Shifting Straight Piped V8 Mack 2-Stick 6 speed

[@albatross5466]

I started working as a mechanic apprentice at Mack in 1978. The 864 & 865 had longevity issues but they were BEASTS. Great sound and a truckload (pun intended) of torque.

[@boblackey1]

I remember hearing the V8 would break too soon on average. I worked in the ready mix business ( retired now) and we were mostly Mack for years. The few V8 tractors we had hauling stone in dump trailers could eat up a hill jack. Cummins and Detroit didn't have it like the Mack V8. But the longevity thing apparently was more likely than not so they faded from the highways. For 2, 3, 400 thousand miles if you drive one you were king of the hills with a heavy load. Man they had the torque!!!!

[@rontrombley2596]

Our company had a 3 cab over V-8's with 5 speeds. I never got to drive them. They were always have problems with anti-freeze boil overs or leaks and it was real hard on wheel seals in the rear axles. Apparently the torque from the motor would literally twist the entire axle shaft under a load. They lasted about 2 years and then the boss got rid of them because of the constant repairs.

[@B81Mack]

864 was much different than 865/866. 864 was the original V8 (1962) and was smaller bore and longer stroke, not good engines at all. Catastrophic failure was their trademark. They were also all Thermodyne operating range, as the Maxidyne concept hadn't even been launched until 1967 with the ENDT-675 6 cylinder and ENDT-865 V8 shortly thereafter. 865/866 were the same engine, 865 being a 325 HP Maxidyne and 866 being a 375 HP Thermodyne. They also had issues, but it was mainly annoyance items like liner seals and head gaskets. Coolant circulation issues and overheating were also problems, especially in the Maxidyne.

[@stephendryden8931]

old school Mack still have life love it very much❤

[@DWLip]

Finally, a video showing an ENDT-865 being driven as one should be - with a six-speed and open pipes. God bless you for this upload.

[@cidertom5140]

D.W. Lip no 12 speed

[@DWLip]

@@cidertom5140 It says right in the video description that it's a five speed with compound low, which is referred to as a six speed. Not only that, but do you see him splitting any gears? Lol

[@cidertom5140]

D.W. Lip you don’t have to on a flat bit only on hills dependent on load but I did notice other gear leavers too

[@DieselFuelOnly]

@@cidertom5140 It's a 6 speed not a 12 speed. If you tried to shift it as a 12-speed it wouldn't work, the ratios overlap.

[@jimmycannon8057]

@@DieselFuelOnly that's true. Compound low for 1st gear only

[@davidharrell8890]

When you get up in rpms, it sounds like a straight piped 7.3 powerstroke. Badass!👍👍🙌

[@patrickbarker4120]

I was listening to this video without watching it and thought it was a 7.3 for a second lol

[@fernandofigueroa2408]

It sounds like a Cummins 903 too

[@russvoight1167]

That sound brings back memories. Many of my customers were loyal Mack owners hauling logs & pulpwood in northern Wisconsin

[@theoriginalwunfeather9168]

I drove a body job like this in the late 70's . Guys would laugh when they head me grabbing gears in reverse!! Thanks for the amazing talent you share!

[@007outtacontrol]

Thats sweet as shit. Shifting in reverse

[@marcusw.525]

Dammit!!! It sounds just like the old Scanias (142/143). They do share the same block but the rest is different. If i remember correctly Mack and Scania we're working together during that time. The E9 and DC16 are also the same block. Sadly the E9 was killed after Volvo found out they we're trying to revive it. Imagine if Mack still had a v8 in today's rigs.

[@robertfleming2654]

Same firing order

[@KC-sb2sm]

Owned one for about 10 years, always thought it was missing but it wasn’t. Even pulled the heads off to see if there was a problem but nope. Loved that truck. Mine was 5 speed but shifted the same just no low range. Most dependable truck I ever owned.

[@B81Mack]

Wow, that was my signature move, 3L to 3D. Very nice, this young man has my respect.

[@B81Mack]

Young man knows how to drive, good feel and smooth on the controls.

[@bikdav]

V8. That is a rare sound these days.

[@fernandofigueroa2408]

This is the grandpappy of the E9 engine. Awesome.

[@Orvz475]

Ah, the beautiful sound Mack ENDT-865 Maxedyne V8 engine.

[@surethatsok]

You are the best operator I've seen on youtube.

[@Autocar87]

Very nice to see a guy shift so effortlessly. So many driving videos out there and most just jammin every gear and not even knowing it. Love the R-700’s. My dad had an 81 with a 300+ and the air shift version of that transmission. Great truck.

[@avega2792]

I really love shifting gears and listening to the turbo whistle.

[@donaldoldaker5067]

I drove A. R 700 loved the sound. That ol girl sure could pull

[@ajmiller7102]

That ole *8 really sound good.

[@DieselFuelOnly]

Thanks. It's a unique sounding truck for sure.

[@gilasquiggy7846]

Great sound. Love that drivers side lawn chair.

[@haroldharwell7078]

We had one of them , it was a old GULF OIL truck, we bought it used & hauled tree length logs with it ... It was a runner.

[@adriannettlefold9084]

What an awesome video, well done on the gear jamming mate. Not one missed! The old girl sounded Great too.

[@stefankassbohrer2765]

Thumbs down ? Attention, a barking bulldog can also bite ... Great Mack !

[@whitetiger8652]

One of my favorite videos. Thanks!!

[@daveshangar6820]

I've driven a few r model Macks back in the 80s when I first started driving. They were great pulling trucks but they rode like a tank

[@deborahchesser7375]

Dave's Hangar they did beat ya senseless but they ran forever. We hauled coal off road a lot and nothing held up like a DM or R

[@redline350zHR]

Look up on KZbin here “10 speed mack” ( its a 10 wheeler oil truck) SOUNDS AMAZINGGG w/ a 10speed

[@ncpcast]

Owned on of those R700 mack with 375HP V8 with 12sp and with straight pipes you never got of that sound

[@GravelPitt00]

Need more videos of this Mack being driven..Great truck!!

[@gmanchurch]

Back in the 80’s I worked for a company that rebuilt and repaired diesel fuel pumps, injectors, and turbo chargers. I worked on several of those Mack pumps and injectors. They were some well built and heavy duty pieces of equipment that were as tuff as they came!

[@iBackshift]

wow...started up minty. 14 liter, kinda rare. Usually they are the 16 liter 998's. There is one sitting at "Jim Bob's hauling" in Geraldton ontario. Super good V-8 sound, great vidya there Bud ! ! !

[@psd28]

Man these V8 diesels are pretty distinct

[@tombergman5419]

Had a 1971 r700 with the v8 maxidyne it was an awesome truck

[@deborahchesser7375]

How was it on overhauls? We could never keep them together, mostly ran 237’s and 300’s

[@wolfiestechcafe1009]

That sound is glorious...

[@dinosaurcomplaints2359]

Gotta love the vent window flopping around!

[@MrPeterbilt1971]

Oh Hell YEAH !! 😃👍❤️❤️👍 Back when a Mack was all Mack. Not Renault motors or Vol-Mack.

[@DMTruckSpotting]

Well, Mack did collaborate with Scania on a few engines.

[@jonnothetrucker]

@@DMTruckSpotting including the v8

[@DMTruckSpotting]

@@jonnothetrucker those were mainly the engines I was talking about.

[@jonnothetrucker]

@@DMTruckSpotting copy that

[@DMTruckSpotting]

@@jonnothetrucker honestly, if anyone had to purchase Mack & Renault, I wish it was Scania.

[@nyshortline]

Loving that V-8 rumble.

[@phillipchavez755]

😁👍cool video, nice old work horse , good looking unit, dad had one just like it All green with a 26 ft frame Fruehauf dump late 70s models ,

[@billyolday998]

Great to see a fellow r700 v8 6 speed still running down the road, im planning on straight piping my 865 here soon, glad to see videos of the original v8 macks instead of the flood of larger 440 amd 500 and e9s

[@hoost3056]

Took a ride in a Superliner with an E9.....700 horse, pulled a multiaxle pneumatic. Beast.

[@carlwilliams1570]

Nice sounding “Thumpodyne”

[@keithbrier4397]

No left leg movement,low hole trans and a very good driver 👍 can't find many of them anymore.

[@wesleycallison2079]

I drove a six speed lo-hole with a 300 plus and a single stage Jake. Hauling corn. Fun!

[@zabeemohamadi5547]

Hello my friend, I watched your video from Iran and I sent for my buddy, because he already had a tractor trailer just like this

[@rk-ec7kx]

A very cool old truck 👍

[@fernandofigueroa2408]

The ENDT 865,the grandpappy of the E9.

[@jakesbackhoedozerservice7010]

I love the side window flopping around 😂

[@pointingdog7235]

I remember seeing an R 700 in Upstate NY in the 70's pulling a milk tanker.

[@rontrombley2596]

Learned to drive on a Mack 237 with a 5 speed, no power steering. The old adage: If you can drive a Mack 5 speed, you can drive anything still applied. In 36 years I went from 237's to super Sixes, 300+'s, 350's, 400's and 450's. All inline 6's with 10 and 13 speeds. My ultimate ride was a 300+ mated with a 5 speed and a 3 position air shifter and a hand shift creeper gear. That would go up the hills with ease. The transmission was perfect for travelling in the Hills of northern Pennsylvania. All spring suspension on a long wheelbase. It had a really good Bostrom air seat that made the ride livable. Mack stopped making the transmission because of the cost.

[@MichaelTJD60]

Nice sounding Maxidyne V8. Don't see many of them running around anymore. Waiting to dump that load is like watching paint dry. lol.

[@chriswilliams2295]

I've always thought the American trucks especially the vintage of a R700 Mack has great character, given the chance if I ever visited the States I would love to have a go in driving a classic as in this video, just to hear such a gorgeous burble coming out of that V8, a Fantastic upload, great to see a Superb truck on the road doing a brilliant job :-D

[@whitetiger8652]

Thanks for the video, 6 speed in my opinion was the best for Coal hauling which I did a lot of. 12 speed is second best.

[@jimbenline6325]

V8 Thumper sounds great !!

[@garyamerson7390]

Ol thumper sounds good.

[@robertbradford2734]

This is a great truck I'd be honored to drive it we are in the same era not the fastest thing on the road but it'll pull a Hill... LOL

[@wazza33racer]

In mine, was a 16 speed spicer..............grossing 80,000kg she really barked! Getting from range 2 to 3, was always a precise operation ))

[@herbscheit2061]

Thhey might not have pulled or lasted like an e9 but still sound great and that one is a nice unit!

[@dennyalfro9832]

Can you make a video where you use the clutch every time you shift gears?…

[@colinmckendrick9803]

Sounds phenomenal, Mack ftw

[@joshjones3408]

Dam over the top ....do you like to arm wrestling 👍👍look like it in the thumb nail

[@Clydes.Shop78]

Man that thing sounds good!

[@Tazfast7]

Glad to see you are following your passion, few people get to do what they truly enjoy for a living. Keep grabin those gears man... you need a wookie bobble head on the dash ;)

[@gc1172]

As Macks go this isn't that old as it is a Maxidyne with a triple countershaft five speed T107 transmission. I drove the older Thermodyne series with a 72 series transmission with two shaft so it had move double stick shifting. Drove that back in the later 60's before college and after college worked as an engineer in the Mack Powertrain plant building the Maxidyne and related geared products.

[@alanbaker7677]

Yes its not that old i drove an old mack with the twin stick 6spd hauling crushed stone out of the quarry for quite a few years

[@zacharysmithandguitars355]

I love this truck

[@oscarr.camacho7257]

V8 Truck World's Best Sound

[@wirewaykingelectric4978]

Crazy how identical it sounds to the E-9!!! Same V8 I guess but they worked out the bugs with liners and coolant issues and obviously E-9 was a massive cu inch displacement difference being 500hp vs 325hp!

[@BlackSwan912]

Just beautiful.

[@marciooliveira7921]

The real truck,yes,sir!!!😎😎

[@jacobrobert1765]

in my country when a person has a mack truck he makes a lot of money with him

[@deborahchesser7375]

Jacob Robert they are world famous and my favorite truck of all time.

[@jacobrobert1765]

@@deborahchesser7375 me too it is my adorable truck but it is the seesaw of which I was trafficker

[@jacobrobert1765]

@@deborahchesser7375 nd you are very top brotha gud job

[@charleslambiase5670]

I've built the models I'm driven them,, I've even worked on them but I never and cannot believe in all my life have ever seen a true V8 Mack ,,,what is the power feel between the V8 and be in line 6 with your preference , what is the advantage of the V8 yes of course cubic inches V8 but the action drive and work with them you would know better just give me an insight thank you

[@howardkettner]

So good. Love this episode!

[@Ally.Cat.252]

That door window is about ready to fall out

[@arguswil]

Great driver.

[@gravelpitt2992]

Hey, great shifting that 2 stick Mack

[@macknit3125]

Smooth operator👌

[@michaelreynolds3798]

Wow it started I'm impressed

[@1986Honda4trax]

Michael Reynolds why?

[@charleslambiase5670]

That unimitable sound...

[@redline350zHR]

Yesss 🔥🔥🔥

[@carolinawestern3875]

Thing is though, by owning 2 of my own trucks. I always used the clutch because they're cheaper to replace than trannys when you're paying the bill. If used right you can't hurt em. After years of floating, they whine, howl, jump out of gear and with damaged synchro's. They'll no longer shift correctly even if you tried. Saw guys use bungee cords to hold em high gear.

[@jasonhefner-td1me]

Best sounding truck on youtube,....did these engines have Jake's?

[@Sambrero44]

sounds so good dude!! love it!

[@billygreenhorn9275]

Sounds like my 409 Impala...you're gonna lose your vent window anytime now

[@deborahchesser7375]

billy greenhorn ol she’s hanging by a thread

[@gabenieto3113]

if you ever want to sell the truck i callfirst dibs! great sounding v8

[@1986Honda4trax]

I call second lol

[@kurtd4191]

Sound great rough going up hill specially the straight 7. Obviously the engineered never drove it up the Allentown hill

[@Super06duramax]

Nice drivin

[@lerg12]

I love that sound, reminds me of my old 1995 F250 with the 7.3 Powerstroke when i straight piped it. Boy do I miss that thing. But really nice looking old bulldog, What year is it?

[@nerradnosnhoj5122]

Cool Truck , buddy , you are going to loose the vent window ....

[@lewiemcneely9143]

There was one of these V8's at the boulder hole in a DM 800 rock truck and till 'driver' let the oil get low and it spun a bearing. SWEET engine till then.

[@romelseepaul1761]

Awesome truck

[@jarrodwemhoff7270]

I miss that transmission.

[@efrainberrios8494]

Me gustó mucho tu video y la manera que conduces este Mack V-8! Me suscribí a su Canal para seguir viendo sus videos. Dios te bendiga.

[@hubertrobinson8825]

Until recently I didn't know Mack made V8 engines a friend of mine had 10 wheeler dump

[@cidertom5140]

The Renaults used mack engines up to 560bhp in V8 form in the magnum

[@BuRn1NgAnUs]

Could you fit that engine in a R600?

[@carlwilliams8354]

Drove one in a U model with a 10 speed as an off-road spotting truck on a logging job. Sounded good but not stronger than a good running 300.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

300's and the Plusses could be REALLY strong.

[@jeffersonmoctezuma3733]

Nice shifting btw I recognize that building at 3:52 u in Pittsboro NC by that roundabout

[@DieselFuelOnly]

Yep that's it!

[@David-wu7jj]

Very nice video better done than the boston trucker

[@rolfsonofashepard3694]

Why does it sound like a 7.3 power stroke

[@1986Honda4trax]

I thought rocky was driving from that thumbnail

[@davidbailey5006]

I believe THAT truck was bought at my grandfathers dealership in Raleigh.

[@DieselFuelOnly]

Very possible, we're located in NC. I believe the boss bought this from Gregory Poole CAT over in Mebane, but I'm not sure how or why - I'll pick his brain about it tomorrow and ask if he can remember the history.

[@jimmycannon8057]

@@DieselFuelOnly is she for sale?

[@davidbailey5006]

My grandfather owned Central Mack. I’ve seen that tractor there.

[@DieselFuelOnly]

@@jimmycannon8057 Nope, boss never sells anything lol. It's why we've got all these old trucks and equipment.

[@davidbailey5006]

Say what ya want but that motor is hot sex. The sound of sultry torque.

[@jacobrobert1765]

for me Mack truck is the guarantee of any other truck because it has a lot of fakes and it never falters in any situation or whatever weight I like Mack truck because I am a good driver truck

[@charleslambiase5670]

They sound like they have a miss everyone that I've ever heard ,,

[@Kudlaty771]

These sound like EMD 567s, that's interesting

[@howardiknow1133]

A tune you can change gears by...listenshifter 😁