Been a trucker for 40 + years and when Ben mentioned the smoke in the yard and the 2 AM departure it hit home with me. I don't know what it is but leaving a yard in the middle of the night when nobody is on the road is a feeling I'll always love.
Takes me back to my youth. 1956 Kenworth with custom built 290 Cummims with a 6 speed main, a 4 speed aux AND 2 speed rear ends. My uncle built it from several wrecks and was the truck I learned to drive on. The first year I just rode around in it and help work on it. Second year I spend learning how to drive it, but never alone. Third year I went out alone but he always came along with his new truck hauling two load to the same area. Fourth year I was on my own. We retired the Kenworth, I got his "new" 358 Peterbuilt and he bought a new "A" Model Kenworth. It lead to a more than 40 year career in trucking.
I am 70, I drove a 3 stick Mack with a window in the back. I can't tell you how many times I had to pull over and stop get it back down in the kitchen and start all over again. I did the turn signal "please let me in" shame more time than I care to remember. Amazing, beautiful, entertainment, Thank you Ben! and the Boston Trucker. Top shelf! for sure. I had a friend from Nu Markeete he is long dead but I can still hear him saying it. Love the accent.
Mike love your videos. I have to Let you know that yes tradesmen do enjoy their work and craft as much as truck drivers. We are all cut from the same cloth. I’m a carpenter for over 40 yrs and the smell of the fresh cut wood is like you smelling the diesel. Bless you and stay safe. Keep the great videos coming!
@@TheBostonTruckerRalph is right on. Been working on early houses for almost 25 years. I still get excited about it. The jobs are a thrill few can understand; I get lost in the awesomeness of the tools and material. In my 20’s I dreamed of being a trucker. Used to talk with them on the CB at night on long rides. Now I settle for an old 7.3 truck to get my turbo whine fix. I like to shut off the stereo to listen to it whining. Living on a state road near a sharp corner I know many of the trucks just by the engine and brake noises and driver styles and still love the chicken light show from the tricked out rigs on 84 West bound driving home at night. My wife thinks I’m a lunatic but big rigs hold a real mystique. One of these days I’m going to own one just to ride around in. Old machines are simply awesome. Thanks for the videos.
Had couple 10-20 x's with truck driver who drove split shifting duce and 1/2's on jungle roads in VietNam...on supply duties... his comment to my "learning" curve from our motor pool... was something like..move over, stop...change seats...hold on, hold my beer, and find something to hold onto... Proceeded to say this is how to split shift this (bit^#) ....turned off the desert road we were traveling on in A,z usa....up and down bull dosed .outai
I'm so glad I have a sub woofer on My PC !!! Just lost a fellow trucker Brother of 30 years two weeks ago and what caught My attention was the colors on this Peet, same as Terry's. Peterbilt forever. He passed behind the wheel sitting at a job sight in His truck. Fitting, RIP. Great video.
I’m so glad that mr Senter explained what a real 2 stick truck is when you can shift a 6+4 and a 5+4 your not one of the nit wits that use a second stick instead of a splitter button and if you’ve ever been in the middle of the desert with both sticks against the dashboard and your right foot on the floor in the left lane you really have know idea what real truck driving is It’s something that old guys like me cherish and consider the great days of truckdriving
Yep and you ain't never been trucking unless you've been passed by an old refer hauler up hill through the Cascade mountains in old 359 Pete with a souped up V8 CAT either brother!
@@powderriver2424 as long as you have a brakesaver to come down the hills so you don’t heat the brakes up but I’ve passed a few refer boys also hauling electronics and shows for 3-way van lines if you might recognize that name you have an idea of some real trucks if not google it
i learned how to drive with a 5&4 i love twin sticks and old trucks old cat engines. also like old 2 strokes .this pete is a perfect old school truck very nice restored and i love how you drive it! i am what i call an old school trucker. and i know the full meaning of it. i dont like new trucks i agree they have no soul. no connections between the truck and driver take care of this good old pete! shes a gem! 👌
I was watching Ben's leg and I didn't see any clutching going on during all that shifting,, believe in old school that your butt" in the seat and your ears tuned to the sound of the engine,,the tachometer and clutch are hardly needed ,, you just feel it natural on what you're truck wants , Ben is definitely in tune with his rig,, great video!!
I always wanted to become a truck driver. It never happened. This video is so awesome for me. It made me feel 50 years younger! Gear Jamming! What a rush! Skill, skill and skill! Thank you guys so much!
Ben, seeing that ol truck and seeing the two sticks, hearing the rain caps clapping.... I could already smell the diesel fuel.... I learned on '72 Pete needle nose with a 250 Cummins twin stick. No a/c, no power steering, 27 inch coffin sleeper with a crank up window between the cab and sleeper. That was 42 years ago. Now retired due to medical reasons. Keep up the good work Ben and thank you for the memories.
Great video. You said it all about old school truckers when you said truck driving was a lifestyle not a job. It was in your blood, It was your life, period!
I loved trucks when I was little in the 1970s. And you're right, new vehicles don't have a soul. I love this truck way more than a newer one. BEAUTIFUL TRUCK!!
My son and I look forward to your vids man! He is only 5, always asks “when can we watch trucks?”. These are like our bedtime stories, watch them almost every night. We have watched many over and over. I grew up around trucks and heavy machinery, old R Models and Internationals and such. I’m not around them anymore, miss it like crazy. Your videos bring me back to my childhood and have given me something to share with my son. Thank you!
This is glorious. It's an absolute joy listening to Ben talking so knowledgeably and so passionately and so modestly, too. My dad was a lorry driver here in the UK and I used to love going with him in the wagons, driving through the night in the late 1960s. The first vehicle I ever drove on the road was a Guy Big J4T with a 40' York van trailer, down the M5 in the middle of the night when I was 8. There is a real romance and sense of adventure and I totally understand how people have what can only be described as a love affair with old lorries/trucks.
Wow, I'm blown away. Ben you are a master at what you do thanks for sharing your gifted talent with the rest of us. Mike thank you as well, for giving all of us the opportunity to watch the best twin stick driver of all time.
j satre.... your right, Ben can handle the sticks Very well... but, believe me when I say that back in "our day"... there many other's who were just as good.
BT, you do a fantastic job with video and editing. Going for the rides with you puts me back at peace. Disability really sucks! Shiny side up brother.🇺🇸
I could watch Ben shift those gears all day. He is a cool character. Don't meet many like him anymore. I feel like I've known him my whole life. Thank you for posting this video and THANK YOU Ben for explaining how to shift twin sticks.
Absolutely without a doubt the most kick azz video yet!!!! True epitome of Pride in the profession and having the love and desire to run old iron. Incredible. I don't truck but have nothing but mad respect for guys who live and breathe those old school trucks. What a video! Be safe out there.
Can only imagine how totally soulless an all electric truck would be to drive compared to this - total harmony between truck and driver with this baby!
I love the definition of your old school trucker. While I'm only 40 I Was raised old school by my dad and love it. You Hit the nail on the head my man. Nice rig, good vid. Brought a smile to my face.
That by far is one of the way best ever videos you every did . I started my career in a 1982 small bunk Pete running team from conn to calif . Could you imagine running team in that truck awesome . Thank you so much for bringing back the fire in an old school truckers heart you rock !!!!
Hey Mike, what a great video! Watching Ben going thru the gears surely had me smiling from ear to ear. Loved the tour of the trucks in the yard & his 65 pickup, thank you both!
Great video, this is a lost art and another reason why I believe everyone should learn to drive a stick before getting a drivers license. Keep on truckin!!!!!!!!
I’ve watched a lot of truck videos and seen everything there is to see, but I have to honestly say this is one of the sweetest trucks I’ve seen, everything about it just epitomises old school just the way it was. Ben you would have fitted right in with those old timers, there’s no doubting that, you remind me of my fathers generation of drivers. It’s a lovely old Peterbuilt.
As a GMC General owner, I loved it when you did the first video with him in it. This was also a fantastic video, Mike. I think I smiled more through this video than most RUclips videos I watched recently.
Back in 1970s my first truck that I drove was a 1971 western star with a 5&4with a335 Cummins with 444gears I learned how to drive it on my own I finally wore the trans and engine out and it got replaced with a 290cummins a 13speep and I went to a different truck
Great video beautiful truck. That's my dream truck. I ran OTR for 16 years but had to stop because of medical problems. Miss the more than anyone could imagine. Stay safe.
If I was still driving, exactly the type of company I would choose to drive for....OLD SCHOOL. drove twin stick for years, something you grow to love...Keep up the great work!!
Great video Mike. It brought back memories of learning to drive a twin stick. I learned on b-61 and b-75 Macks and a few Oshkosh. You can tell when a person is enjoying himself because they're smiling. Ben Senter never stopped smiling the whole time. Good job picking up the way to shift. Match the engine rpms with the gear ratio and you've got it. Much fun. JM
Great video! Brings back memories of twin stick driving, like when you pulled out of a side street onto a main road Ben slipped thru 7 shifts by the time got lined up straight going down the road. It’s different with a trailer, would probably be 4-5 shifts, but the driver definitely had his hands full shifting, steering, and watching your clearances! Old School trucking!
I grew up in a trucking family. I couldn't wit for summer vacation from school. Ment Big Rigin in a 1988 Ford CLT 9000. When I wasn't out n about I was on the farm in an old Mack dump. Twin stick exactly this K Wopper. Brings back so many memories. N well now I'm a trucker n trying to give my youngins the happiness I had growing up. I love being a Truck Driver.
Started driving in England aged 21 in 1962 first with 3 cyllnder two stroke Commer lorry then worked my way u to a semi known in England as an articulated lorry. A Foden 160 cummins with a 12 speed 4 on the floor three on the tree given to me to drive as nobody else wanted to drive it because it was complicated. Then i came to USA when i was 32 in 1972 worked on detroit engines in Rapid city S Dakota then worked at Universal transport rapid city on dry bulk tanks low boy end dumps and flat bed then i bought my first truck Freightliner with a 270 cummins then a 370 pete plus many different trucks finished with freightliner Coronado 132 with C15 cat 18 speed retired in 2021 after 59 years i guess i am old school. So i enjoyed the ride along to see a two stick expert!!!! Thanks for the lesson Ben. Stay safe out there. Ed 40 s of Vegas.
The thing that caught my eye was the 4WD C-10. Theyr a hot truck rite now but iv liked em my whole life,all the way back to standn on dads bench seat in his as a young'n
I felt like a kid sitting at the shop break table listening to Dad and the other drivers "trading lies" as they called it. That was back in the 60's. This brought me back there. Thank you so much. Happy truckin to you.
Great video. I'm just a 20 year shipping/warehouse forklift driver. I have always loved the older trucks. I kept smiling hearing you giys go back and forth, and Ben thank you for the knowledge.
Wow! This video is a real treat and reading all the stories in the comments is the icing on the cake! Thank you so much, brings back a lot of good memories and hopes for new ones. Cheers!
You blew it out if the water Mike! Great episode with Ben. Old school trucks old school drivers. Ben was dead on with his description of a real truck driver. ✌️
Great video. Takes me back to the 70s when I drove a White twin stick and a 63 Kenworth twin stick and - like Ben says - staying awake listening to Waylon Jennings and the Outlaws on an 8-track. Where have the times gone? I have driven a lot of other transmissions over the years, but there is nothing that holds the same attraction as a twin stick. It would be nice to be back there for even just a day. This video is as close as it gets.
Great Video! I learned how to drive a twin stick 5 and a 4 in a 67 International 10 wheel dump during rush hour traffic from Weymouth to Harvard square and back in 1983. I always tell people you never drove a real truck until you drive a twin stick.
BOSS LEVEL!!! It's good to see that there is still Hard working, Honest truck companies out there and keeping the OLD School traditions an memories alive!!! You Guys ROCK! 🤘🇺🇸🫡
Second time I watch this video, I believe I could grind a few gears on those twin sticks! Seriously made me smile in the dark as I watched, felt like I was there hearing the sounds of the engine and transmissions shifting: I could smell the old truck smells of grease, diesel and gear lube as well as the rainwater spray burning off the exhaust manifolds, only possible in a leaky old truck; heaven! Thanks so much 👍🏽
Great interview Mike ,love Bens honesty about blowing shifts when someone's watching and that feeling we all get from those early morning startups and first shifts out of the yard.
Thanks budmeyer driver I didn't miss trucking until this damn video man it was a cool truck I learned how to driving at the same transmission a long time ago thanks for making me miss what I used to do
Awesome! I learned on a 5+4 at 16 yrs old 😳 in the late 70's! On swamp roads and the piney woods to start. 😆 Once ya get used to shifting correctly and the various 'options' it is a blast. Old school truckin'!
Ben is a awesome dude. I did a line boring job for him several years ago (haven't seen him since!) I am not sure that truck was still pink then, but I remember when it was pink and Ben was hauling stuff around with it. Glad you featured him
Wow, this brings back great memories. I drove a Mack DM with a 5x4 for 5 years until the company sold it. Absolute blast! Thanks for the memory revival. My first license to drive commercial trucks was called a Chauffeurs License and then they changed to the class system. Thanks again be well and be safe.
Oh that overdrive whine! Double od whine!! What a great video, thanks for making it! Love that truck. Old school rules! I am old school, but am now driving a Mack Anthem with the Mdrive... gotta say, that dang thing does a good job, hard to believe a truck can shift itself as good as it does. Stay safe, C'mon Beek!!
I'm a young guy in my mid 30s and I absolutely love when I get to drive my 72 kw with a detroit 8v71 and a 5-4 there's nothing like it and all I can think of is the men it took to drive real trucks. Now new truck are great but as he said they don't have a soul. Keep up the great videos I love seeing them
THANK YOU That was some shifting!! Including the one filming KUDOS !! This was very touching to me, he described how he felt about trucking and that's exactly how I still feel about it even after 43 years driving nationwide. He's a great old school driver, I kinda like to consider myself that too except I'm not a mechanic 😊 I truly love the old trucks and the old life style of trucking Thanks for sharing ❤
This is probably the best interview and showcase of a truck that I’ve watched. Ben sure is a likable fella. Not many left like him. And jeez, grew up just a few miles from me. Constable NY, I was like WHAAAT?? Awesome truck. Awesome talk. Awesome video Mike. Yup, new sub….
@@TheBostonTrucker I'm in the opposite boat for the last 20 years I've been traveling by this front yard up and down 13 never did i think that this video was there a few minutes away from me 👍
First truck I drove was a U 600 Mack with a naturally aspirated 237 and a 18 speed quadraplex I'll never forget it. Great video and you are a great Old school trucker !!! All the best to you and yours Sir !!!
Oh! I am in heaven!!!! Thank you, Mike for sharing this amazing old-school truck (and driver). The young whipper snapper generation of automatic transmissions would probably be lost in space if they tried to drive this twin stick!😆
Compliments on shifting a double box without using the clutch. In WA State it's required you use the clutch to pass the CDL road test. I taught CDL at a local community college, one of my students could not shift to save his life, so I showed him how to do it without using the clutch. He latched onto that in a heart beat and finally figured out you barely have to touch the clutch when shifting. One of my best students used to ride with her dad at a young age in his log truck, she was tuned in to the engines rpm's and shifted with a lovely light touch which irritated the manlymen in the class. What you said is true, you are always learning something new when driving a big rig. Great video you are a Gem!
That was fantastic. I've watched a lot of "how to" transmission operation videos over the years, but this one the best...by far. Retired now, but I still love looking at trucks and viewing footage of anything to do with them. Luckily I knew what was going on with those levers as I used to drive an R Model Mack with the 5x3 Triplex box back in the day. Congratulations again. 🙂
Back in the 70's I built the White Western Star tractor that came with the same single bunk sleeper design. The same door design with the identical window. This one is truly over the top being a double! Absolutely gorgeous rig!
This was one of the best videos I've watched in quite a while. It shows that both of you are passionate about these old rigs. Ben seems like quite a guy to drive for. Anyone still paying to have their fleet doors hand painted not only cares about their equipment, but who they have in the seat as well.
Ben is another National Treasure. What a great boss. I love this video. Memories of my late Uncle driving an overlength wideload heavy from California to Alaska in the early 60's hauling pipe for the Alaska pipeline. I remember him saying it was so cold he never shut his diesel off up there in Alaska. He had a tiny sleeper and was a big Hoss of a man. I do not know how he slept in it. I do remember that my parent's property was a 100' long and when he pulled up in the street his rig was as long as the property. Thanks for the post and flashbacks to when trucks were trucks and men were men.
Ben is a class act...I learned on a 4x4 in the mid 50’s and then later on a B model triplex Do not know if I can do it anymore. Mike you impressed me also.
It was a pleasure to watch and listen to both of you and the truck. The twin sticks are a joy to watch, although I'm happy to navigate a 10- and 13-speed single. Thank you for making and sharing this video with us.
Ive watched this video a couple of times now and have to say the shot of the needle nose pulling out of the barn is not only awesome but amazing videography on your part, you have definitely grown over the years when it comes to your video quality and ability to capture great shots/moments
I smiled the whole video! I learned on a Brigadier and drove a 73 Mack for dad. I currently have a 359 Pete with Air, it keeps my shoulder nice and cold..LOL ..what a great video and an awesome guy. Respect even more when he was talking about his guys and mentioned how lucky he was to get the guy when his job closed it's doors. Explained the shifting and old school trucking in a most elegant way. (Also noticed neither of you used the clutch, true masters of the shift!) This video needs to go into the Smithsonian for future generations..
First time seeing this. That was a half hour well-spent. Not just the twin stick shifting, but this guy seems like someone I'd love to drive for. I'm in NC, so that ain't gonna happen, lol! I've only been in the trucking racket for 23 years, but I have a lot of respect for this guy. God bless you, and keep on trucking.
Ben, you ccan really handle the twin sticks in your truck and seem like a very even tempered guy. Nobody is late to work because of your work ethic and attitude. Enjoyed the video and good luck as life goes on.
Oh the memories. The first truck I ever drove was an old 68 Pete manual everything on a drunkin bet. 2nd was a 2 stick 5x4 I lied thru my teeth saying I knew how to drive it. My friend explained HOW TO over the phone and I drove that thing for more than a year dump trucking in Washington State. They are FUN to drive. That was almost 40 years ago and still driving to this day. Love listening to Ben talk. Great ride you guys !!
There is so much Ben said about being a old school trucker/gear head that took me back to my trucking days in a 1960 Emeryville hauling a few thousand of lumber in the mid 70’s
Been a trucker for 40 + years and when Ben mentioned the smoke in the yard and the 2 AM departure it hit home with me. I don't know what it is but leaving a yard in the middle of the night when nobody is on the road is a feeling I'll always love.
Amen to that! We own the night👍
Takes me back to my youth. 1956 Kenworth with custom built 290 Cummims with a 6 speed main, a 4 speed aux AND 2 speed rear ends. My uncle built it from several wrecks and was the truck I learned to drive on. The first year I just rode around in it and help work on it. Second year I spend learning how to drive it, but never alone. Third year I went out alone but he always came along with his new truck hauling two load to the same area. Fourth year I was on my own. We retired the Kenworth, I got his "new" 358 Peterbuilt and he bought a new "A" Model Kenworth. It lead to a more than 40 year career in trucking.
Yea man... In the 70s I was running a 1693 TA cat and she would fill the whole neighborhood with smoke when it was cold... Even blow smoke rings!
Remember those days from long ago. Leaving in the middle of the night and rolling through the darkness all alone. It was magical.
I use to haul milk. Leave anywhere from 10 pm to 2 am. Always less hectic.
Nice classy and pleasant working man. No bragging or tough talk. The best kind of people there are.
I am 70, I drove a 3 stick Mack with a window in the back. I can't tell you how many times I had to pull over and stop get it back down in the kitchen and start all over again. I did the turn signal "please let me in" shame more time than I care to remember. Amazing, beautiful, entertainment, Thank you Ben! and the Boston Trucker. Top shelf! for sure. I had a friend from Nu Markeete he is long dead but I can still hear him saying it. Love the accent.
Those are some amazing memories and experiences!
Mike love your videos. I have to Let you know that yes tradesmen do enjoy their work and craft as much as truck drivers. We are all cut from the same cloth. I’m a carpenter for over 40 yrs and the smell of the fresh cut wood is like you smelling the diesel.
Bless you and stay safe. Keep the great videos coming!
Thank you Ralph
@@TheBostonTruckerRalph is right on. Been working on early houses for almost 25 years. I still get excited about it. The jobs are a thrill few can understand; I get lost in the awesomeness of the tools and material.
In my 20’s I dreamed of being a trucker. Used to talk with them on the CB at night on long rides. Now I settle for an old 7.3 truck to get my turbo whine fix. I like to shut off the stereo to listen to it whining.
Living on a state road near a sharp corner I know many of the trucks just by the engine and brake noises and driver styles and still love the chicken light show from the tricked out rigs on 84 West bound driving home at night. My wife thinks I’m a lunatic but big rigs hold a real mystique. One of these days I’m going to own one just to ride around in. Old machines are simply awesome. Thanks for the videos.
What a great guy Ben is. Super knowledgeable and humble. And he can run through the gears like a madman. That was one of your best videos ever!
Couldn't agree more!
I couldn't have said it better!
Had couple 10-20 x's
with truck driver who drove split shifting duce and 1/2's on jungle roads in VietNam...on supply duties... his comment to my "learning" curve from our motor pool... was something like..move over, stop...change seats...hold on, hold my beer, and find something to hold onto...
Proceeded to say this is how to split shift this (bit^#) ....turned off the desert road we were traveling on in A,z usa....up and down bull dosed .outai
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I'm so glad I have a sub woofer on My PC !!! Just lost a fellow trucker Brother of 30 years two weeks ago and what caught My attention was the colors on this Peet, same as Terry's. Peterbilt forever. He passed behind the wheel sitting at a job sight in His truck. Fitting, RIP. Great video.
Sorry for his passing 🙏 Will
I’m so glad that mr Senter explained what a real 2 stick truck is when you can shift a 6+4 and a 5+4 your not one of the nit wits that use a second stick instead of a splitter button and if you’ve ever been in the middle of the desert with both sticks against the dashboard and your right foot on the floor in the left lane you really have know idea what real truck driving is It’s something that old guys like me cherish and consider the great days of truckdriving
Right on Jack!
I agree with you Jack!
Amen 👍👍
Yep and you ain't never been trucking unless you've been passed by an old refer hauler up hill through the Cascade mountains in old 359 Pete with a souped up V8 CAT either brother!
@@powderriver2424 as long as you have a brakesaver to come down the hills so you don’t heat the brakes up but I’ve passed a few refer boys also hauling electronics and shows for 3-way van lines if you might recognize that name you have an idea of some real trucks if not google it
First tandem I ever drove was a 72' Louisville with a Detroit and two stick. Lost art😊
Wow 👍😁
i learned how to drive with a 5&4 i love twin sticks and old trucks old cat engines. also like old 2 strokes .this pete is a perfect old school truck very nice restored and i love how you drive it!
i am what i call an old school trucker. and i know the full meaning of it.
i dont like new trucks i agree they have no soul. no connections between the truck and driver
take care of this good old pete! shes a gem! 👌
I was watching Ben's leg and I didn't see any clutching going on during all that shifting,, believe in old school that your butt" in the seat and your ears tuned to the sound of the engine,,the tachometer and clutch are hardly needed ,, you just feel it natural on what you're truck wants , Ben is definitely in tune with his rig,, great video!!
The tach is good to have for those times you screw up and get them both out of gear at the same time.
I always wanted to become a truck driver. It never happened. This video is so awesome for me. It made me feel 50 years younger! Gear Jamming! What a rush! Skill, skill and skill! Thank you guys so much!
You made my day with your comments! 💯❤️😁
I am a truck driver last 35 years im good at what i do but having said that im not even this guys arsehole tremendous operator right great video
Ben, seeing that ol truck and seeing the two sticks, hearing the rain caps clapping.... I could already smell the diesel fuel....
I learned on '72 Pete needle nose with a 250 Cummins twin stick.
No a/c, no power steering, 27 inch coffin sleeper with a crank up window between the cab and sleeper.
That was 42 years ago.
Now retired due to medical reasons.
Keep up the good work Ben and thank you for the memories.
10-4 driver 👋
Great video. You said it all about old school truckers when you said truck driving was a lifestyle not a job. It was in your blood, It was your life, period!
Right on!
AMEN!
I loved trucks when I was little in the 1970s. And you're right, new vehicles don't have a soul. I love this truck way more than a newer one. BEAUTIFUL TRUCK!!
Well said!
My son and I look forward to your vids man! He is only 5, always asks “when can we watch trucks?”. These are like our bedtime stories, watch them almost every night. We have watched many over and over. I grew up around trucks and heavy machinery, old R Models and Internationals and such. I’m not around them anymore, miss it like crazy. Your videos bring me back to my childhood and have given me something to share with my son. Thank you!
You made my day. Thanks for sharing this with me. I think you'll both enjoy my next video but fair warning, the S word slips out.
This is glorious. It's an absolute joy listening to Ben talking so knowledgeably and so passionately and so modestly, too. My dad was a lorry driver here in the UK and I used to love going with him in the wagons, driving through the night in the late 1960s. The first vehicle I ever drove on the road was a Guy Big J4T with a 40' York van trailer, down the M5 in the middle of the night when I was 8. There is a real romance and sense of adventure and I totally understand how people have what can only be described as a love affair with old lorries/trucks.
Well said. It's definitely a romance between drivers and their rigs and the open road.
Wow, I'm blown away. Ben you are a master at what you do thanks for sharing your gifted talent with the rest of us. Mike thank you as well, for giving all of us the opportunity to watch the best twin stick driver of all time.
My pleasure!
j satre.... your right, Ben can handle the sticks Very well... but, believe me when I say that back in "our day"... there many other's who were just as good.
I kinda hate you right now. Ben, you ain’t wingin nothing. True trucker! Thanks for taking us on the ride👍
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BT, you do a fantastic job with video and editing. Going for the rides with you puts me back at peace. Disability really sucks! Shiny side up brother.🇺🇸
Smooth shifting!! Very Nice Demonstration!! Thanks!!
I could watch Ben shift those gears all day. He is a cool character. Don't meet many like him anymore. I feel like I've known him my whole life. Thank you for posting this video and THANK YOU Ben for explaining how to shift twin sticks.
Absolutely without a doubt the most kick azz video yet!!!! True epitome of Pride in the profession and having the love and desire to run old iron. Incredible. I don't truck but have nothing but mad respect for guys who live and breathe those old school trucks. What a video! Be safe out there.
Thanks Jim, I love that my videos cross over to people outside of the trucks. Rock on!
Can only imagine how totally soulless an all electric truck would be to drive compared to this - total harmony between truck and driver with this baby!
THAT guy LOVES that rig man..and HE’S the only guy who SHOULD “OWN” it! Beautiful truck..SOUNDS fantastic!
Ben seems like the nicest guy on the planet. So humble and genuine. Just a nice guy
I love the definition of your old school trucker. While I'm only 40 I Was raised old school by my dad and love it. You Hit the nail on the head my man. Nice rig, good vid. Brought a smile to my face.
Right on!
That by far is one of the way best ever videos you every did . I started my career in a 1982 small bunk Pete running team from conn to calif . Could you imagine running team in that truck awesome . Thank you so much for bringing back the fire in an old school truckers heart you rock !!!!
Wow, thanks!
Hey Mike, what a great video! Watching Ben going thru the gears surely had me smiling from ear to ear. Loved the tour of the trucks in the yard & his 65 pickup, thank you both!
You and me both! Thank you!
Great video, this is a lost art and another reason why I believe everyone should learn to drive a stick before getting a drivers license. Keep on truckin!!!!!!!!
Great point!
I’ve watched a lot of truck videos and seen everything there is to see, but I have to honestly say this is one of the sweetest trucks I’ve seen, everything about it just epitomises old school just the way it was. Ben you would have fitted right in with those old timers, there’s no doubting that, you remind me of my fathers generation of drivers. It’s a lovely old Peterbuilt.
That's really nice of you, I'll pass this on to Ben.
As a GMC General owner, I loved it when you did the first video with him in it. This was also a fantastic video, Mike. I think I smiled more through this video than most RUclips videos I watched recently.
You're making me smile! 😁
Send me a picture of your General if you can please. peterbiltonly379@gmail.com
@@TheBostonTrucker will do! Also, remember, I have a RUclips channel as well and there’s lots of footage of my truck on the channel
Back in 1970s my first truck that I drove was a 1971 western star with a 5&4with a335 Cummins with 444gears I learned how to drive it on my own I finally wore the trans and engine out and it got replaced with a 290cummins a 13speep and I went to a different truck
That is one beautiful tractor, and Ben sure knows how to make it do what it is supposed to.
Great video beautiful truck. That's my dream truck. I ran OTR for 16 years but had to stop because of medical problems. Miss the more than anyone could imagine. Stay safe.
Awesome video Mike! love to see company's still running old equipment and not settling for anything less than class act drivers.
If I was still driving, exactly the type of company I would choose to drive for....OLD SCHOOL. drove twin stick for years, something you grow to love...Keep up the great work!!
Right on
Great video Mike. It brought back memories of learning to drive a twin stick. I learned on b-61 and b-75 Macks and a few Oshkosh. You can tell when a person is enjoying himself because they're smiling. Ben Senter never stopped smiling the whole time. Good job picking up the way to shift. Match the engine rpms with the gear ratio and you've got it. Much fun. JM
It was a lot of fun!
Mike you knew what you were doing with those gears put some of these young blokes in a bath model mack with the twin sticks
Lucky bastard! I want to drive a 2 stick.
@@johneldridge428 I saw a video on here a guy posted that showed how to shift an automatic!!🤔😂🤣😂
Makes you feel one with the truck! I know the feeling! Born into it. Still love it 52 years later!!
Great video to start off 2023, thanks Mike and Ben for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video! Brings back memories of twin stick driving, like when you pulled out of a side street onto a main road Ben slipped thru 7 shifts by the time got lined up straight going down the road. It’s different with a trailer, would probably be 4-5 shifts, but the driver definitely had his hands full shifting, steering, and watching your clearances! Old School trucking!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Ben seems like a laid back all around good guy. This was a very good video of twin sticks in action. 👍🇺🇸
Thank you 👋😀
I grew up in a trucking family. I couldn't wit for summer vacation from school. Ment Big Rigin in a 1988 Ford CLT 9000. When I wasn't out n about I was on the farm in an old Mack dump. Twin stick exactly this K Wopper. Brings back so many memories. N well now I'm a trucker n trying to give my youngins the happiness I had growing up. I love being a Truck Driver.
Best way to grow up!
Started driving in England aged 21 in 1962 first with 3 cyllnder two stroke Commer lorry then worked my way u to a semi known in England as an articulated lorry. A Foden 160 cummins with a 12 speed 4 on the floor three on the tree given to me to drive as nobody else wanted to drive it because it was complicated. Then i came to USA when i was 32 in 1972 worked on detroit engines in Rapid city S Dakota then worked at Universal transport rapid city on dry bulk tanks low boy end dumps and flat bed then i bought my first truck Freightliner with a 270 cummins then a 370 pete plus many different trucks finished with freightliner Coronado 132 with C15 cat 18 speed retired in 2021 after 59 years i guess i am old school. So i enjoyed the ride along to see a two stick expert!!!! Thanks for the lesson Ben. Stay safe out there. Ed 40 s of Vegas.
You've had a lifetime of experiences most never will come close to. Thanks for stopping by.👋
The thing that caught my eye was the 4WD C-10. Theyr a hot truck rite now but iv liked em my whole life,all the way back to standn on dads bench seat in his as a young'n
I felt like a kid sitting at the shop break table listening to Dad and the other drivers "trading lies" as they called it. That was back in the 60's. This brought me back there. Thank you so much. Happy truckin to you.
Ben is a true gear head!,, and a great guy! We need more like him..sounds like he has some real truckers working for him as well...lucky to find them
Right on!👍
Great video. I'm just a 20 year shipping/warehouse forklift driver. I have always loved the older trucks. I kept smiling hearing you giys go back and forth, and Ben thank you for the knowledge.
Ben is awesome And so are you! I really appreciate this video
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Wow! This video is a real treat and reading all the stories in the comments is the icing on the cake! Thank you so much, brings back a lot of good memories and hopes for new ones. Cheers!
Glad you enjoyed it!
You blew it out if the water Mike! Great episode with Ben. Old school trucks old school drivers. Ben was dead on with his description of a real truck driver. ✌️
You made my night Ron! Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video. Takes me back to the 70s when I drove a White twin stick and a 63 Kenworth twin stick and - like Ben says - staying awake listening to Waylon Jennings and the Outlaws on an 8-track. Where have the times gone? I have driven a lot of other transmissions over the years, but there is nothing that holds the same attraction as a twin stick. It would be nice to be back there for even just a day. This video is as close as it gets.
Great Video! I learned how to drive a twin stick 5 and a 4 in a 67 International 10 wheel dump during rush hour traffic from Weymouth to Harvard square and back in 1983. I always tell people you never drove a real truck until you drive a twin stick.
That is awesome! Thank you!
BOSS LEVEL!!!
It's good to see that there is still Hard working, Honest truck companies out there and keeping the OLD School traditions an memories alive!!!
You Guys ROCK!
🤘🇺🇸🫡
Second time I watch this video, I believe I could grind a few gears on those twin sticks! Seriously made me smile in the dark as I watched, felt like I was there hearing the sounds of the engine and transmissions shifting: I could smell the old truck smells of grease, diesel and gear lube as well as the rainwater spray burning off the exhaust manifolds, only possible in a leaky old truck; heaven! Thanks so much 👍🏽
Glad you enjoyed it twice! 💯😁
I'm jealous. What a beauty.
Great interview Mike ,love Bens honesty about blowing shifts when someone's watching and that feeling we all get from those early morning startups and first shifts out of the yard.
Couldn't agree more!
Thanks budmeyer driver I didn't miss trucking until this damn video man it was a cool truck I learned how to driving at the same transmission a long time ago thanks for making me miss what I used to do
It never leaves your system.
I drive by Ben's yard several times a week.
Good video- I always admire his trucks from the road.
Thanks again!
10-4
Excellent job on the 2 sticks brings back memories
Awesome! I learned on a 5+4 at 16 yrs old 😳 in the late 70's! On swamp roads and the piney woods to start. 😆 Once ya get used to shifting correctly and the various 'options' it is a blast. Old school truckin'!
Ben is a awesome dude. I did a line boring job for him several years ago (haven't seen him since!) I am not sure that truck was still pink then, but I remember when it was pink and Ben was hauling stuff around with it. Glad you featured him
Thank you
how awesome is that being out on a run, old school truckers noticing each other, shaking hands and being friends...thats movie material
The best!
Wow, this brings back great memories. I drove a Mack DM with a 5x4 for 5 years until the company sold it. Absolute blast! Thanks for the memory revival. My first license to drive commercial trucks was called a Chauffeurs License and then they changed to the class system. Thanks again be well and be safe.
That truck is beautiful
Oh that overdrive whine! Double od whine!!
What a great video, thanks for making it!
Love that truck. Old school rules! I am old school, but am now driving a Mack Anthem with the Mdrive... gotta say, that dang thing does a good job, hard to believe a truck can shift itself as good as it does.
Stay safe, C'mon Beek!!
Mike you did it again! Watching this video,you couldn’t have knocked the smile off my face with a baseball bat! Thanks!
You're making me smile! 😁 Thank you!
I smiled inside thru this whole video...
New trucks have no soul...the line of the day
Great line man!
This is a great video. Ben is one of those men I would like to hang out all day with. Just listen to him and absorb his knowledge
Couldn't agree more!
Wow 🤩 beautiful needle Pete and amazing job shifting - well done driver👌
Glad you enjoyed it!
I'm honored to know you saw this video. Thanks for commenting! 👋😀
Old school will ALWAYS be cool. And if Ben isn't a legend yet.....he will be. Great video as always 👍
True that!
I'm a young guy in my mid 30s and I absolutely love when I get to drive my 72 kw with a detroit 8v71 and a 5-4 there's nothing like it and all I can think of is the men it took to drive real trucks. Now new truck are great but as he said they don't have a soul. Keep up the great videos I love seeing them
Awesome Andrew keep on truckin
That’s some sweet shiftin there
Man I think this might be your best video yet
I agree!👋
always enjoyed seeing his trucks on the road.. gotta respect a working class owner/driver!! That w990 looks shiny on the road!!!!
Right on my friend!
You did a real good job shifting them 2 sticks looks like you been doing it for a while you catch on quick my friend be safe
Good editing! 😁
Great video buddy Ben is a real down to earth kind of guy .Thanks again
Couldn't agree more!
THANK YOU
That was some shifting!!
Including the one filming KUDOS !!
This was very touching to me, he described how he felt about trucking and that's exactly how I still feel about it even after 43 years driving nationwide. He's a great old school driver, I kinda like to consider myself that too except I'm not a mechanic 😊
I truly love the old trucks and the old life style of trucking
Thanks for sharing ❤
This is probably the best interview and showcase of a truck that I’ve watched. Ben sure is a likable fella. Not many left like him. And jeez, grew up just a few miles from me. Constable NY, I was like WHAAAT?? Awesome truck. Awesome talk. Awesome video Mike. Yup, new sub….
Thank you Todd I appreciate you watching.
@@TheBostonTrucker I'm in the opposite boat for the last 20 years I've been traveling by this front yard up and down 13 never did i think that this video was there a few minutes away from me 👍
First truck I drove was a U 600 Mack with a naturally aspirated 237 and a 18 speed quadraplex I'll never forget it. Great video and you are a great Old school trucker !!!
All the best to you and yours Sir !!!
Thank you very much my friend.
Oh! I am in heaven!!!! Thank you, Mike for sharing this amazing old-school truck (and driver). The young whipper snapper generation of automatic transmissions would probably be lost in space if they tried to drive this twin stick!😆
You are very welcome! 👋😁
Compliments on shifting a double box without using the clutch. In WA State it's required you use the clutch to pass the CDL road test. I taught CDL at a local community college, one of my students could not shift to save his life, so I showed him how to do it without using the clutch. He latched onto that in a heart beat and finally figured out you barely have to touch the clutch when shifting. One of my best students used to ride with her dad at a young age in his log truck, she was tuned in to the engines rpm's and shifted with a lovely light touch which irritated the manlymen in the class. What you said is true, you are always learning something new when driving a big rig. Great video you are a Gem!
Glad you enjoyed this video!
That was fantastic. I've watched a lot of "how to" transmission operation videos over the years, but this one the best...by far. Retired now, but I still love looking at trucks and viewing footage of anything to do with them. Luckily I knew what was going on with those levers as I used to drive an R Model Mack with the 5x3 Triplex box back in the day. Congratulations again. 🙂
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you 👋😊
I learned to drive in a truck very similar. It was a 63. Seeing this brings back tons of memories. Ty for sharing this with everyone.
Back in the 70's I built the White Western Star tractor that came with the same single bunk sleeper design. The same door design with the identical window. This one is truly over the top being a double! Absolutely gorgeous rig!
Very cool! I love those White Western Stars!
Good to know there are still good genuine working men out there! Love the Waylon reference!
This was one of the best videos I've watched in quite a while. It shows that both of you are passionate about these old rigs. Ben seems like quite a guy to drive for. Anyone still paying to have their fleet doors hand painted not only cares about their equipment, but who they have in the seat as well.
Ben is another National Treasure. What a great boss. I love this video. Memories of my late Uncle driving an overlength wideload heavy from California to Alaska in the early 60's hauling pipe for the Alaska pipeline. I remember him saying it was so cold he never shut his diesel off up there in Alaska. He had a tiny sleeper and was a big Hoss of a man. I do not know how he slept in it. I do remember that my parent's property was a 100' long and when he pulled up in the street his rig was as long as the property. Thanks for the post and flashbacks to when trucks were trucks and men were men.
Ben is a class act...I learned on a 4x4 in the mid 50’s and then later on a B model triplex
Do not know if I can do it anymore. Mike you impressed me also.
It was a pleasure to watch and listen to both of you and the truck. The twin sticks are a joy to watch, although I'm happy to navigate a 10- and 13-speed single.
Thank you for making and sharing this video with us.
Ive watched this video a couple of times now and have to say the shot of the needle nose pulling out of the barn is not only awesome but amazing videography on your part, you have definitely grown over the years when it comes to your video quality and ability to capture great shots/moments
Thank you John Senter for sharing your truck and personality with us. Great video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
great video brothers had 1957 b61 macks duplex 5x2 broke me in 1960s at age 14 great memories
Thank you
I smiled the whole video! I learned on a Brigadier and drove a 73 Mack for dad. I currently have a 359 Pete with Air, it keeps my shoulder nice and cold..LOL ..what a great video and an awesome guy. Respect even more when he was talking about his guys and mentioned how lucky he was to get the guy when his job closed it's doors. Explained the shifting and old school trucking in a most elegant way. (Also noticed neither of you used the clutch, true masters of the shift!) This video needs to go into the Smithsonian for future generations..
That is a good looking truck. Seems like a great guy. Like yourself Boston. He sure can shift that thing. Work of art. Thanks mike and ben.
You bet!
Probably the realest conversation I've ever heard from other truckers...
First time seeing this. That was a half hour well-spent. Not just the twin stick shifting, but this guy seems like someone I'd love to drive for. I'm in NC, so that ain't gonna happen, lol! I've only been in the trucking racket for 23 years, but I have a lot of respect for this guy. God bless you, and keep on trucking.
This kind of video is why your channel kicks ass. Nice job twin sticking too!
Thank you!
Have you checked out the “haul of fame” museum in Canterbury, CT? Lots of cool old iron there.
Ben, you ccan really handle the twin sticks in your truck and seem like a very even tempered guy. Nobody is late to work because of your work ethic and attitude. Enjoyed the video and good luck as life goes on.
Right on !👍
Truckin in a rig like that would make life more fun.
Oh the memories. The first truck I ever drove was an old 68 Pete manual everything on a drunkin bet. 2nd was a 2 stick 5x4 I lied thru my teeth saying I knew how to drive it. My friend explained HOW TO over the phone and I drove that thing for more than a year dump trucking in Washington State. They are FUN to drive. That was almost 40 years ago and still driving to this day. Love listening to Ben talk. Great ride you guys !!
Just a little white lie 👍😁, like I say "fake it til you make it 💯
@@TheBostonTrucker Can believe I’ve survived this long. Retirement is in sight and still alive. Stay safe
Awesome rig!!!! Love the steering wheel and the double sticks!!! Thanks for bringing us along!!!
Any time!
There is so much Ben said about being a old school trucker/gear head that took me back to my trucking days in a 1960 Emeryville hauling a few thousand of lumber in the mid 70’s
Great Video! He is definitely an old school trucker!!!
No doubt!