Started up perfectly. That rig has been kept up great. Shows that no one has been using a lot of ether on it. It’s easy to get those old engines addicted to ether.
My dad started with a Mack in the 60 st a 1963 H model .Triplex 15 speed with 2 sticks Honey was her name .the other 4 macks were F models 10 speed doplexes 2 sticks.wow they where trucks.i think the R model was the best mack ever made i drove one for a container company that had a 9 speed tranny in it.i m going too show this too my old man ibet he will laugh they God bless brother .lol
Hi there. No, it’s a former regional truck operated by Gless Brothers Trucking out of Blue Grass Iowa. I drove this truck to my Senior Prom in 1979... I recently found and reacquainted it.
I would dare say you probably were the only one there sporting a R model. Most people drive up in a limo but you just had to be different didn' you. I like your style my friend. Pulled a lot of logs with one. Had a 350 Mack engine and a 9 speed. Made me a good living. Gonna keep it this time?
I've seen them start in -20 degrees F. On the old R Models, if they turned over a little hard, just pull the engine stop out and crank it over...they will start every time. I drove semi's for 29 years and about 80% of the time it was a Mack! Learned on a Mack and the last truck I drove was a Mack.
Of course it started , it's not anything like this ridiculous new garbage that is on the road now. Batteries, fuel, compression...works every time. Plastic fantastic, not so much
Awesome truck and great cold start. Next time can you show us what you do inside the cab to get it going? Would love to see what you do with the throttle/fuel pedal. Subscribed!
Ok, this Winter I can do that, but it’s not really magic. I simply apply about 1/4 throttle to get some fuel into the cylinders while it cranks, and as it takes off, i back off so as to not over-rev when it’s still very cold... when it will idle on its own, i take my foot off and let it purr. 👍🏻
Wayne R-model ... yes, Hahn Hunsrück; great to hear. Those were the good times, in the 80s/90s. Much of the typical German way of life has disappeared but that's today's fast moving time. I always have a good time, especially when I ride my Shovelhead Wide Glide ;-)
Jesse Folckemer No, it was a former Gless Bros. truck out of Blue Grass,Iowa. When it was new (sporting two-tone blue paint with gold pinstripes) I drove it to my senior prom and made the front page of the paper... it was repainted company colors a couple of years later.
Deborah chesser Yes. i am not a body-man, but can’t afford to pay someone to do it, so I’ll try my hand (for better or worse) at painting, fixing a couple of minor rust holes and fix the exhaust leak properly... Gonna paint it back two-tone blue as it came from the factory, as it was on my senior prom night. 😎👍🏻. This coming Spring/Summer 2020 I hope.
Why would I lie? Honestly, I will admit that when i had parked it, it had four new(-ish) batteries and i always Winter my vehicles with a very small battery-tender to keep them from going flat and freezing. But it was indeed a month (at least) since it had last run, and I had not staged anything. It’s just a great truck. 👍🏻
Looking for an R model tandem axle dump truck in my area - New Jersey , PA , or maybe even lower New York state. I miss my dad's trucks and I miss my dad .
She started like a champ!! Now go in and have some cereal some toast and a cup of coffee and let her warm up LOL damn I miss driving those real trucks!
How come red reflectors on the bumper plate? They'd be illegal here in the UK. Might I suggest an LED headlight and general light upgrade, much brighter and doesn't load the charging circuit/wiring. You can get 7" sealed beam types that are a straight replacement.
Ummmmm... what red reflectors? If you’re referring to the lights under the bumper: A- they were on the truck when I bought it, and I have not done anything with them. B- they are not reflectors, they are actual lights and C- they are NOT red, they are very AMBER, and quite legal in the US.
My dad drove one during the late 70’s to early 80’s hauling bulk raw sugar from the mill to the port in Hawaii, I remember it had two sticks, I’m not 100% positive but I think it was a 3/4 or 2/4? The auxiliary stick was closer to the steering wheel while the main gear box stick was to the right.
To help with cold starts on an old R model I drove, I would pull the engine kill lever out. Whirl the engine over for 10 seconds, push the lever in. Hit the starter, and it fired right up.
I got a 1969 R model Mack with the 237 motor with the 6 speed in her love it good to see your going to fix her up got to save these old girls nice video
I do, too. But, I’m not going to live here much longer, and i don’t have the money to modify a car garage to be large enough to fit a truck like this. My next place will have a pole barn or another type of dog house big enough for her.
