck with it.Mike

Just had my R model out for a ride today.Didn't go all that far but she ran great.If I keep taking her out for some fun rides I may get the motor broke in.She only has 72,000 orignal miles on her.The only things I have replaced were some of the hoses and the fan belts.I will post some pictures when I get them.We are the orignal owners of this beauty,we had brought 20 r models,10 umodels,15 dm600 triaxles dumps all in 1979.