So kool love the videos .

hello, why such a difficulty in switching speeds?

Can't imagine today's youth with that...

@@chrispetersen113 Todaay's youth can barely ride a tricycle....lol.

855 Cummins music for my ears nice blog👍👋

My dad was the same way when he taught me only it was in a truck with a super 10. I still hate those things lol

Tommy Gunn god forbid ya got in the way of the mirrors, slap 👋 right quick! lol

Sounds like your dad and my dad learned to teach the same way. Ease the clutch up good now you won't need the clutch until we stop. That will be about 3am. He had just 2 requirements. 1, can you push the clutch to the floor? That was no easy task back then the clutch took a lot of effort to operate. 2, can you turn the wheel? As soon as could do both he said ok start driving around the yard. All was going good till I managed to lay it on its side. Pops looked at me, not hurt? Good get the train Jack and pick it back up. Took all day in the rain it had 45k load of steel on it. Learn the hard way was the only way. Hey what about them non air ride seats. You had to have an iron bottom to run. Those rigs. I miss my 6x4. Pops bolted 2, 13 speeds in her one day cause the 4sp aux broke and he had to roll. A bit complicated but it worked. 169 forward gears. 13 reverse. He loved backing up across the old truck stops doing about 5o MPH. That's when it was fun. I miss those days hate it these days I just left after 45 years.

Don’t scratch them gears dammit, I learned in a 15 spd Mack shit I was 14 could barely get the clutch in

John Ross I remember my dad all impressed with them air ride cabs. lol Can you imagine running with no air ride cabs never mind no air suspension? Oh man that’s an all day buckboard ride! lol

AMEN TO WHAT YOU STATED😍🔥👣👅 Sweeeettt🔥👅

talking wouldn't be bad

I agree with all these fine comments.

What a lovely old truck, fantastic sound and smooth as butter shifting those twin sticks ! Respect from road train driver Australia and a love of vintage trucks

En mi camión no tengo radio . Solo escucho el sonido del motor.

My Dad started when he got home from WWII.a lot of guys drive trucks..but they AREN'T truck drivers..my Dad WAS one

Mom & pop stops are far & few between nowadays. The big 3, 1 predominantly, the one owned by warren buffet, the worst of them all. Are buying them up. The megas do not go there. The owners operators do, as well as locals. Real shame. Going from good restaurants to all fast food franchise crap. Warren is an asshole. Cannot blame the mom & pop shops. Warren is offering so much. They never have to work again. That is if they sell. If they don't, they experience supply issues. Reducing the value. Warren has them scared. So they take what they can get, before they are stepped on. By warrens cronies.

@@SinOjosWeb- in most places on the west coast here the property is worth so much you can’t blame the family for taking the money and running, it wasn’t their dream to have a truck stop it was their parents generally and the property taxes eat up the profits so they take the millions being offered and retire

@@middleclassretiree Yea I know, Warren has been buying them up. Shame that pilot/flying j is the worst. As a company driver I was forced to fuel at pilot. The showers never work, the fuel pumps are always broken, no water or squeegee for washing windows. Horrible small parking lot, pay for reserved, spot always taken. They do nothing about people taking reserved spots without paying. Bottle of water is $3, store always dirty, showers dirty if they even work. Never hot water. They put Warren Buffet up on a pedestal like he is the second coming of Jesus. He is a low life POS. He has signed to provide charging for the electric trucks. More shitty treatment of the truck drivers. I have my own truck & authority. Will Never step foot into a pilot/flying j ever again.

Yea the speedo is displaying 1/2 until I can find an adapter.. I was doing about 50

@California Citizen Watch He just has to multiply by two, so technically he does

i_love _music it’s the only way to carry massive loads

@@molomix23 Its a joke....

i_love _music I know....

but not as many as the fast and furious cars lol

Scott Cozart that was good

😂😂😂😂😂😂😋

@@djaydeved kml😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

And more fun to drive than any new automatic truck.

Craig Pennington yup, my Dad worked his tail off haulin logs in the Pacific Northwest, driving one like this

@Blair Aquilia Real men don't get anxiety pulling on their stick

ahahahahahahahh @@acesul8811

@@randyhutchinson9910 I live in Washington state and come from a family of tow truck drivers, my middle name is Eugene, the same as my great uncle's. My dad worked with him at a big towing company in the south sound in the 90's and he was the one driver who could work a brownie box. He used to also haul the dirt into the kingdome in Seattle when the monster trucks were in town. Love hearing stories from drivers it reminds me of family.

Revive so glad to hear from you

Lol

Besides the joke this extra shifts are only useful going with heavy load and\or uphill. You can move basically from second or third gear empty.

18 speed is meant for heavy haul, puling 100 000 pounds requires that kind of gearing , mostly Peterbilts and KW

fucking amazing😂😂😂😂

Gold.

thanks to artificial intelligent :-), by time they'll will know u more man, more than your wife , so ...

Ridei Karim awesome, as long as KZfaq stops suggesting pewdie pie videos to me.

Agreed

Same here lol

song of our people...great audio

66lwmorgan I drove a Mack with a 400 big cam and boy did she make some good sounds. That Holeset turbo really whistled too

Mac's were loud😊👅

the jake brake actually scared the hell out of me, i was looking at my phone with this as background noise and all of a sudden the germans are MG42-ing my headphones

T6y

Thanks for not talking for hours about the truck, I hate videos that do that. So, that’s why I like this video

Masosjose

same here, eargasmic

Better to be loved as a trucker than despised as a cop. Good choice sir.

Very cool story.

Good for you brother.

I'm glad you found what you love to do! Maybe you'll also get bitten by the vintage truck bug and get yourself one of them!

bain5872 I might just have to agree with you !

Sir sir!! Mack v8 is the best sound you will ever hear

Something I found out a few days ago after reading about Mack, Mack designed the V8 block that Scania uses to this day. I'm sure it has changed over the years but thats where it started, they worked together since the 1950's... people say and I agree that Scania V8's are the best sounding and if you hear a Mack V8, the E9 / EM9 and what ever other versions there is, they sound very much like the Scania's did and do to this day. I'm not even a big Scania fan and I think its the best sound of any engine ever made. Came across a Scania pulling a load here in Sweden 2 years ago in a roundabout, it was a mid 2000's model Scania R of some sort, a V8 for sure, and it sounded heavenly, just like the older trucks used to... holy hell, it was then I was sure! Its the best sounding engine. And I dont say that lightly as I generally hate going "uugh its the best!" but holy pistons! Do they sound amazingly!

I agree with that you are right sounds good don't

8v 92 Detroit. Something about the 2-stroke Detroit’s. Maybe it’s the nostalgia of military trucks?

Ever run by Yakima on your trips?

Wow that sounds amazing

What a beautiful description.. You should write a book.

I got to ride with my dad a few times. My daughter and wife rode with me. Can't wait for my grandson to ride as well.

irongoatrocky what years was this when you went with your dad? Must have been an amazing time. Thanks for sharing your story😀

Can confirm its not us. Check with cr england. Especially if the dislike come in 3's

I was at a truck stop once and heard over the intercom: *swift party of 2 your shower is ready*

They probably want paccar engines in everything also probably vegan

😂

EPA and DOT lovers probably

Cool story brother

I hear ya bud. Was just as close to my gramps.

Sounds like you really enjoyed that time with him. Great memories to have.

Did your uncle drove into NYC? Wow imagine that stop and go traffic driving down Broadway in Mid-town 🤦‍♂️

Freddy Thimmaiah I think it’s the jake brake

Its engine brake

AND a woosh to both of you

Caleb Teague What is it?

@@guy_incognito7538 No one missed a joke here really, they just wanted to explain the purpose of said red switch. moron ;)

Hold my J A K E B R A K E S

@TOKA G supercars are nothing compared to a big rig

*hold my Cummins.

William Funes at least it's not short Cummings

Honda civic with a fart can :^)

Dylan Runyan right on

Dylan-Don't drive one without a Jake. Those things save my bacon more than once.

Man what a cool truck!

Dylan Runyan That is what is known as an eargasm.

That's because you have a small sausage!

What did he think of the Road Ranger transmission?

@@MisterMikeTexasthe twin sticks are way tougher , the splitters n range finders on the newer ones break easy

@@MisterMikeTexas , I know you wasn't asking me but I loved the 10 spd. R.R.

Very smooth shifting. I cut my teeth on a B 47 Mack with a triplex but I caught on pretty fast. Good old logging memories.

@@rooky55, now it's all automatic or automated transmissions and drivers wearing flip-flops and sweatpants, what a sad state of affairs. You must have come from where I did, was driving a B81 with a quad box when I was still in highschool.

Where I live in the Alberta oil patch the guys are driving tandem tri drives and 200 inch sow gin pole bed trucks with planetary rear diffs in the bush and mud and snow to move very big drilling rigs and tanks.. No flip flops, just some very hard working smart and generous drivers keeping things going. Respect to this breed of to days tough truckers.@@B81Mack

Nice! Sounds like that truck is in good hands for the future

Naturally aspirated Cummins sixer, can't get much better than that!

Beautiful

Yes bro nice sound

100 ha! Jake from Hell

You're mostly hearing the crackles of the stacks , the engine a low drone 😐

Some times you think it's to small when your arm start to burn turning the thing. Remember before i40 was finished going through Albuquerque all the stops and turns and the end less shifting that was in 1958-60 you drove through all the small towns on route 66. Thought i was in heaven in the 80's with power steering and AC.

Hammer down.

Cough epa messin stuff up w over engineering

travelingThrew I don't understand the point of all that ”freedom” nonsense. According to several sources, including american ones, you're barely top 10 when ranking countries with the most freedom.

Whats the first country?

Jhonnytest4 obviously China 🙄 I don’t think that dude knows what he’s talking about, just a hunch tho

travelingThrew Yeah. I mean, modern trucks are still well built and stay in good condition for a long long time if handled properly but they don’t have the same characteristics as an old truck does. They may be Kenworth, Mack or Volvo, but they are still painted white hauling reefers. I recommend a song called Twin Stack Blues by Bull Brambles. It’s a good song

What is?

because of watching my Dad, I've got a 1999 W 900 L Kenworth, and I'm driving a 2003 379 PETERBILT, god I love this, but it's gettin weird, with all the new law's, rough to hang on now

Driven one twin stick once and now I'm hooked. Now I want to put a set of boxes in my Classic XL

Robert McDougall floatin it all the way

It’s cake. Just gotta hear the engine

I learned on a old Mack but always double clutched until I started driving a old Detroit and got the hang of not using a clutch for up and down shifting now whether it’s my Jeep, pickup, or big rig I never use the clutch

I would have liked to have had an exterior look at this old girl. :)

Thats my ac when i drive at work. My favorite ac though is 2/60 ac

@@nickleback960 My favorite ac is AC/DC.

@@SergeantExtreme 🤘🤘

Then You should see/hear a b17 flyingfortress video. A recording inside a flyingfortress of the summing engine. Maks me just relaxe and slip away 😄 a bit like You describ this video does

I think your on to something. It's called "acoustical perfume" believe it or not. And I could listen to this motor all day !

I've used recordings of submarine with intermittent "pings" to sleep. Very relaxing!

Loving the drone of a engine, not asking for directions, enjoying being in home depot and looking at grainger catalogs... ..the definition of a man

I’d buy it!

Amen to that. These newer drivers have no clue what a real truck is

A sound like this just makes me sleep even easier.

@@samd7476 Yes!!!

Cheers! Go to my channel for a outside walkaround video

You are very much welcome for the ride!

Thanks! And satisfying to drive!

John Harding Thanks for checkin back ! It sure has, all I can think of is the awesome scenery in the States it has seen though! She's been running the northern states hauling steel for the last 10 year or so of it's work life

Cool, Imagine having a go pro on that truck for the last 50 years. It would be awesome, Happy Holidays

John Harding Wouldn't that be something!! Merry Christmas =)

Merry Christmas!!

John Harding z

Marius Madsen Gaming Sure does! The new microphone was perfect for the job!

Darstrom sure!

Диванный Фронтовик Could you write in English? KZfaq app won't let me copy and translate on the phone..

Это грузовик конца сороковых, начала пятидесятых годов, это нормально.

You mean many trucks nowadays used automatic transmision ??

@@nitsu2947 +fordy massive fordy...yeah, increasingly, especially in the case of ready mixers, the new Macks are increasingly automatic. When I started hauling asphalt back in the '80's driving the R models, you had, now if my old ass memory - serves, 5 speeds in REVERSE. So, say you were on a job where you had to back up a long, LONG ways--- you shifted in reverse and you could get up to highway speed, too. It was a mind messer when you first learned it, then you WANTED to do it any time poss-ble! Now, I don't grudge these new dump and mixer guys their automatics...but I think every driver needs to know how to work a truck with a splitter just in case the need should arise, you know? Also, and this is me just being sentimental, I don't think the art of old fashioned truck driving should be lost. You watch, once they get all of the trucks automatic they'll be wanting to pay the drivers a lower hourly wage. Take care.

I choose to see progress and efficiency as a wonderful thing. Not at all denying the beauty of this machine though.

@@eatstuffanddie I agree in a general way regarding progress. The problem is, when it comes to "efficiency" today it usually is about the increasing use of robotics and this makes a growing number of people obsolete. And I love the argument some make that "This will free mankind to pursue the arts and..." Ok, and do you think the governments of the world are going to feed the hundreds of millions who will need to be fed, clothed, housed? It's no extreme view this...it is our future. Thanks for comment.

@@1060michaelg People wouldn't be obsolete if they were properly retrained or motivated to learn new skills. We survived the industrial age some how. I think we can handle some robotics and the singularity you speak of is much further off than what mainstream hysteria would lead us to beleive. I'm not saying your view is invalid becuase it absolutely is not but I feel as though some misinformation has caused some unease or fear about the technological future we are building.

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j7xjpM2Dz56wm4E.html There is more on my profile

No one's pissed off!! That's why you call yourself popcorn!!

popcorn79116 no one is pissed at all, he is just saying he wishes the video showed the outside of the truck as well, you need to chill the fuck out dude

Yeah me too

I was thinking that too

Janu Kumoro It's amazing to be able to drive it!

Its real man truck like back in the old day when the trucker were glorified as modern day cowboy ..unlike suck problematic computerized,automatic tranny semi nowaday.

Janu Kumoro Right on..

+Janu Kumoro Times sure changed.

Thank god they had escape ramps when you needed them!

Awesome! Just practice as much as you can. I'm not that good but I can keep it rollin atleast! I got a friend who bought a 69 KW cement truck with a 5n4 in, hope to try it out when it gets finished!

Cheers! Sure will..