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Models and model makers just keep getting better.....those are some great looking trucks...

Mc MasterCarr For the win....they are local to me as well..

Ups has them or had them I remember seeing a lot of leaning trailers when I worked the night shift... When they work right there great. When they fail it's a problem....I do like how they left a manual option for them for when they do brake...

It seams Mack has always had financial issues.... Why was this when it was such an icon and found on every construction site in America. The B and R models seam to surpass all other makes when it came to build quality. Not to mention build numbers. Add to that the maxidyne performance you would think Mack would have been #1 and in the black for most of the 50's, 60's and into the 70's? One again Great info kscarbel!

I saw him in the yard today when I was picking up their 320 excavator. They did some nice work to get it back into shape. Its sister truck is still owned by Tanzillo. We just had it painted black and silver a few weeks back.

When I ran out west I would hit them hills with speed then kick on the engine fan on and run up and over without overheating. Keep your revs up so the coolant is flowing...

What was the last year the E9 was offered in a CL And what was the last year it was offered in a boat? If I recall those were the only state side options for an E9 at the end of its run. I also recall that the Aussie had them a few years longer then us? I figured it was put Down because of low sales of the CL Mackdaddy.....The comment about Mack out of heavy haul.. Very few heavy haul lowboy trucks here in Chicago are Mack. Everyone went to Paccar with their options of 500+ HP engines after the superliners ended. A few people bought the CL but i can count them on one hand. Sure we have plenty of tandem axel Mack's pulling 2 or 3 axel lowboys but all the big stuff is on the back of off breed trucks now. Kinda sad as I do feel Mack gave that market away. The Titan,last I checked was over priced for a day cab and lacked options for the over the road heavy haul guy. You can't get a sleeper on them? Big issue if your stuck out on I-80 for a few days waiting for a permit or wind to calm down.... I was at the con expo when the Titan was first put on show and I asked the Mack rep why no sleeper option... He had a hard time trying to cover that and agreed it was not smart. His line was it will be offered soon....that was how long ago tho? Just my .02

Agreed. I spoke to some friends this week about the new logo and one simply said "it sucks" the other commented that " it's bland and has a lifeless cold look to it." the 5 color now that is an american classic logo that never gets old. I cant count How many 5 color logo have I seen proped up in a truck garage or persons home garage wall just put up on display because it looked cool...what about the red white and blue Mack logo with the stars in the letters? Was that for the 1976 year? I always liked that logo as well..

Well put ! Build a true Mack and die hard Mack guys will love it. Try to disguise a Volvo as a Mack and it gets called out. Pretty simple to see what's going on with the Volvo - Mack connection. I understand it's a new economy and things need to be more integrated but you can't just take a product and slap different badges on it.....remember GM in the 80's they slapped a different emblem on their cars and called them somethi g diffrent....then they had the balls to charge more for the same car. How did that work out? And you are right that if Volvo would listen to people they might gain more Mack customers that would praise both Volvo and Mack. The only thing I hope for with the current path Mack is on is that Volvo would let the mack design team back at the helm of their product or sell off Mack to a new owner that respects the brand and knows the customer better. Sadly most new school truckers won't even consider a new Mack and I feel this is what has to change first by just building trucks that people want.

I'm at 12'4" and hit branches on back roads. The RD I drive at work is about 10' and don't have a problem.....more importantly....what's the lowest bridge in your aera? Here in Chicago it's easy to find a 11'4" bridge....

Good point Fxfymn....when I see Cadillac I think of the chevron symbol, Chevy the bow tie, ford the oval...etc... They all may have slightly changed font or font size but the basics stayed through all those years.I think the new mack logo lacks tradition. It's bland and cold compared to other Mack logos of the past. I dident like the old logo much either but it was somwhat withing tradition. Personally I like the older bulldog logo from the 70's. It was simple,classic and colorful.

That's what I figured with maintance issues...if you have a bad piston or rocker much more easy to pull down one hole than 2 I think some locomotive diesels have individual heads as well for ease of maintance

I wonder why scania went with single heads vs the dual like on the Mack's,....was one considered better than the other?

Kscarbel.... Just wondering , you seem like you really follow truck manufacturing history. Do you specialize in Mack's history or do you follow all brands? Is your vast knowledge of truck history from your career in the field or more of a hobby?

Great info once again.....I think we should sticky some of these threads on these important topics.....

Priceless....but pretty much correct..

I haven't heard anything about delet kits. I know people with cummins can find them... Big issue I see is the EPA cracked down on some of the diesel tuners that were advertising delete kits. Lots of these ma and pa company's stay quiet now about them....

This logo reminds me of one of my favorite railroads that once had a classic Midwestern color look and then for what ever reason went black and whit. The Illinois central

In my opinion The video sucks....i got the feeling it was more of an ad about work gloves and blue jeans. Not to mention they dont show the product very much that they are intending to sell.... Edit....I see someone already posted the same thought about the work gloves......

Interesting....why does it look like the drums have teeth on the back side of them?

Ok flywheel it is.....thank you guys..

Yes it is vlad......I found it on shapeways.com

Seams your having a struggle....You have to select the pic from your computer, then hit upload....try it again...we would like to see it.....

Here is my 95% finished RS700L and the 1/4 frame I'm building. The dump is powered by a home made screw drive with electric motor and 4:1 reduction unit. It pushes down on the front of the 1/4 frame and scissor action takes over. However I may need to replace this set up with hydraulics as it seams stressed right now. I will try a 16:1 reduction next to see if it has proper lifting power.

I was told the same....and kinda the same example of why a 300 Mack would run with a 350 cummins....I was also told that Mack rated at the wheels because they made the whole truck and would test the H.P. loss thru the drivetrain and post the end H.P result at the rear wheel.