Mack Truck with Detroit Diesel

A steel dash R-Model Mack with a V8 Detroit under the hood. The best of both worlds?

[@arguswil]

Great to see younger people appreciating older equipment

[@donaldbartram6315]

A Detroit Mack being hauled by a Detroit Brockway. Awesome

[@donaldbartram6315]

Brought me back to my 2nd job driving a Brockway tri-axle dump, with a 318 Detroit

[@mrceleb2006]

@@donaldbartram6315 8V71!

[@DavidRodriguez-vi6zi]

Hermanos de sangre

[@markkuhar1188]

How about that Brockway what a treat!

[@bradleyselk9642]

Nothing sounds better then a pissed off Detroit.

[@lukeharner9056]

More like Pissed off weed eater Lol

[@alexanderrosales7675]

Scania sounds better

[@dantesinfernopurgatory7826]

Especially an 8v71.

[@colewatson3630]

@@alexanderrosales7675 no

[@truckertense7606]

@@alexanderrosales7675 I love those scanias but naw bro nothing sounds better than a Detroit

[@brianpowersful]

That Brockway is sweet. Humming down the road. It's like music to my ears

[@coffeyscarburetors6437]

Old + mack + detroit diesel = america.

[@castirondude]

Yea. This is the stuff that makes me wish I was born 50 years earlier. Then again , going to Vietnam and all that was not so nice..

[@Jonathanmocan]

Not quite, America.

[@deborahchesser7375]

I prefer a 237 or 300 plus Mack motor but you have to love the sound of a Detroit 2 stroke

[@andrewking9761]

Deborah Chesser How do women know of Detroits I grew up around trucks as my father was a truck driver. 8V71 is best sounding of them all in my opinion.

[@tyronescott8704]

u wana sell it let me here from u.

[@2CabrasLocas]

Out of the woods, & ready for it's first Steven King movie!

[@lonnybackus3542]

Back in the 1990's I drove an R700 winch truck with an 8V71 and 5and 4 Spicer transmissions in the West Texas oil field.It was quite an experience.

[@kevincarmack581]

Nothing more 🇺🇸 American than the sound of those old Detroit 2 stroke🛣

[@ivancocco4822]

Here in Dominican republic those still rolling strong 👊💪

[@waitemc]

Great to here that . Great motors...👍

[@GoBuckeyes216]

Shoeless Joe Jackson this is why people don’t like Americans

[@josephsloppy6750]

Awesome but where i live in comifornia aka california they don't let you use them and scrap them. Because california sucks

[@claymack1109]

You know why its because they were built to last a lifetime

[@yetimyetimski6901]

Toronto, they still going

[@iBackshift]

That is the second Mack I've seen with a "Jade Grenade". The first one I seen was when I worked as a Fuel Jockey at a Husky truck stop. A guy who owned a late 70's Mack Cruise Liner (Motrux Transport) used to come in for fuel. He ordered the truck from factory with a "Jade Grenade". I did not know this was special until one day the truck was at the pump and some trucker come up and said "WTF??? A Mack with a Detroit?" And the owner said "I ordered it with the Detroit". I've never forgotten that to this day.

[@andrewking9761]

Love that term ''jade grenade"in reference to the alpine green factory paint the 71s were painted in. Never heard that one before.

[@littlesquirtthefireengine5478]

Maybe it's the same truck?

[@607Treeguy]

Nice to see folks from my neck of the woods with old trucks and keeping them alive.

[@Duececoupe]

There's NO school like OLD school....😎🤘🏻🤜🏻🤛🏻

[@MyHMMWVaddiction]

Give it 9 of 10. All she needed was an air start and walk on fenders🤤.👍🇺🇸

[@hunter7476]

air starts are cool but inefficent one crank oops gotta build up air 20 mins later

[@mr7badass]

Hunter 747 don’t know why people think air starters are so great.

[@chikendagr8994]

mr7badass They sound cool

[@deborahchesser7375]

@@mr7badass they are great when your batteries get low I know that for sure. With a mechanical motor and air start there’s no electronics involved at all, ya gotta love that.

[@roadtoad7704]

And air steering!!

[@jeffgrier8488]

Cool old Mack, especially with a Detroit. Ya gotta love the Brockway too!

[@HyperActive7]

The shift looked like it was a beast to shift as it was shaking your arm to pieces. Can't wait to see her fixed up!

[@beejaynz4285]

double clutch helps shift smoother

[@adriantomlin2902]

That's just the way the are bud!! They shake the shit outta ya. It an old Mack man!!

[@johnhhinton5473]

@@adriantomlin2902 The driver is too quick on the stick!. Smoooooth is the way to go...

[@adriantomlin2902]

@@johnhhinton5473 he's not too bad really. He grinded a few, not bad.

[@kennethlaw5216]

He is shifting way to fast. He is grinding every gear.

[@Wildstar40]

That Brockway sure sound nice too.

[@mikeb.6502]

I thought that was an ol Brock!!!! At 1st, I was thinking it was an AutoCar. That's a damn good looking Brockway.

[@maynardreed4036]

Awesome old R model. Hope the owner is going to restore it. I've seen 1 other R 700 with a 12v71 at a Truck show in Ballston Spa New York.

[@trainman071]

ballston ? truck show its next week i have to go! i love these old trucks driven many of them been going to ballston since 18 years old 47 now i still wont miss that show

[@andrewking9761]

Maynard Reed is that the blue Superliner I'm from Australia.

[@DWLip]

@@andrewking9761 nah, that was a blue R700L. I know which truck you're talking about.

[@andrewking9761]

DW lip yes I stuffed up but there is a yellow superliner single drive with an 8V92 never seen nothing like it.It's bizarre to have a 2 cycle in a Mack but they did it in Australia as well and not just the highway models.Although the Mack guys were very reluctant to fit a Detroit motor in the factory even though it was an option. In a factory in Brisbane they used to put covers over them so the diehard Mack customers couldn't see what engine was in it.

[@warryckscown5620]

Mine was an R797.. with the Mack 375hp.. had the triple counter shaft 12speed , 5.32 diff, so changed that for a 4.1.. the 375 packed a sad, so repowered with the 18R.. much better toque and fuel economy .. had a 4inch stack on the muffler up behind the cab, the drone flippin started to piss me off.. so with a short reducer to 3 inch.. much better.. had artillery wheels, changed them to tubeless, loved it....

[@karlsangree4679]

This takes me back. I drove an RL-700/Detroit/RTO-910 back in the mid-70s. I used to haul steel on a 40' flatbed out of U.S. Steel's plant in Fairless Hills, PA. The trans was so sloppy that it would change gears with a good slap of the shifter. Good times...

[@crslyrn]

Always great the hear an old truck scream going down the road. These newer trucks just don't have an authentic sound to them when they're on the road. Stay safe.

[@cindytepper8878]

Never sure why the R-700 never sold well. They usually had Cummins or Detroit in them. Guys who had lots of Detroit powered equipment like cranes and draglines bought them because of the parts interchangeability. Lots less parts to keep in stock when stuff fits everything from a 2-71 in your light tower to a 16v71 in your 20 cubic yard shovel

[@mikecubes1642]

they were good engines too but a lot of people never took care of them then called them junk when they broke down.

[@TheRoguelement]

I don't know which part of the Country you live in But the R7 sold as well as all the other Mack models and were sold mainly to Fleet corporations like say for example Mystic Bulk carrier's and Pro Van bulk haulers you could get them with just about ANY power plant you wanted and even the Mack Maxi-Dyne as well .. These are the very back bone of building America they were NEVER supposed to be the most Chromed or best riding longest hauling these were Regional Grunt if you needed a Bridge built Or Thruways system installed Mack was there..The closest they ever came to over the road I think was the Superliner at least back then ...

[@cindytepper8878]

@@TheRoguelement I spent most of my life around Philly Pa. Lots and lots of R685ST and R686ST tractors around, All pure Mack specs. Lots of used Matlack and Chemical Leaman trucks around. I'd say about 90% of the Macks were almost pure Mack with the exception of some with Road Rangers in them. Now I'm up in the Anthracite Coal area, The R600s were real popular tractors here too. Mostly speced all Mack with TRXL107 transmissions. We have one here an 86 , 285 , 6 speed, 38 rears on Camelback 122,000 original miles. It's our shop truck. It's spent most of it's life indoors. We're 2nd owners. When we bought our building from an estate, we bought the truck from the same estate, So it's really spent it's whole life in the same garage

[@captainmorgan1107]

@@cindytepper8878 I lived near Philly until '81 when I graduated and remember all of the Matlack, Chemical Leaman, A. Duie PYle, AAA, etc. R600's. The R700's were popular back then in the west where the length laws weren't so restrictive, but you are correct that they weren't common on the east coast.

[@jamescarter1500]

One reason is setting behind one all day long is brutal! If you have never done it. Man it's bad. No matter what mufflers you put on it or how tall the stacks are. It's bad because if you're moving she's screaming

[@derickcamposcampos5014]

King of highway man.... Detroit diesel.

[@haroldharwell7078]

Drove a Brockway 761 .... down in Mississippi ... hauling logs. '78-79

[@tombell108]

WOW! Now that was different! As most R model Macks had the inline 6 cylinder engine. However that is one mean sounding Detroit Diesel under that Macks hood! Hope he restores it!

[@jo6520]

I love the sound of those old Detroit's

[@kelvintorrence5994]

amen

[@jaydemo5792]

An R700 with a V8 Detroit....my exact truck ! Correct V8 badges on the hood & correct R700 badges where the hood latches are....... Beautiful !

[@DODGEDETROIT]

Super video!! o that clip in the brockway, with the cigarette on the lip, and shifting the detroit!!!

[@laurinjoelschafhausen]

What a fine way to spend time with your friends.

[@captainmorgan1107]

Nice! An R model Mack hauled by a Brockway, both Detroit powered!

[@NTR-OTC]

Great video. This reminds me of driving truck back in the day in So Cal.

[@TheMetalmachine467]

Love that sound of that Detroit

[@stefankassbohrer2765]

Good old dog ... The greatest Name in Trucks. Greetings from south Germany

[@thecurry7879]

Greetings from north Germany 🤘

[@christrella3134]

Great video. I'm 62. I ain't askard!!! Love those old trucks! Grew up watching them and started driving trucks when I was 20. Big trucks and trailers around 24 year's old. Yeah, I've heard that the only way you got a Detroit was a special ordered truck.

[@davieferdinand8832]

It's been a while guys but nice video. I really liked the behind the wheel clips.

[@Dailydieseldose315]

Thanks. A few more videos are in the works!

[@glennmorrell4907]

I don’t know much about big rigs but I enjoyed this… thanks for the ride-along. Good luck with the Mack…

[@josephromano6825]

A great video! A classic Mack with a Detroit what a awesome combination! The old bulldog has one powerful bark!!

[@crazymixture57]

Only a true Mack bark with a Maxidyne. Let the Detroit's ruin the old Kenworths and Peterbilts.

[@ronjohansson4344]

Why put a jimmy in a mack? Mack was notorious for low horsepower and high torque.

[@ronjohansson4344]

Although, after 32 years, the jimmy’s were the easiest shifting engines of all time.

[@klub5158]

Funny to see a Brockway towing it’s successor. Badass trucks! 👍🏻

[@FerrickOxhide]

Nice! DD, Road Ranger and Camel Back. Good set up.

[@jdmn1016]

Well done guys! If any truck should carry the adjective “sporty,” it’s certainly Brockway with this engine. And even his steering wheel is sporty 😎 Greetings from Croatia!

[@jamescarter1500]

Engine will run backwards just as good as it runs forward. Get it in a bind and almost choke it out. She will catch back up running backwards. Seen it many times.

[@sixbanga9524]

Ben there

[@gregg4164]

Beautiful Brockway too.

[@jeanettewest]

I don't know why this showed up in my recommended list, but I watched it, and now I want to buy one of these trucks and tool around the U.S. in one. Such an industrial looking truck! Now if it came with an air-starter.... :).

[@jjoneshauling6104]

Aint nothin like a cigarette and a mack

[@josephsloppy6750]

Thay dont call it a mack attack for nothing. But the maxdine engine is not bad. Detroit had that lopy idle and power. There a great engine.

[@davids.9834]

black truck looks like a brockway. So.... nothing moire American than driving a brockway, smoking a cig....... with a detroit under the hood..... with a mack on the back.

[@josephsloppy6750]

Yes david s . cant go wrong at all. I do like all big rigs but mack and brockway are my favorites. 👍👍

[@Trollemharder]

I'll pass on the smog stick, but yeah macks are cool.

[@donnebes9421]

d fobroy cancer stick.

[@PatricioGarcia1973]

The Start up instantly brings up Maximum Overdrive clown truck.

[@billkramer5243]

Nice to see an old brockway pulling the old r model

[@whiteblur95]

drove past where that truck used to sit, a few weeks ago. noticed it wasn't there anymore. looked like some of the other macks were gone to

[@appl69]

Where was it?

[@whiteblur95]

@@appl69 rt22, berlin,ny

[@loadstargaming]

Save those two cab overs too! Like to see a video on them!

[@jonfromstearns]

I drove a Mack Vision for a week once. Loved it.

[@ziggymorris8760]

Mack’s always seemed indestructible

[@Military-Museum-LP]

Welcome back. Your videos are needed.

[@lawrencepopp6534]

Nice! A couple of bull dogs with Jimmys in them!

[@nickkercheval2704]

I almost never post a negative comment so I will say that from a collectible standpoint it has value but as an owner of trucks for over 40 years including 2 stroke detroits and 237 and 300 R models this is a ridiculous combination. A 318 will never pull with a 300 maxi. Been there. So many positive comments about the old Detroit’s but I imagine if those folks had to gross 80,000 and drive thousands of miles through hills and mountains they wouldn’t feel the same way. I love the R models but with Mack components front to back.

[@alexmatthews2332]

I think KZbin has created a following for the old Detroits. Ive talked to so many old school guys that cant stand them, or at least say they are not designed for road trucks. They are stationary, equipment or marine motors in my opinion. Not denying that milions of tons have been moved with them i just dont think they are best in on road apps.

[@hankschwab7854]

Nick Kercheval agree, 318 way overrated, good if its all flat ground and fuel is cheap, I'll take a 290 over 318 any day

[@paulmccarter8887]

I had a 318 in the 80s with 70 injectors and time advanced and turned 3300 and I'd out 300 smacks with 35 ton of coal on

[@andrewking9761]

Nick the Mack engines were about 200 ft/p more torque than the screamer and over a broader operating range an 8V71T would go better or even 6V92TA 350HP/ 950-990 FT/P

[@adriantomlin2902]

I kinda agree with ya. My dad's oilfield company had a Mack model R with a straight 6 Thermodyne and 6 speed 1980 model I believe. It was a pulling sob!! 80 mph with about 60,000.

[@Mach_Style]

ive been around so many of these trucks of all sorts and had NO idea some had that steel dash.

[@sixbanga9524]

Guessing your a young feller

[@robj2704]

Yeah. My dad was a diesel mechanic and took me on a ride when road-tested one after repairs. He used to take me to work with him on occasion at the request of my mom so she wouldn't have to try and keep an eye on all us. I guess she thought getting one of us 8 kids out of the house on a summer day was a little rest for her. My first view of a Thermodyne with a twin-stick, this was in about 1962; I was 14 at the time.

[@truckertense7606]

Yo they are flying in that Brockway😂😂 that thing is screaming down the street.

[@Dailydieseldose315]

It's a mean machine. Love seeing it.

[@ezrabegin8234]

There’s something so satisfying about cold starts

[@harleyrider8889]

I like the sound of my cummins but there is something about them detroits that sound cool...

[@lakonikos8791]

It’s because they sound like they were made in Mordor, that’s why

[@localcrew]

So Howard Stern is driving a truck now. Huh.

[@mcozpda3392]

ajajjaajajajjaajjaaa ..secret life ... ssssshhhhhhhh ..

[@kevincarmack581]

My first thought lol

[@len-zeplin480]

He was on the Radio in A LOT of them back in the day.

[@ryancharles4124]

That brockway looks awesome,,,,you done a great job with it

[@joshjones3408]

Try not to so rough when shift just saying....just let follow.... shift them like you know the gear is going to be there...or grind um till you find um👌👌👌👍👍👍 great video 👍👍👍

[@iBackshift]

Hey the guy with the Brockway and "Eager Beaver" float, just hauled a single axle Brockway from another utuber "Walter Gorzkowski". Minty cab ride. Love the sound!

[@Dailydieseldose315]

Same guy. Same truck. Same day!

[@leroymartinez6066]

Them is real trucker trucks..trucks you can keep years to come...not like these plastic toys we drive today

[@oddieboi]

The plastic toys exist today because of government regulations. With all the safety and emissions standards trucks are becoming subject to, manufacturers have to keep the trucks within a certain size and weight limit while packing more and more equipment like DPF and SCR systems, as well as the necessary parts for the safety features like lane keep assist and collision detection systems. All while maintaining a certain profit margin, and keeping the trucks within a price range owner ops and fleets alike have come to expect. In a modern sleep Freightliner Cascadia there are tens of miles worth of wiring and air lines in and around the entire truck, all of that needs to be serviceable too. Trust me the mechanics who have to repair these new trucks don't much care for it either but its the way the industry is heading. I give it 10 years before trucks with traction motors are on the road and hauling freight.

[@highflyinryan76weezer25]

@@oddieboi That's the exact reason why I quit turning wrenches. The new trucks are a nightmare to work on. R model Macks are some of the cheapest and easiest trucks to work on. That's why thier are so many still in service. Almost every construction company in my area has at least one in thier fleet.

[@Poorboyzgarage447]

Bryan Dunn wouldn’t need lame assist or any of that if more drivers would pay attention and watch what they were doing and had respect like they did back when these trucks were new

[@gregg4164]

You guys look like the Hansen Brothers. LOL.

[@jamieshaffer6493]

They are what made the original movie so great....lol

[@jasperdomacena6491]

Driving a Detroit Diesel Mack while smoking a cigarette? nothing more American than that!

[@kelvintorrence5994]

just add a can of cold beer, l.o.l

[@bertgrau9246]

That old Brockway is a cool truck too

[@jayphillips4058]

The only plastic is the taillight lenses - nice old rig.

[@jironmeister]

And fiberglass hood.

[@olemansailor6519]

When I was a kid my Dad had a cabover Mack, a 1970 I believe, with a 350 Cummins and a 13 speed. He previously had a 66 R model with the twin stick 10 speed. His first truck was a Ford gas burner with a 5x4. I think it was an FE style engine, maybe a 532 Cubic Inch. That was a long time ago. LOL

[@robertelder300]

I'd give anything to be on a "rescue mission " like this! Gotta love those D.D.'s!

[@kelvintorrence5994]

I always,see old mack s still working after all these years. I just wonder if the new 2020 mack s do the same like the old dogs do.

[@dwightcorbett8889]

It will be nice to see that Mack restored.

[@wellingtoncifuentes1786]

I love that black Mack truck. It sounds like a race car cruising on the freeway. It was just humming and hauling butt like it did not have a load!

[@semajniffirg230]

Thats a Brockway not Mack

[@wellingtoncifuentes1786]

Well, I would love to own that Brockway. Thanks @@semajniffirg230

[@ThePeterbiltrucker]

What are your plans, I’ve owned 2 R models, 1 with a 290 Cummins with a 13 speed and 555 rears,1 with a 300 Maxidyne with a 6 speed on 390’s,

[@feur2884]

Dang triple nickles geez turtle power

[@RTLorenti]

Shit the Brockway hauling the Mack is a badass truck too!!

[@dwightcorbett8889]

It sure is.

[@erob1950]

looks like you need a steering box on mack looks like you have a lot of play in the steering wheel i like the sound of that V8 mack

[@appl69]

Play like that is usual for its age but a new one would be recommended yes

[@bansheemania1692]

Love the Sound of that ole Mack 😍

[@lukeeagles1756]

My friend has a 73 R 5+4 with 378k on it. Came with the farm. Runs, just need to work the drums loose. $2500, I think I want it!

[@clarenceswope3026]

It definitely needs a little bit of love but it starts it runs it drives it definitely needs to be cleaned up

[@thatguydillan6360]

Hopefully she gets fixed up with new tires and parts

[@austintaylor7363]

Built by mack themselves too. Gold dog right there. Nice vid.

[@alexandercurtis4427]

Would it still be gold dog when it has a Detroit?

[@austintaylor7363]

Yeah

[@Dailydieseldose315]

No.

[@alexandercurtis4427]

@@Dailydieseldose315 Thats what I thought. I just discovered the Gold Dog about a week ago and a guy said it meant the drivetrain was all Mack.

[@andrewking9761]

No way gold bulldog means it's all Mack components engines, trans, diffs etc like Scania is all Scania no options.

[@secondchancerebuilds4160]

Love these old Mack’s I got a r model dump truck im redoing on my Channel

[@trainman071]

GOD I MISS THESE!!!!!!

[@len-zeplin480]

You guys should go Rip off a Load of Beer & Bring it in. This Clip brings back Memories Man! You Guys are Solid!

[@castirondude]

4:27 you even have jake brakes how cool !!!

[@caprovan]

Brings back memories.

[@charliecroker7005]

Nice clean exhaust smoke, nice sound. Look after it.

[@josephgentilejr9059]

Love the old Brockway and the r model with the screaming 2 stroke 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@rooster3285]

Sweet, I love the vid, thanks ! have not seen one from ya for a bit till now, right on !

[@Dailydieseldose315]

Winter is a slow time around here. Hopefully there will be more to come this summer!

[@rooster3285]

Yeah for sure, hope it picks up. Thanks for the reply !

[@trplpwr1038]

The R-models I drove were all Mack, engine, transmission and rears. Good solid trucks, not pretty but reliable, if they could of put the fuel pedal about four inches forward would of been nice.

[@scottypetty9117]

Old mack ain't no speed demon but I'll bet she will pull a house down..

[@jamescarter1500]

She will go in an get a load and come back out when the rest are sitting on the blacktop 💪💯

[@johnpowell5181]

Flip side 2005 mac/volvo vision unrelaible no speed demon doesn't want to pull Its on weight compared to 99 Mac no speed demon tons of torque all day very reliable that's been my experience

[@undertaker666dead]

This truck would be my daily driver.

[@t335er7]

Good old days when there were plenty of R models roaming around.The old single stack mack with a window in the back and a barking pipe 👍

[@internazisuite]

you guys are killer. ALL good operators and youse know how to work that azz

[@hughwolfe8524]

🇺🇸💪🚜 LOVE THE DUAL SMOKE STACKS,, GLAD ITS AN V8..

[@andrewking9761]

Love the 8V71 Detroit. What's the transmission and diff ratio in the Brockway.

[@wayoutwille]

Andrew King the Brockway has an fuller 13 speed transmission with a 4.63 gear ratio in the rears

[@dennis8445]

I have a 1989 f800 same color red. I like the old boxy look on the old trucks. I would get me another transmission for the Mack. I have ten speed and wouldn't want anything less.

[@c0untryf1sh3r]

Definitely. Be hard to keep it in the power band with only a 5 speed.

[@stinkyllama]

the driver looks like a kung fu master when he shifts up. BTW I hope they restore this truck

[@Antiquetractorsetc]

Very cool. I was looking at a 78 Mack R with the Mack V8 in it with a twin stick but the guy was asking too much. It needed lots of work. Love those old Detroits. Where are you guys located? I like going to truck shows in my area

[@kelvintorrence5994]

2,sticks I get lost with 1 stick to much for me those old drivers know how to run those suckers.

[@appl69]

Just think about them 3 sticks..

[@Joep_Verstappen-67]

Beautiful trucks...even worn down...

[@njfinests]

you should restore her.its a part of history!!

[@JCTrucks410]

MAN wherever you guys are at looks just like Western New York

[@Dailydieseldose315]

Alllll the way on the other side of the state. Practically in VT

[@steamgent4592]

That’s a real Allentown R model Mack ! They didn’t ever get better than that ! It all went downhill with the Renault buy out and Macungie. Mack’s are absolutely nothing but rebranded Volvo Trash these days. Glad you found a real one !