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One of the most impressive WWII trucks was the 71/2 ton NO mack. Great photos of the one at the Marshall Museum Overloon at Liberty Park, in the Netherlands is seen at
www.tanxheaven.com/mackNO/mackNO.htm Way back there for me, about 25+ years ago, a company named Black Industries used these in numbers to plow cables on the roadside. This truck had planetary drive front wheels and only 2053 of them were built. Rumors had it that it would peel up road asphalt and ruin its tires in only 2 miles or so. The salvage yards always pulled off its front winch and sold it. I bought a NO mack front winch and it is mounted wrong way up on my M35 boom rig. It reportedly was 45 ton capacity. I know where there is one rusting away at White Owl Parts in Kinston NC. It is in poor condition but its rears are there and even the original type tires. The original grille is there and the cab, but all of its gear levers are frozen. It May have gotten flooded in a 1999 flood there. The motor is sitting in the rain. Another NO mack that had a modern style replacemnt cab, is or was in 2004 at Jack's Auto Parts in Raeford, NC. (North Carolina) This truck was very very good in condition and was complete and running when parked. It may or may not be there. If it is not, it is a casulaty of scrapping. He was an older man then and I have not been there in 3 years. Jack's auto parts has some great miltary truck parts there too. It is on Hwy 401 bypass in Raeford, NC. Contact me and I will try to find more out about them. Both of the NO macks have no front winch. The one at Jack's also has the original type WWII tires. It is complete less winch. Anybody knowing more about this truck, location of more, or parts, please post a reply. Also, anybody having the winch brake cover for it please email. The winches were usable inverted.
Note: on the link above, there are two different trucks shown.
Other notes: In Normandy in 1998, we passed on the small highway running behind the battlefields down the coast, a procession of at least 15 fully restored WWII army trucks. They may have been locally owned. This was on the small 2 lane road running near the shore on June 6 of that year.
Does anyone know if Ft. Eustis Va. has the Transportation museum there? They had a great display of army trucks of many years.
www.tanxheaven.com/mackNO/mackNO.htm Way back there for me, about 25+ years ago, a company named Black Industries used these in numbers to plow cables on the roadside. This truck had planetary drive front wheels and only 2053 of them were built. Rumors had it that it would peel up road asphalt and ruin its tires in only 2 miles or so. The salvage yards always pulled off its front winch and sold it. I bought a NO mack front winch and it is mounted wrong way up on my M35 boom rig. It reportedly was 45 ton capacity. I know where there is one rusting away at White Owl Parts in Kinston NC. It is in poor condition but its rears are there and even the original type tires. The original grille is there and the cab, but all of its gear levers are frozen. It May have gotten flooded in a 1999 flood there. The motor is sitting in the rain. Another NO mack that had a modern style replacemnt cab, is or was in 2004 at Jack's Auto Parts in Raeford, NC. (North Carolina) This truck was very very good in condition and was complete and running when parked. It may or may not be there. If it is not, it is a casulaty of scrapping. He was an older man then and I have not been there in 3 years. Jack's auto parts has some great miltary truck parts there too. It is on Hwy 401 bypass in Raeford, NC. Contact me and I will try to find more out about them. Both of the NO macks have no front winch. The one at Jack's also has the original type WWII tires. It is complete less winch. Anybody knowing more about this truck, location of more, or parts, please post a reply. Also, anybody having the winch brake cover for it please email. The winches were usable inverted.
Note: on the link above, there are two different trucks shown.
Other notes: In Normandy in 1998, we passed on the small highway running behind the battlefields down the coast, a procession of at least 15 fully restored WWII army trucks. They may have been locally owned. This was on the small 2 lane road running near the shore on June 6 of that year.
Does anyone know if Ft. Eustis Va. has the Transportation museum there? They had a great display of army trucks of many years.
