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i drive for an ltl company. i was in a 07 international with 1.3 million on it ran every day. you might have some little thing wrong but was fixed that night and back to work next day. newer trucks we have dashes light up buzzers go off and they're down for days or weeks. i took a 16 mack because i figured its only a matter of time until they retire the older ones even though they make money every day. i still say its smarter to rebuild the older ones.

11 hours ago, Maxidyne said:

Older trucks make sense when you're in a seasonal business like construction, logging, or agriculture where you have an off season to do rebuilding and often nights off to do repairs. But your goal should be to get financially to the point where you can buy new so you can take advantage of the latest technology to improve productivity. While the 7 MPG the last of he Mack engines can achieve is great, if you put on a lot of miles the 9 MPG the new trucks can provide damn near makes the payments.

yea because new trucks never break down. the newest truck i owned was a 2000 and i ran year round never had a problem keeping a few bucks in the checkbook. new or old you gotta do some maintenance.

b model is in Worthington, Pa

On 9/7/2019 at 1:49 PM, Dirtymilkman said:

He'd never pass a drug test. Ever. 

thats what i was thinking

On 9/4/2019 at 9:31 AM, james j neiweem said:

What was the new truck and why no lika?

international but i had a new anthem a year ago and gave it up. its not so much the trucks as all the beeping shit they put on them. back in my 07 international with 1.3 million on it, much happier.

10 hours ago, mowerman said:

I just recently did the same thing...but my boss told me to fly a kite...simply because we do tractor bidding over here and everything was already taken...now I’m stuck in this brand new kenworth I don’t like ,,,,bob


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terminal manager couldn't believe i didn't like the new truck. still in it hoping i can get an older one this week.

7 hours ago, Maxidyne said:

If NEMF was still running R and U models that were last built 30 years ago, they've been in financial trouble for a long time. And union or not, regional carriers have had a tough time competing with the national and international mega carriers for the last few years, and many have gone under.

give me a 30 year old r model any day over this new junk. I'm in a 2020 now and i told them to put me back in an older one.

Very nice

looking very good

Very nice ill have to keep my eyes open for that when i go through headed for Bradford

i have some panels depending on what you need

Had one in my 71 nova but none of my macks

I have some roof panels if your interested.

Turned out nice. I put air ride under the cab of the Superliner I just sold. It did make a difference. I got lucky and found everything I needed off another cab. I still had to fab up some things because nothing ever just bolts on. I had to make the brackets for the firewall that the rollers bolt in. After everything you did to it should last you a long time.

I saw a red granite in Warren Pa Friday . lt looked like a tractor without the fifth wheel and a couple big blocks on the back. Mack trucks on the door. i was sitting at a red light daydreaming when it came around the corner looked a little odd with the blocks on it and then i remembered this post. 

i had Alumitank make me a set for my 2000 CH

On 5/1/2019 at 1:08 PM, Red Horse said:

Hah-well further to this, I'm overseeing a job at my homeowners association tennis courts-ripping up asphalt.  owner/op backs in with a beautiful new WS (4700?).  So I say to guy, "Nice truck-but I hate Freightlner-I'm an old Mack- Ford guy".  He says I'm an old Ford guy too that is what this replaced - we talk some more and I pull up this picture from my I-phone. that I took two years ago--his old truck-Cat powered LT-9000

why would someone replace this.  thats a beauty

13 hours ago, Macktruckman said:

Thank you 

it seems like it is taking forever 

lol

It's looking good though. Taking the time will be worth it in the end

7 minutes ago, storkmack said:

Now that's nice

The 50 wouldn't be gallons would it?

Sorry about your dad to. He was 80 but I think he got around better than I do. Got cancer and was gone in 6 months. We were always working on something together. I guess you never know. I liked the Superliner but I liked my r models better.

No that black one was the last r model I had. I also had a Superliner that I just sold last fall. I lost my dad 2 years ago and I lost interest in having my own trucks so went back to company I used to drive for.

9 hours ago, Macktruckman said:

Sure looked like a pretty truck

theres very few old Mack’s around here anymore and none are slick. Mine definitely won’t be perfect. Far from it. But it’s leaps and bounds better than it was. There are some ch’s around, but they just aren’t the same 

Thanks yours is looking pretty good to. I know what you mean about the Ch. I had one for 9 years and it was a very good truck but after i bought my orange r model I sold the ch.

I thought the same thing when I put that one on. It was taking up room in the garage so I put it on and once I got the stacks on it wasn't to bad. I've only seen the truck once since I sold it and he put aluminum wheels on the rear. I hear he stretched it out now. I know he wanted to put a big bunk on it.