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re: Do they still make flat front Mack trucks?
Posted on 2/5/15 at 6:46 pm to TigerDat
Posted on 2/5/15 at 6:46 pm to TigerDat
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we in the industry call chicken lights
Yeah, I was just throwing out my name for them. Any idea why they are referred to as "chicken" lights or is that a dig on the site sub Master?
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Posted on 2/5/15 at 6:47 pm to Sparkplug#1
Posted on 2/5/15 at 6:47 pm to LSUwag
Nothing but Peterbuilt on our yard and lots of them.
This post was edited on 2/5/15 at 6:48 pm
Posted on 2/5/15 at 6:52 pm to Cosmo
C'mon man. Why would you post that thing and not Bj's truck?
dagnabbit DV1924
dagnabbit DV1924
This post was edited on 2/5/15 at 6:53 pm
Posted on 2/5/15 at 6:54 pm to PapaPogey
Another factor that killed cabovers aka skilletheads is high diesel prices. They are not very aerodynamic. Driver comfort was terrible cuz you were right over the front axle. The ones I drove also had real short throw shifters on the doghouse that were hard to get use to. They are also harder to crawl in and out of. I much prefer a conventional. For looks the KW and Petes were much better lokking trucks.
Posted on 2/5/15 at 7:07 pm to MyNameIsNobody
These are really the last of the cabovers that are still produced - "yard dogs" that are used to shuttle trailers short distances. They are uncomfortable as can be and painful to ride around in for a long time.
Posted on 2/5/15 at 7:36 pm to QuietTiger
Called chicken lights because they are for drivers coming at you
Posted on 2/6/15 at 9:23 am to Cosmo
OP:
For medium and long-haul purposes (hauling trailers or tankers, etc.) a short wheel-base tractor is the wrong tool for the job in the U.S. Our local and Interstate highways are built to accommodate long tractors' wider turn radii. Mack stopped building their cabover (F Series) in 1981.
Mack still builds a vocational short front "straight truck" for garbage truck/concrete mixer or pump truck use (TerraPro):
You would not want to drive this truck from Jacksonville, FL to Los Angeles, CA on a regular basis, the geometry is not suited for Long-haul comfort and they do not offer it with a fifth wheel, so it is not a tractor. You could modify one yourself, but why? You'd have a hard time finding drivers to drive it.
For medium and long-haul purposes (hauling trailers or tankers, etc.) a short wheel-base tractor is the wrong tool for the job in the U.S. Our local and Interstate highways are built to accommodate long tractors' wider turn radii. Mack stopped building their cabover (F Series) in 1981.
Mack still builds a vocational short front "straight truck" for garbage truck/concrete mixer or pump truck use (TerraPro):
You would not want to drive this truck from Jacksonville, FL to Los Angeles, CA on a regular basis, the geometry is not suited for Long-haul comfort and they do not offer it with a fifth wheel, so it is not a tractor. You could modify one yourself, but why? You'd have a hard time finding drivers to drive it.
Posted on 2/6/15 at 9:42 am to Cosmo
This may be off topic, but there aren't many trucking threads on here and this one reminded me of it.
I've started seeing a lot of trucks on the highways with sleeper cabs so long they look like damn apartments. Anyone know what all they have in there or have pictures?
I've started seeing a lot of trucks on the highways with sleeper cabs so long they look like damn apartments. Anyone know what all they have in there or have pictures?
Posted on 2/6/15 at 9:44 am to Cosmo
Looks more like an Optimus than a Mack
Posted on 2/6/15 at 9:53 am to BlakeB123
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Anyone know what all they have in there or have pictures?
Whores and Blow?
The pursuit of good CDL operators is so tight that OTR (over the road) trucking companies have to up the ante as to creature comforts on tractors. There are also a decent amount of tractor sales to owner-operators, some of which have no real home other than their truck. Hence the improving "opulence" of sleeper cabs.
Posted on 2/6/15 at 10:05 am to Cosmo
The toughest flat front mack truck of all fricking time
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