Lmackattack

who wants to go steal the dog and give it back to its rightfull owners.

it will all bolt on to your 237. your turbo clocking may need to be addressed to fit the charge cooler but that is easy to adjust. if you have the stock B model trans go easy on it as the 285 is almost double the torque output. If it has a maxitorque 5-6 speed drive it like you stole it.

facts 1st... this is a Mack Fourm.. it is obvious that the views here are going to be totaly biased towards mack 2nd.. you are correct you have the right to reply and hold your views. 3rd... If history shows truth you will see that Volvo did away with other companys to advance itself in the market. Call it buisness or greed but that is a fact. 4th ... it is also true that Volvo has introduced some drivetrain componets and forced buyers to use off breed parts when they should have been options. yada yada yada... Its not hard to see that Volvo is doing what ever they can to force there way in and let mack live by luck or just die out. look at the Mack dealerships with the "new" volvo names out front, look at the drive train, look at the lack of options on a mack but are found on a volvo. anyone that has known about macks history will tell you that somthing is just not right here.. Do you see Pete not letting KW use "x" sleeper? or "X" suspention? they share options and do great. there owners love them. I dont see Volvo doing the same with mack. I would love to know who the designers are. How long they have worked at mack and what they know about them. In the US the avg O/O wants a long hood big power truck that has some class. I see 1 mack that fit this but its way over priced. Fleets want a plane truck that does the job. this is all that mack has in the market yet Volvo is taking all the good mack parts out of them.. why is the question? that would go aganist the whole reason for specing a tuff truck with all mack parts.. The titan was a great idea but as said who thought that a monster of a truck would be fine with no sleeper otion? was it a kid just out of school.? sound like a rookie mistake? I could point you to 5 diffent people here that could tell Volvo how to properly option or spec a truck but it just wont happen.Volvo wont listen and they will just contine to think they know what I want in a truck.

hit the add reply (not the fast reply) button now scroll down and see the box that says attachments. to the right it will say "browse" click on that and find your pic on your computer and click on it,,,,then hit "up load" Hope that helps? Trent

welcome aboard but first we will need to see your passport...(i.e...pictures of your truck) you will like it here Trent

rob if I recall my RS700L build sheet called the truck weight to be at 15,005. not sure if that was with a 5th wheel,sleeper, installed and with fluids (wet)? 16,200 for a 6 wheeler...thats pretty light considering most Eastern mack R modles set up for dump tractors were around 17,000 just as a tractor... I have added a PTO, LH stack, power steering,fenders,tool box to it that all added about 400 lbs. when I weighed the tractor it had 1/2 a tank of fuel..about 65 gallons and 50 gallons of Hyd oil. My frineds B81 is around 24,000lbs just as a tractor but it has a wench, V8, 65k rears etc.... it all adds up!!!

yes my RS700 weighs in at 15,700-16,000 just as a tractor. I would think 20,000 would be a closer weight all depending on his set up and size of the dump box

and always asking for a radio check because they thought it was not working LOL!!!

This brings back some memories...If I recall many had a wierd under the hood air cleaner. no jump seats, and like mentioned the LH dashpanel had 2 or 3 gauges.. thats it.. the RH had none or was used for 1 gauge that was not found on the LH side. very bare R models indeed. I liked the old overnight R models with the cab side flares and roof mounted air foil thingy.. Trent

Rob. love that part of WI. been up at the race track 3 times this year already.. not sure what way you go back home but you will be passing near my place. Im 20 miles west of I94, 10 miles south of the IL WI line. Rt 12 and 120 if you look at a map. I might have friday off of work so feel free to call me if I can buy you lunch. Trent

yep I vote roadway also. they had lots of them set up this way. They also had some add ball R models with deleted or wierd options. I have seen the dogs removed for cost savings odd ball fuel tankes added with a "poker rod" as your standard fuel gauge air start 318 detroits in R700s the list go on and on with roadway tractors LOL

this can be caused by many things. Tires and driveline are first to check. I have also seen the throttle linkage near the fuel pump allowed to "flutter" and cause the truck to seam as it is bouncing. That little lever off of the pump that has the spring was the issue. can you put the truck up on jack stands to see what it does with the drive line and tires spinning?

wow... this should be intresting

I was thinking 3.87s and still use 2nd direct or find some 5.02 and use 3rd direct? We have the power at the end as all the wheels are spinning but the lack of better road speed in the middle of the pull causes us to louse the momentum quickly.. It leaves the gate very easy and we dont have to ride the clutch like most of the guys with cats or cummings do. Trent

old reliable... 4.17s

We pulled tonight at a last minut event.. ended up 2nd place. I lost first place by 1'!!!!mid 80s auto car with a cummins got me... Oh well. Our truck was still spinning all 4 corners in 2nd direct at the 273' mark.. she needs a gear between 2nd and 3rd to get some more road speed and gain another 10 -15 feet!!!! looks like we will have to play with the RPM? Stark was 2' behind us.. (hows it feel) LOL!!! a KW was just a few feet behind stark. we all had a good time will have a vid soon Trent

Not a problem.. I hope they can help him out..... and Welcome to this site!

as rob said donaldson has the most afordable ones. the plastic scoops will have side vents to help vent water out and to reduce any excess presser build up at high speeds. If you drive where there is alot of rain it will have an effect on the air cleaner and it will have to be checked/ replaced more often. I dont think you will feel any gains but it will help the turbo get its air a little better. biggest gain will be your good looks! and yea think about adding a brace at the top of the tube. some of the early R models with tall intake tubes had a bracket that mounted to the cab roof aera. Trent

got the info ...T2060 with 5.88 rears.. What do you think will this have a faster 2nd gear than the old 2 stick 6 speed? I think the t2060 has a 5.25 in 2nd low and 3.05 in 2nd high?

Check with gulfway insurance http://www.racensur.com/ Tell them I told you about them. I just put my 77 Mack back on with them this week. It cost me around $225 for the year with the options I picked out, value etc... Trent

this is the vin number if anyone has time to run it and see . if you can let me know what rears are in it. This truck had a wierd tag over the normal stamping aera. Thanks in advance.. 1m2p264y5rm015977

looking at a 94 RD690 has a EM300. the stick has that silver ring simmilar to the air shift 6 speeds but just says hi and low? what could it be?

Fred This is on a 2 valve 285. I can find american bosch real easy but no luck on the robert bosch. This guy named stark with his little 237 keeps getting us by about 10' on every pull. A bird told me today he saw them messing with injectors We cant have anymore of this!!!

We are looking for a robert bosh pump from a 300-350 mack... We need more fuel on the pulling truck and the builder says this is where to start.. I can find plenty of American bosh pumps cheep but they will be no better than what I have now.. any leads would be great. Would consider trading our turned up pump for your stock robert bosch. I would just want to inspect its condition first and would pay shipping both ways if it was not up to our needs. Let me know. Trent Lmackattack@hotmail.com

How do I think... ok il try.... If I was working at a Mack truck dealer and we used a KW to drag in broke down Macks.. that would make us look like fools and that we dont think a mack is a very reliable truck. If I was working at ford dealer and used a Chevy to give test drives I would look like a fool. I own a mack because I have pride in them and invested intrest in making money with them. I never think about the share holder that has put his investment in the company. his investent will be gone as soon as he makes a buck off me buying more truck parts. The share holder should have little say in how things operate.or who can move company landmarks .Hell they dont even know how to check there oil in a car... If a company cant show respect to its own name what does that say about the company? But Back to your question on what to do.....go pick up that bat and go find Mr Volvo CEO..and dont bring your ball or catchers mit.. thats what I would do! capiche?