lightninboy Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 10 hours ago, mike newman said: "Driving a Mack is like '''exchanging body fluids with a person of colour''.......allright...if nobody see's you'' I heard that too. Apparently that opinion is around the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m.c.farmerboy Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 cut my teeth on them trucks, MACK was my favorite 375 HP V-8 maxidyne with a 6 speed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeeper61 Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 8 hours ago, EquipmentJunkie said: 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? In the 70s the Powerliner was the top power level up to 600HP so I would image they needed more airflow thus giving them that signature grill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TractormanMike.mb Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 10 hours ago, vtfireman85 said: Get me a hush puppy ! We don't have time for that junk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtfireman85 Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 What exactly is a diablo sandwich? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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red211 Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 4 minutes ago, acem said: Bet that was several takes, how they didn't laugh is beyond me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mike newman Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 6 hours ago, lightninboy said: I heard that too. Apparently that opinion is around the world. ......never in my world .... Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jeeper61 Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 2 minutes ago, mike newman said: ......never in my world .... Mike They are still loved here in New England all the construction peps still use them. My buddy ran a R with a coffin sleeper for for one of the local LTL lines. Then he got a Superliner when he went out on his own hauling produce out of Florida to Boston that one had a Cummins. Running a Pinnacle now. He still swears by them not at them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike newman Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 13 hours ago, jeeper61 said: 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 ...OK !!!...I did not realise that was the ''standard line'' re the Mack trucks......The one pictured above was about the three hundred mark in sales...very popular in NZ in that era.. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acem Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Thanks for posting the kta article! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeeper61 Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 I'll add there is a gent that runs a small gravel pit near by my camp in Maine he has a newer Volvo and a a Pete 10 wheel dump he buys whatever the BTOs are selling used. For the deliveries back on seasonal roads he has Mack Superliners for that duty On my road there are a lot of spots you have to climb the ledge sticking of the road its challenging for a 2WD pick up let alone a fully loaded gravel truck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dasnake Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Great pics, brings back memories building COE freightliners in the late 60s. Diesel COE trucks fitted with drivers in cowboy hats and boots. New style electric trucks fitted with drivers in sandals, turbins and plastic pocket protectors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtfireman85 Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 1 hour ago, mike newman said: ......never in my world .... Mike I LOVE that the snorkels are as tall as the stacks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acem Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Looks like it is made to ford Mike's water crossing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHRedDrive Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Thanks for sharing these. Always liked the looks of those GMC conventional cabs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightninboy Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Overdrive used to be the Hot Rod for trucks. I imagine it's some different now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jeeper61 Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Love that line of Transtars Thx for posting. That equip hauler with the 2 KWs had his second truck set up for the heavy stuff Anyone drive a truck with a 2sp tandem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tmtbob Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 1 hour ago, jeeper61 said: Love that line of Transtars Thx for posting. That equip hauler with the 2 KWs had his second truck set up for the heavy stuff Anyone drive a truck with a 2sp tandem? Wouldn’t be any different than a 2 speed single with a floater axle on what I would call a tandem wheat truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike newman Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 1 hour ago, jeeper61 said: Anyone drive a truck with a 2sp tandem? .....yes......British built Fords........(hangs head......sigh ).......six cylinder Ford diesels and /or 504 Cummins V8 , 6x4 trucks.....cab over, Never brought one, because of my penchant for American made products, thus ended up working along side of these Fords, with (my)IH trucks then the Macks... They were quite satisfactory, for 'dump truck ' type work......thus the New Zealand Forest Service had a bunch of them......Some very amusing stories re delivering a bunch of them that had two different crown wheel 's....had a Mate who was a Ford mechanic, and there was a line of them assembled with incorrect ratio's ...i,e, mixed....As they came into NZ, CKD..(as were the Macks from Pennsylvania.)....the components were just put on an assembly line...and duly assembled ... With the Forest Service contracts I had......the Australian IH trucks and then the Macks really showed up the Ford 6x4's.....As previously said...they were Ok...but far better suited for bread and milk delivery in the UK...then grinding up Forestry roads.... Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EquipmentJunkie Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Reading that Detroit Diesel ad was interesting. I would like to know in reality how the 365-hp "Big 'Squeezer" 8V-92TT compared to the Cummins NTC-350 in terms of fuel economy and performance. The Detroit must have been pretty decent. I remember seeing market share numbers for Class 8 truck engines from the late-'70s or very early-'80s and while I can't remember details now, Detroit Diesel had very strong market share. That all disappeared by the time The Captain (Roger Penske) bought them from GM in the late-'80s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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