Bullheaded

I like them. Both versions. I would buy that before I buy another HD pickup.

WHAAAAAAT!! This is like me and all my friends ending up with each others women, LOL. Let's think about this for a minute. (this is a highly simplified version, so before you nit-pick what I'm saying) Ford and International got together to make medium duty trucks and share engines. Then they had a falling out and split. So along comes VW to buy International, and Chev to team up to build new trucks to compete with Ford. Now Ford is back in the family? I'm confused, LOL. https://www.powernationtv.com/post/a-ford-volkswagen-alliance-could-be-confirmed-as-soon-as-next-week I wonder if this is really true? Anyone have any other details?

https://www.trucknews.com/transportation/historically-large-load-hits-alberta-highways/1003089376/ Another big move by Mammoet.

Ya, Freightliner recently after the Maxxforce scare. But before that it was all International, in the class 8's also. FL was #2 at one point in time. But people are slowly regaining confidence in international, as their annual revenue and profits are starting to gain with each year again. I'm a Ford guy and I think the F650/750 has the nicest interior of all the medium duties, but I'd still buy the international/Chev. Nice interior don't pay the bills.

Don't matter what GM has done in the past, International has OWNED the medium duty market for many years. And this truck is better and has a better engine than the Terrastar it is replacing, so their market share will only get better. This truck is going to be a win-win for both companies.

Nice pics. That last one is something I know....pulling the Morbark horizontal grinder around. Nice truck. Does the shorter wheelbase affect your allowable gross weight like it does here? Where I am here you get punished for not having a stupid long truck.

I'd love to see the winch tractor finished. Nice pics, thanks for posting. You don't get to see those every day.

Wow, that is awesome. Getting restored I hope?

Diesel Spec says they got it figured out but every ISX Cummins they have deleted and programmed around here has blown up. Beware. There are better people out there doing deletes.

You did a big build there Swishy. Nice job! What kind of work do you do with it? I see you have a winch on it.

Volvo Mack has already lost their heavy haul customers. No trucks and no engines. Damage is done. They didn't even want to try and compete with the North American Titan. It was a great truck but way overpriced and no "real" sleeper options.

No? How about all the Rawhides. I see lots of Pinnacle setbacks with them too. https://www.nortrux.com/index.php?area_id=1001&page_id=1098&page_element_id=68&item_id=558&LIMIT68=20#element68

I like the previous version better. Don't like that new dog bone grill and that high rise sleeper looks odd. I guess no more side stacks? Guess they don't want to leave us one classic look truck.

Those are beautiful! I ran a 1988. If I was still in it, I would probably still kinda enjoy trucking. Well, at least I'd enjoy driving the truck, LOL

Nice. Nothing better than old Mack's and farms.

My friend sent me some old dealer adds with Superliners in them. And I commented how you always saw more 6 cylinder Superliners on lots than V8's. I driven many V8's but never owned one. So I'm wondering, how much more was a V8 over an E6 350? Was it like the same kind of jump you pay now to go from 1650 to 1850 to 2050 torque?

So many times I've seen guys come into our local steel mill and load coils without even having coil bunks on the deck. And I'm talking bigger coils than those. Luckily there is always a steel mill employee that catches them and makes them off load. Always enjoy your pics of the week Other Dog. Always entertaining, LOL.

Watching the season finale of HTH now and the whole crew is wearing shiny new Mack hats, LOL.

Right on. Hope it stays good for you. Like I said, nice looking unit.

Yep, good trucks. Was lots of them here. Dump truck/pony combo's grossing 140,000 pounds with their E7 400's. Still a few going up and down the highway. Bulletproof workhorses just like the original R Model's.

Manual or M-Drive?

Good to finally hear a good review of a new truck. Any emissions system issues? They are a good looking truck. Do you run stateside too? Looks like you have more than 5 axles and a tighter spread on your live bottom. Or is it just the camera angle? I guess I ain't right either because I wish I had my 2005 Cat powered International back, LOL.

That's the new generation B MACK. The old trucks that served a purpose and did the job are no longer desirable. Look at the new W900 replacement. The new generation wants giant wide cabs, bland lifeless interiors with flat surfaces, and no gauges because they need room in the dash for a television and home computer and phone to do telemarketing as they drive down the highway hovering over the center line.

Preferred by THAT gravel hauler, LOL. Here in my town there is not one happy Paccar engine owner. One heavy haul fleet is working with Paccar engineers right now trying to get them to pull. The old 500 version was better than the new 510. But ya, they don't pull and lots of electronic issues. But they did say they are good on fuel. They have gone from 40 KPH up the hills with an 1850 torque Cat and Cummins to 15 KPH with an 1850 Paccar.

That is mint! LOL. Can he build me one?