New here and was wanting to know what happened to Mark Mossells Marmon Herrington registry

Slocan Kid

 

Mark hasn’t been real active in the hobby for a while. His registry went away when the web site that was hosting it folded. I can’t recall the name of the site. Anyway, the focus of his record keeping was his tracking of surviving Rangers. Of the 50+ produced he’d documented the current whereabouts of about half of them. I have a copy of that listing.

Otherwise, the only other records I know of having been kept are my recordings of axle numbers for the 1947 to 1953 Tonner, F-2, F-3, and F-250 models that shared components. Do you have a MH? There is a small group of us here that can probably be of assistance, or direct you to resources. And most importantly, welcome to the forum. Stu

 

Thanks for the information and thank you for the welcome. I have a 52 F5 that I am working on and have been reading the posts on this forum to pick up information and all the little tricks that makes a job go a little smoother. This is the only place I have found that has wealth of detailed information and a group of collector/ restorers who go above and beyond in answering the endless questions guys like me ask, most of the other sites are hit and miss. Your contributions to this site are monumental and have given me an education on Marmon Herringtons and specifically tires and wheels that would other wise have taken decades to acquire. I will send in some photos and details in the spring when I get the old girl out of the pole shed and get her back on her wheels

 

I see from your 2012 join date that you’re not exactly a new member, just a new poster. No question the time well spent learning about your truck. You’ll know that we love pictures, and until you’re able to post some, are you able to share your truck’s description and history? What kind of work did an F-5 M-H do in California? Some would have been SnoGos in the northern part of the state, others used in forestry and municipal road service, etc. Stu

 

Yes I did join up quite a while back but didn't get the opportunity to work on the truck until recently so now have been reading the forums till I can't keep my eyes open. I am located in south eastern British Columbia two hours directly north of Spokane in a region famous for rich silver mines called the Kootenays. The earliest information I have on the F5 I'm working on was that it was used in the early 1960's to haul supplies to a silver mine up at around 6500 feet and then haul ore down the mill for processing then over the years passed through the hands of various contractors . It's in over all decent shape, the body got lots of dents but rust is minimal and the frame isn't cracked or pitted Iv'e got the front diff assembly in my small shop and have going through the the bearings and seals. I have another Marmon which I beleive is a 47 it's a runner but in pretty rough shape. It also was used locally for hauling ore. Also have a parts truck which has been recabbed and bashed around so I'm not to sure what year it is but Chuck figures it's 47 or earlier because it has shorter wheel studs than my F5 I'll get the missus to help figure out how to post some pics in the near future. Thanks for your interest

 

We’ll be eager to see pics when you can. And I’ll be interested in seeing your <47 era trucks having recently added one of my own to the project list. I wonder if yours that has shorter wheel studs could have been a SnoGo, all of which were single rear wheel, or maybe even a tonner like I just bought. Stu