So did Autocar, Mack, Brown and Corbit back in the 50s, most were 3 spd.
One company had a 46 Chev. 270 GMC engine, 4 spd main, 3spd B&L, full air brakes, ran from Charl to Akron O.
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So did Autocar, Mack, Brown and Corbit back in the 50s, most were 3 spd.
One company had a 46 Chev. 270 GMC engine, 4 spd main, 3spd B&L, full air brakes, ran from Charl to Akron O.
Real trucks have 9spd RR trans.
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Real trucks have a chromium-plated bulldog with his tail in the air on the hood to give you an unchanging and unimpeded view.............
1 stick and clutch was forward,
1 stick and clutch for reverse. Had to have 2 clutches, otherwise you could not back up.
Would you post that again, just a little slower please
Not on PIE trucks, bulldogs were stolen before first payments were made on the trucks!
Gold plated bulldogs indicated 100% Mack. Chrome plated indicated other power train manufacturers.
The KW emblem is disappearing off the steering wheels in the new 1800. Looks like we work with the same people. Or to put it a different way, different trailer park but same trailer. :)
The all Mack gold bulldogs are known as Pedigreed.
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You are so right
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You put the main box gear in 1st the Brownie in 1st start out and shift the brownie through the gears. when you top out in 4th gear in the brownie you shift the main box to 2nd and the brownie to 1first and go through the gears. and so on
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All us old-time drivers have that arcane knowledge of what that ...forest...of sticks coming up out of the floorboards mean. Each one produces a different grinding noise........
Really confuse a newbie driver by putting him in a truck with one stick, but a big, shiny, chrome knob, with a little red button on the side...and a bigger one halfway down the stick........and tell him it's an odd number of gears.......
Nice to know that in the next few years,....those of us who actually know why the truck has two "brake" pedals.....and how to move that bunch of sticks with minimal grinding..........are going to slide into history,....like the organ grinder,...or the ice delivery man.....
After 41 years,...and an excess of 3,500,000 miles,....I know why my left shoulder cracks and groans when I move it.......
Just glad ours were hydramatic, when I started driving, didn't have to learn all those complicated moves.
Oh come on sea don't try to tell us that stuff, you know you had 2 sets of reins to hold after you hooked to your wagon
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And I'll bet while holding those reins,...he was worried about straight-pipe exhaust from all that horsepower in front of him.........
When you started driving all you needed was your horse whip....
And a round leather ring, on which to sit.
You guys have no respect for old folks!
So make the ring wood. Is that more what you are used to (old folksy my a$$, .Experienced) LOL
I have nothing BUT respect for any and all who have survived this truckin’ life and continue to draw checks, enjoying the the retirement so richly deserved.