Popular Post Karsen Posted 17 hours ago Popular Post Share Posted 17 hours ago I’ve always appreciated old semis all the way back to my dad taking me to car shows. I never thought there would be a day that I’d find a unique truck for myself but after some unfortunate events, I stumbled across an old Mack and fell in love with it. I talked with the old man who owned it previously and offered to exchange tractor work on his property for the truck and he agreed. 4 months later and the title is in my hand! From my research and experience working on it so far, it has the END 864(I know it has issues, don’t be a stinker) and a quadruplex transmission. I’ve already done some work inside the cab to make preparations to drive it off the guys property and back to my house 5 miles away. I may be 19, but I’ve worked on engines since I could walk and have found a good connection to this truck already. Good thing I have the land to restore it. To my knowledge, there was 456 of these made, but that could just be a bunch of bull. Anybody have any fun facts a first time Mack owner should know about his truck? 8 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76052-i-found-a-b-755-and-bought-it/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cruiseliner64 Posted 14 hours ago Popular Post Share Posted 14 hours ago Welcome to BMT.Thats a nice looking Mack you got there.Love how you went about getting it.Thats a story in its self!!!.You'll go far with that attitude.Lots of guys on here who will help you,ask plenty of questions.Remember the most stupid question is the one you dont ask....plenty of pictures please we love pictures....Good luck with it. Paul 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76052-i-found-a-b-755-and-bought-it/#findComment-584416 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 1961H67 Posted 13 hours ago Popular Post Share Posted 13 hours ago Congratulations, that’s a great find! That’s a unique truck. Send your vin number to the Mack Museum and they can tell you how many were made , and where it was sent to when it was delivered new . Good luck and I’m excited to see a 19 year old interested in old trucks. I’m sure there are many people on this site that will help you out with your questions,, just keep posting pictures, I have met a lot of great people on this site, exchanged parts , ideas, visits and mostly gave me a LOT of encouragement when times were tough! Thanks for sharing,, keep moving forward. 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76052-i-found-a-b-755-and-bought-it/#findComment-584418 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hicrop10 Posted 12 hours ago Popular Post Share Posted 12 hours ago Congratulations,you have a great looking truck .Imin the middle of restoring my 1964 B873SX tractor.The best advice I or anyone else on this site will give you is to take plenty of pictures as you go along,and box or tag everything.Then when you go to reassemble it will be a lot easier.Again great truck. 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76052-i-found-a-b-755-and-bought-it/#findComment-584419 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted 11 hours ago Share Posted 11 hours ago Old school transaction for sure. Congratulations that truck looks like it was really something at one time a little more than just a work vehicle best of luck with it and welcome aboard… bob 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76052-i-found-a-b-755-and-bought-it/#findComment-584420 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted 11 hours ago Share Posted 11 hours ago I did a deal like that one time on a 62 Ford exchange for favors bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76052-i-found-a-b-755-and-bought-it/#findComment-584421 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMC Posted 10 hours ago Share Posted 10 hours ago Looks like a good project. Congratulations! What part of CA are you in? I have never thought to put the V8 emblem upside down... I like it! PMC Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76052-i-found-a-b-755-and-bought-it/#findComment-584423 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted 8 hours ago Share Posted 8 hours ago Congratulations!!! And welcome to BMT .. As asked before what part of Calif???? Get it cleaned up and post more pictures and we can help better..BMT has some connections out there, thinking Norm Taunton in Galt CA?? Depending on what you want to use it for that 864 would be all right for a hobby truck, BUT if you plan to work it some you might think about upgrading it??? 2 Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76052-i-found-a-b-755-and-bought-it/#findComment-584432 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted 8 hours ago Share Posted 8 hours ago 9 hours ago, Karsen said: I’ve always appreciated old semis all the way back to my dad taking me to car shows. I never thought there would be a day that I’d find a unique truck for myself but after some unfortunate events, I stumbled across an old Mack and fell in love with it. I talked with the old man who owned it previously and offered to exchange tractor work on his property for the truck and he agreed. 4 months later and the title is in my hand! From my research and experience working on it so far, it has the END 864(I know it has issues, don’t be a stinker) and a quadruplex transmission. I’ve already done some work inside the cab to make preparations to drive it off the guys property and back to my house 5 miles away. I may be 19, but I’ve worked on engines since I could walk and have found a good connection to this truck already. Good thing I have the land to restore it. To my knowledge, there was 456 of these made, but that could just be a bunch of bull. Anybody have any fun facts a first time Mack owner should know about his truck? 456 made is correct. built from '63-'66 ONLY. nice vehicle find with great future possibilities. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76052-i-found-a-b-755-and-bought-it/#findComment-584433 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsen Posted 5 hours ago Author Share Posted 5 hours ago (edited) I live in Sonoma County, CA. Up here we have a smaller collection of old trucks, CA smog laws really kick you around when trying to restore and keep a classic. I love the old 864, I know the rotary pump likes to have issues and that the heads crack under load. Luckily the truck only has 75k miles on it (I checked multiple sources and it’s the real mileage, not rolled over). I plan on building a gantry crane that can strattle the truck to remove heavy components when I need to. I want to keep the 864 in the truck, but with so little parts available I may swap it out for a Detroit 12v71 down the road! Gonna be hard adapting it to the old quad box though. I would love to share more photos, but if I try to submit anything over 2.8mb, I get a message saying unknown error -200. I know there’s a limit, but if the first picture is 3.3mb it still says it, drives me nuts. Anyone have a solution? Edited 4 hours ago by Karsen Forgot to include the issue w photos 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76052-i-found-a-b-755-and-bought-it/#findComment-584443 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago A couple of things on pictures:: After I joined for either $75 or $90 I have not had any problems.. Another way is to use the free Postimage.com or establish a free Flicker account.. either way I have had NO Problems from my desk top computer, BUT you will have to check with others about from your phone?? Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76052-i-found-a-b-755-and-bought-it/#findComment-584445 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackaholic Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago 1 hour ago, Karsen said: I live in Sonoma County, CA. Up here we have a smaller collection of old trucks, CA smog laws really kick you around when trying to restore and keep a classic. I love the old 864, I know the rotary pump likes to have issues and that the heads crack under load. Luckily the truck only has 75k miles on it (I checked multiple sources and it’s the real mileage, not rolled over). I plan on building a gantry crane that can strattle the truck to remove heavy components when I need to. I want to keep the 864 in the truck, but with so little parts available I may swap it out for a Detroit 12v71 down the road! Gonna be hard adapting it to the old quad box though. I would love to share more photos, but if I try to submit anything over 2.8mb, I get a message saying unknown error -200. I know there’s a limit, but if the first picture is 3.3mb it still says it, drives me nuts. Anyone have a solution? Glad to hear there's another Mack collector in Sonoma County! I can't save them all. If you need any body parts for that truck let me know. B's aren't my thing but I have collected a bunch of parts for them over the years. Congratulations, That's a great looking truck! 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76052-i-found-a-b-755-and-bought-it/#findComment-584450 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago i send photos to email then split the screen and slide them over good luck..bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76052-i-found-a-b-755-and-bought-it/#findComment-584452 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago Congrats on the purchse! The truck looks cool and definitely has plenty of potential! The configuration is my taste's best. If I could chose a B-model to have in collection my top preference would be tandem B-75 with a B-model cab and factory V8 Mack engine! Vlad 1 Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76052-i-found-a-b-755-and-bought-it/#findComment-584453 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsen Posted 1 hour ago Author Share Posted 1 hour ago 2 hours ago, mackaholic said: Glad to hear there's another Mack collector in Sonoma County! I can't save them all. If you need any body parts for that truck let me know. B's aren't my thing but I have collected a bunch of parts for them over the years. Congratulations, That's a great looking truck! Didn’t know there was anyone else around Sonoma who cared about these things! Are you up near Windsor or down near Rohnert Park? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76052-i-found-a-b-755-and-bought-it/#findComment-584467 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsen Posted 1 hour ago Author Share Posted 1 hour ago Well, I just got the truck to start today for the first time since 1985! Shifters were both rusted solid but some CRC penetrant free’d em up. I saw two six volt batteries per side so I swapped them out with one 12v per box. Bypass line from the pump to the top of the can filter was roached so had to swap it out. Little bit of ether and rebuilding the solenoid got it started. Whole lotta rat crap and nests under the seats. Realized that’s where the solenoid was by following the smoke cloud. The guy before me parked the truck infront of his barn in 1985 because the insurance back then was too expensive for him. Sadly, he made a custom shag carpet floor mat and left the drivers smoker window open, the floors gone. Good thing they were ment to be removable! Just gotta get some 14 gauge steel and fab up a new floor and some runners for the bottom. Looks like 4 years of metal shop paid off. The bellcranks were rusted solid for the splitter transmission, the hole in the floor was a big help to access them and free them up. Now I just need to get the air horn valve to close (it’s froze open and honks anytime the engines running) and I can start building air pressure. Time to play Mack roulette with air lines😂 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76052-i-found-a-b-755-and-bought-it/#findComment-584468 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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