Did not realize you did so much work to that Mack! Thanks for bringing it back! That gives me more appreciation for this channel! Been watching about a year or so.
The "B" model was the sweetest looking Mack ever built. Thermo-Dyne power..... Used to love that glowing stack at night.... Hammer down, AM radio loud (to keep awake) and stack a glowing..... Good times 😍
Emil Schultz ...me again....was wondering if you had the time could y'all plz post a vid of Rags rackin em off on the dark hill...??? plz and thk y'all ...
In 1973 to 1975, I drove a single axle B 61 Model Mack, pulling Contractors Storage and Office Trailers. Takes me back in time, later it was R Models, then U models.
I almost bought this same exact truck years ago from the same Craigslist listing, I went and looked at it and was about to give the guy the money but had no where to store it and rebuild it. I'm glad these guys got it and gave it the treatment it deserved
I had a 57 B61, Short Wheelbase Tractor, Thermodyne with a 2 Stick Transmission. The Back Of The Cab Was Curved in For Trailer Clearance. It Was A Sweet Old Truck, I Loved Shifting Gears With Both Hands, My Left arm Through The Steering Wheel , & on The Main ,& My Right Hand Shifting Between High, & Low, Good Times! , Thanks For Sharing !!
Hi Emil. I'm the guy with the '96 Dodge Ram that came over to admire your Mack a few months ago at the Sheetz at the top of Armco Hill. I just happened to come across this video just now and didn't even realize it was you at first. I was thinking, "This is just like that old Mack I saw at Sheetz!", then I saw your name and it clicked. Very nice video of your journey to getting it back on the road! Well done!
Awesome truck! I just inherited to 1948 model B Macks. Way back my father pulled the diesel engines in favor of more powerful gasoline engines and after 30+ years of sitting in his industrial yard thieves have stripped parts and broken glass but I'm hoping to restore at least one of them to a sort of resto-mod / ratrod. I have a supercharged 4-71 Detroit two stroke I think would be fun to put in it.
To those of you who never had the pleasure of driving one of these. They really do drive really well. They only had 185 HP new the one I drove I figured had maybe 100 left ! Triplex 2 stick was standard as far as I know. I pulled 45' 102" wide trailers around the city of Mobile Al with it in 1984 and it was a very very old truck THEN. ! The B-61 I drove was a barn find. ! They were not wide enough to see down the side of those 102" wide trailers so it was interesting. And when hitting bumps you had to lean your head to the right to keep from hitting the roof. But just a great little truck and I am happy to get to say I drove one.
Reminds me of my old B model .. though I should say BSX 6x6 . A beast to drive with 5 into 3 with a two speed transfer case and no power steering I never really found out a year as it was rebuilt a number of times before I got her in 1968 , cab was early mid 50s , the rest a mix of WW2 to mid 1960s
What size tubing did you use for the floors subframe? And how thick was the deck plate (diamond plate) steel that you sheeted the floor with? I am thinking about doing it to my 1971 GMC 9500 that needs a new cab floor. Thanks for your help.
Looking to get and old ride preferably a single axle to pull a fifth wheel instead of putting the money into a dully. One of these old B’s., KW or a Superliner would be awesome. .
Nice fabrication on that welding bed although I thought you were going to do a custom paint job and use that beautiful B model to pull your 5th wheel camper with.
Beautiful truck always wanted to find and restore a classic semi and car hauler trailer to haul my classic cars to shows on.....be the best way to show up at a car show bunch of classics on a period tractor n trailer
A friend of mine got a '71 Mack R-600 5+4 with a farm that he doesn't want. 378k on it... Thinking of a Mad Max 2 theme, just need an air starter for the maxidyne.
Can always count on fellow Keystone state brother to keep old Macks running! I recently saw a restored B series hauling a coal bucket out near Blairsville on 22. Man did she look sharp and will outlast and do the same work these overpriced over-electrical pieces of junk that's on the road now.
Looks like it was originally a gas job and converted to diesel .Batteries under the cab and a single stick transmission are common to gasoline trucks. Diesels are double clubbers and have 4 batteries mounted on the chassis behind the cab.
Phil Francis nope. All original. Got the papers from Mack museum. Standard oil company ordered 3 new trucks same day as this one. Original color was blue.
Make sure each tray is closed when you shift into 2nd it will smash your hand In to it if it's open use the palm of your hand your hand your hand to push it intro gear
@@95Cummins2500 hey thanks for answering Do you have an idea if the plate or decals for these size of truck have to be comercial platea or how its the DMV part ?
escorpion dice I’m running antique plates on mine. Therefore you can not work the truck or haul a load with it. I don’t abuse it. But I don’t follow that
@@95Cummins2500 hàhaha good Well I just wanted like a personal car don't want to haul anything just from home to work Where are you guys located ? I'm here in California and this State it's really hard with the transportation there are so many regulations and stuff with no sense
I love the looks of the ole Macks. I knew a guy that had a shiny Red 1955 Mack. Loved its rounded fenders. Sure was pretty. Always wanted one. What I would do with it I don't know. Ha!
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If only trux could talk. Awesome presentation of a B61. Kudos!
Mega MEGA kudos to you dudes for not painting her up glossy. I like the current paint job much much better!
egomaniac247 can never get it back. Gloss. Right price anyone can do it. 1 million miles of work. Priceless
Did not realize you did so much work to that Mack! Thanks for bringing it back! That gives me more appreciation for this channel! Been watching about a year or so.
That's a boss lookin little Mack! Dig the wear on the paint. Would get tons of attention at the Macungie auto show!
Ning3n it would I know. Just have to find the time to get it there. Great place. Been there 2-3 times
The "B" model was the sweetest looking Mack ever built.
Thermo-Dyne power..... Used to love that glowing stack at night.... Hammer down, AM radio loud (to keep awake) and stack a glowing..... Good times 😍
S V blows sparks out the stack pulling a hill. It’s awesome. I like the super liners too
Emil Schultz ...me again....was wondering if you had the time could y'all plz post a vid of Rags rackin em off on the dark hill...??? plz and thk y'all ...
This is crazy I pass this guys shop to go home. Never thought I’d see it on RUclips lol
Drove an old B-model Mack for quite a few years,God,how I loved that old truck!
In 1973 to 1975, I drove a single axle B 61 Model Mack, pulling Contractors Storage and Office Trailers. Takes me back in time, later it was R Models, then U models.
Thank you.
I was curious about your build until you sat the welder on the back…then I said…..sweet!
I almost bought this same exact truck years ago from the same Craigslist listing, I went and looked at it and was about to give the guy the money but had no where to store it and rebuild it. I'm glad these guys got it and gave it the treatment it deserved
I had a 57 B61, Short Wheelbase Tractor, Thermodyne with a 2 Stick Transmission. The Back Of The Cab Was Curved in For Trailer Clearance. It Was A Sweet Old Truck, I Loved Shifting Gears With Both Hands, My Left arm Through The Steering Wheel , & on The Main ,& My Right Hand Shifting Between High, & Low, Good Times! , Thanks For Sharing !!
Nice to see an old Mack back on the road. Good job guys!
Thank you!!!
Awesome truck, well worth saving. Looks like some great fabrication and work you all did. Love it. Thanks for sharing!
sneakysnake109 your welcome! Thank you!
Nice truck and workmanship
Hi Emil.
I'm the guy with the '96 Dodge Ram that came over to admire your Mack a few months ago at the Sheetz at the top of Armco Hill. I just happened to come across this video just now and didn't even realize it was you at first. I was thinking, "This is just like that old Mack I saw at Sheetz!", then I saw your name and it clicked. Very nice video of your journey to getting it back on the road! Well done!
Hats off to you guys! I like seeing old Americana hitting the road again.. keep up the good work
Great job guys. Bringing back from the dead, road warrior style.
Thank you!
Retired driver3 years started on b61 drove Mack's for 35 years love them
Super nice build
prflyer68 thank you!
Awesome. I really like these old Mack’s. I wish I had a shop like that. I like the 46-47 Chevy too.
Thank you! Thinking about doing a quick video of it soon just to explain the truck more.
Looks great, Guys! Keep savin' that Old Iron!
Y'all are some really good fabricators that truck is absolutely amazing
S Bradley thanks. Appreciate that!
HI EMIL
NICE JOB! REALLY LIKE FLOORBOARDS RENEWAL AND THE REAR DECK WORK!!
ROSS Bryan6 thank you! Appreciate that!
Cool.build
Great craftsmanship on the bed. Very well made/designed
Real badass truck that's a amazing piece of metal.
Very cool. I’ve currently restoring a B61. Great work
Amazing the stuff you can find on Craigslist, not to mention all of the serial killers who are selling you their stuff!
Kool, I hope this and others like it follow and turn into a (bigger) more in depth series...
Joe Schlotthauer thank you!
Nice truck. Thanks for the video. I like videos like this they help me with ideas for my current project plus it’s just fun to watch.
Old vehicles like these are real treasures and need to be saved
Nice ride. Now that’s taking something ready for scrap and turning it into a useful machine. Porter Dude out....
Sweet old truck , great job
Glen Vanbavel thank you!
That is going to be a sweet truck when you get through. Great work.
Awesome metal work and video.
Awesome video thanks you found that trucks true personality being a welding rig it turned out great.
One an only B61 with twin Stacks 🙋🎖️
Love how it turned out, great work guys
Great job on the metal work
bill Clisham thank you!
Nice job guys i love it. Great work👍
Josh Sutton thanks josh
@@95Cummins2500 your welcome
NICE OL' MACK!! WHEN YOU GET ALL OF THE RUST TAKEN CARE OF AND THE CAB REPAINTED, I'D BET SHE WOULD BE A SWEET RIDE!!
Don't you dare repaint that cab!
Nice job guys thumbs 👍!
Awesome truck! I just inherited to 1948 model B Macks. Way back my father pulled the diesel engines in favor of more powerful gasoline engines and after 30+ years of sitting in his industrial yard thieves have stripped parts and broken glass but I'm hoping to restore at least one of them to a sort of resto-mod / ratrod. I have a supercharged 4-71 Detroit two stroke I think would be fun to put in it.
That's a hella nice job truck is awesome
Thing of beauty. Awesome truck.
Enjoyed the video! Great job!
Jill Garbart thank you very much!!
To those of you who never had the pleasure of driving one of these.
They really do drive really well.
They only had 185 HP new the one I drove I figured had maybe 100 left !
Triplex 2 stick was standard as far as I know. I pulled 45' 102" wide trailers around the city of Mobile Al with it in 1984 and it was a very very old truck THEN. !
The B-61 I drove was a barn find. !
They were not wide enough to see down the side of those 102" wide trailers so it was interesting. And when hitting bumps you had to lean your head to the right to keep from hitting the roof. But just a great little truck and I am happy to get to say I drove one.
Subbed. Awesome work. I've got to find the time for my diamond reo
Gentleman that is some Fantastic Fab work...👍
Robert Bradford thank you!
Awesome Build !!!
Dan Wing thank you. I appreciate it. Took a little over a year
Boy oh boy I bet my buddy Andre would love this😉
SWEET!!!
Nice welder and welders bed too!
Reminds me of my old B model .. though I should say BSX 6x6 . A beast to drive with 5 into 3 with a two speed transfer case and no power steering I never really found out a year as it was rebuilt a number of times before I got her in 1968 , cab was early mid 50s , the rest a mix of WW2 to mid 1960s
Good job, another good truck to fix up and restore is a 1965 international loadstar.
Nice work
Nice work guys, keep it up!
Sharp truck👍
Zach Smith thank you!!
@@95Cummins2500 I sent you a request on FB had some questions if you're willing to help me out! Thank's
Zach Smith I don’t like adding people I don’t know and I hardly use Facebook. What you have?
@@95Cummins2500 Alright no problem just had some questions about your project.
Zach Smith ok what’s up?
Just think the first owner, that got in that truck every morning to feed his family. If trucks could talk.
agreed!
Good music and nice truck
Josue Huamanttica thank you!
great truck bro and I like it
Good job!
thatfreakingarage thank you!
too cool for words - great project
Great custom floor. 👍😎
MHFtractor thank you!! Lots of work. Especially when I took the last piece out and the whole cab shifted. That was fun lining everything up again lol
What size tubing did you use for the floors subframe? And how thick was the deck plate (diamond plate) steel that you sheeted the floor with? I am thinking about doing it to my 1971 GMC 9500 that needs a new cab floor. Thanks for your help.
Wow great job, cool vid!
Rob M thank you!
Good job 👍
I knew that truck looked familiar. I saw it on Craigslist. I was in the market for an old GMC cab over and that caught my eye
Tyler Romestan cab overs are cool too. Wouldn’t want one as my daily driver back in the day. But they are cool to see going down the road
Makes me want to go fix my old trucks
Love Tom Petty and old Mack's great video
I might have a never used windshield washer bag as well as a new horn button. I used to work at a Mack Facility.
Regards from Ody Slim
Ody Slim nice! I’d be interested
Very good work.
Very cool project
Looking to get and old ride preferably a single axle to pull a fifth wheel instead of putting the money into a dully. One of these old B’s., KW or a Superliner would be awesome. .
I will drive that to work, church,shopping,golf, doctors appointment, holiday.
gert holtzhausen I do!! Lol
Shit hot fab work dude you should be well proud 👍👍👍
karl alton thank you. I appreciate that!
Great truck outlast any crap built now
winter time agreed!
U wanna long haul in that
Turd Ferguson no way in hell
I would why not.
Great job and song !!!!
Would love a project like this
prflyer68 no you don’t lol!
Bob Wayne - Mack (Just listen it )
Qlimax Bass thank you very much!
that would make an awesome pole/winch truck
So old truck should stay original. But you are the owner-you do what you like to do.
That is so sick
Very nice truck
100% agree whit you guys good job i like it mack
Nice fabrication on that welding bed although I thought you were going to do a custom paint job and use that beautiful B model to pull your 5th wheel camper with.
Donald Swink no. Can’t afford the camper. So put the welder on to make money for the camper lol
Truck makes me harder than a horseshoe. Sweet build
Billy d lol. Thank you!
Very cool !
Hell Yeah brother!!!
old man river rimington thank you!
Great job!
White Tiger thank you
Beautiful truck always wanted to find and restore a classic semi and car hauler trailer to haul my classic cars to shows on.....be the best way to show up at a car show bunch of classics on a period tractor n trailer
A friend of mine got a '71 Mack R-600 5+4 with a farm that he doesn't want. 378k on it... Thinking of a Mad Max 2 theme, just need an air starter for the maxidyne.
Luke Eagles they're around ,put your feelers out , put on your boots and grubby clothes and go Scrounging. Been doin it since high school.
Can always count on fellow Keystone state brother to keep old Macks running! I recently saw a restored B series hauling a coal bucket out near Blairsville on 22. Man did she look sharp and will outlast and do the same work these overpriced over-electrical pieces of junk that's on the road now.
Crazy Mixture I agree. Thank you!
Would have liked to have seen and heard it driven more !
Maybe on the next video
@@95Cummins2500 sweet, its been a year today since this vid was posted, so hopefully before another one goes by ! 👍🏻
Looks like it was originally a gas job and converted to diesel .Batteries under the cab and a single stick transmission are common to gasoline trucks. Diesels are double clubbers and have 4 batteries mounted on the chassis behind the cab.
Phil Francis nope. All original. Got the papers from Mack museum. Standard oil company ordered 3 new trucks same day as this one. Original color was blue.
Nice I love it
Looks like a certain Mack used in the movie maximum overdrive by Steven King.
Make sure each tray is closed when you shift into 2nd it will smash your hand In to it if it's open use the palm of your hand your hand your hand to push it intro gear
Man it's q beautiful machine you guys are amazing 👍
Someone can tell me if it's pocible to buy and uses a truck like this one as a Daly drive car ?
escorpion dice I use it monthly not daily. And everything is for sale for the right price lol
@@95Cummins2500 hey thanks for answering
Do you have an idea if the plate or decals for these size of truck have to be comercial platea or how its the DMV part ?
escorpion dice I’m running antique plates on mine. Therefore you can not work the truck or haul a load with it. I don’t abuse it. But I don’t follow that
@@95Cummins2500 hàhaha good
Well I just wanted like a personal car don't want to haul anything just from home to work
Where are you guys located ? I'm here in California and this State it's really hard with the transportation there are so many regulations and stuff with no sense
Amazing!
Love it!
I love the looks of the ole Macks. I knew a guy that had a shiny Red 1955 Mack. Loved its rounded fenders. Sure was pretty. Always wanted one. What I would do with it I don't know. Ha!