GMC 970 Detroit diesel 6N71 with jake brake

A drive with our GMC 970 (detroit diesel 6N71 with jake brake) through Germany (historische deutschlandfahrt).

[@BIGBLOCK5022006]

This driver is doing a good job of following the most important rule when it comes to the two stroke Detroit Diesel engines which is "Drive it like you stole it".

[@davidmeckley3773]

My father always said to drive them like you were mad at it!

[@Cruelaid]

I can hear Dad coming...! He’s 40 mins away.

[@pattoe1973]

like

[@brianburns7211]

My family had a trucking company back in the 1960s-80s. I grew up two doors down from the terminal. All the fleet was Detroit powered GM. Every afternoon I’d hear that sound as all the trucks came back. Similarly, all the fire engines used to have Detroits. A few minutes after the fire whistle blew, you could hear the Detroit scream all over town.

[@brianburns7211]

Rick Delair I read an article about GM two stroke development in the 1930s. Now I’m an engineer on the railroad. My company just had a bunch of 4000 hp GMs rebuilt. They have 2 strokes which are a direct evolution of the original 1930s designs. Never mind 71 cubic inches per cylinder, I’m talking 710.

[@robertearl5642]

Love that 2 stroke sound.they were fun to drive too fire trks and military used them because they were near bulletproof.

[@wreckerjonny6144]

I said same thing. I remember him coming from work when he hauled brand new Toyotas in the early 70's til 74-75. He hauled the new cars from the pier to dealerships in and around jersey. I think this is why I love the sound of a Detroit. This sounds just like his truck. He passed on the day after mother's day in 03 .

[@Shane-Singleton]

I love seeing people in other countries with an appreciation for good classic American engineering. beautiful sounding rig.

[@louismorel2001]

Love those trucks especially two stroke diesels. In France we have only uglies eurpean cabover ones.... Long nose is so good looking....

[@Shane-Singleton]

@@louismorel2001 We had some cabover models here in the states too that were real common up through the 90's. I like them better than the ones from Europe. And many of them had Detroit diesels in them as well.

[@louismorel2001]

Yes but your cabovers were much better than ours. In the past, 50's 60's,and 70's, we had very nice trucks... Now they look like the same and we have not ten wheeler It 's the same thing for.cars Ugly 80 hp models, with sometimes 20' rims from.the factory, fwd, diffusers, look very sporty but with a four cylinder diesel engine in it!, and with four exhaust exit and only one which is actually fonctionnal!! Now all is in the.look, even little city cars have big wheels with very low walls.tyres...

[@Shane-Singleton]

@@louismorel2001 I can appreciate a nice basic reliable diesel car. We don't have them here due to emissions regulations.

[@louismorel2001]

@@Shane-Singleton yes i have one an old citroen ax tirthy year old Very light and compact only 5L/100km, very handy in city

[@TherealDeltaEcho]

Same color, exact same sound .... (no jake back then though). Stacks were painted silver and the “cruise control” was a piece of broomstick jammed between the seat and the pedal. Played on the wide screen , Bose up real loud and no wife around (so I could play the video properly ) ... you brought me back in time over 50 years. Thank you

[@farmerboy9029]

@Mr Sunshines has it ever occurred to you that his truck may have been pre 61?

[@budyeddi5814]

👏👏👏

[@detroitbandit]

True, this truck is from 1949

[@howardgroover1343]

@@detroitbandit can you tell us where this masterpiece truck was trucking to and what she carries ?

[@rockdawg1467]

one healthy jimmy no smoke

[@Kyle_Godfrey111]

rock dawg it actually runs to clean. A little smoke shows it’s burning pure

[@hughes2397]

It damn sure runs good, and strong now.

[@1dollarten]

@@hughes2397 Has to be a fresh engine.

[@ImDirtyDan73]

plot twist, this truck is actually electric, the sounds are from a speaker. SO sad :(

[@detroitbandit]

Wayne Weck nope tmwe didn’t overhaul the engine i think it is now 20 till 25 yeats old. We cleaned everything and put some jake brakes on it. But thats all, the engine sounds great for an old beast.

[@jakestree1892]

back in those years you could tell what kinda engine was coming down the road

[@kevinfolds4713]

jakestree1 no doubt! The new motors have no distinctness to the sound. They all sound like they have rattling ass cough. 🤢

[@SpaceGhost999]

jakestree1 you're deaf if you can't hear the difference in cat, Cummins, and 60 series Detroit's....

[@SimplexSM]

Nate Wood After years around 2 stroke Detroits, you go deaf.

[@roadwolf2]

you could tell the series and how many cylinders just by listening to the sound these motors made. 53s had a fast revvving high pitch sound, 71s had bit deeper sound and had a distinct crack from the pipes and the 92's were the bees knees. once the blower and turbo got in sync they could really sing

[@orlandoengland9184]

jakestree1 Yes Sir!!!!

[@jonnahwilder788]

My Dad had a 79 general log truck miss that sound and miss him.

[@myalaskalife5837]

My dad used to be a Detroit micanike back when I was in high school miss this sound so whant to put one in a pick up truck the good old days before the E.P.A fucked every thing up

[@demolition5534]

@@myalaskalife5837 *mechanic, want

[@lendavidhart9710]

@@demolition5534 Nate, please leave that guy alone.

[@johnfellows2867]

Many years ago, we were driving overnight to go on holiday,. We stopped in a layby ,and it was so quiet, you could hear a pin drop. Far away in the distance, could be heard the unmistakeable sound of a Commer TS3, changing up and down the gears. My dad swore it was a motor bike, but even at my very young age, I knew better ! Sure enough, about 30 minutes later, a Commer cattle truck appeared, and roared on past ! It's something I've alway's remembered !!

[@johnfellows2867]

@Rick Delair Hi Rick, if you were really looking for a Commer TS3, you should check out Australia or NZ , lots were exported there, and still seem plentiful. But shipping one to the US could be a touch pricey !

[@davidburch1004]

Music to the old ears , BACK WHEN TRUCKS WERE TRUCKS AND DRIVERS WERE A VERY SPECIAL BREED .

[@michaelcerkez3895]

I ran a White 4000, long nose with a screaming 671 with straight pipe backed by a 10 speed . I ran that Detroit hard up and down the mountains and she took care of me, you could hear me 15 minutes out. Someone else took over driving my girl the first year they had it they cracked the block, it broke my heart...it still hurts. Screaming Detroit's!

[@brock6286]

Mike Cerkez which had a bigger crack your heart or the block?

[@jm-mi7kl]

ARE YOU SHOUTING BECAUSE YOU CAN'T HEAR ANYMORE?

[@trashman835]

@@jm-mi7kl NO HE TYPES LIKE THIS SO HE CAN READ IT EASIER

[@scubadivingsince2006]

Mike Cerkez I didn’t know you could brake a Detroit 😂 I run a DD15 with a auto 12spd treats me good but I still miss the old Freightliner that I drove for a farmer had a 60 series an a 13spd it’s always going to be special to me because the farmer was the only one out of everyone that took the time to actually teach me about driving as soon as the trailer was done filling it was go go go till we got done he had patients with me but you could tell when you didn’t get a gear right because you wanted to move over closer to the window an he’d say don’t worry next year they’ll make em out uh plastic 😂👍 I miss those days every once an a while you catch yourself thinking about the good ol days😂 but now I have to start the video over 😂

[@johnfunk6343]

When you d e f system has your new truck in the shop you can watch videos of old trucks that still work

[@dimmacommunication]

John Funk 😥

[@bcmc]

John Funk you ain’t lying about that. DEF I think it stands for Diesel Engine Failure

[@bkrgls]

😂😂😂

[@jetstream454]

What's a DEF? 😝 Joking, but I'd probably really forget if it was with my truck, because it'd be in the bin (West Aussie, we can sort of get away with it here)

[@fargonianproductions2767]

Jamie Lange it stands for diesel exhaust fluid, and it is injected into the exhaust pipe to clean the exhaust

[@WARD5KUSTOMZ]

my face is now hurting. I had a grin the entire time I was watching

[@brianburns7211]

Hearing the 6-71 brings back good memories. My family had a trucking company and all the tractors had that engine. We lived next door, and I still remember hearing that sound coming down the street each evening when all the trucks came back.

[@gandalfnamirreh379]

The 6/71 was the 350 of diesels , OR visa versa

[@mangopog9814]

As a kid in the fifties I could hear those Detroit’s climbing the mountains where I lived they would make music for hours, little did I know that would be my job for 44 years until I retired.

[@jc-pj3nh]

My brigadier had dd 238hp with 10spd road ranger, 8yd single piston heated dump with air release tailgate. Two tone grey. Coolest looking rig ever. Pulled a JCB backhoe on a 10ton Rogers air brake trailer. Attracted a lot of attention. Guys would stop at the jobs just to admire the rig. Great for business!

[@stuartsims9115]

I'm gonna play this video over and over just so i can hear this heavenly engine.

[@Boot_185]

The Germans even know what a good truck is. Wait my family is german came to the USA in late 1800s that must be why my whole family has been GM since they came here.

[@1dollarten]

Good choice

[@andrewking9761]

6-71 GM diesels forever

[@johnfellows2867]

God, that sounds good, a very rare thing to hear in Europe .

[@roadwolf2]

Showing the continent what a real truck sounds like.

[@stuartsims9115]

I was a young kid when i heard a motor that sounded as good as this one. Never knew what kind is was and was always fascinated by it. Now that i know i want to hear it more.

[@matthewjones8620]

good job on the twin stick shifting

[@detroitbandit]

Matthew Jones, thanks

[@talltree601]

this never gets old, heard it for 34 years and wantin more.

[@kemetnukingtrucking240]

Best sounding jakes I heard on a 671 in a long time, it was enjoyable to watch.

[@lifeafterourloss]

Beautiful music memories of my childhood riding in the truck with Dad! Thank you!

[@brandoncherry1651]

This is so relaxing ...home alone day off... no noise tv nothing watching this😆

[@engineersdash]

Sweet music to my ears. Love the sound and the Jake.

[@bluerider7922]

Not a 6N71. They were 6-71N55 or 6-71N60 or 6-71N65 depending on size of injectors which designated the horsepower. A full rated [6-71N65] 6 cyl inline was 238 hp. All needed a supercharger to run, but none were turbocharged. This truck is a delight. Also: a Jacobs Engine Brake on any Detroit Diesel provided very little braking effect compared to one fitted on a 4 cycle engine. (Cat or Cummins) All 53 series, 71 series, and 92 series Detroits were 2 cycle engines.

[@davidgenthnerjr4995]

Very nice. Back in the days when there were no emissions devices to choke the engine.

[@Cryptonymicus]

Yeah back in the good ole days when the smog got so thick you could walk on it.

[@frankyoumell983]

Rick Delair qa

[@Dr.Westside]

The Detroit Symphony is in Germany .

[@MrGrahamxyz]

A real truck from the sensible days. For a two stroke diesel that engine is in excellent condition, extremely clean running. Nice simple technology, none of this EGR nonsense, which works for a while and then clogs up the inlet manifolds with carbon, and no need to keep pumping “pigs piss” down the exhaust either! It just goes to show how we are all being fed a load of nonsense by those who make money from unnecessary technological change. Ain’t it lovely to hear an old ‘Jimmy’ doing it’s thing!

[@dimmacommunication]

"Spark Plug Steve". Now even cars have that "Adblue" shit 😥

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Yea man you can tune up old stuff so it runs right and doesn’t puke smoke, they just require tune ups more frequently than we like these days , what with cars and 100k spark plugs. It’s like when something old needs an adjustment they are surprised.

[@paulkirkland1535]

My thoughts exactly. They certainly don't make them like they used to. I basically grew up around trucks. So I'm familiar with that classic Detroit diesel sound. I also remember in the UK the Commer TS3 as as a child in the 60's. IMO the Commer TS3 is the British version of the Detroit diesel. They operate on the same two stroke design as the Detroit. Nice "clean" running Detroit. It just shows that if you know how to properly tune a Detroit diesel, you can get amazingly low exhaust emissions. Well done job to the mechanic who did the work on this one. There aren't many guys left nowadays that can make Detroit run this well as most have either retired or died. I've worked on Detroits since my teen years. Too bad they're no longer made in the two stroke application.

[@andrewking9761]

Paul Kirkland the U.S military still makes the 6 and 8V92t and the 6V53T

[@jeffreysheldrake73]

I miss the high number of coaches going through my town that now are so very quiet. One guy in town had an old Autocar Agitator and it was Automatic. Loved that sound. Could pick his truck a mile away

[@williamcreel624]

I could listen to one of them screaming demons all day and night! How I miss that sound of them two stroke diesels! Thank you for sharing this!

[@millertime8835]

You never ran a terex scraper. But I still feel the same way lol

[@shanidar]

Beautiful little towns, beautiful video

[@Fendervana]

except all those muslims walking around..

[@lordvader3666]

Fendernirvana racist pos.

[@Fendervana]

@@lordvader3666 PC pussy.

[@AutoBikeTruck]

Thanks For The Ride Along Makes Me Think How Great Them Days Were Back Then

[@sixbanga9524]

love me a screamin Detroit

[@giovannigonzales5152]

I love that engine 2.

[@djtrainman2]

Nothing nowadays sounds better than the old days when stuff was just built to last forever

[@MrTheHillfolk]

This sounds wonderful as I play it on the home stereo with some big speakers ❤️

[@CarlosSilva-fr3ii]

Hola soy conductor de camiones en Argentina, la verdad se escucha muy copado éste motor. Muy bueno el video

[@chriskolbeck517]

This is one of the best Fat cab 950 6-71 gmc videos I have seen and it’s from Europe. Well done !!!

[@crownvicky]

Beautiful truck, beautiful sound and beautiful countryside. Love it!

[@unclewilly2]

Hammer, hätte nicht gedacht daß es ne Szene dafür in Deutschland gibt ☝️ Hoffe ich höre so Dingen mal irgendwo Langröhren 😍

[@lowercherty]

The mine my dad worked at had one just like this, without the chrome. Same engine as in the Euclid mine trucks, except they each had two engines and Allisons. Highway Patrol pulled it over for noise once and they had to put a muffler on it.

[@nate4684]

Can't believe I'm just now stumbling across your videos. Awesome Detroit's 👍

[@blackrat4334]

music to my ears nothing better then a dd screaming down a road :D

[@ern48]

Very nice truck!! The in line 6-71 has a distinctive sound all of its own compared to the V engines. This brings back memories, in '79 I drove a '55 KW with a 6-71 & 4 x 4 trans for awhile.

[@24kmc78]

Beautiful the sound of that truck 😍

[@KG84C]

Big thumbs up, must be a rare sight and sound in Europe.Especially at 10.25

[@grassman8100]

Great video, love the scenery and the tune that ole Detroit is making

[@TitiRomeo]

Waouh, quel merveilleux camion, le rêve de toute ma vie, merci pour cette vidéo qui m' a remonté le moral.

[@stephandarabos6145]

That’s a Beautiful truck. Love the Detroit Diesel

[@the_lost_navigator]

This is Canada calling... Thanks for the Tour. Music was sweet. Respect

[@truthseeker2321]

I believe that's the same engine that was used in M-113 armored personnel carriers. Cold start with no warm-up time needed, to go full throttle.

[@nodak81]

The way Europe has been getting obsessed with eco-everything, I'm amazed they still allow that thing on the road.

[@sandralevesque4133]

Roll cole on the fuckers!!!

[@meekdook4236]

Fuck europe.

[@catlady8324]

Can’t they convert it to electric? If you like the noise, the new electric cars have fake engine sound added for safety. Best of both worlds!

[@somedudeonline1936]

Karl Ruehs that defeats the point of hearing the power behind the engine

[@catlady8324]

Benjamin Kangas Greta Thunberg said we will all be dead in 12 years because of these monsters!

[@kevinbourgeois9310]

Wonder if I can download that for my ringtone, always loved the sound of a Detroit what a perfect note she has

[@frankmellino7825]

nice pipes. 692tta & 892tta straight out pipes sent me deaf. just love it.

[@thermidorlevrai65]

but it worth it

[@lewiemcneely9143]

Used to herd an IH truck, 6-71 and 9-speed OD with a McNeilus mixer on the back. Wished it'd had a 13 under. No jake. Twas what it was! And a log truck like this one was the 1st diesel I saw when I was a kid, a long time ago!

[@oscar.gonzalez]

Awesome sounding truck. Not like today's modern ones!

[@kemetnukingtrucking240]

That's a sure fact there.

[@johnfellows2867]

Did anyone notice the truck he was following had two containers on marked up "Detroit Diesel " ? I think I'm missing something here !

[@andrewking9761]

That's an FTF floor truck factory Holland in the 1970s they used Mack engines and running gear. They ran out of that and then switched to Detroit power

[@atribecalledcookies4]

Just about the most perfect sound , known to man .

[@orlandoengland9184]

Them two DOGS barkin' baby!!! Oooh yeah!!!👂❤💪👍👌

[@millertime8835]

Beautiful stack music! Nothing will ever sound better

[@derekstocker6661]

What a fabulous sound!

[@davisemergency]

Love It!!! Never gets old. Takes me back to my summer road trips with dad. Sweet tuck, great video.

[@davisemergency]

What area of Deutschland its es? You do regular runs with this truck too? I need to practice up, coming over to visit friends near Rosenheim.

[@grumpyoldgrinchgoat1295]

Really nice sound!! Music to my ears! Thanks for sharing

[@davefeatheringill7754]

Nice!!! Would love to see the whole truck. I love those old Detroit's too!

[@BrodieBr0]

This is when trucks were trucks! Keep letting that old Jimmy scream on!

[@donnellwilliams6820]

this truck right here right here is fuckin sick. that engine alone is brings me back

[@andrewstephenson7527]

Cold chills. Simply cold chills.

[@jeremyjc1978]

Gaaa i love this. Almoast sounds like it's got a 6x4 trans setup with that gap in a couple of those shifts.

[@gmanchurch]

Love the sound of those ol screamin jimmys!

[@gatewaymofreight]

Screaming Jimmy!!!!!! Oh how I hated and loved them engines and trucks! Great to see it, especially in Germany!

[@colinmckendrick9803]

Always the best sounding Diesel engine period

[@thtoneguy0321]

You getting all those heads to turn Bad ass truck dude

[@AKSoapy29]

Amazing sounding truck. I love the higher RPM's

[@ijjohnny]

I have found my spirit animal

[@Kyle_Godfrey111]

And we can all thank the EPA for getting rid of our badass diesels

[@Briebabcock8052]

Optic ForSyth Yeah, no kidding. The EPA asshats took away our badass gutless John Deere tractors away and gave us these tractors that can hardly run right to mow with all day and they'd be in the damn shop getting fixed.

[@Cryptonymicus]

Yeah it's not the manufacturers' fault for building crap. It's the EPA's fault for thinking we want to breathe oxygen instead of carbon monoxide. Obvious, really.

[@Bartonovich52]

Yeah. Fuck clean air. That’s for pussies. Open your mouth wide right over the exhaust pipe like a man. ROTFLMFAO

[@jamesstrickland631]

Ain't nothing like that ol' Detroit Diesel engine sound ☺️

Sound reminds me of watching the movie "Dual"

[@Carstuff111]

Beautiful beast, and beautiful sound :)

[@geegon50]

Detroit Diesel the Grand Slim. Scream like you mean it baby!

[@sugarbombs6884]

Ok, I love cars and trucks and will be a mechanics apprecite soon but this this is music, and was listening to this last night and I've never fell asleep as fast as when I was listening to this. If you still got this truck upload some new videos!

[@leobuckey]

Good grief, that's the best sounding big rig I think I've ever heard.

[@gandalfnamirreh379]

The sound of Pure Power , all motor And NO billows of black smoke , they were tuned for efficiency

[@bulbchangingmonkey]

Supreme job on the video! How did you keep wind noise from the audio? Sound quality is top notch.

[@camerongallant1125]

bulbchangingmonkey trucks too loud for the wind

[@bulbchangingmonkey]

Cameron Gallant Detroit's are never too loud. Lol

[@detroitbandit]

bulbchangingmonkey i did it with a gopro you can switch the wind noise off, and i put in on the reefer thermoking unit so the wind noise is less. Thanks

[@timgreen4137]

detroitbandit Wonderful truck. Nice seat cover on the passenger side too.

[@chadholland6847]

bulbchangingmonkey I with you my friend, I wish all videos was as good as this one

[@glenparks5175]

Anyone notice how clean that engine is its completely burning all the fuel, unlike junk of today

[@codyalan6624]

Dam love that sound of a 2 stroke DETROIT.

[@budyeddi5814]

Ole DD screaming all the way in Deutschland!! 👏👍👌 WIE GHETS aus Alabama :)

[@kamikazekunze]

Sure would love to see a walk around video!

[@HunterDarkWolf]

Love old trucks and Detroit motors

[@theq4602]

Germany IS SO BEUTIFUL

[@demolition5534]

God dam this sounds amazing

[@theoriginal_sb7045]

i wish i was around when these trucks were on the road (i’m 22) i would love to drive one

[@armitage1950]

I’ve heard before that Germans settled in Pennsylvania because it reminded them of home; seeing this, I couldn’t tell the difference! Pennsylvania ist mein Heimatland!

[@alkennedy1124]

Those pipes, sound as good as that beautiful lady ,looks in the-passenger seat , nice thanks BigAl California.❤

[@dewaynemiguel3349]

My dad had one he hauled hay with a old GMC screamer it had a real cherry wood dash none of that plastic they had the compression release was great for cold morning starts

[@andrewking9761]

You mean ''Hayes''

[@wizard1800]

Love that sound!

[@Hydrostream1972]

8.5 miles later ..it finally hits 55mph....I remember the old school buses sounding like that in the early 80s...

[@andrewking9761]

This guys too slow at reving and changing gears

[@joshuaryanferguson3702]

​@@andrewking9761 tbh trucks were low geared units because the speed highest speed limit was 55 in the states now its 75 so they transmission swapped classic tractors like these to do the speed limit

[@brownwrench]

Running clean Sehr gut!👍

[@engineersdash7564]

Love this truck sound and all.

[@timmccomish1531]

Music to my ears

[@Robasteerjock51]

Sweet sound..great gearing

[@sheldonking4022]

Lovely 6 piece band detroit made there.