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So far so well. Fuel economy isn't as great as the CH or the RW, but the drivers really seem to like them. I have driven them a little bit, I really like the Mdrive. Takes a little getting used to when off road. I know you can manually downshift, but I wish there was a big simple button that would only use 1st or 2nd off road. If you don't think to lock into a low gear, the thing wants to up shift and then falls on its face. Otherwise they have been great. One or two sensor issues, but all was warranties.

I know. My '98 CH with 13spd and 4.17 gears got better mpg then my '12 CHU with Mdrive direct and 2.64 gears. And that's suppose to be the best setup for mpg. I know some people that have made "outlaw trucks" meaning deleting the emmisions and they are gaining 1- 1.5 mpg better. Along with more HP.

If I am off road I use the manual setting, but if I'm just pulling in a yard or trying to keep it slower going I put it in performance mode to keep it in gear longer.

I really wish it had a LL and low reverse.

Sweet looking ride by the way.

The mention of Yazel reminded me that I had an Axle Equipment post card with a Yazel truck on it. I remember up to a couple years

ago seeing trailers with Yazel and Martin still running around. I know where two Martin trailers are but haven't seen a Yazel in awhile.

I love seeing the old pictures like that!!!

What were you doing in this neck of the woods? Had one running out of Vulcan Grayslake yesterday

How are the new trucks working out?

Yes, that is Dad's truck. When we did the air ride, we lengthened it about a foot. He says it doesn't ride as good as the taperleaf, isn't as light as the taperleaf, but holds the road better than the taperleaf. It's an 87' that he bought from the Pete dealer in Waukesha in the early spring of 94'. It was an one owner trade with 150K miles, truck was flawless. 300hp, 5 sp. It was short, so we rolled the trunnion back as far as we could and pieced in the rear part of the frame. Well that summer the drive shaft that we had a made, because of the added length, came apart up on I-94 by Watertown WI, the drive shaft took out the air tanks , which made the truck want to stop right now, which caused the truck to jackknife, pretty much totaling the truck and breaking a bunch of Dad's ribs. After that, the truck got a new cab, frame rails and the sleeper. Dad missed one day of work and was back at in #17, an ex-Plote truck, until his was back in service. I don't have any pre wreck pics. It was red with a Stark sticker on the door. Since then it has had 2 motors and the trans swapped from the 5 to a 12. Oh, and for the record, he normally doesn't wave to anyone.

Sorry to hear that your father got hurt, but that's awesome he got right back at it. I don't think I would have gone back that soon, lol

I've always heard the taperleaf was really good and I've heard many say it rode better then air ride. But I guess I should start believing cause I've heard it so many times.

I always thought that was always a factory sleeper.

That's cool that I got him to finally wave to me since he normally doesn't.

Any of those yazel heil dumps left or did they take the slow boat to to china already.

I don't know where they went, but about 2 months ago they started disappearing and think they are all gone now.

I didn't realize the sleeper truck had air ride. I saw it again today. I've heard that if you wanted to swap out for air ride that using one from a CH gives a better ride. Is that true?

Does you father drive the sleeper truck? He finally started waving back to me, lol

you need to look a little to the southwest

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So what happened to this one?

That's the plan over winter. See, my kid bother will turn 18 in February and of coarse he's gonna get his license. So he's been looking at trucks and now he thinks that the Blue RD fits the bill. We have been doing a lot of our own painting and he will be helping with it which makes him appreciate it a lot more. Hood is busted up on it pretty bad. We have hubs for the rears and the rest of the truck has been gone through. Makes sense to me, unless he finds a decent Superliner for next to nothing!

That's cool that he likes the older stuff.

Saw a couple RBs and an RD

You can still see the Horizon logo faded in the door.

These DMs were also in the yard. From the plates they have not been on the road since '96

So I had off today and Snake and I were running some errands and I got some good pics.

I believe the green RDs are former Plote trucks and the white with orange stripes might be old Lowe trucks. One of my friends thinks the brownish R might be an old Waste Management truck.

These pics were taken on Virginia in in the owner of Sunsets yard next to Waste Management.

I'm guessing they are for sale. They just showed up,this week.

Not that one Superdog, this one....

Are you going to paint this one orange and white?

I see the Granites all the time up and down 47.

last week I was on East Sandwich Rd south of Hinkley and saw two R models with hoppers in the field with a Gleaner combine.

Was pretty cool cause you don't see that too often. Was on the phone and couldn't take a picture. Went by on my next round to take a picture and they were already gone. Dose anyone know who's they are?

Yesterday while I was getting on I 80 westbound by halsted I saw a stark mack westbound and it was white ! Almost missed a shift seeing a white stark mack

I've been seeing the R model with sleeper Rollin down 72 by Kirkland this week.

I drool every time I see it.

I don't think too much of them. A few years back I wanted them to pave my driveway. They came out, gave me a quote, it sounded

reasonable so I asked when they could do it. They said they could get to it in a month. I said great. Well a few phone calls and a year

later it never got done. The guy called me on a Saturday morning a year after I called them and asked if I was still interested. I

said yeah, a year ago! Then I hung the phone up. Assholes! I won't ever do business with them.

That don't surprise me. They actually do a good job, but I heard they were very pricey.

You have a truck to be proud of. If it serves your needs well, drive it with pride.

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Thank you Underdog

Do you guys consider the axle forward CH/CHU a modern Superliner?

Superdog, I saw that video on MACK's FB page with your truck in it. That is AWESOME!!!!! Where did they film that?

Snow hauls a lot of broke up concrete into our concrete yard and it sure would be nice if curran would ever get 47 and 20 finished up never saw such a screwed up mess in my life the temporary lanes were nothing better than asphalt covered trails the ones on 20 lasted two days before they had to regrind them and make them rougher what an outfit.

The best part about that job is that it is gonna be totally redone in five years, lol

Did Curran buy Royer buy still keep them as Royer? I had heard that but didn't know if their was any truth to it.

Yes they did. I think about 5 years ago. Though from what I heard they didn't really buy them. Royer owed them so much money that a deal was made that they just took Royer over. If you look closely there is a small Curran sticker of the trucks.

Have seen these two R-models running around the Dekalb area for a paving outfit. I kinda like the one with the floaters.

Makes it look tough.

R&B Paving is two guys from Royer Asphalt that went on their own couple of years ago. One of then is Bobby Sipes.

The R model with the floaters sure looks like an old Parking Lot Services truck.

And to think back in the day everyone was excited for the new CH with bigger cab, and now everyone wants the R model back, lol

I know my cousin said his father was pissed that he bought a new R in '89 and was upset that he didn't wait for the CH to come out, lol

These are from a 1989 Bulldog Magazine. I will post the other pics I have later.

Thanks for the picture. I would love to see more.

What is the difference in a CH600 and CH613?