j hancock

I forget the history but think it was in a wreck or was rebuilt. Haven't heard about it in the last few years...

Hope it is still out there.

Blue RS very nice!

Jim,probably thinking of Kenneth Levari & Sons Trucking,they have been a long time Mack user,and have a lot of both dumps and pnuematic trailers,still looking,but i do have some better pictures,just gotta locate them!..........................Mark

Nice Rig!

I don't recognize that name but could be it. It has only been since 1988 since I was done that way? My recollection is that the building had the look of an old time car dealership which the truck company took over.

Talked to the owner for a while and he was telling me how Chalmers rubber block suspension was the best thing he had ever run on his dump trailers. He then bought some pneumatics brand new and had Heil put the Chalmers blocks in them and almost destroyed them when running empty. Before the new Heil's become total junk, he sent them off to have Neway air installed.

To this day, it amazes me how different NJ is from north to south!

Wasn't there a dry bulk cement hauler/trailer dump operator in the Vineland area that had a number of Macks?

After checking around, Nashua is turning themselves into a logistics business.

So being a broker, they will probably get rid of some equipment but maybe not all?

If anyone hears something, please post.

Jim

Great pic and truck!

Hmmmm.......pea stone as erosion control. Was that a project given to a first year civil engineer student?

Jim

I have been told that Nashua has folded which made me think this was one of their old rigs.

Don't see any markings but is that an ex- Nashua Motor Freight truck?

And those engines were designed to run between 1500 to 2100 RPM. If you wanted to run on the highway, there was no choice but to hold it to the floor & let it run against the governor.

Funny how years ago their were lots of tire problems on a hot Friday afternoon while everyone was hightailing it back to the garage as fast as they could go.

Maybe a little more but it won't gain you much more mph

One thing that always is different when I mess with the formula is "actual" tire size.

The same size tire but different brands are different actual sizes.

Even when I have measured the tires myself there are variables.

The main deal here is that it is a B81 dump truck and dump trucks of that time period were about a 50 mph truck.

I recall that true 24" rubber on trucks so equipped were branded "not to exceed 55 mph".

Jim

I'm not familiar with the TRQ7210,andbody know the difference from a 7220?

The TRQ 7210 has ratio from .69-13.78 and the TRQ 7220 has ratio from.70-13.80.

Pretty close ratios.

That will help but not much. Up to about 48 mph.

2100 rpm X 44" =92400

5.68 gear ratio with over drive X 336 =1910.36

92400/1910.36= 48.36 mph

Jim

Revised

I know the feeling ! Mrs. Vision says theres gonna be one hell of a sale after i kick!....................................................Mark

Hopefully, she doesn't have a date for this event already picked out!

On the carrier, pass. side, there is a 45 degree slope toward the front of the truck. That is the location for the ratio to be stamped.

Since the fifth wheel is not on should be able to look down on it. May have to remove grease and dirt etc.

Jim

Number 1. Don't kill yourself...

Number 2. Start checking around the new plate for wires that got pinched or damaged. If you had lights before the body rebuild, then anything that is new or disturbed could be suspect. Did some welding in the body rebuild melt some wires?

Guess we are going to need a picture on this one.

Open the radiator cap/dog base and pour the antifreeze in.

I usually fill until the tubes start to get covered over.

Jim

Welcome!

The level may be low so you can't see it?

Should be able to flip the cap and look in and see the top of the tubes of the radiator core. May have a baffle but still should be able to see. The small tube is the overflow.

Jim

Last time I saw the L model flatbed, it was for sale in the Lancaster, PA area. It was in a barn on a property that was in the nursery business.

Jim

I will see if I can find the article on Allis Chalmers road engines. They were painted purple and given the name of Big AL.

My recollection was that the engine was great if it ran in a tight rpm range but not so good in truck application where the range is 500-900 rpm.

Not aware of Allison engines.

By any chance are you thinking of Allis Chalmers diesel engines?

Yes this was our family business, we were in business for 128 years 1882-2010,

We started out hauling just about anything, moving and storage, hauled milk, started hauling horses in 1916 and did that and household moving till we closed the doors in 2010.

Ron

Pretty KooL! I got it after making the picture bigger to better read what was on the side of the wagon.

After that amount of time in the hauling business, your family has seen and done it all!

Damn it, Ron !!!!

Are you going to become a criminal now?

Nice old time photo. I assume one of those horse was named Mack......?

Is this business "Smith" related to you? Just got it after I clicked on the picture to make it bigger.

Well, either use a boat load of degreaser to get the numbers off the box or go to the dealer with the vin to get the box number.

There are different Mack steering boxes.