12V71 Brockway

This was shot near Troy,NY about 12 years ago for my series on ATHS members. The owner had an important meeting after the video shoot. He was not wearing a suit and tie for my benefit.

[@bduff007]

You don't expect to see a suit and tie driving a semi, very cool

[@paulskalla6845]

Cowboy in a continental suit s:)

[@basiltaylor8910]

I don,t think so ,okay for driving Miss Daisy, but not to deliver bricks or bags of cement to a building site wearing an Armani suit , stick out like a Siamese cat at a dog show.

[@johnhull6363]

Brockway just had a style all their own.....looked just brute tough...and with a buzzing dozen too

[@gregcrawford3560]

Lindsey is my youngest brother and a true genius at this stuff. He hasn't done too much with it lately, I don't think, but I wish he'd get back into it. There are some great interviews!

[@ericdee6802]

A true American right here folks, a suit and tie heading to the Office in His 12v71 Powered Brockway!!!..🇺🇸😏👍

[@mackdetroit4life]

Boy, Seeing this truck brings back some memories! I remember when i was a kid seeing a Brockway with a v12 detroit pulling a dump trailer,grossing out on the scales at 140.000# and run the road at 70-75mph all day long. Boy, those were the days!!!

[@dwi189]

Must have been a special oversize load.....80,000# is the normal weight limit.

[@aaroncone6778]

@@dwi189, things were different, before 1980 in Massachusetts, when all the gravel haulers were hauling 140k almost every trip. Moist gravel is pretty heavy...

[@flyingscrapyard]

Beautifully filmed, showing the things an enthusiast would want to see. Good sound synchronization. Good commentary with no music to ruin it. Excellent choice of subject. Well done.

[@chuckrl]

Brockway = One Beautiful Truck PERIOD! Brings back memories looking out the windshield over the long hood. The very first tractor that I drove was a 1957 Brockway single axle 2 speed with a Continental gas engine. It was a damn shame that Mack discontinued the production of this great hand made truck.

[@rwaitt14153]

Someday I wish to be enough of a gentleman to drive a classic obnoxiously overpowered semi truck from a defunct manufacturer through town while wearing a mint green suit and stylish tie.

[@donc7986]

I have known peter for many years everything he owns he drives them great guy.

[@gullreefclub]

When that truck was built Brockway trucks were considered by many as the best truck money could buy especially on the East coast. The first truck I ever drove was 68 Brockway dump truck it had the same drive train set up as the one in this video. The Buzz-en Dozen and a 13 speed. After a year my boss offered his 5 year old Freight Shaker to me because he was getting a new one. I think I drove my new truck for about a week and asked for my Brockway back.

[@olbear9984]

Drove one like this , same color. 318 Detroit noisy. Pulling loaded Miller at 65 MPH hit head wind went to about 59 MPH. GEAR DOWN , GEAR DOWN. First of these had wood floors. Also drove cab over , really a Mack. Ol Bear , 83 years old retired trucker. Man still miss the road . Keep'em rolling , wonder if they got them in Heaven ?

[@rj2571]

Great video and a very beautiful truck!!!! I spent many days of my youth riding in the passenger seat of a V12 powered Brockway. This sure brought back some very wonderful memories. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@Aleiria13]

😁I just subscribed Love the #Brockway & it’s 12v71 Detroit-Diesel. I was born January of ‘71.

[@jerrykinnin7941]

The original Brockway cab. Before Mack put the R model on it. Absolutely Glorious.

[@jd450lh]

Brockway was one of the first trucks I drove when I started driving at 19. I alternated between a 5spd Mack semi, a 13spd ten wheeler milk tanker (with no Jake and only a 238hp engine) and a Brockway w/a Mack cab and a 270 Cat with a 13sp (no jake). I got educated real fast, LOL! Love those old trucks...rode many a mile w/ my dad...I guess it was just in my blood as I drove 31yrs before retiring. God Bless, Jeff :)

[@DoubleVisionandco]

No power steering means steering by armstrong.

[@Aleiria13]

🥰That’s what I love about driving a classic semi-truck; No-such-thing as power-steering!👍🏽❤️😈

[@thissitesucks74]

Now that really is an old timer.He's double clutching.My father never uses the clutch when he's shifting.He said that just wears out a clutch that much faster.

[@1956MercM260]

Thanks for the ride along! What a great truck.

[@lekkousa]

Fantastic! Thanks for posting. Once drove a similar Brockway with 318 DD, a great truck. I surely hated it when they closed down.

[@mackdetroit4life]

It was!...That Brockway was the baddest and the fastest truck i ever saw. The only other truck i ever saw that could come close to it was an early W-900 KW with a transplanted CAT 3408 with a 5x3. Good times,Good memories. I wish i knew where those trucks are today!!!

[@hububub46]

that truck was built in Cortland NY, now ...Brockway is long gone, but we still have the annual return of the brockways to their birth place...

[@southfork67]

Neat video and beautiful restoration. I logged a million miles in the great Northwest in the 80’s and early 90’s and I never saw one single Brockway on the road out here. 70’s Mack’s were a rarity and usually underpowered and undergeared for the region. I have since driven a few and really appreciate how tough they are.

[@104trucker]

This is "Pristine". An unrestored 1970 Brockway U360TL. Lucia Lumber in Troy NY purchased this truck new.

[@MrMitokiller]

old man is a truck gangster :D

[@robertlong7033]

He's a fortunate man indeed. Try finding a Brockway today. They are priceless.

[@Marbleheadjed]

Beautiful truck nice video

[@doltoy]

Beautiful Brockway. I'm thinking that 1970 was about the time that Mack bought out Brockway as that looks like a Mack steering wheel. "In its day it was one hell of a truck". It still is.

[@1MTSRider]

Beautiful truck, beautiful, beautiful!!! This video is very well done. Thanks for sharing this astounding clip.

[@donc7986]

I have know pete a long time a great guy and loves his brockways Don Cullett from troy ny

[@KillercatRadio]

Awesome video. When you show up for a suit and tie meeting in a Brockway, you are the coolest guy on my block!

[@johnstafford2402]

Awesome truck, great video and info about the 1271’s. Awesome engine.

[@Paramedicpr835]

All I can say is congratulations. That is one beautiful truck.

[@longroadpro]

@gullreefclub I was surprised just how quiet this truck was. You could tell it wanted to get out there and go.

[@789cman]

Love the look of that old Brockway. Looks like a heavy duty truck for back then.

[@raykline8979]

That is one BEAUTIFUL looking and sounding Old Husky!❤️

[@MyRebel44]

I used to drive one like this with a 903 no blower .what a sound . Back in 1971

[@c165vin]

What a absolutely wonderful example of a beautiful tractor. Such a beast in sheeps clothing lol

[@EKJ22]

what a nice old truck, sweet music in my ear.

[@yellowjacket3840]

kudos to the old school trucks built to out last the ones we have today

[@Aleiria13]

I know...😔90%plastic. When will #Tupperware start making our glider-kit’s, right?😂 Even-then, we couldn’t let them get too exposed to the summer sunshine because plastic warp’s, so we would all have to drive @night. 🙀

[@kenheinze4130]

Nice old brockway too kh i had my own hauling service company llc too and 4 trucks too but now im sorta retired business owner too now in williamsport Pennsylvania 17701 usa im 63 too thanks kh

[@asfshrimp]

318 was the 8v71 the 92 series or 6v92 and the 8v92 were built after the 71 series mostly used in buses and ova the road trucks.all the 71series and 92 series used a turbo and a superchager on the these motors.they were a 2 cycle diesel with intake valves and ex ports.they needed the scharger on them to scavenge the exhaust from the block.hope this helps

[@kenmtb]

Excellent work making this video! Thank you for a trip back in time :)

[@douglasrizzo9210]

Nice old Brock. A beauty.

[@Dqalex]

Hands down my favorite Truck on KZbin. You also look like you enjoy it very much. it runs so well and you shift very well to. I would love to take it for a ride. My uncle had a Cab over 1965 Day Cab with a 230 cummings and a air shift 10spd. That was a nice truck too. I wish I could have gotten my hands on that Brockway before he got rid of it.

[@klaidenmorad103]

suit and tie and double clutch perfect truck driver

[@kennethtomaszewski3795]

Beautiful, graceful

[@robertperkins2006]

Beautiful old truck runs and sounds great

[@gullreefclub]

@longroadpro The dump truck I drove ran like a scalded dog. The Brockway I first drove was 20 years old and when I first got it looked a little sad and since I was a Kid I got ragged on by other drivers in their new shiny trucks. That all changed when I would pass them like they were standing still on going up a good grade

[@davidfrobel7582]

loved the one i had back in the day,,,nice video

[@donaldoldaker5067]

Them ol Brockways had a ride nice and smooth

[@mikeservais888]

Good video nice to see a professional and good truck

[@1339LARS]

What can one say... top notch !

[@plumbingstuffinoregon2471]

I just noticed it has a single piece windshield too!

[@techmaven5900]

I love the Brockway and it having a "Dirty Dozen" makes it even better!!

[@104trucker]

***** the truck has always been local to the troy area. but it now resides in Cortland NY. same owner

[@kennethtomaszewski3795]

Just imagine that fuel bill

[@ThomasHermans]

interesting guy, wearing a suit and shifting like it is common knowledge

[@JasonWaterfalls13]

Excellent vid and beautiful truck!! It doesnt get much better than a Brockway with a Detroit Diesel 12V71 roaring under the hood!! One thing though, has the sound of the engine been edited down so that its quiter?? That was pretty quit compared to the 12V71's im used to hearing.

[@junkdeal]

The 12V-71 used 2 6-71 heads, and I think 2 6V-71 blocks. ( not sure) The crank is either purpose-built, or it might be 2 connected V6 cranks. The 16V-71 is definitely 2 8V-71 blocks. That means 2 cylinders hit at the same time. (pretty sure!)

[@apocyldoomer]

Awesome, Been a trucker for 22 years, is she like a Super 10? Never had the pleasure of driving a Brockway, drove an Old 5 speed Biscayne Mack, she tore up the highway, did NOT like hills though, but, on a straight away..75 MPH. Great old tractor, NICE!!

[@richs3284]

+Apocyl Doomer A Mack 12 speed transmission is like a Road Ranger Super 10. He has a Road Ranger 13 speed transmission. The shift pattern is selector down, splitter in direct, 1-2-3-4, selector up and back to first, 5-direct, mover splitter to OD for 5-over, 6-direct, 6-over, 7-direct, 7-over, 8-direct, 8-over. Now you can drive a 13 speed like a 10 speed if you want, selector down, splitter in direct 1-2-3-4, selector up 5-6-7-8 then 8-0ver. On newer Road Ranger 13 speeds they put the selector and splitter on the top of the knob making a three position switch, but they drove the same way. The next transmission Road Ranger came out with was the 16 speed, which you split both bottom and top gears. Most people drive 16 speeds like it was a 13 speed. By the way, I spent 25 years driving trucks both over the road and local work. I've driven Mack 5 speeds, 6 speeds, 8, speeds, 12 speeds, 16 speed, 5 x 2, 5 x 3. Spicer 7 speed, 16 speed which does not have the same shift pattern as a Road Ranger 16. Road Ranger 8 speed, 9 speed, 10 speed, 13 speed, 15 speed and 16 speed. With all of these new trucks with Automatic transmission, this will soon become a lost art, knowing when you can skip gears. Ah the good old days of driving.

[@danturpening5773]

What a sweet sounding motor!

[@gittyupgo6343]

one of the best trucks built

[@richardkautz2947]

I love this guy ! Where's a suit and tie, looks straight as an arrow, but love's to restore vintage iron Brockway trucks ! ! !👍🏻

[@slr379x9]

that guy can shift like a boss!

[@scottprendergast3143]

he is a boss!

[@waynefulton8012]

Scott Prendergast

[@Brockway700]

@doltoy Actually they were bought by mack in 1956 (if I remember correctly). It was long before the 300 series was produced at least

[@Brockway700]

@2000eclipseracer There's one at the Washington county fairgrounds every summer, in late july I believe. One of the first ones in the show season is in western mass

[@smiley19912]

Very nice, great old truck.

[@therabbittree]

very very clean truck!..nice video

[@fitza9107]

i could swear i was back in Puerto Rico, circa 1974. there were plenty of these out by my grammar school. i would see them turn into the highway in the corner by my old school's play yard. thats were the traffic lite was. some where v-8 powered too. they sounded very strange too. nice rig, nice resto job too. i'd luv to own one.

[@junkdeal]

Mack cabs may have been a choice, but the B'way I owned used the White 4000 cab. Hendricksons used International cabs. Older B'ways may have used a B61 Mack cab.

[@1decks]

great camera work

[@leehuff2330]

I remember Brockways when I was a kid- serious, no bullshit looking truck! I wish they were still around with the screaming Mimi engine- I'd love to see these with a couple of tag axles running straight truck as a water bottle! These wouldn't even feel 4200 gallons of water or brine!

[@truckindadd]

my dad had one of these but we used it to haul produce from Pompano Beach ,Fl to New York every week in a Day cab that was fun . NOT. I miss the truck but not the run up the east coast with it.

[@haroldharwell7078]

I drove a '74 model , had a Mack cab with a Hummin Cummins.

[@yamahonkawazuki]

Oh absolutely WOW thank you and thank him on my behalf for keeping this gem roadworthy and absolutely gorgeous. gotta love the buzzin dozen :)

[@infrareddreamz]

damn nice lookin rig.. I love the old ones..

[@n6bhu]

Beautiful truck!

[@VicsYard]

Nice truck. Almost looked like the North way!

[@nicholassutherland6605]

I just love the old days

[@scottprendergast3143]

me too man

[@ScoutPL]

Beautiful truck.

[@flyingscrapyard]

I imagine it must have had a new gearbox fitted as the shifts were quite stiff. Not like some of the trucks I've had a go at which were like wobbling a wooden spoon in a bowl of porridge. Could I ask the owner's name?

[@camacho2]

He says is a 318 Detroit, what is a 8v 92 or 8v 71 not sure, naturally aspired I guess, awesome truck and a great driver

[@petermalanchuk8210]

The 318 Detroit is the 8V71, where the naturally aspirated 8V71 was 318 HP. The numbers 71 and 92 are the CID displacement per cylinder, the 92 series replaced the 71 series, with increased HP as well.

[@longroadpro]

@jmac5058 As I recall, that truck had a 13 speed RoadRanger.

[@leehuff2330]

I don't want my own tractor, but I want THAT ONE!😍

[@lalnablehector1285]

+Lee Huff truck* a tractor is something you pull plows with

[@lalnablehector1285]

***** thats just stupid.

[@lalnablehector1285]

***** in America only, Meaning the rest of the world calls them Trucks LIKE a normal human being

[@jnny3000]

beautiful truck

[@104trucker]

His name is Peter Grimm. The truck is all 100% Original unrestored.

[@june201955]

Back in the 50's my Pop owned a few Brockway's. The one's that he had were powered by gasoline engines.

[@petermalanchuk8210]

Hi, June201955, Thanks for the post. I remember the gas powered Brockways very well. They had Continental gasoline engines in them. One man who lived up our street around 1964, I was 11 years old, he drove a circa 1960 gas powered Brockway, red cab, long hood, single axle pulling a trailer for a bulldozer for Zara Construction Corp., Zara was quite big at the time, I believe they're still around. I think that truck he parked in front of his house had a Continental model S-6749 gasoline engine, with 749 CID, 254 HP, and 585 ft. lb. of torque.

[@nachos1990]

Beautiful truck

[@bchs98]

A real beauty. A true piece of American muscle.

[@CrazyCanuck91]

beautiful truck!

[@douro20]

Listening to those things idle reminds me of an EMD locomotive...but then the engines aren't too dissimilar.

[@EdWatts]

@thissitesucks74 You wear out the clutch or you wear out the synchros/gears. I can change a clutch in a day or so, but rebuilding a transmission, with R & R, can take a week -- not to mention that the clutch job is a lot cheaper. Take your pick. For what it's worth, I usually double-clutch. Yeah, I'm old...almost 60.

[@longroadpro]

@flyingscrapyard Thank you for appreciating all that I strive to achieve in these videos.

[@harrybarker1408]

another great vid by Lindsey!!!!!!

[@k.r.v.4219]

What was the hp rating of the 12V71? I know the 6/71 was a 318 right? There seamed to be a lit of Mack components used in the Brockworth. That sure is a beautiful beast!

[@hoost3056]

K. R. V. 12V71s were rated 475 hp naturally aspirated. The 318 was a naturally aspirated 8V71. 6-71s were usually 238 hp N/A with small injectors. Think of a 12V71 as two 6-71s sharing a common crank and crankcase.

[@jasoncarpp7742]

Sweet looking truck. The guy driving is dressed to formal to be driving a diesel truck of this type.

[@longroadpro]

This was shot many years ago, but I'm pretty sure it was a 13 speed. He was splitting the top 4...right? Maybe I should watch it again.

[@longroadpro]

I certainly hope so. So much depends on the future of marketing independent work like mine. Obviously, traveling is a hugh part of the expense involved with shooting the raw footage. With that cost having risen so dramatically, I really have to take a long hard look at where the return is going to come from. Had I been wiser in my choice of parents, I would just do it for the pure enjoyment.

[@104trucker]

@MrJevonmartin or the Hayes, nobody knows if they were the same manufacturer or what the story is.

[@longroadpro]

It was local to the Troy area in the late 90's. I couldn't say for certain today. I just shot and edited the video.