Popular Post mdixon Posted November 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 30, 2022 (edited) Hello everyone, I'm a fleet mechanic for a farm in CT with many Mack trucks, from 80s Rs to New CXUs. I'm mostly the emissions and engine guy in the shop but I'm also responsible to a 87 R611T for plow duty. My grandfather was a long haul driver of a Mack his whole life. Hope to find some cool stories and lots of useful knowledge as well! Edited January 27, 2023 by mdixon 4 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70782-mack-farm-fleet/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBWhite Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Welcome to the form! We've got tons of info here about the old motors but we could use more stuff of the new emissions motors. What all do you work on with the emissions motors? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70782-mack-farm-fleet/#findComment-516430 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Hell Yeah !!!!! Welcome to the Dog Pound, as I like to say.. You won't beleive how much knowledge is here... Jojo Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70782-mack-farm-fleet/#findComment-516432 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdixon Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 What do I do? Everything I guess. Theres currently over 100 registered vehicles but I have 7 2012 CXU613 that have become revolving door problems for me, especially now it's getting cold. As the most computer literate person in house I do all the diagnostics for the farm by bosch ESI truck. Right now it's chasing low regen Temps and low catalyst efficiency causes. Honestly I'm getting to the point of needed better software, or chasing every component related to prove functionality. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70782-mack-farm-fleet/#findComment-516433 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavCut Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Welcome to BMT @mdixon ! Everyone loves photos so if you have some to post bring them on! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70782-mack-farm-fleet/#findComment-516444 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 welcome love that R model...bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70782-mack-farm-fleet/#findComment-516659 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 nevada has a bunch of RDs for snow plowing,,,and believe it of not alot of GMC generals for road maintenance...bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70782-mack-farm-fleet/#findComment-516661 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 WHERE IN CT ????? nice R model. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70782-mack-farm-fleet/#findComment-516784 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdixon Posted December 2, 2022 Author Share Posted December 2, 2022 1 hour ago, mechohaulic said: WHERE IN CT ????? nice R model. Norwich area Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70782-mack-farm-fleet/#findComment-516800 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldogboy Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 On 12/1/2022 at 11:00 PM, mdixon said: Norwich area Was that where the chicken barn burned the other day? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70782-mack-farm-fleet/#findComment-524318 Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterwelder Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Oh no not chickens, can’t afford eggs as it is! 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70782-mack-farm-fleet/#findComment-524340 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Right??? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70782-mack-farm-fleet/#findComment-524356 Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydawg Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 A farm has a hundred trucks? In Connecticut? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70782-mack-farm-fleet/#findComment-524507 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdixon Posted February 6, 2023 Author Share Posted February 6, 2023 On 1/31/2023 at 11:14 AM, bulldogboy said: Was that where the chicken barn burned the other day? Yes. I left about 20 minutes before it started Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70782-mack-farm-fleet/#findComment-524684 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdixon Posted February 6, 2023 Author Share Posted February 6, 2023 On 2/3/2023 at 2:11 PM, skydawg said: A farm has a hundred trucks? In Connecticut? We've got over 100 registered trucks and trailers, across 6 locations in ct and 1 in maine 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70782-mack-farm-fleet/#findComment-524685 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavCut Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 Hope the fire isn’t causing you too much stress @mdixon. Must be one heck of a mess to clean up. Hopefully no Macks were injured. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70782-mack-farm-fleet/#findComment-524701 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdixon Posted February 6, 2023 Author Share Posted February 6, 2023 No trucks burnt luckily, however we lost a 28' fruehauf dump trailer that was parked under a manure line. Tm Lost some birds but i don't know how many were in that coop, less than 120,000. For reference there's 2 million birds on this site alone. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70782-mack-farm-fleet/#findComment-524711 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavCut Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Sounds as if it could have been much worse @mdixon! Amazing to hear that there are that many chickens on one farm Glad to read that no one working there was hurt and that your fleet didn’t receive more damage. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70782-mack-farm-fleet/#findComment-524766 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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