Baby Mack, Momma Mack & Big Daddy Mack

[Tow411]

Topic Originally Created by underdog on Tow411 in Decmember of 2008:

 

"BABY MACK"

This is the "baby Mack" of the Three that are located out by a Tower out by my Father in Allentown,Pa......
Stay Safe, Rich.

 

 

karls towing said:

rich i know right where those three trucks are every time i go by them i just stare nice old iron ........john

 

ftowntow said:

I agree ,they are definately something to look at, I believe they have moved from there, do you know where they are now?? There is also some other big old iron not to far from there, I posted some pics a couple pics last year!!

 

In Memory of Da Wash Boss who said:

Thats a nice baby. Can I adopt it?

Danny Cassello

 

"Momma Mack"

This is the midsized B model Mack. It has 4 winches, one in the base of the mast that goes out the center of the extendable portion of the boom, two on either side of the mast that go up to the fixed portion of the boom, and one on the top of the mast that raises and lowers the boom. The boom is hydraulically extendable. On the front bumper are solid steel plates that hang on the solid steel bumper and are removable, they had a pile of different sized weights to be hung depending on the work. This is an amazingingly engineered truck that has had to have seen some tough jobs! Every couple of months my father goes to the yard to see if they are ready to sell them...... no luck yet.... Stay Safe, Rich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Memory of Da Wash Boss who said:

As the saying goes for many trucks,,,, If they could only talk. I would love to listen to them stories.

Danny Cassello

 

"BIG DADDY MACK"

This beast has a 100 ton main winch, two rear drag winches and a fourth winch to raise & lower the hyraulically extendable boom. The most interesting feature are the rear most wheels that swing out and get locked in place with srew jacks. He said they used this a lot in fields recovering farm equipment & it gave the truck stability on the soft ground. I'm sure if this bad-boy rolled out to you...... you were in a real jam! This truck is amazing & the picture do it no justice.
Stay safe, Rich

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Memory of Da Wash Boss who said:

Okay Rich, first you introduced us to the baby now to daddy. how about the grandaddy. they just keep getting better and better. Thank You for sharing.

Danny Cassello

 

EdsTowing Said:

Innovation at it's finest! Where is that sitting Rich?

 

underdog said:

Hey Ed, it's located in Emmaus, Pa.
Stay Safe, Rich.

 

Note: This was 3 Topics combined to creeate 1 progressive topic.

Oh, the images were also cropped and tweaked. If anyone has better images of these Macks please post them.