My dad was a diesel mechanic for a coal company in the 70s and 80s in pineville ky. He could turn every bolt on one of these in his sleep! I remember how dirty he was when he came home, it was a different world then with things being less complicated both with trucks and life in general. Yet things worked better
I've never cared for the funky cabs on those old DMs, but I absolutely love those big diamond plate fenders and metal hinged hoods! These trucks are like the ones you wanted to play with in your sandbox as a kid. The DMs were real trucks, heavy-duty to the core.
I had one of those hoods fly off my truck as I was going down a hill.. Pulled into the pit with no hood, the foreman was like "WTF?" Had to take the p/u 7 go get it. LOL
Mack certainly was not playing around. They continued the pre war construction tradition into the 80s. This model and the Autocar model as well. And those spoked rims....man, that should make any trucker's heart melt!!
@@deborahchesser7375 look at the Mack Anthem now. They did not continue the tradition. They all are about fuel economy and aerodynamics now which is fine but you still have to have those steel bumpers!!!! And solid steel frames etc
the sounds of classic iron those old maxidyne engines were and still are the best bulletproof engine Mack ever produced. and to think this truck is as old as i am and still running strong
@@dustinlanphear422 Everything was built so much better.Now,planned obsolecence,RE-build ,what you got for as long as you can.Not a grease fitting in sight.Oh,they have a "lifetime" warranty.Yea,the lifetime of a "greaseless ball bearing",really isn"t that long ,GET IT!!!
LOOKS LIKE A NEW YORK RIG STAT. ISL. nothing pulls out of hole like a dm8 that set bck. axle and long nose give good traction and balance to the rear axles great truck for 10 wheeler work easy to maintain also you can get to every grease fitting and filter with a heaped load they get around on site like their empty if you have a chance compare it to a conventional type rig and youl' know. BIG AL BOSTON,MA.
Beautiful truck love the sound of her startup. My dad used to drive a DM800 and R-Model I love the look and sound of those old necks beautiful works of art.
I wish I kept track of all the miles I put on while behind the wheel of DM's and R's, I know my right knee still hurts today from hitting the heater box in the cab!
I drove a U model once . It had a Maxidyne hooked to a % speed . I was haulin' a load of drums of a compound used in making rubber products from central MA up to someplace on the north shore. Going up 495 I went for miles before being able to shift into high.
Lol I have a similarly story I drove a 78 dm600 tandem dumptruck with a 5 speed and a 237 maxidyme u could run faster going along side the truck going up a slight grade in 2nd gear....
We always pull out the throttle so the mirrors smooth out so she gets oil pressure up to the cam and valve train, seems to work as the 62 B81 we had still runs the same block and crank after 58 years.
I drove those DM800s for Weyerhaeuser, even when new, the senior truck drivers refused to drive them. Both the trucks set up for off highway log trucks and the gravel trucks were crap. I could change an axle in one in about 10 minutes, we all got good at replacing axles. Our shop had the machinists score the axle by a spline so it would break there rather than shattering and falling into the rear ends. You changed an axle at least once a week. Both the double frame gravel trucks and the triple framed log trucks broke their frames right behind the cab. the one good thing was with the off set cab, you could carry 5 gallons of oil to replenish the engine as the day went on. Fenders were prone to fall off, springs were always breaking they were just junk. The R600 gravel trucks were a dream as were the RL700L log trucks, but the DM 800s couldn't go to the scrapper fast enough. A Mack representative came out to Snoqualmie and made a pronouncement that there was not a man alive that could break a DM 800. One driver invited him into the cab and before they got out of the gravel pit there were two broken axles. I did take my gravel truck over the scales in the mill yard once out of curiosity, solo truck, it grossed 88,5000 pounds. Log trucks regularly grossed over 225,000 pounds. the lifespan of a DM 800 ended up being only 4 years compared to older B cabs and the R cabs which was close to 8 years.I broke in driving a 1948 Mack LTL off high way log truck in 1966, that was a tough old truck for a young kid to start driving, it was running fine when I quit driving it that summer of 66.
@@MiguelRodriguez-zz3cw Because they're old trucks. They haven't made the DM for years. Most of them were ran hard and put away wet. They were all used in heavy duty applications. One of these old DM800 trucks will wipe the floor with any of these newer trucks.
These trucks work best with the stock 5 or 6 speed trans. The 237 & 300 Maxidyne engines have a wide torque band, and were designed to lug to 1200 RPM before a shift was required. And they have no problem doing that, my U685 with a 237 can pull hills at 12-1300 rpm without issue.
Hello SCPD 613 ! I'm retired too, from Rad Shop HQ.....25 years see you love the old Macks too ! This truck must be on the Island, I see Baron motors...have to keep an eye out for it .....regards...
87 was the last year I worked at Mack Trucks in Allentown, Pa. Could have been the last truck I worked on before I left the door. I'm pretty sure it was green. LOL
You are definitely a person who's brain I would love to pick when it comes to all things MACK! Especially since you were there in the 80's, when MACK was producing such sharp-looking trucks. I would of never believed back then, that an R-model would become a rare bird, or a rare sight, in my lifetime. Sad.
@@heavysetsoutherngentleman9047 Did all sorts of work on the lines. Installed airhorns, front windows, side windows, inside trim, spot weld cabs, craned engines into frames, installed drive shafts, groomed completely stripped engines, installed tranies, gear shift arrangement lines, PTOs, installed bulldogs and hoods, etc, etc. Loved working there. When Mack sneakedly opened a new plant in Winsboro, S.C, and close Allentown, Pa. plant, I opted to take buyout and pension options rather than move. I had 12 years with them then. Regretted my decision then but it all panned out in the end. Was a great place to work with a great bunch of guys.
Man that’s a sweet truck but needs at least a 15 Eaton fuller or a Mack 12 speed, those 6 speed low holes were good for everything except going down the road. Never let you down in the dirt but you’ll be the last one back to the barn at night.
drove several of em. Hard to beat a good running old Dog !!! love the butterfly hood !! do your Fender's swing up ? most get rusted and banged so bad they jam. great video !!! all the best Sir !
Snowplows, cities like New York often equip garbage trucks and dump trucks with plows in the winter to reduce truck congestion on the streets and get plows out sooner.
If I were a multi-billionaire, I would make Volvo an offer they couldn't refuse. As the new owner of Mack Trucks Inc., my letter to the employees would be this: Effective immediately! Production of the R model, the Superliner, and everything else we stopped producing when the 1980's ended, will resume. Discontinued immediately will be everything Renault and Volvo had their hands in! This once iconic American-born brand, has been nothing but a pawn in the hands of these two foreign entities. YOU DON'T BUY MACK OUT, MACK BUYS YOU OUT! This is all because Mr. John B. Curcio spent too much time watching and playing golf, instead of keeping track of this companies bottom line. CEO's need to go! MAKE MACK GREAT AGAIN! I can dream, can't I? MACK TRUCKS INC. (born 1900 - died 1990) RIP.
That was a real truck with a steel butterfly hood and Diamond plate fenders, like the international Paystar with the set back front axle and 12” deep frame rails, or the Autocar DK and White Construcktor. Did it have the New York City area 20,000 lb front axle, a triple frame and Mack 58,000-65,000 tandems with the tall 12:00-24.0 inch tires?
I use to know a guy named klem that had a truck that could be the twin to that truck when he parked in middle island back in early 90's. she sure is a beauty. still have her? daily work truck?
In no way an I trying to be an expert, but the RD & DM are not the same. Different ; cab, fuel tanks, battery boxes, shifter lever(s), exhaust, hood panels, air cleaner set up, etc etc. I think what you meant to say is, they both are totally bad ass!
Were these trucks made mostly for off-road use within construction zones? This configuration of truck would be illegal to drive down the highway in every state once you load it with dirt if it weighs 40,000 lbs empty. Most states allow 36,000 lbs. on a tandem axle set like that and 20,000 lbs (??) on the steer axle. Most states won't issue overweight permits for easily divisible loads like dirt.
scdevon yes they are pit trucks mostly and heavy they have #55,000 rear axles alone and #25,000 front , they tore the shit out of the roads in WVa and Ky
says it's an 84 so at last a 300. the ones I drove were older, still had the green metal dashboards, IDK 265 's or whatever they were. But that hood made steering like a boat. LOL!
My dad was a diesel mechanic for a coal company in the 70s and 80s in pineville ky. He could turn every bolt on one of these in his sleep! I remember how dirty he was when he came home, it was a different world then with things being less complicated both with trucks and life in general. Yet things worked better
Clowers Hiball my dad had 12 of these and he was the mechanic. I hear ya dude. Good memories. I wish trucks were still like these
Early Cuyler I miss those days hauling coal in those mountains
Early Cuyler what coal company was it? I hauled around Barbourville and down that way for Calgo and a couple others
Wish i was in KY hauling coal. I was up in Winchester running tobacco for Oliver and Alvin Haynes 97 to 02
@@jerrykinnin7941as long as you was jammin gears it’s all titties brother 👍
I've never cared for the funky cabs on those old DMs, but I absolutely love those big diamond plate fenders and metal hinged hoods! These trucks are like the ones you wanted to play with in your sandbox as a kid. The DMs were real trucks, heavy-duty to the core.
I had one of those hoods fly off my truck as I was going down a hill.. Pulled into the pit with no hood, the foreman was like "WTF?" Had to take the p/u 7 go get it. LOL
I love the way those old Maxidynes sound when idleing.
That’s the way a diesel’s supposed to sound! LOL
Mack certainly was not playing around. They continued the pre war construction tradition into the 80s. This model and the Autocar model as well.
And those spoked rims....man, that should make any trucker's heart melt!!
Me too man, those old Dayton wheels look so damn good, I wish I had me an ol Bulldog to play with.
@@deborahchesser7375 look at the Mack Anthem now. They did not continue the tradition. They all are about fuel economy and aerodynamics now which is fine but you still have to have those steel bumpers!!!! And solid steel frames etc
@@milestone_achiever4634 when Volvo got involved the real Mack’s disappeared, sad like everything else going on now.
the sounds of classic iron those old maxidyne engines were and still are the best bulletproof engine Mack ever produced. and to think this truck is as old as i am and still running strong
I would take that over a new "Mack" any day of the week. She will last forever!
lovetrain442 you got that right driver !!!
Same here driver.
Plus so easy to work on !!!
Older vehicles of any size will last forever when you keep up with the maintenance
@@dustinlanphear422 Everything was built so much better.Now,planned obsolecence,RE-build ,what you got for as long as you can.Not a grease fitting in sight.Oh,they have a "lifetime" warranty.Yea,the lifetime of a "greaseless ball bearing",really isn"t that long ,GET IT!!!
PURE music nothing like a Mack with a Maxidyne
Now, that's what a Mack truck sounds like...pure-four-stroke Diesel power!
You ain’t shittin , 300+ and a straight pipe, I hauled coal in one , 55,000 rears, one tough ol girl
where i grew up, huntington, ny we had a gravel yard where they used these same style macks and autocars. loved those trucks!
+yaduck9 It is a former Town of Huntington truck.
Love those old "Bulldogs". Especially the Rs' and DMs'
I love Mack DM-800’s. They sound amazing and never seen trucks look as beautiful as they do
M model's and DM's where the coolest looking trucks ever made with the Oshkosh a close second. Awesome heavy haulers and prime movers.
I'm in heaven listening-looking at your DM....beautiful....a "real" truck ! Thanks for the vid !
LOOKS LIKE A NEW YORK RIG STAT. ISL. nothing pulls out of hole like a dm8 that set bck. axle and long nose give good traction and balance to the rear axles great truck for 10 wheeler
work easy to maintain also you can get to every grease fitting and filter with a heaped load they get around on site like their empty if you have a chance compare it to a conventional type rig and youl' know. BIG AL BOSTON,MA.
Awsome truck. I liked it when he turned the corner and blew some Mack smoke toward that Honda dealership.LOL
Strong looking trucks!!!
Redundantly built and under rated, they were hard to beat especially off road.
Beautiful looking and beautiful sounding. My '64 B61SX dump with a 711 and a Quad must be the precursor to this DM.
WobblinGoblin1 b81 was the predecessor
That truck is in amazing shape!
This guy is a real Mack truck driver . could you see a kid trying to drive this truck !
Beautiful truck love the sound of her startup. My dad used to drive a DM800 and R-Model I love the look and sound of those old necks beautiful works of art.
Those 800s were the best,nice truck , these new trucks don't have a chance
Next to a Detroit the Mack is my favorite sounding diesel !
Same!
I wish I kept track of all the miles I put on while behind the wheel of DM's and R's, I know my right knee still hurts today from hitting the heater box in the cab!
And get really hot if you had the heat on.
What a beauty! I love old trucks......Paint is perfect on this one & like the smoke 💨
A real beauty for sure! Thanks for sharing this pristine example with us!
I drove a U model once . It had a Maxidyne hooked to a % speed . I was haulin' a load of drums of a compound used in making rubber products from central MA up to someplace on the north shore. Going up 495 I went for miles before being able to shift into high.
Lol I have a similarly story I drove a 78 dm600 tandem dumptruck with a 5 speed and a 237 maxidyme u could run faster going along side the truck going up a slight grade in 2nd gear....
@@Unlimited3406 yep, or loaded with coal in the mountains, low gear wide open. You have to admit for a small motor the 237 and 300 pulled pretty hard
Love It ran Macks for years good stuff
Like the way its warmed up letting it idle and not revving the crap out of it
We always pull out the throttle so the mirrors smooth out so she gets oil pressure up to the cam and valve train, seems to work as the 62 B81 we had still runs the same block and crank after 58 years.
I drove those DM800s for Weyerhaeuser, even when new, the senior truck drivers refused to drive them. Both the trucks set up for off highway log trucks and the gravel trucks were crap. I could change an axle in one in about 10 minutes, we all got good at replacing axles. Our shop had the machinists score the axle by a spline so it would break there rather than shattering and falling into the rear ends. You changed an axle at least once a week. Both the double frame gravel trucks and the triple framed log trucks broke their frames right behind the cab. the one good thing was with the off set cab, you could carry 5 gallons of oil to replenish the engine as the day went on. Fenders were prone to fall off, springs were always breaking they were just junk. The R600 gravel trucks were a dream as were the RL700L log trucks, but the DM 800s couldn't go to the scrapper fast enough. A Mack representative came out to Snoqualmie and made a pronouncement that there was not a man alive that could break a DM 800. One driver invited him into the cab and before they got out of the gravel pit there were two broken axles. I did take my gravel truck over the scales in the mill yard once out of curiosity, solo truck, it grossed 88,5000 pounds. Log trucks regularly grossed over 225,000 pounds. the lifespan of a DM 800 ended up being only 4 years compared to older B cabs and the R cabs which was close to 8 years.I broke in driving a 1948 Mack LTL off high way log truck in 1966, that was a tough old truck for a young kid to start driving, it was running fine when I quit driving it that summer of 66.
I have drove and worked on those DM's just like that countless hours! One tough truck!
That's a real truck not like the plastic junk they make today. 👍
Learned how to drive in a 79 dm800 same color what a tough workhorse.
Love that Mack.
Best work truck out there,and that's a dam good look n 888
A DM will haul every last Granite to the scrap heap.
If them ugly dms. are so better than a granite. Why the hell aren't they around anymore.
@@MiguelRodriguez-zz3cw Because they're old trucks. They haven't made the DM for years. Most of them were ran hard and put away wet. They were all used in heavy duty applications. One of these old DM800 trucks will wipe the floor with any of these newer trucks.
I agree. That can be said for most new trucks.
@@MiguelRodriguez-zz3cw see if your GRANITE is still running in 50 years.....
@@danvertdavis6867 it will be vs them ugly dm pos
That's a nice looking DM Mack she sounds good to 👍👌
Man, this truck is so cool. Thx for sharing.
Like the color & the front styling.Have always liked the sound
What a beautiful truck
These trucks work best with the stock 5 or 6 speed trans. The 237 & 300 Maxidyne engines have a wide torque band, and were designed to lug to 1200 RPM before a shift was required. And they have no problem doing that, my U685 with a 237 can pull hills at 12-1300 rpm without issue.
How does your U model ride?
I love the older truck because you can hear them the new owns are do dam quite
Sweet truck
I even like the color
Sounds good too
Music to my ears to hear that old dog going through the gears
Hello SCPD 613 ! I'm retired too, from Rad Shop HQ.....25 years see you love the old Macks too ! This truck must be on the Island, I see Baron motors...have to keep an eye out for it .....regards...
The DMs were great, with that offset cab it just made it easier backing into a paver or up to an excavator.
Dats ah real truck not like the plastic junk they make today
Wow, that's a beauty!!
I used to drive a Long Ramp Body like this one when I was a rigger/millwright. Heavy Spec you aint shitting!
Awesome ❤!!!! Love ❤️ This!!!!
87 was the last year I worked at Mack Trucks in Allentown, Pa. Could have been the last truck I worked on before I left the door. I'm pretty sure it was green. LOL
You are definitely a person who's brain I would love to pick when it comes to all things MACK! Especially since you were there in the 80's, when MACK was producing such sharp-looking trucks. I would of never believed back then, that an R-model would become a rare bird, or a rare sight, in my lifetime. Sad.
@@heavysetsoutherngentleman9047 Did all sorts of work on the lines. Installed airhorns, front windows, side windows, inside trim, spot weld cabs, craned engines into frames, installed drive shafts, groomed completely stripped engines, installed tranies, gear shift arrangement lines, PTOs, installed bulldogs and hoods, etc, etc. Loved working there. When Mack sneakedly opened a new plant in Winsboro, S.C, and close Allentown, Pa. plant, I opted to take buyout and pension options rather than move. I had 12 years with them then. Regretted my decision then but it all panned out in the end. Was a great place to work with a great bunch of guys.
I remember seeing dm's on the road almost everyday. Now.......
Nice job shifting!
That's a really bad ass truck nice
Man that’s a sweet truck but needs at least a 15 Eaton fuller or a Mack 12 speed, those 6 speed low holes were good for everything except going down the road. Never let you down in the dirt but you’ll be the last one back to the barn at night.
I love that cab design.
drove several of em.
Hard to beat a good running old Dog !!!
love the butterfly hood !! do your Fender's swing up ?
most get rusted and banged so bad they jam. great video !!!
all the best Sir !
nice truck ,I always loved Mack's
Love the color as well.
It’s called hard working green
excellent operator ..you gotta have some patience shifting these or they will fight you
Beautiful !!!
Very clean Ole Dog!
nice looking DM series there!
That's a real truck there he told u don't mess with that runt
A beauty!
That dog could work for 100 years no doubt
Perfect
That truck started its life as a mixer. The extended bumper in front is where the hydraulic pump to run the barrel was located.
+John C The truck was never a mixer, it was a dump from the factory.
Do you know why it has that extended bumper? Did it come from Mack that way or did someone add it later?
+John C It was common on municipal trucks on Long Island.
Snowplows, cities like New York often equip garbage trucks and dump trucks with plows in the winter to reduce truck congestion on the streets and get plows out sooner.
If I were a multi-billionaire, I would make Volvo an offer they couldn't refuse. As the new owner of Mack Trucks Inc., my letter to the employees would be this: Effective immediately! Production of the R model, the Superliner, and everything else we stopped producing when the 1980's ended, will resume. Discontinued immediately will be everything Renault and Volvo had their hands in! This once iconic American-born brand, has been nothing but a pawn in the hands of these two foreign entities. YOU DON'T BUY MACK OUT, MACK BUYS YOU OUT! This is all because Mr. John B. Curcio spent too much time watching and playing golf, instead of keeping track of this companies bottom line. CEO's need to go! MAKE MACK GREAT AGAIN! I can dream, can't I? MACK TRUCKS INC. (born 1900 - died 1990) RIP.
That was a real truck with a steel butterfly hood and Diamond plate fenders, like the international Paystar with the set back front axle and 12” deep frame rails, or the Autocar DK and White Construcktor. Did it have the New York City area 20,000 lb front axle, a triple frame and Mack 58,000-65,000 tandems with the tall 12:00-24.0 inch tires?
Ooooo!... It has Factory A/C !!!
... Nice!....
Nice bulldog.
Nice old truck !
Nice MACK MODEL RDMSX 600-800 series truck.
Very interesting like I am riding in one.
Nice old DM, very clean. Is that the Patchogue/Medford area? Thought i recognized some roads there, I'm in E. Hampton
$3.35 for diesel... those where the days!
Luv this mack
I use to know a guy named klem that had a truck that could be the twin to that truck when he parked in middle island back in early 90's. she sure is a beauty. still have her? daily work truck?
The only time this truck was on the big screen. Go watch the truck chase scene in Steven Segal's "Fire Down Below" from 1996.
Factory GPS system? Anti-lock brakes? 2015 California Tier III compliant?
Nice model RDM truck.
In no way an I trying to be an expert, but the RD & DM are not the same. Different ; cab, fuel tanks, battery boxes, shifter lever(s), exhaust, hood panels, air cleaner set up, etc etc. I think what you meant to say is, they both are totally bad ass!
sweet video
Can you just imagine the look on the faces of the engineers when the heard the "chirping" of the engine when they first designed it 🤓
Yer making me cry!
Los camiones Mack alomejor del mundo
this is real mack truck very hard
thats route 112 patchogue long island new york right?
Basically a train with tires
Nothing like an old dog
Is a six speed even ok in this big a rig? I'm guessing the rear axle ratio is a very high ratio. This would affect top speed tho right
Is this an old NY PAVING CO truck?
I would love to buy that truck its beautiful
Made in the USA built to last.
What year is this truck? (not an "87 cab) Thanks
Mosquito killer!
Were these trucks made mostly for off-road use within construction zones? This configuration of truck would be illegal to drive down the highway in every state once you load it with dirt if it weighs 40,000 lbs empty. Most states allow 36,000 lbs. on a tandem axle set like that and 20,000 lbs (??) on the steer axle. Most states won't issue overweight permits for easily divisible loads like dirt.
scdevon yes they are pit trucks mostly and heavy they have #55,000 rear axles alone and #25,000 front , they tore the shit out of the roads in WVa and Ky
That's the problem. Truck already weighs too much empty.
Drove a few of them 10 wheel DM800 Long ass nose on those.
Ones I drove were from the late 60's/ early 70's I still drive a 98 RD tri-axle everyday.
Donald Bartram worked for J.D.P.,looks like a 861/2 maybe a town of Islip truck or an old mixer. That motor could be a 300plus (315hp).
says it's an 84 so at last a 300. the ones I drove were older, still had the green metal dashboards, IDK 265 's or whatever they were. But that hood made steering like a boat. LOL!
It's a grey motor so around early 80's The ones I drove were mack green like the cab interior. Ours were dumps & mixers.
Nice truck!!!How much can you haul?(legal)
Stud!!