Popular Post Mack man 1973 Posted August 14, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted August 14, 2017 I went to the scrap yard today and I found these old trucks getting ready for the crusher it saddens me to see these old work horses getting scraped so many good parts The 773 is a steel dash and has an old 8V 71 Detroit in it the dump has a plastic dash vin tag was gone not sure what r it is it has the long hood but does not look like a RS hood ? I am going back tomorrow afternoon to salvage some good body components off of these there is a third one that I did not get a picture of it has beautiful doors on it If anybody needs any early r model parts let me know I'm going tomorrow 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Shame. Lots of good stuff. Dump looks like an R-700 series also. Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog13407 Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 think I have a Mack boner over that Detroit powered Mack. looks like you could pull start it and drive it home. not much on my Mack R model parts list except I want a white steering wheel and an extended bumper and brackets for an early R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coenut Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 I would love to own that 773 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamsterGrrrl Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Not much demand for 2 stroke Detroits, especially 71 series without a turbo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Not much demand for 2 stroke Detroits, especially 71 series without a turbo. Uummmm...... OK.......? Maybe someone outside the local area may want it the way it is. Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamsterGrrrl Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Scrap prices are pretty much the same everywhere... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Are you saying that a truck a hobbyist might want should be scrapped? Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamsterGrrrl Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Detroit Diesel competed with Cummins for the biggest class 8 market share during the 60s and 70s, and probably shipped over a million 2 stroke truck engines total. How many collectors are in the market for a 2 stroke Detroit? Maybe a thousand. Given how slowly old trucks seem to move from the groves and back lots to the recyclers, there are more than enough 2 stroke Detroits around to overflow the shops and yards of every collector. And if I wanted a 2 stroke Detroit, I'd prefer it in a matching GM product like an Astro or General! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 maybe where you are, but here on the east coast 2 stroke detroits are rarer than hens teeth!! 1 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...
TeamsterGrrrl Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Mostly because nobody wanted them and they were scrapped! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog13407 Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 yea, not exactly, an original Detroit powered Mack is like hens teeth. try finding one that has not been hacked. or frame junk or whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehummell Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 I spent many hours in a Brockway triaxle with the lowly 318 with a 13 speed I thought it did real well, I had a coal box and I would load that truck up with crusher stone dust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 i ran a 79 brockway 761 with a 8V92 detroit and 13 speed pulling a low boy trailer all over the east coast in the 80's. we also had a 1970 Diamond Reo tandem tractor with the 8V71 13 speed combo that was hooked to the dump trailer. 2 terex TS36 scrapper pans with 12V71 front and 8V71 rear power. a terex dozer with 671 power, a poclain excavater with 12V71 detroit power, and 2 275 michigan loaders with 12V71's detroits. when the bossman died in 91 his son sold all the old detroit powered machines for enough money to replace most of them with new cat machines. he traded the two tractors for a 79 V8 superliner that came with a new 350 six cylinder and an 18 speed trans to replace the tired V8. i really wish i still had that Brockway, it was a beast. 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...
TeamsterGrrrl Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Even in it's hayday when fuel was cheap, the Detroit 2 stroke sold mostly because it and it's parts were cheap. Today a 2 stroke Detroit is thoroughly obsolete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r686st Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 How long is the blue dump box and how much do they want for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Mack Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Even in it's hayday when fuel was cheap, the Detroit 2 stroke sold mostly because it and it's parts were cheap. Today a 2 stroke Detroit is thoroughly obsolete. https://arb.ca.gov/ports/marinevess/harborcraft/documents/alttechccts102610.pdf Don Fairchild is the guru of bus 2 strokes and came up with this kit for marine engines which has caused a resurgence in their use as coastal communities and harbours clamped down on fish boats with 2 strokes... I like them so much I have four..!!! piece of cake to work on BC Mack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaPatentman Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Only thing I have to say is the 8v71 was an awesome prime mover in many pieces of Fire Apparatus (excluding MACKs) back in the 70’s -- 80’s during my FD days. I loved operating them over the few Cummins the County had which would barely get out of their own way on takeoff but they did perform great on the open road once you got them going. I feel while operating in an urban setting with many stop signs and traffic light the Detroit's were best back in the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranchhopper Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 I sure would like one of those hoods would make a great spare should anything happen to mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 somebody really needs to step up and buy that R773, it looks complete and pretty much unmolested,looks to be in decent shape,too,and it's such an early one,serial # 1007.I sure wish things were different here,makes me sick I can't even think of buying it,I've been wanting a Detroit powered Mack forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Maddog13407 Posted August 16, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted August 16, 2017 sure would like that R773 , I have heard the v8 detroits are obsolete and not much demand for them...... there is an abundance of them and no one wants the, so I should be able to get it for less than nothing I'm figuring.... 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Superdog Posted August 16, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted August 16, 2017 I've been told many times I'm obsolete,guess that's why I like it so much, wonder if the guy would take 2 old rusty R's in trade for that one since he's gonna scrap it anyway? It would be cool as hell to have it parked next to my R795 and R761 at a show,with all 3 hoods tipped, 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxfymn Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Irregardless of the power plant the low chassis number and condition should make that one worth saving. 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...
57 bcr Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Celli Trucking Co (Chicago area) ran several R773's. None exist today (as far as I know). Pal's Cartage,Gretna,Edmier, and several other Chicago based outfits ran them back in the day. Like Superdog said, the low serial number and the fact that it looks pretty much intact is reason for saving that truck. True it may not be the most desirable R-700 in existence,but certainly one of the most rarest of the breed anymore (next to Mikes 903 powered R-700). As for the "who wants one"banter, you sound like a modern day truck salesman! Al Rhino...............Good Day! 2 Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TS7 Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 We had 1976 R773 that we used to pull 50 ton lowboy. Moved Cat 235, 225, D8H, D6C, 950 and 966C all over Detroit area. Used it till 1993, was a very good lowboy truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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