6368 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 What's the story with these? I keep seeing similar trucks at different dealers and auctions. There are three at the Quarrick auction on thursday. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36583-heavy-granite-dumps/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
james j neiweem Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Obumer is trying to kill the coal industry. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36583-heavy-granite-dumps/#findComment-255209 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MackMann85 Posted August 7, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted August 7, 2014 Ex-coal trucks being offloaded due to a down industry. Don't know about you, but I'll take a clean coal plant near my home over a nuclear plant any day. 5 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36583-heavy-granite-dumps/#findComment-255291 Share on other sites More sharing options...
james j neiweem Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Now Now Now I worked in Nuke Plants for 30 years. US plants are safe. I'll take Nuclear and clean coal. What woul be a good use forex heavy speced coal trucks. Lowboy service? Would be a shame to run as a pit truck. Way to young for that. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36583-heavy-granite-dumps/#findComment-255294 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bts-4120 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 ones i have seen spec sheets on are geared pretty low 5.73 with 8ll but the lightest rears are usually 58ks I figured coal company was getting a sweet short term lease on them Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36583-heavy-granite-dumps/#findComment-255304 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb502 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 the ones Ive seen were all MP7, mpst 405hp, 8LL or allison, all were on the low 5 something gear range and had 20-23k steer and 58-65k rears and double or triple frames. They are probably so damn heavy and so slow they wouldnt be usable for much more than pit trucks, the allison trucks would probably make bad ass extreme heavy haul trucks. 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/36583-heavy-granite-dumps/#findComment-255329 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdog2 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 good trucks every one should own one or more . 1 Quote Ed Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36583-heavy-granite-dumps/#findComment-255336 Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Coal power plants are being replaced with natural gas power plants. One of these days the government is going to start taxing all the natural gas users. Then the switch will be back to coal or Diesel. What goes around comes around. Just my opinion. Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36583-heavy-granite-dumps/#findComment-255341 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bts-4120 Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 as much nat. gas this country has its only logical to pipeline it to a power plant. it will take decades to convert vehicles and machinery on a large enough scale to burn it. I know union pacific is already playing with the stuff. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/36583-heavy-granite-dumps/#findComment-255571 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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