looks just like the old Mack tandem axle dump trucks driving around my old neighborhood when they were building the neighborhood and hauling all the dirt out from excavating foundations and basements. Loud and slow going up all our steep hills! Tiny little green cabs in those B models.
Looking forward to a video after you get it finished. Been wondering--do you and your family own all those facilities and the gravel pit seen in most of your videos? That's really quite a place.
No, we don't own the place. It's a concrete outfit started by the Barnes family in the 1960s and my father was their first employee. We view them like family and I hope they view us the same way.
From. Canada. I. remember. when. I. was. in. my. early. 1967. or. 1968. spring. I. was. about 21. or. 22 year’s. old. I. caught. a. ride. with. a. truck. driver. with. Grimshaw. trucking. from. Edmonton. , Alberta. too. Hay. River, NWT. 1. way. in. one. of. these. B. model. Mack’s. it. was. quite. a trip. small. cab. and. I’ am. sure. it. was. a. 4. X 4. or. 5. X4. transmission. And. I. think. it. was. powered. by. a. 237. Diesel. motor. and. the. truck. had. a. Long. wheelbase. pulling. I. think. was. a. 45. foot. Fruehauf ( bull. pen. wooden. sides. standing. up. about. 5. or. 6. feet. tall). holding. the. freight. In. on. the. deck. and. it. was. tied. down. with. strap’s. and. chain’s. Anyway. I. got. up too. Hay. River, NWT. , hitchhiked. outside. town. too try. too get a job. driving. dump. on. a. Dam. project. outside. town , they. had. a. full. crew. , we’re. not. hiring. had. too. many. people. at that. time , I. was. broke. had. enough. money. took. an. old. Greyhound. bus. from. Hay River, NWT. too Edmonton , Alberta. I think. the. bus. was. one. of. those. torpedo. shaped. old. Flyer. bus. that was. a real. trip . / Have. a good. day. / Bill. S. Canada
Beautiful Mack
Awesome ride
Thanks for the reply. It was a fun project.
looks just like the old Mack tandem axle dump trucks driving around my old neighborhood when they were building the neighborhood and hauling all the dirt out from excavating foundations and basements. Loud and slow going up all our steep hills! Tiny little green cabs in those B models.
nice job.back rims need cleaning and painting.
I eventually got to them. Thanks!
Buen programa, saludos desde Bogotá Colombia, aquí en Colombia hay varios modelos de este camión, volqueta, Mack
Qué belleza de camión
I drove a 59 in 89 when i was 19. How many of you have drove a truck 10 yrs older than you?
Hermosa volqueta
Quiero uno igualito, desde Argentina
NIce job! is the old dog going back to work?
It did. Hauled 76 loads in summer of '15. Last fall I lost a piston and I've been trying to find parts for the 711 ever since.
Looking forward to a video after you get it finished. Been wondering--do you and your family own all those
facilities and the gravel pit seen in most of your videos? That's really quite a place.
No, we don't own the place. It's a concrete outfit started by the Barnes family in the 1960s and my father was their first employee. We view them like family and I hope they view us the same way.
nice truck,is it still running...i would have shifted all gears backing up...lol.....quad box?
No, it's not running right now. The 711 lost a piston so I put a 237 in it but haven't finished it yet. Yes, it is a Quad.
Man those things look "SO" rugged. I swear they could haul he twin towers.
Fala o valor mack
From. Canada. I. remember. when. I. was. in. my. early. 1967. or. 1968. spring. I. was. about 21. or. 22 year’s. old. I. caught. a. ride. with. a. truck. driver. with. Grimshaw. trucking. from. Edmonton. , Alberta. too. Hay. River, NWT. 1. way. in. one. of. these. B. model. Mack’s. it. was. quite. a trip. small. cab. and. I’ am. sure. it. was. a. 4. X 4. or. 5. X4. transmission. And. I. think. it. was. powered. by. a. 237. Diesel. motor. and. the. truck. had. a. Long. wheelbase. pulling. I. think. was. a. 45. foot. Fruehauf ( bull. pen. wooden. sides. standing. up. about. 5. or. 6. feet. tall). holding. the. freight. In. on. the. deck. and. it. was. tied. down. with. strap’s. and. chain’s. Anyway. I. got. up too. Hay. River, NWT. , hitchhiked. outside. town. too try. too get a job. driving. dump. on. a. Dam. project. outside. town , they. had. a. full. crew. , we’re. not. hiring. had. too. many. people. at that. time , I. was. broke. had. enough. money. took. an. old. Greyhound. bus. from. Hay River, NWT. too Edmonton , Alberta. I think. the. bus. was. one. of. those. torpedo. shaped. old. Flyer. bus. that was. a real. trip . / Have. a good. day. / Bill. S. Canada
Thanks for sharing your story. Love Mack stories.