Popular Post vision386 Posted April 7, 2013 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 7, 2013 Found another neat picture of Highpoints DM-897SX,with a familiar sight to North Jerseans in the background !.......................................Mark (photo courtesy www. towforu411.com) 5 Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted April 7, 2013 Author Share Posted April 7, 2013 Former Durkin truck.Thought it looked familiar with the lift axle...............................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted April 7, 2013 Author Share Posted April 7, 2013 WIsh Highpoint would have left it a tractor. They converted it to a wrecker and it seems there are problems with the truck now. It has been on Ebay many times and no one wants it.The one with the L-O-N-G wheelbase and giant push bumper? Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hicrop10 Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 When ever we would get hung up on a hump on the road with that truck within 2 weeks the front rear would blow out.The other problem we had with it was with a heavy load on the lowboy and you went to take off the frame would flex bad enough that the fan would hit the should.My dad had wanted to order a truck that he would spec out but the wait time was to long so Trenton Mack found this truck that was ordered by a fellow in North Jersey to be used as a triaxle dump.It only had 58 rears and my dad wanted 65's,but Mack said they would hold up and they back it up so everytime they blew Mack replaced them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM897SX Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 When ever we would get hung up on a hump on the road with that truck within 2 weeks the front rear would blow out.The other problem we had with it was with a heavy load on the lowboy and you went to take off the frame would flex bad enough that the fan would hit the should.My dad had wanted to order a truck that he would spec out but the wait time was to long so Trenton Mack found this truck that was ordered by a fellow in North Jersey to be used as a triaxle dump.It only had 58 rears and my dad wanted 65's,but Mack said they would hold up and they back it up so everytime they blew Mack replaced them.Did you replace the V8 with a Cummins to match your B87s or were you having problems with it? Did Mack do that as well or did you do it in-house? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hicrop10 Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 The Mack V8 ran away one morning and by the time we got it shut down the damage was done.We did it in house.That truck was preety beat when we got rid of it.I can only think what it's like now.I would have taken the old B87 to drive over that truck any day,when you took out the B87 you knew you would be coming back under your own power. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Yes.Are you guys sure? That DM with the big bumper was originally owned by Fran Rock towing in Suffern NY and High point had it after only because I live right up the street from Fran Rock and they had it for a while because they needed another heavy for the Thruway contract. I wish I had a pic of it when they had it. Cheers, Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Found another neat picture of Highpoints DM-897SX,with a familiar sight to North Jerseans in the background !.......................................Mark (photo courtesy www. towforu411.com)Where is that Mark in Newark right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 I think you have it backwards. Highpoint had it first.Really? This was a while ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted April 7, 2013 Author Share Posted April 7, 2013 Where is that Mark in Newark right?Yup,right beside the Turnpike a lotta people recognize the "HYDRO-P RUF" sign from the opening of the "Sopranos" i 've even had people ask me if its a "real" place!........LOL!............................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted April 7, 2013 Author Share Posted April 7, 2013 Guys,check this out,i found it while looking for pictures of the DM as a wrecker,its titled "oldie but goodie" about middle of the page down..........................................Markhttp://trfootnotesnews.blogspot.com/2010_02_01_archive.html Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Point taken on the dates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share Posted April 8, 2013 Point taken on the dates. I did'nt know one way or the other,just found that by accident,i don't DARE go to hanks anymore looking for truck pictures! even when i knew there was one of that DM over there LOL!.....................................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 No I read that link so it answered the question. I know Fran Rock had it for sale and I told my mechanic about it as he does all of the heavy towing for Venusti in Mahwah and he told me that truck had problems and he wasn't interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Heres a typical NJ/NYC style garbage truck with the infamous hubcaps!.......................................MarkI really think think the wheel covers detract from the look. Quote Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Yea especially when you see them all beat up or missing. It was something different at the time since the Jersey trucks really didn't put those on. When you were a kid and the only truck show around was Englishtown it was kind of cool to see trucks done up like that. Cheers, Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share Posted April 8, 2013 Yea especially when you see them all beat up or missing. It was something different at the time since the Jersey trucks really didn't put those on. When you were a kid and the only truck show around was Englishtown it was kind of cool to see trucks done up like that. Cheers, RobI agree,they started the "other" show down in Atco,but it was'nt near as big/good as Englishtown,no such thing as a "fancy" garbage truck in South Jersey (at the time) i really enjoyed seeing all the "big iron" from North Jersey/NYC when i was young! Not really any other place in the country (with the exception of New England) that you can tell where a trucks from,just by how its painted,or what it looks like?.................................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Very true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NastySS Posted April 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted April 12, 2013 Hey guys looong time viewer first time poster.Hopefully these work out.I love the tri state area Mack threads,and thought Id contribute.I grew up in North Jersey,in my eyes the mecca of heavy "real"trucks.Dam I miss that place,anyhow I was looking for pics of some trucks that various neighbors drove.Brockway that belonged to a paving company from Ramsey,R model from Lincoln Park company,and a few others.Of course I couldnt find what i was looking for but did find these.Unfortuneatly I know nothing about these trucks,other than where I recall seeing the R model.My mom worked for Fotomat(sp?)back in the 90's and shed always bring pix of trucks home for me,came to find out Dad got the good ones .Now that Ive thoroughly bored you all here goes.Im not real good with model specifics,but Im thinking the cabover is a Cruiseliner,which looks tough with the spokes in the industrial setting,and of course an R model. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Hey guys looong time viewer first time poster.Hopefully these work out.I love the tri state area Mack threads,and thought Id contribute.I grew up in North Jersey,in my eyes the mecca of heavy "real"trucks.Dam I miss that place,anyhow I was looking for pics of some trucks that various neighbors drove.Brockway that belonged to a paving company from Ramsey,R model from Lincoln Park company,and a few others.Of course I couldnt find what i was looking for but did find these.Unfortuneatly I know nothing about these trucks,other than where I recall seeing the R model.My mom worked for Fotomat(sp?)back in the 90's and shed always bring pix of trucks home for me,came to find out Dad got the good ones .Now that Ive thoroughly bored you all here goes.Im not real good with model specifics,but Im thinking the cabover is a Cruiseliner,which looks tough with the spokes in the industrial setting,and of course an R model.Great pictures!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felicello122 Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 not bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NastySS Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 (edited) Wish I had more to share. Edited April 13, 2013 by NastySS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post vision386 Posted April 14, 2013 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 14, 2013 Heres a few more from Kenneth Levari & sons Rosenhayn,NJ guy that drove this truck used to be a neighbor of mine in Jersey..........................................Mark 4 Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post vision386 Posted April 14, 2013 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 14, 2013 Here is the only existing picture of my Grandads F-model on the day we picked it up,as you might see it was an old Ryder Rental truck, 300 Plus,10 speed Road-Ranger etc. Started going farther away from home at the time,and Pop decided it was time we got a sleeper. This was the last truck bought before Pop retired and sold the farm. I made many a trip with this truck between South Jersey and Binghampton,NY never let me down,only real complaint i had with it was it was a rough-riding S.O.B !.............................Mark 5 Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post vision386 Posted April 14, 2013 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 14, 2013 Same guy that drove for Kenny Levari in the previous post also ran this R-Model for Port Norris Express Port Norris,NJ i remember it had one of those fiberglass rest-rite sleepers on it,IIRC it was a 300,12 speed on camelback. He pulled a pnuematic tank throughout the northeast with it..........................Mark 4 Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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