kscarbel2 Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 A great read brought to my attention by our UK truck industry veteran, BC Mack.Note the not-so-well-known Mack Maxitorque 7-speed overdrive transmission.. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40692-uks-truck-magazine-puts-mack-to-the-test/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Now this goes to prove what I have being saying all along these cool power Macks are the very best of the best the fuel economy figures I read on this forum at times are outrageous for tippers and the like I keep on saying how these old coolpower Macks get 6.5 MPG or better on single trailer work I get better than 4.5 MPG on road train work day in day out these trucks might not be as refined as the trucks of today but and its a big BUT they will make you more money than any of the newer trucks around if driven right and they will make this good money day in day out pulling big loads or running empty very interesting reading as I have said before in Australia the "Truck and Bus" magazine did repeated road tests back in the day and the Mack always out performed every other trucks Im more than happy to dig this old stuff out to share if anyone wants a look might take me a week or so to find itStrange how in Australia Mack must have had a lot more freedom to do what they wanted the first F models had a shaft that ran across the top of the dash to hook the steering up for RHD then they put the cab on a R model chassis to solve the problem these became the FR seriesThanks for sharing top read Paul 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40692-uks-truck-magazine-puts-mack-to-the-test/#findComment-294979 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Mack Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 the thread has expanded now to three pages with an interesting 2015 article on UK F700's..http://www.trucknetuk.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=127603&start=60good perspective on how other countries perceived and used Mack productsBC Mack Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40692-uks-truck-magazine-puts-mack-to-the-test/#findComment-312865 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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