As a kid growing up my neighbor had a B model dump truck he used to let me ride around with him. He was busy in there for sure. He taught me alot about working on cars and trucks and 40 years later I'm still turning wrenches.
Stupid question-2 sticks,one transmission?Or is one switching gears in the rear?Love the look of these truck"s.I"m 61 years old,when I was a kid,these were the standard truck you saw on the road.Garbage trucks,firetruck"s,school buses,etc,Obviously,you had to have talent to drive one!
The macks had a single transmission. This one is a 15 speed, 5 spd main with a 3 spd splitter. Most other trucks at that time that were two stick had a main trans and then an auxiliary box that was separate.
Sweet looking B. Is that Pennsylvania or New York countryside? Regardless, it looks like a nice place to live and work. Nice homes, and what looks to be sparsely populated. was going to make crack about the size of the load you were hauling, but thought better of it because this is my first comment and I wasn't sure you'd get the humor. I do like Kubby machine though, and I wish I had one.
Two transmissions bolted together with a lever for each one. The 4 way auxiliary divides or "splits" each gear in the main 5 speed transmission giving 20 possible combinations. As this is a construction truck it likely has a quadraplex 18 or 20 speed transmission. Every 3rd or 4th shift involved shifting both sticks at essentially the same time. But no clutch pedal once you got it rolling. All moving shifts could be accomplished with the throttle and the gear levers. You would be a cripple if you had to kick the clutch pedal twice for every gear change.
these all steel B models just go on forever. A beauty
As a kid growing up my neighbor had a B model dump truck he used to let me ride around with him. He was busy in there for sure. He taught me alot about working on cars and trucks and 40 years later I'm still turning wrenches.
Sounds nice!!! You can't beat the back drop exhaust manifold for a good sounding exhaust!!!
I used to ride with my dad while he shifted the ole five and four. Best truck ever. Love it
Am 69yo and our local fire departments had those and i 💙 them then and still do. I agree gr8 shifts. 😀👍🇺🇸
Very nice truck ,great sound, nice shifting no clutch kids now a days can't drive standard
@@addchannelname3160 can you drive a semi truck though I can 10spd. Or a three on the tree if you even know what that is.
@@addchannelname3160 ok just wondering drove both also drove a four on the tree. And a 36 gear transmission on a tractor as well.
Nice to see one still hauling loads.
Nice B model it's nice to see your keeping the old girl working nice video 👍
My dream wheels!
Heavy metal dream on wheels and this sound , beautiful.
And now ,please, with a huge load on the trailer.
cool truck
Beautiful truck so power full
Pure Gold!!!!!!!
Super merci beaucoup . Jacques 😃😁
Love truck 🚚
Total coolness!!
I'd love to drive again
Nice old mack ,were did you learn to shift it ,you do real good
The one I drove was Red with white wheel love the big chrome grill
Stupid question-2 sticks,one transmission?Or is one switching gears in the rear?Love the look of these truck"s.I"m 61 years old,when I was a kid,these were the standard truck you saw on the road.Garbage trucks,firetruck"s,school buses,etc,Obviously,you had to have talent to drive one!
The macks had a single transmission. This one is a 15 speed, 5 spd main with a 3 spd splitter. Most other trucks at that time that were two stick had a main trans and then an auxiliary box that was separate.
@@cjneary5796 -thanks for the info!-my 1st ride was a 63,283,3 on the tree,chevy imala-1 stick!-and I thought that was cool!
From the back window view it appeared to be the triplex 5 & 3
Sweet looking B. Is that Pennsylvania or New York countryside? Regardless, it looks like a nice place to live and work. Nice homes, and what looks to be sparsely populated. was going to make crack about the size of the load you were hauling, but thought better of it because this is my first comment and I wasn't sure you'd get the humor. I do like Kubby machine though, and I wish I had one.
Is this truck now considered an antique for registration purposes?
Yes it's registered as historic
@@cjneary5796 So, do you need a CDL to drive this beauty?
@@johnsonbar5022 I have heard that you do not need a CDL to drive historic trucks not sure if that is true. But I have my CDL
@@cjneary5796 Thank you for your reply and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family. That Mack.... she's beautiful !!!!
Beautiful old B girl. I need a few and some DM’s.
What engine and transmission, do you work it?
Triplex 15spd with the 711 engine. We use it once and a while to move equipment
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🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
I want one 🚧
Two transmissions bolted together with a lever for each one. The 4 way auxiliary divides or "splits" each gear in the main 5 speed transmission giving 20 possible combinations. As this is a construction truck it likely has a quadraplex 18 or 20 speed transmission. Every 3rd or 4th shift involved shifting both sticks at essentially the same time. But no clutch pedal once you got it rolling. All moving shifts could be accomplished with the throttle and the gear levers. You would be a cripple if you had to kick the clutch pedal twice for every gear change.
All du-plex, tri-plex and quadra-plex transmissions were one transmission. This truck has a tri plex.
Like the sound coming from those stacks classic thermodyne engine
Nowadays you could get away with pulling that weight with much less gears bigger engines higher torque
NICE
I cut my teeth on a b53 thermodynamic Triplex
Drivers splitting is a little sloppy