Peterbilts
#31
11-30-2006, 01:51 PM
Now that's a real truck nascar. yeah you are right you can still get roadragners in macks. I forgot my granite had a 8ll rr.
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#32
11-30-2006, 01:54 PM
Originally Posted by Mackman
Now that's a real truck nascar. yeah you are right you can still get roadragners in macks. I forgot my granite had a 8ll rr.
#33
11-30-2006, 03:11 PM
Originally Posted by Mackman
I think only in the CL's you can get cummins but do not hold me to that.
Besides the CL;s you can only get mack motors and trannys.  ops: No one would have known my predicament except that one of the trucks wouldn't start so one of the drivers rode back with me. Now I had a witness to make me feel really stupid. We won't even mention the fact that the truck had high torque on the low end so was very easy to stall which, of course, I did several times. ops: ops:As for who does or doesn't like Macks, add me to the list of Mack fans.  A lot of drivers who say they don't like Macks haven't driven one. My husband drove for a company that had all Macks. A new driver hired on who had never driven a Mack. After a short time he had fallen in love!
#34
11-30-2006, 03:20 PM
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I saw a picture of an old Mack (probably an early 50s model) long nose which was taken at a truck show. It had been restored and really looked sharp and looked as if it could still pull a heavy load. More than likely had one of those old dual stick shifters that some of the old salts tell horror stories about. 8)
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#35
11-30-2006, 03:36 PM
I have always had a soft spot for Macks, thats all my father ever owned.
He bought his first new one in 1976 As for Petes and KWs they look nice but turning around in a tight spot or backing up can sometimes be a pain, or those damn cars that get in front of you and you can't see them, I know, I own one found some one who has an old B model just sitting around, thought about buying it and restoring it, I'm sure my dad would have been proud to see his little girl in a Mack
#36
11-30-2006, 03:50 PM
Seems to me by all the replies that a Mack is a great off road truck, but it aint what the OTR driver wants. I've drove a 99 460 Mack, 99 Freightliner, 05 Pete and a 97 International and the last truck I want for OTR is the Mack. It aint smooth or quiet, but it will be great for the rocks and the sod.
#37
11-30-2006, 05:32 PM
vision tractors blow, and for some unknown reason to me their engines in otr truck can`t handle the consistent rpm but they live just live in local vehicles being abused and seeing all sorts of rpm`s.
thats why their always having a sale on muzzleloaders ie a muzzleloader is sleeve,piston,rod,rings and bearings. |
