refusegetter Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Does anybody know what Mack has available in single rear axle trucks? I know paccar builds a heavy spec s/a just curious what Mack has Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30289-single-rear-axle/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stacksuperdog Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 I've seen town trucks around here with 32,500# in them, they're top loaders too Quote Matt Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30289-single-rear-axle/#findComment-169700 Share on other sites More sharing options...
refusegetter Posted March 5, 2013 Author Share Posted March 5, 2013 6 wheelers? What cab, granite? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30289-single-rear-axle/#findComment-169707 Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stacksuperdog Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Yeah they were granites. Pretty heavy duty little plow trucks being single axles. I think they had big rubber on them too. Quote Matt Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30289-single-rear-axle/#findComment-169709 Share on other sites More sharing options...
refusegetter Posted March 5, 2013 Author Share Posted March 5, 2013 Cool thanks man Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30289-single-rear-axle/#findComment-169712 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offset-U-bet! Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 They made alot of S/A trucks. Light duty and heavy duty top loaders. What specific model you inquiring about? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30289-single-rear-axle/#findComment-169714 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 I speced a Granite single axle a few years ago. You couldn't get the big Mack single rear in 30,000. You had to go to a Rockwell. The only engine at the time was a 300 nothing bigger with the single axle. When I got done I was at $101,000.00 just for the chassis. Needless to say I didn't by any new truck. And this was H And H where I used to work and Eddie was giving me a cut rate deal as it was. Mack has a hard time competing with single axles. Cheers, Rob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30289-single-rear-axle/#findComment-169716 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GearheadGrrrl Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Single axle municipal trucks with top loader axles are very popular in the northeast. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30289-single-rear-axle/#findComment-169717 Share on other sites More sharing options...
refusegetter Posted March 5, 2013 Author Share Posted March 5, 2013 I wasn't sure what mack was putting out there for s/a trucks. I figured the Granite but didn't know if there was something really cool that I didn't know about Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30289-single-rear-axle/#findComment-169732 Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stacksuperdog Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 The RWA has one of those set back axle trucks with the lone nose GU?. It looks kind of goofy with the long front and short body. Quote Matt Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30289-single-rear-axle/#findComment-169734 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackMann85 Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Per Macks website a 4x2 granite can have 23 or 30 thousand rear in Mack, Dana or meritor. it does not look like it is HP restricted, but thats possible Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30289-single-rear-axle/#findComment-169839 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 This was a few years ago when I specced that Granite. They may have more options now but that was the deal then if I wanetd the 30,000 rear I had to go Rockwell Meritor. Rob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30289-single-rear-axle/#findComment-169850 Share on other sites More sharing options...
refusegetter Posted March 6, 2013 Author Share Posted March 6, 2013 Looking for the 30k# rear with a 20k# front. Also I heard a rumor that there is a way to get around paying fet if its set up this way? Maybe just no fet on the body idk I should have paid more attention to that convo but it sounded like bs to me. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30289-single-rear-axle/#findComment-170000 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM897SX Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Can you get a Granite glider? And, better still one set up for an older mechanical engine? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30289-single-rear-axle/#findComment-170007 Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stacksuperdog Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Volvo discontinued mack gliders. Seems to be a big mistake to me considering Freightliner and Western star sell a lot of them Quote Matt Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30289-single-rear-axle/#findComment-170008 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM897SX Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Volvo discontinued mack gliders. Seems to be a big mistake to me considering Freightliner and Western star sell a lot of themI agree. What a shame. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30289-single-rear-axle/#findComment-170009 Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 EPA put their thumb on glider kits. Get 'em while you can. Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30289-single-rear-axle/#findComment-170016 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Looking for the 30k# rear with a 20k# front. Also I heard a rumor that there is a way to get around paying fet if its set up this way? Maybe just no fet on the body idk I should have paid more attention to that convo but it sounded like bs to me.I still believe anything over 33,000lbs you pay the 12% FET. I can't see how unless your calling it municipal somehow. Cheers, Rob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30289-single-rear-axle/#findComment-170106 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb502 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Pete and KW gliders are available again too, think they started back end of last year after a short leave from the market. Actually I think they realised Freightliner was whuppin their but in sales because of it. I have a friend that looked into a Western Star and a KW he's on the fence but thinking about it awful hard, Western Star priced him a long single axle tractor set up for his N14 and 10 spd for $86,000 so by the time he got it together he was lookin at about $106,000. He priced a new one with a ISX13 and it was $149,000 so theirs a pretty large price gap and the tandem variant was $164,000. Quote "Any Society that would give up a little LIBERTY to gain a little SECURITY will Deserve Neither and LOSE BOTH" -Benjamin Franklin"If your gonna be STUPID, you gotta be TOUGH" "You cant always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you get what you need" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30289-single-rear-axle/#findComment-171130 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr1860 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 You want one. I've got a 2013 in stock. 14 front 23 rear 8LL 325hp. Call 401-821-4800 and ask for Jim Richards. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30289-single-rear-axle/#findComment-172005 Share on other sites More sharing options...
refusegetter Posted March 16, 2013 Author Share Posted March 16, 2013 You want one. I've got a 2013 in stock. 14 front 23 rear 8LL 325hp. Call 401-821-4800 and ask for Jim Richards.Jackass! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30289-single-rear-axle/#findComment-172330 Share on other sites More sharing options...
refusegetter Posted March 16, 2013 Author Share Posted March 16, 2013 Lol hey Jim it's rob from EZ waste in westerly. Read up on the earlier posts. 20k front 30k rear with an Allison Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30289-single-rear-axle/#findComment-172333 Share on other sites More sharing options...
refusegetter Posted March 16, 2013 Author Share Posted March 16, 2013 I still believe anything over 33,000lbs you pay the 12% FET. I can't see how unless your calling it municipal somehow. Cheers, RobCorrect. Fet is inevitable. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30289-single-rear-axle/#findComment-172334 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack 3P Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Here's a single rear axle alternative.Introducing the MACK® Granite® MHD 4x2INDIANAPOLIS (March 6, 2013) – Mack Trucks today launched the MACK® Granite® Medium Heavy Duty (MHD) 4x2 model, offering a Class 7 or Class 8 solution for customers demanding a lighter yet rugged work truck. Introduced for the first time during the 2013 National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Work Truck Show in Indianapolis, the MHD 4x2, offered in a heavy-duty or medium-duty configuration, is the latest version of the MACK Granite® MHD launched in 2011. The MHD 4x2 is available now for order. “The MHD 4x2 offers a great option for customers needing a truck tough enough to manage their daily operations, but in a lighter weight configuration to increase their ROI,” said Curtis Dorwart, Mack vocational marketing product manager. Equipped with a Cummins ISL9 345 horsepower engine with a maximum torque rating of 1,150 lb.-ft., the MHD 4x2 provides the power, durability and reliability that customers equate with a Mack truck. A clean back-of-cab design helps the MHD 4x2 accommodate a wide variety of body options, including those required for utility, dump and municipal applications. The short bumper-to-tire distance offers front-end swing clearance and superior wheel cut – key for navigating tight turns in municipalities and construction sites. The galvanized steel cab of the MHD 4x2 is mounted on airbags and shocks so the driver stays comfortable during the workday. The MACK® Cornerstone™ chassis, built of high-strength steel alloy for a stronger, lighter frame, is offered in four frame rail thicknesses ranging from 7 mm to 11.1 mm. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30289-single-rear-axle/#findComment-173077 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TozziWelding Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 There are plenty of 6 wheel heavy spec Macks around here, they are usually snow trucks with a plow sander wing and belly scraper. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30289-single-rear-axle/#findComment-173643 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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