mrsmackpaul

I hope it all works out for them any family business needs all the luck the can get

Paul

When you quote the fuel economy of the newer scr equiped trucks, does anyone include the ad blue in that equation? Cause last time I checked, it doesn't grow on trees.

Good point Timmy

Paul

You can mitigate all these costs for DPF & SCR by purchasing extended warranty coverages. I recently sold a customer 40 2016 Mack CXU613 Double Bunk Sleepers, Mack MP8 SuperEconodyne packages. WE did a custom 60 months 650,000 miles FULL COVERAGE Engine & EATS warranty - cost per mile for this coverage is $0.012! The trucks are doing great - the fuel mileage is better than he expected and we are goin g to get an order for an additional 40 trucks for next year. In addition the Mack/Volvo recommended DPF cleaning interval has just been extended to 400,000 and the oil drain interval to 40,000 on highway trucks.

The 2010 and 2014 SCR engines from Mack & Volvo are doing a great job.

You quote the fuel mileage been better than expected I have asked this before and I will ask again encase you missed my last question last time just what is the mileage these fleets are getting and is this a documented mileage and what sort of weight terrain are these trucks running on

Or I guess another way to look at is what is

How does the mileage compare to the older fleet ?????

Paul

put an air gauge in the air line supplying the reverse air ram and see what the air pressure is might have a crook regulator I think its meant to be around 50 - 60 psi

Paul

hope he is feeling better soon

Paul

mate I feel from what you describe thats normal

Paul

give em heaps Swishy

Well Raji are you going to bring it home and start the collection ???

Paul

I can now join the ANTI VOLVO crowd. I was just informed that Volvo "has obsoleted" Cruiseliners from their data base. Meaning Mack cant look up anything by the VIN. Thanks AGAIN Volvo

WTF a holes they cant do that

Paul

Good to see some photos Barry thanks for sharing

Paul

mate its come up well inside keep at you will get there

Paul

I came across this page thing'o' on face book thing I still dont know anything about face book so Im not real sure what all these things are called or if the link doodah will work but if you scroll back thru the appears to be a lot of middle east F model Macks there running from Europe to the Middle east I guess its all in a different language but most of it translates

Paul

https://www.facebook.com/groups/138377172886828/

good old K&S have come a long way over the years good on them for having ago, I remember them as kid growing up there trucks were always a bit tired looking as they got a foot hold I guess

Paul

what a flash bit of gear thanks for the pictures

Paul

Run a muck lads I hope the head hurts and the mouth is like the bottom of a cockys cage in the morning

Paul

couldnt pull the skin off a rice pudding hey Swishy

seeya mate

Paul

http://www.smh.com.au/world/us-summons-firefighters-from-australia-and-new-zealand-to-battle-blazes-20150821-gj57cj.html

dunno about the report but it was on the telly last night in north Queensland Australia

Australia has sent a plane load of fire men to help (dunno how big the plane load is could be 3 or 300) I hope the fire is under control before they get there

Stay safe everyone involved

Paul

Great photo's Paul keep them coming loving it all

I wish I was 15 again HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

What is the reasoning behind gassers sitting up so high in the front? Seems to be opposite of everything you'd want in a race car like low center of gravity and aero dynamics.

Dunno but it was a cool time to go drag racing I feel and thanks for that link back there it was good to watch and the other videos attached to the build and drive

I find it amazing these days people are shocked that they built the car drove it around the block once or twice and then loaded up and headed off when I was younger that was a normal thing to do

Good to see these fellas keeping the dream alive

Paul

Gudday Mark welcome to the dog house mate

I think you can still get all the parts you will ever need for the motor and trans fairly easily if you want to make it quicker you could change the diff ratio and it would be fine I think

providing you dont haul big loads

Paul

good on them they put a smile on my face top job fellas

Paul

page and page sounds about right Transpec Im pretty sure imported them out here or at least they made something that looks similar anyway

Paul

Yeah all depends on what you wanna do there used to be a formula to work all this out back in the late 70's you put in what weight what height how fast you wanted to travel ect and could work out what size motor gear ratio's gear box ect that you would need to obtain the best balance between economy and power

Paul