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Hi,
For all you Mack lovers out there, here are some pics of a recent recovery. I was glad to help out a fellow ATHS member in need. This'll be Mack no. ?? to add to his collection. It's a very decent truck with the 707ci. gasser.
It did not run so it was required that it be pulled onto the trailer. The truck sat at the top of a winding drive with a steep approach. I had to turn around in the yard and back the trailer uphill so that it was just right. I dumped the air on the trailer, chocked it and disconnected. Had to raise the tongue on the trailer to slightly above level so as to not have a run-away truck haha when pulled on. There was a little wheel hop as the drive was on the north side of the neighboring trailers/equipment having a thick layer of ice/snow.
The journey each way was about 30 miles and uneventful thankfully. Lots of hills, nice scenery etc. Pulled just fine. I'm guessing a weight of 10-12K for the tractor, maybe someone with more expertise can chime in.
I wish I had taken more pictures but we were racing the sun as we only started out in the afternoon. These trucks are very appealing (similar look to a Sterling) and I can see why many have multiple LJs in their collections.
Enjoy the pics!
Oh and P.S. For all you Tractor-Wrecker owners out there: If you look in the attached pics you'll see a surplus Mack NYC Sanitation truck... I can't believe I hadn't noticed this before but the entire fleet uses Michelin Radial 12"x20"s. As the fleet is huge this is a great source as they are surplussed out. This unit was brand new with 95% tires. I forgot to take pics of the tire sidewall. I will when I go back.
For all you Mack lovers out there, here are some pics of a recent recovery. I was glad to help out a fellow ATHS member in need. This'll be Mack no. ?? to add to his collection. It's a very decent truck with the 707ci. gasser.
It did not run so it was required that it be pulled onto the trailer. The truck sat at the top of a winding drive with a steep approach. I had to turn around in the yard and back the trailer uphill so that it was just right. I dumped the air on the trailer, chocked it and disconnected. Had to raise the tongue on the trailer to slightly above level so as to not have a run-away truck haha when pulled on. There was a little wheel hop as the drive was on the north side of the neighboring trailers/equipment having a thick layer of ice/snow.
The journey each way was about 30 miles and uneventful thankfully. Lots of hills, nice scenery etc. Pulled just fine. I'm guessing a weight of 10-12K for the tractor, maybe someone with more expertise can chime in.
I wish I had taken more pictures but we were racing the sun as we only started out in the afternoon. These trucks are very appealing (similar look to a Sterling) and I can see why many have multiple LJs in their collections.
Enjoy the pics!
Oh and P.S. For all you Tractor-Wrecker owners out there: If you look in the attached pics you'll see a surplus Mack NYC Sanitation truck... I can't believe I hadn't noticed this before but the entire fleet uses Michelin Radial 12"x20"s. As the fleet is huge this is a great source as they are surplussed out. This unit was brand new with 95% tires. I forgot to take pics of the tire sidewall. I will when I go back.
