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Only thing keeping me here in shitcagoland. is old friends and family. once they are gone so am I

not a Mack but this happened in the CP Rails Franklin park yard about a week ago. Trumble has a yard on the property. looks like they were doing some yard repairs when it tangled with a backing train. the train was only doing about 5-10 mph

CH cab with a Pinnacle hood on a Volvo frame with a Volvo drivetrain and new headlights. HOW NEW!

throw some grease on the frame so the tires dont wear down and steer a 1/2 turn left and you are go to go!

Been having what I think is an on going charging issue with my RS700 that I decided to dig into. I only have two 12v batterys installed in the truck (made by Interstate). One is brand new the other is 4 years old but load tested good. When the truck is running (2000RPM) the dash gauge shows I only have 12v (no lights on). Testing voltage at the battery cables again with engine running at 2000RPM I see slightly higher 12.8V. I pulled the Alternator and had it tested at a reputable rebuilder (not a big box auto store) and its putting out a respectable 14.8v . He suggested I run a wire from the Alternator direct to the battery. Doing so I was able to get 13.2v at the battery cables, still well below the 14.8 it can put out. When I unhook both positive cables from the batterys with the truck running at 2000RPM I have 14.8 at the alternator. the dash gauge is showing 14.8v and 14.8v at the cable ends. As soon as I connect to one battery it drops to 14v at the cable ends. and when I connect to the 2nd battery im back down to 13.2v at the cable ends. To sum it up I have a alternator that can put out 14.8v at 2000rpm with batterys connected I only see 13.2v at the cables with batterys connected I only see 12.8v on my dash gauge my dash gauge says im lousing 2 volts somewhere in the charging system with no lights on with lights on my dash gauge is showing 12v Thoughts?

The truck John posted of the logging RS700...that grill is one piece . I agree a HD bumper may have allowed them to omit the lower part of the grill but I have never seen one like that before. I cant see if it has panels behind it but It does not look like it? Im glad they went with the later style as it adds to the truck much better.

^Ouch....that does not look good^

sounds like a sticking thermostat?

my luck is I would win and then walking back to my hotel I would get run over by a bus

If you keep the 5 speed you are limited to Maxidynes...highest HP is 300. and it will need a front mount cooler If you change the engine to say a E7 350 or 400 you will need a trans with 8 or more speeds.( 8LL, 10,12,13,18 speed) and a front mount cooler

I have a a 65 B75 sitting on a R model frame. Who ever built it used the R steering column. Its looks like it was a PITA to install it as there is little room to work under the dash but it is much nicer than the stock B model wheel. the

How will you be hooking up the pump. Is there room on the back side of the compressor? I know its tight back there in a B model

I stopped visiting the Message board when a few moderators continued to edit or delete peoples posts to keep the message board inline with their agenda or at to remove fear of HQ of cutting them off. They put constant talk that HQ did not want people selling stuff online and that it would cause a drop in income. In my opinion they were so behind the times with things related to communication within the old truck community...But I will stop ranting. I quit for a reason and besides I enjoy talking with the old truck junkies on here and in the many facebook groups.

Exactly. The ATHS was in such a hurry to get this truck away from the local club but now are looking to sell it off rather soon. This was nothing more than a power play. It should have stayed with the local club and if they disbanded then the truck should have been sold to a museum or kept at any other local Club that had interest in maintaining it. I really dont understand how HQ even got their greedy hands on it in the first place. What bothers me is that this historic Truck gifted to the men and women of its local ATHS club was stolen and bullshitted by its own representatives at HQ. I remember when I signed up for the ATHS bak in 2005-06. that same day I was hearing about the crap going on in HQ and just a few years later I dropped membership due to the crap that was going on with the message board. I have seen many very good people come and go because of all the issues with HQ. All clubs have their issues but The ATHS stuff was rather on the sad side of things

Good eye John , that is odd ...It must be that this was a early design the grill mesh looks the same but if does not have the flat planes around it. it also sports the early RS/RL 700 Hood with no provision for the lower grill extending down into the bumper.

I remember when this all went down... I gave up my membership when they were playing these games.

Not sure of the magic pink stuff they used in the stack but thought it was pretty cool.. As for the gender surprise......I think its become normal now to know what you are having. My sister inlaw just a few weeks ago did the old school way were they found out when her child was born. My wife and I were going to let it be a surprise but We were going crazy wondering.

For those not on bookface I thought some might get a kick out of this The caption reads " My brother and his wife revealing the sex of there baby." posted by Dustin Lauger

Very sorry to hear of the golf cart accident.. 4 years ago I was in Sebring Flordia for the 12Hr race. the day of the race a group of 5 adults were riding on a golf cart made to seat 4 people. the 5th person, A middle aged man was sitting on the dash facing rearward. The driver of the golf cart made a sudden stop to avoid a race car coming into the man paddock area. 5mph tops was what the cart was going but the man lost grip and fell back wards off the cart. He hit his head on the concrete with a thump that could be heard 20 ft away where our trailer was parked. Within seconds he had blood coming from both ears and was un responsive. Local EMS that was track side for the race had made it to him within 2 mins but even with the quick response of EMS He died on his way to the hospital . I will never forget seeing how fast ones life was taken from them while doing something so innocent. last I herd no alcohol was involved he was just riding on a cart enjoying race day...

lets hope it stands out and is not named after a Golf ball...

thats true....but like I said... 30 or so white volvos and 1 or 2 macks on the lot.. We are seeing once very popular Mack branches continue to sell out to no name companies. In return they retain status of a Mack dealer yet there is no presence of Mack to be found. They show case Volvos only. Even the building screams Volvo yet they are a so-called Mack dealer.

this was at the Mt Prospect/Desplanes IL M&K dealer... I was the only "American" in the place...

I went in to a local mack dealer today. the lot was filled with brand new Volvo OTR trucks only saw one granite in the lot. polka music playing in the background I kid you not... I went inside and ordered parts. While waiting, I grabbed the 2 brochures showcasing Construction and Highway. Flipping thru them both, I noticed that the only trucks mack listed for construction are the Granite, Terra Pro and Titan.....We all know the Titan is no more and the Terra Pro is just a garbage truck. So that leaves the once leading brand for on/off road trucks with 1 model for construction. Flipping thru the Highway brochure, it shows 1 model with a option for daycab, sleeper and the Rawhide trim package....That's it.. So to sum it up mack has a offerings of 1 highway truck 1 off road truck 1 garbage truck Sad offerings these days.

one thing I will still say about Mack is that the build quality is still better than Paccar. Mack pays closer attention to fitment and serviceability. This 378 pete I drive now is a nice truck but try to remove anything off the cab and you have snapped bolts, stripped heads, or rivets that need to be removed. On the inside the dash is flimsy cracked plastic with a HVAC unit that lets in buckets of rain water . I dont know how well the latest model of mack(volvo) are but this 2001 pete I drive now is way behind the same year macks I have wrenched on. .

I think the HP /TQ figures are the same between a Mechanical and Electronic 300 but how each version of the engine delivered the power feels different. A mechanical could not control the fuel delivery as well as a Electronic. so when we mashed the pedal on a mechanical the engine came to life and you can feel the torque. When we do it with a electronic the Computer tells the engine how much fuel to give at "X" RPM and it eases it into the powerband... I like how the mechanical felt better for this reason,