10 Things You Didn't Know About Mack Trucks

[@auploader292]

I wish that Mack was still at the transportation museum

[@JSBIRD69]

I've got a lot of R model mile's, not quite as many in B's, but a Superliner is my love.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

Used to drive a tri-axle with an E-9 and a 12-speed. It was a SWEET baby!

[@CoalChrome]

That 1st Superliner was beautiful.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

All were, especially with an E-9!

[@CoalChrome]

@@lewiemcneely9143 ye.

[@7viewerlogic670]

Perfect way to start the video!

[@Tuglife912]

I'm definitely a Mack Truck fanatic! I wish they would start back building the awesome Mack Titans again!

[@jth_1016]

They still do, they come with the MP10

[@michaelsharp1991]

Started working at Mack in 1979. That Bulldog is in my blood.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

I've looked bulldogs in the butt for over 50 years, even a Mack 5-ton in RVN! From MB's to RD-800's, a Mack can be a 4-letter word but they'll ALWAYS be tough!

[@maggimadison9253]

11: Mack’s are the ONLY trucks that can drive through a flooded out street or even a river with water to the top of the hood and never develop issues from it. They ARE the workhorse of the industry and no other truck can beat them. Love my bulldog!

[@zinderkugelus6194]

You don't want to try that with a superliner , they draw engine air from along side the radiator!!!

[@geoffreybrown4166]

Mack trucks have paid my wages for 30 years. Love my old Rds andDMs.

[@jefffluharty2116]

They’ve put food on my table for 28 years

[@davidcaskey4669]

Hard to beat a R model with a 300 plus a 13 speed or a two stick 6 speed and a set of 44 rears with 4.17 gear

[@davidcaskey4669]

Sorry Phil I ain't no gamer expert down here in southrn WEST BY GOD VIRGINIA . Have you ever been in "an" r model. I was many times with a big graveyard load of coal behind it. So you must be a yankey to worry about someone's wording on the Internet and then I'm a dumbass lol .

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@davidcaskey4669 The 1st one I ever herded was an old green steel hood DM that came from there, was an ex-coal hauler,. then a log hauler and then a rock hauler back here in the Blue Ridge. Had a 237 Gold Dog with a 6-speed, 2 stick overgear tranny. The last notch was from 35 to around 70 m.p.h. if you had enough room. If I'd had a 12-speed I could run with 290's. They had a half a gear I didn't have but they'd sweat it till then and cry about dirty fuel filters. Grossing 68-ish, more than likely the 'ish' on the hi side! GOOD times!

[@davidcaskey4669]

@Creamapera I really liked being able to spilt the gears on the high side of the 13 and being able to spilt all of them on the 6sp the 6s did have a plus that was the 5 reverse gears u had. It was great way to take the power off the drives if it was slick were u had to back up. I believe that with the 6sd they would run the same speed in foward or reverse lol

[@deborahchesser7375]

It is hard to beat that combo , I leaned ina 76’ DM800 300 plus and 15 triplex she was hard to beat. Oh yeh and #55,000 bogies, she was a tank

[@davidcaskey4669]

@@deborahchesser7375 there's a company in Asland Ky that rebuilds dozers and the DM 800 and other heavy equipment on of the trucks they use to pull the heavy do,ers those high tracks with big coal blade and ripper and cab they will pull those things with every thing on them. They have a DM 800 with a V12 Cat dozer motor in it. The turbos hang out on both sides of the fenders what a horse. At the Cat house in Louisville Ky on their dyno 1,000 hp to the ground they told me

[@rowanprice2304]

I somehow knew them all but a nice refresher great video also it’s really good

[@rustybrown1835]

First truck I ever drove and learned to drive was a 1962 B75 Mack,a two stick one stack Mack with no shack on its back, also no power steering no AC, pulled a covered wagon hauling steel , four years sleeping across the seats of the ol dog. As my father told me that truck would make a real truck driver out of me. It did for over 30 yrs OTR had a hell lot of fun doing just that. I miss those days.

[@torotexas]

First big truck I ever drove was a Mack R 300 with a 5 speed, delivering rebar in Dallas,Texas. It was rough and tough, and I loved it. I was heartbroken the day they replaced it with a K100.......

[@erichgreen82grandparitchie23]

i drove a lot of ''mack's's,,,and OWNED A 1962 ''H'' MODEL CAB OVER LEASED TO NORTH AMERICAN VAN LINES,,IN 1969,,A GREAT ''RIG'' NEVER BROKE DOWN,,,''MACK IS THE KING OF THE WORKING MAN'S TRUCKS'''

[@CoalChrome]

YES, CONVOY!!

[@unclebs4732]

Mad Max used a Mack in the movie! with an air starter.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

Overnite used to have MB's with air starters. I've watched those boys wind some pedestrians up with them!

[@dukecity7835]

10-4!

[@jeffreysheldrake73]

I think this was a similar model to what I drove. Smelt of oil and grease. ..had a shagged flywheel so sometimes ya had to climb under and bar it til the air starter engaged

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@jeffreysheldrake73 You sat over the steering axle and there was the 'doghouse' box beside you. MB's are used for trash trucks now but the model may be changed. Same cab style though.

[@knotbumper]

A 1951 LTL with off highway bunks, a 1968 R600 with a Columbia dump box, a 1975(?) RL700L with highway bunks all with quadraplexes, they were all great trucks to drive. A 1974 DM800SX with a Columbia box. The absolute worst truck I ever drove. The DM series did a lot to take Mack down in the Northwest, we never saw one that wasn't in the shop. I used my seniority to keep in my 66 which was worn out rather than take a new DM series. Big, heavy sprung, triple frame yet they could not keep an axle or a rear end intact. I have driven other Macks up to about 1998 off and on, they all seemed to be pretty good. My all time favorite though was the 66 R600 with a quadraplex.

[@jeffhyde7934]

That's awesome!!!! Thanks for the video!!!

[@mitbener6805]

The original Mack Bulldog was not symmetrical. But Volvo felt the need to change it to make it symmetrical. Something about that irks me.

[@elijahrobinson2362]

The only thing you need to know is that they USED to make good, solid trucks.

[@erichgreen82grandparitchie23]

I ALSO DROVE A LOT OF ''B'' MODELS,,WITH TWO STICKS MY ''H '' HAD A QUADRA PLEX 20 SPEED''

[@lewiemcneely9143]

I herded an old curved cab B-61 with a 711 and a duplex. Motor mounts were GONE! You start out on the clutch and it'd roll over and take off itself. You could track it by the parts falling off it but it was SWEET shifting and driving. 10-speed duplex.

[@7viewerlogic670]

Great video!

[@jackschromeshop8296]

Thanks!

[@harveyp.hungwell9779]

The bulldog on the hood faces forward so two a-holes can look at each other! "One stack mack with a window in the back"

[@charliegood1967]

Mack’s were great trucks until Signal sold Mack to Renault. Back when Mack let a buyer actually design a truck to their specs, not Renault specs

[@thomasglynn2282]

When I was a kid and started working on trucks, I remember the horn button on the steering wheel would sometimes have the truck owners name. Custom built for .......

[@joecummings1260]

@@thomasglynn2282 yeah we used to buy them from Matlack and Leman chemical used and they had those horn buttons. We bought a bunch from WaWa dairies and I don't think those had the custom horn button

[@jameshardin1820]

What does a hair lip duck say? Mack Mack Mack!

[@debknow8441]

Do an episode about 10 things you didn't know about Sterling trucks

[@jackschromeshop8296]

Added to the list 👍

[@debknow8441]

@@jackschromeshop8296 thx I'm 25 and I know so much about trucks

[@oonioomphs9440]

Well done!

[@jeepguy220]

I drove a mack px600, nice truck. i would like to drive a cruiseliner 700 western, gota like the Hayward trucks from the 1970s

[@karldoughty7981]

I've driven several different Mack's in my time including a twin stick r model which was ex nz army I was lucky enough when I was a young lad to be shown through the mack assembly plant in palmastern north which is no longer there

[@thomasglynn2282]

Mack truck used to sponsor the Antique truck show at Macungie PA back in the 70s. My dad would drive his 1942 KB1 IH to the show and take us kids along. Mack would have buses there to take everyone for a tour of their Macungie plant, what a great experience for a 10 year old kid! No electronics no internet no phones just real life experiences to engage a young child's mind.

[@jeffreysheldrake73]

I'm not sure of the model and horsepower but it looked like a R600 with a nine speed. It used to tow a pig 3axle but the owner was running on empty and got it long term hire in Forestry fixing roads. So I drove this worn out truck and loved it. Air start..brakes were not too good..and earplugs for the tip body bouncing on rough tracks in Australia

[@somethingepic777]

Im taking the first steps towards becoming a trucker. If/When i buy a semi, Mack is at the top of a short list

[@mr.bluegrass9723]

i used to put the bull dog on all of my pickup trucks , but i haven't them for years. wish i could find a place to purchase one .

[@davidgarris2513]

Duh, you can order one from the parts counter at the Mack dealership. Not that difficult. Had one on my Ford crew cab years ago

[@zinderkugelus6194]

Mack .com I bought one to put on my Freightliner to try and enjoy driving it

[@davidgarris2513]

@@zinderkugelus6194 the gold bulldog is a Mack with Mack powertrain. Or for the folks that hate seeing animal torturers . I will be a SOVEREIGN STATE OF MICHIGAN DNR AGENT. You can ALWAYS reach me at this email address or phone, [e-mail]. 779-513-1756. I INTEND TO TAKE MY COUNTRY BACK !!! And I refuse to stand by and watch what is occurring. I'm in Belvidere Illinois

[@davidgarris2513]

@@zinderkugelus6194 hey, gotta drive what you need. I'm not a over the road person. I'm only on a small dog rescue place of a few acres. But I love WESTERN STAR. Underated, & cool trucks. Of course also owned by Mercedes. Lol.

[@davidgriffiths5897]

And now they're nothing but a volvo

[@bookeruzzell6213]

I started out on a 1957 b67 with a duplex!Those were the days!Well,back to reality.I like that Titan though!

[@kevinbaker8102]

My dad had a Mack back in early 60s it had 3 sticks 5 speed main 3 speed brownie and 2 speed duplex

[@davidtamarit9367]

Bent axle Bob (the song) of the trade.

[@guillermomegia9136]

Buenos días felicitaciones por sus programas tan técnicos por favor tenerme en cuenta para sus videos más actualizados de mecánica muchos éxitos hasta pronto

[@TommyCrumpet]

I own the last of the "real" macks. 07 Trident with a ea470 as seen in my pic. Will probably never get rid of her haha

[@mikefoehr235]

Mack Attack...Bop bop i lovin it

[@terrellscaife2411]

Thank you

[@franklackie2469]

Thanks again baby love your videos

[@chrisoakley2851]

What about mack buying brockway

[@kevinbaker8102]

If you have a gold Mack dog on the hood it's all Mack it's chrome some thing in the drive train is different

[@shanetorgerson3010]

If it's gold it's a Mack transmission, if it's Chrome it's a different transmission

[@bertgrau9246]

@@shanetorgerson3010 It can be a different drive axles, transmission or engine to have a chrome bulldog

[@mitbener6805]

That may be true now. Back in the 70’s the gold bulldog was for maxidyne engines. I have and ‘84 model which is 100% all mack but it has chrome bulldog.

[@bertgrau9246]

@@mitbener6805 Did it come new with a chrome bulldog? I have seen a few the same way but had been damaged and the gold was replaced with chrome (cheaper)

[@kevinbaker8102]

@@mitbener6805 I had relatives that worked for Mack back in the day that told me that was how you knew a complete Mack engine trans,driveline and bogies with worm & bull gears

[@bbcala9719]

Also started driving R model without power steering, and I'll tell ya that will make a real driver out of ya. Then we got a super liner which I thought was a great truck. MACKS run forever, great trucks back in the day

[@thomasglynn2282]

Mack truck always had the claim of "performance counts" it said nothing about comfort lol

[@bbcala9719]

@@thomasglynn2282 that's so true. I did get a new DM model i 2000 and I thought it had some comfort features. But it was a great truck. Hard to get used to electronic fuel pedal. Had that 1 to 2 second delay when you pressed the pedal down. Com on

[@juliusadams1931]

I'm NOT even making this up I have seen this a couple of times an old buddy of mine pulling lowboy loaded with d-10 dozers uphill passing everybody Peterbilt and KW large cars bells and whistles he passed everybody grossing over well over 100,000 lb with a Mack truck that had a mp10 putting out 605 horsepower

[@edstevens6839]

Mack has been given the privilege to showcase all prototype models of trucks for the DOD in their museum as a result of the huge impact the company had on the US Military and quite often, those employed by Mack also buy decommissioned military trucks for personal collection and have direct access to parts (or blueprints) to assist with restoring said Mack Military trucks. I do NOT know what the employees pay (if any) for the parts.

[@juliusadams1931]

I'll tell you this about Mack Trucks I have been a CDL Class A driver since 1981 I have been all over the country All 48 states over 3 million miles on my belt I have driven all makes of tractors and I can say this honestly Mack Trucks hold up much better than all other truck makers out there I just wish Mack truck would have kept the 16 liters MP10 engine

[@conradheinlein5509]

Mack trucks have always been my favorites.

[@juliusadams1931]

@@conradheinlein5509 same here

[@donvalharris9819]

Mack trucks are awesome 👍

[@waynestruckshorts]

Yep

[@andypressley578]

Give me a mack or I will walk it is what it is yall big a the mack truck man 😉😀🙃😁

[@skullspeterson5550]

Mack trucks r the best n baddest simply cool.

[@dietrichvonburn521]

Currently made by Volvo

[@357bullfrog2]

I'd like to own a single axle B 61 as a daily driver vehicle

[@michaelteeple8704]

Built like a mack truck isnt just talk. These trucks are stout. Ive done plenty of frame work and relocating axles for new beds. Frames are 2 and 3 layers thick. Drilling takes a minute but big trucks with big loads twisting and pounding from day one gives them a rough life

[@gilraine1225]

the new Molvo trucks are garbage. an insult to older trucks.

[@trksanhoes]

👍🏿👍🏿

[@deborahchesser7375]

When you have jobs that make most trucks pee oil down their legs, you buy Mack.

[@juliusadams1931]

I don't know why Mack truck discontinued the 16 liter MP10 engine there was NO other diesel engine out there like this engine Cummins and Cat didn't have Anything that could even match the Mack MP10 engine and Detroit Diesel forget about them they weren't even close

[@c.h1645]

still get mp10 powered Macks in Australia and New Zealand

[@brucebannerman6848]

Of all these comments not one said , didn't know that!

[@ThePeterbiltrucker]

Now a Volvo

[@barrysimmons4724]

And losing ground since.... ) :

[@chevyon37s]

The Peterbilt trucker Chuck neither of which you’d want to be seen driving now 😂

[@12345anton6789]

Mack should have merged with Scania, the Swedish truck manufacture and Volvo’s biggest competitor. Scania and Mack had a lot of collaborations, it started in the 50’s with Scania buying bus chassis from Mack, Scania delivered many engines to Mack and together in a joint venture they developed the legendary V8 diesel, which Scania uses today, 16L and 730 hp. But around year 2000 Volvo as the new owner to Mack stopped all this, Mack was going to use Volvo’s largest engine which was under development

[@ThePeterbiltrucker]

Drew w superliner with a V8 Cat, 18 speed/ or 5&4 on .36 rears, rolling on 24.5 Rubber, but I will stick with my Pete’s, never drove a Volvo hopefully never will

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@ThePeterbiltrucker Good old E-9's thumping stacks!

[@maddog2771]

I know all that so now tell me somthing I don't know .

[@MrTorrence69]

mack trucks are the best

[@scottgecias1022]

My favorite truck is the supper dog with a 8V MACK was king of trucks but now they are Volvo junk dpf regen crap living in the shadows brakes my heart how much our great country has lost

[@immortalhour3888]

They are all trash mine 2020 only 23k miles been in shop for 4 months and they don’t know what’s the problem

[@CoalChrome]

The Convoy truck was actually a 1970.

[@grneyedtrucker]

N&W 2156 Y6a nope they were from 1975 to 1977

[@CoalChrome]

@@grneyedtrucker really? No, because in the documentary about the movie they say that it was a '70 RS700L

[@the_hillbillytransportatio3143]

It was a 1977 mack RS-712 LST

[@timkis64]

allways though of macks as a generic truck.should all be black & white with TRUCK on hood instead of MACK.they can do about everything on average.but cant do one thing really well.guess thats why at one time they ruled the market for garbage & dump trucks many years ago.

[@stevepimentel1225]

If you want a real truck buy a mack!!!!

[@martinandersson5278]

Most loved in the world? That garbage is not even sold in Europe

[@alvarogeorgenobregeorge69]

SCANIA 1891

[@derrickodyes1934]

never cared much for mack trucks

[@RJ1999x]

I was never a Mack fan until I fixed one that had no power. A DM model with a 300 hp Mack engine twin stick. One I figured out it's power issue you could load 20 yards of gravel on it pull out of the pit and in 4 gears be doing 60 mph, go through a town at 35 mph in high gear and climb a hill without shifting, the bulldog would just growl, that changed my mind on what a MACK really is

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@RJ1999x FRom the 237 to the 300 and 300-plus jobs, the torque rise was incredible! 12 or 13 to 2100 and pull solid from one end to the other. A 3406B would come really close if someone knew how to set one up. But the old ones were the best. .

[@RJ1999x]

@@lewiemcneely9143 Drove a CL730 with a 400 Mack for a few days helping a friend, load 73000# out of a pit and push every cat and Cummins up a hill at 65. In fact you could start the bottom of the grade at 65 and top it at 73, while 500+ cats and Cummins would back off and grab gears. The MACK would drop a few RPMs and just lean into it, turbo screaming big dog growling and just pull. Guys on the CB would ask what motor and the HP . Those 2 trucks made me into a MACK believer

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@RJ1999x I could run with 290 's years ago in IH's until the last gear. I just had a 6-speed overgear and they had roadroadrengers. If I had a 12 I could stay but the last 1/2 split they had, I didn't. But they were always crying about dirty fuel filters with that old DM 237 glued to their tail lights.

[@RJ1999x]

@@lewiemcneely9143 I have a 3406B in an Eagle, she'd never run with a MACK, nor get decent fuel mileage

[@martingo2680]

I'm just here to say that Mack are the worst trucks I ever drove.