When I 1st started in '78 the company had 2 of these. They sent me out in one and I had no clue at all. Just shifted the main one. They were sold soon after and I never did learn how to use it. You on the other hand are incredible. Hat's off to you Sir.
Nice to see someone on here who actually knows how to shift a twin stick.....most guys I've seen don't use both hands, my dad used to stick his arm through the steering wheel and steer with his elbow as he shifted with both hands, that's how he taught me to do it..... almost a dead art now
Reminds me of the time I rode with my step dad in a '51 Diamond T logger back when I was in 6th grade (1960). The guy driving this Mack is about as good as my step dad was, and muleskinners didn't come any better. I'll never forget the time he put his arm through the steering wheel while rounding a corner on a dirt road (a no-no) to shift the brownie at the same time as the main box. He was a tank driver in WWII, died while driving (which is what he loved), and will be missed. RIP, Dennis.
It's remarkable that he can shift so smoothly without even using the clutch. He only used the clutch when doubling. Very good work there. And that's a great truck too!
Old twin stick pappy is a master of that Mack Triplex transmission. I just love the old iron. It takes me back to when my dad drove one just like this. I eventually had a friend who owned a truck who taught me to drive and I can proudly say I could mix the twin sticks up pretty good myself. A lot of good times for sure. It seems funny to me that some of the posts say they wish they had a chance to drive one of these. Once you do, it just doesn't seem the same to have just one stick to do all the work. Anyway, I enjoy these twin stick videos and the big sound of the 220 and 262's!
I grew up in a b Mack every summer when off school, what an experience!!! Truck stops watching my dad shift that twin stick no power steering no ac those old boys could drive!!!! Miss those days I couldn't wait till summer just to ride in that old truck what memories! Thanks for the trip down memory lane!!
I could watch these videos all day, as a truck driver that's only been driving 6 years I realize we have it waaaaay easier now!! Love those old Mack's!!
My wife actually learned in a "B" model Mack with a duplex in it. OOOOHH so many years ago. She has mastered Duplex, Triplex, Quad box and all the Roadrangers. She has about 3 million miles in an 18 Wheeler, and Zero accidents. I slept very well behind her for over 14 years.
This twin-stick Mack is the first truck I drove after getting my CDL in 1985. Thanks for uploading, it really brought back good memories. I had just been recently discharged from the US Air Force when I landed my first trucking job, driving an identical Mack like this.
Well done sir. I have a lot of respect for the drivers that ran trucks like that back in the day, that must have been pretty tough at times. That is a beautiful truck. I'm 33 years old and I joke that we'll be telling the future generations of drivers about having a stick on the floor that we had to shift ourselves.
Cut my teeth on a B-61 Mack with a 5 & 3 Triplex, Purchased a 62 Pete Conventional with a 270 Cat, 5 & 4. Then purchased a 74 Pete with a 1693 T.A. Cat with a 5 & 4. Cant pass a physical been a number of years since I had the privleage of Operating a Tractor. Brings back lots of memories. Never sold the the 62 Pete or the 74. Lots of great memories. Thank you for the post.
Drove an old 69 cabover Mack with a duplex. Haven't seen a video yet where the driver shifts and keeps the total power band of the engine up like we used to do. Slow shifts equal loss of engine rpm's. Using the two handed shift, you become one with the truck. Listen and you will never need a tach, the engine will tell you when to shift. Of course that was back in the 70's when I was a youngster.
Beautiful old bulldog! Even though a twin stick is obsolete in today's industry, I'd love a chance to get on to shifting them just to be able to say I could do it '
Hi Brings back many memorys, Nice looking LF Started out on a 1942 EQ Mack with a duplex then went to a triplex (which ur LF has right/) then to the B-model with the Quadraplex... Miss those good old days...
People did not appreciate how much skill it took to drive one of these older tractors. Does not have a splitter or high/low range level it look likes. Cool truck!
My father taught me how to drive a 52 International 10 yd dump truck when I was 12. It had a 5x4. The thing was a beast. See when he takes his hand off of the wheel, my father put his arm through the wheel shifted with his hand and steered with the bend in his arm. I got pretty good at that. My father drove trucks in the 50's. This truck is sweet.
Well, that certainly brought back some old memories. Those old B61's were one of the most popular road train prime movers here in Australia, way back then. Along with a lot of other American and British trucks that have long since disappeared. Makes like Diamond T, REO, White, EAC, Foden, ERF and Atkinson. We also used to see a lot of Internationals, mostly Transtars and ACCO's with 5 speed main boxes and a 3 speed joey box. Now that was a bit of a handful to operate!
Bravo...I'm in awe at the ease you show shifting that triplex...I never got the hang of the triplex or the quadraplex transmissions, but have seen drivers use one hand to shift both levers at the same time...They would grab the two levers down low and shift as needed...I did ok with the duplex, but while working the piers around town, I usually use the main and left the other alone when I could...Not sure today how many commercial drivers could use that transmission...No turbo either guys...
I've been driving for 18 years, and I have no idea what the hell you are doing. If I had to drive that truck I couldnt get it out of the parking lot. Awesome video,thanks for sharing.
When I was a kid my dad started out in a dump truck like this. His truck was the only diesel machine that the company owned and shifted like this. I remember watching him shift these things and it looked like a work out. just like every thing else then My uncle also drove a Gmc dump truck
I love this video as it brings back the old days when I used to ride shotgun with my father. I remember watching him shift the old quad boxes with one arm over/under the wheel and never rattle any of them. I naturally followed in his footsteps and at age 19 got my Class 1 license. I drove mostly roadrangers and on occasion a quad, but ended up driving an old U model 10 wheeler with a quad and had no problems with going through, but go back into the lower ones was a different story, LOL!
My dad learned in a 47 Mack, he tried to teach me once, he got a great laugh out of and I nearly had a break down. I can handle a 13 speed Fuller but this just twisted my gears.
Beautiful truck! Beautiful sound! I've heard my dad's stories about shaking hands with the sticks but I have to see it to appreciate it. I'd love to try it myself someday.
Yeah I love this old stuff , been driving 25 years now & saw out the back end of kit like that... but... I only drive trucks for money not the glory so I,m more than happy with my auto boxed truck that gives over 10 to the gal in AC comfort lol. Great to see guys keepin that old stuff running tho.. respect.
This is one of the few guys who get it.. If your going to use Both hands to shift.. NEVER reach threw the steering wheel.. Love these old Macks.. Great old truck...
i loved this video!!! it remind my my instructor that always said to me to not complain. when i started, with not synchornized gear u had to do double decluching for the coumpond stick and then fot the main. he said that when u could drive that, u could drive evrything ^^ modern ones are toys
I remember this from when I was a kid.... but I used to know how to shift at 8... in an old white Mack truck... LOL I don't remember how old it really was, I remember something about R series or something like that. It was white in color. The cab was only enough room to have seats, and there was a dash console that had a wood-grain trim to it, which faces the driver. What I DO know, is he has that truck even to this day.
I am impressed..really impressed with the restoration and the shifting... I learned in an LJ on a dark morning around 1959......"here kid, take that old piece of crap and run 50,000 lbs of scrap iron to Schmoon NJ".....whaddda ya mean ya never drove trailer.....fuc it, ya aint flying it GO!"......I'd give a million bucks to do that again. But I would like to see this same video, pulling a loaded trailer, up hill in new Jersey traffic on a hot summer day with syraight stacks....just before I die!
This Driver has been down the road a time or two you can see that. Back in the early 90's I drove an LT Mack with a Cummins Big cam IV with a 15 Over and a 4 speed progressive brownie twin stick with 5;11 rears. Candy Apple Red with Black finders, she was a beauty. I love putting her into Low Low & walking along side her, then out on the open highway runnin to the pulp mill better then 100 M.P.H. out on the super slap. Them where the days, oh how I miss them. Try it without using the clutch
Nice video. This takes a lot of skill to drive one of these vintage trucks. I can barely double clutch a 1990s bus with a stick shift. Nice truck and good skill.
82hunt. Excellent shifting. You shift the same way I did. You can really make her talk if you know how to use her proper. Like I said in my last comment, I had a 13 speed tri-plex with a 711 in a R model and we had a B-81 with a 18 speed quadra-plex. All that is left of the B-81 now is the frame and what is left of the cab in a yard around the corner from me. EXCELLENT vodeo... :)
The long, narrow handles on the gear sticks are a bit interesting too. I think the Macks used to come out with round knobs on the sticks and sometimes, with those fitted, when you went for a two-handed gear change in both boxes, you ran the risk of cracking your knuckles together. Down here in Aussie, it was a common thing for Mack drivers to steal the long narrow handles from the control levers on CAT. wheel loaders and fit them to their Mack gear sticks.
There must be quite a learning curve when stepping into the cab of this old girl for the first time. I worked at a truck body shop and a couple of 2 stick trucks have passed through. One I remember you could get like 5 gears in reverse!
Sweet ol' Mack. The thing is with today, if you had a truck with a set of sticks in it, you could leave it running with the doors unlocked and it would still be sitting there when you came back. The thief would take one look at those two stick and shut the door again. I started in the mid-70's with a long nosed Pete with a 3408 Kitty Cat with a 5&4. Had to be careful in the bottom two holes on the main or you could twist the driveline out of it with all that torque.
This kind of transmission was the reaon for DMV test " don't shift on rail road tracks" reason be was an old fella years back told me , gears would get stuck on RR tracks and some drivers had to jump out quick and hit it with a hammer to unstuck the gears , those were the good oh days 👍
@aqua707 A quadroplex is a tri-plex with a low whole on the aux. In both the quadroplex and triplex you split the 5 spd. main into thirds. All Mack auxilaries are closest to the driver because that is the one you shift most, because from I've heard the old timers talk about, the old engines didn't have the wide torque curve we have today. They needed 15+ while we only really need 6 or 7 today, lol or 5 on the maxidynes.
Beautiful old Mack-love it that he cares enough to dress his dog warm lol-I love twin sticks even though they can be a pain in city traffic -but if I'm hauling heavy and can't have an 18 my 2nd choice is a 4&4.... I had a very rude introduction to them,my dad bought an old '72 4200 IH conventional at an auction that had a 335 Cummins and a 4&4 in it,calls me up and tells me to go pick up this truck-and there was no shift diagram of any type in that truck.......took me a few to realize what was going on,I was trying to shift the Brownie like a regular trans-figured out immediately that the low hole was a compound low,but it took a few to figure out (A) why there was such a big rpm drop going into 2nd and (B). Why I couldn't catch the next gear to save my life lmfao I shifted it the same way Pappy does -I didn't like disengaging both trannys at the same time though I could do it-without a clutch-the ball on the end of the shifter that moves the slides in the tower on that Brownie was worn out enough that it would slip out from between the slides,locking you out of gear-you had to stop,get under the truck with a 4 lb sledge and pop whichever slide was out back in....so I didn't push the issue by shifting both out of gear simultaneously lol -when the CDL law went into effect I was taking that truck up to my dads summer property in Washington and I went through the port of entry on 97 that morning and got gigged for my Chauffer A I had had since I was old enough to get one-was given 3 days to get the CDL-bastard ran me through the ringer for 3 1/2 hours on my drive test-just to watch me shift it,I think...kept putting me on hilly curvy 40 mph 2 lane-and the main split 3-4 at 38..... So I was constantly going up and down on the main........oh well,keeps you from getting bored lol
my father learned how to drive a truck on a Dm 800 quad box( very similar to a triplex) and he always said if you can drive a quad box you can drive anything. It looks like you have had some time with one of these.
I got to drive a two-stick again about 10 years ago. Unfortunately, I'd driven my first 18-speed a couple of months before and it spoiled me. I always liked a two-stick 'cause you have a gear wherever you need one, but the same things true with an 18, and it's a lot less work. Besides, I like having time to drink my coffee.
I used to have a 67 R model with a 13 speed tri-plex with a 711 also hauling a dump trailer. It was a single axle with a tag added. The tag had a chain & sprocket for a trunion between the 2 axles with a 50/50 weight split. When the road got bad with snow, ya had better park it or you would need a tow...
WOW, from when he starts moving - this guy changes at least 12 gears in 27seconds …. Without using the clutch !!! Bet the clutch pedal rubber never wore out, nice video.
Whats' up Driver. I am probably one of the last drivers you'll meet that was taught old school by old school. When I started driving, that 61 was 25yrs old. I was 24. Lol That's older than a 61 I learned to drive on, can tell by the headlights. Can you take the fenders off with a quarter on those too? While I never got the chance to go clubbing in a tri-plex, I learned on a duo. Could shift it with one hand too. Took a lady Statey out for the test too. Made her feel comfy, then showed her the
When I 1st started in '78 the company had 2 of these. They sent me out in one and I had no clue at all. Just shifted the main one. They were sold soon after and I never did learn how to use it. You on the other hand are incredible. Hat's off to you Sir.
Nice to see someone on here who actually knows how to shift a twin stick.....most guys I've seen don't use both hands, my dad used to stick his arm through the steering wheel and steer with his elbow as he shifted with both hands, that's how he taught me to do it..... almost a dead art now
Reminds me of the time I rode with my step dad in a '51 Diamond T logger back when I was in 6th grade (1960). The guy driving this Mack is about as good as my step dad was, and muleskinners didn't come any better. I'll never forget the time he put his arm through the steering wheel while rounding a corner on a dirt road (a no-no) to shift the brownie at the same time as the main box. He was a tank driver in WWII, died while driving (which is what he loved), and will be missed. RIP, Dennis.
It's remarkable that he can shift so smoothly without even using the clutch. He only used the clutch when doubling. Very good work there. And that's a great truck too!
Old twin stick pappy is a master of that Mack Triplex transmission. I just love the old iron. It takes me back to when my dad drove one just like this. I eventually had a friend who owned a truck who taught me to drive and I can proudly say I could mix the twin sticks up pretty good myself. A lot of good times for sure. It seems funny to me that some of the posts say they wish they had a chance to drive one of these. Once you do, it just doesn't seem the same to have just one stick to do all the work. Anyway, I enjoy these twin stick videos and the big sound of the 220 and 262's!
really raises some eyebrows when you pull in on a construction site and start grabbing gears going in reverse
I grew up in a b Mack every summer when off school, what an experience!!! Truck stops watching my dad shift that twin stick no power steering no ac those old boys could drive!!!! Miss those days I couldn't wait till summer just to ride in that old truck what memories! Thanks for the trip down memory lane!!
I could watch these videos all day, as a truck driver that's only been driving 6 years I realize we have it waaaaay easier now!! Love those old Mack's!!
My wife actually learned in a "B" model Mack with a duplex in it. OOOOHH so many years ago. She has mastered Duplex, Triplex, Quad box and all the Roadrangers. She has about 3 million miles in an 18 Wheeler, and Zero accidents. I slept very well behind her for over 14 years.
My Dad drove a Mack back in the '50's. I wanted to be a truck driver, but my Dad said he would kick my butt. Thanks for the memories.
This twin-stick Mack is the first truck I drove after getting my CDL in 1985. Thanks for uploading, it really brought back good memories. I had just been recently discharged from the US Air Force when I landed my first trucking job, driving an identical Mack like this.
Truckers in those days really earned their bread...
Never get tired of listening to those old Cummins-she sounds so sweet.
Well done sir. I have a lot of respect for the drivers that ran trucks like that back in the day, that must have been pretty tough at times. That is a beautiful truck. I'm 33 years old and I joke that we'll be telling the future generations of drivers about having a stick on the floor that we had to shift ourselves.
Bought an old Peterbilt with twin sticks to learn how to do this ... want to keep the lost art alive ... plan to teach my daughters as well 😄
Cut my teeth on a B-61 Mack with a 5 & 3 Triplex, Purchased a 62 Pete Conventional with a 270 Cat, 5 & 4. Then purchased a 74 Pete with a 1693 T.A. Cat with a 5 & 4. Cant pass a physical been a number of years since I had the privleage of Operating a Tractor. Brings back lots of memories. Never sold the the 62 Pete or the 74. Lots of great memories. Thank you for the post.
Man, oh man!!! That does bring back memories!
Beautiful rig, and fantastic operation of it!! Just can't beat those older Macks!
Drove an old 69 cabover Mack with a duplex. Haven't seen a video yet where the driver shifts and keeps the total power band of the engine up like we used to do. Slow shifts equal loss of engine rpm's. Using the two handed shift, you become one with the truck. Listen and you will never need a tach, the engine will tell you when to shift. Of course that was back in the 70's when I was a youngster.
No matter how many times I watch this video I'm always in awe of his skill and it never fails to give me a chuckle. Thanks for sharing!
You remind me of my Grandpop who drove these trucks for many years. You and him would of had alot to talk about I'm sure. Great video!
Beautiful old bulldog!
Even though a twin stick is obsolete in today's industry, I'd love a chance to get on to shifting them just to be able to say I could do it '
Hi Brings back many memorys, Nice looking LF Started out on a 1942 EQ Mack with a duplex then went to a triplex (which ur LF has right/) then to the B-model with the Quadraplex... Miss those good old days...
People did not appreciate how much skill it took to drive one of these older tractors. Does not have a splitter or high/low range level it look likes. Cool truck!
My father taught me how to drive a 52 International 10 yd dump truck when I was 12. It had a 5x4. The thing was a beast. See when he takes his hand off of the wheel, my father put his arm through the wheel shifted with his hand and steered with the bend in his arm. I got pretty good at that. My father drove trucks in the 50's. This truck is sweet.
That is a great video! My fist tractor was a 1959 B-61 with a triplex. Thank you for a great memory
Well, that certainly brought back some old memories. Those old B61's were one of the most popular road train prime movers here in Australia, way back then. Along with a lot of other American and British trucks that have long since disappeared. Makes like Diamond T, REO, White, EAC, Foden, ERF and Atkinson. We also used to see a lot of Internationals, mostly Transtars and ACCO's with 5 speed main boxes and a 3 speed joey box. Now that was a bit of a handful to operate!
What a ride, there's man who loves his truck. I wouldn't call myself a driver compared to him.
One of the first truck I learned to drive in! Fantastic shifting and I am a die hard Mack lover!
I'm 23 and I have to say wow to this. Was actually thinkin of gettin a Mack B6-1 Thermodyne. 5 spd and 2 spd rear. So cool to have 2 sticks!
TWO THUMBS UP....14 shifts up, a downshift, back up, and I know there was one more gear left......that was beautiful
Bravo...I'm in awe at the ease you show shifting that triplex...I never got the hang of the triplex or the quadraplex transmissions, but have seen drivers use one hand to shift both levers at the same time...They would grab the two levers down low and shift as needed...I did ok with the duplex, but while working the piers around town, I usually use the main and left the other alone when I could...Not sure today how many commercial drivers could use that transmission...No turbo either guys...
Very nice old Mack...and well done for the triplex shifting...
Can't wait to show this video to my grandpa, everytime i'm with him he'd always talk about when he used to drive truck back in the day.
I've been driving for 18 years, and I have no idea what the hell you are doing. If I had to drive that truck I couldnt get it out of the parking lot. Awesome video,thanks for sharing.
When I was a kid my dad started out in a dump truck like this. His truck was the only diesel machine that the company owned and shifted like this. I remember watching him shift these things and it looked like a work out. just like every thing else then My uncle also drove a Gmc dump truck
I love this video as it brings back the old days when I used to ride shotgun with my father. I remember watching him shift the old quad boxes with one arm over/under the wheel and never rattle any of them. I naturally followed in his footsteps and at age 19 got my Class 1 license. I drove mostly roadrangers and on occasion a quad, but ended up driving an old U model 10 wheeler with a quad and had no problems with going through, but go back into the lower ones was a different story, LOL!
I am not sure how I just came across this video, but that was the coolest thing I have ever seen! Thanks!
My dad learned in a 47 Mack, he tried to teach me once, he got a great laugh out of and I nearly had a break down. I can handle a 13 speed Fuller but this just twisted my gears.
I believe I have finally seen a man that was born driving a truck. Now there is a truck driver.
Very skilled. Today's drivers done know how lucky we are. Great job mate.
thats enough to make a trucker fall in love Mr. Sampaioa you are spot on with your words man
Beautiful truck! Beautiful sound! I've heard my dad's stories about shaking hands with the sticks but I have to see it to appreciate it. I'd love to try it myself someday.
It's trucks like these that separate the men from the boys. Great video and shiftwork!
Yeah I love this old stuff , been driving 25 years now & saw out the back end of kit like that... but... I only drive trucks for money not the glory so I,m more than happy with my auto boxed truck that gives over 10 to the gal in AC comfort lol. Great to see guys keepin that old stuff running tho.. respect.
This is one of the few guys who get it.. If your going to use Both hands to shift.. NEVER reach threw the steering wheel.. Love these old Macks.. Great old truck...
I had a B Model Mack, 5by 4 transmission, I'm damned if I could change gears like this man can.
i loved this video!!! it remind my my instructor that always said to me to not complain. when i started, with not synchornized gear u had to do double decluching for the coumpond stick and then fot the main. he said that when u could drive that, u could drive evrything ^^ modern ones are toys
I remember this from when I was a kid.... but I used to know how to shift at 8... in an old white Mack truck... LOL I don't remember how old it really was, I remember something about R series or something like that. It was white in color. The cab was only enough room to have seats, and there was a dash console that had a wood-grain trim to it, which faces the driver.
What I DO know, is he has that truck even to this day.
I am impressed..really impressed with the restoration and the shifting... I learned in an LJ on a dark morning around 1959......"here kid, take that old piece of crap and run 50,000 lbs of scrap iron to Schmoon NJ".....whaddda ya mean ya never drove trailer.....fuc it, ya aint flying it GO!"......I'd give a million bucks to do that again. But I would like to see this same video, pulling a loaded trailer, up hill in new Jersey traffic on a hot summer day with syraight stacks....just before I die!
This driver is a pretty smooth boy, those 2 stickers were manageable all right, but some guys had a science for sure.
My father had a 1954 LJ Mack which was the last year they were made. It was powered by a 175 HP Cummins with a duplex transmission.
This Driver has been down the road a time or two you can see that. Back in the early 90's I drove an LT Mack with a Cummins Big cam IV with a 15 Over and a 4 speed progressive brownie twin stick with 5;11 rears. Candy Apple Red with Black finders, she was a beauty. I love putting her into Low Low & walking along side her, then out on the open highway runnin to the pulp mill better then 100 M.P.H. out on the super slap. Them where the days, oh how I miss them. Try it without using the clutch
Nice video. This takes a lot of skill to drive one of these vintage trucks. I can barely double clutch a 1990s bus with a stick shift. Nice truck and good skill.
82hunt. Excellent shifting. You shift the same way I did. You can really make her talk if you know how to use her proper.
Like I said in my last comment, I had a 13 speed tri-plex with a 711 in a R model and we had a B-81 with a 18 speed quadra-plex. All that is left of the B-81 now is the frame and what is left of the cab in a yard around the corner from me.
EXCELLENT vodeo... :)
finally, the proper way to shift triplex.. great vid, great job.. very nice truck.. the lj is one of the best lookin trucks mack has ever built.. nice
It takes something special to be able to do something like that. Whoever this is, he's a boss...
The long, narrow handles on the gear sticks are a bit interesting too. I think the Macks used to come out with round knobs on the sticks and sometimes, with those fitted, when you went for a two-handed gear change in both boxes, you ran the risk of cracking your knuckles together.
Down here in Aussie, it was a common thing for Mack drivers to steal the long narrow handles from the control levers on CAT. wheel loaders and fit them to their Mack gear sticks.
There must be quite a learning curve when stepping into the cab of this old girl for the first time. I worked at a truck body shop and a couple of 2 stick trucks have passed through. One I remember you could get like 5 gears in reverse!
excellent job, and a beautiful truck. looks like years of practice there-best shifting i've seen...thanks for the video.
kinda brings a tear of joy to your eyes, the good old days.
Sweet ol' Mack. The thing is with today, if you had a truck with a set of sticks in it, you could leave it running with the doors unlocked and it would still be sitting there when you came back. The thief would take one look at those two stick and shut the door again. I started in the mid-70's with a long nosed Pete with a 3408 Kitty Cat with a 5&4. Had to be careful in the bottom two holes on the main or you could twist the driveline out of it with all that torque.
Man, l love the truck, the sound and the art to changing gears the way you do is sweeeeeet as
This kind of transmission was the reaon for DMV test " don't shift on rail road tracks" reason be was an old fella years back told me , gears would get stuck on RR tracks and some drivers had to jump out quick and hit it with a hammer to unstuck the gears , those were the good oh days 👍
i have been a driver since 78, i have never driven a 2 stick but would sure like to give it a go. bye the way super nice ol mack
That's a very nice looking old Mack. Also great job going thru the gears.
Poetry in motion!
One of the coolest rigs Ive ever seen. Reminds me of my dads frist logging truck
This is the reason why my uncle learned to steer with his knees
Absolutely fantastic! I drive and I know I'm not worthy. Kickass shiftin and Badass Truck. Well shot video too. Thanks my man!
There is more than a few years of experience there. Very impresive.
My father owned a 1954 LJ Mack with a 175 HP Cummins and a duplex.
A 4 speed main, and a 4 speed auxillary, wow, wish we still had them.
Good lookin L.
Ya really have to have your shit together to drive these ol' twin sticks, nicely done
i drove 16s and 20s back in the day and they sure were alot of fun
Beautiful truck. It is good to see someone kows how to drive her to.
i was never sure what the fuss was about u s trucks , now i know . this is bloody magic
now thats talent. ive only seen 1 person that can shift like that and its was my dad he had the same truck
Respect for those skills!!
@aqua707 A quadroplex is a tri-plex with a low whole on the aux. In both the quadroplex and triplex you split the 5 spd. main into thirds. All Mack auxilaries are closest to the driver because that is the one you shift most, because from I've heard the old timers talk about, the old engines didn't have the wide torque curve we have today. They needed 15+ while we only really need 6 or 7 today, lol or 5 on the maxidynes.
Great video he makes it look so easy. I learned on a triplex old school!!!
now that's what I call old school truck driving. nice upload
you sir as a trucker are a legend
Beautiful old Mack-love it that he cares enough to dress his dog warm lol-I love twin sticks even though they can be a pain in city traffic -but if I'm hauling heavy and can't have an 18 my 2nd choice is a 4&4.... I had a very rude introduction to them,my dad bought an old '72 4200 IH conventional at an auction that had a 335 Cummins and a 4&4 in it,calls me up and tells me to go pick up this truck-and there was no shift diagram of any type in that truck.......took me a few to realize what was going on,I was trying to shift the Brownie like a regular trans-figured out immediately that the low hole was a compound low,but it took a few to figure out (A) why there was such a big rpm drop going into 2nd and (B). Why I couldn't catch the next gear to save my life lmfao I shifted it the same way Pappy does -I didn't like disengaging both trannys at the same time though I could do it-without a clutch-the ball on the end of the shifter that moves the slides in the tower on that Brownie was worn out enough that it would slip out from between the slides,locking you out of gear-you had to stop,get under the truck with a 4 lb sledge and pop whichever slide was out back in....so I didn't push the issue by shifting both out of gear simultaneously lol -when the CDL law went into effect I was taking that truck up to my dads summer property in Washington and I went through the port of entry on 97 that morning and got gigged for my Chauffer A I had had since I was old enough to get one-was given 3 days to get the CDL-bastard ran me through the ringer for 3 1/2 hours on my drive test-just to watch me shift it,I think...kept putting me on hilly curvy 40 mph 2 lane-and the main split 3-4 at 38..... So I was constantly going up and down on the main........oh well,keeps you from getting bored lol
my grandpa was a truck driver in the city and he talked about going through rush hour traffic shifting with a double transmission
Shifting them sticks like a BOSS !!!
Looks slightly more complicated than the I-Shift in my Volvo though........
i thinking this isnt ur first time driving that truck.. amazing.. good to see those arent getting crushed
Great shifting, and great camera work - I am sure that is a little less than a velvety smooth ride, especially bobtailing!
my father learned how to drive a truck on a Dm 800 quad box( very similar to a triplex) and he always said if you can drive a quad box you can drive anything.
It looks like you have had some time with one of these.
18 gears and you only used the clutch twice, you sir are good at what you do
I got to drive a two-stick again about 10 years ago. Unfortunately, I'd driven my first 18-speed a couple of months before and it spoiled me. I always liked a two-stick 'cause you have a gear wherever you need one, but the same things true with an 18, and it's a lot less work. Besides, I like having time to drink my coffee.
@Dulein all the second stick is is what a modern day splitter. It changes between high and low. I still find it hard as hell to drive.
im wasnt even into trucks til now. now thats classic.
Beautiful truck!!!!!! Love those oldschool macks..
Great job shifting them [alternately floating and double clutching as others notice.]
a lost art... well driven!
I used to have a 67 R model with a 13 speed tri-plex with a 711 also hauling a dump trailer. It was a single axle with a tag added. The tag had a chain & sprocket for a trunion between the 2 axles with a 50/50 weight split. When the road got bad with snow, ya had better park it or you would need a tow...
Just like driving my 1948 Indian with a foot clutch and a hand shifter with manual spark advance and throttle, keeps you thinking!
THAT'S how you drive twin sticks. Keep truck's, Pappy!
WOW, from when he starts moving - this guy changes at least 12 gears in 27seconds …. Without using the clutch !!! Bet the clutch pedal rubber never wore out, nice video.
Whats' up Driver. I am probably one of the last drivers you'll meet that was taught old school by old school. When I started driving, that 61 was 25yrs old. I was 24. Lol That's older than a 61 I learned to drive on, can tell by the headlights. Can you take the fenders off with a quarter on those too? While I never got the chance to go clubbing in a tri-plex, I learned on a duo. Could shift it with one hand too. Took a lady Statey out for the test too. Made her feel comfy, then showed her the