Mike Blais Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Not sure if these classify as antiques or not. These are on the side of Rt. 4 in Killington, Vt. They contract out to the town and do all the plowing at the ski area, the second highest peak in Vermont. The older one on the left has the Frink cable style wing setup. The mechanic at the shop is a real nice guy, he let me take as many pics as I wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Maikshilo Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 A lot of towns here had R models and then went to international. I've been told by many they wish they still had their R models. Turn the key and go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 A lot of towns here had R models and then went to international. I've been told by many they wish they still had their R models. Turn the key and go.ya,,its the same thing here,,nevada had allotta them,,went to cornbinders.bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Still some r models runnin around here still but there is still lots of internationals. In the summer I always see the county's pair of DMs runnin around. They look cool and they have hood scoops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Blais Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 I'm trying to remember what model they were, RD609 I think. They were only one or two years apart. I might be going back by there next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 They both look like a bitch to check the oil. I thought plow trucks had butterfly hoods if the plow frame kept the hood from tilting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Maikshilo Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Town and state trucks in New England have small "doors" on the hoods to check the oil and anti freeze with out taking the plows off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REEL ADDICTION Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Nice pics it funny I was talking to a freind the other day and we were talking on how you dont see to many mack municpal trucks anymore here in jesey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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usmcjimbo Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 You see less and less Mack Trucks in the municipal markets because low bid not best value is the rule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 The small town i'm from in Jersey still has an R-190 Binder that does back-up plow duty should one of the other trucks be down. Been garage kept since new,i know the township maintence supervisor (now retired) he told me the engine had never been apart,and was one of the best trucks (non-Mack) that they ever bought.......................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 90 of these came through the local dealer last fall............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 up here by me the mack dealer beam mack always has about 100 granite state dump trucks all lined up by the highway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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