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My Mack ch613 w 80 inch condo

Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by kotflb, Aug 18, 2008.

  1. Aug 18, 2008 #1
    kotflb

    kotflb Bobtail Member

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    Just a fyi for those that have not seen a ch613 Mack with the 80 inch condo.
    This is a '99 mack that I bought in 2001. it has the E7 460 engine, 18 speed fuller with 3:70 rears and 24.5 lp tires, It also has an OX apu and the Dish sat tv was added after this picture was taken. In 2005 I also added an ESPAR heater, bc it uses 1/3 the fuel then the generator to keep the sleeper and engine warm. It has two 135 gallon tanks and weights in at 21k full of fuel and ready to go.

    The true blue twin stack Mack with a Shack on the back
     

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  3. Aug 18, 2008 #2
    25(2)+2

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    That's a long stretch from that old coffin I used to sleep in.. I like those ch613s.
     
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  4. Aug 18, 2008 #3
    tricky1

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    Thats like what I drive, but mines a one stack Mack with a window in the back. CH613 with a 10 spd Eaton. Nice rig though.
     
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  5. Aug 20, 2008 #4
    Markvfl

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    Nice Truck! Guys talk trash about Macks, but most of us started in one or drove one at least once in our lives and I think we usually have a respect for them that is not expressed much. I saw a pretty clean 89 SuperLiner with a 36 inch bunk on Ebay today and it made me feel all nostalgic. There was a day when I woulda killed to have a truck that nice, I still think they're cool! But - today everyone is spoiled with twice the horsepower, air ride cabs and suspensions, walk in - stand up sleepers, cruise control... and now you gotta run legal too. Those old trucks beat yer behind and we ran em 21 hours a day. Cracks me up when I read these Professionals complaining about the terrible trucks they have to endure now. Put em in a B63 with a 5x4 and 44000lb rears on camelback, they would be sitting on the shoulder in tears after an hour and a half. :yes2557:

    Anyway, I'm truck shopping and considering Macks, what kind of fuel mileage are you gettin with your Blue Mule?
     
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    Big Duker Thanks this.
  7. Aug 21, 2008 #5
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    Thats one beautiful truck. Can you take some interior pictures and show us how good she looks.

    Hunter
     
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  8. Aug 22, 2008 #6
    kotflb

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    Thanks guys for the flowers. Fuel mileage going west to the coast on I-40 averages 5.7 when loaded to the max, and the cruise set to the speed limit. Slowing down to 65 give me a half mile per gallon gain. I very seldom see 7 mpg, tho I'm usually grossed out.
    The return trip averages 6.3 mpg, tail winds help. The air ride cab really helps a lot on those 750 mile non stop runs. I'm not nearly as tired as with my previous tractor.

    I'll try to get some interior pictures this weekend. For those that generally load heavy, the investment in on board scales are worth there weight in gold. I've saved hundreds of out of route miles, plus scale fees, And have yet to get an overweight ticket.
     
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  9. Aug 22, 2008 #7
    MedicineMan

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    only roblem with the Macks is the newer ones since Volvo took them over. they are an electrical nightmare now... go firgure.

    my uncle ownes a logging co and has only ever bought macks. his new ones are so bad that he doesn't think he will ever buy another. He's had more problems in a year with one then he'd have in 4 or 5 years of hard offroad use on 5 trucks in the past
     
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  10. Aug 23, 2008 #8
    Markvfl

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    Really good info! What year did Vulva buy out Mack??? They should be ok up to then...

     
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  11. Aug 23, 2008 #9
    MedicineMan

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    I don't know what year.

    Macks are spendy too. we blew a motor and the mack dealer in Beaumont wanted $20k to rebuild it. Think it ended up going to houston and being done for like $17k... still spendy
     
    MedicineMan, Aug 23, 2008
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