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While waiting at Gabrielli MACK today for some parts to be located, I was reading the blerb on the M Drives. Now my question was there ever an Auto in older MACKS? Not bus or Fire chassis but R, U, DM and others? Allison AT-740 or other auto ever offered as an option? Paul

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I Dont know myself i was wondering the same

I Have always been around & drove manuals in a class 6-8 truck .

I was told by the State of TN Recently If i want my B Class CDL Back after getting my health back in good shape I would be restricted to an Automatic due to the Mild Case of Cerebral Palsy in my left hand & leg , left side in general .

. it has been 8 years now if it was 5 or under i would just have to take the written test but now i gotta go through the whole thing again .

(i wasn't restricted before but now they told me no exceptions)

(i lost them in 07' Due to health reasons & couldnt pass the DOT Physical) But now i wont argue with them i just want my CDL Back so eventually i can get a Single Axle dump to go with the lawn service i'm starting next year . Plus an automatic will be easier on myself due to the left hand .

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Allison automatics were a factory option on the MR, R, RB, RD6, RD8, U, DM, RWI Super-Liner and MH Ultra-Liner.

Allison's MT654CR, HT740D, HT740RS, HT750DR and HT754CR could be paired with the E6-270, E6-275, E6-300 and E6-350, or Cummins NTC350/Formula 350, NTC365/Formula 365 and NTC400/Formula 400.

And the Allison MT643 was available behind the Caterpillar 3208 in DM492 and MR492 chassis for municipal and government orders.

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We have an 83 rd e6 350 with an Allison hd750 behind it factory. Also have a granite with a mp7 with an Allison.

I also heard mack made a handful of e9s with and Allison behind them special order to pull around airplanes at an airport. That combo would be fun to play with.

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Hmmm, E9, Allison pulling truck maybe! Perhaps a drag racer!

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