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 / Modified oct 25, 2013 3:15 p.m.

Raw to Ready: Mack Truck

See how copper, petroleum, platinum, manganese and polyurethane create a strong highway truck. Wednesday at 10 p.m. on PBS 6.

raw_ready_mack_wiring_spot Wiring for cab.
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The highway truck — a modern workhorse, a heavy hauler vital to commerce — carries an 80,000-pound payload and must operate in every condition from sub-zero cold to triple-digit heat. To survive, it must be strong, durable and fuel-efficient, like the Mack Pinnacle, an engineering achievement made possible by platinum, petroleum, copper, manganese and polyurethane.

Raw to Ready: Mack Truck, Wednesday at 10 p.m. on PBS 6.

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