Rob R. wrote: ↑Tue. Aug. 14, 2018 8:55 pm
Unless you're driving something with a 6NZ Cat.
Uhhhh oh, was trying to avoid that at all costs but now I’m in trouble
Those are very nice looking Mack’s. Are those two at the far left CH or CL models? There are still several of the CL series still hauling coal around here, I always thought they were a nicely styled chassis. We worked with friends that had 4 or 5 of them for a few years.
I also haul stone daily with a gentleman who works a 1978 R model... to the tune of 400-500 miles everyday. He bought the truck brand new, has almost 4 million miles on it. It has been through 3 or 4 engines through the years and 2 aluminum dump bodies but the Allegheny mountains are not kind to most equipment. Unless there are major problems he is on the road with it every single day, my father and him have been out there together since the beginning. The truck is VERY well maintained, he is one of the best mechanics I have ever known.
He is a living legend, everyone throughout these mountains that has ties to trucking knows who “Weightlifter” is. Not very many men can say they were able to keep the same truck on the road for their entire career.