c est un régal, de regarder ces jolis paysages ,et entendre la musique que fait le moteur de ton MACK et avec le JACK c est super ! autre plaisir te voir conduire et pousser tes vitesses tout en douceurs et sans précipitation . tu sais tirer tout son potentiel
I drove many of these DM 686 Mack’s dumps 30yd Leach rear pack garbage truck mixer rolloff one of my favorite Mack trucks to drive endt 675 237 6spd mud stick I also drove a 1968 Mack DM 685 tin nose dump real sharp truck they don’t get out of there own way but they are strong and reliable
I was 25 when that truck was new. My grandmother bought me a 1968 R600 237 tractor. I still remember the serial number "R685ST1800", and I bought a 40 yard Summit steel dump to pull with it. My old boss came over the house when I was working on it, and yelled about the tires I was running. The next weekend he told me he needed some help and came to get me in his pickup. We rode to Jersey where he had a yard, and told me to open up a storage container. It was full of new tires, He didn't say anything and then he yelled at me "Well I ain't got all day, aren't you going to load up your tires" And he pointed to 8 new drives, and 2 steers all mounted up on tubeless rims. He was an old bootleg anthracite hauler from during the Great Depression. Different breed of people then, they yelled at you while they helped you out, People today smile at you while they stab you in the back. But long story short, those R, RD, DM, were the toughest trucks ever made and totally the right stuff for the mining and construction business
I drove many of these DM 686 Mack’s dumps rear load garbage trucks mixer trucks roll offs I can tell you your right about the sounds of the engines but also the smells that other truck makes don’t have There is nothing in the world like a old school Bull Dog Mack
Too far to dump that load my goodness if your getting paid tonnage there’s no profit in that and then your running hammer down threw the back country of who knows where are you an excavator or are you leased to a local quarry or Municipality
Flat out on the highway it will run 62mph I’m running average I’d say 45 to 50mph Most of these roads have a 55mph limit the highway is 65mph but traffic runs faster of course.
I don't get to drive dump trucks that often usually driveing 613 mack daycab hualing grain but at least i get to ride with you and get my dumptruck fix a couple of times rideing with you i wanted to hit the brakes lol lol thanks james 😊😂
I really enjoyed this video long one do more of them that was so good watching it that Mack sounded so good pull in the hills thank you my Friend what kind of fuel mileage you get out of the Mack be safe on the road and job
@@AppalachianRust no, on the R cabs( R U And F ) on the far upper left side of the dash and steering wheel is were the switch usually Is, go look at some of your other Macks and you’ll see what I mean 😉
@@carldrexler7883 I see now. The switch is in the log truck which is an 87 model. This truck and the road tractor do not have that switch they are 86 models. And there is an 85 here that doesn’t have it either
@@AppalachianRust gee they were first in the F model which came out in 62 the R and U came out in 66, over my years I drove all of them up until 89 and every one I drove had one in it. How weird 🤷♂️
My friend you knocked it out of the park with this one that bulldog sure sounds good man can you please continue to do more of these kinds of videos if you can make it and that is awesome and one more thing, let the bulldog Howell keep them rolling buddy boy stay safe
Enjoy the videos of them old trucks glad to see y'all still running them. I see some older ones in the back ground show us them also most of us that follow you are into the older trucks lol
That Mack looks tough just sitting there that is a beautiful truck you make good videos, my friend keep them up on your jobs be safe on the road and job
Thank you for that. Good video in the Mack you sure Can hit them Gears good bro Looking forward for Video of the Mack log truck hauling logs that was a real good good Camera shot in the cab I really like hearing the old Mack Mack Going through the gears be safe on the road my friend
@@MarkGrant-ew3wk yep one hasn’t ran for a while the other hasn’t for close to 15 years. It’s going to be a little while till I have something going with them but I wanted to give a little hint.
Count your blessings James, you’re driving the best trucks ever, these new trucks aren’t for real truck drivers they’re just for steering wheel holders most don’t even have a gear shift 😒
No messing driver, these new trucks are for crap and automatic….. what is that? The “R” models are the bomb. Had a one stack Mack CH 613…. Loved it. You are right no money in Logging got to roll to make tonnage and a decent check for the week Lord forbid if using USED equipment and have a break down. The state ( Alabama) is trying its best to put the independent drivers out of business. Thanks for sharing nice piece of equipment.
@@geraldosteen2357 no offense but back in the 90s the last R model I ever drove was a 300 6 speed air shift and I did heavy oversize and then the company gave me a ch 400 with an 8 speed double low and I hated, after driving R U and F models for over 20 years after those trucks there was no more Macks 😥
Thanks for the ride. Always enjoy the Mack videos. I've heard people refer to the green mack as a U models and the boxy looking hoods as the Dm models i know you see them as coal truck a lot.
Yeah so these cabs are a U model configuration but the U model is a light duty truck the DM is a heavy truck made for Dump trucks and Mixers these are DM600s Those coal trucks are a DM800
By the way I subscribed to your channel I find myself checking out all your community post of the tractor shows. I like seeing classic tractors. You’re Red, around here we are Orange in Green country haha
