Jamaican Bulldog Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 I got this message today about a new mack to be announced or revealed on 3/8. Does anyone know what it will be? I didn’t see another post here. So not sure if discussed already https://info.macktrucks.com/newbreed?utm_source=social&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=new_breed&utm_content=live_event&fbclid=IwAR3ow8KLcaPcuNFDrFNQHDuyMBWAD3uIeXsJuAC8ISd1XNxCZuRaL8J7gWQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBWhite Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 (edited) Something electric probably. That sure is an exiting title though, Mack used that same phrase for an Ultra-Liner promotion. Edited March 1, 2023 by BOBWhite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullheaded Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 The new Volvo. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 yup, it is the "new" LR electric POS. Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Well they have to keep up with the times … with all this electric push soon we will all have to depend on power generator for all the blackouts we can expect.. Bob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 And yes I got cut again due to donner pass closed again so expect an entire day of bellyaching 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james j neiweem Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 New Volvo cab with Mack pinnacle, Granite and Anthem hoods? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM6285 Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 (edited) Promo says; ZERO EMISSIONS, You bet it will be MACK BET (Battery Electric Trucks) I was hoping for a NEW CAB (Not a Volvo cab clone) and new Diesel Engines options...but that now are just dreams Edited March 2, 2023 by EM6285 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullheaded Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 7 hours ago, james j neiweem said: New Volvo cab with Mack pinnacle, Granite and Anthem hoods? You mean they can make something even uglier than the Anthem! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 12 hours ago, Bullheaded said: You mean they can make something even uglier than the Anthem! we are talking about volvo here.. need you really ask such a silly question?? 1 Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james j neiweem Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 Lets see. Uglier than an Anthem. Anthems can look sharp if done up right. Mack needs a competetive big bore Pinnacle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mechohaulic Posted March 3, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2023 sad to say , Mack needs more then a big bore pinnacle. i'd say Mack needs Zenon Hanson back. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james j neiweem Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Mack needs an American company to step up and take this great name away from Volvo. Cat Deere (must be loaded with cash as stock price is over 400 dollars) Oskosh etc. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBWhite Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 I heard Caterpillar is showing some interest in trucking again. It's complicated, but from what I understand they're making new engines for trucks as an exchange program. I don't think Volvo would give up Mack but Caterpillar would make a quality product. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 My god you wonder if Volvo is ever going to dump that ugly ass body style but then again thier probably younger generation steering wheel holders number one choice these days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 1 hour ago, BOBWhite said: I heard Caterpillar is showing some interest in trucking again. It's complicated, but from what I understand they're making new engines for trucks as an exchange program. I don't think Volvo would give up Mack but Caterpillar would make a quality product. I understand they pulled out of trucking because of government pollution standards and didn’t move enough of thier road engines to mess with it…. Let’s face it most major fleets choose Cummins but that’s very interesting… Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Cat pulled out of truck building because when they got in was when the U.S. entered it's "Sub Prime Mortage" crisis which inturn caused the "GFC" global financial crisis Cat stopped selling Cat motors to other manufacturers as the Cat motor was and still is well regarded thru out the world Cat believed that Cat motor lovers would buy Cat trucks just to get the motor Bad timing was the issue more than anything else Cat trucks were mainly sold in Australia and NewZealand and the ones that couldn't be sold in North America got sent here to be converted and sold I guess the Aust/NZ market was less important to upset than the north American market Paul 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody454 Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 cat trucks in the US did NOT have cat motors. They were navistar motors painted yellow. a CT15 is NOT a C15 cat. It's a junk navistar/international motor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 OK now that’s just weird. I have no response. I drove a 435 for a short while. It was very impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mean Green Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 Yep I worked on the cat trucks when they came out just a navastar that had cat all over it the only thing cat was the auto trans they said it was a dozer transmission that had some modifications to it. We had one of the 4x4 cat trucks too I think they only built 2 nothing but problems when it came out the 4x4 didn’t work they too it to a show and a sales man put in the 4x4 and it went into low range and stayed there it needed air to go in and out of low range no line was conected and the switches were all wrong we call in and told them what we needed and they said an engineer had to decide that we made our own repair so the customer could use it 1 Quote If your going to be a bear be a grizzly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mean Green Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 I watched some show on tv and it was Australian they had cat road tractors the looked like international eagles with cat badging on them Quote If your going to be a bear be a grizzly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBWhite Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 I've heard some bad things about those cat automatic transmissions. $20,000 just for the torque converter plus maintenance I heard is a pain. However Versatile uses cat power shift transmissions in there 4WD tractors so maybe it's just the rarity that makes them a pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mean Green Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 They seemed reliable I only one failing but it was expensive 1 Quote If your going to be a bear be a grizzly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 On 3/5/2023 at 7:52 AM, Nobody454 said: cat trucks in the US did NOT have cat motors. They were navistar motors painted yellow. a CT15 is NOT a C15 cat. It's a junk navistar/international motor Cat trucks in Australia had the C15 and the C13 until emission dramas They then re badged the Navistar and called it a CT 13 Or at least thats my understanding Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBWhite Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 I heard there was a few cat motors that made it into cat truck here in America. But they couldn't meet emissions so they were low production. I think CT 13 and CT 15 is what they were called. They had a cat block, head, and internals but with crappy international wiring and bosh injection systems. Not much info on them out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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