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| Semi of the Day : April 12, 2013; Hot Wheels '81 Mack U-600 | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Apr 11 2013, 10:06 PM (745 Views) | |
| craftymore | Apr 11 2013, 10:06 PM Post #1 |
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Edited by craftymore, Jul 2 2014, 09:37 PM.
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| JustDavid | Apr 11 2013, 10:15 PM Post #2 |
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How does the steering wheel work the truck? |
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| Stampede | Apr 11 2013, 10:41 PM Post #3 |
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This looks great! Take away the satellite dish, and it would look a lot better! |
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| Billy Kingsley | Apr 12 2013, 03:22 AM Post #4 |
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The Mad Documenter!
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I've heard about the real working rigs but I've never actually seen any in person. Looks pretty good to me. Allied is pretty common to see, or at least it was when I did a lot of traveling...pretty sure this diecast truck was issued before I was born, though. |
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| Dean-o-mite | Apr 12 2013, 08:56 AM Post #5 |
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Muscle Car
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David: the steering wheel on the trailer controls a pin next to the trailer hitch. That pin slides front to rear along a crescent shaped path. When the trailer is hooked up to the cab, the pin enters a hole on the cab, next to the hitch receiver. When connected, the sliding pin now forces the front of the cab to move side to side when the steering wheel is turned. |
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| Dean-o-mite | Apr 12 2013, 08:57 AM Post #6 |
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I love the Allied scheme, and want this one based on that. I didn't realize before seeing these pics, that the Mack cab was so off-center. Very bizarre configuration that I had not seen before. Learn something new everyday! |
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| juantoo3 | Apr 12 2013, 06:56 PM Post #7 |
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And that off-kilter cab is true to the original. I used to see many large trucks in various formats with the off center cab, but typically they were dump trucks or other chassis cab formats...kind of a bit unusual to see one as a semi-tractor configuration, unless it is a day cab. A day cab is intended for short runs, jobs that can be completed in one day. So this one wouldn't be expected to go across country, it would be for a "local" delivery. Awesome to see this one up close and personal. I see the Steering Rigs tractors from time to time, but the Mack is quite elusive, and when they do turn up they are snatched very quickly. Perhaps it is the Allied Van Lines livery, but this seems to be quite a popular release from that series. Thank you Larry! |
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| JustDavid | Apr 12 2013, 07:28 PM Post #8 |
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@ Dean…thanks for the informative explanation. This is quite a novel feature. |
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| mbx64 | Apr 12 2013, 09:10 PM Post #9 |
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Matchbox Collector
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Wow, what a cool truck! I love how they did the offset cab, very different! The Allied trailer looks amazing! |
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| Diecastmania | Apr 12 2013, 11:56 PM Post #10 |
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That is sharp! I must get ahold of a mack! |
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| ivantt | Apr 13 2013, 12:45 AM Post #11 |
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
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I think the offset cabs became a trendy but logical design from the 70's or 80's. Perhaps it was more trendy than logically accepted, as those designs have seemed to have faded away in favor of the traditional symmetrical layouts on most trucks. |
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| Diecastmania | Jul 2 2014, 09:31 PM Post #12 |
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The base is marked Mack V-600, although they never made one. It is a mack U-600 truck. The U designation stood for "Short hood and offset cab". The advantage was manuverability and visibility.
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| cody6268 | Jul 3 2014, 05:11 PM Post #13 |
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There's a Mack U dump truck near the county dump, which is the only one of this model Mack I have seen. I didn't know Hot Wheels even did a Mack, especially one that looks normal. But, with the Ebay prices of this model, I guess I can forget about getting one. Edited by cody6268, Jul 4 2014, 06:58 AM.
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