bbigrig Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 (edited) I've always known one of the movie production companies had a CM422 baby 8 tractor basically sitting on sites in Toronto. I have not seen the truck in years, until today. There were very few CMs delivered here in Canada. On a closer look today I found out I knew this truck better then I realized. The white paint is peeling off showing the original blue and silver paint job. The same paint job it had for the 1988 TruckCan show in Toronto. This may be our next project. Who else owns a CM, really.... It runs, has less then 100.000kms and I know where to get another cab. I've always had a soft spot for Frog Dogs ....call me crazy. Edited June 3, 2018 by bbigrig 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayseed Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 I'm Gunna air My Ignorance here.... & ask a "dumb" question.....But. Have they swapped the Doors from Side to side on that Midliner cab.. We only ever got the COE version.. 1 Quote "Be who you are and say what you feel...Because those that matter...don't mind...And those that mind....don't matter." - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobert62 Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Looks like it, and reversed the windows and door handles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayseed Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Personally I Can't see what they've gained (or why they'd bother) Doing that,, It never worried Freightliner, & they sold heaps of these Down here!! Quote "Be who you are and say what you feel...Because those that matter...don't mind...And those that mind....don't matter." - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxidyne Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Had one of the FLC112s with the Mercedes T2 cab as my assigned tractor for a year. On one hand, thanks to the 300 mm. deep frame and coil spring cab suspension, one of the best riding trucks I've ever driven, better than an FLD with the same Freightliner suspension. On the other hand, it was a pain to work on and obviously was never designed to last a million miles. Like the first generation sprinters it rusted out quickly and all the ones we had received new cabs before they were ten years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 OK. You're CRAZY! Hope your plan comes together. 1 Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Not a breed truck on my mind but looks good sometimes when painted right. And in your particular case it has a history. Here's a pic of one in Russia from a bunch purchased by some beef and pork producing facility out of Saint-Petersburg. They bought 10 or so units in 90's and later sold them off to different owners. Some one shows up for sale from time to time. They don't use to be cheap having fridge body on but affordable if I really wanted. So i had similar thoughts of that crazy kind a couple of times as you do now. Could stop myself knowing I was limited with a potential of attention to any extra project. Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbigrig Posted May 8, 2018 Author Share Posted May 8, 2018 Yep....its on its way here today or tomorrow. A total give away. I worked on a fleet of 15 Midliners. They were good truck when speced correctly. We only made the mistake of ordering 1 200 series. The rest 300 series without issue. I wouldn't have an issue picking up a used one. This CM422 is all cosmetic so far. Runs well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bbigrig Posted June 3, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 3, 2018 (edited) Turns out...only 586 of these Baby 8 CM422s built between 1988 to 1990 Edited June 3, 2018 by bbigrig 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Vladislav Posted June 5, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 5, 2018 Looks better as a tractor. Congrats! And one point - a crazy person never realizes he's crazy. So if you think you are it means you're a normal guy. The same as we all here 3 1 Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenbjackson Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 (edited) i have one!!! had been sitting for 5 years when I bought it. why whats up? they do have the engine service manuals on ebay and the custom part book is just that for that serials listed on the spine BUT it still helps for a owner this model....WELL WORTH IT. mine only mismatched on axle, exhaust piping and trailer air piping(mines was a straight truck). and on engine!! odd thing is cylinder #1 is the rear most cylinder and #6 is front one. Edited July 28, 2018 by glenbjackson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbigrig Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share Posted August 5, 2018 On 7/27/2018 at 11:18 PM, glenbjackson said: i have one!!! had been sitting for 5 years when I bought it. why whats up? they do have the engine service manuals on ebay and the custom part book is just that for that serials listed on the spine BUT it still helps for a owner this model....WELL WORTH IT. mine only mismatched on axle, exhaust piping and trailer air piping(mines was a straight truck). and on engine!! odd thing is cylinder #1 is the rear most cylinder and #6 is front one. All Renault engines cylinder numberings are backwards. Worked on lots of Mack/Renault products in my day. Pretty reliable trucks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 I always liked them myself nice lookin ride have a ball with it...bobSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbigrig Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 Soooooooo..... Would you believe I found a brand new never sold CM422 fully dressed service replacement cab in Ohio.... It was built up for UPS and was stored in a Mack/Volvo parts warehouse since 1989. Talk about horseshoes up my butt.... It's getting painted Mack White to be installed. And for some reason, I can no longer upload photos from my phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Nice find! If you download too many pictures to BMT, you run out of space. It's best to use an offsite hosting service and link the pictures here. I use Postimage.org. It's free, unlike Photobucket that wanted to rape everyone a year ago. Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bbigrig Posted August 17, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 17, 2021 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Love it when someone's craziness comes together, looks good and is pretty darn rare Gotta be happy with that Paul 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85snowdog Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Good pic !!! Thanks for sharing 1 Quote Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 2 of my favorite Mack's, and The CS midliner is a damn good truck... I wish part's were easier to get here in the states. I could make half a living fixing the ones in my area.. Thanks for the cool picture... jojo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 thier used to be tons of them out here,,they all vanished with time....they were all box trucks,,,and ive never seen one with that extended cab..bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamaican Bulldog Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 On 8/17/2021 at 10:38 AM, bbigrig said: Awesome pic! I have a few Mack CL like that in the exact color and paint/graphics scheme........... but in 1/32 scale 😆 Franklin MInt diecast models.Just beautiful to see it on a real truck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbigrig Posted September 22, 2021 Author Share Posted September 22, 2021 On 8/21/2021 at 12:26 PM, Jamaican Bulldog said: Awesome pic! I have a few Mack CL like that in the exact color and paint/graphics scheme........... but in 1/32 scale 😆 Franklin MInt diecast models.Just beautiful to see it on a real truck. This CL is one of the few CL Elite Limited Editions built. (Less then 150) My one has the E7400 instead of the E9 that was an available option. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbigrig Posted September 22, 2021 Author Share Posted September 22, 2021 On 8/17/2021 at 7:36 PM, Joey Mack said: 2 of my favorite Mack's, and The CS midliner is a damn good truck... I wish part's were easier to get here in the states. I could make half a living fixing the ones in my area.. Thanks for the cool picture... jojo This one is a CM "Baby 8" not a CS. 2 very different truck models offered by Mack. Less then 600 of these CM422s built at Macungie PA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbigrig Posted September 22, 2021 Author Share Posted September 22, 2021 On 8/21/2021 at 10:25 AM, mowerman said: thier used to be tons of them out here,,they all vanished with time....they were all box trucks,,,and ive never seen one with that extended cab..bob This is not a (Renault) Midliner CS. This is a Macungie PA built CM422. Different trucks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bbigrig Posted September 22, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 22, 2021 The Brown Cab is a fully dressed UPS cab built up as part of the order for 5 CMs for the New York area which they didn't keep very long. This cab sat in an Ohio warehouse since 1989. It was even equipped with the UPS mirrors. Probably the only CM fully dressed cab in existence. CM and CS cab shells are the same but the inside wiring, gauges and air system is all CH/R Mack parts. To fit a CS cab for a CM is a crap ton of work. We got extremely lucky on this one. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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