hicrop10

12 minutes ago, fjh said:

Would have been neat to know how competitive this price was in the day to the Dimond REO, White,  KW , ect of the era  .

Dad was Mack only.We did have a Sterling or 2.

9 hours ago, DavCut said:

Thank you for sharing all of this great history @hicrop10!  
 

You may have mentioned this previously, Mike, but was there a certain project that your families company was gearing up for when these 4 trucks were purchased?  Note that I may be confusing this order with a latter order of R and U models…

Dave

No on the special job,we brought 2 more latter that year.On the r and u,dm they were all brought for one job.We took 20 r686st Tractors,15-DM600 tri-axles.We had to wait for the r models to be built Mack found 10 u models that were already built that we could,so dad brought them to.Both the u’s and r models pulled new Benson dump trailers.

1 hour ago, mattb73lt said:

WOW, a whole fleet of trucks for $83K and change!! At least the 12T jack for the B83 was free, LOL. That's a really neat group of records. Do the other trucks still exist?

I have checked the b model registry but none are listed.

2 hours ago, Mark T said:

The three Bs, I'm assuming were only cab and chassis at that point ?  

Yes, we had heil bodies put on after we took delivery.

When I get a chance I will post pictures of all the info I have on this truck.I also have a original price sheet for Mack B87’s from 12/55.These trucks were originally meant to be for the oil fields,heavy duty extreme duty.I know ours was never abused but it was loaded to the hilt.It would haul a 100 ton load like nothing.You have to realize this was back before dot’s inspections,I have a picture of it hauling one of our shovels completely deck out ready to dig.

17 minutes ago, Mark T said:

I believe it.  Was that a DePaul by any chance ?

No,it wasn’t a DePaul,it was Durkin.

35 minutes ago, Mark T said:

In all the years that truck was in service, would you have ever thought Mack wouldn't make trucks like that some day.

Mark,the truck was in service up to 1996.It was used to pull the lowboy from new to 1984 daily after that it was a backup to the 2 dm800 tractors we had.In all the years of pulling over weight loads it never failed us.

Any throughts on the b61sx that were purchased at the same time?I have the serial’s numbers for those trucks am going to check the Mack register to see if any of them are still around.There was a fellow that had one he said right around the corner from our old yard,never got over to see the truck and I lost his contact info.I have a picture of one of the trucks when it was new,looks like a real beast.If I find it will post it here.

Side note the Mack dealer I went looking for and where it once stood is now a Planet Fitness.

I read that the new Ford F-150 electric version only made 87 miles pulling a rv before it needed a charge.

I will wait for somemore answers,before I give any hints.

My question to all of you is can you guess the price of a 1964 b873sx tractor,way back in 64?As I was going through the paper work on this truck that my father purchased new back then,I came across the original bill of sale,chassis delivery receipt,motor vehicle purchase order.I was somewhat surprised at the price.Pretty much everything back then was an option even a heater and defroster,which it has.It has the Cummins motor and most all of the other options.So have at it boys,I will post a picture of the original bill dated 5/27/64.

Could you use 2 sided tape

I would buyCat,you will pay more for it but you will be able to get parts for it 10years from now.

Are the buttons signs double sided?

Should be a door tag on the passenger door

I want one.no I want many.

Glad to hear your on the mend. Listen to your docs.

Joey,you remind me of a friend.He worked for the cat dealer for say 20 years,then went to work in one of the mines in ne pa now he’s out on his own. Only chargers 85 an hour should be 110-125.

Joey Mack,what are you doing for 60.00 an hour.Up here in se pa 60.00 an hour gets your grass cut.Triaxle dump trucks are only at most 90.00 an hour.

Tks, had a great day

Happy Birthday make it a great one.