james j neiweem Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Do you think the Mack LE would make a good forward mixer chassis. If so why don't they make them. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45431-forward-mixer/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Chassis would be strong enough I think cab redesign, power pac location and AWD conversion would probably make it to expensive. Probably be easier to bring back the MACK HMM with modern drive train. Paull http:// 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/45431-forward-mixer/#findComment-334990 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 HMM looks good, my only concern would be right side visibility. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45431-forward-mixer/#findComment-335012 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wobblin-Goblin Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 My dad drove mixers for years. He said they tried out a Mack front discharge, but having the engine and radiator in the front really was a bad design. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45431-forward-mixer/#findComment-335015 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack Technician Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 LE wouldn't work well. The mixer chassis originally used a Fuller auto shift. Allison would not favor the application. Original set up was an Oshkosh Truck Chassis. They did not use mack diffs, top load is an issue. Full wheel drive would be a whole new issue. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45431-forward-mixer/#findComment-335726 Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 3 hours ago, Mack Technician said: LE wouldn't work well. The mixer chassis originally used a Fuller auto shift. Allison would not favor the application. Original set up was an Oshkosh Truck Chassis. They did not use mack diffs, top load is an issue. Full wheel drive would be a whole new issue. That was the 90's MACK FDM which was a MACK Oshkosh unit and also a Center cab, the HMM MACK was based on the DMM chassis with the front axle moved forward and the cab mods. Production ran from 1973 to 1979 between users wanting conventional mixers and a law suit over patent infringement ended production 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/45431-forward-mixer/#findComment-335738 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 On 6/7/2016 at 5:38 AM, 41chevy said: That was the 90's MACK FDM which was a MACK Oshkosh unit and also a Center cab, the HMM MACK was based on the DMM chassis with the front axle moved forward and the cab mods. Production ran from 1973 to 1979 between users wanting conventional mixers and a law suit over patent infringement ended production. Just to keep things clear, The Mack model FDM was based on a Savage Manufacturing design.........Mack purchased Savage in 1989. Fast forward to 1998, Mack signed an agreement with Oshkosh to sell a Mack-powered variant of the S-Series called the FCM. Many here saw it at the 1999 MATS in Louisville. Volvo cancelled the program when it acquired Mack in 2000, before the effort could take off. http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34458-the-mack-hmm-“front-runner”-front-discharge-mixer-chassis/ http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34451-the-macksavage-fdm700-front-discharge-mixer/ 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45431-forward-mixer/#findComment-336029 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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