cruiseliner64 Posted February 26, 2025 Share Posted February 26, 2025 (edited) 18 minutes ago, mowerman said: That you Bob? Tough guy😅Fantastic F Model.... Paul Edited February 26, 2025 by cruiseliner64 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30466-when-mack-roamed-europe-the-middle-east-africa-and-western-asia/page/9/#findComment-570430 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 27, 2025 Share Posted February 27, 2025 ya thats me,,,,i was pretty tough back then,,,,,these days???????? not so sure,,,been working out in a gym couple months free membership with medicare now,,,have trouble lifting 40 pound barbell,,bob 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30466-when-mack-roamed-europe-the-middle-east-africa-and-western-asia/page/9/#findComment-570488 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 27, 2025 Share Posted February 27, 2025 truck was old and hadda few issues,,,,but i made a few bucks with it to trade up after a couple years 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30466-when-mack-roamed-europe-the-middle-east-africa-and-western-asia/page/9/#findComment-570489 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Weeks Posted February 27, 2025 Share Posted February 27, 2025 Somewhere on the .net there used to be a site where a Swiss trucker posted all his pic's from years of running from Europe all over the middle-east and even one trip to Pakistan via the Kiber pass (sp?). Almost all done in K100 KW with Detroit 2 stroke power. 1000's of pictures and stories to go with. I had it bookmarked on an old computer but somehow it got lost? All in the days of real film, so much harder than today with digital photo's I don't know if it is still all out there in cyber-land somewhere. 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30466-when-mack-roamed-europe-the-middle-east-africa-and-western-asia/page/9/#findComment-570490 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 27, 2025 Share Posted February 27, 2025 i was sitting at a traffic light in sparks around 20 years ago and a T100 pulled up to the light ,with a green oil dripper even back then i was surprized to see one still working let alone equipped with that engine,,,got the light red and was able to listen to it shifting off,,,,bob 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30466-when-mack-roamed-europe-the-middle-east-africa-and-western-asia/page/9/#findComment-570491 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Weeks Posted February 27, 2025 Share Posted February 27, 2025 30 years ago I was in my sleeper in the old "Boomtown" waiting for morning to pull an O/D load over the hill to Lodi. I heard a 6-71 jaking down the hill, and pull in next to me, an old rounded nose Freightliner, mid 60's. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30466-when-mack-roamed-europe-the-middle-east-africa-and-western-asia/page/9/#findComment-570492 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 27, 2025 Share Posted February 27, 2025 excellent not sure if you knew this but a while back,boomtown took out most of thier truck parking and put a cabellas there,,,, around 12 years ago i was taking off my tire chains in baxter and i heard an air starter somewhere around me ,,had no idea who it was as most companys around here that were using them had gone to electric by then,,us mail was the last company here i knew of still using them in thier CH,s Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30466-when-mack-roamed-europe-the-middle-east-africa-and-western-asia/page/9/#findComment-570493 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Weeks Posted February 27, 2025 Share Posted February 27, 2025 yeah, I found out once, never went back after that. It was why I said "old Boomtown". Back in the 90's it had a big parking lot for trucks, then it got small then I think it went away altogether. Since I never owned anything new than a '92 I didn't go west of Reno much. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30466-when-mack-roamed-europe-the-middle-east-africa-and-western-asia/page/9/#findComment-570497 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 27, 2025 Share Posted February 27, 2025 theres still a few spots left for trucks but not much,,,,now gold ranch started as a truck stop then they threw us out of there entirely,,,,i used to stop there every night on the street and run in and get a sandwich until they posted no truck parking in the street in front of it,,,,chicken shit mofos Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30466-when-mack-roamed-europe-the-middle-east-africa-and-western-asia/page/9/#findComment-570502 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mrsmackpaul Posted March 8, 2025 Popular Post Share Posted March 8, 2025 Satrans. John Canty preparing for his next trip. Paul 5 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30466-when-mack-roamed-europe-the-middle-east-africa-and-western-asia/page/9/#findComment-570932 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted March 8, 2025 Share Posted March 8, 2025 Hey Paul, is that a recent photo and what’s up with the steering on the wrong side? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30466-when-mack-roamed-europe-the-middle-east-africa-and-western-asia/page/9/#findComment-570935 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post mrsmackpaul Posted November 29, 2025 Popular Post Share Posted November 29, 2025 Iranian trucker Paul 5 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30466-when-mack-roamed-europe-the-middle-east-africa-and-western-asia/page/9/#findComment-586234 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted November 30, 2025 Share Posted November 30, 2025 Picture looks ancient,,, it probably is… excellent thanks Paul Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30466-when-mack-roamed-europe-the-middle-east-africa-and-western-asia/page/9/#findComment-586271 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mrsmackpaul Posted December 3, 2025 Popular Post Share Posted December 3, 2025 OHS Mack with apparently a camel rescue ??? Paul 2 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30466-when-mack-roamed-europe-the-middle-east-africa-and-western-asia/page/9/#findComment-586474 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted yesterday at 10:31 PM Share Posted yesterday at 10:31 PM A load of Middle East R models Paul 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30466-when-mack-roamed-europe-the-middle-east-africa-and-western-asia/page/9/#findComment-590458 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseliner64 Posted 22 hours ago Share Posted 22 hours ago Give my right dangle bit for one of them...nice DAF 2600 pulling them... Paul 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30466-when-mack-roamed-europe-the-middle-east-africa-and-western-asia/page/9/#findComment-590463 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago On 12/3/2025 at 8:26 PM, mrsmackpaul said: OHS Mack with apparently a camel rescue ??? Paul That was apparently a nice road to drive over with a truck. Wonder how fast could you go there with a semy? 20 or 30km/h? Barely much faster than that camel. Somewhere in the Eastern part of Turkey I suppose by the look of the environment. 1 Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30466-when-mack-roamed-europe-the-middle-east-africa-and-western-asia/page/9/#findComment-590487 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago 20 hours ago, mrsmackpaul said: A load of Middle East R models Paul Looks like Dutch folks were transporting used R-models they sold to Iran. If my memory serves right I saw a pic somewhere with a raw of R-models in similar colors with a script of those trucks were sold in The Netherlands and shipped to Iran. Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30466-when-mack-roamed-europe-the-middle-east-africa-and-western-asia/page/9/#findComment-590488 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseliner64 Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago I remember reading that FTF trucks bought and refurbished older and ex military macks and sold a lot of them to the middle east.FTF trucks took over the Mack assembly plant and workforce in Holland when Mack pulled out.They went on to make their own designs with Detroit engines and Alison transmissions.FTF trucks were and still are held in high regard in Europe.They made some very special order trucks too. Paul Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30466-when-mack-roamed-europe-the-middle-east-africa-and-western-asia/page/9/#findComment-590489 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseliner64 Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago Heres a pic of an FTF truck... Paul Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30466-when-mack-roamed-europe-the-middle-east-africa-and-western-asia/page/9/#findComment-590490 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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