daveigou

I guess that answers that question.

I'm kind of curious about the history of that tractor, I have pictures of it as a 4-axle day cab, and the last time I saw it it was a 3-axle day cab, and the serial number plate on the door was from a (Superliner I)Hayward Cal. truck, bur the serial number on the frame rail was a (Superliner II) Macungie truck.

It is a Reo or Diamond T

Watts Mack Service for sure!!!

Watched it last night, saw one had some minor damage in a rollover, but it was still on the road, then in one of the yard shots, it looked like one in the background. Looks like at least in early winter they were both still on their feet.

There may have been some problems, but if you compare EPA model year for EPA model year, they all seem to have their share of problems.

Dave

You can acess that info through the mack trucks web site macktrucks.com, click on corporate

Dave

That picture that was posted on here awile back was a Western Scar. I'd think if they rolled one of the Titans you'd think the TV people would make a big deal out of that.

Maybe your right, its about the politics with the 'Scar dealer.

I'm really curious why you do don't see or hear anything about the Mack Titans on American Loggers.

It's as if they never existed. Surely somebody out there knows the story.

Dave

I really thought there would be more buzz in the market place about this new product, but I really haven't heard or seen anyone putting their arms around this thing. I wonder how many orders Cat actually has?

But I have to keep reminding myself there is an old generation fading into the background, and a new generation comming to age and to power.

I guess we'll have to wait and see.

Sweeeet!!!!

Nice to hear from you. Hope you enjoy the site. You're not to far from Gerharts, stop in and visit us some time.

Dave

Ya - right.

One of the biggest disappointments in a long list of disappointments with the Titan, was the front bumper arrangement. Imagine a vocational super-truck with no place to hook a chain on the front!!! What engineer dreamed that?

Anyway, Mack did come out with an extended bumper arrangement with a center tow pin. I don't know if they are inter-changeable, but that might be a good place to start.

Take a closer look at it. I think maybe the sub-frame behind the bumper is removable, and the flush mounted bumper may work then. You will lose the center tow pin arangement, but the frame rail ends may be the same at the spring hangers.

Dave

What have they stuck on the front of that truck? Looks like a snow plow frame.

Push bumper????

No explanation necessary!! (look at the trailer)

You are doing it correctly, the way it was intended with the cooldown timer enabled.

The electronics aren't going to care one way or the other.

Dave

Vertical Integration, if you don’t know what it means, look it up.

Like it or not, the truck manufacturers are all headed in that direction. In the past, Mack offered vendor engines and components for two reasons, to cover gaps in their own product offerings, and because the “market” demanded it.

The big engine headaches started with EPA mandated EGR, then came the after treatment systems, the dreaded DPF, and now SCR. All engine manufacturers struggled with reliability issues. Mack had their share of problems, but so did Caterpillar, Cummins and Detroit. One thing about Mack, when you took your truck back to the dealer, the “buck” stopped there. You weren’t told “that’s a Cat problem” or a “Cummins problem”.

In Mack’s case, there are now three families of MP engines, with the broadest horsepower offerings ever. Mack is bringing new transmissions (Mdrive) and axles (150, 151 series carriers) to market.

One dealer organization, one manufacturer, one parts distribution system, one factory service rep.

The days of the “custom engineered, you select the brand engine & components you want” are numbered. All the manufactures are heading in that direction, some more cautiously than others, not wanting to offend their customer base, but they know if they want to stay competitive, that’s their future too.

Have you bought any Peterbilt parts lately? They have re-structured their parts numbering system to make it more difficult if not impossible to cross Peterbilt proprietary part numbers over to generic vendor parts numbers. Vertical Integration. Makes you more dependant on your dealer, makes it difficult if not impossible to shop for the best price.

While it may be true you can still get “vendor” engines in some manufacturers trucks, you will be paying a premium for that option. Truck manufacturers will want to be competitively priced with their own engines, and they’re going to soak you for anything else.

As technology gets more and more sophisticated, truck manufacturers will be more and more integrated with engine electronic controls, transmission electronic controls, stability controls and more. Like it or not, the automated mechanical transmissions will become the “standard”, even in light and medium duty vehicles, because of stricter fuel economy standards, both on the part of the owner that needs it to stay competitive, and federal mandates coming down the road.

All this being said, now is a transition time, manufacturers are “strategizing” for position in the market,

And if you sit back and look at the big picture, Mack and Volvo appear to be in a good position going forward. The Mack MP engine, performance, reliability and fuel economy has nothing to be ashamed of.

I guess if you thought you just had to have a Cummins, you could always buy a Volvo!!!!

It is an Isco - Cline. I think the early trucks said Isco or Isco Cline on them, and the later ones were called only Cline.

Dave

Not even close!!

Dave

Name: Mack RW713 Superliner (1988)

Date Added: 09 February 2009 - 10:19 AM

Owner: daveigou

Short Description: 199" wheelbase heavy haul tractor

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I don't know about Australia, but here in the States, Mack (Volvo) just spent a pile of money to promote the Mack brand identity at the opening of the new Customer Reception Center, at a time when money is very tight.

As far as the engine is concerned, I think they have a very good product, call it Mack, call it Volvo or whatever, and I think when all the "new" (EPA2010) engines get some miles under their belts, I think the MP engines are going to take their place among the best.

The article I'm looking for was about Monfort's early W9 KW's with the 1693 Cat engines. If I remember right, they promosed second day delivery any where in the lower 48 states.

Another thing I recall from the article was that they did not do any kind of PM on the trucks, some were out with 700-800,000 miles and never had an oil change.

Keep looking guys!!!

Dave

Anybody remember an article about Monfort Transportation published in Comercial Car Journal many years ago?

If anybody can come up with it, I would sure enjoy reading it again.

Dave