Shifting straight piped R600 Mack Maxitorque 5-speed

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Shifting straight piped R600 Mack Maxitorque 5-speed

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@SuperDave01965 10 ай бұрын

My Dad had a ‘72 R686 with a 237 and a Maxitorque T2050 five speed with Mack 38k rears and a Camelback suspension, plus a ‘58 B61 with 180hp 673 and a Quadraplex with a fixed tag axle, both without power steering. He always praised the Mack powertrain and called other trucks component trucks. Although he had high praise for the Detroit Series 60. You just couldn’t kill those old Mack’s!

@user-bp7qt9bd2z 7 ай бұрын

Agreed.....the 60 Series was also a game changer. It still was not as strong as the 285 though, pound for pound & inch for inch.

@jasonbuck489 3 жыл бұрын

Best and TOUGHEST transmission Mack ever made... That triple countershaft setup can't be beat behind them old Maxidynes.... I still have a '69 R-686 Twin Screw Tractor on the road.... Hell of a truck!... If ya can put the power to the ground, and keep traction, they'll pull the world along with ya wherever ya want to go...

@roscoepcoltrane5499 3 жыл бұрын

you bet yeah!!!! drove a 69 and 71 for RI BUSSE out of chicago, passed up petes and k whops with their hoods open all the time....the only thing that suck was getting DOTed...

@J.R.in_WV Жыл бұрын

Never cared for the maxidyne setup, best Mack I ever drive was an E6 360 with a Mack 10 speed behind it, kind of the opposite of a 237 and a 5 speed it was more like driving a normal Cummins except it lugged died a little better.

@crippleguy415 2 ай бұрын

My favorite combination in a Mack to drive. So much torque . So easy to drive . 37 years .

@deborahchesser7375 28 күн бұрын

Just don’t go over second gear in low lol. Best damn combo ever built

@leonardbaldari8846 2 жыл бұрын

That combination of that Mack engine and transmission is unbeatable. I think one of the best drive trains ever produced.

@deborahchesser7375 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely the Maxi-Torque 5 speed and the 237-250-300’s were bulletproof, I’d love to find one to drag low boys with. An older DM800 with a 300 plus and #55k bogies with a #25k front axle, what a monster.

@hoost3056 Жыл бұрын

Macks always punched above their weight. That 12 liter would pull as hard if not harder than the 14 L Cummins and 15 L Cats. And they sound sooooo good.

@NPC-mt1cz 6 ай бұрын

Not really... mack rated their engines at the drive wheels while cat and cummins at the flywheel is the reason for misconception

@hoost3056 3 ай бұрын

@NPC-mt1cz no misconception. You are correct about Mack rating their engines at the wheels versus flywheel, but their stock and trade was their fast torque rise. This truck is a prime example......5 speed transmission and the ability to run above 65k gross combined weight. The Big 3 weren't doing that on a regular basis.

@eddieweigel9490 Ай бұрын

Without a doubt my friend low end grunt is unbeatable my favorite Mack engines are the 237 285 300

@B81Mack Ай бұрын

This young man is an old school chauffeur. 👍

@stephenpaul9165 Жыл бұрын

😊brings back good memories. Haven’t driven one of those in years

@user-xw4my4yz2h 3 ай бұрын

The exact truck that I learned on & drove for 3 years straight , from 16-19.....was a 1975 R600 dump with a 15 cubic yard body & a 5 speed transmission.....What a truck.... Never touched that clutch except for 1st & reverse..

@darceylawrence5440 3 жыл бұрын

Nothing like the deep throaty growl of a straight piped E6

@deborahchesser7375 Ай бұрын

Especially when they are lugging hard in 3rd or 4th.

@ChickennGritss 3 жыл бұрын

Love these steel dash Bulldogs. 237 and 300+ Maxidyne matched with the 5 sp Maxitorqe transmission is a great setup. Sounds like 4 inch exhaust. Sounds so beautiful drove many a mile in these old dogs. Stay Safe out there, God Bless

@heavydutyrepair64 3 жыл бұрын

In georgia there were many log trucks like those ,I mean many

@Jeepdriver75 3 жыл бұрын

300 plus was never installed in front of a 5-speed.

@ChickennGritss 3 жыл бұрын

@@Jeepdriver75 NEMF had a few U Models had 300+ x 5 speed, excellent set up I might add

@Jeepdriver75 3 жыл бұрын

@@ChickennGritss a 300 plus is a 315 horsepower Thermodyne was never sold with a straight five-speed. They were sold with 300 Maxidynes for sure.

@carlwilliams1570 2 жыл бұрын

@@Jeepdriver75 Ever 300+ I remember had 9 or 10 speed Roadranger transmissions. It had a narrower torque curve and needed a few more gears than the 5 speed.

@tx2sturgis 7 ай бұрын

"One stack mack with a window in the back" I put around a quarter million miles on those old trucks back in the day.

@ducharmestudios7157 Жыл бұрын

You should show the outside of the truck.

@oscarprendergast7295 Жыл бұрын

Seriously- is there anything more dramatic than a M A C K attack? The Look the Sound The feel Guddam transcendental experience For Me- I Tell Ya ..I walk away feeling 😌

@jerrykinnin7941 Жыл бұрын

Your good. I love old MACKS You need a slow hand to shift one fast. That's what your doing. Smooooth.

@user-bp7qt9bd2z 7 ай бұрын

Best combo ever built bar none!!

@carlwilliams1570 3 жыл бұрын

When we were using 5 speed R models for pulling log trailers we often had to get a skidder or dozer to push them away from the loader because they couldn’t take off in the soft ground loaded. 6 speeds could. I do miss driving R models though, the sound and feel of the transmission is unlike any other truck!

@DieselFuelOnly 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah we also have 2 tri-axle dumptrucks with the 6 and seven speed. Even the six speed's first gear is a little high for my liking if you get into soft ground. The seven speed however has a great low and reverse gear.

@redline350zHR 3 жыл бұрын

@@DieselFuelOnly can you please post a vid of the Tri-axle Dump trucks?? Those are my absolute FAVORITE!!!!

@hmw-ms3tx Жыл бұрын

Back in the mid 70's my dad had a number of R600 with twin sticks. I believe the one stick was for the five gears in the maxitorque transmission and the other gave direct, low and reverse. Low was only used in first gear, so the effect was a six speed transmission. (I was pretty young back then so I may not be remembering this correctly). Anyway, our trucks often had to start out heavy loads (120,000lbs. or more on five axles) in the soft ground of our sand pits. With the truck in low range in first gear it would crawl away without having to touch the throttle. Back then my dad was able to order custom trucks from Mack and have them tailored to our needs. This made them a very effective truck and the R-600 ended up being the only truck my dad would buy until Mack stopped making them.

@jerrykinnin7941 Жыл бұрын

@@DieselFuelOnly that 7 speed was something. An underrated transmission In my book.

@joshuaadamsharakaly7134 3 жыл бұрын

Easy shifts, looks fun to me. More vids with this rig man.

@abimaeldiaz5733 9 ай бұрын

Very well My friend maxitorque 5 speed happy day

@hmw-ms3tx 2 жыл бұрын

That must be a pre-1975 R600. My dad owned nothing but R600's (starting in 1975) but I've never seen that style dash before. Back then our trucks all had twin sticks and a very low gear for starting in the soft sand of our pit. At idle you could slide the stick into first with the clutch engaged and the transmission would give one click (no grinding) and then the truck would start to crawl ahead. A very low gear indeed. I miss the sounds in this video.

@carlwilliams1570 2 жыл бұрын

73 and older had the green steel dash. 74 was the classic cream color that most people remember.

@fernandofigueroa2408 2 жыл бұрын

Thats was the beggining of the R series(1965-1973) that they came with the steel dash.

@tomnapier6634 Жыл бұрын

The metal dash is the older ones we have a R 600 with the gullwing hood and it has it I was told it was last made in 1967 the 5 speeds woud make a good city delivery truck no split takes a bit of getting use to the long rev change between gears easy to use done a lot of miles with it now just a retired farm truck still working just not on the long hauls got a v8 Ultraliner for that Its still a nice truck to drive not a bit rough to ride in very rough to ride in nothing has fallen off it alsmot identical to the day it arrived in 1983

@donaldswink6259 3 жыл бұрын

That’s what I like is a simple 5speed transmission.

@user-qb3zf2bq9p Жыл бұрын

Yes, the 5 speed was awesome and fun to drive

@Sknsman 3 жыл бұрын

My man!! good work!!..so glad to know you , and call you friend!!!

@DieselFuelOnly 3 жыл бұрын

Same here buddy, thanks!!

@elpinonc3765 3 жыл бұрын

Good job!!

@fizixx 3 жыл бұрын

Bad-ass....straight pipe is the only way to go!

@deborahchesser7375 3 жыл бұрын

They sound better than most motors especially when you lug them and make them pull hard

@redline350zHR 3 жыл бұрын

@@deborahchesser7375 100%....LOVE the mack R model my absolute fave truck. Used to see a MINT triaxle R Model all the time when i was riding my bmx bike and the roads near my house were being repaved. It was Straight piped and sounded absolutely AMAZING. Could hear it from so far away. SEARCH loud Mack R model oil truck on KZfaq here and that is a slightly tamer sound but exactly the same 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

@deborahchesser7375 3 жыл бұрын

@@redline350zHR I think I’ve seen it 237 with a 10 spd sounds damn good if that’s the one. Check out DM886SX it’s green with a 300 plus Mack motor it’s a true bad ass Mack

@redline350zHR 3 жыл бұрын

@@deborahchesser7375 yesss thats the one.. with the 10speed. 👌🏼👌🏼

@fernandofigueroa2408 2 жыл бұрын

The best straight piped engine sound. Mack trucks are undefeated on that part. Not Cummins nor CAT and neither Paccar or Navistar.They sound awful straight piped. This is the only truck that you can hear it from miles away and y'all say:that's a mack,a bulldog is coming.

@dnett6917 Жыл бұрын

Yes I have a Mack cabover with a five speed trans great truck

@shanemorgan1430 Жыл бұрын

Which model COE do you have? I have a Mack COE that I’m rebuilding to use as my personal truck.

@dnett6917 11 ай бұрын

Tks. For the reply we have a 1979 cruise liner tks Dave nett

@wrongmower 3 жыл бұрын

Keep it up youngin, I'm kinda glad I retired from trucking , be safe

@deborahchesser7375 3 жыл бұрын

I still love to show off if I can find a twin stick truck

@ernestpassaro9663 2 жыл бұрын

They shifted slow as hell lol

@michaelranasinghe3774 3 жыл бұрын

Two days ago, I saw a vehicle that will haul that tanker...You want to get out of here, you talk to me...

@internazi 3 жыл бұрын

None of these twits know the first fucking thing about that line. ahahaha great flick and good looking out on this one here...

@scav3155 2 жыл бұрын

That's the one and only Max Rockitansky MFP🤘

@jerrykinnin7941 Жыл бұрын

Air starter I love. Mack is the only truck I've ever seen that keeps 100 lbs of air pressure over a 3 day weekend. Keep in mind the only thing airride on that truck was the airride seat. And the air tank was the big sidesaddle 50 gallon one.

@pointingdog7235 Ай бұрын

I had a neighbor friend when I was a teenager who had a 72 R-600 that had a 6 cylinder Mack with a 5 speed gearbox. The tractor was set up for running chemicals and it had a pump on it that we rebuilt several times. I remember that he would run around 20,000 miles a month and he would bring it home to do the maintenance that we could do on it. Give it a bath and then he would be out on the road. He would mange to be home for awhile most days and then weekends. I was broken hearted when the news came that the crankshaft broke somewhere in Connecticut and he sold it for parts. Then he bought a 82 Binder Conventional with a Cummins and a Roadranger. At that point I was 18 years old and he taught me how to drive it. I had my Articulated license until he got divorced and moved to Illinois and then the government started with CDL’s. I had been injured in a motorcycle accident and I was concerned that the state wouldn’t allow me to continue driving. But that old Mack was a great part of my teenage years. Watching this brings back memories.

@lonelyplanet1080 7 ай бұрын

awesome video, great sounding truck....thanks for making the video

@subzero0148 2 жыл бұрын

Sounding mighty fine

@forestlawrencegrading9154 3 жыл бұрын

I used to adjust my hat in between 3rd and 4th

@1_2_Many_Projects 3 жыл бұрын

Have a bite of sandwich? Haha

@deborahchesser7375 3 жыл бұрын

@@1_2_Many_Projects a whole meal on the old 15 and 20 spds

@charleslambiase5670 3 жыл бұрын

You bring back memories that's an older R model as well

@user-xw4my4yz2h 3 ай бұрын

Shifting any Mack is all in the ears.......

@mattberg916 2 жыл бұрын

I miss those old girls. I don't miss jamming my left pinky finger on the windshield pillar!

@huntermossakajunkerman9646 Жыл бұрын

Ouch!

@yarharyar 2 жыл бұрын

Watchin' this and I'm missin' ridin' shotgun in bigrigs. This one has particular pzazz too thing's been running for what 20~30 years? damn! Slick drivin' to boot.

@huntermossakajunkerman9646 Жыл бұрын

The dash styling indicates it's a 66 to 72 R-Model. So over 50 years. The R-Models will live on forever.

@tenacioust261 6 ай бұрын

I drive the same rig every day, the only thing missing is all those keys on my belt…going to get that squared away😊👍

@zip343 2 жыл бұрын

Why fool with anything more than five?...Enjoyed it...TY...

@jpguidry6969 3 жыл бұрын

Does he not look like the lead singer of the Foo fighters

@Steve-vz3ud 11 ай бұрын

Nice shifting buddy

@deborahchesser7375 3 жыл бұрын

I’d be mashing on that thing to hear that pipe. Looks like a good day at the office to me

@gregoryhodge9452 Жыл бұрын

Looks like a regular five speed to me. I drove a 75 r model with a maxi torque and it had a splitter and five reverse gears.

@deborahchesser7375 11 ай бұрын

Yep I thought I was cool grabbing gears n hitting the Jake backing up lol, I miss that ol girl.

@kevinbietry7527 2 жыл бұрын

My dad drove a Mack R model It was a 1968 to haul grain back in the 90s till the early 2000s. I remember the shifter bobbing furiously at certain RPM's that you would get up too at speeds on interstates such as I 70 and I 75. No point to my post just remembering the past.

@deborahchesser7375 Жыл бұрын

6:15 he could use a splitter but boy those little 237 could lug though.

@kennylopez5063 3 жыл бұрын

Bien sincronisados la maxidim los 73 51 🇵🇦👍🏾

@PaulCefalu 2 ай бұрын

Put a 6 speed in that thing and a Jake brake . Shift with the Jake brake engine RPMwill come down fast so engine will never lay on it's face. Keep engine in its torque band 16 to 18 and you will save fuel. I did

@mrceleb2006 2 жыл бұрын

Oh, the sweet sound of a six-cylinder four-stroke Diesel engine...could this be Mack's own Maxidyne engine?

@SuperDave01965 10 ай бұрын

But I found that driving a Mack five speed vs a non turbo 6-71 or 8v71 Detroit is vastly different. The revs drop so quickly on those two cycle Detroits that you have to shift at lightning speed or blip the gas between double clutching. Meanwhile you have to wait for the revs to drop on a Mack five speed before shifting (read a short book! 😁) as I learned on an R model flatbed with a six speed T2060 with an Eaton tandem in 1991. Even driving a Series 60 is vastly different than the two cycle Detroits as the revs drop far more slowly. The revs didn’t drop quickly on the big Ford gas V8s like the 477 and 534.

@dnett6917 Жыл бұрын

I like my five speed but I'm looking for a mack ten speed to keep the rpms down tks Dave

@dennyalfro9832 2 жыл бұрын

Bro could you make a video where you shift and use the clutch bro?]. It would so awesome if you could…

@JollyMcStanson 3 жыл бұрын

Love that sound. Do you have any video's of this truck from a distance going through the gears? Or pulling a hill from a distance? Or even someone driving right next to you as you go through the gears?

@DieselFuelOnly 3 жыл бұрын

No but can try to get you a video next time I drive it.

@JollyMcStanson 3 жыл бұрын

@@DieselFuelOnly Nice!

@jeffreydixon8796 3 жыл бұрын

What year is your truck I got a 1969 R model with the same dash in it and what motor is in yours I got the 237 Mack motor in my truck would like to see more videos of yours thanks

@johnsiders7819 3 жыл бұрын

The one 5 speed with the low end splitter is the most god awful thing ! thats the straight 5 speed .

@DieselFuelOnly 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah this truck is a 5spd, we have a triaxle dump with the 6spd T2060 (5 speed with low range in first/rev), and another with the T2070 7-speed (5 speed with low in 1st/2nd and rev). The 2070 is much nicer for any kind of off-road application.

@scav3155 2 жыл бұрын

Straight up just 5 forward gears? What is the top speed in a set- up like that?

@mmiller1188 2 жыл бұрын

@@scav3155 It's a very wide ratio 5 speed so it'll run highway speeds.

@scav3155 2 жыл бұрын

@@mmiller1188 thanks for the info

@brettensmith7305 3 жыл бұрын

What model does it got

@nerradnosnhoj5122 2 жыл бұрын

not sure what year the R model was introduced , around 66 I think , this one here is a 1966-72 R model , looks like it has some good gears in the diffs, my first job as a mechanic, my employer had 35 R models , they were rough and yes , shifting from 4-5 when accelerating, you hoped you were not climbing a hill .

@redfoot69 Ай бұрын

Looks like your floating your gears.

@daquanbailey7331 3 ай бұрын

What rpm do upshift in? There’s quite a lag in between the gears

@matkremzar5474 3 ай бұрын

21 and 12

@ducharmestudios7157 3 жыл бұрын

Does this truck have the 237 in it?

@eddieweigel9490 Ай бұрын

Sounds like a 285 or a e6 300

@brettensmith7305 3 жыл бұрын

What year is the truck

@B422TMack 3 жыл бұрын

66-72 for sure. It's a Steel Dash Bulldog. 73' had the beige dash

@deborahchesser7375 3 жыл бұрын

@@B422TMack the kind that last almost forever

@joeshephard1985 2 жыл бұрын

You’re in a Mack lol bring that seat up. Sit tall and proud Leave that low seat life to the Pete drivers.

@DoctorBrodski 2 жыл бұрын

I know. I thought he was sitting on the floor to start with. Why sit tall and proud when you can peer over the wheel like a little old lady on her way to church?

@scottp4063 11 ай бұрын

Need a bigger steering wheel 🛞

@B422TMack 3 жыл бұрын

If not an E6 237 it sounds like the ole 673 or 711 Thermodyne Mack that were in my families B models & very Early R models ( 66 & 67 Models) back in the day. Green dash tells me that's an Early R model up to an 72 or 73 model @ the latest. I miss that sound on a daily basis.

@carlwilliams1570 3 жыл бұрын

Wasn’t 73 the first year of the tan interiors? I drove a 67 R600 that was a 237 6 speed and it only had two parking valves that were between the seats on the back wall of the cab.

@mrjlesher 3 жыл бұрын

What year is that r model.....have not seen that dash b4

@B422TMack 3 жыл бұрын

66- to 72 . 73 had the beige dash .

@ernestpassaro9663 2 жыл бұрын

Had a 71 r model with the same dash air brake buttons were down on the back wall of cab

@BuRn1NgAnUs Жыл бұрын

Would it be possible to drop an E9 in an R600?

@huntermossakajunkerman9646 Жыл бұрын

The hoods on the R600's are too short unfortunately. You might be able to with the R700's, however engine compartment width may still be an issue. The Superliner hoods were designed with the length and width to accommodate such a massive engine.