I was a laborer for a small construction company in 1978. I never drove any equipment or trucks because i was the grunt guy. One day my boss ask me to take a 18 speed dump truck 40 miles away to a job site. I told him and he already knew i didn't know how to drive a dump truck or had a license to do so. He throws me in the drivers seat and shows me how to shift the gears. He shows me how to use the parking break and then says get going. I was scared shitless! I felt like i was sitting in the cockpit of a jet with all the gauges. I started out and ground gears for 40 miles. Lol. Once i got to the job site i was ask to haul gravel from 10 miles away back to the job site. I told the boss i didn't have a license to drive trucks ( didn't want to either ) and he said i don't care we need gravel. Huge difference between a loaded truck as opposed to a empty one as i found out quickly especially on the hills. This went on for a couple of weeks and i started to get used to it and liked it more then shoveling. I sent in for a permit and got it. Now I'm waiting for the drivers test date. So there i am driving a dump truck going from the pit to the job site, life was good. I got loaded one morning and was headed to the job site when i noticed blue lights coming up behind me and they stayed behind me. I almost shit myself as i wasn't allowed to drive that truck without a licensed driver with me because i only had a permit. I pull over and he comes up and says, license and registration please. In those days you didn't need proof of insurance. I found the registration and passed him my permit and registration. Hoping he wouldn't notice i didn't have a licensed driver with me. Lol. He noticed! Lol. I ask him why he pulled me over and he said because i didn't have a fuel use sticker on the door. In those days you needed one on your truck or it wasn't allowed on the main roads as i found out that morning and i didn't know that. I ask the trooper how to get one and he said that he had some in his car. This was in 1978 or 79. I ask him how much and he said 50 dollars or this truck doesn't move. Luckily i had 50 dollars on me. I gave him the money and he put the sticker on. The trooper then says, Now about this permit. You know your supposed to have somebody with you, right? I said yes sir but couldn't find anybody this morning. That was my bullshit answer. He ask me when i was going to take the road test and i gave him another bullshit answer and said in 3 months. I hadn't got any paperwork back yet on when i was taking a road test. Lol. He says ok and I'm going to let you go but if i see you again after 3 months and you still don't have a license i will summons you to court for driving without a license. I think he let me go because he just made a quick 50 dollars that did go into his right pocket. I got home that night and did have a date for the driving test. Anyway, that's how i learned to drive a dump truck and i think that took 10 years off my life. Lol. Bet you can't do that today! Lol
@@jamiepreston1490 that's a great story !! I have met a few guy's that started driving just like you said !! And the part about shoveling, I fully understand. I was working construction in early seventies. I was the dump man for an asphalt crew , didn't drive belly dumps but I thought that would be better than shoveling asphalt at the lay down machine or the worry wort job of dumping asphalt for the machine tho. Never did get promoted to truck driver there , another Supervisor offered me a job on the dirt crew at the end of that job, so I took it. Stayed with the same outfit , just a different crew. Ah , The Good Old Days , glad there gone . Happy Memories fella !!
I was in Vietnam as a welder with a combat engineer company we went out on a operation on the way back i was riding with another guy in a semi with a d7 cat on a low boy he got really sick and couldn’t drive the mps said we had to stay with the convoy i had never driven a truck of any kind in a situation like that you learn pretty quick it also had a 2 stick transmission
That's one badass truck. The only thing that would've been cooler is if your grandpa bought it brand new and had it all those years. The restoration came out beautiful.
I learned on a 10 speed the same way. was grunting doing tree work for a fellow who's daughter i had dated. one of the drivers went AWOL for a week and boss knew i drove a standard camaro and picked up on things fast for someone my age. I really enjoyed the pay bump and the fact i could drive the rig loaded to my house and skip the compound pageantry in the morning and head straight to the woodyard. the fact it was a single axle helped on the law side of things but i was definitely in CDL territory on a few loaded runs but nothing ever happened thankfully
I did some work for an old Japanese farmer who had an old Hayes with an 871 Detroit with a 5&4 setup, that man made that truck sing, never missed a shift and no grinding gears. It was a thing of beauty!
This sure brings back memories! I learned to drive on an old LF mack with three sticks. Five speed main, three speed aux and two speed rears. My uncle taught me over a period of three summers. He could split shift all three without using the clutch. His hands were like a blur. He could make that old Mack scream. No Jake. It had a big water tank that he could spray water on the brakes to keep them cool. They don't make truckers like him anymore, God rest his soul. Great video, thanks.
Who told you that? Maybe you did not watch the video. Duplex is two gears on the aux. This one has four. If you watch the video he has a plate on the dash that clearly says "Quadruplex". Are you new at truck driving?@@keithmounts5551
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❤ THAT MAC! I’m sure you and Grampa made a lot of memories together. He’s right there in the passenger seat EVERYTIME she is in use! As for me I could watch you shift her all day, what a great video ,thanks SAM!
I get goosebumps when you talk about your Grandpa. I am 50 years old and still have 1 grandpa. I know the time is near, but it sounds like he was your world, just like mine is to me. Blessings to you sir.
@Mmoose, I think you need to spend more time with your grandpa. He has a treasure trove of experiences and memories to share with a willing ear. Even if he rambles or repeats himself, there are gold nuggets among the chaff. I spent a summer with my paternal grandparents a year before my grandpa died at the ripe old age of 70. I’m 76 now and I still treasure my time with them.
@Greg_Gatsby I have had a lifetime of great moments. He just turned 89, and I just got back from a 6 day road trip. It was just me and him. I did all the driving, and he sat in the passenger seat and slept, talked in deep conversation, and had a Coors light. slept, woke up, had a shot of whiskey, and talked. It was a great trip. I told him, I said grandpa I didn't come on this trip to babysit you. I don't want you to feel like that. Besides, you're 89, and you can do whatever you want. I even recorded conversations we had, so I will always hear his voice. Logistics keep us at a daily distance. I live in Washington state, and he lives in Colorado. We get our time together and make it golden.
Everything I see about you says you have a heart of gold. Your love for family, mates, equipment and also the way you relate to others. Your video editing has also come on in leaps and bounds; a lot easier to watch. Keep it up. May our Lord continue to bless you.
I've built some mighty FINE PROJECTS over the years. A couple of Mack's... don't know how MANY Cummins, Detroits or CATS. Someone out there... hopefully is enjoying my handiwork. Transmissions, Eaton's, Rockwell's...rears...final drives... HOLY CRAP... NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT...many many years of projects WOW!
Lou and Erma were 2 of the nicest people I've ever known. They were a key part of Brownsville's success. So glad that you are carrying on the tradition!
Sam, your Grandpa sure did a very nice restoration, on that Mack. She sure is a Beaut! Love the twin stick stuff too. That twin cam, never missed a beat. You have a show stopper, and I’d you added Polished Aluminum wheels on the outside of the rears, it would just add to the appearance of the sweet Mack you have.😊
I actually learned how to drive a stick shift trans on a Mack B-62 cement mixer. Never drove a manual trans, until my dad got me a job driving cement truck for the company he worked for. I had another driver show me how the two stick trans worked, then I took my turn and 15 minutes later I was loading up for my first haul. That was the most fun I ever had on a job.
Beautiful vehicle, I had run a 1961 B61 pulling an old Rogers lowboy back in 1969 and 1970. It was a retired Hess Oil tractor with over a million miles. Dual sticks were not easy!
Old Hess tractor. I remember when my father became a O/O the second tractor he got was a 1975 4200 with a 318 air strater ,aluminum frame and wedge brakes wasn’t old enough enough to haul fuel but learned to work on the tractor. Videos like this brings back memories
I will be 73 before the end of the year, I drove around Southern California for 14+ years and 17+ years OTR. I have driven almost every transmission from a 4x3 to a 15 Never a 5x4 or 18…….13 was a perfect fit for me. Kudos to you for driving this beautiful truck and sharing it all
Can see the future where practically nobody will understand this., I love stick shifting best but don't even get the chance now. Twin Sticks are wild, thanks for the ride along.
Truck is definitely be theft proof with a 2 stick shifter in today’s society, most people can’t even handle a 4 speed manual trans today. The ole Mack is a beauty for sure, thanks for the ride along sir, enjoyed it.❤
I love the video. First large truck I drove was a Diamond Reo. It had a gas six cylinder with a 5 speed main box and an auxiliary 3 speed. That truck taught me so much.
Wow, your grandpas old Mack tractor is beautiful Sam! Love the paint scheme with tan interior and the British racing green exterior. Keep that bad boy in tip top shape and he will be with you smiling on every drive! By the way, she looks good pulling that dozer…
Wow, I can relate to this video! While I didn't get any vehicles from my grandfather, I do have firearms, tool boxes, tools, and fishing gear from him. Every time I walk in my garage, I see his old long time tool cabinet and the new stainless one the family got him after he was no longer able to do much but he still had the desire. I use his win 94 lever action rifle to win the lever action silhouette matches at the club I belong to. I used to stop by his house after a match and show him whatever pins I won for that match. I still fish with the pole he taught me on back when I was in kindergarten. My dad is similar to my grandfather (mom's dad) and I am much like my dad's dad, who passed before I was born, and then my uncle (aunt's second husband) hired me as a teen to work on their house and with his painting and construction business, which just lead me further down the path of working with my hands. It is cool to see someone else who appreciates a similar background passed on by generations before!
She's a beaut, Clark. Love how excited you get driving grandpa's old truck. Really wish I had something and a memory like that I could've shared with my grandfather, but they both passed when I was so young. 😞
I know how you feel, in a way. My dad's dad passed before I was born but I turned out quite similar to him with all the mechanical and precision stuff I do, as well as personality. There is a connection, but I only know him through my dad's memories. My mom's dad had a huge influence in my life since I was his first grandchild and I grew up around the corner from him, so I got to experience all that and have his firearms, fishing stuff, toolboxes and a few tools. I wish you could have felt and known what we had.
When I first started running cranes, 25 years ago, we had a few old cranes with "brownies". Except, in a crane, the cab is so small, the sticks are north and south, instead of side by side, like in a truck. Every once in a while, you'd get the rear stick (the main box) with your elbow and put it into neutral, while you were splitting with the front stick...and then you'd have them both in neutral. It was a nightmare to get through town with. Good times! And, it's kinda funny how times change. That Big Cam 400 Cummins was unbelievably powerful back in the day! We used to fight over the truck with the 400 in it. Now I don't think we own a truck with less than a 550hp engine in it, and they're just plain old trucks we use to haul boom.
I drove a 56 Mack B model with the Mack thermodynamics and with the same Transmission setup. I truly loved driving that truck. It was wrecked in 1970 and the engiine and drive train was installed into an R model kit and is still working in western Montana.
My first truck was 65 International with a 218 Detroit and a 4 and 4, my next was a 65 kwopper with a 5 and 4, and a 335. 5th was clean over next to your leg and up under the dash. If you were in 5th and over you were super trucking then. I started hauling from Farmington NM to Big Piney Wyoming. In case you don't know it there is a few hills twixt here and there. Wouldn't want anyone to have to learn the way I did, but I wouldn't trade what I know for anything. Nice old Bull Dog there, Your Grandpappy would be proud of the way you treat her.
your grandpa would be so glad and proud of you for keeping his truck going. And it still looks brand new like it did the first day he drove it off the lot, so you're doing him proud, and he is sitting there with you like u mentioned.
I learned to drive stick 10 speed at truck school, but this is a whole other level. Video was just what I was looking for in a 2 stick rig operation video. It's every bit as nuts as I thought it'd be 😂
Well that totally screwed up my idea of how you shift a 5 & 4. lol Beautiful machine and well kept. Enjoyed seeing the old houses at about 8:20. My dream homes. Still more solid than today's offerings. Thanks for all this.
I miss talking with your grandfather about our buses we stayed in at the Brownsville show. He had the Mc5 MCI and we stayed in our 4104 GM. Very nice video Sam.
I couldn’t think of a cooler tractor…forest green old Mack with (my favorite) Big Cam 400 Cummins, and a 5+4 twin stick. Love it, love it, love it. Thanks for sharing suck an awesome truck
I've fussed with a couple twins, but never got the chance to really understand them. Thanks for this video. I wan t to buy one someday. Twins used to be an art, though the old timers will tell you they just drove a truck. When grandad couldn't fall anymore her got in a truck. And grandma drove log truck while he was falling. They're a hell of a lot tougher than I'll ever be, and way cooler too.
Back in '79 I learned on a '65 Autocar with a 5 and 4. The truck I owned later had a Fuller 9 speed. Like your Mack it had a 22" steering wheel to go with the armstrong steering. Nice to see the trailer brake lever where I'm used to seeing/using it. Definitely a nice trip down memory lane -- thanks.
The LT was one of the most beautiful Macks ever built. Grandpa did an unbelievable resto and update on it!. First vehicle Dad taught me to drive with was a long hood B with a triplex in an A & P parking lot on a Sunday afternoon many many years ago! Those old bulldogs where the best of the best. This old dog is in excellent hands! Goes to show “all good dogs go to heaven” . Thanks for the vid.
Great tutorial. I learned on one of those in the 70’s. The only thing you missed was to carry (2) 2’ pieces of rebar to unlock them from underneath when they’re both get locked in neutral! Not many drivers left that can run one of those! Beautiful truck, so glad you’ve kept it in such nice shape! Your grandfather would be proud of you!
Grandpa's Mack is stunning, and I have never used that word to describe a vehicle. That Mack is truly an object d'art. You're not too bad throwin' those sticks but I'll bet Grandpa cringed a couple of times😉 Thanks for the trip.
Beautiful truck .... amazing! And how you talk about your Grandpa .... is the nicest part. He still is with you as long as you have him in your heart. Awesome video ..... Thank you 😊
WOW, wow, wow! Dad (who recently passed away at 94) tried to teach me how to drive the twin stick back in the1980s. I never mastered it, but did ok with the 18 speed with air splitter on the stick. Dad drove a B61 in the 1950s when he left the army, and always maintained his appreciation for the bare bones Mack. How blessed you are to have that old beauty and such great memories of your grandpa. Thank you for sharing this lovely truck with us!
Mack was very utilitarian without a doubt. But they could do the work all day, and be there tomorrow and do it again. They always had very distinctive lines, you could always spot a Mack. B, D, DM’s even the COE’s stood out on the truck stop lots.
Beautiful truck Sam. I remember my father talking about the old Mack two stick trucks. In Australia they called the secondary gearbox “Joey Boxes” because they were a baby gearbox attached to the mama gearbox :) I never got to drive one, sad to say. You take good care of that sweet rig!
Hi Sam, I drove a Tri Plex for a few months back in the day! The 3rd stick was just a in and out stick!! Glad you did this video as iypt brought back memories
4:33 I wonder if you notice the slots in the screws holding all the placards to the dash are all lined up horizontally and the crosshead screws holding the switches are also. Neat, and a sign of attention to detail. Beautiful truck!!
Man, that is a great looking rig. Your grandpa did a dang jam up job restoring this piece of history. Thanks for the lesson on how to shift a twin stick. Will probably never drive one, but now I know how to 😂
Love it , bring me back memories when I was 14 year old drawing a Mack in Puerto Rico carrying sugar cane . Many times 100k lbs load with a try axle trailer 54 ‘ long . 1969 -1970 V8 Mack non turbo . No jake brake neither.
Thank you for sharing your grandfathers Mac truck with us. I’m a third generation truck driver. I miss my grandpa and my father. Thank you for sharing man we love your channel and your content ❤❤❤❤❤
I’m not a truck enthusiast as such , more old British classic cars. Here in Northern Ireland we just don’t see trucks like this . This is simply one of the nicest , coolest vehicles I’ve ever seen. Clean lines , lovely colour , beautifully restored and most importantly, still being skilfully used ! Fantastic , I love it . 😎 Oh , and sound of that big Cummins 👌
Very well done! No apologies necessary on grinding a little now and then, We don’t drive them every day and there is an art to it. Great point on timing stop lights. Headed into the first stop light at the Ballston Spa show I caught every gear going down to a red light without grinding and was quite proud of myself. The guy behind me talking on his phone and drinking a latte while trying to park under that big old Mack Differential was not at all happy for me. Great job and thanks for sharing!
I love that truck Sam. I got over a million miles in a 18 speed and I have driven the dual stick but I trained students and some hardly could shift the 18 , I could only imagine teaching them on the split stick. I use to double clutch the split stick or sometimes dot even use the clutch. Good video Sam. Your grandpa probably is still sitting in his seat you just can’t see him.👍👍👍
Nothing to be ashamed of there Sam. I bet there are not many left who would even know how to drive that rig. Beautiful restoration on it. That was definitely the days when men were men to push that iron everyday. That reach through the wheel seems like one heck of a way to snap a forearm or wrist if a steer tire blew at the wrong moment. Grampy have a Teamsters card? My dad was an operating engineer when that truck was new. My Grampy had just retired and left the company to my dad and his brother. Dad kept his card until he died in the nineties. Did not have to since he was a company owner.
Dude! That was totally awesome! I’ve never been in one of those trucks, and this is probably the closest I’ll ever get. I really, really appreciate this video. I think you did a great job on the shifts. Your grandfather would be proud!
Sam, the first truck I ever drove was a '66 Chevy Dump truck, 366 V-8 5&4 Spicer Transmissions. I later drove an old Mack B-81 with a Thermodyne engine. and the 5&4 Quadra-plex they called it. THAT was the smoothest shifting vehicle I ever drove. As a matter of fact, I borrowed the manual and learned to shift a 1972 Ford 8000, 225 CAT V-8 with 5&4 Spicers, from 1&1, to 5&4 all 20 speeds, and shift it back down to 1&1 and not scrape a tooth. I love that body style.
Thank you for this video. I drove two old Petes with two sticks. Both were water trucks built from old log trucks. Never had any instruction. Had no idea how to properly shift them. In fact, I got my Class A with no actual instruction. Single axle GMC 6500 5 and 2 speed and a transport trailer. Never really used my license but always kept it up just in case. 37 years. Last year, my doctors decided not to renew my physical. Major BUMMER.
I got my class A in 1988 with a dump truck. One of the mechanics could sign you off and you could go to the DMV with his paperwork. I applied to Southco dist. to deliver to convenience stores in a tt and they hired me with no road test or training. Like you, I just figured it out. Thankfully it was a 9 speed. No tickets or at fault accidents so far.
Honestly what a cool old truck your grandpa had and now you get to drive her around, always wanted to have a crack at a old stain stick too they look a pure blast to drive
Boy - mastering those gears is a real art! Great video to watch - don't think we ever had the twin sticks here in the UK, but two speed back axles were quite common years ago.
Now that is REAL driving ... 😃 Thanks for showing how it is done! As far as I am concerned, I would have gladly watched the whole journey without any cuts - watching twin stick driving never gets old to me. And while you have explained the principal shift logic very well before starting, it was still somewhat difficult to figure out the reasons why you shifted at certain points (and why you did not shift at certain other points, although the engine sounded like a higher gear might make sense), because the viewer cannot 'read' the road ahead as the driver can (and has to). Also, it is somewhat difficult to judge the actual speed of the rig at any given time - I was quite astonished to hear that you were only going 20 mph at a certain point, it definitely looked faster than that to me.
20 on that uphill grade was actually pretty amazing. Video is hard to show grade but I was watching the houses out the window behind him and I kind of know that part of the state. That was a steep grade two lane for sure.
I was looking back through your videos and ran across this one. That is one good looking truck. I really like that body style. Your grandfather had great taste in trucks. I think it’s very special that you and he both enjoyed trucks, and I imagine he sees you driving his truck. I really enjoy your channel and the content. Great job! Blessings!!
Honey, those gears have been scraped before, and they'll be scraped again! Seeing all that double-clutching reminds me why my left knee is shot to hell! Beautiful video, thank you!
What a treasure from your Grandfather. That's a truck that will always have a place in your family. Awesome demonstration on 2 stick shifting.I rode in an old Mack Termadyne with 2 or 3 sticks, the driver was always going through the steering wheel to shift. I think was 3. lots of work. Wow
I'm sure your Grandad is happy you are taking such good care of his baby. I know I am, it is a beauty! I tried driving a Mack Duplex for a week. Ended up with an IH RD450 with a Working th 5 speed and a 2speed rear. Not a synchro in the house. Then later I nearned it had been speced with a Diesel, but at the last minute they went for the Cornbinder gasser but didn't change the tranny. I did OK, no clutch up or down unless I thought about it or tried to explain it. Then all I could do was sit on the side of the road until everything quit spinning, great big KLUNK! and start all over. Over the Grapevine was a real bowl of jollies. Tehachapi, too.
I was a laborer for a small construction company in 1978. I never drove any equipment or trucks because i was the grunt guy. One day my boss ask me to take a 18 speed dump truck 40 miles away to a job site. I told him and he already knew i didn't know how to drive a dump truck or had a license to do so. He throws me in the drivers seat and shows me how to shift the gears. He shows me how to use the parking break and then says get going. I was scared shitless! I felt like i was sitting in the cockpit of a jet with all the gauges. I started out and ground gears for 40 miles. Lol. Once i got to the job site i was ask to haul gravel from 10 miles away back to the job site. I told the boss i didn't have a license to drive trucks ( didn't want to either ) and he said i don't care we need gravel. Huge difference between a loaded truck as opposed to a empty one as i found out quickly especially on the hills. This went on for a couple of weeks and i started to get used to it and liked it more then shoveling. I sent in for a permit and got it. Now I'm waiting for the drivers test date. So there i am driving a dump truck going from the pit to the job site, life was good. I got loaded one morning and was headed to the job site when i noticed blue lights coming up behind me and they stayed behind me. I almost shit myself as i wasn't allowed to drive that truck without a licensed driver with me because i only had a permit. I pull over and he comes up and says, license and registration please. In those days you didn't need proof of insurance. I found the registration and passed him my permit and registration. Hoping he wouldn't notice i didn't have a licensed driver with me. Lol. He noticed! Lol. I ask him why he pulled me over and he said because i didn't have a fuel use sticker on the door. In those days you needed one on your truck or it wasn't allowed on the main roads as i found out that morning and i didn't know that. I ask the trooper how to get one and he said that he had some in his car. This was in 1978 or 79. I ask him how much and he said 50 dollars or this truck doesn't move. Luckily i had 50 dollars on me. I gave him the money and he put the sticker on. The trooper then says, Now about this permit. You know your supposed to have somebody with you, right? I said yes sir but couldn't find anybody this morning. That was my bullshit answer. He ask me when i was going to take the road test and i gave him another bullshit answer and said in 3 months. I hadn't got any paperwork back yet on when i was taking a road test. Lol. He says ok and I'm going to let you go but if i see you again after 3 months and you still don't have a license i will summons you to court for driving without a license. I think he let me go because he just made a quick 50 dollars that did go into his right pocket. I got home that night and did have a date for the driving test. Anyway, that's how i learned to drive a dump truck and i think that took 10 years off my life. Lol. Bet you can't do that today! Lol
@@jamiepreston1490 that's a great story !! I have met a few guy's that started driving just like you said !! And the part about shoveling, I fully understand. I was working construction in early seventies. I was the dump man for an asphalt crew , didn't drive belly dumps but I thought that would be better than shoveling asphalt at the lay down machine or the worry wort job of dumping asphalt for the machine tho. Never did get promoted to truck driver there , another Supervisor offered me a job on the dirt crew at the end of that job, so I took it. Stayed with the same outfit , just a different crew. Ah , The Good Old Days , glad there gone . Happy Memories fella !!
Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed reading your story!
I was in Vietnam as a welder with a combat engineer company we went out on a operation on the way back i was riding with another guy in a semi with a d7 cat on a low boy he got really sick and couldn’t drive the mps said we had to stay with the convoy i had never driven a truck of any kind in a situation like that you learn pretty quick it also had a 2 stick transmission
That's one badass truck. The only thing that would've been cooler is if your grandpa bought it brand new and had it all those years. The restoration came out beautiful.
I learned on a 10 speed the same way. was grunting doing tree work for a fellow who's daughter i had dated. one of the drivers went AWOL for a week and boss knew i drove a standard camaro and picked up on things fast for someone my age. I really enjoyed the pay bump and the fact i could drive the rig loaded to my house and skip the compound pageantry in the morning and head straight to the woodyard. the fact it was a single axle helped on the law side of things but i was definitely in CDL territory on a few loaded runs but nothing ever happened thankfully
Finally someone who can explain shifting well. 👍
Shifting? Seems as complex as flying a modern plane.
What an absolutely beautiful truck Sam. Glad you and Matt are keeping these old beauties around for all of us to enjoy
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@@horsepowerhorsepower3861 And real men are dying out way before that truck will..
I did some work for an old Japanese farmer who had an old Hayes with an 871 Detroit with a 5&4 setup, that man made that truck sing, never missed a shift and no grinding gears. It was a thing of beauty!
never thats a lie
@@herbdean9244 Why would he lie about that??
Anyone who says they've never grinded, or missed a gear hasn't been driving long enough 😂
@@jonnothetruckertrue, we all scratched a gear or two when we started 😆
This sure brings back memories! I learned to drive on an old LF mack with three sticks. Five speed main, three speed aux and two speed rears. My uncle taught me over a period of three summers. He could split shift all three without using the clutch. His hands were like a blur. He could make that old Mack scream. No Jake. It had a big water tank that he could spray water on the brakes to keep them cool. They don't make truckers like him anymore, God rest his soul. Great video, thanks.
In my opinion, this is one of the most beautiful trucks ever and I have full admiration for anyone who can shift gears cleanly
It's not just shifting gears. It's a twin.. Thats a whole different beast until you learn it. Then it becomes twice the fun..
Beautiful demo of the Quadruplex. It really does paint the picture that this old iron has a personality and a mood.
Of you ever drove fiat Heston tractor or italian made farm tractor same style shift except can only shift one stick on fly tranny 5:02 y
it's not a quadruplex, it's called a Duplex!!!
Who told you that? Maybe you did not watch the video. Duplex is two gears on the aux. This one has four. If you watch the video he has a plate on the dash that clearly says "Quadruplex". Are you new at truck driving?@@keithmounts5551
@@keithmounts5551 1:53 "20 speed quadruplex transmission with main direct in 4th."
@@keithmounts5551 A duplex has only two gears on the compound and 5 on the main. This one has 4 gears on the compound, hence 'quad'.
The LT's were one of the best looking trucks of the era and possibly the best looking Mack of all time.
No doubt- they’re definitely my favorite truck
No, I think it was the B series. But your truck is gorgeous.
@@darrellbedford4857my dad had a B model Mack.
Mom named it old ugly.
The L series is an awesome looking truck.
Love the Autocar too.
@@haroldphipps3457yeah the B is too bulbous. I like the LT R AND Superliner
Познакомившись с американскими грузовиками, вообще поразился тому-какие красивые грузовики у фирмы "mack"! В том числе и этот! Я то раньше думал, что мне кентворты 900 и петербилды 389 нравятся...
❤ THAT MAC! I’m sure you and Grampa made a lot of memories together. He’s right there in the passenger seat EVERYTIME she is in use! As for me I could watch you shift her all day, what a great video ,thanks SAM!
Thank you for watching!
I get goosebumps when you talk about your Grandpa. I am 50 years old and still have 1 grandpa. I know the time is near, but it sounds like he was your world, just like mine is to me. Blessings to you sir.
@Mmoose, I think you need to spend more time with your grandpa. He has a treasure trove of experiences and memories to share with a willing ear. Even if he rambles or repeats himself, there are gold nuggets among the chaff. I spent a summer with my paternal grandparents a year before my grandpa died at the ripe old age of 70. I’m 76 now and I still treasure my time with them.
@Greg_Gatsby I have had a lifetime of great moments. He just turned 89, and I just got back from a 6 day road trip. It was just me and him. I did all the driving, and he sat in the passenger seat and slept, talked in deep conversation, and had a Coors light. slept, woke up, had a shot of whiskey, and talked. It was a great trip. I told him, I said grandpa I didn't come on this trip to babysit you. I don't want you to feel like that. Besides, you're 89, and you can do whatever you want. I even recorded conversations we had, so I will always hear his voice. Logistics keep us at a daily distance. I live in Washington state, and he lives in Colorado. We get our time together and make it golden.
I like the way you respect your heritage and the associated equipment- cheers
Beautiful truck.
That's a really pretty old Mack. I'm so glad someone cared enough about it to preserve it.
Beautiful old truck, good job Sam!
My uncle had the same exact truck when I was a kid . I’m 72 now and I can still remember going along with him. Thought we were kings of the road.
That was sweet! Thanks for the knowledge! Beautiful truck!
Everything I see about you says you have a heart of gold. Your love for family, mates, equipment and also the way you relate to others. Your video editing has also come on in leaps and bounds; a lot easier to watch. Keep it up. May our Lord continue to bless you.
Wow, thank you for your kind words!
I've built some mighty FINE PROJECTS over the years. A couple of Mack's... don't know how MANY Cummins, Detroits or CATS. Someone out there... hopefully is enjoying my handiwork. Transmissions, Eaton's, Rockwell's...rears...final drives... HOLY CRAP... NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT...many many years of projects WOW!
Lou and Erma were 2 of the nicest people I've ever known. They were a key part of Brownsville's success. So glad that you are carrying on the tradition!
Yes. Lou and Erma were very fine people!!!
That truck is definitely showroom inside and out
Sam, your Grandpa sure did a very nice restoration, on that Mack. She sure is a Beaut! Love the twin stick stuff too. That twin cam, never missed a beat. You have a show stopper, and I’d you added Polished Aluminum wheels on the outside of the rears, it would just add to the appearance of the sweet Mack you have.😊
I actually learned how to drive a stick shift trans on a Mack B-62 cement mixer. Never drove a manual trans, until my dad got me a job driving cement truck for the company he worked for. I had another driver show me how the two stick trans worked, then I took my turn and 15 minutes later I was loading up for my first haul. That was the most fun I ever had on a job.
Beautiful vehicle, I had run a 1961 B61 pulling an old Rogers lowboy back in 1969 and 1970. It was a retired Hess Oil tractor with over a million miles. Dual sticks were not easy!
Old Hess tractor. I remember when my father became a O/O the second tractor he got was a 1975 4200 with a 318 air strater ,aluminum frame and wedge brakes wasn’t old enough enough to haul fuel but learned to work on the tractor. Videos like this brings back memories
I will be 73 before the end of the year, I drove around Southern California for 14+ years and 17+ years OTR. I have driven almost every transmission from a 4x3 to a 15 Never a 5x4 or 18…….13 was a perfect fit for me. Kudos to you for driving this beautiful truck and sharing it all
I love that truck. I met your grandfather several times but being 70 years old I don't remember his name. Keep it rolling.
Can see the future where practically nobody will understand this., I love stick shifting best but don't even get the chance now. Twin Sticks are wild, thanks for the ride along.
Sam you grand father would be proud of the way you can drive and take care of his truck. Thats a beautiful truck . Thanks for taking us along.
The inside of that cab is _immaculate._ It's apparent how much you cherish that truck, and by doing so, your grandfather's memory.
Truck is definitely be theft proof with a 2 stick shifter in today’s society, most people can’t even handle a 4 speed manual trans today. The ole Mack is a beauty for sure, thanks for the ride along sir, enjoyed it.❤
I don’t know why I’m soo confused with this setup lol
It's just shifting with extra shifts between shifts. Lmao
I love the video. First large truck I drove was a Diamond Reo. It had a gas six cylinder with a 5 speed main box and an auxiliary 3 speed. That truck taught me so much.
Wow, your grandpas old Mack tractor is beautiful Sam! Love the paint scheme with tan interior and the British racing green exterior. Keep that bad boy in tip top shape and he will be with you smiling on every drive! By the way, she looks good pulling that dozer…
Great video! What a beautiful truck and a wonderful way to remember your grandpa.
Wow, I can relate to this video! While I didn't get any vehicles from my grandfather, I do have firearms, tool boxes, tools, and fishing gear from him. Every time I walk in my garage, I see his old long time tool cabinet and the new stainless one the family got him after he was no longer able to do much but he still had the desire. I use his win 94 lever action rifle to win the lever action silhouette matches at the club I belong to. I used to stop by his house after a match and show him whatever pins I won for that match. I still fish with the pole he taught me on back when I was in kindergarten. My dad is similar to my grandfather (mom's dad) and I am much like my dad's dad, who passed before I was born, and then my uncle (aunt's second husband) hired me as a teen to work on their house and with his painting and construction business, which just lead me further down the path of working with my hands. It is cool to see someone else who appreciates a similar background passed on by generations before!
Good lookin L model mack,I drove a B model with the quadbox but it was hi and 5th against the dash,,double over
She's a beaut, Clark.
Love how excited you get driving grandpa's old truck. Really wish I had something and a memory like that I could've shared with my grandfather, but they both passed when I was so young. 😞
I know how you feel, in a way. My dad's dad passed before I was born but I turned out quite similar to him with all the mechanical and precision stuff I do, as well as personality. There is a connection, but I only know him through my dad's memories. My mom's dad had a huge influence in my life since I was his first grandchild and I grew up around the corner from him, so I got to experience all that and have his firearms, fishing stuff, toolboxes and a few tools. I wish you could have felt and known what we had.
This is by far the best explanation of how a 5×4 works that ive found on the internet.
Thats just about the best theft deterrant I've ever seen. Sweet truck.
Hell, my five speed manual ford focus was a theft deterrent. Most car hijackers and thieves cannot drive a manual of any type.
When I first started running cranes, 25 years ago, we had a few old cranes with "brownies". Except, in a crane, the cab is so small, the sticks are north and south, instead of side by side, like in a truck. Every once in a while, you'd get the rear stick (the main box) with your elbow and put it into neutral, while you were splitting with the front stick...and then you'd have them both in neutral. It was a nightmare to get through town with. Good times! And, it's kinda funny how times change. That Big Cam 400 Cummins was unbelievably powerful back in the day! We used to fight over the truck with the 400 in it. Now I don't think we own a truck with less than a 550hp engine in it, and they're just plain old trucks we use to haul boom.
Sam you make some awesome content! Keep up the good work buddy! That Mack is beautiful and I’m sure your grandpa is proud of you
Thanks a ton!
Grandpa is DEFINITELY proud of you.
No doubt! 😎👍🏾
Trouble with old Macks is that every nut and bolt had to come from Mack. They were notoriously underpowered for use on modern interstates
I drove a 56 Mack B model with the Mack thermodynamics and with the same Transmission setup. I truly loved driving that truck. It was wrecked in 1970 and the engiine and drive train was installed into an R model kit and is still working in western Montana.
Sam, old is gold. I really love seeing that old Mack hitting the road. Thanks to you and your Grandpa...👍👍👍
My first truck was 65 International with a 218 Detroit and a 4 and 4, my next was a 65 kwopper with a 5 and 4, and a 335. 5th was clean over next to your leg and up under the dash. If you were in 5th and over you were super trucking then. I started hauling from Farmington NM to Big Piney Wyoming. In case you don't know it there is a few hills twixt here and there.
Wouldn't want anyone to have to learn the way I did, but I wouldn't trade what I know for anything. Nice old Bull Dog there, Your Grandpappy would be proud of the way you treat her.
your grandpa would be so glad and proud of you for keeping his truck going.
And it still looks brand new like it did the first day he drove it off the lot, so you're doing him proud, and he is sitting there with you like u mentioned.
I learned to drive stick 10 speed at truck school, but this is a whole other level. Video was just what I was looking for in a 2 stick rig operation video. It's every bit as nuts as I thought it'd be 😂
Nice old Mack! Looks like he done a great job!😊😊
That truck is the coolest thing ever …. You’re so lucky to have all these toys……
Keep up the good work? 👌😎
Hi from Jules in the UK 🤟🤟
Well that totally screwed up my idea of how you shift a 5 & 4. lol Beautiful machine and well kept. Enjoyed seeing the old houses at about 8:20. My dream homes. Still more solid than today's offerings.
Thanks for all this.
God bless those men that had to deal with the 2 sticks! Hats off to your grandpa for teaching you!
I miss talking with your grandfather about our buses we stayed in at the Brownsville show. He had the Mc5 MCI and we stayed in our 4104 GM. Very nice video Sam.
@ 5:24 I feel the same way, lookin at the seat, it's where ya learned, and grandpa. 👍
Beautiful old Mack. a art to shift the gears on this old girl, but it still kicks butt pulling a load.
I bet your grandpa would be proud of you :) Beautiful old truck! Excellent content!
WHAT A TRUCK! I really like the color too, sets off the chrome nicely. I really like the style of the older trucks.
The best transmission that has made the Mack co.I have been driving these truck for forty years.Fantastic.❤❤❤
I couldn’t think of a cooler tractor…forest green old Mack with (my favorite) Big Cam 400 Cummins, and a 5+4 twin stick. Love it, love it, love it. Thanks for sharing suck an awesome truck
I've fussed with a couple twins, but never got the chance to really understand them. Thanks for this video. I wan t to buy one someday. Twins used to be an art, though the old timers will tell you they just drove a truck. When grandad couldn't fall anymore her got in a truck. And grandma drove log truck while he was falling. They're a hell of a lot tougher than I'll ever be, and way cooler too.
I learned on an autocar with a 5 and 4 behind a 350 bc cummins. Very few can drive old iron like that. Sweet ride, thanks for sharing with us.
Good job of gear swapping brother. That is one awesome looking Mac.
Back in '79 I learned on a '65 Autocar with a 5 and 4. The truck I owned later had a Fuller 9 speed. Like your Mack it had a 22" steering wheel to go with the armstrong steering. Nice to see the trailer brake lever where I'm used to seeing/using it. Definitely a nice trip down memory lane -- thanks.
That is an absolutely beautiful truck brother👍👍👍
The LT was one of the most beautiful Macks ever built. Grandpa did an unbelievable resto and update on it!. First vehicle Dad taught me to drive with was a long hood B with a triplex in an A & P parking lot on a Sunday afternoon many many years ago! Those old bulldogs where the best of the best. This old dog is in excellent hands! Goes to show “all good dogs go to heaven” . Thanks for the vid.
What a refreshing change - seeing someone using the clutch!
Sam your trucks are a beautiful example of an amazing age of trucking thank you Awsome video
That is A Gorgeous Truck . I drove one at the begining of my career , 35 years ago . I bet if you shut off the jake brake , you will not miss gears !
That is a gorgeous 1stack mack with the window in the back. Sounds awesome. Thanks for sharing that buddy.
FANTASTIC video never drove a big rig, and learnt a lot, two stick cool I heard about them never saw one on the move Grandpa would be proud.**********
Great video Sam! Great truck! Motor sounds sweet! I miss your Grandfather too. He & Erma are/were a class act.
Beautiful countryside. Nice driving bud. That's a lost art.
Great tutorial. I learned on one of those in the 70’s. The only thing you missed was to carry (2) 2’ pieces of rebar to unlock them from underneath when they’re both get locked in neutral! Not many drivers left that can run one of those! Beautiful truck, so glad you’ve kept it in such nice shape! Your grandfather would be proud of you!
Grandpa's Mack is stunning, and I have never used that word to describe a vehicle. That Mack is truly an object d'art. You're not too bad throwin' those sticks but I'll bet Grandpa cringed a couple of times😉 Thanks for the trip.
Beautiful truck .... amazing! And how you talk about your Grandpa .... is the nicest part. He still is with you as long as you have him in your heart. Awesome video ..... Thank you 😊
That twin stick definitely had a learning curve to it. Once you got it mastered though, It was fun to drive. Just not in heavy traffic 😊
Your Grandpa was AWESOME!!
WOW, wow, wow! Dad (who recently passed away at 94) tried to teach me how to drive the twin stick back in the1980s. I never mastered it, but did ok with the 18 speed with air splitter on the stick. Dad drove a B61 in the 1950s when he left the army, and always maintained his appreciation for the bare bones Mack. How blessed you are to have that old beauty and such great memories of your grandpa. Thank you for sharing this lovely truck with us!
Mack was very utilitarian without a doubt. But they could do the work all day, and be there tomorrow and do it again. They always had very distinctive lines, you could always spot a Mack. B, D, DM’s even the COE’s stood out on the truck stop lots.
Beautiful truck Sam.
I remember my father talking about the old Mack two stick trucks. In Australia they called the secondary gearbox “Joey Boxes” because they were a baby gearbox attached to the mama gearbox :)
I never got to drive one, sad to say.
You take good care of that sweet rig!
Hi Sam, I drove a Tri Plex for a few months back in the day! The 3rd stick was just a in and out stick!! Glad you did this video as iypt brought back memories
4:33 I wonder if you notice the slots in the screws holding all the placards to the dash are all lined up horizontally and the crosshead screws holding the switches are also. Neat, and a sign of attention to detail. Beautiful truck!!
That Mack is wicked cool! The interior is beautiful! Definitely not the sound I would expect from an old truck like that but it sounds amazing!
Man, that is a great looking rig. Your grandpa did a dang jam up job restoring this piece of history. Thanks for the lesson on how to shift a twin stick. Will probably never drive one, but now I know how to 😂
Love it , bring me back memories when I was 14 year old drawing a Mack in Puerto Rico carrying sugar cane .
Many times 100k lbs load with a try axle trailer 54 ‘ long . 1969 -1970 V8 Mack non turbo . No jake brake neither.
Thank you for sharing your grandfathers Mac truck with us. I’m a third generation truck driver. I miss my grandpa and my father. Thank you for sharing man we love your channel and your content ❤❤❤❤❤
I’m not a truck enthusiast as such , more old British classic cars. Here in Northern Ireland we just don’t see trucks like this . This is simply one of the nicest , coolest vehicles I’ve ever seen. Clean lines , lovely colour , beautifully restored and most importantly, still being skilfully used ! Fantastic , I love it . 😎 Oh , and sound of that big Cummins 👌
Very well done! No apologies necessary on grinding a little now and then, We don’t drive them every day and there is an art to it. Great point on timing stop lights. Headed into the first stop light at the Ballston Spa show I caught every gear going down to a red light without grinding and was quite proud of myself. The guy behind me talking on his phone and drinking a latte while trying to park under that big old Mack Differential was not at all happy for me. Great job and thanks for sharing!
Yeah, but he did not get there any sooner for driving under that differential did he?
I love that truck Sam. I got over a million miles in a 18 speed and I have driven the dual stick but I trained students and some hardly could shift the 18 , I could only imagine teaching them on the split stick. I use to double clutch the split stick or sometimes dot even use the clutch. Good video Sam. Your grandpa probably is still sitting in his seat you just can’t see him.👍👍👍
Wow what an awesome job your grandfather did restoring that truck,it's beautiful and sounds so sweet,thanks for sharing Sam and stay safe.
Nothing to be ashamed of there Sam. I bet there are not many left who would even know how to drive that rig. Beautiful restoration on it. That was definitely the days when men were men to push that iron everyday. That reach through the wheel seems like one heck of a way to snap a forearm or wrist if a steer tire blew at the wrong moment. Grampy have a Teamsters card? My dad was an operating engineer when that truck was new. My Grampy had just retired and left the company to my dad and his brother. Dad kept his card until he died in the nineties. Did not have to since he was a company owner.
Dude! That was totally awesome! I’ve never been in one of those trucks, and this is probably the closest I’ll ever get. I really, really appreciate this video. I think you did a great job on the shifts. Your grandfather would be proud!
Sam, the first truck I ever drove was a '66 Chevy Dump truck, 366 V-8 5&4 Spicer Transmissions. I later drove an old Mack B-81 with a Thermodyne engine. and the 5&4 Quadra-plex they called it. THAT was the smoothest shifting vehicle I ever drove. As a matter of fact, I borrowed the manual and learned to shift a 1972 Ford 8000, 225 CAT V-8 with 5&4 Spicers, from 1&1, to 5&4 all 20 speeds, and shift it back down to 1&1 and not scrape a tooth. I love that body style.
Very cool thanks for sharing!
Thank you for this video. I drove two old Petes with two sticks. Both were water trucks built from old log trucks. Never had any instruction. Had no idea how to properly shift them. In fact, I got my Class A with no actual instruction. Single axle GMC 6500 5 and 2 speed and a transport trailer. Never really used my license but always kept it up just in case. 37 years. Last year, my doctors decided not to renew my physical. Major BUMMER.
Too bad they won't let you renew it. It is very hard to get one nowadays.
I got my class A in 1988 with a dump truck. One of the mechanics could sign you off and you could go to the DMV with his paperwork. I applied to Southco dist. to deliver to convenience stores in a tt and they hired me with no road test or training. Like you, I just figured it out. Thankfully it was a 9 speed. No tickets or at fault accidents so far.
Honestly what a cool old truck your grandpa had and now you get to drive her around, always wanted to have a crack at a old stain stick too they look a pure blast to drive
Boy - mastering those gears is a real art! Great video to watch - don't think we ever had the twin sticks here in the UK, but two speed back axles were quite common years ago.
Just now seeing this video, man that is a sweet old Bulldog. Thanks for showing how to shift the trans.
Now that is REAL driving ... 😃 Thanks for showing how it is done!
As far as I am concerned, I would have gladly watched the whole journey without any cuts - watching twin stick driving never gets old to me.
And while you have explained the principal shift logic very well before starting, it was still somewhat difficult to figure out the reasons why you shifted at certain points (and why you did not shift at certain other points, although the engine sounded like a higher gear might make sense), because the viewer cannot 'read' the road ahead as the driver can (and has to).
Also, it is somewhat difficult to judge the actual speed of the rig at any given time - I was quite astonished to hear that you were only going 20 mph at a certain point, it definitely looked faster than that to me.
Yeah, and 75k can make that seem pretty fast on the down hill side too!
20 on that uphill grade was actually pretty amazing. Video is hard to show grade but I was watching the houses out the window behind him and I kind of know that part of the state. That was a steep grade two lane for sure.
I was looking back through your videos and ran across this one. That is one good looking truck. I really like that body style. Your grandfather had great taste in trucks. I think it’s very special that you and he both enjoyed trucks, and I imagine he sees you driving his truck. I really enjoy your channel and the content. Great job! Blessings!!
Grandpa loved you son….dont know the man but he loved you.
Honey, those gears have been scraped before, and they'll be scraped again! Seeing all that double-clutching reminds me why my left knee is shot to hell!
Beautiful video, thank you!
In most of us old truckers. These younguns don’t know how good they got it now.
Thanks for sharing another great video 👍
Glad you enjoyed watching!
What a treasure from your Grandfather. That's a truck that will always have a place in your family. Awesome demonstration on 2 stick shifting.I rode in an old Mack Termadyne with 2 or 3 sticks, the driver was always going through the steering wheel to shift. I think was 3. lots of work. Wow
excellent instructor
I'm sure your Grandad is happy you are taking such good care of his baby. I know I am, it is a beauty! I tried driving a Mack Duplex for a week. Ended up with an IH RD450 with a Working th 5 speed and a 2speed rear. Not a synchro in the house. Then later I nearned it had been speced with a Diesel, but at the last minute they went for the Cornbinder gasser but didn't change the tranny. I did OK, no clutch up or down unless I thought about it or tried to explain it. Then all I could do was sit on the side of the road until everything quit spinning, great big KLUNK! and start all over. Over the Grapevine was a real bowl of jollies. Tehachapi, too.