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  1. Bullheaded
    I haven't been able to find much info on either one of them. And we have not taken delivery of the C500's yet, I only have the line sheets and a picture of the first chassis and that was the first thing I noticed was non planetary rears and the hubs look just like normal 46,000 rears. Ours have 9-point-something ratio in them. Basically going to top out at our mines speed limit of 40 MPH.
  2. Bullheaded
    Because they won't give you a decent sleeper. Mack could have sold lots of Titan's and Granite's if they would have just offered the 60 inch midrise on them. I had friends that had the HOS sleeper on their Granite's and they froze to death in them in the winter.
  3. Bullheaded
    If I had seen that auction and was closer I would have bought that! Would be a cool truck to pull my antique tractors to the shows.
  4. Bullheaded
    When I was young starting out in trucking I drove LOTS of Ford's. They were very popular in this area for dump trucks. And all of them had Detroit's in them. I ran them with 6V53, 8V53, and 8V71's. Then I finally got to run an LTL with a turned up 3406 Cat and the high level interior. That thing was awesome! But like all trucks with steel cabs, rust was the death of them up here with our road salt.
  5. Bullheaded
    I am surprised Hino did not become more popular. I've said it before, I was a truck show years ago at the Mack booth talking with some dealer people and Mack reps and I overhead them saying they don't know how Hino dealers stay in business because they never sell parts or service because the the trucks are so reliable.
  6. Bullheaded
    That would have been a steal!!
  7. Bullheaded
    They did a nice job building that! I like it. Ford should have done that.
  8. Bullheaded
    That Diamond would look good hauling my 67 Ford tractor to the shows. They both have the same hood vent styling.
  9. Bullheaded
    I saw a news release recently that Mack still offers and 80,000 pound non-planetary rear for the Granite. It claimed it is a Mack axle. Are they really made by Volvo Mack or is it a rebranded Meritor? Reason I ask is the mine I work at now just got a couple new C500 Kenworth's and they have 80,000 Meritor's. I didn't know Meritor made anything that big that's not a planetary.
  10. Bullheaded
    I saw some spy pics too. Sad. Another Volvo. I sure hope they don't ruin the Granite next and turn it into an ugly VHD. So I guess Mack really has no interest any more in offering heavy spec tractors for logging and dump trailer work.
  11. Bullheaded
    If only they'd bring Titan back and give customers what they wanted.....a choice of proper sleepers. And improve the quality of the chrome on the grill, headlights and breathers. You can't order a new Pinnacle with an 16,000 or 18,000 pound front axle? That's dumb. Especially here in Canada. We all run 20,000 fronts.
  12. Bullheaded
    I really wish they'd offer the Granite with either the old full size flat top or the 60 inch mid rise sleeper for local and vocational customers. The new high rise sleepers are too big for what I used to do, and the HOS sleeper on the Granite is too small and not insulated for winter very well at all. This is why the Titan failed. Even off road loggers around here like bigger sleepers that they can actually move in.
  13. Bullheaded
    Opposite I have heard? I heard the Pinnacle is being dropped and if you watch the release video for the Pioneer they said the Anthem is getting changes and updates to be released soon.
  14. Bullheaded
    There were a few Superliner loggers around here back in the day with Detroit Diesel's in them. For some reason Detroit was a popular engine in my area, everyone ran them in every truck make. Almost every Ford I ever drove had a Detroit.
  15. Bullheaded
    I had a chuckle over all the talk of investments to the factory to build it. Why was it that hard to bolt a bulldog on the hood of the new Volvo? LOL I guess it could have been worse, but it sure looks like a Cascadia with a Volvo cab and sleeper. And the part of it having 24 volt electrical and 30-some onboard modules, described as a computer on wheels.......that's enough to scare me, LOL

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