1949 Kenworth - Pride Of The Osborne Trucking Fleet

Mike Osborne of Riverton Wyoming talks with John Hammerich of the Grand River Chapter of the ATHS, about his family's immaculately restored 1949 Kenworth

[@tkx86]

To this day I reckon I have viewed this about 40 times now. Believe it or not folks, this video inspired me to follow on with my dreams of upgrading my licence from a Heavy Rigid here in Australia to Heavy Combination licence and now roll in 22 wheelers. I have my moments working in this industry but then I come back to this and it sets me straight on why I do what I do.... Keep safe out there drivers and god bless you all. The Brotherhood and sisterhood never stops.

[@middleclassretiree]

It’s in your blood and probably has always been, enjoy the rest of your career it never lasts long enough

[@bushranger2]

How could 186 people not like this. It's a beautiful piece of engineering.

[@tristanmccauley2318]

What's not to like? Lol ridiculous

[@ann-alphabetabackfromthede9836]

Greenpeace ball sniffers

[@georgeisaak5321]

Don't pay attention to them ! This truck probably helped one way or another their grand parents and parents and they just don't know what they are looking at ! That sound tho ...was WOW !!!!

[@t.s.racing]

Too much soy.

[@t.s.racing]

Thumbs down cause they drink too much soy. Beautiful rigs.

[@adamweston4152]

I've got goosebumps after hearing that truck working hard, and what a wonderful place to do it, stunning truck and scenery.they don't make them anywhere as beautiful as the old wagons and it's great to see a guys so passionate about them .

[@sergedompierre6155]

What a beautiful sound the same as the truck in the movie Duel; superbly restored Kenworth, a great truck indeed.

[@Nikowalker007]

That’s because KW and Peterbuilt are closely related cousins and owned by PACCAR , this KW has a lot in common with needle nose Pete from Duel

[@johncox1983]

I get teary eyed seeing these old trucks. My dad and his best friend were truckers in the 60s. My dad quit trucking in the 80s to stay home with us. My dad's friend kept driving until he passed a couple of months ago. What a great truck and a testament to the hard working people and equipment that made this country what it is today.

[@SuperExcedrin]

And many young punks sit around Starbucks calling ICE drivers polluters and planet killers .......while they sip their latte........delivered by.........diesel trucks.

[@ann-alphabetabackfromthede9836]

@@SuperExcedrin a bunch of hypocrites😂🤦‍♂️

[@frankpaya690]

@@SuperExcedrin that's because most people's viewpoints are a product of what they hear from other people. It has nothing whatsoever to do with their own independent thinking.if They thought about it, they wouldn't be inconsistent, and have double standards. It's mostly lemmings following other lemmings.

[@lolbroh]

totally agree, nice story and sorry for your los of your dads friend... condoleances (salute)

[@waterheaterservices]

@@SuperExcedrin A San Francisco soy boy in a Prius Googoomobile with a COEXIST sticker will save humanity!

[@donaldparlettjr3295]

Just imagine a young car jackets face when they got in this tractor, priceless. Didn't know shifting was an art form, that is so cool! Thanks.

[@scottthompson292]

Awesome to see people are preserving history. Sweet ol' rigs like this show what real trucking is all about.

[@1776vtgmb]

Just can't stop! I've watched this for the 5th time, now! The best! WillyB

[@C12azy13ananas]

My god the sound of this truck is amazing; It makes my ears tingle!

[@1973mre]

The sound is awesome. That Deep Throaty sound what an awesome truck.

[@michaelhosking8150]

What a beautiful old Kenworth! And beautiful scenery as well.

[@dozer1642]

If that ain't the prettiest and best sounding truck, I'll eat my hat.

[@tristanmccauley2318]

And poo it out?

[@ReddNashe]

An how!

[@suomenpresidentti]

Youre hat is safe.

[@wolfox712]

the sound of that truck is something i wont forget. i miss the mighty roar that trucks once had.

[@gradycain6399]

That is some masterful shifting on that twin stick. Absolute gorgeous restoration - thank you!

[@momikeee1]

That has to be one of the best old truck videos on net! An old truck that can deliver an a driver that knows her from the tires up and has a real understanding of the touch of driving her with just the touch she needs to be happy.

[@danielfouardlibertarianono8017]

Man dang dang man I could listen to that in my sleep! What a sound truly one of the best I've ever heard on the tube. Gorgeous tractor great job!

[@zacharykeith5464]

So beautiful and majestic. The older the truck the better in my book. Anyone who agrees let me hear a HELL YEAH.

[@bradsyoutube]

Has to be one of the most beautiful trucks I've seen in my life...wow.

[@jamespalmer5407]

Roy Skenz i wouldnt go that far

[@brettliam2011]

james palmer Each to their own mate

[@artemis2854]

Love old KWs & Petes. Everything about this vid is a thing of beauty--from the truck to the scenery. Love it.

[@superturboawesome1]

this is incredible!!! love the vid, the audio, the truck, simply incredible. gorgeous. that Cummins is music!! what a song she sings. you drive that rig like a true gentleman, not a hiccup swapping gears in those twins at all. Roll on!

[@m3zosborne267]

+superturboawesome1 Thank you for the compliment but we must thank the editor because he makes me look good.

[@WWIbuff]

I Think this is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen and heard!

[@farout1220]

It's great to see this beautifully restored classic out on the road. I learned to drive a truck on a 1955 Mack Fire Truck and have a great appreciation for old metal in good shape. We had a 5 speed in that so it was a lot simpler to drive but still had to double clutch through the gears unless you got really good then you didn't use the clutch. I got there after a lot of practice...

[@ivanashley7875]

As soon to retire UK trucker, all I can say is power to the Osborne family. If I was driving rigs like that, they'd never get me to retire.

[@bladerunner6354]

Total piece of work. Top notch resto ride and roar!!

[@smiffy1071]

That is a seriously nice truck, and it sounds great too!

[@retro6732]

i can listen to this all day .it is a work of art .and true music to my ears littarary

[@Moose6340]

Beautiful truck in beautiful country. And that SOUND!

[@Erzahler]

+Moose004: Yes, definitely! That rig is beautiful, but so is the scenery. I lived in Colorado years ago. I really miss it, especially the mountains.

[@tirol4302]

Schöner Truck und schöne Gegend! Aber auch bei uns in Tirol/Österreich ist es sehr schön! - Nice truck and nice area! But it is also very nice here in Tyrol / Austria! Greetings from the mountains TIROL

[@tirol4302]

@Gappie Al Kebabi shut up you uppernazi bastard!

[@Erzahler]

This is an awesome rig! I can tell the driver is very proud of it. Kenworth has always built their road tractors to last a long time. The fact this rig is having a second life after a lot of TLC (an excellent job!) proves it. These old rigs are worth restoring and preserving. Some are still in active revenue service. I also liked the (too short) glimpses at those cab-over Freightliners and especially that old conventional Mack!

[@alwitzel9360]

This is really cool movie. You should see the 1959 Mack Mike has. It is an honor to know the Osborne family and thanks for all the help they given me. Thanks for teaching me how to drive trucks. The little Osbornes growing up are very intertaining. Thanks Al

[@TheKilroyman]

I love these old trucks! There's something charming about them.

[@gloxx7668]

That has got to be the best sounding truck ever. The delicate sound of thunder.

[@brianwilson8119]

What a beautiful piece of machinery. I drove in the 90's and early 2000's...I can't imagine what it was like driving cross country in a truck like that back then...nothing but two lanes and little ole roadside diners. Real truckin' right there.

[@tomshiba51]

That engine sounds amazing.

[@m3zosborne267]

Dad you were awesome mom Zachary and I really loved it😀The Kenworth is awesome!!!

[@joerumler48]

I could listen to that exhaust all day... That's a real truck.

[@davidwolter1627]

That's a beautiful KW, Love the cabover pulling it.

[@AggregateDood]

+David wolter There will be video of riding in the Freightliner when I finish the video of driving to Silverton from Rifle...

[@josephjakubec9584]

Perfection. Exhaust sounds great too.

[@nightlightabcd]

Amazing landscape and country! Good to see the old girl still running!

[@terrylucas8424]

I grew up in Farmington, New Mexico. My father drove for P.I.E. in the 50s and 60s. Then went over the road for the next 20 years or more. He used to take me all through this country--Durango, Silverton, Ouray. He started teaching me to drive when I was 9 years old. By the time I was 12, I was driving the family station wagon and his '49 Chevy Pickup everywhere. Taught me how to drive his White Freightliner when I was 17. Oh, the memories...

[@johnharding91]

Something about watching these old trucks does a person good! Loved the sound and the look. Thats a beautiful truck!

[@Potrvlb]

I had a huge smile on my face through the whole video. Great job and what a beautiful beautiful truck.

[@2020jd]

love the sound of those backdrop manifolds!

[@catdieselpower193]

Fantastic truck neighbors!! ty for showing this! peice of awsum history from IDAHO!! Roll on big mama!!

[@skylarsoper241]

Wow what a beautiful old kwhopper 😊 warms my heart to see it driving 👍🏻👌🏻

[@vivalesvegas]

Great looking truck, lovely restoration, and it sounds wonderful. The location looks amazing too. Thank you for capturing this bit of history.

[@Jdigger4130]

Super truck and really nice guy/family. Took quite o bit of time to talk to me about his trucks in Yakima. Some great examples of restored trucks and even cooler stories of the olden days! Thanks for posting!

[@LorenzoMoore1000]

Wow she sounds soo sweet....I must say that I like that vintage bus in the background.

[@Beun007]

Wonderfull! The truck, the sound from the exhaust, the hard work of the driver! Real American culture...

[@stevehaberland5355]

Mike, that has to be the best truck video I have ever seen, your skill and knowledge of them old trucks is awesome. I wish I could have made it down there, next year for sure. My hat is off to you too Tom Clark, nice job

[@AggregateDood]

+Steve Haberland Thanks Steve, hope to see you there next year...

[@billygivens9572]

love the sound crank the volume up brings back memories, my first truck was a split shift .

[@johnhillard2857]

The first truck I ever drove professionally was a 49 KW hood. It couldn't pull hills for beans but it got the job done. That was 1978. My favorite trans combo was the 4x4. It took a bit getting used to, especially on hills when you had to downshift your butt off.

[@jeffnone410]

And to think I was the last guy that could drive a two stick, how dumb could I be.I grew up riding in a 1947 with a 6-71 and a 5 & a 3. Power steering what are you crazy? A great video thanks for the memories.

[@teerdrop1992]

Still able to deliver loads as is now. Beautiful rig. Love the sound.

[@alanphillips556]

That is nothing short of spectacular. I actually wept a little watching this. That restoration is like. ....WOW!! I mean. I'm in the the UK. So get to many American trucks, so yo see this amount of dedication to upholding a true tradition of trucking like this. Well. All I can say men , is God bless ya. And God bless America. Love toyall.👍👍😁

[@kevinbourgeois9310]

What a beautiful truck I could listen to her heart beat all day

[@johntapp3311]

What a pretty lady goin' up that mountain. Beautiful voice too.

[@vbhall3407]

wow..thank you for this video..makes me feel even more proud to be a trucker

[@waynegriffiths5143]

Mike is an excellent story teller. Thank you sir for sharing.

[@redsix49]

That is 1 Beautiful Truck... sounds so great... think of all the souls that have drivin that truck.... I bet they are with ya,,,wow

[@1983359]

Great video and location. Thank you Mike, Tom and the rest of the people who participated in the show as it was a great time.

[@sandramarionreiffenberg5653]

How could 375 people not like this. It's a beautiful piece of engineering.

[@brucewerner3459]

That exhaust manifold sure makes it sound sweet, bet that dude really cackles and has that good bark on a grade when it's loaded.

[@tobiasblech1929]

I'd like some video of this in actual revenue service. Let the restoration pay for itself lol just once, then back to show piece

[@jalapenochomper]

Thank you for preserving this history. Excellent video and especially the audio.

[@MH-on8ol]

What a beautiful old truck thanks for saving it and sharing. I did a little short haul driving in my 20s and have great respect for the skills needed to keep the load moving up steep grades and keeping the motor in the right rpm range.

[@slayer2777]

wow that would be really nice to see in person.

[@furycustom73]

Wonderful Sound!!!

[@dmoore7519]

Listening to this and other twin stick tractor videos, I remember as a kid the multiple times a truck would shift from a start. With my Tonka trucks I would make 5 or more shifting sounds. In my memory of those sounds (which, at 64, I still make when alone!) I now know where they came from. Thanks for giving me a glimpse at my own early years.

[@georgetoma7139]

hello. your ok. i make truck sounds to. lol

[@karlkoenig495]

I’m 61 I make truck sound too!!!

[@brentpage3643]

I could watch and listen all day 🤗

[@fiercestcalmivebeenin9937]

One of the finest drivers I've ever seen, he works the hell out of it. Jesus, .. magnificent.

[@steveeaton9126]

Thank you, Tom. What a perfect video! Of course, you had a perfect cast in a super setting.

[@ktpinnacle]

Haven't see Silverton and Molas Pass for decades. Beautiful place.

[@DJHodgins]

This is a very important part of North American trucking history. 2 thumbs up to this family for their hard work and dedication to preserving part of it.

[@biggestMetallicAfan]

God I would kill for a ride in that beautiful classic!

[@strpped379]

Beyond superb Mr Clark...near emotional...days of yesteryear

[@AggregateDood]

+strpped379 Thank you sir, it was the first video where I had the benefit of a 2nd camera man. Made a big difference...

[@DAngeloDino]

Amazing work guys...beautiful to see such craftsmanship and care in restoring such a great truck.

[@pvanderwasll3383]

Boy oh boy that brought back memories!

[@derekstocker6661]

Thanks so very much for sharing this great drive, super truck and fabulous scenery with us! Very good driver and love the semaphor indicator, something I remember so well from early motoring in the UK. Great video, so well done!

[@phillijp]

That Cummins made my chest hair grown an inch, makes me want to fight a bear or something.

[@pbohnhof001]

RIGHT!

[@ja7175]

HAHA!

[@randyhutchinson9910]

phillijp HAHAHAHAHAHA

[@brentb5303]

@J Ancel most underappreciated comment. Good stuff.

[@tristanmccauley2318]

Ha ha ha two bears at once I reckon. Impressive rig I'm happy shifting one stick that will do me

[@99iwaena]

Beautiful sound!

[@karammukattash1068]

Etophy the

[@karammukattash1068]

Keram

[@thejerseyj1636]

Trucking through the mountains of Wyoming listening to that motor and experiencing the feel of driving that baby, Oh how sweet it is !

[@mikemascow8316]

Why on earth would ANYONE give this video a thumbs down? It's wonderful this family thinks enough of American heritage to spend their hard-earned money restoring, preserving, and SHOWING us this beauty!!! What a classic.

[@jimmyrupe9042]

I really appreciate your truck and video. I started out with a 74 Kenworth conv 350 Cummins and a 4x4 transmission . Being from North Dakota when it got really cold out and the guys with 10 speeds and 13 speeds their air lines would freeze up. I would go by with the old 2 stick 4x4 not bothered a bit by the cold.

[@John-ms6sd]

Semi 4×4 ? Sweet

[@John-ms6sd]

6×6

[@Mr_b_yorkshire_farmer]

That was a top class video in a stunning truck and what looks to be a fantastic part of the world.

[@AggregateDood]

+thelanyman Thanks...

[@stardustdreamfactory1947]

Love this. Just retired after 42 years of trucking (mostly). Imagining driving across the old US 30 before I 80 and I 84 were built. First time seeing a duplex/triplex transmission shifted. Father in law drove them - a bit before my time.

[@tomshiba51]

I would love to reinvigorate an old truck such as this. I watch this video often. The sound of that engine is soothing.

[@Waynerking]

What a legend, 1/2 an acre of diamond plate on the back, immaculate! PS: The tankers and log trucks still do 5 or 6 MPH up the hills on the Alaska Hiway in northeast BC so not that much has changed! Going 90 on the other side maybe changed but a 4 wheeler probably couldn't pass then and sure can't today...

[@Nikowalker007]

Being Fully loaded with 45k of beer the best I could do in Sierras and Rockies was 22-25 mph and that’s with 400HP Detroit engine … so 5 -10 mph sounds pretty realistic for those 40s and 50s legends that only had 200 - 300 hp max

[@michaelclark8041]

beautiful truck awesome sound they don't sound like that anymore thank you 😊

[@kerrynogosek9733]

Very nice video remind me of how my dad used to drive double clutching and all I just retired about five years ago due to health reasons I got 35 years of driving in and I figured that was plenty The last seven or eight years of my driving career I did over size and supersize stuff

[@jtigki]

I thank you for this it brought back memories when he was driving semi. His favorite 55 KW he gone now it's been 2 yrs now thank you so much!

[@Nikohere]

nice to hear that old diesel engine she is a beauty. my grandfather drove a 59 white freightliner for a trucking company called Sandestin that originated in Los angeles.

[@Cerebrum72]

Lovely Truck lovely sound. good old days :-)

[@darrowlinn7407]

Thank you for the video. That truck is beautiful. It reminds me of the trucks I grew up around. I like the two sticks. During it’s time in service drivers were professionals. Not like drivers today that have to have automatic transmissions. They also carried themselves as professionals not like the excuses we have today for drivers.

[@norcanexs.g.llc.4625]

Nice video, brings back good memories. I ran a 1959 steel fender 5 and 4 double stick 250 Cummins Kenworth for about 2 million miles, I started running it in the early 1970s into the 1980s. It makes a good video using both sticks but running a tractor only you do not need to double stick, shifting by the main is all you need.

[@1983359]

Congratulations on your view count. I still watch again and again.

[@FARMTRUCK01]

THAT SOUND!!!

[@MilePost106]

The sound of the days when trucks were trucks!!! I miss these old trucks and the sounds!

[@SpressoHead]

What a beautiful piece of history. I want it. You’re so fortunate.

[@JonSS68]

Love old trucks . Started driving at twelve . Getting beets out of the field and to the sugar mill. Have you started the hunt for a old trailer for it ?

[@retroolschool]

Wow what a sight and sound!!

[@erica-lillycrider1088]

+retroolschool Oh my look who i found as i am surfing through random truck videos lol

[@tylerpatton6490]

this remind me of duel from 1971

[@modocroughstock5700]

The fellas involved in the making of this video are worth the watch alone.. awesome work guys