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Berkshire Hathaway(Warren Buffet) : Buy Mack.

KS: As usual our opinions are different. The difference is my opinions are just that opinions from my perspective. Your opinions are more closely tied to facts.

Too be fair Mack has six models--- Pinnacle AF and AB/Granite AF and AB/MR and LR. Rawhide isn't a model its a trim level. Still way behind Volvo/Paccar/Navistar/Freightliner and Western Star. A company that made every model under the sun and shipped them all over the world is now in last place as far as selection. Can't blame Volvo for every thing. Mack has been bleeding(divesting) for many years. Fire apparatus gone. Logging gone. Heavy off road gone. Heavy haul gone. Mid range gone. Signal bailed them out and dumped them. Renault kept them alive and dumped them. Volvo has turned them into an uncompetitive product on a Volvo chassis powered by a Volvo drive train. Sad for the long time loyal Mack users. Mack did it to themselves by not taking care of business way back when. On a minor brighter note- New model coming in the fall????

Hindering Mack!

Awesome thread. To bad the western models didn't move out of California to the Midwest or south central states like Western Star (Utah) or Paccar (Texas)

Is that Diamond-T 900 from the closed Ct museum?

Was the DC Donald duck IH's first attempt on a tilt hood.

Volvo hopes they can fill the holes.

Beautiful C and a junkie Donald Duck in the background.

Nice classic Macks

Hideous grill Looks like you can get a glider or complete truck.

KS: Come back to the states and take charge at Mack. And bring the Superliner/Trident with you. Too many poisonous snakes in OZ.

KS: I like your comment about who would they turn the reins over to as all of the top management at Mack are probably Volvo guys. Teamster: Maybe disposal would be a good thing. It would have to be someone with a nationwide distributer network like Cat Deere etc. If a deal was made some of the Mack dealerships would have to be part of the deal. Wish in one hand and cow poop in the other.

I guess the new Scania boss is not taking the Volvo reins off of Mack any more than the last bean counter did. I guess the bottom line is Volvo does not want to get pounded in the market place by the green haired step child. Didn't want to offend any red heads.

Wouldn't extended hood be easier. Extended cowl seems like it may screw up the dash/fire wall area. In order to keep things simple such as the very front of the truck steering, axle, radiator etc. It seems that the cab could be moved back along the frame a bit.

I agree with Jarhead and Teamster. Companies that used to Buy Mack for heavy haul now go to Paccar. It then trickles down to the dumps. In Connecticut examples are Gateway O&G and Tommaso.

Crane Carrier cab looks like the old Brockway cab.

I have seen an RB and RD dumps converted to water trucks for them before. They were at Joseph Equipment.

Mack's super truck 2 ( Volvo engineering design) coming shortly sports a: !970's FWD or Dodge cab over KTA 600 or 12 v71 engine (Choice of 2300 or 2500 RPM) 5 speed transmission (no overdrive) Super flotation tires standard on tri drive Rear end ratios 4.70 - 7.70 Triple frame Preliminary MPG's is a closely guarded secret Volvo, Daimler, Navistar and Paccar are said to be quite worried

Thanks for the eye candy. Love those D Rounds Macks.

That is a kick ass RD model. Any more pictures

Volvo already is

Wow that makes 55 Granites. Maybe the Paccar stranglehold on Ct is starting to crack. Maybe Tomasso, O&G and Gateway will give Mack a new look see.

Pretty soon you won't be driving the truck sitting down or standing up. You will be laying down in the sleeper while the automatic pilot tries to avoid a crash and steers you over a cliff.

Not a fan of Europe's cabovers but this latest Argosy is a beautiful truck. Which gets me to thinking, where do they sell these trucks besides Canada and the US (occasionally) Does Daimler sell these in Europe? I would think they would push Mercedes there.