Enjoyed the ride! Even the image stabilizer of a go pro can’t tame a Mack camel back suspension when bobtailing! Shifting was getting better,when empty you just have to be patient and let the rpm drop. There are big gaps in the ratios so you can’t rush the shifts. Before long it will be natural. Cool truck show with nice old iron.
I first got it road worthy(ish) when my wife was 8 months pregnant. After about 10 miles she said “no more rides till after I have the baby because I almost just had him from riding in that bumpy truck.” Haha.
It always blows my mind to see and R model like yours in a truck show. I don't think of them as old or antique. I grew up in NJ and they were probably the most plentiful truck on the road when I did. In NJ they were the truck to have for pulling flatbeds, lowboys, dump trailers, and other things. In fact, you weren't even a professional contractor if you didn't have an R model in your fleet. That was back in the 70s and 80s and I also remember seeing some of its older brothers still working too, the B model. And F's like Stark service were primarily OTR trucks commonly seen on 295 or the NJ turnpike with a reefer or dry van hooked to it.
Gotta love those B models. Out by me on the east coast we have the annual Antique Truck Show at Macungie Pa, sponsored by Mack truck. I started going in the 70s as a kid with my dad and his 42 IH pickup (KB model) and Mack truck used to give tours of their plant that was near by. I don't know if they still do that but the show continues every year. The company I work for now has a 78 U model Mack with a crane mounted on it, with the same extended range tranny as you have. When I started working on trucks in 82 I was just a sophomore in high school and we owned a few trucks for repair and transport. Our wrecker was a 56 LJ Mack which started life as a cement truck and was converted to a hook before I started working there, so I only knew it as a Wrecker. It was originally gas powered, 711 I believe, and it was replaced with a 237hp 675 diesel. We kept the 5x3 triplex, and installed 30/30 air cans because the truck was so heavy the parking brake wouldn't hold (old school hand lever drum brake on rear of tranny). Our switcher truck was also an LJ single axle with a non turbo 673 diesel and a dual plex tranny. It came with saddle bag style fuel tanks that we replaced with round aluminum tanks. There were still a lot of B models on the road up by me in the 80s, and since we were repair shop only we worked everything from highway trucks, farm equipment and heavy equipment. We did everything inhouse engines, transmission, differentials, brakes, clutches etc. But my fondest memories are of the two 1970s RS700L (600 series had the short hood and the 700 series had the longer hood) trucks we built for a customer. We got the trucks as used gliders kits from Canada and basically built the trucks as the customer wanted. ENDT 300+ engine, 15 speed Fuller with deep reduction, 4.17 Mack differentials with power divider lock out and 22.5 rubber. The paint job was done by someone else as we didn't have the facilities to do body work. They were just a great looking truck, and having known that I was involved in building them gave me great pride and joy (I was like 17 or 18 at the time) I only wish I took pictures of them. Is your truck still an every day worker?
my gramp drove 50s through 2000 mack wernt the fastest truck but they always seemed to get the all the time wait for 1200 slide right in 6 wheel tractor 237 turbos guy i worked for had 5 of em the guy gramp worked for i was ther painting shop rat stuffback in the day keep it alive
I've been watching your progress on your truck, and although there were some things I would have done differently, I admire your drive and enthusiasm in getting things done. I really like the Mack 600 models, and, although my driving days are over, I have been thinking about picking one up and restoring it just for the hell of it. I enjoy watching your videos and draw a lot of inspiration from them. Keep up the good work.
SUB'd 👍👍 Dude PLEASE upload more of this R-Model!!! So happy I just found this video as well as your channel...My absolute FAVORITE truck since I was about 5 yrs old or so.. That sound 😍😍😈😈
What a great time it would be driving those old trucks all over to shows. My dream actually. If only I could find an early to mid 70’s DM 800 237-300 ,it’s on my bucket list.
Everyday American Thats awesome. Keep going on the old girl. Love trucks with stories behind them especially with decals like the Deputy Dog, those are the coolest trucks.
Thanks! I have a lot of work planned for this winter. Rear brakes, Trunnion and rear suspension repair, tune up the 5th wheel. Plus a load of small odds and ends.
Just trucking videos in general. Compare of the old trucks compared to the new ones what’s better what’s not etc. as a friend watch other RU-vid videos that do really well for ratings views etc. ask for advice etc. I watch almost all of your videos I have no issues but speak to someone with experience
@@everydayamerican2037 I’m sure they do. My pops had a 89 mack with a 350 E-6 that came with dual mufflers from the factory. He later put on 5” stacks. The sound of a 350 mack is hard to beat.
