Mack Snow Fighter

I'll get photos to you when I get the truck! Still working through the paper work. Iron planet didn't even give me the tiltle yet after 3 weeks, and Customs says I might need the title to get through the border, They said its up to the officer on duty to decide if I have enough proof of ownership when I get to the border. Sounds a little sketchy to try it without.

Just notices now I got a message from down under, that's pretty cool and I guess you got Mack trucks there too. This just happened again, this time on the job. Never happens when I drive it, but guess who drives it the most! Now we know what we have to do when it happens, just pull the 4 bolts of the shifter housing off, pull the think up and put it back in correctly. Good point about the RTV. Mack has good stuff they call Silastic, never had anything better. I had a Mack box out once to do the synchronizers on the splitter. Not too bad of a job, but had trouble getting it back together till I figured out what I was doing wrong with the splitter.

Mack dealer says one is coming, $30.

If you could supply me with his email I would greatly appreciate it. By the way I'm finding it should be easy to import a Mack truck back to the USA, provided I can get a letter from the manufacturer. Trucks bearing the CMVSS sticker are allowed to be imported. The Canadian trucks bear a CMVSS sticker instead of FMVSS. The two standard are almost identical except some dash lights, speedometer, and tires and rims have the Maple Leaf instead of DOT. All of these differences are allowed. The manufacturer just needs to state what the differences are. And of course the all important engine label, which my dealer is able to get a replacement. Thanks for your help.

Thank you, I appreciate it !

Hello friends, I want to bring in a 2005 Mack CV713 truck from Canada equipped with a snow plow and wing. Trying to work with my local dealer to get a letter from Mack stating that it meets the US safety requirements. So far no luck, my dealer says no response from Mack, but they are trying again. Any shortcuts, number I can call directly to Mack for someone to help me? Anyone here with experience doing this? The truck is in Quebec about 7 hours north, and I plan to drive it across the border. My dealer is getting me a replacement engine label, and it should say it conforms to EPA, so I think I'm good on that, just need the letter regarding the safety information. Thanks for your help

I am looking to buy a 2005 Mack CV713 from Canada, but it is missing the engine emissions label. Can I get a replacement label from a Mack dealer? Any advice you have on importing? I would drive it from Quebec to Maine. Thanks for your input!

Well that's very good to know. I better do it sooner rather than later, or I'll again be driving the last couple miles home at 12 mph LOL!

I didn't notice that they were, but I was taking a good look at the forks and the clutches, and not sure if I got a good look. My son who drives it as much as I, says he revved it pretty high coming down a hill when he downshifted, then when it was stuck, it was almost like it was jammed in the wrong gear, in other words it was in third gear, but he wanted first gear. The thought of a worn shifter paw crossed my mind. That wouldn't be hard to change out. Can't get the cover off with transmission in the truck, unless I cut some of the floor out. Thanks for the model on the trans. Looked it up, and yup, that's the one.

Thank you gentlemen for your reply's. We were able to remove the cover only partially, since the transmission is still in the truck. Looked inside and all seems well with the transmission, clutches slide back and forth fine. Put cover back on, added a quart of oil, drove on the road, and she's fine like nothing happened.

Removed the cab floor, and all the bolts on the big cover. Cover seems somewhat stuck. Looks like we might have to drop the trans in order to pull the cab floor. Not enough clearance.

Its a Mack 9 Speed, Haven't found a plate on it yet.

Hello, While driving today, suddenly the 1996 Mack RD688S would not come out of third gear. The shifter is stuck there. Any ideas what went wrong?

Hello, On my 1996 RD-688S, The turn signal switch came apart and fried some wires. So I installed a brand new switch, but it must have blown the fuse. Can someone help me with a fuse diagram for that truck? It has mostly circuit breakers installed instead of fuses. All the actual fuses are good, could it have fried a circuit breaker when it shorted? Thanks for your help

Yes, I use O'Connor.