diamondtrubber Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 (edited) Just found this forum. Looks to be very interesting. Looking forward to learning about the vintage Macks from all you guys. Just a little note about my new hobby. Recently acquired a company making rubber replacement parts for vintage Diamond T trucks. By recent, I mean in the last week. I'll post more later. Hoping to be able to help out those looking for vintage Mack rubber parts that can't be found eventually. Edited August 4, 2011 by diamondtrubber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HeavyGunner Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Welcome, cool to see you trying to continue some aftermarket parts for these old rigs. Quote The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by the people who vote for a living.The government can only "give" someone what they first take from another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamondtrubber Posted August 4, 2011 Author Share Posted August 4, 2011 Thanks for the friendly welcomes. I hope to get our website up and going in the next couple of weeks so you guys can get an idea of what we are going to do. I don't even know if there is a demand for vintage rubber parts for Macks or if they are already being produced. I guess time will tell as I try to learn more about the Macks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Thanks for the friendly welcomes. I hope to get our website up and going in the next couple of weeks so you guys can get an idea of what we are going to do. I don't even know if there is a demand for vintage rubber parts for Macks or if they are already being produced. I guess time will tell as I try to learn more about the Macks.It doesn't much matter what parts are already produced. If you put out a quality product at a lesser price than competitors, you will enjoy higher sales numbers. The "R", and the "B" series of trucks have a high demand for soft parts and you should explore these avenues heavily due to lack of available supplies. It seems much of the consumables on these antique trucks are entering obsolence weekly. If you are a small company without many stockholders in a "money grab" that precludes participation in a niche market, you will be able to be very successful. As you know a sound business strategy must be in place first. If you are a prior moulder, then it is well known the cost of moulds and setup can be quite expensive by the time R&D is figured in.I'd like to see you make a successful go of it and support the hobby yet still be profitable. I might suggest you start with wing window seals for the B series of truck. Although they are being produced already, they are overpriced for what they are but lack of competition in the marketplace precludes a reasonable price structure for these parts as an example.If you are a startup, I may be interesting is supporting you. We can talk about that privately.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...
Greg Rider Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Welcome aboard fellow Buckeye. Quote #1 on A-model registryIf I drink because of work, why can't I drink at work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamondtrubber Posted August 4, 2011 Author Share Posted August 4, 2011 (edited) It doesn't much matter what parts are already produced. If you put out a quality product at a lesser price than competitors, you will enjoy higher sales numbers. The "R", and the "B" series of trucks have a high demand for soft parts and you should explore these avenues heavily due to lack of available supplies. It seems much of the consumables on these antique trucks are entering obsolence weekly. If you are a small company without many stockholders in a "money grab" that precludes participation in a niche market, you will be able to be very successful. As you know a sound business strategy must be in place first. If you are a prior moulder, then it is well known the cost of moulds and setup can be quite expensive by the time R&D is figured in.I'd like to see you make a successful go of it and support the hobby yet still be profitable. I might suggest you start with wing window seals for the B series of truck. Although they are being produced already, they are overpriced for what they are but lack of competition in the marketplace precludes a reasonable price structure for these parts as an example.If you are a startup, I may be interesting is supporting you. We can talk about that privately.RobThanks for the words of encourgement Rob. I will definately check into the parts you have suggested. I was pretty sure the "B" series parts would be in demand but wasn't aware of the "R" series so much. I may be in touch soon. Still getting things sorted out here. We hope to have the website up and running next week. Of course it will be an ongoing contruction, but at least people will know how to get ahold of us. As it stands now, we will be making pretty much any rubber part needed for the Diamond T trucks. If we don't have it, we will urge customers to send in their original and we will try to make a mold for it. Edited August 4, 2011 by diamondtrubber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Sounds incouraging for us that will need rubber components for our trucks.Regardsmike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamondtrubber Posted August 5, 2011 Author Share Posted August 5, 2011 So who are you guys using now for most of your rubber components? Steele, Restoration Specialties, etc? Doing some Google searches it seems hard to find companies that are in the business of making these kinds of parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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diamondtrubber Posted September 7, 2011 Author Share Posted September 7, 2011 Just an update. We got the new website online today. Please be patient with us as it is still under construction.www.diamondtrubber.comThanks,Travis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Welcome to the group! Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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