1949 Kenworth - Pride Of The Osborne Trucking Fleet

[@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

[@Daniel-bk8ec]

What truck your running 909

[@tuareg8311]

That's something, go for it! I wish you the best!

[@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 .

[@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.

[@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!

[@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

[@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

[@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!

[@gradycain6399]

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

[@scottthompson292]

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

[@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.

[@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...

[@timwalcott6268]

Great driving by a real pro from my home state of Wyoming! Be safe and thanks for the amazing show.

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@wolfox712]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@vivalesvegas]

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

[@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.

[@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...

[@zacharykeith5464]

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

[@michaelhosking8150]

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

[@robertemmons2260]

Beautiful restoration on an awesome truck! This video made my day. I work for a Kenworth parts and service company out of Vernal Utah. I love old trucks. My grandfather had told me many stories of his truck driving career. Unfortunately I don't remember much of them, but to see him talking about his driving days with a spark in his eye was the highlight of my life with him. Thank you for saving a piece of history and showing it to the world.

[@bannanapancake]

Man, I’d love to take this truck from Provo out to vernal, the drive that would be!!!

[@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!

[@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

[@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

[@C12azy13ananas]

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

[@Potrvlb]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@ToreDL87]

15:06 balancing the throttle because he's in no rush, he KNOWS the gear is in that rpm range and just needs a bit of fine tuning. Sweet.

[@clarobert]

Beautiful truck. What a lovely sound those old engines made. Driving and shifting used to be an art form - these rookies now a days would be lost in a rig that required that much focus and coordination to handle. Great job!!!

[@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...

[@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.

[@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!!!

[@lennymalley745]

Beautiful twin stick been a long time since I've seen a twin stick

[@tomshiba51]

That engine sounds amazing.

[@fly-over1517]

This is one of my most favorite trucks on YT. This truck is so beautifully done,very professional restore,and just love that its from the forty's. The video is fitting with this era truck and backdrop of the mountains, if it had no other modern day trucks and cars in the background it would have been even a bit better, and that old bus goin up the grade, made it classic. The sound of that engine and jake is so era correct, just is great to see this.

[@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!

[@johnharding91]

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

[@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

[@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!

[@1973mre]

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

[@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.

[@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 ?

[@artemis2854]

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

[@walterpalmer2749]

A piece of trucking history. Beautiful. Cummins - a proven engine time and time again.

[@jimgeiger4816]

@billyfromtheusa I think he was referring to the freightliner that hauls the kw

[@jimgeiger4816]

@billyfromtheusa hahaha it's worth it!!😀

[@robfrye4664]

Oh, man! What a beautiful rig!!! I've been restoring vintage cars and bikes for many years, so I know what's involved in this type of work. Doing this vintage KW would be a herculean task! My hat's off to you guys for a fantastic piece of workmanship! And watching you expertly operating and shifting that beast was a real treat! Thanks a lot for sharing this with us!

[@1776vtgmb]

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

[@danielmarek4609]

I'm not a trucker but I just happened upon this video today. I can remember these trucks in the early 60's when I was a kid. Great to see some of trucking's history restored and preserved. I liked the sound that truck made going up the hill, nice and throaty!

[@gloxx7668]

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

[@Seek_YAHUSHA]

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

[@billygivens9572]

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

[@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...

[@retro6732]

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

[@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.

[@m3zosborne267]

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

[@nightlightabcd]

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

[@ktpinnacle]

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

[@patrickmcgoldrick8234]

What a great sounding,and good looking tractor . Thankful for the people like you who keeps these rolling historical trucks alive and well.

[@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.

[@waynegriffiths5143]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@dieselcoondog]

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

[@thejerseyj1636]

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

[@WWIbuff]

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

[@TheKilroyman]

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

[@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

[@sandramarionreiffenberg5653]

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

[@DAngeloDino]

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

[@tomshiba51]

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

[@smiffy1071]

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

[@anton1949]

I like them with that low visor, makes them look more badass.

[@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...

[@harryscott9533]

That semaphore stop ,turn signal is cool ! 😎

[@2020jd]

love the sound of those backdrop manifolds!

[@CarlsCustomCreations]

Nice video. I love the 48 KW. I also love the old twin axle cab overs from the 70's. There couldn't be a better location to shoot either.

[@steveeaton9126]

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

[@jeffryblackmon4846]

I drove a twin stick back in the '70s- it surely kept me busy. That's a very nice truck and some beautiful countryside.

[@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...

[@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.

[@piesemieter1196]

What a nice old Truck.......twin stick is not for lazy drivers heavy loaded and in the mountains

[@pacificcoastpiper3949]

Triple actually, look closer at the cab

[@andrewharvey3454]

@@pacificcoastpiper3949 ones the hand(park) brake.

[@bladerunner6354]

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

[@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

[@skylarsoper241]

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

[@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

[@VladimjrPutin]

That was a great video and a beautiful truck. Unfortunately i will never see something like that here in germany

[@AggregateDood]

Max & Moritz, are you on Facebook? I have a friend on Facebook who lives in Germany who has a beautiful Kenworth.

[@brucew44guns]

Those back drop manifolds were the cats meow for sound, about the best sound from any diesel.

[@jimgeiger4816]

Wow absolutely. I forgot just how good that sounded. It's no wonder I can't hear now after leaving the passenger window open on my 52 Pete with a 300 Cummins. I had a 5x3 in it and you had to mix up the sticks quite a bit to get it up a hill but I loved the sound of it.

[@angusjames639]

This is indead an excellent video. Beautiful truck. Thank you for sharing a great part of history.

[@josephjakubec9584]

Perfection. Exhaust sounds great too.

[@fiercestcalmivebeenin9937]

This is the finest ride I've ever seen/heard. .. I had to address this with a driver, when the truck is started: It sounds like the starter is not engaging the motor. The pedal is floored, starter engaged, last min, a lever is pushed in left dash, and it's fired. .. Almost similar to an old tractor/choke. Any correspondence greatly appreciated!

[@espeescotty]

Cool old truck! It was really nice of him to run it up that grade out of Silverton for you/us. There isn't a single easy way into nor out of Silverton and that was proof. I really admire the folks that have the coordination to be able to drive those double clutching twin-stick trucks. I surely don't.

[@northwexpress]

5 and 4 behind a diesel, even easier to shift, I used the clutch probably half the shifts, easy on the throttle and things generally go real smooth, just don't need to get real hurried. I don't understand Mike's short throttle blip on the brownie upshifts?

[@johnhull6363]

Steve H. Those older diesels dropped rpm like a rock.... hence the blip, catch gear on the drop

[@johnspencer7291]

i drive an 80 pete 379 with 15 speed eaton fuller i give it a little goose on down shifts

[@fiercestcalmivebeenin9937]

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

[@michaelclark8041]

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

[@parkfarm233]

Great video, good driving , beautiful truck, beautiful scenery and fantastic sound from that old rig. Thanks for posting.

[@Mr.G626]

some bautiful rigs, they just dont make them like they used to anymore.

[@awsomeassistantthebest1825]

Yes I don't care for the new trucks much at all I think they're junk

[@brentb5303]

@@awsomeassistantthebest1825 We are at the tail end of an era. The Pete 389 gliders being produced today have some serious credentials but they will be outlawed later this year.

[@davejohnson3474]

@@brentb5303 outlawed in all states? What if you had one in private use not commercial