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Any one gonna be there? It should be pretty cool. I mean whats not cool about drag racin dumptrucks and tractors and such. Ive never been there before but i hear they bring some cool stuff there. Chris
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04 Granite Kingpin Problems
chris88 replied to mechmagcn's topic in Modern Mack Truck General Discussion
5K ? I thought you said they were getting enough grease. Do you jack up the front end to grease the kingpins? How long is the 5K interval? Chris -
1960's White
chris88 replied to chris88's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
I'll see if i can get a chance to look at it. Ive seen it but never really paid much attention to it. My friends farm bought it to use as a water truck and never really did anything with it so they want to get rid of it. Did white make a good truck though? What engine did they put in them? A cummins? Chris -
I have a chance to get a 1960's white fuel truck for cheap but i dont know if its really worth it. I havent really taken a look at it but its in pretty rough shape. It runs pretty well and i think its got a 4x4 trans. My friend who looked at it doesnt know trucks too well so i didnt really get any specific info. Is a truck like that worth anything in good shape? I would scrap the fuel tank and put a fifth wheel on it. Thanks Chris
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New Pool!
chris88 replied to fullfuel01's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
Well on account that i see chrome that rules out army. And since I see a fifth wheel that rules out school bus, garbage truck and the mack of my dream because i dont like orange. So im goin with the pete 379 -
Thank you Thad, so they owned mack right up until volvo bought them out?
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The 466 is a great engine just low on power. They run forever. At least the older ones do. Whats the deal with mack and renault? Did mack own renault did renault own mack? On the older macks a lot of the parts have both Mack and Renault cast in it. Chris
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My friends uncle just bought an 84 mack midliner with the renault in it. Its pretty quick. We raced that mack against an international with a 466 and 6 speed and the mack won by a long a shot. The trans they used behind them has probably the weirdest gear pattern ive ever seen in a truck 1 3 4 R 2 5 Its funny when somebody drives it that doesnt know the pattern. missin gears and such Chris
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Thanks for the pictures. I have one question for somebody though. What models are those flatfender macks? Are they B's or another model? Thanks Chris
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Get a triaxle. Dont go with a tandem. In jersey you get 80000 lbs with a triaxle and a bigger box. More material= more money Chris
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I know theres good money runnin contaminated dirt. A big run is from New york city down to philly or other dump sites that take contaminated dirt. As long as you keep busy and go easy on the truck you should do alright. Would you buy a new truck or used? Chris
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Extreme Trucking!
chris88 replied to Barry's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
was the dark of the moon on the sixth of june in a kenworth pullin logs That is one cool truck. That must be awesome pullin a load like that up those hills. That truck is built to pull. Chris -
Thanks for all the replys. I was just wondering how many people here just have trucks as a hobby and how many people drive/work on the them for a living. I plan on going to school in Lima, Ohio at northwestern ohio tech. So if theres anyone in the area I'll be out there in 2 years. Thanks Chris
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Im just wondering how many people here either drive trucks for a living or are mechanics on trucks? Im 15 and I work for a diesel mechanic and thats what I plan to do when i get out of high school. What do all of you do for a living? I love being around trucks. Any time spent workin on or being under a truck is time well spent for me. One of our big customers has mostly macks which is nice. The oldest being a 96 RD and the newest being a brand new western star that didnt get delivered yet. You dont realise how well built macks are until you work on something else. Chris
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Where about in jersey is that? I dont know of any area code 856 here. What town is it in? Im always lookin for good truck junk yards in the area. Thanks Chris
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Wrecking yard in Jersey? What am I missing out on? Where is there a wrecking yard in jersey? Well If your on 80 in jersey I can just about spit and hit route 80 from my house. Well good luck with the trip. Chris
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Every R model I see or hear of has a 6 speed twin stick in it. Did mack not like gears in the 80's? Did they put 10 15 20 speeds in these trucks or anything air split? Chris
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My B61 Project
chris88 replied to pennsyjeff's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
Thats got to be the best lookin picture ive seen in a while. If anybody asks me what truck i want I'll show them this picture. Good lookin truck, good looking trailer, good lookin equipment. Doesnt get much better than that. What model is that trackloader? My friend has a deere 440 that seems to be pretty uncommon. Are the machines restored or just painted? Either way they look great. Chris -
The switching over is the easy part. Its buying the new rims and tires that kill ya. Hubs are 300-400 bucks around here and you need 4. Aluminum rims are probobly near that and you need 8 unless you run steel inners. Then you have 8 new tires. Just make sure wheel nuts are torqued properly. Ive seen more axles hubs and bearings ruined by people with chisels tightening wheel nuts. Chris
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New Mack Technician, Finally!
chris88 replied to newmacktech's topic in Modern Mack Truck General Discussion
You want to work on computers? Im still in highschool and plan on being a diesel mechanic and i like being as far away from computers as i can be (exept when im on bigmacktrucks.com). I work weekends and my summer with a mechanic and all the computers seem to do is cause more trouble that their worth. The epa is the worst idea our government has ever come up with. Chris -
Cool pics but what a shame. That was a nice truck and its just completely totaled. The engine and trans are deffinatly shot but I wonder if the rears are any good yet? Or maybe that driveshaft was like a harpoon and tore them apart too. Like everyone says why do they blowup and crash test macks and not freight liners or internationals. Oh well the pics are cool. Chris
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I went to see the movie last night and it really was a funny movie. The people I went with thought I was nuts when i saw "mack" and didnt stop talkin about how they used a superliner in the movie. I didnt think the movie was going to be as good as it was. Larry the cable guy was a pisser in it. Everyone that went with me was into NASCAR including me so I think we got the movie more than anyone else in the theatar. We were laughin our @$$'s off at things when everyone else had no idea what was goin on. But thats because I live in Jersey and to people in Jersey NASCAR is just a bunch of stupid rednecks goin in circles all day. Chris
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B Model Numbers?
chris88 replied to chris88's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
Thanks for the info that was exactly what I was looking for. Chris -
What do the differnt numbers mean such as b-61 b-67 so on so forth. I read somewhere that odd numbers are Diesel and even are gas but other than that i have no idea. Thanks Chris
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