More Nice Trucks

[Dan_69GTX]

I grew up just south of Allentown and a friend's older brother had a - supposedly very rare - Mack truck he wanted to restore. He had it in his parents garage, stripped it down and that is as far as he got. No idea if anything ever happened to it since. I know his mom is still living. I've no clue what model or age it is and I probably wouldn't have remembered that 40 years ago either.

I remember seeing it in the garage and wondering if he would ever get it back together.

I'm sure my Dad thought that many times over the years about me.

 

[TFucili]

I grew up just south of Allentown...

OK, here's the residency test, do you eat scrapple???

 

[DavidC]

OK, here's the residency test, do you eat scrapple???

That and Pork roll when I can find it.

Dave

 

[mwilson]

I'm completely on board with the Taylor Pork Roll, but not the Scrapple....tried it but it's not for me...

 

[TFucili]

I'm completely on board with the Taylor Pork Roll, but not the Scrapple....tried it but it's not for me...

It's an acquired taste. Varies a great deal brand to brand. I'm with you on pork roll, that stuff is pig candy.

 

[Dan_69GTX]

OK, here's the residency test, do you eat scrapple???

Yes and yes. In Virginia scrapple is called Pon Hoss. I much prefer the home made stuff!!

 

[Wayne M.]

Pork roll is great, scrapple is for the brave unless you know where it came from, how about corned beef hash?

But back to trucks and Macks in general, I don’t know exactly when it started, but it became very prevalent in the 50-60’s and continues today. It’s how they tie the front frame rails, the crossmember, and the springs, and usually the bumper. It’s the front hangars that do that. They’re massive, and always take a greasable pin, never a bolt.
And those Gasoline engines up top. The newer one has design features and casting styles that carried onto the end in 2005 or so.

 

[jgillott]

I'm completely on board with the Taylor Pork Roll, but not the Scrapple....tried it but it's not for me...

I have tried scrapple a few times. I don't hate it, but it doesn't do much for me. If it is in a good maple syrup, it makes it much better.

Now pigs feet....I just love pigs feet.

 

[TFucili]

Pork roll is great, scrapple is for the brave unless you know where it came from, how about corned beef hash?

But back to trucks and Macks in general, I don’t know exactly when it started, but it became very prevalent in the 50-60’s and continues today. It’s how they tie the front frame rails, the crossmember, and the springs, and usually the bumper. It’s the front hangars that do that. They’re massive, and always take a greasable pin, never a bolt.
And those Gasoline engines up top. The newer one has design features and casting styles that carried onto the end in 2005 or so.

They always had a reputation for being built tougher. Seemed hard to beat in the mixer and dump business. I don't know if that is true. It's hard not to root for the home team, I guess.

 

[NIsaacs]

The trucks were built tough, but the cabs were kinda junky, at least the B and R models were. In the log woods the rubber biscuits that supported the camelback spring suspension didn't last very long, however they were always overloaded. These all had the 44k double reduction cast iron housing axles.

One winter I did a complete rebuild of both rears on my '72 Mack, when I pulled out of the shop I left black marks all the way.....one was 6.14 and one was 5.29... I was so p....! lol

Nick

 

[Mike Ellis]

I would love to visit that museum someday, that green dump truck is outstanding!

 

[TFucili]

I didn't snap this one on the way on, but got it today. This is on the wall at ABE Airport

 

[Wayne M.]

Make no mistake, Mack LOVES the Lehigh valley. It’s their home (even though HQ is in NC) there’s a lot of struggle between the Mack faithful and VNA.