Back in 57 that was the way trucks were. No power steering, no air, no syncros. A man's truck for sure but the ride would be a bit smoother with a load, as designed for. With no turbo, the sound of the engine is there for your listening pleasure. Up through the 70's Cummins tried to figure out why the Thermodyne got better mileage and made more power than their engine. They had many dynos running 24 hrs a day. I don't know if they ever figured it out. Nice piece of history, treat it as such.
Old Mack Camelback suspension will do that to you. Very nice you gave it some TLC and saved her. I would argue thou that B61’s never ever “flew by anything”. in my youth I used to watch thousands of these crawl up hills with those little engines making lots of noise and blowin black soot. God love them thou!!
I think those B series Macks are the most popular model they ever made, my dad had a 57 he bought it new he really liked those trucks. His had a Duplex TRANSMISSION.
Rode many mile with my father and grand father in a B61. No air ride, and it had a tri plex I've driven R models, due plex with power steering but no air conditioning, no am, fm, a CB with a external speaker. Had power but the ruff ride is indescribable couldn't imagine driving one now all day as done in the past.
as a kid,Bryce hill had a 1967 mack r600 tandem axle dump truck. it made runs to the gravel pit 5 days a week. it slowed for the train tracks, then I would stand and listen to it top the hill. that truck sounded so good! several years ago his daughter gave me a chance to buy it! I could not get it insured to even drive it home. I could get, I was sad and I couldn't bring myself to tell her that I couldn't get it. I thank her for the opportunity to have it, if I could of!!
I tell people mack trucks never have easy life's because they were built to work, thats why they work in garbage, quarries and hard haul. Sorry you missed your chance. @Haggerty insurance takes care of mine
@@FastestPastor thanks, people dont understand what these truck mean to us, a part of our childhood not forgotten. we were young boys that dreamed of driving the big machines. I've crossed a transtar II off my bucket list. even growing up in an international family the mack dump truck was so cool. my mack childhood want truck is a cruiseliner western, i like Hayward trucks and Allentown is cool. is urs Hayward or Allentown?
Love it....and that 57 Ford as well....I drove a mid 1970s R Model...it was all Mack ...it Pulled Hard..and when I would be Bobtailing....It was a rip snortin' Handfull..!.. Haha...Great Memories... Stay safe...
In the late 1970's I saw an old B61 that had a camper built on the back. The camper was built rugged and heavy, but on the Mack it didn't matter, in fact it improved the ride. The guy installed 2 air ride seats for he & his wife. It was very cool. It was fuel efficient compared to many other R/V's. The trans was called a duplex. They also had triplex and quadraplex. Twin sticking had to be practiced to master. You also don't need to double clutch. NONE of those trans were syncro. You shift entirely without the clutch at all.
Eight thumbs down?? Who would give a thumbs down to that awesome MACK!!! Thanks for sharing this. I too have loved Macks since I was a kid in the 60's.
I think hearing a diesel is one of the most American sounds there is to my ears....and I'm not talking about these automatic cowboys rolling coal in a King Ranch.
Yes they are really breaking it off in our asses this time. I say the hell with stimulus checks, just stop taking taxes out of our paychecks. No problem figuring out who deserves the help, the people that work. No figuring out who’s a damn legal citizen, it’s already on paper. No cutting checks or none of that headache.
Thanks for the pleasant shout out. Don't believe the news, we don't. Biggest problem we have is Hollywood thinks they are elected representatives and our representatives are engaged in theatre.
I worked at an old truck junkyard when I was much younger. The owner had a few of these. I think 2 of them had factory sleeper bunks on them. One day a guy came and bought all but the tow truck version. I got that running and drove that around the yard.
Absolutely awesome rig! My first job out of high school was at a trucking company/truck repair shop and I had to use the "yard bird" (B 61 Mack) to jockey trailers in and out of the shop. It whupped my but, but I fell in love with her. Great job!
👍 You're probably the only one in the world that downshifts that trans without grinding , I've seen T.T. Instructors that always grind on downshifting !
Thanks man,1957 was a great year for truck/car manufacturing in the USA.The 1957 Ford Thunderbird is to this day still one of the prettiest cars ever built.Maybe THE BEST Detroit ever built.I would love to have that red pickup of yours too.1957 as well,I believe.
Sweet truck, I learned to drive on a tractor just like that, great move changing it to air ride with air seat, I would love to have a 63 B61, that thing sounds great
I learned to drive in a B series 5 + 4, I love to freak out the young guys that struggle with an Eaton 13 speed by sitting them in the Mack and asking them to take it for a drive after i've done a few miles. Its priceless
Love B Models. I remember them being in use when I was a kid. A few years ago I came across a B Model Wrecker in NJ. It had a Quad Box and I have to say a Thermodyne engine. I wished I had the money to buy it and restore it. Thanks for posting this and thanks for everyone who is keeping these great trucks for us to see.
Awesome truck. When I first started driving in the early 90’s, I drove a roll off and the owner had a bunch of R model Macks, some DM model Macks, and two 1960 B61 Macks. I made it a point to learn how to shift them and actually drove one on a regular basis. Now, I drive for UPS and I drive a Mack Pinnacle. Nothing beats the old B Models.
Really like you Video and your Mack great camera work too, my dad used to have a Red B61 for a few years around 1960 they are a great rig my favourite truck .
Cool, 1957 the year I was born. Had an uncle who drove this truck back in the day. His stories, and my riding with him gave me the trucking bug. Retired last year with 32 years of road time. Favorite truck was a twin stick Mack. Love these old trucks and your video.
Great looking and sounding b, model! I also have a b-model, have made a video of it on here but everyone is complaining because I added music to the video. Guess I'll have to make another video 👍
👍👌👏 Simply fantastic! The engine sounds really healthy and much stronger than only just over 200 hp. I definitely like your modifications, now the old girl is driveable/enjoyable. By the way: A Thermodyne B 61 with a turbo sounds even more amazing. Just sayin'... Thanks a lot for making explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health.
Radical rig! Love the old trucks...they had style, character and attitude! Good old American trucks at their best. Glad that you have a piece of history. I have a 51 REO that I’m working on. Good video. God bless all of our truckers! The Porters of Ohio! 🤩
My dad had this same truck as a chip truck ( hog fuel) stretched frame live bottom tandem axles .. best part was canary yellow paint he loved that truck
Triple stick is the best way to learn. B61's still ARE work horses, don't care about the HP, it's about the torque and the work they did. Awesome trucks the B61's are. Shame you don't have the original fuel tanks but, it is what it is. Cheers :)
Thats a 673 P NA motor. The twin intakes on the block giving it a little 200 hp. I have one in my truck that im restoring but compared to the single piece intake makes around 180 hp NA as well. With that Uni-shift transmission as well to even any of these transmissions, you don't actually clutch when you shift you feel it into gear. It actually tears the clutch up and after a while you'll end up changing the clutch out. Just a FYI
Yeah it's called floating gears, basically when you shift out of gear you only let off the throttle enough to drop your RPM to where it needs to be for the next gear to engage. If you double clutch all the time it'll burn up your throwout bearing. Love the truck btw
My dad drove one for years. Heavy haul floating with one. Slow ride for sure but as iconic to truckers like me as a 57 Chevy! Love, love, love what you did with your Mack! Great job 👌🏾👊🏾✊🏽
@@Jeepdriver75 and one hell of a rugged SOB , I drove a 76’ DM800 with the 300 and the 15/spd tri-plex #55,000 bogies, she wasn’t fast but man would it pull. No fiberglass in that body, butterfly hood, all steel.
Looks fun to drive. Sounds great. Nothing like old trucks to test your mettle. Also like your '57 Ford F100. (Had one for 20 years w patina finish.) Does the pickup still have leafs all around? Have a great 2021.
I’m looking at buying a b 57 Mack with the thermodyne diesel from where I work. It’s been stored inside for 20 years. It’s a the wheeled dump truck also.
I took an old B-61 Mack and made it to pull my wifes and my 35'fifthwheel put a small cat engine and a ten speed road ranger transmissions air ride sets air bag suspension it was a head Turner
Modern Trucks have 3 layers of air suspension between the driver. Air bags on the axles, air bags between the cab and frame, and then air suspension on the seats.
Nice ride, can you tell me If that’s a newer rear axle and if so what’s it out of? I’m curious what the gear ratio is and how fast you can cruise? Thanks for sharing.
I know where there’s a B61 tow truck that’s been sitting for many years. It’s pretty accessible, no trees growing through it. Somebody needs to do something with it.
Looking at the engine again that's either a 673 P or a 711, and with the wiper motor mounted under the hood I'm guessing a truck is newer than a 57. What's the serial number if you don't mind me asking?
Hi I love the cars you have and the videos you make and I found out about you through Kelly moss I would love to see your cars so I was wondering if you live in the Madison area
This is nothin' but plain old COOL !!!!!!!
I used to ride with my uncle in his GMCs in the 60s. On every trip I would see B61s and wish I was riding in aB61.
I learned how to drive in a 1960 Mack b61... we had one on our family farm back in the 1970s... Here I am now 62 and still driving a truck.
Sr.you have a beautiful B series Mack,is amazing,the beautiful red pick up too
This is a great truck, really nice
Thank you
Back in 57 that was the way trucks were. No power steering, no air, no syncros. A man's truck for sure but the ride would be a bit smoother with a load, as designed for. With no turbo, the sound of the engine is there for your listening pleasure. Up through the 70's Cummins tried to figure out why the Thermodyne got better mileage and made more power than their engine. They had many dynos running 24 hrs a day. I don't know if they ever figured it out. Nice piece of history, treat it as such.
Old Mack Camelback suspension will do that to you. Very nice you gave it some TLC and saved her. I would argue thou that B61’s never ever “flew by anything”. in my youth I used to watch thousands of these crawl up hills with those little engines making lots of noise and blowin black soot.
God love them thou!!
Kim,
Thank you, very true,but i think it was that thermodyne that maybe gave it that feel it was fast! :)
I remember trucking before any of the interstates were built.
Your Mack was King for its time when new
All I can say is you had to be one tough person to heavy haul back then!
Had a B61 with a Triplex, hauled a lot of cottonseed and cotton bales during gin season! Cool truck.
I think those B series Macks are the most popular model they ever made, my dad had a 57 he bought it new he really liked those trucks. His had a Duplex TRANSMISSION.
You don't even need a radio driving this beauty!
Rode many mile with my father and grand father in a B61. No air ride, and it had a tri plex I've driven R models, due plex with power steering but no air conditioning, no am, fm, a CB with a external speaker. Had power but the ruff ride is indescribable couldn't imagine driving one now all day as done in the past.
I always love these old Mack Trucks. When I was a kid I would see them all the time on the highway.
as a kid,Bryce hill had a 1967 mack r600 tandem axle dump truck. it made runs to the gravel pit 5 days a week. it slowed for the train tracks, then I would stand and listen to it top the hill. that truck sounded so good! several years ago his daughter gave me a chance to buy it! I could not get it insured to even drive it home. I could get, I was sad and I couldn't bring myself to tell her that I couldn't get it. I thank her for the opportunity to have it, if I could of!!
I tell people mack trucks never have easy life's because they were built to work, thats why they work in garbage, quarries and hard haul. Sorry you missed your chance. @Haggerty insurance takes care of mine
@@FastestPastor thanks, people dont understand what these truck mean to us, a part of our childhood not forgotten. we were young boys that dreamed of driving the big machines. I've crossed a transtar II off my bucket list. even growing up in an international family the mack dump truck was so cool. my mack childhood want truck is a cruiseliner western, i like Hayward trucks and Allentown is cool. is urs Hayward or Allentown?
Love it....and that 57 Ford as well....I drove a mid 1970s R Model...it was all Mack ...it Pulled Hard..and when I would be Bobtailing....It was a rip snortin' Handfull..!..
Haha...Great Memories...
Stay safe...
In the late 1970's I saw an old B61 that had a camper built on the back. The camper was built rugged and heavy, but on the Mack it didn't matter, in fact it improved the ride. The guy installed 2 air ride seats for he & his wife. It was very cool. It was fuel efficient compared to many other R/V's. The trans was called a duplex. They also had triplex and quadraplex. Twin sticking had to be practiced to master. You also don't need to double clutch. NONE of those trans were syncro. You shift entirely without the clutch at all.
Eight thumbs down?? Who would give a thumbs down to that awesome MACK!!! Thanks for sharing this. I too have loved Macks since I was a kid in the 60's.
I agree!!! Some ppl did eat lead
Probably because of the suspension, the fact he can’t drive it right, the exhaust, the color being matte, and a few other things
That engine and thoes pipes sound really good.....just like that needle nose peterbilt in the movie DUAL
That is such a cool truck!!!!! I love those old Mack's
Fab video! Great camera angles! Also love the area around where you live.
I think hearing a diesel is one of the most American sounds there is to my ears....and I'm not talking about these automatic cowboys rolling coal in a King Ranch.
I AGREE WITH YOU ALL THE WAY ON THAT BROTHER! LOVE TO HEAR THE SOUND OF THOSE OLDER DIESELS!!!
Love it, the one in my profile pic is the one I bought last June, and she's still working when I need to haul antique tractors or pull the lowboy
Beautiful tractor…
My favorite truck of all time. The B61
Love this video, that truck,the sound,even the modifications you made....long live the big black mack!!
Thank you!
Nothing but negative on the news about the USA so just great to see this - the real America.
Best wishes from the UK
Trump 2020!
Don't watch the mainstream fake news, watch newsmax
Yes they are really breaking it off in our asses this time. I say the hell with stimulus checks, just stop taking taxes out of our paychecks. No problem figuring out who deserves the help, the people that work. No figuring out who’s a damn legal citizen, it’s already on paper. No cutting checks or none of that headache.
Thanks for the pleasant shout out. Don't believe the news, we don't. Biggest problem we have is Hollywood thinks they are elected representatives and our representatives are engaged in theatre.
i realize I am kinda randomly asking but do anyone know of a good site to watch newly released series online ?
Thing is just beautiful man
I worked at an old truck junkyard when I was much younger. The owner had a few of these. I think 2 of them had factory sleeper bunks on them. One day a guy came and bought all but the tow truck version. I got that running and drove that around the yard.
Absolutely awesome rig! My first job out of high school was at a trucking company/truck repair shop and I had to use the "yard bird" (B 61 Mack) to jockey trailers in and out of the shop. It whupped my but, but I fell in love with her. Great job!
Sweet ride that’s the style i learned to drive back in the 70s
👍 You're probably the only one in the world that downshifts that trans without grinding , I've seen T.T. Instructors that always grind on downshifting !
"A lot of cubic inches"
KTTA Cummins joins the conversation.
Thanks man,1957 was a great year for truck/car manufacturing in the USA.The 1957 Ford Thunderbird is to this day still one of the prettiest cars ever built.Maybe THE BEST Detroit ever built.I would love to have that red pickup of yours too.1957 as well,I believe.
We used to get concrete from a fleet of them in tandem and triaxle configurations with separate Jaeger drive engines for the mixer.
That engine just sounds awesome without the turbo whine
Drop your tyre pressures,
massive improvement to ride
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Sweet machine
That truck is more prety than my wife . greetings from Poland !
Sweet truck, I learned to drive on a tractor just like that, great move changing it to air ride with air seat, I would love to have a 63 B61, that thing sounds great
Awesome truck.. 👍
Early 70s I drove the 5&4 twin stick it was fun to drive
I learned to drive in a B series 5 + 4, I love to freak out the young guys that struggle with an Eaton 13 speed by sitting them in the Mack and asking them to take it for a drive after i've done a few miles. Its priceless
I started with a 1959 H model Mack. I’ve never seen anyone dumb enough. To stick they’re arm through the steering wheel.
@@stephenbrown571 RHD trucks here so the shiftings pretty easy with one hand, if you have the shift levers bent just right
"there are some things cool about this" what an understatement
Beautiful old truck first truck I ever drove was a b61 not big on speed but would work day in and out faithfully
Love B Models. I remember them being in use when I was a kid. A few years ago I came across a B Model Wrecker in NJ. It had a Quad Box and I have to say a Thermodyne engine. I wished I had the money to buy it and restore it. Thanks for posting this and thanks for everyone who is keeping these great trucks for us to see.
Awesome truck. When I first started driving in the early 90’s, I drove a roll off and the owner had a bunch of R model Macks, some DM model Macks, and two 1960 B61 Macks. I made it a point to learn how to shift them and actually drove one on a regular basis. Now, I drive for UPS and I drive a Mack Pinnacle. Nothing beats the old B Models.
Great video, great truck, I really enjoy seeing old iron brought back to life! Thanks so very much for sharing your that with us!
really nice to look at and what a wonderful sound the engine has! That sound reminds me of the movie Duel😄
For some reson me too. Even though the one in Duel had a Cummins
And it was a Peterbilt .
Love that B series, let’s hear about the red pickup in the driveway
Really like you Video and your Mack great camera work too, my dad used to have a Red B61 for a few years around 1960 they are a great rig my favourite truck .
We can tell you love this truck
Nice sounding Mack ! Nice job done ! Nice restoration!!
Great video of a nice ol' Mack! Keep enjoying the heck out of it!
Cool, 1957 the year I was born. Had an uncle who drove this truck back in the day. His stories, and my riding with him gave me the trucking bug. Retired last year with 32 years of road time. Favorite truck was a twin stick Mack. Love these old trucks and your video.
Great looking and sounding b, model! I also have a b-model, have made a video of it on here but everyone is complaining because I added music to the video. Guess I'll have to make another video 👍
Sounds so good!😌
👍👌👏 Simply fantastic! The engine sounds really healthy and much stronger than only just over 200 hp. I definitely like your modifications, now the old girl is driveable/enjoyable. By the way: A Thermodyne B 61 with a turbo sounds even more amazing. Just sayin'...
Thanks a lot for making explaining recording editing uploading and sharing.
Best regards luck and health.
2 nice pickups there too
Radical rig! Love the old trucks...they had style, character and attitude! Good old American trucks at their best. Glad that you have a piece of history. I have a 51 REO that I’m working on. Good video. God bless all of our truckers! The Porters of Ohio! 🤩
Sweet ride man. 😁👍
My dad had this same truck as a chip truck ( hog fuel) stretched frame live bottom tandem axles .. best part was canary yellow paint he loved that truck
Awesome truck
Triple stick is the best way to learn. B61's still ARE work horses, don't care about the HP, it's about the torque and the work they did. Awesome trucks the B61's are. Shame you don't have the original fuel tanks but, it is what it is. Cheers :)
Thats a 673 P NA motor. The twin intakes on the block giving it a little 200 hp. I have one in my truck that im restoring but compared to the single piece intake makes around 180 hp NA as well. With that Uni-shift transmission as well to even any of these transmissions, you don't actually clutch when you shift you feel it into gear. It actually tears the clutch up and after a while you'll end up changing the clutch out. Just a FYI
Thanks. Thats good to know, different then what was shared with me in forums.
Yeah it's called floating gears, basically when you shift out of gear you only let off the throttle enough to drop your RPM to where it needs to be for the next gear to engage. If you double clutch all the time it'll burn up your throwout bearing.
Love the truck btw
That's a nice truck man.
Fantastic video thank you
Nice truck. My Dad is an 88.5 year old Pastor. He still has a church. He doesn’t have a Mack though lol
Thanks!!!
I can dig it!
B model is my personal favorite!
Single axle cool, but I really dig a tandem
Nice job!
Single is better. Especially in really heavy trucks. Such as f model Mack’s
Super , super , super . Jacques 😁😁😁
Thank you!!
Nice truck! You really need a tri plex trans. 2 stick shifting is part of the experience!
Fantastic restoration! I’ve been looking to restore one since I was ten years old (I’m 38 now!)
Thank you! I hope you too get your dream!
@@FastestPastor please share this beauty in my Facebook group Steel Dash Mack's!!!
Look’s great!
Not sure the exact reason, but the Mack Thermodyne engine has a unique sound among other 4cycle 6cyl...I too have loved that from childhood days.
Rick Johnson like the 237 and 300, nothing sounds like them.
Alll Mack engines have a different sound most mechanics can stand blind folded and tell a Mack engine going by or taking off.
That’s Awesome Truck
My dad drove one for years. Heavy haul floating with one. Slow ride for sure but as iconic to truckers like me as a 57 Chevy! Love, love, love what you did with your Mack! Great job 👌🏾👊🏾✊🏽
Very cool.🤩😎😃👍
She's absolutely beautiful.
In the day of that Mack , no shorts , no flip-flops or wrap-around cowboy hats .
That sound!!!
185 HP I believe the one I drove was just like that. Twin sticks single screw
Im pretty dang dure thats a 673 mack, my mack has a 673 and it sounds really close to that. thats a really cool truck
There are a lot of old Mack trucks, but not a lot of old Mack drivers!
I love her ❤😮
Nice tractor.
Love the old Mack’s, you need a DM with a 300 plus
That would be a rare truck for the most part.
@@Jeepdriver75 and one hell of a rugged SOB , I drove a 76’ DM800 with the 300 and the 15/spd tri-plex #55,000 bogies, she wasn’t fast but man would it pull. No fiberglass in that body, butterfly hood, all steel.
@@deborahchesser7375 DM800 5x4 trans 88000 lb gross on a tandem bogie. Hauled rock with it.
@@jerrykinnin7941 now that’s a beast, bigger than that and you have to go planetary drives
Looks fun to drive. Sounds great. Nothing like old trucks to test your mettle. Also like your '57 Ford F100. (Had one for 20 years w patina finish.) Does the pickup still have leafs all around? Have a great 2021.
Thabk you! The 57 ford still has leaf all around, the Mack i upgraded the rears to air bag. Thank you for watching
You forgot to speak about that rear end differential, is a mack model with an unique design and work, talk of that somewhen later.
Thanks
I’m looking at buying a b 57 Mack with the thermodyne diesel from where I work. It’s been stored inside for 20 years. It’s a the wheeled dump truck also.
Dm me some pics!!
Bellissimo
What are you going to do with space on the chassis, possibly add a custom built bed.I think THAT would look great 😊
I took an old B-61 Mack and made it to pull my wifes and my 35'fifthwheel put a small cat engine and a ten speed road ranger transmissions air ride sets air bag suspension it was a head Turner
My dad taught me to drive on this mack with 4by
4quadbox
Modern Trucks have 3 layers of air suspension between the driver. Air bags on the axles, air bags between the cab and frame, and then air suspension on the seats.
Would the engine be called a Thermodyne because the radiator grille is "thermo dynamic"? I think I've heard of a Maxidyne too.
Idk, good question!!
Nice ride, can you tell me If that’s a newer rear axle and if so what’s it out of? I’m curious what the gear ratio is and how fast you can cruise? Thanks for sharing.
Axel is still original, we updated it with same suspension style as a early 90s mack
Where are you in this fine country of ours - scenery is amazing!
Wisconsin!!
What year fuel tanks do you have on the truck and how many gallons..?
I know where there’s a B61 tow truck that’s been sitting for many years. It’s pretty accessible, no trees growing through it. Somebody needs to do something with it.
Actually not a tow truck, more of a flat bed.
COOL
Looking at the engine again that's either a 673 P or a 711, and with the wiper motor mounted under the hood I'm guessing a truck is newer than a 57. What's the serial number if you don't mind me asking?
Catherine Colson id say it’s a 62’-63’
Probably some title swapping
That is not a 711
170HP non turbo that vintage. Turbo was 205.
true
He needs to put a 300 plus in that baby, she’d be a beast.
@@deborahchesser7375 Pfft good luck finding one, let alone parts.
Nice truck. Should throw a flat deck on it besides being able to use it instead of looking at it the extra weight would calm down rear suspension
Thats hopefully this winters project, i eventually want to pull my tractor with it
Hi I love the cars you have and the videos you make and I found out about you through Kelly moss I would love to see your cars so I was wondering if you live in the Madison area
I am a fellow Wisconsinite!!