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Nice pics, man that black bed has seen its fair share of rocks
- John
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The company I works for has 4 old KW's set up as 6 wheel drives. I've heard that they had some Macks back in the 70's and 80's. The box on that Mack looks alot like the style on the KW's.
Its a small world, that could be one of there old trucks!
We've also got a water truck like that old Cornbinder.
Are you an enviromentist, or do you work for a living?
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We have a Mack almost identical to that one on the farm for hauling rocks.... Its been nicknamed "DINO" ... Its nowhere near the shape that one's in!
Great pics!
Greg
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Reminds me of the trucks I drove in the Air Force!!!
Those were International 4X6 dump trucks, they were 4 wheel drive with a total of 6 wheels instead of 10 wheeler style!!!
They also had a very high center of gravity as a couple of co-workers found out one day!! They were "racing" with another truck when the load of topsoil shifted and the driver lost control and rolled the truck, no one was seriously hurt but the truck was a mess!!!!
Our primary use for the trucks was pulling snow brooms during the winter on the airfield pavement (runway, taxiways, and pad areas)!!!
That was a dangerous job, I almost hit a B-52 Bomber one night cause I started to fall asleep from the hum of the diesel engine, we could only go about 10 miles an hour when the broom was down!!!
Dain
I'm a kid at heart, so I will play with any model construction vehicle from 1:87 scale to 1:1 scale!!!!
Age is a state of time NOT a state of mind!!
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That's a Mack dmm model, I think they came standard with 6x6's. They where mostly built as rear discharge cement mixers. They are really though trucks, and a lot companies took advantage of them, and a lot of them look like they are ready for the scrap heap. The ones you caught seem to be in better shape Jason, nice find!!
-Mike, Collecting 1/50th Construction Diecast Since 2003. View My Collection Here, As of 10/19/24
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The DMM model designation is correct or to be more specific DMM600. The last digits are engine determined and the final letter indicates some of the axle ranges so a DMM600S or DMM600SX. and yes were only built as all wheel drive units and had a bit more sever a set back axle than the rear drive only DM and much more common DM series. They were popular as a mixer chassis when new. The RM600 series with centered cab and longer hood was also used as a mixer chassis and snow removal chassis having all wheel drive only in the late 70s and early 80s but was the first R series truck to be discontinued.
The International 5000 or also intermittently called "Paystar" chassis, the red truck, was also a heavy construction chassis that was available as 4x2, 6x4, 4x4 and 6x6 chassis. At one time the 4x4s where also available with mid-range power for snow removal.
All these chassis were most commonly dump, mixer, or block chassis.
The Paystar by the way is the basis of the forthcoming Caterpillar US construction truck.
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