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Hi, everybody. I'm Kent, from Marion, NC.

My handle is "doubleclutchinweasel". Maybe some of you are old enough to remember where that line came from!

Back in my youth (let's not discuss how long ago), I spent some time hauling heavy equipment with a Mark R611ST (225 H.P. Thermodyne and 18-speed Quadruplex) hitched to a Hyster tri-axle lowboy.

I never thought, the last time I got out of that truck would actually be the LAST TIME I ever got out of that truck. Maybe some of y'all know what I mean!

So, recently, I have undertaken an endeavor to find/restore/build my own antique Mack. I have spent the past few months doing research, and trying to make good contacts in the Mack world. Some of the folks I have met have been very helpful. Others have been much less so! Whatever. I guess it takes all kinds. Or, we HAVE all kinds, and feel compelled to find a place for them all!

I recently joined the ATHS, and have met a few fine folks there. I have made a few rather long trips to look at potential trucks to use in the project. I still don't have the first piece bought! But, I do have sources located for lots of the pieces. So, with the help of some of the folks I've met, I may be onto something fairly soon. I hope so, anyway.

I'm looking forward to chatting with you folks here, and picking your brains! And, I hope I can be of some help (or at least some entertainment) to some of y'all some time!

More to come...

Kent

"Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines."

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Well, I could go one of two ways. If I can come up with an R611, I would be tickled. If not, I'm thinking something like an R685. In either case, I'd like to stay "light"...single rear axle, single-rail frame (if possible), lightest ("softest") springs. I can almost spec the thing out, if you'd like!

I really like the pre-73 (CA36) cabs, but those are hard to find in good condition. So, I'm probably going to end up with a later model truck, or at least a later model (CA 49) cab. I like the very late "galvanized" cabs, due to their longevity.

Oh, and I want a 77 or earlier frame, as this qualifies it for "antique" status here in NC.

My facilities here for doing the major work are very limited (which sucks!), so I'm looking for as complete a unit as I can find.

"Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines."

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Sorry, Mike!

Some folks call me "Kent". Not everybody is open to the entire "Weasel" experience!

Worked OK for Del Reeves! welcome aboard........................................Mark (AKA Vision386)

Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate.

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Well, I could go one of two ways. If I can come up with an R611, I would be tickled. If not, I'm thinking something like an R685. In either case, I'd like to stay "light"...single rear axle, single-rail frame (if possible), lightest ("softest") springs. I can almost spec the thing out, if you'd like!

I really like the pre-73 (CA36) cabs, but those are hard to find in good condition. So, I'm probably going to end up with a later model truck, or at least a later model (CA 49) cab. I like the very late "galvanized" cabs, due to their longevity.

Oh, and I want a 77 or earlier frame, as this qualifies it for "antique" status here in NC.

My facilities here for doing the major work are very limited (which sucks!), so I'm looking for as complete a unit as I can find.

There is Mike Gill Auto-Truck Parts in Warsaw,IN phone # 574 267-8086 that has an older R-600 dont know what year but has the clutch that goes thru the floor, single axle with a grain bed, non turbo i think is a 711, triplex, floor has some rust, the truck was complete last time i saw it. they have a lot of older trucks some complete. they are closed on saturday. Ron
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Sorry, Mike!

Some folks call me "Kent". Not everybody is open to the entire "Weasel" experience!

No, I'm sorry for not noticing it right in front of my nose. I went back to your introduction and found it. I hope next wednesday I pass my aircraft medical in the eye test. I go monday for cataract consultation.

mike

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There is Mike Gill Auto-Truck Parts in Warsaw,IN phone # 574 267-8086 that has an older R-600 dont know what year but has the clutch that goes thru the floor, single axle with a grain bed, non turbo i think is a 711, triplex, floor has some rust, the truck was complete last time i saw it. they have a lot of older trucks some complete. they are closed on saturday. Ron

Thanks, Ron.

Kent

"Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines."

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No, I'm sorry for not noticing it right in front of my nose. I went back to your introduction and found it. I hope next wednesday I pass my aircraft medical in the eye test. I go monday for cataract consultation.

mike

Good luck, Nike,

Kent

"Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines."

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