vision fan Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 tried doing a search before i posted there was nothing but heres how to shift in a model b check this out. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/2013-shifting-a-mack-b-model/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin mccune Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 That guy is doing a nice job- the old ragged out B's we had never ran that good-Kevin[ is that a triplex?]-Kevin Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/2013-shifting-a-mack-b-model/#findComment-9696 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbrem Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 I have seen that video before, but it never hurts to see it again. Thanks for posting it .That is Freightrain from this forum. It is a triplex. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/2013-shifting-a-mack-b-model/#findComment-9698 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thermodynediesel Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Great video clip, i love the sound of the old dog. made me wish it was 70 degrees out instead of 0 here, i would take my 59 B out for a drive. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/2013-shifting-a-mack-b-model/#findComment-9709 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbrem Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Here is another video that he did Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/2013-shifting-a-mack-b-model/#findComment-9710 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin mccune Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Thanks sbrem-thought she had a triplex-man that old dog sure sounds sweet-Kevin Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/2013-shifting-a-mack-b-model/#findComment-9715 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbrem Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Thanks sbrem-thought she had a triplex-man that old dog sure sounds sweet-KevinI'm almost positive it is a triplex. I think who ever posted that video on youtube just mis titled it as a quad box. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/2013-shifting-a-mack-b-model/#findComment-9717 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck1536 Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 I'm almost positive it is a triplex. I think who ever posted that video on youtube just mis titled it as a quad box.I'm thinking it is a quad-box. Lo-Lo is up top to the left, a gear he would not be using starting off, unless the load, or terrain dictated otherwise. Quote JohnLocal 282 Retiredhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/99031064@N00/ Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/2013-shifting-a-mack-b-model/#findComment-9724 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 It's a triplex. Ya, that's me doing the work in those two vids. The first version was one handed, then the following year I did the two handed version. I was bobtailing, so I skip along the gears usually.I needed to put the mic outside so you get the full effect of the almost straight pipes. 2 Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/2013-shifting-a-mack-b-model/#findComment-9741 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanscottbuilders Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Hey Freightrain,I'm sure I'm not alone when I tell you I love those videos.More than anything else - it gives me ammo to combat my wife playing the stereo at full volume !!Sounds better too.Thanks,Paul Van Scott Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/2013-shifting-a-mack-b-model/#findComment-9753 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldog man Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Hey F.T. opps i thought it was a quadbox (wasnt watching that close ) & posted think it was sorry didint think ya had the triplex 15spd but good video btw how it make its way on youtube ya put it on there Larry ? LATER Bulldog (or aka ) Quote You Cant Fix Stupid. But You Can Numb It With A Sledgehammer. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/2013-shifting-a-mack-b-model/#findComment-9755 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Nope, I didn't put it there. Didn't actually know places like that existed til someone posted a link to it one day. I had a fellow from a Ford pickup site host it for me cause I didn't know there was places to do that. Guess people must have downloaded it and then put it on YouTube? Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/2013-shifting-a-mack-b-model/#findComment-9842 Share on other sites More sharing options...
37blackwood@comcast.net Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 I stumbled across the video on this site, them found both on you tube. My wife thought I was watching porn sites. When she found me watching those mack videos she really though I was sick! Since then I have told everyone I know about them. Love the sound track, music to my ears! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/2013-shifting-a-mack-b-model/#findComment-10062 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old hickory stick Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 I know it's not, but it could been a quad cause all in the quad boxes I drove in the day, 1st in the aux box was not geared to be used in regular rotation. It was always extremely low range. So in normal shifting it was always 2-3-4 in aux Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/2013-shifting-a-mack-b-model/#findComment-505226 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Yes, absolutely. Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/2013-shifting-a-mack-b-model/#findComment-505254 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rubber Duck 006 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 I would love to see someone post a video working the 3 Stick Mack my Grandpa had one it was a B67 I believe is what he said. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/2013-shifting-a-mack-b-model/#findComment-505276 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 What was the third stick for ? Paul Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/2013-shifting-a-mack-b-model/#findComment-505283 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpgeneration Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 3 hours ago, mrsmackpaul said: What was the third stick for ? Paul Paul, I think it was to hang your hat on !! 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/2013-shifting-a-mack-b-model/#findComment-505290 Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehummell Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 30 years ago, I owned a 1960 Autocar that had a 262 cummins and a 4x4 trans. I ran that truck up and down the eastern seaboard I can remember driving the truck, but I can't remember anything about shifting it. 67 year old brains don't work as good as 30 year old ones. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/2013-shifting-a-mack-b-model/#findComment-505303 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rubber Duck 006 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 8 hours ago, mrsmackpaul said: What was the third stick for ? Paul 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/2013-shifting-a-mack-b-model/#findComment-505317 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 And youve seen all three sticks getting moved on the one gear change ? Thats a lotta shafts spinning to neutralize on a shift Paul Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/2013-shifting-a-mack-b-model/#findComment-505332 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rubber Duck 006 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 2 hours ago, mrsmackpaul said: And youve seen all three sticks getting moved on the one gear change ? Thats a lotta shafts spinning to neutralize on a shift Paul Paul I couldn't tell you how it works. Alli know is My Grandpa talked about driving his two stick B61 and driving his 3 stick B67. He said it was a Ball to Remember which gear he was in on the 3 stick. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/2013-shifting-a-mack-b-model/#findComment-505344 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Freightrain Posted August 4, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 4, 2022 (edited) I have three sticks now. It is a spicer 4 spd aux with deep under. I run it in direct 99% of the time. The OD is for really stretching my legs on the highway. The deep under is for tight manuevering. I don't try moving three sticks. The split in the spicer is the same as my triplex compound. Up in one and down in the other just keeps you in the same gear. Here is a video I made a couple years ago and I do use OD in the spicer once. Sorry it's a bit dark i needed to get a better angle next time. Edited August 4, 2022 by Freightrain 3 1 Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/2013-shifting-a-mack-b-model/#findComment-505348 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rubber Duck 006 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 Sure wish my Grandpa was still around to see that video Freighttrain. I do believe he'd be Proud. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/2013-shifting-a-mack-b-model/#findComment-505349 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 that video sure put a big smile on an ole man's(me) face . the positive memories of good days gone bye bye. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/2013-shifting-a-mack-b-model/#findComment-505356 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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