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
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
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 😊😂
Another good way p to extract a Rock or other debris is get a chain around it secure it to the dump bed then raise the dump bed & the debris should pop out make sure to remove obstruction from site so you or another transport operator don’t have a repeat incident
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
You have taken me back to our shop in Millersville MD. 1978 Daddy put me in my very own dm600. The sound, beautiful ❤ I was taught by the best, we built roads for the state of Maryland. George M. King contractors. E Stewart Mitchell laid the asphalt. I wish I could go back in time, the best time of my life ❤
@@NancyTaylor-s7d I’m glad you enjoyed and it brought good memories. Several people have had similar stories here and have commented through the videos. Your story is very familiar to some I’ve heard from my own family.
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
Beautiful area you live in. That alone makes it a wonderful drive. This machine does have a nice grunt to it. And the turbo's singing in tune, too. What a healthy piece !
Watching from inside that old Mack feels like home. I've spent more hours a day inside one of those cabs than almost anywhere for a lot of years. Most of em were red too.
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.
A question if I may: you're shifting your trucks down all the way to a stand still - why not the engine break? Very nice channel. Thanks so much for making the effort. Greetings from Bavaria!
@@lhm4772 I’m assuming you mean I’m down shifting as I approach a stop light or sign. If I’m in a higher gear the engine brake won’t stop me quick enough and I’m trying not to use the brakes excessively so down shifting will slow the truck down quicker. I hope that answers your question and thank you for watching and your question.
Love these videos those old macks sound great i was 23 years when this truck was new so it bri,gs back those memories thanks for posting and letting us ride along with you
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
@@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 🤷♂️
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
