Obum Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Someone is offering me a 1967 R403 Mack Dump Truck with automatic transmission for sale. Any one with experience with this truck? Any concerns? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaddeusW Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Someone is offering me a 1967 R403 Mack Dump Truck with automatic transmission for sale. Any one with experience with this truck? Any concerns?R400's are not very common. Any idea what engine it has? They were offered with a small Scania Diesel, Chrysler V8 gasoline engine, Caterpillar 3208 (V8) and a few others. The transmission is probably an Allison automatic when are very tough. Quote -Thad What America needs is less bull and more Bulldog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obum Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share Posted July 14, 2011 R400's are not very common. Any idea what engine it has? They were offered with a small Scania Diesel, Chrysler V8 gasoline engine, Caterpillar 3208 (V8) and a few others. The transmission is probably an Allison automatic when are very tough.It has a Mack engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaddeusW Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Do you plan to work the truck or is it a toy for show? It sounds like you want to work it, in that case if it does have an Allison (which it should) I would not worry about it much. Check the fluid for any burnt smell or particles like you would any auto trans. Allison automatics are in everything from buses to tanks and getting parts for them isn't a big deal but it will cost more than a manual to fix.As long as you check your fluid levels and don't abusively shift the trans while moving, they are almost indestructible. Quote -Thad What America needs is less bull and more Bulldog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhasler Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 From what I've seen there were only 1,367 R403 chassis produced domestically and 95 produced in Australia. The domestic chassis would have been an R403P, R403S, R403T, and R403X. The Australian chassis were R403RS and R403RX.I don't know how many were built with Allison automatic transmissions, but it seems like that would be a somewhat rare truck. Quote "Mebbe I'm too ugly and stupid to give up!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysm35a2 Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Im guessing you own it. Can you post pictures? What type of Mack engine ? Mack/Scanna? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 i would have guessed chrysler engine,and trans,,maybe its a gas job mack engine.lol...seems this guy quit writing ..very interesting,,,like to see pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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