Big Bud guy Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Relative of mine gave me about 15 of these magazines from the late 76’ to 80’. I actually thought I had lost them but found them yesterday when I was looking for something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bud guy Posted January 5, 2021 Author Share Posted January 5, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmall1066 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Cool old trucks shown!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtfireman85 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Awesome! Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool1566 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 That is really neat! Thanks for sharing this. Cool old trucks for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray54 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 The time of the cabover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledgehammer Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 That’s pretty cool. Just makes me want a Diablo sandwich and a Dr Pepper ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeeper61 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Nice stuff That 76 Freight Shaker is sweet 4 1/4 with a 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike newman Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 ........where are the Macks ..?????? ...the greatest name in American trucks... Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jass1660 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 1 hour ago, mike newman said: ........where are the Macks ..?????? ...the greatest name in American trucks... Mike Tractor of the month runner up blue and white cabover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike newman Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 15 minutes ago, jass1660 said: Tractor of the month runner up blue and white cabover. Yeah...I saw that !!!...just thought there might have been some big conventional Macks...''...there used to be a big outfit up in BC...just across the border from Washington....Abbotsford, I think the place was....There was a big gravel extraction plant there....about 20 6x4's going full on, only one Mack,,,There used to be all Macks, but for the issue of parts.....only being available from the Mack shop...... The boss told me a bit of homespun philosophy......and i quote ; "Driving a Mack is like '''exchanging body fluids with a person of colour''.......allright...if nobody see's you'' You can use your imagination re the ''italic's.....''...(just being PC for our forum....) Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jass1660 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Hey I drive a Mack everyday.....well not a true Mack anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Awesome! Thanks for sharing. Old reliable lived a few towns away back in the day it looks like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iowaboy1965 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 When men were men and the women were glad of it. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazy WP Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 I would not want to have to make a living with any of them!! Been there done that. My little Freightliner rides better then most cars of that era and has nearly twice the power! Plus I can stand up to put my britches on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeeper61 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Someone still running one of those "bubble nose KWs" in upstate NY I have seen it on I-88 a few times IRC it had a grain trailer on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeeper61 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 4 hours ago, mike newman said: Yeah...I saw that !!!...just thought there might have been some big conventional Macks...''...there used to be a big outfit up in BC...just across the border from Washington....Abbotsford, I think the place was....There was a big gravel extraction plant there....about 20 6x4's going full on, only one Mack,,,There used to be all Macks, but for the issue of parts.....only being available from the Mack shop...... The boss told me a bit of homespun philosophy......and i quote ; "Driving a Mack is like '''exchanging body fluids with a person of colour''.......allright...if nobody see's you'' You can use your imagination re the ''italic's.....''...(just being PC for our forum....) Mike That was the joke the long haul drivers told years ago Driving a one stack Mack with a window in the back is like............... its Ok if nobody see's ya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KY2674 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Very cool trucks but what I remember about Overdrive as a young boy were some very well built bikini clad women. Especially if I couldn't find Dad's "other " magazines! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtfireman85 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 11 hours ago, Sledgehammer said: That’s pretty cool. Just makes me want a Diablo sandwich and a Dr Pepper ? Get me a hush puppy ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acem Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Round here the old macks were loved for heavy duty, off road, and various day cab work. However they were rare with the long haul truckers. Very popular for logging, feed, construction, dump trucks, etc. Thx-Ace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledgehammer Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 8 minutes ago, acem said: Round here the old macks were loved for heavy duty, off road, and various day cab work. However they were rare with the long haul truckers. Very popular for logging, feed, construction, dump trucks, etc. Thx-Ace Oilfield here. If they can’t tear up a truck, nobody can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EquipmentJunkie Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Wow, look at the torque figure on the KT-450. A whopping 1,350-ft./lbs. from a displacement of 1,150 cubic inches. Some of the current, Cummins 12-liter engines begin at that torque rating and move up from there! I call that progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acem Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Look at the torque curve on the kta. Peak torque at 1500 rpm. That girl would pull great. If you started a grade at 2100 rpm it would keep gaining power as it pulled down. Plus that's real power, not some short term boost of power the computer gives you then takes away like most new engines. I always wanted a kta if you can't tell. Thx-Ace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayihcowner Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Wow a new Pete conventional for 52,500 or two for 100,000. Sounds cheap, but would be about 240,000 each in todays money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EquipmentJunkie Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Question for the Freightliner knowledgable: I remember seeing some of those White Freightliner COEs with that distinctive, larger grill and see that it was called a Powerliner in the article. Was this Powerliner a special model with a larger grill opening that allowed better air flow through the radiators with higher-horsepower engines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.