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When was the RB introduced? I think it may have been late to the game?

I think they have a old R model tractor as well parked in that Elgin yard. You can see it from US20

that swing out step looks welcoming... I just wonder how complex it is and if its prone to maintenance?

I saw a cabover push a car sideways thru Hubbards cave on I-94 east bound right thru the Chicago loop. About 4am in the snow. The truck was in the center lane and I was in the far right.The car came flying down the on ramp. Car cut in to early and rolled onto the trucks front bumper. I got on the CB to let the driver know he was pushing a car as he was not showing signs of slowing down. his responce....."yeah.....I saw that...idiot keeps honking at me"....... This guy took him for a ride thru hubbards cave to the I290 interchange about a 1/4 mile away. I pulled over with him and gave him my info as I saw everthing. Never did get a call so I guess he did not get the ticket? some times you just got to remind people how things work in the world..

I cant comment on the 460 motor but the For a 95' with a 427 it shows 24-32 psi is the normal range.. I do recall a ECM flash that was very popular for the Etech but the EPA made Mack Kill it off years ago ...

They still use this truck ...Its pretty beat up but it runs around alot. I like the custom Grill...(not)

The small wheels and short bed do not help it but it still is better looking than the blue thing i posted

I dont think it has any filtration device in side of them. the ones I have seen were just a tube that was vented to under the engine.

I can already hear it rattling apart from here...LOL

I have noticed that Mack has slowly been lousing its grasp on the mixer and Garbage truck market. In the last few years a few local concrete companies were purchased by another company. The new parent companies were already buying KW's and they stopped buying Macks. Same with Waste Management. They had almost an exclusive Mack fleet but now I see lots of new Petes both in the low entry cab models and the roll offs. I'm afraid to say that around here, it seams that only the smaller "family owned" fleets that run in the off road are still holding on to Mack. Besides UPS, I don't see Mack as a strong leader with fleets these days.

The red one is a little over the top for me as well but they kept it looking fairly stock with just modern flashy stuff. I hate when people chop the cabs and windows thinking it will look better.

I have not been to this show. but from what I have seen of it im not all that impressed. It seams more of a modern truck show event than a industry event. If I wanted to see trucks I would go to a ATHS or local truck stop event.

I dont know if im more upset with the blue truck or to as why they parked the nice red R model next to it.. As they say, to each their own... There was some hard work put into it but It does not match my style at all...

I will just leave this here....

Volvo/Mack 18%.....what is the % if we separate those two?

That had to be Fun Larry. Nothing like having raw power at your fingertips. I live near the IRM and go there every year for the car shows. im very lucky to live near it and able to see all the old Iron that shows up there. 2 years ago I was at a R/C construction event in Monticello IL. The town has its own RR museum so I stopped in on a early Sunday morning to look around. Its kinda in the middle of nowhere but just off the interstate. While taking photos of the depot one of the museum locomotives moved out of the shop and slowly crept up on me. The engineer stopped with the steps right next to me, leaned out the window and asked if I wanted to go for a quick trip.....Im 35 years old and I was like a kid in a candy store. I climbed up into the cab and off we went!.... He was heading out to pick up some grain cars that the museum interchanges with other class 1 railroads. They do this to generate income for the museum. We went north a few miles and picked up a string of about 30 grain cars, had to walk the train to release the hand brakes on the cars . then brought them back towards the museum where I jumped off so they could head into town to drop them......Spent about an hr and a half with the engineer. This was in a old IC GP11 with the classic EMD engine. It was a memorable day for sure!

What are the length specs on a USA Superliner vs a R700 hood? I would suspect the superliner hood is just a inch or more longer? I think a 3406 would fit in a R700 hood without much issue. you would need to fab up mounts and such but space should not be an extreme issue.

I have had to offload in the center of a Chicago street because the crown in the road was just as bad. Its just common sence you dont try to move a machine if the trailer is leaning. And look at the sag in those crap ramps...SMH

I refinished my steering wheel with some kind of compound that I pushed into the cracks, sanded smooth and then had it painted. was less than $100

I try to stay at Holiday Inn Express when ever I travel. most are recently upgraded and I have yet to find one that is a sh*t hole. they are not too pricey either. Over my last 15 years of travel I find if a room is less than $70 per night its likely just one of those towel head rat holes. Many of nights I would just stay in the truck than the hotel my penny pinching boss would pick. As I got older and wiser I just picked my own hotels at the race tracks as I had my motorcycle with me where ever I went.

you might have a low rpm engine. Mack for a few years offered engines set for 1800 RPM (loaded) if this is the case a simple pump adjustment would do the trick I did the math and if you have 11R22.5 tires your engine will be turning 1800 RPM when traveling 66MPH If you bump up the Engine RPM to 2100 you will be able to get to 77MPH. Also look to see if that Transmission has a device to limit engine RPM in top gear...

anyone recall the Bulldozer that someone put a maxidyne into. I bet that thing would push great if the pump was up to the task of all the added torque

only 2 psi of boost tells me no fuel. I had a bad turbo once and it still made 14psi of boost under load. if its not the injection pump it could also be a restriction in the fuel hose or in the bottom of the fuel tank. try running it out of a 5 gallon jug and see if it runs better. if it does you have a clogged fuel line. if no change start looking at the injection pump. the E6 should make about 25psi of boost under load.

I remember when Deotch had their superliners running around. I think one was a V8 Mack as well.

The early v8 maxidynes were hit or miss for not making it very for before needing bottom end bearings. I know of 3 of them that all needed bearings around 100-150k 2 of them were sister trucks and both needed them.