Popular Post Daniel Rischard Posted Wednesday at 05:39 PM Popular Post Share Posted Wednesday at 05:39 PM Hello . I am Daniel from Luxemburg (Europe) , i am new to BMT . I'm a mecanic and US car fan but since a friend showed me a picture from a b61 that was for sale in Nürnberg (Germany) i knew i must have this one . There are not many in Europe . It is a lot of work and money to bring the truck back on the road , but i have time to do it . I found BMT on the internet , great site , very informativ for someone who doesent know much about Mack . I will take pictures from the progress of the restoration and post them . Thanks Daniel 3 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76669-daniel/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted Wednesday at 07:23 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 07:23 PM Welcome to BMT Daniel!!! that old girl looks to be in decent shape!! 2 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 https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76669-daniel/#findComment-595960 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted Wednesday at 08:06 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 08:06 PM Yeah baby welcome aboard. Looks like a lot there to work with…. Bob 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76669-daniel/#findComment-595963 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted Wednesday at 11:39 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 11:39 PM Welcome to BMT. It would be interesting to know how a truck from Poughkeepsie NY ended up in Luxemburg??????? There are some Mack collectors near you in Holland, who have an occasional show. Contact Vlad (from Russia) by PM or email thru here as he has their contact information. 1 Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76669-daniel/#findComment-595988 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted Thursday at 02:07 AM Share Posted Thursday at 02:07 AM 2 hours ago, Brocky said: Welcome to BMT. It would be interesting to know how a truck from Poughkeepsie NY ended up in Luxemburg??????? There are some Mack collectors near you in Holland, who have an occasional show. Contact Vlad (from Russia) by PM or email thru here as he has their contact information. that was my first thought;;; a NY truck ended in Luxemburg. !! but thinking of My Minneapolis Molines tractors supposably ended up in Brazil being bought at my auction.😨 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76669-daniel/#findComment-596002 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cruiseliner64 Posted Thursday at 10:33 AM Popular Post Share Posted Thursday at 10:33 AM Holland is the go to country to import vehicles from outside the EU as their import taxes are less than the rest of the EU.However the vehicle must be regestered and kept in Holland for 6 months before it can be moved to another EU country.If its a big money vehicle the savings can be worth it.... Paul 2 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76669-daniel/#findComment-596011 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Rischard Posted yesterday at 02:47 PM Author Share Posted yesterday at 02:47 PM Thank you for the info . I found a grill in Germany on ebay and some sheetmetal parts for a R -Series truck . The guy who had the R-Series parts had a adrress in Holland , Willi Gaffert , I called him and he sell me a cabin with doors and some small parts . He has an N-model lug truck , find it on youtube . I found an other R Mack in France with a endt675 engine that i bought for the engine . There are some other b- Macks in France but very rusty and expensive . I have a R-600 dump truck too with an end 673 engine , bought it from the first owner , will post some pics later . Wanted the front brakes , never saw a truck without front brakes . I can not registrate a truck without front brakes in Europe . The guy who i bought the b61 told me that had some freinds in NY . Had some other trucks Chevys and a Firetruck wiht 2 stroke diesel all from NY . Sorry for my writing , i'mnot used to writing in English . 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76669-daniel/#findComment-596071 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tjc transport Posted 16 hours ago Popular Post Share Posted 16 hours ago no issues here pal, your english writing is better than a lot of the people living here. unfortunately here is the United States, graduating school without learning ANYTHING has been the standard for the past 15-20 years now. we are producing a population of illiterate morons that want everything given to them for no effort expended. 2 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 https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76669-daniel/#findComment-596096 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago 9 hours ago, Daniel Rischard said: saw a truck without front brakes . I can not registrate a truck without front brakes in Europe I think it was about the late 1960's to 1970(??) when the US changed the ruling from 2 axles to all axles. Even the 2 axle trucks had a limiter for pressure on the steering axle. This was to prevent "lock up" on snowy / icy roads. 1 Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76669-daniel/#findComment-596118 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Weeks Posted 13 hours ago Share Posted 13 hours ago I think it was even later then the 70's, the July 25 1980 according to FMCSA website. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76669-daniel/#findComment-596123 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago yup, the last truck i drove with a front brake shut off switch was a 79 White 9000. only in 79 it was called a wet road/dry road switch. and it was air controlled. use dry road( all brakes working) or "wet road" for no front brakes for wet road conditions. 2 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 https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76669-daniel/#findComment-596137 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago lol I pretty much forgot about those ,,, my DM actually has one … speaking of dummy’s I heard years ago someone said something happened to everyone around middle 60s when people started getting stupid ..college people now have IQ of high school graduates of 1960 … sorry off subject…. Bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76669-daniel/#findComment-596140 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Weeks Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago (edited) The wet/dry road didn't "kill" the front brakes, it reduced the pressure provided to the front by a percent of brake pressure in the system. I don't remember the exact percent, but my '73 and '69 had the manual valve on the dash and a "ratio" valve before the front brakes. Modern trucks have the same thing but is automatic will provide full pressure if the brake pressure rises above a set pressure (60 psi?) and on lighter braking reduces brake pressure to the steer. That is different from when no steer axle brakes, where brakes were not fitted on the hub. Driving a bobtail tractor with no front brakes on the axle on slick roads is a real pucker factor experience. Over the years different things were tried to address the front brake issue. Before the dry/slick manual controlled valve, smaller chambers on the steer (today type 20 is the most common) but that limited braking on dry roads. No front brakes, Larger chambers and either driver selected or automatic limiting pressure were tried. Today automatic reducing valve and large chambers are what is used to meet braking stopping distance requirements, where standards dictate stopping distance loaded and loaded with 1/2 the system inop. Front brakes that can deliver maximum braking force on the steer are the only way to meet these requirements. Edited 2 hours ago by Geoff Weeks 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76669-daniel/#findComment-596141 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Weeks Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago Got curious so looked it up, according to my manual for the 1973, slippery road reduces the pressure to the steer brakes by 50% , so a 30 psi at the treadle would result in 15 psi at the front brake chambers. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76669-daniel/#findComment-596148 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack_man Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago Nice expanding Bmt Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76669-daniel/#findComment-596149 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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