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Mack LR Series

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Eric

Yesterday Mack announced the latest edition to their truck lineup, the LR Series, a setup that is aimed straight at the heart of the refuse collection market.

Available in 2015 the LR will be available with the Mack MP7 diesel engine or Cummins Westport natural gas options. Allison RDS 5 and 6 speed transmissions will be the standard choices for getting power to the wheels. From the Mack press release regarding the cab.

Designed with body builders in mind, the LR offers additional access points and mounting locations for wiring, controls, and joysticks. The LR series cab’s enhanced driver environment will include tilt and telescopic steering, power windows and door locks, memory mirrors, in-dash air-conditioning, standard in-cab LED lighting and an instrument cluster with color LCD display. Steering column-mounted main gauge pods for both the right-hand and left-hand driving positions will enhance driver visibility and improve ergonomics. Centrally mounted radio and HVAC controls, accessible from both driving positions, will further contribute to a comfortable, driver-focused cab environment.
The LR series cab also will feature center storage for lunch coolers, two-liter bottles, beverage cups, mobile phones and MP3 players. A rear-wall unit offers two additional levels of storage. The large cab doors will make driver ingress and egress easier.

I can only assume that when the LR arrives the current low cab forward option of the TerraPro will become no more. Just the other day I spied one on the streets during morning collection.

Read the full press release here. MackTrucks.com

LR Photo Credit: Mack Trucks

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Ruston Paving Part Deux

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Eric

Yesterday I had the good fortune to catch some of the paving work at the Ruston’s site mentioned in a post from last week. For not being able to get close to the work I think these photos came out fairly well. If the two Autocar ACLs owned by the company had been onsite I believe all the dump trucks from the Syracuse branch would have been present. A goal to shoot for perhaps?

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Autocar Mondays – ACL Dump Truck

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Eric

No, the camera lens was not dirty at the time of the photo. What you see is snow. Depressing, I know. Seth sent in this photo of an Autocar ACL working a demolition project in Rochester, NY a week or two ago and while I don’t know when this photo was actually taken I do know the weather looked like what you see below. But forget that, this ACL appears to be a great shape and is a great addition to Autocar Mondays.

Please take a moment to visit Seth’s website, x635Photos.com to see more of his great work. I think you will be pleased and most likely overwhelmed with the quality and variety.

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Lost and Found – Brockway 361 Dump Truck

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Eric

Daily Diesel Dose has a MVP for the month and he goes by the name of Andy. Check out this Brockway 361 he found at a dairy farm near Blossvale, NY.

Operating condition is unknown but the truck is for sale. Further investigation was halted by a large dog emerging from one of the nearby dairy barns.

The contact number reads 315-245-3567. This truck appears solid enough to be saved. Is it the one for you?

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Stone Roofs Make Good Neighbors

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Eric

Welcome to Daily Riccelli Dose! Nah, just kidding there wasn’t a name change but with all the Riccelli trucks that keep popping up people may start to wonder who is standing behind the curtain. Last week I spotted this setup as a crew of roofers worked to place large cobble sized stone on the roof of the OnCenter.

The dump truck driver and a member of the roofing crew worked together to position the black hopper near the asphalt gate on the dump bed. Once full the crane would lift the bin to the roof where it was emptied.

As fate would have it power cables crossed the street right were the activity was taking place making for a slow go of things as the crane operator had to thread the needle so to speak.

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Lost and Found – Yolo

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Eric

If you read the title above you’re probably shaking your head and wondering why I would use the slang term YOLO (You Only Live Once). This phrase is the creed of teenagers everywhere to explain away poor choices and rash decisions. Thankfully it doesn’t have anything to do with this site or this truck beside the fact that it resides in the County of Yolo, California.

Ryan shares with us this cool International R-200 he recently discovered. The rust is minimal at worst and all the major components appear to be intact. The aluminium buds up front give this truck a true west cost vibe. Most likely large a International Red Diamond gas engine resides under the hood if this truck has remained stock.

The fenders and grill are without major dents. All lights and markers still exist along with one solitary air horn and exhaust stack complete with flapper. You’re looking a true survivor here. With some fresh fuel and batteries you could tear off into the sunset or at least onto your trailer. Based on the split rear windows I would guess this truck is of the 1954 or 55 variety.

Great find Ryan! Thanks for sharing!

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Springtime Dump Trucks

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Eric

If there was an overflow alarm on this website that went off when dump truck photos reached a certain level it would be going off right about…now. Buzzers, lights, sirens, signal flares. We have reached capacity! The time has come for a little spring cleaning.

To start we have the best name for any paving company, Remington Seal. A real, oh I see what you did there, moment.

Spotted at the local heavy duty spring repair shop was this older Freightliner FLC of Sherman Vincent Associates.

The Burger King down the street from my house is undergoing a complete remodel that includes both the restaurant and the grounds. The contractor working on the parking lot has a variety of older model dump trucks in use including this Sterling that looks to be ex-PennDOT in nature. It works out with the Larben International S2500 seen in the gallery below and a Freightliner Medium Duty Conventional. Seriously, that is the model name. Google it.

Also in the gallery below is a ProStar for Barnes and Cone, a GMC C7500 for Dekatherm that has limited days left based on the new trucks arriving at Kenworth of Buffalo for this company, a nice looking Hanson Heidleberg Cement Group Freightliner, City of Syracuse DuraStar, a Volvo WG for a local landscape company and a International 4300 of Barrett Paving.

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The Honeywagon

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Eric

Oooh that smell. Can’t you smell that smell? It’s the smell of spring in the air and it’s brought to you by manure. Breath deep! The honey wagons are out it in full force. Andy caught one in his travels the other day. It looks to be a former garbage truck, probably a Waste Management rig. Gone are the dual wheels, ditched in favor for large tractor style floats. Two large hooks mount to the bumper to provide assistance when this truck inevitably becomes stuck in the field during the course of doody.

For the serious distributors of fecal matter you have no choice but to buy a custom built machine like this Ag-Gator. Andy smelled this one before he saw it a few years ago. I have to say I never paid close attention to how these machines work. I always assumed the material was simply sprayed onto the ground and allowed to soak in. Looking at the photos I can see how wrong I was. Large teeth above the discharge nozzles tear the earth open allowing for the fertilizer to reach deep into the ground.

Look at that, a whole post dedicated to manure spreading and only poop joke! Thanks to Andy for the share. If you are interested in the etymology of the word honeywagon check out the wikipedia link here.

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On the Job – Riccelli Enterprises

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Eric

For awhile now I’ve noticed a steady stream of trucks from Riccelli Enterprises entering 690 East from one of the main on ramps that lead out of downtown Syracuse. The bed tarps were always down so I knew they had to be hauling dirt out of the immediate area but I just didn’t know from where. I work downtown and I like to think I have a good handle on the major projects taking place but I was stumped with this one. Figuring that work wouldn’t take place on the weekend I never investigated any potential job sites until this Saturday when I saw yet another convoy of trucks making the same loop out of the city. Enough was enough! The mystery needed to be solved. As fate would have it I noticed a Riccelli truck heading back in the direction of the potential construction hot spot while heading home from some errands. Traffic lights conspired against me so I wasn’t able to tail him directly but I went with my gut and picked a random exit. This isn’t as big a leap of faith as you may think, Syracuse isn’t that big. I began to lose hope with my choice after a few blocks of deserted streets showed no signs of life of any sort. Just about ready to give up I checked my rear view mirror and was greeted with the sight of two trucks exiting 690 and heading the opposite direction. I made a quick (and legal) U-Turn and tailed them to the site.

I soon found all I was looking for.

Recently a large section of property on the northside of the city was demolished to make room for new mix use properties. Crews are now busy leveling the site for the new buildings. Dirt is being trucked out as quickly as possible. Speaking to the diversity of the Riccelli fleet I saw two Mack CL’s, an International 9900i, a Freightliner FLD, a couple of Peterbilts and I think at least one Kenworth. I took photos of most of them during my visit. The Cat 330L doesn’t look like much in this photo but four or five bucket loads left each truck full and ready to go. The entire process only took a few minutes at best. Thankfully the construction fence was busted open and I was able to shoot some decent video.

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Encyclopedia Brown ain’t got nothing on me!

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Autocar Mondays – Back to the Quarry

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Eric

The slate quarry, where old Autocars go to retire. Clarence sends in this photo from the NY/VT border where one quarry owner has a fleet of old Autocar that refuse to die. However, I’m gathering from the details that this particular rig is now enjoying retirement on the side of the road happily survey the activity of the pit it once worked.

I’m always willing to give an older truck the benefit of the doubt and feel this A-Car has a few more miles left in it. The model is DK 9964 from what I believe. I wonder who owns that nice GMC in the background? 😉

Clarence has shared some past shots from this location before with both Autocar and Euclid action! Click here. We are all in his debt.

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Mack LR Series

Ruston Paving Part Deux

Autocar Mondays – ACL Dump Truck

Lost and Found – Brockway 361 Dump Truck

Stone Roofs Make Good Neighbors

Lost and Found – Yolo

Springtime Dump Trucks

The Honeywagon

On the Job – Riccelli Enterprises

Autocar Mondays – Back to the Quarry

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