Vintage Macks

[skadill]

1953 Mack rock truck

Taken at rbauction this spring.Part of G.W. Cox and Sons Logging gear.350 cummins,5 &4 trans,sold for $2500

 

[sh0rtlife]

battered and beat but god...thats beautifull....id PROUDLY drive that anywhere

i see a work horse with history thats got another 100 years of service left in her

 

[Hayesno1]

This is one of a kind! It's W71 Mack western model - only 215 were made. Sleeper cab was added/build on afterwards it left the factory. I am pretty sure it did not start it's life as a logger. It´s all most seems it was some kind of preloader with those fenders. Pictures were taken at Mr. Browns (Mr Mack) place in Washington way back in 1980.

 

[sh0rtlife]

ive seen that cab and sleeper configureation a handfull of times...but that tail end is really....odd.....but what a sweetheart of a mack...and one of those trucks i refuse to call a coe..its a forward controls no doubt but just feels like its only half a coe with that lil nose out ther

 

[Jdigger4130]

I have A couple of pics of this cab style Mack from the ATHS show in pleasanton that was owned by A fellow from Klamath Falls Or, that has it in I assume way better than it ever left Mack condition. My email is Justinnunneley@gmail.com if yer interested I would be glad to share! I do not pics on flicker yet as I am lazy so I can't post here

 

[sh0rtlife]

id LOVE to see em..mom spent her teen years in klamath falls..me ive always been in the portland area

drop em up on phobucket or something..or shoot em my way sh0rtlife@hotmail.com

 

[skadill]

B-Mack logger

Great old find.Taken the other day.http://youtube.com/user/skadill

 

[Vigilant]

Outstanding! Pretty sure that's an off-highway truck, even though it displays a tag, after a fashion.

B-87?

 

[Hayesno1]

Skadill; great find. She is a beaty. Hopefully she will be saved and restored.
Vigilant: I dont think she is a B87(not that many build) more likely a B81 or B83(Mack engine)

 

[Vigilant]

Skadill; great find. She is a beaty. Hopefully she will be saved and restored.
Vigilant: I dont think she is a B87(not that many build) more likely a B81 or B83(Mack engine)

Was the only real difference between the B81 and B83 the engine? Seems like I heard the B81s came with a 220 Cummins and a Jake.

As primitive as the B Models were in some ways (IMO), including cab space, I have always had a soft spot in my heart for them. From the photos, this one appears to be well-preserved. Like you, I hope she can be brought back to life and restored. This is a really nice find IMO.

 

[Vigilant]

After a quick search, it looks as though the B81s came with at least three options: 673, 673T and 220 Cummins. I don't claim to be any type of expert, but I have heard that the 220 Cummins was popular out west due to the availability of a Jake. Seems like I have seen some of the later 673s with a Jake. Not sure about the 711.

 

[RonG]

The B-81 as far as I know had the Mack engine.The B-83 had the Cummins.The B-87 was the Mack 864 V8 I think.
The truck in the picture might have been a B-80 as the top tank on the radiator was flush with the hood.The tank on the rest of them was elevated for more capacity.Ron G

 

[scotty 12]

Great old find.Taken the other day.http://youtube.com/user/skadill

I know the owner of this truck and I'm pretty sure it ended up with a 335 cummins

 

[Hayesno1]

RonG, you I right(I am getting old.. LOL..) B81 had the Mack engines and B83 had Cummins or other makes different from Macks own engines. But I am still pretty sure it's a Diesel, but hopefully Skadill had a good view as usual and can tell what engine she has..

 

[skadill]

B Mack

Another oldie taken on a previous iron trip in nov.2010.http://youtube.com/user/skadill

 

[RonG]

RonG, you I right(I am getting old.. LOL..) B81 had the Mack engines and B83 had Cummins or other makes different from Macks own engines. But I am still pretty sure it's a Diesel, but hopefully Skadill had a good view as usual and can tell what engine she has..

I am going by memory too.I was driving those things when they were new)
We had a B-80 with a 711 gas engine (same block) and changed it later on to a 711 diesel with a blower on it to make it run cooler.It didn't add any horsepower to speak of.Ron G

 

[markshr151]

I believe the single item on a vehicle that makes it last the longest is a good front bumper.

 

[Hayesno1]

B80s series has allways been one of my favorite Mack model. I like the B70 series with the L-model cab as well. Here are a few pics of a B83 I took Y2007. Mack B-83 is owned by Garry Peschke and is on display near McLeese Lake, BC. It's a1957 Mack B83 SX serial #1225 built in Jan. 1957, #225 of the B83 series. The original 220 Cummins was replaced with a 1959 vintage Cummins NHRS 300. Trans are 5&3, rears are Mack 55,000 # double reduction with 9.02 : 1 gear ratio, on 1100 - 24 rubber. As it sits, it weighs 36,000 #. Thanks for information Garry P. Nice truck

 

[ap40rocktruck]

Mack LRSW,so I'm told,i cant confirm it.pics from nov 2010

Yes, LRSW, as it has the Cummins HB. If it had a V-12 then it would be a LRVSW

Ap40rocktruck

 

[Vigilant]

Another oldie taken on a previous iron trip in nov.2010.http://youtube.com/user/skadill

Take a look at that old cabover truck (a mid-size International perhaps?) beside the red B Model in Post #55. See the cream-color paint showing itself under the blue re-paint? Now look at the truck used to tow the house in Post #347 of the BCFP thread, perhaps?