World of Concrete Show

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My buddy is at WOC in Vegas, once again, and is sending photos of some trucks.

 

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Granite Pumper

 

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Setting Up The Bulldog Booth

 

[Killgore]

"The Backbone That Builds America" - absolutely! They have some competition today, but they dominated the concrete industry for decades and still remain top dog when rugged, off-road equipment is needed to get in on the job. I cut my teeth starting in 1957 with a B-61 with a Tri-Plex transmission.

- Ed

 

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"The Backbone That Builds America" - absolutely! They have some competition today, but they dominated the concrete industry for decades and still remain top dog when rugged, off-road equipment is needed to get in on the job. I cut my teeth starting in 1957 with a B-61 with a Tri-Plex transmission.

- Ed

Yup, they owned the mixer truck business. They were also a force in fire apparatus at one time. I know they are owned by Volvo, etc., etc., etc, but I grew up not very far from Allentown, and have always had a soft spot for Macks.

 

[Killgore]

Without a doubt, the most impressive scene I can ever remember was a house slab on a hill surrounded by wet, slick red clay. Nobody could get in and the loaded trucks were sitting in the road, grinding away with the concrete getting hot. Three of us were sent to the jobsite; our #1 driver, the maintenance supervisor who would act as the ground spotter, and myself, sales & QC, who would be expected to kiss somebody's rear if it all went sour. There was probably close to a hundred years of combined experience gathered.

After looking the situation over very carefully, the ground spotter positioned himself up the hill next to the forms. The driver pulled the truck down the road about 100 yards and stopped rotating the drum. The concrete finishers and myself ran to a safe place. The spotter threw his hands into the air, signaling the driver to pour on the coal, and with that here he came in reverse, climbing through the gears with the engine screaming. When he hit the curb the truck bounced 3-4 feet in the air, and never letting up, he kept his foot in it until the spotter dropped his arms. He slid to within two feet of the forms. I spit a big wad of tobacco juice and grinned at the head finisher, "Just another day in the ready-mix business."

I'll never be convinced that anything other than a Mack that was grossing close to 60,000 lbs. could have done what I saw that day.

- Ed

 

[Wayne M.]

I pretty much am surrounded by present day Mack. Gotta say, aside from the Swedish influence, which is strong, there is still a strong remnant of what makes Mack a Mack- especially the frame and chassis. The Granite is still a tough contender.
Id love to get to this or the Waste Expo. Both industries are no joke.
And Mack is still very popular with the locals in and around Allentown.
Here is a jet rodder truck we just spec'd out on the MR chassis. The tare is almost 26 ton. It's huge!

 

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More photos coming in:

 

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Western Star

 

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Autocar. That cab has to date back to the '80s Volvo-White-GMC days, right?

 

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Freightshaker

 

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Kidney Whipper

 

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More Bulldogs

 

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Terex?????

 

[Wayne M.]

That's crazy stuff. Thanks for posting.

 

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Another Terra-Pro

 

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Another Terra-Pro
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I think this one was out front of Macungie last time I went by.

 

[Killgore]

They brought back old memories. Use to attend every year.

 

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Not my style, but pretty neat anyway: