kevin444 Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 I love these....Fuel cost and consumtion aside.....you gotta admit they were just plain awesome.... Quote from the land of Gravel-Trains!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAD DOG Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Good choice, I bet there were quit a few around Michigan in the day pulling Michigan doubles. My favorite non Mack would have to be the 1980 Freightlier cabover with the 3408 Caterpillar my dad had when I was a kid. He used to pull a set of Ontario A trains with it running in Ont. and Mich back in the 80's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 I would have to have a heavy spec, treadplate fender Autocar with a large Cummins. Never have had a Cummins engine before and assuming I would like it.Rob Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin444 Posted October 7, 2009 Author Share Posted October 7, 2009 In the '70's we had a few Autocar's like that running around (tractors pulling gravel-trains, and truck and pup trailer), with most having Cummins turbo 855, or Cat 3406. Saw a few COE Freightliner's pulling trains around Saginaw. But there were MANY K-100 Kenworths, and many GMC Astro 95's pulling gravel trains everywhere in the state. The kenworth's usually had Cat 1693TA or 3406 A/B, or V-12 detroits, and at least an SSHD or 44DS tandems. The Astro's had either 12v71n, 8v92n, or 8v92ta detroits, or 350+ h.p. Cummins, and at least SSHD or 44DS tandems.What few Brockway's I did see were either U360LL dump truck with pup trailer, or U459TL COE tractors with V-12 detroits pulling gravel trains, all with at least SSHD or 44DS. Quote from the land of Gravel-Trains!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifth wheel Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 I consider Brockway a part of Mack. The design and styling of the Superliner came from Brockway. FW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyp Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 I consider Brockway a part of Mack. The design and styling of the Superliner came from Brockway. FWI drove an old brockway for a few months in a steel mill hauling slag, all of it off road, in bout 1973, truck was probably sixty something year model, it was really ragged out, but it looked a lot like b-mack cause of rounded fenders and all, I couldnt even begin to remember engine or trans. type or anything, just know it was hot and noisy in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldog man Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 I would have to have a heavy spec, treadplate fender Autocar with a large Cummins. Never have had a Cummins engine before and assuming I would like it.RobThats me 2 Rob my granddad had 2 79' DK Model AutoCar Tandem dumps W/ NTC 400 Cummins (turned to 450 by 1 of my granddad drivers who was a orig a Cummins mechanic) 8LL Tranny, 20k f/a 44k rockwell r/a on walking beam suspension, & double framed & A/C & AM/FM Radio's & 16' beds w/2way tailgates these 2 trucks were white w/ black beds & black dayton style hubs & would walk right in there w/ our Bulldog's & right back out loaded in some of worse conditions ya could put a truck in & sound good doing it too w/ 5"strights I Miss those 2 Acars my granddad bought em new in 79 & sold them both to a buddy of his in Al. back in 2003 Both trucks still in good shape hauling rock out of Vulcan pit in Tuscalossa , Al. later yall Quote You Cant Fix Stupid. But You Can Numb It With A Sledgehammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huppypuppy Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 Here's my favourite non-Mack truck - again, the most popular truck make in this thread.... this is "Bruiser", a 1975 Brockway F761TL and he calls my home town, Dubbo, NSW, Australia home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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