NycHeavyIron Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 Widely regarded as the best trucks DSNY ever had, these beasts were used in the late 70's and 80s. They never got stuck in the landfills or in the snow and they were BIG, 25 yarders to be exact with loads of power. They were very custom with drivers side exhaust stacks, heavy plow frames, 237 engine and Allison 5 speed with electric PTO shift. The first picture was taken by Frank Leparik in Brooklyn, NY in 1980, this is quite possibly the best picture of these trucks. The last picture is from Mack Bulldog Magazine either late 1980 or early 1981 issue, I would love to find and purchase a copy of that magazine if anybody on here knows the issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67RModel Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 (edited) Just curious where the fuel tanks are. I see one large tank under the trash body in the first picture but this could be hydraulic oil for the body? Edited August 8 by 67RModel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleclutchinweasel Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 A 237 in an R611 is odd. R611 would normally be a Thermodyne. R685 would normally be a 237 Maxidyne. They didn't leave many clues on the hood to decipher, though! That's a real garbage truck! 25 yards is a bunch of trash! 1 Quote "Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67RModel Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 Yea I bet they were perpetually "overloaded" for a tandem. I see from the last picture they had tube type rubber which makes me wonder when tubeless tires became common? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleclutchinweasel Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 12 minutes ago, 67RModel said: Yea I bet they were perpetually "overloaded" for a tandem. I see from the last picture they had tube type rubber which makes me wonder when tubeless tires became common? That was the Mack advantage, right?! if it fits, haul it! 1 Quote "Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NycHeavyIron Posted August 8 Author Share Posted August 8 3 hours ago, 67RModel said: Just curious where the fuel tanks are. I see one large tank under the trash body in the first picture but this could be hydraulic oil for the body? The fuel tank is the tank under the body, the hydraulic oil tank is the piece of the body that sticks out over the cab. It's a little different but from my understanding Loadmaster still offers the body mounted oil tank on their current products. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NycHeavyIron Posted August 8 Author Share Posted August 8 I am not sure when they introduced tubeless tires, to this day some trucks in the fleet still have tubes. I have a scan of a DSNY tire chart somewhere, I could post it on here if you are interested 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Weeks Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 (edited) Likely 24" spokes, With those you'd never overload the tires. Be Muni owned, I doubt weight was much of an issue. It used to be in the days gone by, NY-NJ went by the tire size on what weight you could haul, 24" tube type were real common. They are still in other parts of the world, but in North America they are almost gone from the scene. No tubeless equivalent for a 24" tube type like there is for 22" and 20" Edited August 8 by Geoff Weeks 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 Excellent thanks for the post. That’s what I broke is on 1 68.R model trash truck leach compactor … Bob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 I don’t remember our compactor being that long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 70mackMB Posted August 9 Popular Post Share Posted August 9 And the reason for the left side exhaust was for what? Not to fill a second floor apartment with diesel fumes as l did once down there. Parked at the curb checking in with the receiver for my delivery. Don't understand why the tenet was so pissed at me! LOL .....Hippy 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67RModel Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 So what is NYC Sanitation department using now for trucks or do they just contract it out to the private sector? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NycHeavyIron Posted August 9 Author Share Posted August 9 This is what makes up the current fleet, majority Mack LR's with some Crane Carrier's making a come back in recent years. Everything is cab over/low entry in the current fleet with the exception of the Mack Granite dump trucks they have. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 That’s the way it is here nowadays they all have goofy little cabover auto cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldogboy Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 This DSNY Mack retired and went to work in Massachusetts for a while. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NycHeavyIron Posted August 12 Author Share Posted August 12 Wow great picture! Thank you for sharing! That looks like an old 25CN truck, these were the first batch of trucks that had the DPF systems on them, better than anything they run today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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