Mack Trucks? Best model for Heavy Haul?

Yes the alignment in this truck is off too. And the hood shakes no matter how hard I slam it. That hood latch is the dumbest thing on earth. The Pinnacle and vision are fairly similar, and the quality of the cxu I run is far superior to the Anthem. It's still built like a work truck, works like one too. And looks good lol

 

Can you haul 24 tons in that set up?

 

The hood rattles? On a Mack?By golly, some things never change, the Rrrr Model I drove shook so bad, it would pop out of gear. I had a tarp strap holding it in direct. It's why I wear a back brace today. I've seen Mack hoods that were razor thin by the cowl. It's the curse of any conventional, the hood.

 

Looks like an R model with an updated hood/fenders. Were there any improvements to dash/interior/frame?

 

I read, the Super-Liner( has that "dash" in it) or RW700 was actually a replacement for the RS 700 "Western" ( built in California) It had a R model cab, but was built on a WR Cruise-Liner COE frame. The bigger hood was for a bigger radiator to cool the bigger motors coming out. I don't think Mack made their own air ride then, and most I've seen are the "Camelback" spring, ( indestructable, but rough ride)or Neway air ride, which was a poor setup. A modern air ride would make them a sweet truck to have.

 

I'm hauling 26 with that, 27,900 tare fuel gauge on half

 

I will add to that, my day cab anthem allows me to haul 25.25 at 80K, and close to 30 tons with our overweight permit. That is a positive for me because a lot of what I do is tonnage based. If you end up with a new mack, take the time to figure out all of the rattles, I’m 2 months in to this one, picked it up with 57 miles on it and now have 14,000, and I’ve about got all the rattles quieted down……for now

 

I'm not sure when exactly but you could order air ride in the 80s. Probably late 80s

 

Same here. Last year got all new injection lines from the pump to the head and ones already leaking. The OEM lasted almost 30 years. #### volvo