rw613

im there

I think they had something on the seats

Y'll took the "bait" and ran with it... I've been out camping for 3 days and away from the internet.

dyke reunion

Yeah I believe gearhead needs to get a clue,a life, a new forum, and laid!

I bet I know one of them that aint goona happen

Does anyone know this location? Additional info on the "Mack's 1973 Hit Parade"?

ITEEL YA BOYS THAT PICTURE RIGHT THERE BRINGS TEARS TO MY EYES IM CRYING RIGHT NOW THATS THE MOST BEUTIFUL THING I EVER SAW

It's funny you ask, I just talked to Renee at Dawson about a driver's door for my RD today. I bought one for my R model 4 or 5 years ago and other than a hollow clanging sound, it worked alot better than the busted up one I had. The price hasn't went up a nickel since then, either. I plan on putting Dynamat on the inside to quiet it down a little. I heard a door shell from Mack is close to a grand now. That's a tad much, if you ask me.

I used one and the hole for the lock wasent in the door

Thanks for posting that. Mack used to have one of the best parts systems in th US.

macks parts system was the best in the world you could tell were on truck the part went by the number without looking it up

The overall parts situation is an important topic that we don't speak anough about, and certainly one of the issues I have with Volvo.

Since acquiring Mack Trucks, Volvo have adopted a strategy/policy of marking up spare parts prices to "just below" the point where most customers will walk away.

Let's take a simple example. An AC belt used to be $3.00 to $4.50. Mack's cost as around $1.00. Mack covered their overhead and made a solid profit, and yet the customer received a fair price. But Volvo came in and decided that most customers would be willing to pay $9.00 to $15.00 for that AC belt. Anyone that has been purchasing Mack parts for many years knows exactly what I am speaking about.

The other day I needed a low air pressure sender. The Volvo/Mack dealer demanded an absurd $105, while the exact same Cole Hersee switch was available for just $7 at NAPA. This is a typical example of Volvo intentionally raping the American customer so as to improve their global margins. Mack Trucks didn't do business this way.

Mack Trucks wasn't selling the parts too cheap, rather they gave the customer a sound reason to shop at Mack's dealers rather than the will-fit parts house. But now Volvo has pushed customers out of the Mack dealers. No customers shop at Mack (Volvo) dealers for anything other than proprietary items they can't buy elsewhere.

Volvo's stick-the-customer strategy has been a poison pill to the service departments at the Mack dealers as well. Up to 80 percent of the service work performed is warranty now, because they are unable to be price competitive with customer and local shops. In the days of Mack Trucks, warranty repairs never accounted for more than 10 percent of shop work.

And Volvo's termination of Mack part numbers, replacing them with meaningless "Volvo global part numbers", has destroyed the once superior Mack parts system. The Mack part numbering system combined shear brilliance with simplicity. Easy-to-remember part numbers that told you exactly what that part was. This is why Mack parts people were the best in the world.

Volvo's randomly chosen impossible-to-remember global numbers represent nothing. It amounts to much more than a huge step backwards. Relating to Mack, the part number change to Volvo global part numbers is just plain stupid.

The Mack part numbering system was VASTLY superior to the dysfunctional Volvo system. The Mack veterans in parts operations told Volvo the change was a huge mistake, and most of them were shown the door for not willingly going along with the "new way".

my my I have to agree with that

Realistically, those aren't Mack trucks though. From the Volvo VN chassis, Volvo engine and I-Shift transmission to the mountain of Volvo global components and Meritor drive axles, that's a Volvo thru and thru with a legacy Mack cab and hood.

Make no mistake about it, those are not Mack trucks.

do you always have to be an asshole or just certain days of the week

Go back and read again I said I had no real basis, but it was said these were sitting in a junkyard not a trucking companys back lot for parts, and even if he were using them for parts it seems 5 MH's might be a little much maybe someone else might like to save one of them from rusting into the grass there, why not sell it. Also I said "people that let things rot like that or scrap them as opposed to selling them to someone that wants them make me mad" is the owner of that lots name included in the above? or was it a generalized statement about letting things rust versus saving them? I never said, "seeing those pics makes those guys assholes" I actually stated I dont know them then there was a comma and the rest of my statement. I wasnt knocking your friends, I was knocking the practice of letting rare vehicles rot to the ground, if they are using them for restorations good for them, then they are not letting them rot to the ground just because they dont want to sell them they actually serve a purpose and I am ok with them serving to get other trucks back running. The End.

like I said look at the trucks were do you think they came from the end.

So from the looks of those pics if they arent going to sell any of them they are just planning to let them rust to the ground, gee that makes much more sense than to let someone that will take care of the trucks and either use them or show them have at em. I dont know the guys there and I have no real basis, but people that let things rot like that or scrap them as opposed to selling them to someone that wants them make me mad, thats where most of our Icons went in this country, the scrap pile!

don't mean to sound like an asshole but but if the man is still running trucks like these .witch he is don't you think it would be a parts source for him and if restored macks for people witch he does they may be good for that also and if the mack experts really knew what they were looking at they would know why those trucks are still there guys sometimes if you don't know something its far better to keep your mouth shut

BE CAREFUL! I am friends with Farmer52 and the owner of the towing company, both are great people. I am not sure what has affected Ken's opinion and that is not important to each one of us making our own determinations.

If you do go to visit I urge you to go with a purpose as there has been an issue with vandalism and theft. Remember, trespassing is illegal and just not the right way to go about things.

We all have an appreciation of old trucks, especially Macks.

guys try to remember the guys at the towing company are very busy and are very good people to deal with

Interesting, that out of more than 600 trucks on the show field at Macungie, there were no Volvos that I saw except for a brand new one stuck in the mud in the trailer area.

I did see a good representation of trucks brands that Volvo killed such as Autocar, GMC, White, etc.

Jim amen brother

Anybody going to Carlisle Truck Nattionals on August 2-4 2013? I plan on taking a few of the Macks out again this year, its always a good time.

im gonna try

I believe a good time was had by all! I got word today that the New Jersey boys became rather fond of the place and are looking forward to another visit.

How about Friday, October 25, 2013? The night before Mack Trucktoberfest 2013!

I liked are last visit ill be there

YES this something that should never never be forgotten . should be taught in every grade in schoolhow soon we forget but how soon we will be reminded me and my family will never forget

Rw what's hanging on your step there? Looks like its feet were cold. Lol!

ya know thats the first i noticed her bbbots....

Hey RW613,

I think one of your drivers was here at my place Sat.

yes he was he is still talking about it i sent you a pm

Not fair I only have one.

here is one at daisy dukes truckstop

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This ad features an old Pulley Freight Lines R model,they were out of Des Moines,IA

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dont stop know it is starting to feel good