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I didn't know that geeze is it that bad? I wonder who came up with that concept of not having parts available.

How often do you see a broken Mack ?

I rarely do, now figuring the MP's are brand new not exactly the first you'd think to be broke

Mike

RECALL/Lacking parts:

Quality Customer service, they would rather notify the customer then have break downs later making the rig look bad would be my "GUESS" . . .

Rowdy:

The saying goes "you'll wear out 3 drivers before you wear out a good Mack"

Now i know why didn't the rough ride also take its toll on a few drivers kidneys ?

Mike

i think its more of a Valva issue, as the Local Mack dealer by me stock's B-Model parts they also restore 3-5 Vintage truck's every year, prolly why they keep the old truck parts in stock or ready to order

They Like seeing the Vintage iron as they claim it helps them sell truck's

according to the salesman it's easier to sell a new or used Mack truck when he can point out 2 or 3 Vintage truck's and say look how long they last, that Mack is 50 years old and that Mack is 30 years old n both run n drive perfectly, so why not buy this New rig here . . .

I guess it's working they change over there whole lot 2 or 3 times a year !

Of course my personal saying goes " Old Mack's never die they just lose weight increasing payload"

Mike

Detroit !?!?!?! why would you do that to a Truck ?

Mike

Nothing makes you smile like the sound of an old war horse's first fire !

I know the feeling is a . .. I'm not sure how to explain or say it but its a moment for sure . . .

Mike

Ya i'm sure 5.77's n 10.00-20's ? is about the same as my 12.00-24's n 6.38's . . . 15th gear 65mph@2,000rpm The 711 with the turbo is a brute of a vintage Diesel

30wt ? I been running 60wt synthetic in my 711+T Diesel . . .

Mike

can they run 1 axle at a time ?

Maybe th 6.34 is for low end towing then the flipped over to the 5.77's for the highway . . .

I would make sure that both gears are matching before driving it, I'm guessing they are as it roll's unless like i said you separate the 2 rear's. . .

Mike

LOL that doesn't sound good. . .

Mike

Nice rig. . .

Mike

i spent a few hours out in the Bloody cold spreading salt . . .

Mike

Running out of fuel ? . . . No No that's was just a test, run the truck dry then fill it up to see how gallons it holds

Mike

So the Midliner is an Obsolete truck ? and now the parts are fading away ?

I have a Mack dealer "Madison Mack Sales" just down the block i drive there 5min or walk there in 15min. . .

But if the parts are obsolete then that ain't going to help and you say its an 8.8L motor ?

I was going to Repower this rig with an 8.3L Cummins and found the engine was to large . . .

So i'm guessing this would turn out the same, I have no complaint's with the Gas engine it's just 56 years old, should i ever need parts or a rebuild i'm bit concerned about availability of parts to do so . . . I guess if Ain't broke don't fix it eh ?

Mike

I'm trying to find info on the Mack Midliner Power plant's.

I'm looking for Horse power n torque ratings.

Cubic inches or liters of displacement.

Durability / Reliability.

I been thinking of repower my M275 with medium duty mack power plant n trans. . .

Mike

Party harty . . .creek washing is not that uncommon looked at the Hazzard car wash ?

Mike

Yea its been flurrying all day so far . . .

Mike

My Mack was only $500

END+T 711 Diesel aka the turbo charged non turbo diesel, 2 sticks 15 speeds, 6.38 gears and 12.00-24/12.00R24 tires . . .

Mike

Very nice short n stout like my Mack . . .

Mike

you guys

Mike

That's because of GM's soft comfort ride suspension, once loaded they SAG alot !

the 02' 2500HD used to sag bad when the enclosed mowing trailer was hitched to it, it's only a measly 12,000LB's, So i had a 3leaf helper spring's added to each side on the rear and had a leveling kit done to the front now it hardly notices that 12K-LB trailer, and that 8.1L Vortec V-8 pulls it as tho it wasn't there

Mike

LOL My 62' GMC was in that deep and kept right on a walking till i was back on solid ground my Studebaker has done that as well . . .

Biasply Super traction Tires you gotta love them . . .

Mike

You make an RD 6x6 ?

Mike

Not a bad looking Rig. . .

Mike

Mike

Well i didn't start the GM v.s. Ford war

Nothing wrong with Peter Paul n Kenny . . . just dose it better

Ford builds a Fine machine . . . 1 out of every 250,000 that's better then never getting it right

Another Example per your Request Double L:

built Ford tough

My 1983 Stang GL 5.8L MPI V8, C-4 trans 9" rear 3.73's v.s. My 1992 GTA 5.7 TBI V8 4L60E 3.73's . . .

Which is faster ? never got to find out went to the drag strip 3 time with them both.

STANG;

First go around the Stang twisted off the yoke on the 9" . . .

Second Go round Stang launched burned threw the 60' then the C-4 gernaded all over the track . . .

Third go around built trans built rear end hard launch just passed 1/8 mile trans started slipping n let go . . .

GTA:

Round 1 14.92@82mph.

Round 2 14.88@86mph.

Round 3 15.40@78mph blown motor.

Round 3 the GM blew up n still finished the race Rods hammering away

Them Rotten GM's eh ?

Mike

...so you are comparing a fiberglass Corvette with a metal Mustang. Let's see how they compare in a crash test. Trunk space? Back seat? But to pit the Corvette against a Mustang in a performance evaluation would be like putting the Silverado up against a Ranger to see which truck is better, and then limiting your evaluation to power, towing, & payload.

If you want a fair GM vs. Ford comparison, try Camero vs. Mustang....Silverado vs. F-Series....when the competition is kept to similar vehicles, Ford wins every time.

ok then. . .

My 95' Ford F150 never towed a thing smoked 3 transmissions in 155,000 miles. V.S. My 81' Chevy K1500 287,000 miles 1- Blown engine the 350 puked at 75K miles, was replaced by 406SBC original Trans routinely towed 7,500LB's .

Ford three $3,800 transmissions Chevy one $2,500 engine . . .

GM wins

I have dozens of such examples if you need more ?

Mike