Nice old Mack out in the field working .

[NY65912]

Truck shown by the OP is a B-60 if diesel, B-61 if gasoline. My family had a B-61 gas engine oil truck. They went with gas over diesel so that the noise from an idling would not disturb our customers in the early ours.
I drove the B-61 for a few years back in the '80's and man what a tough truck to drive. Very underpowered and a notchy trans. Not to mention that a turn had to be started a hundred feet prior to turning so you can get the huge steering wheel moving the fromt wheels where you wanted and the steering box ratio was ridiculous.
1959 B-61


1960 White 3000



The white was a death trap. The shifter was offset so many ways that it looked like a pretzel by the time it reached your hand. These trucks were underpowered. I hated driving it. But I miss those trucks.

[juanbenae]

this guy still used this ol steed for work as a brokered truck. see him on jobs 2 or 3 times a year.





and it's in better shape n cared for than some of the newer truck i see day to day.

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by car 311

this guy still used this ol steed for work as a brokered truck. see him on jobs 2 or 3 times a year.

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and it's in better shape n cared for than some of the newer truck i see day to day.

20 years ago there was a contingent of gravel haulers here that used restored, customized and lowered Peterbuilts around SoCal. CARB has taken all of them off the road. In fact, if you don't own or drive 2007 or newer truck, you can't enter the Port of Long Beach.

[yetibone]

I love the sound of this. A Diamond T, a 4-53T DEEtroit with a Jake, and what looks like a 4 speed main, and a 3 speed Brownie.

This cat knows how to do two sticks.

[Rick V]

Originally Posted by fastfredracing

Fred I think you might need to use a chainsaw on your rearview mirror.

[Tim Hancock]

When I was in my early 20's and going to school, I worked nights pulling a coal bucket (usually overloaded to the top with sewage sludge) with a "single stack Mack with a window in the back". It was nearly new, but it was governed to only allow about 65 mph IIRC. On top of that it only had a 7 speed transmission (no splitter). It was not so much fun in the hills heading towards our daily destination (Toledo to Barberton Ohio and back). On the way home empty, myself and the other drivers would jockey for the lead as we neared our home base because the last driver to return had to wait while the others fueled their trucks at the end of the shift. Most of the other trucks we pretty beat up, but they all had 9 speeds and 13 speeds and were all capable of at least 70mph.

[VINMAN]

Originally Posted by NY65912

Truck shown by the OP is a B-60 if diesel, B-61 if gasoline. My family had a B-61 gas engine oil truck. They went with gas over diesel so that the noise from an idling would not disturb our customers in the early ours.
I drove the B-61 for a few years back in the '80's and man what a tough truck to drive. Very underpowered and a notchy trans. Not to mention that a turn had to be started a hundred feet prior to turning so you can get the huge steering wheel moving the fromt wheels where you wanted and the steering box ratio was ridiculous.
1959 B-61


1960 White 3000







The white was a death trap. The shifter was offset so many ways that it looked like a pretzel by the time it reached your hand. These trucks were underpowered. I hated driving it. But I miss those trucks.

Holy crap, I remember that fuel company and those trucks!

[onewhippedpuppy]

Any rural area in KS is full of old farm trucks from the '50s and '60s. Amazing that they still get the job done.