12V71 Brockway

This was shot near Troy,NY about 12 years ago for my series on ATHS members. The owner had an important meeting after the video shoot. He was not wearing a suit and tie for my benefit.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Detroit
• Diesel
• 12V71
• big
• truck
• heavy
• road
• tractor
• Brockway

[flyingscrapyard]

Beautifully filmed, showing the things an enthusiast would want to see. Good sound synchronization. Good commentary with no music to ruin it. Excellent choice of subject. Well done.

[longroadpro]

@flyingscrapyard Thank you for appreciating all that I strive to achieve in these videos.



[longroadpro]

I certainly hope so. So much depends on the future of marketing independent work like mine. Obviously, traveling is a hugh part of the expense involved with shooting the raw footage. With that cost having risen so dramatically, I really have to take a long hard look at where the return is going to come from.

Had I been wiser in my choice of parents, I would just do it for the pure enjoyment.

[gullreefclub]

When that truck was built Brockway trucks were considered by many as the best truck money could buy especially on the East coast. The first truck I ever drove was 68 Brockway dump truck it had the same drive train set up as the one in this video. The Buzz-en Dozen and a 13 speed. After a year my boss offered his 5 year old Freight Shaker to me because he was getting a new one. I think I drove my new truck for about a week and asked for my Brockway back.

[longroadpro]

@gullreefclub

I was surprised just how quiet this truck was. You could tell it wanted to get out there and go.

[gullreefclub]

@longroadpro The dump truck I drove ran like a scalded dog. The Brockway I first drove was 20 years old and when I first got it looked a little sad and since I was a Kid I got ragged on by other drivers in their new shiny trucks. That all changed when I would pass them like they were standing still on going up a good grade

[longroadpro]

@gullreefclub

Reminds me of the song "Hot Rod Lincoln".

[moparguy66]

Gotta love the Buzzin' Dozen.

[Dqalex]

Hands down my favorite Truck on YouTube. You also look like you enjoy it very much. it runs so well and you shift very well to. I would love to take it for a ride. My uncle had a Cab over 1965 Day Cab with a 230 cummings and a air shift 10spd. That was a nice truck too. I wish I could have gotten my hands on that Brockway before he got rid of it.

[MrJuan741852963]

Eso es un camion GM 12v71!

[thissitesucks74]

@thissitesucks74 Besides,he refuses to own his own truck and drives a company truck.

[thissitesucks74]

You got a point Mr.Watts but this is what my dad told me and he's an old timer too.64 years old and hes retiring next year with his fat Teamsters pension.

[EdWatts]

@thissitesucks74

You wear out the clutch or you wear out the synchros/gears. I can change a clutch in a day or so, but rebuilding a transmission, with R & R, can take a week -- not to mention that the clutch job is a lot cheaper.

Take your pick. For what it's worth, I usually double-clutch. Yeah, I'm old...almost 60.

[robertperkins2006]

Beautiful old truck runs and sounds great

[smiley19912]

Very nice, great old truck.

[TechMaven]

I love the Brockway and it having a "Dirty Dozen" makes it even better!!

[mackdetroit4life]

Boy, Seeing this truck brings back some memories! I remember when i was a kid seeing a Brockway with a v12 detroit pulling a dump trailer,grossing out on the scales at 140.000# and run the road at 70-75mph all day long. Boy, those were the days!!!