Mackdaddy2030 Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 I would like one in a glider 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40791-chu-superliner-iii/page/3/#findComment-296808 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 HMMMM all very interesting funny thing is Mack Australia is a lot different than their US brother yesterday afternoon I was working in the shed and my boy yells out for me to come to the phone I get to the phone and Mack Australia is on the other end of the line asking am I happy with my truck what would I like in a new truck how do I find the dealers ect ect yeah,yeah you all say BUT and its a big BUT I have never bought a new Mack there was no hard sell I was asked what Mack Australia could do better apart from bringing back the R model cool powered Mack back I couldnt think of anything to which the bloke on the other end of the line agreed and then we started talking about how good the coolpower Mack is and how the thrive on really hard work it was like an echo down the phone line obviously a older Mack man he told me he would pass my suggestions across to the powers that be The point Im making is we make out that no one cares but I was stunned to get a phone call good onya Mack Australia does anyone else ever get a phone call about there 34 year old dream machine from the people that made it all those years ago to see if I am still happy with the Mack they made you never know who's reading the forum and taking notes about what we want and dont want like and dont like free market research for Mack Paul 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40791-chu-superliner-iii/page/3/#findComment-296812 Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 One can only hope they're listening here, I for one would like to see a retro Superliner come out. If the need to do a melted look truck, than add elements of the B Model into the design. Wouldn't look bad as a one piece on the current Granite cab IMO. I would think Volvo Corporate has less influence with MACK in OZ then here in North America ? PaulIf I could photoshop I'd put the nose on a Granite cab... 1 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40791-chu-superliner-iii/page/3/#findComment-296838 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbigrig Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Mack Australia was a whole different ball of wax. Somehow, their engineering dept. Could dream something one night and start testing it by morning. There were Canadian customers that were willing to spend the money to purchase Australian designed Titans etc in the early 2000's just to get a heavy Mack. Those customers were basically told it will be too expensive and couldn't be converted to a left hand drive to be imported. Mack Australia seemed to be more in touch with customer needs and knew that without the customers input and design there was no product to sell. Canada's market mirrored Australia's minus the heat. Sure we do a lot of cross border freight that would require a similar spec to what's available in the US, but once we lost our engineering in Oakville assembly it seemed we had more in common with the always ahead of the curve Australian engineering. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40791-chu-superliner-iii/page/3/#findComment-296952 Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM6285 Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 I always dreamed of an extended or long hood CHU Rawhide sporting the MP-10 engine with some external "air breathers"...For the retro-look MACK should be inspired on the MACK LTL Trucks hood and round fenders... Too bad I am not expert on digital computer graphics Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40791-chu-superliner-iii/page/3/#findComment-297937 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtymilkman Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 The ltl's were the sharpest 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40791-chu-superliner-iii/page/3/#findComment-297986 Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsuperdog Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 I would purchase a Rawhide/Superliner with the 16 litre if it came available. I hade the Volvo 16 litre in a 2010 model but went to the Mp8 in a 2013 Rawhide as I pull the big weights in western Canada. Sign me up! 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40791-chu-superliner-iii/page/3/#findComment-298070 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamsterGrrrl Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Old Superdog, got some questions for you- Is the MP8s 505 horsepower enough for Canada's 63.5 metric ton maximum weights?Is the Titan too long to fit a sleeper and still comply with Canada's length limits? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40791-chu-superliner-iii/page/3/#findComment-298082 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mackdaddy Posted July 28, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2015 Several people I know have updated LT's on late model chassis. I am just about to start on taking an 88 Superliner with V8 and all Mack components and putting an LT on it. I want to make the cab quieter and more comfortable along with better steering. 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40791-chu-superliner-iii/page/3/#findComment-298158 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbigrig Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 The MP8 is in wide use hauling Max gross weights across Canada and seems to be doing well considering it's a 13L engine. The 16 liter motors do much better but few up here are willing to shell out the extra coin on the Titan. Yes a Titan can be ordered with a "custom" sleeper and still be within legal lengths to haul "B"train combos. It couldn't be more then 60" in length. So the factory sleeper would be well within the limits. Most who need the big power order a Volvo instead getting the 16L motor and a factory installed 60". Midrise bunk. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40791-chu-superliner-iii/page/3/#findComment-298168 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outback Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 I don't think you'll find a more knowledgeable group of people on the subject at hand.Are you troubled simply because they didn't align with your thoughts? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40791-chu-superliner-iii/page/3/#findComment-300780 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outback Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 I don't think he is after a more knowledgable group of people, just a group that isn't so negative all the time. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40791-chu-superliner-iii/page/3/#findComment-300782 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtymilkman Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 I don't think he is after a more knowledgable group of people, just a group that isn't so negative all the time.And bitter. People forget it's all about money. Just remember what Mack did to Brockway. Shared cabs....then Brockway disappeared. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40791-chu-superliner-iii/page/3/#findComment-300791 Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 And bitter. People forget it's all about money. Just remember what Mack did to Brockway. Shared cabs....then Brockway disappeared.Like Volvo is trying to do to MACK 1 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40791-chu-superliner-iii/page/3/#findComment-300817 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtymilkman Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Exactly 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40791-chu-superliner-iii/page/3/#findComment-300818 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb502 Posted August 22, 2015 Author Share Posted August 22, 2015 I wasn't worried about the knowledge base but I asked a question and asked for a certain thing and it turned into a free for all. I understand that not every truck is for every owner or driver. Personally I like big power set forward axle trucks. The question was who would be interested not who thinks its a waste etc. I really think that this idea would sell to the owner operator segment but the company drivers/union freight haulers won't be interested. That being said if your not interested or only have negative feedback......let it go, I skip posts on here daily because they aren't my cup of tea, I don't just go around raining on everybody's parade knowing full well I wouldn't be in the market anyway. This post was about the truck...not the numbers, that's for the marketing guys to figure out. 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/40791-chu-superliner-iii/page/3/#findComment-300955 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb502 Posted August 22, 2015 Author Share Posted August 22, 2015 P.s. I have had another discussion with others in the company about this since this lost. 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/40791-chu-superliner-iii/page/3/#findComment-300956 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Refined Trucker Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Superdog I like your idea and would shure give this truck a consideration. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40791-chu-superliner-iii/page/3/#findComment-300978 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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