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Small block Chevy is (in my mind) the best V8 car engine ever made. It's astounding how close the designers got to "right " on the first try.

I thought maybe you'd go with a 340 to keep it in the family, so to speak.

My only experience with a Mack R-700 was a few days rental. It had the Maxi Dyne and a 5-speed. AMAZING torque rise. I owned a 3406B Cat and the Mack would out-pull it. I liked the looks of the B-61 Thermodyne but never got to drive one or a Triplex. I did drive a Ford dump truck with 5x4 which I would guess is somewhat similar. 20 'gears' but you don't use them all. Takes a few hours to find the right combinations then you're set. I used the back transmission as a clutch; find the gear you want in the main box, then find the right one in the rear. Slick as glass; no grinding. I liked the two sticks better than a Fuller RR.

Anyway, if I had the money I'd go ask if the owner wants that R-700 hauled off. It'd make a good parade or show truck.
 

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cpurvis said: Small block Chevy is (in my mind) the best V8 car engine ever made. It's astounding how close the designers got to "right " on the first try. I agree 100%.

I thought maybe you'd go with a 340 to keep it in the family, so to speak. NO, I like to break with tradition.

My only experience with a Mack R-700 was a few days rental. It had the Maxi Dyne and a 5-speed. AMAZING torque rise. (noted by the Brass colored bull dog on the nose of hood.) And big honking Turbo, to make that 5 speed work well.. I owned a 3406B Cat and the Mack would out-pull it. I have no doubt it would.

I liked the looks of the B-61 Thermodyne but never got to drive one or a Triplex. They remind me of 32 Fords in a way.. I learned to drive dumps on a B-61 Du-plex, I did drive a Ford dump truck with 5x4 which I would guess is somewhat similar. Yes sounds like. 20 'gears' but you don't use them all. You do if you are trying to climb a mountain with a Cat* G-12 Grader on back. Takes a few hours to find the right combinations then you're set.Yep. I used the back transmission as a clutch; find the gear you want in the main box, then find the right one in the rear. Slick as glass; no grinding. I hear that. I liked the two sticks better than a Fuller RR.
I was taught to split gears, you reach your left arm thru steering wheel & grab one stick, & other hand grab other, let off throttle briefly & shift both at once. Like hot butter.... Smooth as silk. :cool:

Anyway, if I had the money I'd go ask if the owner wants that R-700 hauled off. It'd make a good parade or show truck. That would be a cool parade/show truck.

Back in the day the co. I was driving & wrenching for bought a new "Glider Kit"... It was a New R-700 Mack, no engine/trans or rears, you just got the cab on extend frame rails (cut the length yourself for your needs) & your pick for front axle rating. And build your machine.

Well we built a mean machine named "Big Pappy" we put in a 335" Cummings with a spiced up pump & injectors. 15 speed trans with Deep Reduction, 3 speed jake, & twin-screw 44 rears, & tag axle.. Made one mean tractor. Straight stack, & easy to get a ticket in town hitting the jake, with no muffler.. LOL

 

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I'd forgotten about the Gliders...used to see them all the time, but not lately. BYOD! (Bring Your Own Drivetrain)


Gonna have to make a list someday of all the crates I've driven or owned. 1958 Diamond T...335 Cummins, 5 speed main, 3-speed rears; 1964 Emeryville Corn Binder...265 V8 Cummins, no-spring Hendrickson suspension, same 5-speed main w/3-speed rears; 1956 R-170 IHC, 6 cyl Red Diamond(?), crazy shift pattern 5 speed.

Just a small sample.
 

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Yes that glider was a first for me.

Cool, Interesting list,
Besides many Macks, I can list Brockway tri-axle Cat* w/10 speed. White Road Boss tractor w/13 speed. I have to think about this more, been like a hundred years so it seems anyhow. But I've pushed a few crates as well..
 
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