Military Program - Mack Defense and the M917A3 Heavy Dump Truck

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[@John-kr7iz]

the old school r model macks would put these things to shame

[@martinhowe3679]

now your talking plenty still going strong

[@John-kr7iz]

@@martinhowe3679 for sure, had the pleasure to drive one

[@TheDustysix]

I worked Final Assembly Chassis R Model line at 5C 1984/5. U Model's were on an adjacent line.

[@firstamendmenttshirt4768]

Most trucks built today are crap along with the automatic transmissions.

[@moparjr89]

@@firstamendmenttshirt4768 thats because its a volvo lol

[@MyHMMWVaddiction]

This will be the perfect companion for my Oshkosh MTVR. Can't wait till these Macks hit the surplus market.🍻🇺🇸

[@gc1172]

This replaces ones made for years by Navistar. After I retired from Mack I worked for several other companies as a specialist consultant. One was a tier one supplier for rear vision systems and they made them for the old Navistar version until the government ended the contract. That was a job to determine the cost of the stop of orders.

[@MrThewhip333]

I’ve been a Mack fan since I was a kid, especially the DM models. I actually worked as a locomotive engineer for 35 years however

[@knotbumper]

A Mack R cab was the most durable truck Mack ever made with the exception of a few of the L series. I was handed a 1974 DM800SX new and it never ran well nor did it stay together. The cab broke, the frame broke, doors fell off, the springs always broke One day a Mack rep came out to the pit we were hauling out of, he foolishly told us that "there wasn't a man alive that could break a DM800 Mack. He climbed int a cab and before the truck left the pit, he had a broken axle. Mr. Mack could not believe it. We replaced the axle and off they went. different truck popped another axle right behind the first. Of course we all carried spare axles and changed them ourselves. This was at Weyerhaeuser Snoqualmie in 1975. I got to go back to my old (1968) R600 with a quadraplex and was as happy as could be. All trucks had 14yd rock boxes and since we ere hauling off highway they were loaded to spillover. That was the beginning of a slow decent to VOLVO....

[@DavidRodriguez-vi6zi]

Vea mi DM 800 hecho a mano. KZbin. Mack DM 800 a escala

[@zaczhang1094]

What makes Mack Defense unique is the same as what makes Oshkosh unique, if the DOD don't drop the contract on ya then y'all going out of business pretty soon then no more domestic military truck manufacturers anymore, that's what make y'all unique.

[@noaht5191]

Ammm I hope this Mack fleet will come with a fleet of armored Peterbilt trucks loaded with mechanics and parts.

[@mrX-fd4dz]

U mean Kenworth cheif

[@kman-mi7su]

@@mrX-fd4dz Nope the Army didn't order wreckers to tow the Peterbilt or KW.

[@noaht5191]

mr. X KW, Pete....it’s all the same now....Paccar is Paccar

[@docholliday6338]

Pretty cool truck

[@NakedDave100]

B-Model Mack will haul all of them to the junkyard!!!

[@Wedget]

👍👍👍👍 Too true my friend!!!!!

[@kyboy5]

this truck may suck but it could haul way more than some dinosaur b model

[@NakedDave100]

@@kyboy5 Hey dumbass I didn't say it sucked, but a b-Model Mack will haul just as much as that truck just do it slower, due to gearing and engine power

[@Microplastic_Therapy]

Imaging driving this to this to school after quarantine

[@MrThewhip333]

Awesome

[@mgtowdarrelldundee8643]

let tnhem make a half track out of one ...that would be interesting

[@deborahchesser7375]

Just give them some old DM’s you can’t hurt those anyway, they are bulletproof

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[@ralphorlando9524]

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[@knoxbenjamin656]

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[@ralphorlando9524]

@Knox Benjamin glad I could help =)

[@grumpymunchkin2959]

A Volvo with a dog on the hood. Rest in peace Mack.

[@IvanOFL]

What are you talking about?

[@grumpymunchkin2959]

Iván O If you only knew what Mack once was you’d understand

[@kristoffermangila]

You're not alone. Some old French truckers still resent Renault for selling off its truck division to Volvo.

[@kristoffermangila]

@@IvanOFL he's referring to the fact that Mack was once a 100% owned, independent American truck maker. Nowadays, that honor is reserved for PACCAR, Inc of Renton, Washington, builder of Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks (they also own DAF Trucks of the Netherlands).

[@abikerinpa]

@@IvanOFL Volvo bought Mack out , give it a few years and they will drop the Mack name all together

[@mortihernandezmora1122]

Good truck military excellent

[@user-yy8kj1es9p]

สุดยอกไปเลย

[@user-vx5gv7ig1c]

Красивый и мощный грузовик. молодцы. класс

[@user-jj1by3si1o]

WooooW

[@lednumaaron7475]

I don’t get why you would switch the cab out once you had the armored one. Do the windows not roll down on the armored one or something?

[@angusdassler3052]

For deployment they use airplanes a lot these days. Lighter vehicles are easier to move by plane and as a whole, with a less heavy cab pushing the engine a fuel less. Also, the unarmored cab would be cooler.

[@keithiverson2644]

How come combat survivability not a main feature in the overall design?

[@randyraptor7915]

I want one exactly the same , god it beautiful

[@raybolanos7374]

Yes it worth your soul !!

[@jacobmiller4451]

Wish the commercial libe lasted like they say. Def issue, blown rears, electric issues...... the list goes on.

[@bryanmartinez6600]

You know military equipment is basically exempt from emissions requirements imagine an Abrams with an after treatment system.

[@tdashkevich]

HERPY DERPEDY well that's bullshit, what do they think winning wars is more important than saving the environment?

[@henryholliday1]

@@bryanmartinez6600 all government vehicles are even state and local

[@bryanmartinez6600]

@@tdashkevich not necessarily war but increasing the risk of failure on a military vehicle can cause more casualties they have to make vehicles that will work in the worst of conditions so troops can escape from say an ambush if a treatment system failed and stranded them that be really bad.

[@Akcd11r2002]

How do backlit digital gauges work in blackout conditions????

[@henryblanton6992]

Said to run on any fuel, does that include gasoline? The DOD has ground vehicles, especially tactical vehicles running on JP-8.

[@williamoverton7265]

Fantastic

[@heavysetsoutherngentleman9047]

Make no mistake... these suits and ties are Volvo guys. They wouldn't know a real MACK if they got hit by one.

[@wrenchtheroo6557]

YEAH MILWAUKEE!!!!

[@shaniarice1054]

Must be nice to have no DEF

[@charlied2449]

Don’t shoot I’m doing a regen.

[@joenobody2580]

Of course the government trucks don't have any emmisons bullshit. Still trying to figure out how to get that military mp8 computer.

[@claytonbrown7100]

Is it a tri-screw?

[@Pokingthebear999]

Manufacturing war machines and weapons, you'll never have to file for bankruptcy. "Support The Military Industrial Complex and The Never Ending Wars"

[@TheDustysix]

Well at least You won't be driving them in harm's way.

[@onecoolcummins8727]

So sad they used a Volvo engine At least it could have been a usa made cummins. But then again mack is just a rebrand volvo

[@deborahchesser7375]

onecoolcummins87 sad considering what they used to be. A 300 Maxidyne and the 5 spd Maxi Torque were damn near indestructible

[@ericmendez5815]

Mack is owned by Volvo. It’s not even American

[@SteelBlueCorvette]

Except that MP8 diesel is American Made. Almost 1800 people working in Hagerstown, MD designing, testing, and assembling those. Raw castings and forgings come in one side of the building and engines go out the other.

[@onecoolcummins8727]

@@SteelBlueCorvette might be true that the assembly in usa but all the profits will go back to Sweden just like freightliner diamler Benz corp back to Germany. Like Toyota made in usa profits will go back to Japan just like Kia back to south korea. I understand that numerous cummins items are made in india but all profits go back into usa. But usa companies. Unless you just want to be their puppeteer

[@teppotulppu1603]

Those readuction hub axles really are volvo axles from sweden where they are used in every dump truck volvo. And whats funny part is that competitor Marmon-Herrington uses Sisu Axles reduction hub rear and front axles which are from Finish dumb truck Sisu. And finland is Swedish neighbour country. But M-H bought whole axle factory from Finland.

[@Declanoutside]

Hold the firefight! I have to regenerate

[@joenobody2580]

Government Macks don't have emissions. Imagine that. This also means there's a factory MP8 computer that will run it without the emmisons bullshit.

[@derekwu3256]

The issue is that hydraulic lift cylinder exploding from exceeding the weight... is there a warning that prevents being over loaded? The army doesn’t care and will over load and I’ve seen stuff happen

[@avick5634]

Pretty Cool

[@joenobody2580]

Yo MACK , how do i purchase a military spec MP8 computer ?

[@kdseidle8031]

Oh and the emissions tech friendly features that will most surly keep em rollin! Probably right up there with the Maxxforce international disaster!!!

[@rearspeaker6364]

NOTHING can be compared to the maxxforce disaster!! anything else is better!!

[@SootyMangabey.]

there is no dpf on this truck, its military spec.

[@deanbenson6879]

I'll take a DT466 to any of the Cat scrap out there...Damned wonder we survived the GMC disaster s (6.2/6.5...bummers ect) had we not sent all the Ford and Dodge 3/4& 1 tons to Desert Storm, that we could scrounge up...things could have seriously gone south! 22yr SEABEES Diesel tech.

[@lukemorris3299]

Marines trucks: here’s a horse and a wagon move that 40 ton stone over there

[@TheDustysix]

LOL, from a Ruptured Corporal.

[@tophauler8626]

we had junkie 93 freightliners wish i was still in to drive that

[@isakjohansson7134]

Looks dope but they should've had one of the rear axles steerable in my opinion

[@mbukukanyau]

Exactly. This is something Oshkosh or GM defense can do better

[@nicholaslandolina]

Is it gas and diesel

[@blakef8088]

Badass rig I’ll take 2 please

[@jwhmerica504]

So the army can Haul Rosie O’Donnell around now?

[@user-yj6hy6io6o]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@w.maximilliandejohnsonbour725]

Nice...!!!!!.

[@freewillfarms2059]

Well you know I heard a fellow driver the other day claim none of the military vehicles had def tanks on them and you know I looked real hard for that blue cap on the military version. I guess uncle Sam doesn't care about the environment and it's really just an added cost to the public.

[@justanotheraviator2357]

It is either painted or exempt, I believe it's exempt, I can't remember why though. And yes Diesel emissions bullshit is a scam in my book.

[@mahdey]

@@justanotheraviator2357 no military vehicle has emissions, period. The last country I was in had a sulphur content of 14000 ppm. We all know what that wood do to an EGR, let alone a DPF. My MATV was a straight piped CAT C7. The Maxxpro was a non egr dt truck.

[@jamesburleson1916]

The reason they don't have any emissions equipment is because they burn lowish grade jet fuel instead of low sulfur highway diesel. This is because the military doesn't want to have to haul a bunch of different types of fuel around to fuel all their different vehicles, so they require everything from ATVs to Attack helicopters to run on the same fuel.

[@freewillfarms2059]

@@jamesburleson1916 makes since ...kinda like some of the older ones being able to burn used oil also. I know war doesn't care about the environment.

[@chadweekley9664]

When you are talking about DEF on military vehicle there isn't any , the govt doesn't give one shit about the environment when it comes to the military I was a truck driver my entire career I've driven the Marine Corps 7 ton best truck they ever got but its definitely top heavy , M915A5 good truck for the army linehaul but needs better injectors and horsepower , the politicians are all about making millions of the civilian side of the fence they can't make money on the other side unless they all find more hidden in Iraq again

[@sydsyd]

Oshkosh is #1!

[@justanotheraviator2357]

Amen to that

[@mitchellstocker6191]

Really oughta put tracks on it. If I was shooting at an enemy vehicle I'd either shoot at driver, engine or them big ass tires

[@randyneil6161]

I want one

[@davidkelley5940]

Under coating a plus from corrosion and salt

[@Friedrich-Wilhelm-1980]

hell now i want one i'm sure its prohibitively expensive but could a civilian buy one if they wanted to?

[@LedzeppelinDogsGuns]

like everything else

[@justanotheraviator2357]

I mean, it is just a dump truck

[@kristoffermangila]

Wait a few decades...

[@Friedrich-Wilhelm-1980]

@@justanotheraviator2357 may be but think of the luxury earth earth roamer you could turn that into and its literally bullet proof

[@loganbrinker4155]

I wonder if theses would be for sale to the public

[@kristoffermangila]

Probably in a few decades, in the government surplus market.

[@citizen23606]

@Mackdefense will you build this for a civilian without the bendix collision avodince system and A def delete dpf delete, and emmissions Delete

[@patrickspringer6534]

Can the public buy a new one? Not surplus.

[@halfnelson6115]

Can a civilian buy one?

[@michelvansteenberge571]

Un superbe camion

[@Bosco12ful]

Can it load 30 tonnes?

[@LedzeppelinDogsGuns]

once

[@nkyabosi4827]

If only you made expedition trucks out of those

[@davidkelley5940]

West Virginia plow trucks

[@user-nf7hf2eq1o]

Ukkraine i love. USA i Love!

[@just_T4U]

салой мажь жопу прежде чем любит что то

[@user-uo9zq2yt9h]

@@just_T4U нех.было орать Крым наш.

[@user-pg3jt8my9x]

Where's the DEF?

[@8300rpmallday]

I don’t see a Def tank?!!

[@ronaldmercer9616]

Military doesn't have DEF , ironic isn't it ?

[@8300rpmallday]

@@ronaldmercer9616 but on the road of American we are mandated by our government for they horrible system, government need to stay governing but stop dictating

[@user-rh5cb1yw3s]

Титры бы еще внизу писали бы , чтобы было понятно о чем речь !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mikewhipkey6863]

These trucks are not made to use in Afghanistan or Iraq These are built for use in Chicago!

[@MackDefenseLLC]

Over 1100 platforms on the same chassis are in service in Iraq at various Ministries plus commercial use. For Afghanistan the same chassis has been provided as well to ANSF.

[@sc-dx9bc]

Did anyone else notice there is no Def fluid system or emissions on these trucks?

[@bryanmartinez6600]

@Twoleggedkumulava still detuning is also done like you say for reliability and a longer service life. Many companies do that like the Powerstroke and Duramax in the medium duty trucks. Same with the 6.7 Cummins when used in medium duty trucks.

[@mortihernandezmora1122]

Wajo rtt waahoo

[@wvhillbille9458]

I love the subdued bulldog on the hood

[@justanotheraviator2357]

Would rather see Oshkosh do this

[@kristoffermangila]

But Oshkosh already has their hands full on other truck projects for the military.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

Singles are a JOKE in wet ground. I'd rather have a 5-ton that this in a really rough place. Never had any trouble with the old Continental multi-fuel engines either. Needed a 10 or 13 under. 10 would be fine. More split gears. And a jake would be nice but you can gear down enough. 'C' models are all right on the road but not off in a hole. 5-tons any day.

[@jentonna-yq5ps]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@jentonna-yq5ps]

Roll in Bridgeport

[@williamoverton7265]

These are headed to Antarctica

[@user-vn3gg1vz2v]

Мощный аппарат для России самый раз

[@trenteckhardt]

Funny....no emissions on these trucks. Gee, I wonder why....

[@mikewhipkey6863]

Love it! I want one i hate chrome!

[@frankdenardo8261]

Trucks have disc brakes

[@trankt54155]

Why does Mack let Oshkosh DOMINATE the military truck area?

[@kristoffermangila]

Because Oshkosh is a SPECIALIST truck company, its all they do, unlike Mack, which is a primarily commercial truck manufacturer.

[@justinstorms2718]

Why would the military want to switch the armored cab with a commercial when in a different environment? There’s a reason why they want a fully armored vehicle.

[@TheDustysix]

Weight, with associated wear and tear.

[@justinstorms2718]

TheDustysix That makes more sense

[@TheDustysix]

@@justinstorms2718 Some places, Humanitarian Service don't need the armor.

[@kristoffermangila]

@@TheDustysix not to mention reduced payload.

[@tony4metallicaify]

Hope they didn't install a def system on this truck

[@henryholliday1]

government vehicles are exempt from emissions controls

[@heavysetsoutherngentleman9047]

@@henryholliday1 Naturally.

[@GUARDIAN6B]

DEF light comes on.... 😢

[@blancopolar4674]

🙌👏🙏😇👍💪🇻🇪😎

[@nilamor2830]

Ese motor no es mack es un mp8 es italiano

[@bestamerica]

' that coool nice mack military truck... must be follow neat clothes codes at the company... must use safety googles and white safety hats 1- no caps on the heads 1- no cool tint sunglasses 1- no home sloppy clothes

[@kristoffermangila]

Or its off to the brig or stockade (depending on the branch of the service).

[@brandonpryormusic]

US should’ve stuck with Oshkosh.

[@Mapp2004]

They will, everything sooner or later will be with Oshkosh only

[@doubleagent6951]

No double steer tires? If this drives into something, it's got no way of steering on one damage steer axle. You'd think that they would of tested it on sand from the middle east, considering that they do must of their work over their. Drive by your local Alison transmission shop and see how full it is of trucks. Automatic transmission in trucks are problem free for 2/3 years and that's driving on home soil. Let's see these autos in action overseas.

[@rmoore2209]

Military trucks been having Allison auto transmission for awhile now, I think since the 80's if I'm not mistaken

[@kristoffermangila]

Yeah, just look at any Oshkosh truck in the US military, they all use automatic trannies... just watch HeavyDSparks' videos about his ex-military trucks.

[@ibelieveyou2066]

All manafacturers,of engines,bodies,tipping gear,roll off gear,are in countries that joined NATO,after WW2.It is ironic that the U.K.army,have german made trucks.It is strange to see them on the road,even if they are the pinnacle of engineering.

[@7250cih]

It's not a Mack it's a Volvo with a dog glued to the hood. Plain and simple guy's

[@aceofthearc1153]

And the problem is?

[@justanotheraviator2357]

I kinda want the Navistar contract back. Or maybe Oshkosh step into this market

[@kristoffermangila]

@@justanotheraviator2357 Navistar... maybe not. Oshkosh... they are still building JLTVs and other trucks like HETs in Wisconsin, and they are full up there.

[@guilllermovargas5743]

Es un excelente camión para el trabajo. Pero su cabina en sí NO es nada cómoda, es muy pequeña, e incómoda. Es increíble que siendo un vehículo creado por norteamericanos se tan pequeña y nada espaciosa la cabina para el conductor

[@kristoffermangila]

The cab is about normal sized for a North American vocational truck (dump trucks and the like). Its not like the highway big rigs, which has sleeper cabs. Besides, its to be operated by fit and trim soldiers, so its not much of a problem. And it looks just as comfortable as the civilian version.

[@roadbully384]

4:10 Blackout lights. German WW2 design on their transport vehicles. 💪⚒

[@matttucker5786]

It's probably powered by a natural gas Cummins LMAO

[@slowride453]

A plastic fan.

[@imjustthinking7191]

I saw that too, wow

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@imjustthinking7191 With an electric/air clutch.

[@bryanmartinez6600]

If bullets and shrapnel take out your fan likely the radiator is destroyed.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@bryanmartinez6600 And the aftercooler and everything else.

[@t.s.racing]

I'm HONORED to be on the front of the hood of each and every one. 🇺🇸💪🐶🇺🇸💪🐶🇺🇸

[@cummins0328]

Probably has a gay automatic

[@genecoppedge5972]

How many of these trucks were left in Afghanistan by Biden?

[@jeromelatty9970]

No good

[@LedzeppelinDogsGuns]

drove trucks for a living mack is the biggest p.o.s. the only thing about mack i can say is if you drive it out the yard you will drive it back to the yard at the end of the day. at least the old ones

[@kman-mi7su]

That's the point, you can look pretty as you want in a brand x truck, real pretty waiting for the wrecker. I drove R models and they were rock solid trucks you could beat on them all day and they'd ask for seconds.

[@bryan70546]

junk

[@LedzeppelinDogsGuns]

yup

[@LedzeppelinDogsGuns]

@Robert B if that

[@granwythhewleberry4282]

Citizens want healthcare and college help? NO! We need top of the line dump trucks for the military.... sigh...

[@norrishall6828]

Stop bitching

[@generation-x406]

Ha! College help? Get a job you bum!

[@cpufreak101]

FINALLY a comment that brings it up lmao

[@lightning9279]

"What inspires us the most".....unlimited tax payer money baby! Brought to us by the industrial military complex.

[@TheDustysix]

Did you serve?

[@themonopolyguy4365]

Send these trucks to a third world country excavation company and we’ll see what they’re really made of.

[@algorel4763]

Imagine what us tax payers have to pay for these crap cans!

[@nicholasmurano9539]

All that money .... Yet the fuel tank and air tanks aren't shielded ?... ..and more American tax dollars enriching Volvo...a foreign company ..

[@kristoffermangila]

You could say the same for Denmark enriching Scania, which is a Swedish company, which is now owned by a German company.

[@tettazwo9865]

Lame commercial....