I'm driving an R-Model Mack here with a 12 speed and 350hp engine. Yes you will see me double clutching because in this truck that's just what it takes sometimes.
The first truck I ever drove was an R model. A 1972 version with over a million miles on her. I loved it and would almost give my right arm (not really, how would I shift...lol) to drive one again!
@@omgitssnake1 have to double clutch in order to pass any state cdl test. That's both upshifting and down. If you test in an auto you have an automatic restriction on your license
Trent Wheeler why can’t you float the gears of been driving road trains in Australia on dirt roads got no license and I never use the clutch unless Getting out of first gear
Gotta love that Boston traffic, LOL I was brought up double clutching,, Had a 98 RD triaxle, with a 8 spd,, split 7&8 lo.hi, kind of different never drove one like that before
Yea baby !!!!! now you are in my neck of the woods Mr Boston trucker!!! As you say Holy Cow !!!! And Old 12sp bully dog 350Ecocdyene E6 dump wagon a real dumper truck these youngsters got it easy now !!!! Pretty as petes and kenworths Ac/ bing bing back when I started those were the dump trucks we call them sweat and wet trucks in Cleveland Ohio where I'm from had one to drove it for 6years 12sp with a Brownie gear we call it going to the basement gear haul dirt and c&d and big rock they don't know about that Brownie gear I know you know love that black perfume coming out the pipes those were the good old days now after 36years Gas broker 880hp is done do miss it sometime keep up the good work Mr Boston trucker
Seeing that style gear shifter and being in the cab during this video brings back so many good memories for me. As a kid in Chicago during summer break my uncle always took me to work with him. He owned and drove his own dump truck and I got to see and experience a lot of the construction sites of popular roadways and highways throughout the city specifically the dan ryan expressway. He drove a 1985 mack r-model dump truck w/a 24 foot dump trailer same style as what he's driving in the video. I love those model dump trucks where the semi is separate from the dump trailers better than the mack tandem dump trucks where the dump box is apart of the semi. My uncles mack truck also had those cool mini metal circle fans that were mounted on the dashboard. Awesome video!
@@TheBostonTrucker hell yea. Hes the one who taught me how to drive. Growing up I was obsessed with semi trucks. Still am too... my folks still tease me because I used to sleep with a toy semi truck lol.
I float gears because it works for me and its a smoother ride. I hate the people that bitch about people double clutching. Who the fuck cares as long as your ass is getting down the road?
I have a R model with 350 hp and an 8 speed RR with lo hole. I always shift by the tach pull out at 1600 rpm and grab the next gear at 1200 rpm. Reverse the above sequence for down shifting.
We had two of these for our fire trucks in the mountains Upstate NY /VT… 2,500 gallons of water onboard with 1,000 gallon pumps and jet dumps. I’m no truck driver, but when I drove them I loved every minute of it. The sound was pour music and when your running lights and siren headed to save someone’s life or property and your just grabbin gears… I will admit it was an adrenaline rush 😆
Nice Classic .... this is one of the first trucks i drove, 1992 it was almost new... now it's a "Classic".. nice clutch work.. i'll admit i didn't use it that much.. lookin back, i think the clutch is easier on the drive line.. Great Video...
Last truck I drove was a 98 RD tri-axle. Had a 4 position 10 speed , shifted 1-4 then flip up to 5 & 6, split 7 lo/hi & split 8 lo/h1 different for me but a lot less shifting per load
Good evening Mike thanks for all the wonderful videos you posted he here they really mean a a lot to me thank you very much you have a blessed evening and God bless
I like ur shifting too. but i have a question/ is this the same place u spoke of going to work for in ur previous videos? u said u was getting a Kenworth, IIFC, did that job fall thru!
BigJim57 Thank you. This is the same place but when I started here the Kenworth was in the shop for 2 weeks so we borrowed this Mack from a local company we do business with. If you watch my videos you'll see on my 3rd truck at this company which currently is a W900.
yes-i did watch a few more now, and i see ur in a W900, but that video was 2yrs later. and it says the same name on door as ur beginning videos. is the mulch out fit the same as u spoke of when going to work for that different company. i guess i will go back in all of ur videos to watch and see them all to get the big picture. ok. i used to truck also, even up in ur area, but now for the last 5 yrs, i have been disabled due to health reasons. so i enjoy other peoples lives. thanks.
BigJim57 Sorry to hear that Jim. Where do you live? my videos are a progression of my career starting with the first one in 2009. Thank you for watching. If you're on Instagram I post videos and pictures everyday @thebostontrucker.
I've heard it called a Mack 10 or super 10. The extra 2 are including the low hole take-off gears. It's either a secondary switch on the dash or a short stick by the drivers seat. It only allows for use of 1st gear position with the main stick.
