Shawn Barrett

Another shot of truck 2

Funny I thought about that too...for Leslie. Thing is Im not entirely sure thats for one of ours...I kinda think someone just chucked that on there as that one seems to have all of its crossmembers...I'll have to take a look again.

My friend you seem to understand my thought process.... This is the other one that remains

This Omaha orange paint job and that "Barrett" script was pretty much his trademark when the company was in full swing. This is actually how my B67 looked at one time as you can see the orange underneath where the green is flaking.

Well you may find this interesting....a long while back I mentioned that I know of two other trucks that belonged to my dad. This is one of em... And it happens to be an "LT". Im considering trying to bring this home so it doesn't disappear into oblivion in the future.

So on a scale of 1 to 10 how rare is a B61LT "L" as in "Light" with aluminum components like these aluminum spring hangers?

Hey lookin good! So how much of a pain in the ass is it to get those cars positioned juuuuust right so they don't crack into eachother going down the road?

Thanks for that input Fifth wheel I've been so tempted too just grab my weapon of choice and start going to town. "They dont call me Big Hammer for nothin" but I really didnt want to mushroom this damn thing and get it wedged, then I'll really be kicking myself. I've got a good Snap-On air hammer...after what I just saw I have my doubts.... but im gonna have to give it a shot I guess.

So I scored some old stainless quarter fenders and the post mounts to go right on the spring hanger bolts. (Remove factory bolt and replace with longer bolt too give enough thread to bite on to after mount posts are slipped on). Ive removed the nut with ease off of the bolt that Im looking to replace, now I want to get that bolt out of the frame and hanger ( that Im pretty sure hasn't been touched since '63). Its a 15/16th headed bolt. I've got a 3/4 inch drive Snap-On brand impact on this thing backed by an uncorked 80 gallon Snap-On compressor and this f**kin thing is laughing at me going "that tickles that tickles.......but Im still not comin out". Anybody know how to man handle something like this and get it out clean without breaking out a torch?

Thats great information Mike thank you. We should really try to get that info readily available around here like you said. I thought at first the CA21 you mentioned was a type error......never thought about the doghouse being the variable....how bout that.

I can neither confirm or deny as my B67 info. is all I have and it tells me CA 32 (concave) is standard equipment and the CA 212 (straight) was optional.

Damn good lookin trucks

Thanks for that clarification Mike....so is there a difference between the CA 212 and CA 21?

Holy Cow I've never EVER seen one of those MRs all decked out. They are falling out of the trees out here but they are all just garbage trucks and vocational vehicles that are used and abused and thrown away when done with. That is a first for me!

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Welcome aboard Troy. If you like Mack trucks this is the place to be... You do photoshoots....we like pictures around here. This could be the start of a beautiful relationship haha.

There you go....thats sounds very possible.

Yea Leslie its 20 inches....thing is it isnt a concave cab......or was it?.....still trying to figure that out......My build sheet tells me CAB TYPE: CA 32 Still don't know if thats the standard or concave according to the numbers.....Cuz I don't know what the hell the numbers mean! No scratch that.....this just in...Im reading my build sheet and It indicates that CA32 IS the contour cab and that CA212 is the optional straight-back. Ok Im starting to think that my cab has either been replaced or modified....Because it is definitely not a concave now but the build record says it was.

HHAAAHAHA Oh I almost fell outta the chair. I must have made an impression on you Olive! HAHA I knew somehow I liked you..... Ok Im composed..... Can ya send me some pictures of those seats? Are they pretty nice or flat out worn out or what am I dealing with here? Im actually thinking about getting two of em....so any of my passengers can have the air ride experience instead of having their dentures/teeth rattle out of their heads. If ya want you can send me a personal email at Hemi6869@aol.com

Hell no just take a buffer and rubbing compound to that baby.....It'll come back trust me.

I thought so too Jim. And no I did not know that Halls owned it at one time. For me the classic carrier that matters will always be Barrett Trucking Inc. My fathers company and the fact that he owned and operated this truck and quite a damn few others like it. But the fact that it also has history with Halls prior to his ownership of the truck makes the cool factor even better.....

Here you go Steve and for anyone else interested. This is a shot of my cover letter with contact info and the facts about the cost at the bottom. This is a great service that they provide and I am planning on making a donation and writing back to personally thank the crew in the records department which I think may do what they do on a volunteer basis. -Shawn

Well Vinny that simply means that it went to the Mack dealership right after it was built, mine went to Uttal's Mack in Norristown PA. Yours probably went to a Mack dealer somewhere up near Rhode Island. Then after being delivered to the Mack dealership, someone from Halls Motor Transit purchased it at the Mack dealership and it was then sent to Harrisburg where Hall's had a trucking terminal. So after being built your U model was "assigned" "slated" "arrangements were made" for it to go to one of Macks dealerships...... Then when somebody finally bought the truck from Mack it was "delivered" also known as "sold" to that person or company. The dates on mine indicate that it was probably ordered and built specifically for Halls and its stop at Uttals Mack was only for a day or two. So Halls probably bought a pile of trucks through Uttals and they were delivered as soon as they were built......My build sheet "Desired delivery date" section says "[Rush - Rush - Rush*]".

Ah hah! Thats more like it......I like this. Is this the one you mean? That looks an aweful lot like the stock seats doesn't it..... http://www.bostromseating.com/products/vikingstd.htm

Bostrom T Bar....I'll have to look into that. I was just at Reading Mack eye balling a Bostrom with the nice BullDog embossed in the back, really hate the idea of a modern seat with plastic adjusting knobs, but the seats in it have got to go....