- 1961 MACK PICKUP TRUCK FOR SALE EBAY MOVIE
- 1961 MACK PICKUP TRUCK FOR SALE EBAY DRIVERS
- 1961 MACK PICKUP TRUCK FOR SALE EBAY WINDOWS
1961 MACK PICKUP TRUCK FOR SALE EBAY MOVIE
A “B” model Mack was used in the movie “Maximum Overdrive” ( totally lame movie, but great truckspotting) I’ve always liked the B model Mack, although, I’ve never actually driven one, I spent a lot of time in a R model, and have a bad back because of it. 1st, the truck in “Duel” was a 1955 Peterbilt.
1961 MACK PICKUP TRUCK FOR SALE EBAY WINDOWS
Another note……many old truckers are deaf from driving short stack non air conditioned trucks….with the windows down.
1961 MACK PICKUP TRUCK FOR SALE EBAY DRIVERS
Brakes on fire, no Jake brake……lots of white knuckles and escape ramps…….the not so fun parts were many fatalities of drivers in an unfamiliar environment. We used to have great fun with “eastern” drivers negotiating a 7% 10 mile down grade. We were a little quicker to embrace high power over the road trucks with the greater distances and grades we had to deal with. We like our western built trucks, Peterbuilt and Kenworth among others. Macks were much more popular in the east than here in the west. They are tools and a much more important part of our history than any individual car. They are simple machines that never had a Porsche like finish. This type of vehicle is not terribly expensive to restore but it requires heavy equipment to do a good job. That truck had the great IHC 549 gas V8 that would out pull many diesels. I had an International that was very similar to this truck, if you went over a rather smooth Rail Road crossing over 10 MPH, you would bang your head on the roof. A common reason for being written up at the inspection stations used to be broken springs. These old trucks had huge spring stacks that were really rough and of course there is air bag suspension that has been long perfected. There are many improvements you could do to improve these old trucks….not only Macks……Modern spring technology has done an incredible job of improving the ride quality, Leaf springs are now tapered to give a good ride and equal or even more strength. They built a 237HP diesel for ever that would run with a 300 Cummins. Mack had a tendency to under rate the horsepower of there engines. At one time the surplus engines were a flood on the market and very cheep to buy. There were a lot of Mack military trucks with diesels. Some were Thermodine, Maxidine, and I think there was an econodine or something like that. Mack had colorful names for there engines. The B cabs make great collectors, find an old Mack fire truck with chrome grills for parts, a set of Alcoa aluminum wheels, power steering and off you go. This is a great old company that literally built America, from the earliest chain drive models to late model high powered road tractors. Macks could also be ordered with more common parts but many were “all Mack”. The trucks were well built but parts can be a challenge compared with another make that used say, Cummins engines and Rockwell axles. In Mack’s case this was a good and bad thing.
Other makers were more prone to using off the shelf parts from various suppliers. Macks are unique in that they built the complete truck, including engine, transmissions and rear ends. These were built for a job and each job has its own requirements, more or less power, different differential ration, different transmissions, Mack has great records, even with there early trucks you can learn who ordered it new and what the original specifications were. There are too many variables to simply have a stock type vehicle. If you would like to see better picture by email or text or have any questions, you can contact me at (989)335-0277.Basically, All heavy trucks are special ordered and custom built. If the B61 tandem doesn't sell I will be parting it out.
I have received info of both trucks from the Mack Museum which will go with each truck. I am asking $4,000 for the B42 and $2,500 for the B61. I have a clear North Dakota title for the B42 with a bill of sale and a bill of sale on the B61. The 1959 B 61 ST tandem has a endl 673 engine with a trdl 725 unishift transmission, 4.45 rear ration, 11,000 fronts and 32,000 rears. this truck has not run since the late 80's when the company went out of business. It is all original with EN401 Magnadyne engine that is blown with rod out the side of the block. It has been inside storage for the last two years. The 1956 B 42 x single axle I had picked up in North Dakota a couple of years ago and is very solid. Hello everyone, I have been approached about purchasing a B model Mack that is in great running condition, therefore with great regret, I am going to list for sale my Mack B42 and B61 that I had lined up as a project.
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