mack mhe9 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 at baltimore going to nigera. the 700 had a cummins, they said a ship left yesterday with about 100 trucks on it, sad, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysm35a2 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Wont be my U600 for sure. I had a exported call me about it , no dice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 I'm saving all the 700's I can.Rob Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkobes43 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Glad the B models are to old for them lol.. Sad to see em go.Tom Quote "Nothing Breaks Wind Like A Bulldog" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysm35a2 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 I like the blue R with the budd rims. Nice looking truck.So they wants R's , DM's, CH's, and Visions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macknutt Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 They want Rs and older Chs with camelback . No superliners or U or Dms. The super trucks are to fast for them and they cant drive Us or Dms because of the offset cabs. Too many accidents!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysm35a2 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 I was told they didnt want the U's and DM's also , but the last post on there there was both being exported. I had a exporter call me on my u600.So after the older CH's go they will be done with Macks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 i want to try to save all the u models!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysm35a2 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Vinny, Mine is staying in CO right up I25. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GearheadGrrrl Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Seems the rest of the world knows the value of a Mack better than american truckers do... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Seems the rest of the world knows the value of a Mack better than american truckers do...Sad but true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Seems the rest of the world knows the value of a Mack better than american truckers do...Seems the 3rd world countries are the only only places with demand for trucks, too. What does that say about the global economy?Macks built this country and now they are building many others.Gregg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lmackattack Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 the old trucks are of the K.I.S.S rule and developing countires see this.Its sad to see them leave but its better to see them Sell to a usefull owner than to rust away to nothing or get scrapped...I think that Red R700 was on ebay last week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 the old trucks are of the K.I.S.S rule and developing countires see this.Its sad to see them leave but its better to see them Sell to a usefull owner than to rust away to nothing or get scrapped...I think that Red R700 was on ebay last week?I didn't see it but had I...........Rob Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullhusk Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 I didn't see it but had I...........Rob It's very sad last year I missed out on a nice R700 that I had in the palm of my hand and didn't give Devino a deposit (V8 Mack) I went back 2 days later and the exporter got it!!! 3 years ago the same thing happened to me with a V12 Brockway U360 in NY State, 5 minutes before i got there an export guy pulled out a brown bag with cash and bought it!! That truck was loaded into a container! Sad !BULLHUSK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 I hate to see these trucks leave the country too! especially when they obviously have'nt outlived there usefullness...........thing is,with our current government its getting harder and harder to keep an older truck on the road with all the epa/emissions B.S. many feel its just not feaseable anymore. I personally dont agree with this,but the only good i take from the export of American trucks is that they'll be USED and not sold for scrap. I read an article about this some years ago,and some of these foreign countries get another 20/30 years out of these Macks, held together with bailing wire and bubblegum,which as we all know is not gonna happen with say a pete or KW, all the more reason Macks are so desireable to expoters...................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Seems the rest of the world knows the value of a Mack better than american truckers do...ya,thats cauuse we live in the only country thats gone in the toilet now,,,everywhere else is doin good..bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olivetroad Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 I think that Red R700 was on ebay last week?I think that was a different one - the wheels were different on the one I think you are thinkin' bout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullhusk Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 ya,thats cauuse we live in the only country thats gone in the toilet now,,,everywhere else is doin good..bobNow with that being said.......The polls say that OBAMA will win a second term... HOLY SHIT we are done!!#$%@&^sad BULLHUSK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olivetroad Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Now with that being said.......The polls say that OBAMA will win a second term... HOLY SHIT we are done!!#$%@&^sad BULLHUSKThe second amendment will be over with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GearheadGrrrl Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 The EPA and DOT and Obama don't have much to do with it- outside of some parts of California, you can run an old Mack or whatever for as long as you wish. The real reason those Macks are getting imported is because too many trucker wannabes demand a long nose KW or Pete when an old Mack will do the job better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 To me it's like seeing the Obituary Column in the newspaper. I wish that we would not put these death notices on this forum. Too sad to stomach.mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifth wheel Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Yes it is sad they are leaving the USA, but as complete trucks to go to work as that's what they were built for. Mack is a worldwide product and I am proud of that. I was in the Dominican Republic a few months ago and talking with some local truckmen they love the Macks as much as we do.We have a generation of wastefull Americans that would rather throw it away than fix or repair it. Just my .02FW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slpwlker Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 I couldn't get a pic of it today but there was a nice looking R Tractor about 30 or 40 miles north of Denver on 25 Gonna try to get pics when we come back down loaded Monday or Tuesday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Yes it is sad they are leaving the USA, but as complete trucks to go to work as that's what they were built for. Mack is a worldwide product and I am proud of that. I was in the Dominican Republic a few months ago and talking with some local truckmen they love the Macks as much as we do.We have a generation of wastefull Americans that would rather throw it away than fix or repair it. Just my .02FWWhen I was down there in 2000 it was the same way. You are very correct of the recent generations of Americans. Overly easy financing needs to go by the wayside to allow people to appreciate what they have and take care of it because replacement is not trivial.Rob Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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