1937 MACK 'AC' CHAINDRIVE 4x6 w/NORTHWEST 25 TRUCK CRANE 8x10 B&W Glossy Photo

Description

This photo is an excellent high quality 8” x 10” black & white glossy photo new reproduction of a ca. 1937 MACK ‘AC’ Chain-Drive Tandem-Axle Carrier with a NORTHWEST MODEL 25 Truck Crane.
”SAMPLE” will not appear on your photo, it is only on the scanned image.
DESCRIPTION: A Northwest Model 25 rated at 3/4-CY is mounted on a Six Wheel Chain-Drive Model ‘AC’ Mack. Production of the Model 25 ran from 1937 to 1958, initially with Buda K428 gasoline power, and later with either Caterpillar D4600 or D8800 diesel power, or Detroit 3-71.
NORTHWEST TRUCK MOUNTED CRANES: In the mid-1930’s Northwest began to offer machines for truck mountings. Seeing the sales potential of this market, Northwest jumped on board around 1937. These early truck units were not a true Northwest produced product. The carrier was supplied by the customer with necessary engineering and frame reinforcement fabrication needed for the mounting of a Northwest revolving unit and attachment already in place. Northwest would then mount on the lower cast revolving base needed, and then install the appropriate upper works and specified attachment requested by the customer … crane, clamshell, dragline, pullshovel and skimmer. The carriers in most cases were Macks in 4x2 or 4x6 configuration. Only Models 15, 18 and 25 were used.
HISTORY OF THE AC MACK: The famous Mack Model “AC” was the truck that made Mack famous around the world, and was known as the “Bulldog” Mack for its rugged dependability in WWI Europe ... a nickname that stuck and gave rise to the phrase “Tough as a Mack truck”.  Some 40,200 “AC” Macks were produced from 1916 to 1938, one of the longest production runs of any model truck.  Built with a 4-cylinder gas engine and a 4-speed transmission with chain-drive, the “AC” was well suited for tough construction work.  The split side-radiator behind the engine, allowed for a sloping hood design and better driver visibility.  A ‘motometer’ usually sat atop the center of the rear mounted radiator, for the driver to monitor engine temperature, manually opening and closing the side radiator louvers to cool or warm the engine.  Some of these rugged chain drive AC Macks were used up into the early 1950s ... hard to believe!
CONDITION: This outstanding black & white glossy photo is a newly reproduced photo from a vintage photo in my personal lifetime collection.  This photo has been printed on excellent quality HP PREMIUM PLUS GLOSSY PHOTO PAPER using HP 02 Vivera Inks, producing a professional quality photo that resists fading over 100 years ... the best money can buy.  This 8x10 photo has a white border around the photo.
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