I was really impressed with it. For city driving with smaller size machines, I still think I’d take an Allison over the m Drive, but for big-booms as well as smaller booms which do a mix of city/highway/terrain driving, I feel like this m Drive could be the best of both worlds between manual and fully automatic transmission.
M-Drive = basically a Volvo I-shift (both trans are made in the same facility in MD - Volvo powertrain Hagerstown) - yup your Mack is about the same as any Volvo or as a lot around here (where Volvo’s are built in VA) - “that’s a nice Mack riding on a Volvo chassis w/ a Volvo engine & AMT” - the upcoming new Mack Highway Tractor & the recently unveiled new VNL are almost the same truck other than badging & a few interior bits.
@@vegetablesouper9379 My goal is to have a website in place by the end of this calendar year. Hats/stickers/shirts and random/cool, pump related stuff.
@@canadianconcretepumper1979 Right on, I will get some swag for sure when the store gets online. And automatic transmissions are safer, but they diminish the pride of driving big trucks, imo.
M-drive has done it's damndest to win me over in the 63z. I do like it, alot, but still prefer an 18. Call me old, tell me im stupid, but i still like the options an 18 gives. I haven't came into a spot where the M-drive has failed me, giant mud holes, to 8% pulling hills. I guess you could call me a control freak lol....the M-drive is def good. Regardless of who you are, or what your preferences are.
the m drive is terrible in the mud. haven't tried using the performance mode but i feel like it would just make it worse. it usually prematurely shifts
Sweet looking truck! I'm curious how it rides with all that boom hanging over the back. We're switching to Kenworth for the next truck, service for Mack is pretty bad in our area.
The overhang actually ain’t that bad (our 40Z Putz was far worse). Funny thing around here is that our Mack dealer has come full circle and has been doing a great job lately. The one Peterbilt which we had in the fleet (and I used praise highly) has now become the bane of our existence in recent months as it’s been having reoccurring emissions issue which the dealer can’t seem to can’t figured out ($10K+ later on it’s still having the same issue). We will definitely be sticking with Mack under future units, unless going conventional, in which case both the Kenworth and Western Star are looking pretty good.
The truck is admittedly ugly (that’ll likely never change on my lifetime here) the pump however is a thing of beauty, IMO. Even our current 16H Putzmeister pump kits lay down the mud faster than we ever really need. This one I’m assuming would be on par with it, albeit deadly smooth (likely more comparable to the new generation iLS pump kits from Putz). The XXT outriggers are ONE HUNDRED PERCENT satisfying! 😁
I’ve heard a few reviews similar to yours, and also a good number more reviews with guys raving about them. I’d have to put some good miles on one before I could really say for certain. Initial impression however: I was very impressed.
So like most European transmissions of the last 10-15 years automated manuals. Our mixers and pumps on Mercedes trucks have 12 gear automated manuals and the pumps have 16 gear boxes. Don't think manufacturers make manual trucks unless specially ordered in Europe any more and haven't for years
Our old 40Z Putz was much worse. You get used to it. Just gotta keep mindful of them hard right hand turns when you’ve got that 5 ton box truck riding your driver side 😂😂😂
@@travis_b_ So that’s what I’ve always been told as well. The funny thing is, our only rigs which have the gold Bulldog are the ones running Eaton Fuller transmissions rather than the Mack trans.
