bullhusk

I had one of those D8-K'S 77V ser. # non spacer D342 motor it was a good machine but when u worked it hard u would have to stop an let her cool down I did everything including pullin the rad.! The International TD25-C same vintage that I had could out push an slope better with the 2- speed steering and never ran hot I thought it was a better dozer but u couldn't beat Cat's PSR and could still get any part on that machine u need

BULLHUSK

If you read some of my past posts I say the same thing, why if we drill on fed land or private land should we in this country be part of OPEC? Where is the benefit for the American people? We The People!!?? I know what I spent in fuel last year, and it was uncalled for when we have so much of it, but when will it be a plus for the people instead of selling it off to the highest bidder and we get no break? Please tell me where my thinking is distorted ?

BULLHUSK

Ya gotta listen to Mark Levin on AM radio he makes me roll over laughing when he talks about Harry!!

My wife calls me the old man when I listen to AM talk radio lol !!

BULLHUSK

That is a nice single axle. I didn't know you could get that truck in a single axle. Maybe it's a glider? Do you know the specs?

The nice thing about W/S is that they will build you anything you want, and if you want a non pollution truck they will sell you a glider Kit

BULLHUSK

PS I've done it

I have seen a lot of Sunoco stations closing in Jersey (domestic oil) being replaced by Exxon Mobile (middle east oil) BP and Sunoco on rt 31 north of rt 78 are always cheaper then the the Volaro and Hess the Sunoco is now Mobile and more money

BULLHUSK

Santiago Tianguistenco, Mexico, Truck Manufacturing Plant:

KM 23.7 Carretera

LaMarquesa-Tenago

CP 52600 Santiago Tianguistenco

Edo de Mexico, Mexico

011-52-72-79-2574

Established: 1991

Products: Freightliner’s Business Class^® M2 medium-duty truck models; Freightliner’s heavy-duty models, including the FLD Series, Century Class, Columbia and Coronado.

Saltillo Truck Manufacturing Plant:

Daimler Tractocamiones S. de R.L. de C.V.

Carretera General Cepeda #8395

Colonia Ej. Derramadero

Municipio de Saltillo, Coahuila

Mexico, C.P. 253.

(52) 844 9860501

Established: 2009

Products: Freightliner Cascadia^® Class 8 Trucks

I do know that they are built in Mexico as well as my Dodge pick and that's why I was buying the W-Stars but with all the new pollution stuff I had to go for the alu.cab (Coronado's ) but my point was, (so I'm told) is that the plant in run mostly by transplanted US workers as well as the Germans, I was told the same about the Chrysler plant and the new Ram Pick up's A lot of American company's are sending jobs to mx but yet the keep coming here for work?

I'm not a Volvo lover I wish Mack was American owned and was making modern versions of their legendary trucks and engines but thats not the way it is . I think Volvo should have kept the white and autocar names alive and been more like Daimler but they are there own company and wanted to promote there own Volvo name and actually Volvo is the only foreign truck maker to ever have success selling foreign name plated trucks in the u.s. class 8 market. Scania tried it and couldn't succeed.as far as the new macks go ive said before we like them they have met all our expectations so far and surpassed some of our expectations. We could have switched brands and hate on Volvo but we chose not to. To each his own

Also freightliner builder some of their class 8 trucks including the coronado in mexico where as macks and Volvo are built in the USA. Just saying

quote name="bullhusk" post="238995" timestamp="1395627338"]Well now here is my question for all the Volvo lovers out there? Now this is just a very simple question on why and what Volvos intentions are here in the good old USA.............Here goes Why did Daimler Benz come to America and by out Penske Detroit Diesel redesign and build jointly with Detroit Diesel and the Germans the new generation Detroit Diesel and keep Mfg. in Detroit USA and then buy Freightliner,Western Star,and Ford trucks then turned Ford into Sterling and then pulled them, then concentrate on makin Freightliner one of the largest sellin road trucks in the US and W-Star one of the best heavy hauler dumper mixer trucks in the US and they did this without ever importing one Mercedes heavy truck into this country?? On the other hand... Volvo comes to the US buys White Motors Autocar GMC Mack, closes White GMC is forced to sell Autocar to keep a CO model truck and floods the US market with Volvos. Then takes Mack Trucks and takes anythink that has a Mack history on it and slowly starts to eliminate them eg E9V8 EM7 E7 Mack designed and built motors and starts to replace them with Volvo built and designed motors and lets Mack engineers not have a hand in it I'm gonna stop there. Now I did not say I didn't like Volvo or any disrespect to the company but do you see where I'm commin from so how about some answers?

BULLHUSK

PS It woulda been nice to see a new long nose Autocar dump with a ISM or ISX Cummins or maybe even a new GMC Astro or a new White Road Comander! So why wouldn't we be seenin any a those in the 2014 model year??

OK here we go, You answered my question in your third sentence 'they wanted to promote there own Volvo name' BINGO!! And.... In doing so they disrespected the American public by takin out one of the oldest truck mfg. co's' in America White and GMC and also A-Car! So why couldn't they build an assembled truck like a White Road Boss using a Volvo motor or a Cummins Or a Detroit ? Nooo instead they did it slowly like 'White GMC Volvo', Autocar Volvo and then before ya know it White GMC Autocar are no longer on the truck!!! It just says Volvo!!! ....Are you kidding me Scania?? They came to this country with there own product and tried to sell it and they didn't buy out any US companies and liquidate them like Volvo did to cut out the comp. and use our tec. and US truck names to promote there product!! why? because Scania respected the American trucking co's and owners in this country! and as far as Freightliner building trucks in Mexico?? Who do you think is running and building the trucks? Mexican's? Volvo does not respect the American trucking manufacturing industry and if you think I'm crazy? Then just look at what they are trying to do in the heavy construction market in this country! Look I'm just tellin ya like it is! An another think stop tellin me how Volvo saved Mack!! If it were not for the great Mack name that Volvo has been riding on over the past couple of years Volvo would be gone cause the Mack name saved Volvo not the other way around!! Now there I said it!!

And that's all I'm sayin

BULLHUSK!

When shit head took office in 08 from (as he said Bush and his oil barons) the national av was1.78 for a gal of gas on shit heads watch the national is 3.74!! Do ya see anyone call him and his buddies oil men when he's got his buddy Warren Buffet haulin the oil outa the mid west on his railroad instead approving the pipeline !!??!!??

Bullhusk

Well now here is my question for all the Volvo lovers out there? Now this is just a very simple question on why and what Volvos intentions are here in the good old USA.............Here goes Why did Daimler Benz come to America and by out Penske Detroit Diesel redesign and build jointly with Detroit Diesel and the Germans the new generation Detroit Diesel and keep Mfg. in Detroit USA and then buy Freightliner,Western Star,and Ford trucks then turned Ford into Sterling and then pulled them, then concentrate on makin Freightliner one of the largest sellin road trucks in the US and W-Star one of the best heavy hauler dumper mixer trucks in the US and they did this without ever importing one Mercedes heavy truck into this country?? On the other hand... Volvo comes to the US buys White Motors Autocar GMC Mack, closes White GMC is forced to sell Autocar to keep a CO model truck and floods the US market with Volvos. Then takes Mack Trucks and takes anythink that has a Mack history on it and slowly starts to eliminate them eg E9V8 EM7 E7 Mack designed and built motors and starts to replace them with Volvo built and designed motors and lets Mack engineers not have a hand in it I'm gonna stop there. Now I did not say I didn't like Volvo or any disrespect to the company but do you see where I'm commin from so how about some answers?

BULLHUSK

PS It woulda been nice to see a new long nose Autocar dump with a ISM or ISX Cummins or maybe even a new GMC Astro or a new White Road Comander! So why wouldn't we be seenin any a those in the 2014 model year??

Well Said

BULLHUSK

8'6....dammit.....too high for my garage by 3"........Plenty of length though. That's exactly what I would be looking for if I had some extra money- a simple single screw MB, R, or U with a 237 and a 5-speed, but under 8'3"....LOL. Have fun with it, sounds like you got a nice new toy!!! You need to bring that and the superdog to Macungie!

The MB with a 238 2cy Detroit exactly 4'' shorter so it just might work for ya? Just give me the OK and I'll send my feelers out!

BULLHUSK

My Superliner with the T2090 4.64 11R24.5 had no prob goin in the mid 70's

BULLHUSK

Its for sale....

It looks like an A model tilt nose? A Cummins or a Cat?? How $$$$ where at?

BULLHUSK

84superdog Does your MB have the duplex and 673.? The few Overnite MB's I saw had that setup. I know they were duplex not sure if 673 or Scania.A friend of mine had a MB Tandem with 25 yard packer Quadbox and 673. He loved it. Good Luck. Nice to see a different model saved. Joe D.

I had one Joe, with a 20 yd 2R Leach only mine had a 465 baby Mack motor with a TRD-77 push pull, OMG the truck had a top speed of 45 M/T and about 35 loaded!! It was a tandem with 44 Mack rears

BULLHUSK

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OMG Your killin me Smalls!!

Depends on how much weight you are hauling and the grades you are running Bullhusk. Another company in my town is pulling dump ponies at 140,000 with the 450 DD13 and corner to corner it will run with a 460 E-7. But as the grade gets bigger the 460 will pull away.

They are phenomenal on fuel which is very important now a days. Like I said, I find them almost equal to the DD15 up to about 1400 rpm, then it's game over.

But if you are a power nut like you say, I guess I'd go with the DD15 or 16. Still better on fuel than our ISX.

You'll be happy with the Coronado. I don't find the headlights very good though compared to other trucks.

Depends on how much weight you are hauling and the grades you are running Bullhusk. Another company in my town is pulling dump ponies at 140,000 with the 450 DD13 and corner to corner it will run with a 460 E-7. But as the grade gets bigger the 460 will pull away.

They are phenomenal on fuel which is very important now a days. Like I said, I find them almost equal to the DD15 up to about 1400 rpm, then it's game over.

But if you are a power nut like you say, I guess I'd go with the DD15 or 16. Still better on fuel than our ISX.

You'll be happy with the Coronado. I don't find the headlights very good though compared to other trucks.

I think I'm gonna stay with the DD13 on the new trucks and keep with the 515 12.7 and the 550 575 14 liter non EGR with the Glider Kits haulin 80,000 gross but we are in the hills of upstate NY & PA also I am specing them with 3.90 and not the 3.34 that they tell u to go with. My new W-Star with the DD 15 505 hp has those 3.34 rears and it is not good on the hills! They tell u not to shift it and bring it down to 1100 but RPM'S are speed so you are pulling and still have the torque but u are pulling the hill slower! BUTTTT this is how u save fuel and that is what is most Impt. in todays world

Regards

BULLHUSK

We run both Bullhusk......2012 Coronado SD with 600 Cummins and 2013 Star 4900. The Mexican built Coronado probably has a bit better build quality than the Star. Lots of flaws in the Star. (maybe built on a bad day?) The FL is lighter as you say, but you can tell. Stuff such as the doors, etc all are less rigid feeling. It's been holding up well on/off road though.

Keep the hydraulic cylinders for the hood lubed good.....they are the only reoccurring problem we have with them. They bind and snap off.

I love the new Detroit's. Running both DD13 and DD15's. The 13 is awesome on fuel and strong up to about 1400 RPM, then it goes flat. The 15 is also very good on fuel and pulls very nice. No issues at all, except the rear mounted air compressor will make you hate life when your air freezes up in the winter.

I hated the ISX600. Didn't like the feel at all and thought it was the nature of the beast. But we recently got some updates done and now it runs just like a Cat. (same type of throttle response, not super touchy anymore and pulls stronger) Uses less DEF fluid than the Detroit, but regens more.

Thank You for the info on the DD 13! Would you opt out for the DD 15? Instead? I am a power nut an like to see my trucks first over the hill! But in today's world I have to think about the dollar cause its slim pickings out there!! I have had no issues with the Stars they remind me of the Autocars an the old R-Mack but they are steel cabs and are heavier then the Coronado's these will be my first ones I always bought Classics and they are working well my oldest Classic is my 1994 that I bought new from Brooklyn Freightliner with a 12.7 470 Detroit!! So we will see how the Coronado's do

Thanks Again for your imput

BULLHUSK

i tried to send picture of the tank to this cell number and it will not go through...

see if he has a face book act and send him the pic that way

What is a 575 Detroit? I'm guessing a non egr series 60 14 liter ? I know they only made them a yr or 2 .

Non egr 550 & 575 1850 lb ft of torque, I'm getting better then 6 mpg with them 13 double O with 4.10 rears running on 11R24.5's they pull better then any of the new ones and no DEF or PT Mufflers to deal with! just gotta find a truck built with that motor so u can feed the info to W-Star so they know how to drill and wire the truck

BULLHUSK

try Pittsburg Power if your going to put a egr motor into a glider you can do it

Manville home of Frank's Chicken House.

Rob

No beer or Jack at Franks (I was gonna use the term hard stuff but it just wouldn't look right when your talkin Franks Chicken House) LOL just a pun

BULLHUSK

I believe this Suffolk County Redi Mix is a rename for a scab outfit that is from Ocean County. I will remember the name of the company at some point.

Rob

Thats them, I always delt with the guys that worked in the yard and they treated me pretty good! Don't know about the White collar guys up at the front office, cause I never had to deal with them we only delt with the Cement co who also paid us!

BULLHUSK

Our E-tech has been trouble free from macks part at least.... all the problems we had were (7) turbos and (5) air compressors. It dropped a valve seat at 375,000 I think and we put 2 rebuilt heads on but everything else was still very good. Had a problem with the jake that Mack fixed by putting a high pressure oil pump on. Truck has 450,000 on it now and pulls the same as the day we bought it in 2000. Good truck besides turbos and tranny.... the turbo n it now is supposedly the "fix" and the tranny still is doing that sane thing as it did form the factory jumping outa gear.

How many of those trucks do you have? I'm running about 30 (give or take a few ) but if I had 5 or 10 of those I'd be outta business!! Just for Ghit an Siggles I have or had 4 Classic's with Cat Acert 475 duel torque motors I will be trading them in soon (3 left) one sucked a valve cause of Cats poor design rocker assem. you know the one they sent out a bult.on the one year ext. warn. if the rocker failed in one year of the notice it would be warnt. but they would not change it if it did not fail????? HELLOW MRS LUBNER ARE U IN THERE!!!! well mine failed and took the head cam and turbos (2) another Cat brain storm after about 14 months........ So I went to Cat for some help and basicaly got the the door shut on me!! Annnnd if you get 4 mpg on these pigs u are lucky! I think a Cat Reman motor is close to 30K plus the core and my core is NG so u park the PIG and build a power glider with a 575 14 liter Detroit!! I did have a sign made that sits over the garage (I'll have to post it) that reads NO Cat people only ones with 4 legs ones with 2 legs will be beat up an fed to the junkyard dogs stay OUT!!

BULLHUSK

I think it sold

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I see a pair of these in the Brick/Lakewood area. Mostly by the Parkway Bridge over RT 88 for the construction project there.

He used to have a bunch a R700 V8 tractors one with a 318 Detroit Suffolk Ready Mix I used to del cement to them a bunch a nice people to work with!!

BULLHUSK