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Lmackattack

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  1. Nice work on that set up. I have never seen one done like that before!
  2. Did the turbo blades come apart on the old turbo when it failed? If it did you should have inspected the intake system near the air filter for metal. I have seen twice now a turbo that self destructed and the mechanic did not check to see if metal made it into the air filter housing. They slap a new turbo on and it slowly sucks in metal from the old turbo that failed and wrecks the new turbo.
  3. my Daughter had to stay a extra night and a full day after birth. Her bilirubin levels were also high and they put her under the light to get then down...when levels went down we went home and did 2 more check ups a few days apart. It was more stress on us than the baby.
  4. That cab would be fairly small (height wise) for all the crap they jam into these newer firetrucks. All the new Firetrucks I see are a Brick with doors up front and huge windows all the way around the front..
  5. Whats that saying... Get in where you fit in....
  6. Too Soon?
  7. on of my biggest fears when pulling with the old R600 was a flywheel or something coming thru the floor. I have seen what a runaway engine can do to a bell housing when a clutch/flywheel lets go. a cab over would be even worse. If it had big power a scatter shield of some sort would be a must.
  8. compression test is a good start
  9. This whole volvo thing with not offering a Mack (or for that matter their own self) with a standard Big HP north American engine to be used in a Heavy Duty on/off road Truck is pure ignorance. Name one other truck MFG that builds more extreme service duty chassis and then chokes it with poor engine power options. Even if the big HP was offered as a out side vendor engine it would still make more sense to offer it up as a option to those who demand it rather than send that customer away looking at a different truck MFG. It is pretty obvious to me that a truck with more options becomes more appealing to a buyer.
  10. I drove a 300L that had been turned up to 2100... it had a T2060 or T2070 (cant remember) a hog on fuel but It would pull top gear to around 72MPH
  11. Have that low RPM pump re calibrated to a 2100RPM pump.... you will be able to get to the Iowa 80 show about 30 mins faster
  12. That is very interesting. I would have thought IH would have had a higher market share. It also seems the Mack brand is not as far off as they were 25 years ago, even though they are mostly a Volvo these days. thank you
  13. Mack had 13% in 1990 ....what do they hold onto now?
  14. so they make a sleeper version Granite in Australia ? is this not a repete of the failed Titan offerings here in the states?
  15. No!
  16. That is a very solid point and should be shared to these goons pushing for ELD. I dont haul freight but if I did I would not put up with these shippers with the appointment crap. Pay me for a days work be it sitting at a dock or rolling down the road....very simple and I dont know why drivers put up with that crap
  17. I sleep a good 7-8 when I drive so that would work. I wonder how well it can maintain cool temps. I normally set the blower on low and the a/c to max cool. I wake up to 50 degrees some times...and Love it! I sleep better than at home LOL
  18. I have never slept in a truck with a APU or other device that allows the use of A/C with the Diesel engine off. Im not sure I would sleep well without the "white noise" of the engine running? Regardless this is a slick way to maintain voltage and use the A/C...but I wonder how strong it is. I can see a low tree branch causing a very expensive issue.
  19. I was thinking more of how the driver was going to feel after a day of off roading in one of those things. they seam to be a rough rider even on the street.
  20. About 10 years ago they had a mass sell off of them. most were 250 or 300HP with automatics... a few guys picked them up and turned them into dump trucks. first time I had ever seen a MR pulling a dump box
  21. looks like fuel tank is melted. the fire had diesel fuel at its disposal
  22. The Donald says Klinger can go home now.......
  23. 10 years ago here in Chicago 90% of new concrete trucks were mack. With Recent ownership change of our local major concrete company's I think mack has around 50% now. The Refuse market is also going slowly away from mack as well. slumping mack market share is very noticeable these days
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