ThaddeusW

Yea all for the bridge formula. The shorter the vheicle the more concentrated the load on the road surface. The idea is to spread out the load more evenly. Hendrickson has a real good article on there site for the Bridge Formula. I could rant all day on the short comings of the law but thats a whole nother story .

Well I found this page: Georgia DOT Weight Limits This is what they say about lift axles "Lift axles may not be used in computing the maximum total gross weight authorized for any vehicle or load."

That off a mack planetary axle?

This picture is much more appropriate for a website. http://chicago.railfan.net/cgi/photos.pl/?...e=Autorack_oops

This is a good point. I think what bothers most of us is that Volvo appears to favor using their designs over Mack designs. That is a bit insulting as why are their designs better then Macks? It is sort of giving us an inferiority complex. We can start worrying when they do to Mack what they did to Autocar.

I started a similar post and I compleatly agree. The Superliner LT is a real beautiful model.

You know not too long ago I was looking at a detailed pdf from either holland or fontain's website about how to properly select and install a fifth wheel. It included all the calculations on determining the exact position to properly load all axles etc. I cannot find it now but I will try to.

What does the trimatic air fitting look like and why is it better then a gladhand?

You could try lining the floor and fire wall on the inside with dynamat. They use that stuff in cars with those big thumping radio systems to dampen out road noise. And maybe the pipes being cab mounted will increase noise so making frame supports for the pipes would be a good idea?

Like Skip said Maine is a good place. I work in the carnival business and a few other guys we know in the business with allot of trailers register then up in Maine. It is easier if you live in the New England area like us.

You know I thought the twin stick with the hi-lo-rev was the predecessor to the 12 speed. So you can't use any other gear other then 1st in lo? And thatnks to everyone for explaining the quad box for me. I had a feeling that you used the comound to split the main gears. Just in case one day i need to drive one i want to be shure i have it down: a quad with lolo-lo-direct-hi compund is shifted like a 15 speed splitting each gear with lo-direct-hi correct? and with the compund in lolo you can progressivly shift 1-5 for a deep reduction range correct?

I have never had the oppertunity to drive a twin stick mack transmission and I was wondering how they are setup. For example I have herd that the basic setup is a 5 or 6 speed main and a hi-lo-reverse secondary. Is the hi-lo ment to split the gears? Also is there any online info on the different mack twin sticks and diagrams/pictures/instruction on the shift patterns? How does one shift progressivly through the gears? I saw one mack on ebay that had a real weird shift pattern that loked like an incomplete H shift pattern like this : gear - gear - gear xxxx- gear - xxxx (it was one of the two shift patterns and you could not really see the other pattern for the second stick) Thanks!

I saw one in person just the other day at my local mack dealer. Eh its not 100% ugly but they could do a hell of a lot better. And the plastic? Why is everyone bent on putting plastic all over everything?

Too bad the steering wheel is on the wrong side for us yanks otherwise its an awesome truck.

$90,500.13 US dollars. You can get up to date currency exchange rates at www.xe.com they even have a simple calc that lets you punch in the amount and it converts it for you.

I must say I even like the quantum! If you look at the quantum 8x4 pdf on the last page there is a 12 axle tandem dump train with a quantun 8x4 tractor pulling it and it looks sweet. Hey Barry do you know of any place online where I can get some detailed info on the mack/renault freedom series? I am looking around for a box truck for the business here and herd they were pretty comfortable to drive.

I have been a fan of hankstruckpictures.com (My gallery) for a while now and I must say the Australians have the best looking rigs out there. The other day I was on Macks Australian website and wow I wish those models were availible here in the US! The Superliner and titan are 2 very awesome models and the newer superliner LT is what I call a real Mack. Too bad mack america did not go along with styles like this. And the naming on the trucks is great, I love how they kept the superliner name and the TITAN is definatly a fitting name for a Mack. Man I am so jealous of you Aussies Have a look around their photo gallery.

Is it just me or is Mack replacing everything that is Mack with Volvo? If I wanted a Volvo engine and a Volvo looking cab I would go and buy a Volvo.

1984 anyone?

The Bendix site is a real goldmine of information on air brake systems and there components. The air brake hand book pdf's have allot of information on sizing up and selecting compressors and dryers as well as a bunch of diagrams. It gave me a much better idea about the brake system and its components just by surfing around on it. And as for keeping the trucks the same It would be totally up to you. Maybe keeping them the same would benefit a mechanic but if you do all the work on your truck yourself you know what is where. Happy plumbing!

I use Linux so unfortunatly I cant see the Microsoft encoded video on my regular PC . It works on my laptop though, I have Windows on it. The video is Smokin though!

Here is a link to a canadian mack truck dealer offering a wrecked CL613 with an E9 500. They are located in Kamloops, BC. They even have a CL613 with an E9 500 and a Superliner with a E9 500. You could start there for parts.

Question: I was wondering what type of engine brake the E9 uses? Is it a compression release or an exhaust brake?