Mack Defense M917 Review: Almost Perfection! 

New Updates For Season 11 Collision Model IMPROVEMENTS For The Mack Defense: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XubqvqTtDmA.html

Correction: The Mack Defense Is Actually #2 Strongest Engine Torque in the Offroad Class Trucks. #1 Would be The Voron Grad & Tatra Phoenix. Forgive The Mistake There.

Realistically sure collision should be right at the bottom of the axle, but the problem is it's far to late for that in this game. We already has so many vehicles where the collision isn't realistic, heck I don't know if it still has it or not but I could swear the MH9500 had no axle collision at one point. It's just to late to start making DLC trucks realistic now, all Saber is doing is putting new trucks at a huge disadvantage compared to old trucks. So yeah, Saber definitely need to adjust the collision models and bring these trucks in line with the rest of the game.

Great video Nathan. I've used it a lot and think its a great truck an update to the hit box would make it a even better truck. And your tip about dodging obstacles and straddling deep ruts I think is the key to this truck for now. Keep up the hard work!

Great reviews, and you have a very relaxing intonation!

I always look at your vids for snowrunner truck reviews. Another w video.

Thanks for your great work Nathan!

I agree with pretty much everything you've had to say in this video. I've used the Mack a lot in S10 and tried various combos and for me personally, top torque, multi-purpose, custom tires, and no crane works the best. I believe using this set up mitigates the clearance issues slightly due to the extra power and fuel eco. If It wasn't for the collision it'd be S tier like you say. It's a solid choice for the offroad class. Great work!

Your reviews are the best, keep your great work, thanks... 👍🏻

Thanks for the great content Nathan!!!

honestly in love with this truck. it's super fast with the highway gearbox, snappy and responsive, stable, and has good range despite pretty high fuel burn. like the forester, my only complaint is lack of always on diffs. the small tires are somewhat limiting but it usually keeps a good enough pace. i was super excited to roll up to it and rescue ig though

Excellent job Nate!! I am chomping at the bit to check out the new map and trucks. I finally got Michigan 100% but then I dont know why, I jumped back into Taymyr. This afternoon bumped it up from 13% to 30%. it is very enjoyable. I want to stop and plat BC but I cant. Thanks for all this info on the trucks!!

i think the small tires, paired with the ground clearance kinda kills this truck with how the axle collision model actually colides with stuff on the terrain but other than that i have no problem with this truck at all

Hi Nathan! Solid american steel I would say. The 5th wheel position is unfortunate. Highway trucks have an adjustable position for better weight distribution on the drive axles. Overall it's a good and useful released truck. What I really would not miss are the hood mirrors. Thanks a lot for your review, helpful and highly recommended like all the other ones. Stay safe and God bless!

Your points are spot on, the frame collision it it's biggest downside. With "Mack Defense Ground Clearance Tweak" installed I tend to pick it over Tayga 6455b for loading crane + sideboard bed unless terrain is really terrible.

Banger review of this truck man. I couldn't agree more on every point you said, honestly. Even your end rating of is identical to my personal rating as well Lol It's a fantastic truck! Definitely if Saber lifts it hitbox to center of axle, that alone would warrant an S tier rating. And thank you for posting up the tire info. I really appreciate it man. A .7 width huh? Its not much wider but with its weight and near independent suspension, I'm sure that's why it feels to do really good with factory tires. Also, as a crane+semi trailer user too, yeah that saddle needs to be moved back a touch. It gets a little annoying sometimes Lol

Nice job buddy , hope you good been a while

Hey Nathan love the vids, I was wondering when the upgrade randomizer run will come back?

Another great review. You are the first one I go to when wanting to find out about trucks in Snowrunner. I am currently on my first play through and about halfway through Alaska. After I finish the first 3 base game maps I have a bit of a dilemma. I am debating whether to just play all the DLC in order and get the vehicles as I come to each map. Or, I am thinking about going and getting all of the vehicles in all of the DLC and then going back to Kola and playing through from there. Thoughts?

Just a suggestion but when showing a long list of trucks could you highlight the truck being used to make it obvious where it ranks (5:30 in the video)? Informative video

I’ve had a problem where this truck has been very bouncy. I’ll be running down a hill, hit a rock, it’ll jolt a little and then maybe a few more times just jumping up and down a bit. Made it a bit tippy but moreso hilarious!

I personally get this truck stuck on ROCKS all the time!! If there is any rocks on the road be sure it’ll get you stuck if you drive over it 😅

I really like this truck. It's worked really well, to Michigan, British Columbia, Ontario, and even Alaska. Wisconsin, on the other hand, was getting to be too much for him. I really like it, BUT it is terrible with the factory sideboard bed, luckily there is a mod that makes it perfect.

The Mack M917 is a highway tactical vehicle delivery truck, it has multi link highway suspension & the turning radius of the moon due to all three rear axles having no steering, it is designed to deliver equipment into a field or down a non too challenging dirt/gravel track, it's AWD is to provide additional traction in inclement weather & minor off road situations as it's diff lock The majority off US AWD multi axle trucks are impeded by their suspension, invariably multi link highway suspension or standard leaf springs, the former giving very limited wheel travel & axle articulation which severely limits off road traction due to wheels not being in contact with the ground on very uneven terrain, standard 'hung' leaf springs are slightly better as they can give a little more axle articulation, however due to the springs being designed for load bearing this is also limited Whereas the Maz 537 (605) has independent walking beam suspension & 6x6 trucks such as Zil, Kraz, Ural etc hace live axle leaf spring walking beam suspension, both types giving wheel travel measured in feet rather than inches with tremendous amounts of axle articulation The Soviet era & the Russian Kamaz (Azov) trucks also have only moderate BHP engines with tremendous amounts of torque,thet are slow 40 -50 mph ish max, they are however very fuel efficient & have an 800+ mile range for the biggest 8X8's Whereas US trucks have high BHP engines designed primarily for highway driving with bhp having priority over torque, which means the number of revs between max torque & max BHP is quite a narrow margin, hence BHP takes over off road causing wheelspin & lost traction If you're highway hauling on the hard stuff use a US truck If you're hauling through mud, swamps over rocks, mountaineering & basically dragging your ass through stuff you can't stand up in or a hill you couldn't walk up, use a Soviet truck or an Azov

But Nate. This is the purtiest truck ever! I retired too soon to get to drive one irl though.

It should be noted that best in class is an understatement for its engine power. At 235k, its far more comparable to the best heavy engines than to the engines of its fellow offroad trucks. The best US engine has 250k torque and is limited to the likes of the Twinsteer and other massive trucks. (P16 has 210k max for comparison)

Do you havea tires guide or writeup? your mention of the different versions makes me feel i have no idea what i am doing with tire choices lol

so im kinda new to the game im currently in alaska but i got the mack from helping out a friend and so now my question is would youbactually recommend the offroad tires over the mudtires and if yes why?

do you use a different camera setting or something? your gameplay is so smooth

I miss playing this game every day. But lately, I've been on a mission to relive 2018 and use more Nintendo Consoles. Older Nintendo Consoles. Maybe one day I'll be back.

This truck looks similar to Derry Longhorn 4520 tbh

It's nice to see a good American offroad truck. Sure, the collision model might be sub par but the large fuel tank and roof rank probably gives this a better range than the vorons and taigas. (Not entirely sure tho, just my hope!) Offroad class just seems to kinda be dominated by Russian / non american trucks (taigas, vorons, azovs). I hope there will be more American offroad trucks in the future that are this competetive. Along with the kenworth this is definitely a good season. Kenworth kinda seems like a good alternative to the ridiculously overpowered zikzs

I wish the axel collisions for the kenworth wasnt there because there are a lot of rocks on maps that i have to go over it and i keep getting stuck on because of the axel

I love the truck but wish it had bigger tires and the third axle gets hung up at times

Hello, the snipe of the gearbox table in 6:35 - where to find it? Could you please share the link?

When I compare it to the Kenworth 963, I just can't find any reason to use it. 963 has a 3-slot sideboard/flat bed and still carry a spare, the 963 never gets bogged down in mud like the 917 does, the 963 will haul everything almost everywhere. The fuel burn on the 917 along with lackluster tires always getting bogged down in mud means I never use it despite wanting to.

what is weird about this truck is its trouble to stay in the highest auto gears, despite its torque as a workaround one tends to stay in high (which isn't a bad thing per se) but wouldn't the highrange gearbox a good choice because you get the most bang out of it?

I keep trying to swap engines and drivetrains around. For it being such a powerful truck it seems to struggle with basic loads in the mud. Definitely could be the collision modeling..

Can this replace my usual 49X? I was hoping that the 49X would be the triple rear, single steer puller that it looked like and I guess Saber couldn't figure out how to make a tag axle powered. It's still a beast of a rig as a semi tractor and was hoping the new Mack would he able to replace it as a proper single steer 8x8 and instead it looks like it'll end up being a sometimes truck. Fifth wheel placement is a problem and it seems all of the new NA trucks have fuel consumption problems

Front wheels looks particularly small with that huge gap. I wish they give it bigger tires so it can look cooler too.

While I like using the mack, I just find myself swapping back to the 49x instead as it feels the same but just more capable even with the lack of mud tires.

Do you think thats its better than the voron 4320 and the tayga. Because i think thats gotta be the fastest 8x8 in the game ?

I think it is a good truck and people do use their equipment wrong to make these trucks look bad. But I think you should have given it a lower ranking to encourage the much needed buffs for the Kenworth and the MACK

How do you feel about USA trucks getting crapped on in this game? I refuse to use RU trucks still! 👌

I was afraid this was going to be one of the rigs that would have been good but has some fault that completely ruins them. Fortunately I was wrong, active suspension makes the hang-ups tolerable and the high gear on the multi-purpose combined with some powerful engines does a decent enough job hauling the M917 over rough terrain, inclines, and shallow to moderate mud. That being said still not something I'll be taking into mud heavy areas.

I was playing with some friends that have the year 3 pass(I only have year 1). They got the Mack and all went to try it out and immediately hated due to it being sluggish in mud and getting caught on everything. I brought out the ANK to run the special cargo from the second map and burned most of my fuel just picking up the cargo. I have no problem having to run support trucks or have fuel trucks around the map, but what's the point of using the north American trucks if almost every Russian truck I have could do the job way better. If I had brought my Zikz 605 to run that cargo, I could do the whole trip and still have fuel to do another mission. I realized that my ANK consumes around 6 gallons a minute on mud no matter what I do, unless I'm pulling the heaviest cargo my Zikz consumes 2 gallons a minute. I know Russian trucks are made for this stuff, but why nerf north American trucks into the ground. Anyway, Great video!

Mack défense has smal tires and smal tank other than that i love this truck i wish we have a mod with bigger tires and bigger tank so i dont the need refil everytime i complete a mission

what map is the forest on 2:50?

which season bro 8:54 ??

Who needs trailers? Just load whatever you want up on the Kenny and thats it. Carried 2 Oil Rigs with it yesterday. It was harder to carry just one with a 5 slot trailer using the Mack and the Kenny crossed a swamp. The only reason I ever conisdered a trailer is because you need to pack the cargo to deliver it. Hmm... perhaps next time I will load the trailer onto the Kenny too along with a tractor for it...

Do you see this truck getting any adjustments?

So this is the truth. I'm quite sad to hear that. I've read a lot of messages from people complaining about the collision model. But often people complain about so many things. But watching your video, I can see this beautiful tuck has so many flaws. I really hope the dev will address some. But since it's an American truck I'm not so confident. I will wait to start this region anyway. I'm not in a hurry.

I pirated this game to try it out NGL, and I like the game, that I now bought it in steam and ordered a steering wheel just for this game. Can't wait to drive back and forth because I brought an off road truck instead of a scout truck to tow a scout trailer. SMH

It's a good truck and it hauls ass!

I hate the fact that it’s an off road truck that is so thirsty LOL

no medium log addon - what? that really dissapointing

I absolutely hated how this truck drove. I sold it. I really like the look of the model, but it's collision model is just broken for this game. Meanwhile the Ziks 612 got buffed. Game devs seem to have something against American trucks, and it's starting to annoy me.

No unique cargo bed (as I've seen in IRL pictures) so for now I won't be getting this truck.