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Dolgeville-Home of Adirondack bats! Mclaughlin-Millard! I imagine that plant was torn down years ago-still have one hanging in my bat rack in garage-grandkids don't knowwhat a wood bat is!

Thx Paul but no luck. I don't see the letters/symbols you refer to. When I click "choose files", I bring up my albums. I click on the pix, "select image" and the box comes up with "Uploaded Images" with.."IMG3739 JPG" and message "Upload failed" Bob

Have been unable to upload photos. Any issue taking place with this?? Uploading from MacBook Pro

Wow-this sounds like a big can of worms. How many people are going to be looking for that CK-4 designation in the donut. And what do the manuals that came with trucks built a month or two ago say? This sounds like it has the makings of a warranty nightmare.

Kevin, I would have to believe it would be a cold day in hell before Daimler would do ANYTHING to make it easier for Ford to get back in business in a serious fashion. They accomplished their objective-killed Ford and picked up 10% of class 8 and 20% of class 7 for not a lot of money-and avoided being sued by the dealers!

I was told by someone that Daimler's original plan for the Acterra was it was going to be offered as a separate franchise. Thus the reason for a distinct name vs. just a numerical designation like "Sterling 750". The only problem was the dealer organization was still in an uproar over the sale and threatened some sort of suit if Daimler continued down that road

House of cards! It is mind boggling that these guys can think this will work. Just think of the quality control issues the manufacturers have NOW in a controlled environment. ?

And just think of the fun you will have when you have a warranty issue. After they answer your call in the Manilla call center, you will give them your serial no. Then they will tell you..."We will contact your builder sir-and once we find him, he will give you a call" Who in their right mind would buy such a vehicle???

McDonalds!

Yawn! Glad to hear they are still offering a "tractor for towing" . Must mean.."In addition to a fifth wheel for tractor applications, we offer a factory pintle hook attached to a heavy duty plate on the rear crossmember for other towing applications." Oh and this guy Ruppert the GM for commercial sales and marketing was crowing about the fact Ford is the only game in town in class 1-7. When is he going to start advertising that fact? Saw the Henkels & Mcoy piece-not a new 650-750 shown!

Kevin, I don't see how the Granite can compete with the F'liner medium duties from a pricing perspective. Mack can put an 8 or 9 liter engine in the Granite but IMO it is still a legitimate class 8 truck. This would be not much different than F'liner putting the new D8 in a Coronado or Cascadia. You can't make a silk purse out of a sows ear or in this case, why make a sows ear out of a silk purse Having said all that, I can see why some diehards might want to attempt to maintain their loyalty to Mack but I would have to believe the price differential would have to be significant. Just how much can you decontent a Granite to get it down to medium duty price levels???

Thx Kevin-don't know where i got the Parker Hannifin idea. But looking at the Eaton cut sheet, "Mass 1250 pds.", I guess that is one negative assuming it is the added weight of the system. Although what is the weight of the batteries in some of these other hybrids. One other negative I see is a minimum 191" wheelbase. But again, using Eaton's example of refuse, what a perfect application-a lot of brake applications and frequent starts. I wonder why the concept did not make it. Again first thought is cost but what hybrid is NOT costly. I also think Ford had done a lot with hydraulic assist-perhaps they were the ones hooked up with P-H.

The hydraulic hybrids seemed to make a lot of sense in terms of simplicity. Whatever happened to I believe Parker-Hannifin (sp?) didn't they do quite a bit on this? I believe knock on these is the weight of the accumulator tanks?

Interesting, Wards made no mention of Ford in class 6. They were the 2016 leader at 36.46% with a huge December at 51.3% Guess the U-haul order has been met??

Hah-good one on Western Star-surprised heavy truck people would not catch that. Going back to Ford check out the video where the "fleet manager" in the "oil and gas sector" talks about her Super Duties. All kinds of 450/550's and in the background? International bucket trucks. If you have to do your spot at that company, maybe you could cut out the scenes where your competitor to 750 is clearly shown. And by the way, "double whammy"-this company in the "Oil and Gas sector"-you would think its an oil exploration/producing outfit? Nope-looks like its an electric utility. As for not having a gas motor right out the gate, that would be surprising given Fords big sales numbers with 650 gas.

Hmm...."to bucket loaders"..... And I thought the Ford marketers were brain dead. Perhaps at some point Mr Schegman's staff will provide him pictures of a "bucket loader" and an aerial bucket truck! Wonder if the lack of reference to a gas engine has any significance??

Wow- I stand corrected- I would say for an American then from PA you are doing quite well-always thought it was a tough language.

I think first thing they should do is get a better translator for their press releases.

I would have to say a lot of people are skeptical too based on 750 sales numbers. 650 is doing very well but my bet is the percentage of V-10 gas jobs is very high. I actually forgot about that B-10 rating.. Very high IMO for any medium duty engine-to say nothing of a V-8 at those HP ratings.

Wow, that is a big statement. And this is in the Class 6 Chevrolet too!

Are they not imported as knockdowns? That is what I thought

Ford has the biggest percentage of class 6 now but I think that is primarily because they offer the only gas engine in the class and a lot of buyers don't want to pay that diesel premium based on their annual mileage. Agree 100% though on the need for a smaller diesel. And no doubt the NPR's have a good rep. As KSC has repeatedly pointed out, and provided us with the appropriate links, Ford had better wake up and bring their Cargo (In all weight ranges) here, however they do it. If Isuzu/GM can get around the "import" issues, Ford should be capable of doing same.

Nice Rich on all counts. That door repair-is the piece just laid over rusted area or did you cut old area out? Sorry you missed Sat-usual good crowd.

Nice seems when I try something like that with mine I just get glare!

Wow-very nice-heat, sand-you have it all!