New Mack

[Bullheaded]

On 4/9/2025 at 12:28 PM, james j neiweem said:

Well the new Mack is out and it is called the Pioneer. Volvo clone with Mack hood and grill. Should have placed the Mack logo in the center of the grill instead of the bottom. I like the looks of the Anthem better. The pioneer will have a much improved interior I guess. Rumor has it that the Pinnacle axle forward will be dropped. Mack will not have a competitor in the long hood market leaving the likes of Paccar, Daimler and VW the lone providers. This would be a shame. The Mack Pinnacle axle forward is a good looking truck in my opinion. They are seen all over the Boston area.

Yep, you are going to see the Anthem take the place of the Pinnacle now for regional and vocational tractor.

[Red Horse]

On 4/17/2025 at 12:15 PM, james j neiweem said:

From what KS says this is one hell of a truck! He ought to know! But they still need to change that grill and headlight area to make it look more like a classic Acar.

I said same thing first time I saw one..get rid of that curve on top and for sure by today's standards a winner in the looks department.  From a safety viewpoint I also like that stand alone turn signal

[Bullheaded]

9 hours ago, Red Horse said:

I said same thing first time I saw one..get rid of that curve on top and for sure by today's standards a winner in the looks department.  From a safety viewpoint I also like that stand alone turn signal

Yes, same with the MD....I'd rather have old school turn signals on top of fenders.

Biggest thing I hate about the Anthem is those air intake vents on the sides of the hood. Could they not have designed something a little more eye appealing?

[mowerman]

Yeah, it took me a while to get used to them. Also futuristic front end was hard to swallow now I really like the way they look, especially like you just said.

[james j neiweem]

Anthem looks over Pioneer any day! And don't drop the Pinnacle until you have a suitable ( so called long nose classic) replacement. The current Pinnacle is a good looking truck.

[mowerman]

yeah and look what volvo white GMC turned into lol.bob

[Joey Mack]

On 4/14/2025 at 7:48 PM, mechohaulic said:

it's called a respect by the older generation to witch sadly the younger generation will NEVER understand.  MY hats off to YOU sir .  FOREVER THANKFUL TO  finding this B MT site , have an appointment with Cardio Dr 4/26/25. 

Well i did the road call. It was a good day, his son was willing to listen, he asked a ton of questions and did almost the entire B-PM.. When i wrote the bill. Parts and labor was $400.00. He wrote me a check for $800.00. I was stunned.  He said that his Dad was grateful and thankful that i would come to the house and do what i did, and share my knowledge... I got choked up.. So yes Mech, like YOU,,, there are some good people who have respect for what we do...  Jojo

[Geoff Weeks]

8 minutes ago, Joey Mack said:

Well i did the road call. It was a good day, his son was willing to listen, he asked a ton of questions and did almost the entire B-PM.. When i wrote the bill. Parts and labor was $400.00. He wrote me a check for $800.00. I was stunned.  He said that his Dad was grateful and thankful that i would come to the house and do what i did, and share my knowledge... I got choked up.. So yes Mech, like YOU,,, there are some good people who have respect for what we do...  Jojo

Local good machine shop I use, I pay 1.5x what he asks. I know what I am asking him to do, I know I either don't have the skills or equipment (more often equipment) to do the job, and I know what it is worth to me.

Most recently, he made a part (2 actually) for a long NLA/obsolete brake caliper. I was going to have it made out of hard-chrome bar stock, he talked me out of it, as the material would have cost much more than the whole job done in stainless. Not only does he do good work, he is a good resource.  Original was hard-chrome, but stainless will outlast me. Hard chrome would be best, sometimes you have to look realistically how long it needs to last.