Back in '71 , shortly after getting out of the service, I had a job driving a B-61 in central Massachsetts. I have forgotten what year it was built, but I knew it had been around the block a couple uh three times before I got into it. It was as loose as the legendary goose. It was an air start, with a 5 and a 2 transmixer, and I loved driving that thing. I almost scared a very pretty girl out of her skirt while she was waiting for a bus, when I hit the starter after a lunch stop.
In the 1950's and 60's, Mack ruled the highways east of the Mississippi. And a Mack was the most unique truck. It's own unique sound which was big and bad sounding especially if you ran your Thermodyne engine with a straight pipe. Mack's own two stick, triple counter shaft transmission was rugged & well built and Mack's duel reduction rear end was and still to this day, the toughest rear for mean, rough off road situations.
Damn, son! Your boy can shift them gears like no one I've ever seen! That swift gear change from 2-OD to 3-Lo, the clutchless downshifts (with rev matching) and the jake towards the end all make this my favorite B-61 clip on RUclips. I haven't found any videos like yours anywhere else. Thank you so much for making my morning. If you don't mind me asking, is he still running an old Thermodyne, did he swap it with a Maxidyne or is it a Cummins? The exhaust note and bogging up hills tells me it's a Thermodyne or an old Cummins, but I could be wrong.
why is it that people drive twin sticks differently? one guy will go through the auxiliary first then shift their main. then others will shift through their main first then shift to the next slot in the auxiliary... I'm confused... how do you actually drive these things?
Usually going thru the aux then shifting the main is the way it's done. You don't have to use all the gears, though. Some of them can be so close to each other that it's a waste of time. You learn as you go how many of each truck's gears that you need. Also, once the truck is rolling, I never used the clutch.
Back in '71 , shortly after getting out of the service, I had a job driving a B-61 in central Massachsetts. I have forgotten what year it was built, but I knew it had been around the block a couple uh three times before I got into it. It was as loose as the legendary goose. It was an air start, with a 5 and a 2 transmixer, and I loved driving that thing. I almost scared a very pretty girl out of her skirt while she was waiting for a bus, when I hit the starter after a lunch stop.
Nice to see the older trucks still running the roads
Wow he really shifted that triplex fast good job good video
In the 1950's and 60's, Mack ruled the highways east of the Mississippi. And a Mack was the most unique truck. It's own unique sound which was big and bad sounding especially if you ran your Thermodyne engine with a straight pipe. Mack's own two stick, triple counter shaft transmission was rugged & well built and Mack's duel reduction rear end was and still to this day, the toughest rear for mean, rough off road situations.
bob lackey 318 Detroit kw
That's a real Mack , not the imposter one's they make today. Little girls can drive them. You jump in a B-61 , you had better be all man !.
I wonder if it’s possible to buy a brand new Mack and still spec the twin stick 15 speed
i see you gotta a regular seat in that one instead of the folding steel chair like the other one lol
That thing is sweet!!!!
does this have a back drop manifold cummins or detroit or mack
Is this truck still around
Damn, son! Your boy can shift them gears like no one I've ever seen! That swift gear change from 2-OD to 3-Lo, the clutchless downshifts (with rev matching) and the jake towards the end all make this my favorite B-61 clip on RUclips. I haven't found any videos like yours anywhere else. Thank you so much for making my morning. If you don't mind me asking, is he still running an old Thermodyne, did he swap it with a Maxidyne or is it a Cummins? The exhaust note and bogging up hills tells me it's a Thermodyne or an old Cummins, but I could be wrong.
why is it that people drive twin sticks differently? one guy will go through the auxiliary first then shift their main. then others will shift through their main first then shift to the next slot in the auxiliary... I'm confused... how do you actually drive these things?
It depends on how much weight you are hauling and the terrain you are on. Flat ground and empty you can skip gears.
Usually going thru the aux then shifting the main is the way it's done. You don't have to use all the gears, though. Some of them can be so close to each other that it's a waste of time. You learn as you go how many of each truck's gears that you need. Also, once the truck is rolling, I never used the clutch.
No power steering
Be careful with your camera.