39 Baby Mack Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 On 3/9/2013 at 11:46 AM, Red Horse said: As to who built the CL cab, it was Sheller Globe. Sheller-Globe was who made the R,U, and DM cabs for the Mack Co. Believe it or not the "F" model cab was actually made by the Mack Co. in Allentown out of parts stamped out by the Budd Co. This was, I think I'm right about this, the only cab that was ever built in house. I remember going to the Mack Co. in around '73 or '74 and seeing them assembling the cabs. Ron 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james j neiweem Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I never thought about it before but the F model and the bud cab have similarities around the window area. Maybe KS knows about the F model cab assembly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Covert Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I have those brochures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felicello122 Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 The silvers were great motors, we repowered a couple of trucks after the doubleo92's puked the silvers had great power and stayed together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Overdrive did a pre-production dissection on a CL in 1977. Classic stuff.....http://public.fotki.com/modeltrucks25thscale/truck_magazines/truck-and-trucking-/1977-overdrive-magazine/08-overdrive-magazi/ Quote Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Overdrive did a pre-production dissection on a CL in 1977. Classic stuff.....http://public.fotki.com/modeltrucks25thscale/truck_magazines/truck-and-trucking-/1977-overdrive-magazine/08-overdrive-magazi/Mike Parhurst was notoriously hard on Ford products,it's a wonder the W-Series ever made it into production!.............................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h67st Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Green Dash, that Fotki Overdrive scan is great...especially the cabover Pete with the 12V-71 in it (tractor of the month runner-up). I wonder how hard it was to maintain those 12 cylinder DDs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
607t1173 Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Actually the 12V71's weren't all that difficult to maintain. I had a friend who was definitely the best and smoothest truck driver that I ever knew who bought one new in a '74 Freightliner. His ran over 500k miles before he had to do anything other than general maintainence. They had in my opinion the most distinctive and pleasing sound of any diesel engine of that era. They were a beast in their day though a little hard on fuel...but who cared when fuel was only 35 cents a gallon.I've got a 12V71TT engine (out of a gen set) just sitting and waiting for the right truck to install it in. I don't want to put it in a KW or a Pete so my options are few since the twin turbo's are mounted at the rear of the engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fifth wheel Posted March 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2013 I got this one for the drivetrain components, but to good to dismantle. ran the 3406 a little this fall, and a very nice truck.photo (106).JPGFWMore information ; built 12/1983 , does not have an air ride cab. I like the Ford product line. Interior pictures (2013) (2013)FW 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 More information ; built 12/1983 , does not have an air ride cab. I like the Ford product line.photo (116).JPG photo (117).JPGInterior pictures (2013) (2013)FWi think the stimulated woodgrain dash looks better than the brushed aluminum, or whatever it is. Quote Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marelo Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Hello everyone! Can someone explain to me the main differences between the CL9000 and CLT9000? Thanks for yout time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ws721 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Fithwheel. Do you still have that CL? Did you cut the engine out or unbolt it?. I don't know how to paste the page but if you go to our web site on page 8 there is my W series and a friends CL. The CL's were very complicated for their time. With the all air ride cab, Which was an option to get with out. Then the 3 separate heater/AC systems they were interesting. I also have heard that the MH was influenced by the CL. Have not been able to verify that in any way. But they were quiet and rode well when the air ride was maintained. Good luck trying to find wiper motors. A lot like the MH wiper set up. 1 Quote Remember if it's got a hood it's no good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Horse Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Hello everyone! Can someone explain to me the main differences between the CL9000 and CLT9000? Thanks for yout time.Cl= single rear axle, CLT= Tandem 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb502 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Actually the 12V71's weren't all that difficult to maintain. I had a friend who was definitely the best and smoothest truck driver that I ever knew who bought one new in a '74 Freightliner. His ran over 500k miles before he had to do anything other than general maintainence. They had in my opinion the most distinctive and pleasing sound of any diesel engine of that era. They were a beast in their day though a little hard on fuel...but who cared when fuel was only 35 cents a gallon.I've got a 12V71TT engine (out of a gen set) just sitting and waiting for the right truck to install it in. I don't want to put it in a KW or a Pete so my options are few since the twin turbo's are mounted at the rear of the engine.Hmm, can you say long hood R or RW? That would be a pretty cool ride with a 12V71TT! Quote "Any Society that would give up a little LIBERTY to gain a little SECURITY will Deserve Neither and LOSE BOTH" -Benjamin Franklin"If your gonna be STUPID, you gotta be TOUGH" "You cant always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you get what you need" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felicello122 Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Actually the 12V71's weren't all that difficult to maintain. I had a friend who was definitely the best and smoothest truck driver that I ever knew who bought one new in a '74 Freightliner. His ran over 500k miles before he had to do anything other than general maintainence. They had in my opinion the most distinctive and pleasing sound of any diesel engine of that era. They were a beast in their day though a little hard on fuel...but who cared when fuel was only 35 cents a gallon.I've got a 12V71TT engine (out of a gen set) just sitting and waiting for the right truck to install it in. I don't want to put it in a KW or a Pete so my options are few since the twin turbo's are mounted at the rear of the engine.it would ba nice in a super liner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phase 1 Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Sheller-Globe was who made the R,U, and DM cabs for the Mack Co.Believe it or not the "F" model cab was actually made by the Mack Co. in Allentown out of parts stamped out by the Budd Co.This was, I think I'm right about this, the only cab that was ever built in house.I remember going to the Mack Co. in around '73 or '74 and seeing them assembling the cabs.RonThe G model cab was said to have been built by Mack also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 On March 9, 2013 at 1:56 PM, 39 Baby Mack said: Sheller-Globe was who made the R,U, and DM cabs for the Mack Co. Believe it or not the "F" model cab was actually made by the Mack Co. in Allentown out of parts stamped out by the Budd Co. This was, I think I'm right about this, the only cab that was ever built in house. I remember going to the Mack Co. in around '73 or '74 and seeing them assembling the cabs. Ron Ron, Many of the F-model's cab parts were produced (stamped) by York Corrugating, in York, Pennsylvania. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theakerstwo Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 On 3/7/2013 at 9:38 PM, h67st said: Ron, you're right...I hated looking in the mirror on curves because you leaned way over and the stack didn't. They had a crazy dual A/C system...I was told that they were nearly unrepairable. The A/C was made up from car A/C parts.It had a vacuum pump for the A/C controls and don't remember now but i think the vacuum pump was electrical driven. 1 Quote glenn akers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjh Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 The vacuum was created by a leaking air venturi affair in the under bunk storage. I don't think it would go thru a DOT check now a days. Wouldn't pass, audible air leak! This unit was built using leftover car parts from the fifties and sixties! As Glenn described, the heater controls ran on vacuum. And the switches were from a 66 F-150. I'm surprised they didn't use vacuum for the wipers as well. Good example of using what you have on hand to build something for sure! The MH design blew this out of the water! The MH was the best cabover built by anyone at the time and since in my opinion! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyT Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 I never drove a 9000 Cabover but I remember watching their cabs lean on a turn! Must have taken some getting used to! Green Dash,Mike Parkhurst was hard on Ford's but some of them deserved it! Overdrive did a review on the Ford Cabover that preceded the CL ( the square crackerbox looking one) and they were pretty hard on the cheap plastic wire looms,as opposed to the woven cloth ones used by Brockway! I drove one of those Ford's and the overall appearance was that of a stamped out Tonka toy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 You all need to remember we're talking 1977. At that time, Mack's volume COE was the F-model, which was obsolete in many ways versus the CL-7000. And we built the F-model thru 1981. Great truck (but heavy), made Overnite's accountants smile daily, but its designing began in the late 1950s (launched in 1962). Back then, an all-new truck required about 5 years of development. The CL-7000 was designed just after the Transcontinental (which was refined and perfected by the time of the Mk.2). The CL-7000 did initially have a cab air suspension stabilization shortcoming, but that was quickly resolved. Meanwhile, the 1st gen Cruise-Liner had more recalls than any other model in the history of Mack. Until it's last day of production at Hayward, it was a continuing nightmare. We went from one extreme to the other when we terminated Cruise-Liner production at Macungie and launched the MH. Production parts procurement for the first MHs, in 1984, was messy, due to design changes. But we were strolling strong in 1985. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxbxc Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 A company that used to haul bread from thomas to up state NY had two cl with 8V92's they were purchased to run 40" doubles on the NY thru ways pedaling bread I think i even remember a calendar with 40' triples hooked up .the company had run Macks for ever and did continue . Side note they also used to haul coffee and whiskey out of NYC and used to get a truck a month hijacked , used to take the driver's license and give him cab fare home a couple days later the truck would be found undamaged on a back street ,today the driver would be in a coma and the truck burned some place . things have changed in 50 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Red Horse Posted December 4, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 4, 2018 Thx Kevin-Never saw that commercial-back when they really tried to be in the business versus their half hearted attempts today-at least in the US. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck Shop Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 A friend of mine owned this 1980 9000 with a silver. I drove it several times he also owned a 352 Pete that I normally drove. Truck Shop 1 Quote One ping only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantom 8v71 Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 On 3/8/2013 at 8:21 AM, kmeitz said: Maislin Transport out of Montreal Canada ran their share of Fords in the late 70's. My father ran central dispatch out of Phila for them, and latter went on to run their special commodities division. Any idea if theres still some lying around somewhere in new york? I have some family history in the company. Nothing important just both my grandfather and great grandfather Montena worked for a long time at the company. According to my dad my grandfather was one of the first to drive the double trailer for Maislin. As you can probably tell I'm nothing close to a trucker due to my laack of terminology, I,m just trying to get some information about my family and maybe see a piece of its history. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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