This old Western Star and your favorite truck website have alot in common. They both are not being used to their full potential.
But hope spring eternal. Lord knows I have plenty of cool rigs to share with you all but I just can’t seem to find the time. BUT… I’m going to keep on trying if you’ll keep on visiting. Truck show season is just around the corner!
Not all Mack Trucks have a Detroit Diesel under the hood but some do. We call those tracks awesome. While it might seem sacrilegious to some there were more than a few bulldogs that left the factory with something other then pure Mack components. In this case the pedigree was mixed with a 318 Detroit Diesel. This means the truck never wore the vaunted gold bulldog on the hood but the screaming Jimmy more then makes up for that exclusion.
The plans for this truck are many. Stay tuned to see how they turn out.
How many cords of wood can a Autocar DC 9964 haul? I’m not sure of the exact answer but it’s probably much more than a woodchuck could chuck.
Current power in the truck comes from a 335 Cummins paired to a 5+4 gear box. Heavy duty rockwell suspension and rears complete the idea dump truck formula.
Check out that rock body. All solid steel. During the warmer months this DC hauls crushed green stone for tennis and basketball courts.
Thanks to Clarence for the pics! If you have any Autocar you would like to see featured in Autocar Mondays email eric@dailydieseldose.com today!
Well would you look at this, an International Transtar II still working in 2019. Or at least parked. Andy came across the pair in a local parking lot where they have sat for most of the winter. It’s uncommon enough to see the 9670 on the highways but the Transtar II is clearly a relic and most often seen at classic truck shows nowadays.
All in all it still looks road worthy. Both trucks wear lettering of Lighting Services Inc which by their own admission happen to be the premiere manufacturer of track, accent, display, and LED lighting systems.
Most likely their presences is tied to the nearby state sponsored hi-tech manufacturing plant of LED lighting products. I will say nothing more on that topic for fear of sounding like political obsessed boob.
Great catch Andy. Thanks for the share.
Wow! Check out this brand spanking new heavy wrecker spotted by Hugh at local Peterbilt dealer.
Riding on a Peterbilt 567 the NRC wrecker out back has a 65 ton capacity, a standard 50,000lbs winch and a 367″ boom reach.
God only knows how much this setup costs but I assume it’s a little more than you or I can afford. 😉
Thanks for the share Hugh!
Have you heard the rumors? Mack Trucks is looking to get into the crowded medium duty market. GM has recently muscled back into the fray with help from Navistar and most causal observes suspect Ram will be increasing the options soon.
You can read all the details here but job postings recently removed were seeking engineers for a small, quick moving project near Salem, Virginia. Could we expect a clean sheet design? Probably not. Most likely make with pair with an existing small truck builder and working on “brand engineer” to create a Mack product.
The last time Mack offered a true medium duty truck was the Mid-Liner.
Who knows what tomorrow will bring?
Well this is a great find! A 1953 DC single axle still plated and working in Binghamton, NY.
Brian spotted this truck at Ken Fines truck repair. It’s hard to say if the rig is in for repairs or pulling duty as a yard jockey.
What an amazing find Brian! Thanks for sharing.
Do you have an Autocar truck you would like to see featured in Autocar Mondays? Email eric@dailydieseldose.com today!
There are many trade shows out there but for those of us that enjoy trucks, especially vocational trucks, the annual NTEA Truck show in Indianapolis, IN is the ultimate destination.
Our friend Tom made his annual visit and came away these great shots.
It may seem counter intuitive but one of the main attention getters at the show was this restored 1987 Oshkosh.
This Mack Granite seems nicely equipped. It even comes with a tv on the side of the bed.
You can ride the rails in style with this International HV.
A Western Star 4700 in a SBA configuration. Love those stripes.
A beefy looking Western Star 4900.
Yup, this show is still on my bucket list.
Thanks for sharing Tom!
You can’t go anywhere nowadays without seeing a Western 4700. It quickly is becoming the vocational truck of our times. Let’s look at a few.
An oil spreader of Callanan Industries.
A new tractor for the growing dump fleet of Gypsum Express.
A new Tenco equipped truck for an unknown municipality.
A roll off on a very cold winter day for Syracuse Haulers.
A new plow truck for the Syracuse City School District.
And speaking of schools, the Canandaigua City School Districts keeps their children unhappy with this tandem axle 4700
Have you seen any 4700’s in your travels? Send ’em my way at eric@dailydieseldose.com.
As you probably know by now GM has started to get back into the medium to heavy duty truck game. For decades they had a strong showing in this market place before essentially walking away and leaving many loyal customers seeking business at the hands of their former competitors. Only time will tell how well their new product offerings will stack up to the well received Kodiak and Topkick trucks of the past. Here we see if an example of a 1986 Kodiak currently owned by the Fisher Companies. Fisher trucks are no stranger to this website. Over the years we’ve seen more than a few examples of their well-maintained fleet of older trucks and equipment that are still capable of putting in a full day’s work with ease.
This Kodiak came to Fisher after a tenure with the Locke fire department. As with many fire trucks the mileage was low with this particular trucmodel only having 20,000 on the odometer. After refurbishment it is was ready for duty with the train derailment crew.
Thanks for the share Vaughn!
For past coverage of Fisher construction trucks click here.
