Popular Post Mack58B42 Posted September 11, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted September 11, 2016 Was buying corn at a farm in Richmond last week and spotted these two old beasts parked beside a barn. This farm has always seemed to have have had Macks floating around. I think they have one or two more stashed away somewhere... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 they bopth seem to have plenty of life left,,,especially the DM 800...it looks new.wow thanks for sharing...bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack58B42 Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share Posted September 11, 2016 The DM still has a plate on it, (a nice, low 2-digit number, so it's probably been in that family since the dawn of time) but I didn't check to see if it had a current sticker..... Next time I'm out that way I'll try to sneak another peek to check. Might be out that way later today, but more likely not until next weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobert62 Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 3 hours ago, Mack58B42 said: Next time I'm out that way I'll try to sneak another peek to check. Might be out that way later today, but more likely not until next weekend. What ya making with all the corn? If you put it in plastic jugs and are willing to ship ups I'll take some. It's pretty hot and we get pretty thirsty. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack58B42 Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share Posted September 11, 2016 No, not THAT sort of corn! This place has the best sweet corn I've been able to find in the 2-state area, so I keep going back almost 2-3 times per month in the summer to get a few ears for dinner..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxfymn Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Richmond RI I assume? Quote Money, sex, and fire; everybody thinks everyone else is getting more than they are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack58B42 Posted September 12, 2016 Author Share Posted September 12, 2016 8 hours ago, fxfymn said: Richmond RI I assume? Yup. Out on Rt 2 by the turf farms, if you're familiar with that area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyGunner Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Oh Vinny! Here are a couple more trucks that lyst to the left. Quote The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by the people who vote for a living.The government can only "give" someone what they first take from another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack58B42 Posted September 24, 2016 Author Share Posted September 24, 2016 Stopped by again earlier this week. Both rigs have current registrations..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Looks like they just have them as a reserve for better times when modern digital trucks will become almost unusable due to multiple electronic falures and the most of people will have nothing to haul with 1 Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 my bet is they use them to transport grain and fertilizer instead of paying for trucking. Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack58B42 Posted September 26, 2016 Author Share Posted September 26, 2016 They farm several different crops, but there are a bunch of farms grouped sort of in the same area, and I'm not clear on which one this actually is. Back in "the old days" I think they used to do a lot of potatoes, a lot of which is now turf, and I assume that these started their lives as potato haulers. They still do potatoes, but I think just not as much as they used to, so I'm guessing that these probably sit around for most of the year, then get used to haul potatoes during/after the harvest, then get put to sleep again until the next time..... I'm quite sure they had at least one other Mack there, but I haven't seen that one in a bit. So maybe they've thinned the herd, or it might be at one of their other farm locations. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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