Grew up with a flinni ,first a quad box ,then Mack 10 speed ,then a 13 speed road ranger ,best part was the air start ,made many people shit themselves
I gotta give any of the truckers serious props who can do this! A two stick shift??!? That takes some skills I never learned standard shift and I would love to do this!
In drove a B-61 with a 711 and a duplex. Motor mounts GONE and you could track it by the parts falling off it but it was a sweet running/shifting rig ever. Then a DM with a 673 and a quad with 3/4 round of slack in the steering. If the left one don't get you, the right one will.
The older the driver the better they are. We used to have this older guy that would deliver steel to our shop and we had a very old small skinny truckwell loading dock and that old man would put it in reverse and put it to the floor and back that trailer right in that tight small loading dock well in one shot while the younger truck drivers would usually take a half a dozen times a backing up until they got it right and one of them just totally gave up and we had to unload him in the parking lot.
Should-a put a face to those talented hands. A true professional, and expert. You deserve some recognition. Thanks for showing the proper way to drive an old Mack.
I am another old goat that could drive the 15 speed truck and eat rice pudding out of a coffee container all at the same time smoking a cigarette. I am still bouncing.
well about 4 1/2 to 5 mpg but back in those days fuel was cheaper than gasoline.and those ol girls would sure give you a nice red haze at night from the stacks, these new day drivers have never seen as pretty a site.
toasti gaming and more No, you can just grab a lower gear, just like any other truck... Provided your not on a 14% grade and lost all forward momentum. (been there!) Then sure you'll need to start at the basement.
That is the very way that it takes to get up to speed; at the same time with all the shifting, he is loaded and at top road speed it takes the shifting to keep a steady speed. I drove them in the 1950`s
This guy is the triplex daddy. No dramatic two hand shifts through the wheel. He always knows just the right rpm and has exactly the right touch to float the upshifts and downshifts smoothly. I wish I had half his skills.
Still amazing, compared to other Mack twin stick drivers. (I'll be back...in a few yrs) :)
The man knows his truck!!
Imagine listening to that from NY to LA.
Mack Attack!👍😎
Smooth as shifting in butter👍
Grew up with a flinni ,first a quad box ,then Mack 10 speed ,then a 13 speed road ranger ,best part was the air start ,made many people shit themselves
I gotta give any of the truckers serious props who can do this! A two stick shift??!? That takes some skills I never learned standard shift and I would love to do this!
I could never drive that truck. How does he know where gear stick to grab?
Is this a B-61?
Not for soyboys.
Don't know why there's an ash tray in it, seems like you wouldn't have time to smoke! lol
Floating the gears. 👍
Drove one of these back in the sixties this brought back a lot of memories. Hauled many loads of wheat to Houston, Texas
Learned to drive one of these bad boys, shifting without the clutch, was sweet! 1st truck I ever drove.
Brings back memories of my first job driving Semi’s, (my Dad taught me to drive in a twin stick 1961 B model green just like the one in this video)
I thought a super 10 that was slow to split was a cocksucker till I drove a LN Ford 900 gas-burner 5X4.
Aaand another video not explaining shit... downvote
They could crawl out of a hole in "Granny Gear" a lot better than the 5 speeds that ran with us!
Glad to have learned on "sticks". I felt as if I could drive damn near ANYthing.
Ha! I just linked from an article of yours on these versus modern trucks asking how many modern trucks will still Run not even noticing it was you,
If that silent demonstration was meant to be instructive...IT FAILED! Yes, I watched, but still have no idea what he was doing.
Listen to that engine! Beautiful music to my ears
No clutch needed like all non synchro boxes , road ranger ect. But dam this guy is smooth.
In drove a B-61 with a 711 and a duplex. Motor mounts GONE and you could track it by the parts falling off it but it was a sweet running/shifting rig ever. Then a DM with a 673 and a quad with 3/4 round of slack in the steering. If the left one don't get you, the right one will.
Thanks for sharing
Great gear changing, man I would love to drive me a B61 Mack awesome sound that’s what got me into trucking the sound of a Mack truck
The older the driver the better they are. We used to have this older guy that would deliver steel to our shop and we had a very old small skinny truckwell loading dock and that old man would put it in reverse and put it to the floor and back that trailer right in that tight small loading dock well in one shot while the younger truck drivers would usually take a half a dozen times a backing up until they got it right and one of them just totally gave up and we had to unload him in the parking lot.
Down like four flat tires with a spare with out air, cooler than dry ice
Poetry in motion :)
Should-a put a face to those talented hands. A true professional, and expert. You deserve some recognition. Thanks for showing the proper way to drive an old Mack.
I am another old goat that could drive the 15 speed truck and eat rice pudding out of a coffee container all at the same time smoking a cigarette. I am still bouncing.
My respect to you, regardless, Sir - they're makin Teslas for kids today
Me too Bruce, learned on a triplex 15. I was 14 at the time. And also, still bouncing LOL
Bruce Geiger , lol
i had an uncle that drove from the 40's to the 70's he could light a match one handed (for his camel) and shift at the same time
He's the perfect driver but the video is very edited
Old things didn't have much power hence all those close coupled gears. He has all the right moves......
What a pleasure to watch this guy shift, what a pro!
no lousy govt. emissions and probably got good mileage to boot!!!
well about 4 1/2 to 5 mpg but back in those days fuel was cheaper than gasoline.and those ol girls would sure give you a nice red haze at night from the stacks, these new day drivers have never seen as pretty a site.
The orig. Rubber Duck
if you missed, you had to pull over. if you missed a compound shift, you had to jump under and pop the piston with a screwdriver.
toasti gaming and more No, you can just grab a lower gear, just like any other truck... Provided your not on a 14% grade and lost all forward momentum. (been there!) Then sure you'll need to start at the basement.
That is the very way that it takes to get up to speed; at the same time with all the shifting, he is loaded and at top road speed it takes the shifting to keep a steady speed. I drove them in the 1950`s
I remember that.
And that folks is how it's done!
This guy is all over it!
The B Model Mack Song by THE COUNTRY TIGERS CANADA. Written by Bob Reimer who drove Mack, s and loved ole trucks.
Amazing. Thanks for sharing
my goodness, that felt good just watching this. :)
This guy is the triplex daddy. No dramatic two hand shifts through the wheel. He always knows just the right rpm and has exactly the right touch to float the upshifts and downshifts smoothly. I wish I had half his skills.
Owen McCaffrey ya only way I could shift my mack was 1 arm through steering wheel
ME AND MY RADIO JUST KEEP ON TRUCKIN HOME. Good song.
At least this would keep you awake on a long haul.
Memories...
I'll take my Mack Granite with an Allison automatic. Lot less work. 😎. Hats off to old school.
Whats wrong with his other hand?? Driven a B Model for 21 years, ALWAYS used 2 hands!!
It's on the wheel where it's supposed to be, Maybe you should try shifting with one hand like it was designed to be used.