1969 Kenworth 848 truck pull. 8v71N Detroit Diesel

Truck was pulled out of a junkyard a few weeks before the video

[@scraphaulin]

The commentator should have just said "I'm going to shut my mouth and let you all enjoy the sweet sound of a Detroit"

[@houstonbrown3450]

True,I could not hear the music of the Detroit

[@oldmanfromoc7684]

Thank you, Little Jimmy was pulling like a mule!

[@markjohnson3093]

Ikr?

[@Wildstar40]

I hate loud commentators that don't give 3 seconds of silence and overly loud music when all I really want to hear is engines and stuff breaking.

[@Steelrailbearing]

@@Wildstar40 Spot on with both commentators and music, I couldn't agree more.

[@BrodieBr0]

Old farmer here with 6 Detroits still making me money harvesting, hauling, and towing crops (and 1 generator). That's how them old Detriots love to run. Right around that governor redline is where they make their power and that makes them excellent engines for heavy equipment, boats, generators and farm machinery. They'll run there forever until 1) they run out of oil 2) run out of coolant. 3)run out of fuel. I have a 1969 Peterbilt 352 COE with an 8v71 in her my grandfather bought new. She's got around 1.5 million miles with one sleeve/piston new blower rebuild and still a workin! Don't care what the government thinks they're doing. We smaller farmers are going to run our old stuff till the end of time, it was made to last and easy to repair! Love this video man, hope that old Kenworth keeps on a pullin!

[@andrewking4885]

Thanks for sharing . It would be great to see your grandfathers truck and maybe even get fixed up. I've always loved an 8V71 in a COE KW or Peterbilt. Cheers from Australia.

[@dsm9785]

God bless American farmers! 🇺🇸

[@TestECull]

Just shows how good those engines were. Drag it out of a junkyard and off it goes being an absolute boss at the truck pulls!

[@enginesandoutdoors3238]

These events would be so much better if there was no announcer running their mouth all day

[@twincitiestruckspotting4863]

Yeah he sure knew how to talk

[@trainandtruckmodeler786]

I wouldn't worry about him....worry about what the liberals will do to this sport.....all electric powered you won't hear a thing.

[@charlestishman7117]

@@trainandtruckmodeler786 Big city lib here. Can’t wait ‘til all you hear is the dumb announcer running his mouth. Joking. Still a lib, but love some classic power. Nothing like it on earth.

[@trainandtruckmodeler786]

@@charlestishman7117 not in our life time....I just got my hydro diesel hybrid...stills sounds like a truck pilot and TA are starting to install hydro pumps....most western states have propane fills for semis...we got electric volvos but they are only good for less then 100 mile delivery....you need to get back somehow....

[@filonin2]

@@trainandtruckmodeler786 You must not plan on living very long.

[@supercuda1950]

You have to love the sound of any 2 stroke Detroit. Seeing any truck pull is a show in it's self but that K-Wopper not only put on a pulling show but a smoke show too!

[@claytonmagnet1407]

Same last name!

[@supercuda1950]

@@claytonmagnet1407 I checked out the Herzog company, mostly by accident. They sponsored a "funny car" team for many years. I also sent them a letter and they sent me company materials and a hat. Only thing better than my name on a rail car is my name on a hat. Their website is worth checking out.

[@colingrant3553]

Detroits may never pull fast , but they ALWAYS get the job done , slowly but surely! 💪🏾

[@flight2k5]

That’s a dumb comment. A samurai can pull 40000 pounds in low range. It would be fast but it would get it done

[@colingrant3553]

@@flight2k5 I guess one dumb comment deserves another

[@flight2k5]

@@colingrant3553 I just took your logic and applied it. So yes.

[@colingrant3553]

@@flight2k5 congratulations

[@flight2k5]

@@colingrant3553 I wouldn’t congratulate me on making you look dumb

[@samuelb6960]

Coolest engine I have ever seen was a 6v71 with polished supercharger polished aluminum intake plenum and turbo piping with twin turbos in a boat.

[@HJZ75driver]

Not a supercharger. A blower

[@ChiefKandiyohi]

@@HJZ75drivertwo terms for the same device. It’s a roots type supercharger

[@timb4569]

​@@HJZ75driver actually it is a scavage pump on a Detroit 2 stroke diesel. it was used for bringing the air in at low rpm not for building a lot of pressure.

[@JoeSmith-wd8ks]

Good ol' Detroit diesel 😊 have two exactly the same in old Euclid dozers . Great engines

[@BrodieBr0]

So jealous my friend! I have 6 Detroits working my farm. I am looking to add an Euclid Loader/Dozer in a couple years. Gonna same up some play money to restore one. haha

[@micahhenry4998]

Love the old Detroit engine's especially when it's in a KENWORTH

[@ellismidkiff6117]

Back when you could still hear them on the road. You could hear them from a long distance. I have heard a few boats with them too.

[@deltafreshrelics1660]

I remember being young and laying in bed at night with the windows open and hearing them leave town on the black top. Sweet sweet lullaby.

[@kristinesv]

Here's the story as it was told to me about this truck. The original owners purchased the truck in 1968 but the engine was retrofitted in 1969 to pull logs in Eastern Washington State. Abhe & Svoboda purchased this truck in 1982 specifically for a project at the McNary Dam near Walla Walla, Washington. We needed to remove a number of large gates and pull them about 1 mile to a makeshift machine shop where the repairs could be done and then the gate was returned to the dam. A special trailer with something like 36 axels was fabricated to haul the huge gates. This truck was purchased specifically to make less than 10 trips taking the gates from the dam to the machine shop and back. Interesting fact: it was an 18-year-old crew member who was able to back the 36-axle trailer down to load the gates. The truck was only used on this one project. It sat in the construction yard for another 40 years until it was scrapped when we sold our yard and moved to a new location.

[@twincitiestruckspotting4863]

Cool! Were you part of the company?

[@kristinesv]

@@twincitiestruckspotting4863 My parents own the business. My brother runs it today. It's a family business so although I am not involved in any of the day to day operations -- It's probably like the Kennedys - you know they talk about politics during the holidays. We talk about unique infrastructure projects and construction equipment. Lol.

[@twincitiestruckspotting4863]

@@kristinesv Sweet! I relayed your message to the owner, she said that Dave told her something slightly different.

[@kristinesv]

@@twincitiestruckspotting4863 I guess I don't know exactly who Dave is but I remember a tree growing up through this truck as it sat in the yard for decades. And this is my recollection of the story of this truck. Granted, I was in elementary school in 1982. I'm not sure how "slightly different" the stories are. Maybe I have the Dam wrong? Or year? Number of axles on the huge trailer? This is just my recollection of the history of this truck. When we sold the property the truck was scrapped. I think that's when the new owner purchased it from the scrap yard.

[@LostInPhilly89]

*axles

[@andycox1793]

Out of all The trucks at the big iron classic this is the one I took a picture of my kids by. Hard to beat a Diamondplate fender butterfly hood KW for looks.

[@sawsurgeon]

I hear ya, I’m a heavy spec Autocar fan, plate fenders and butterfly hoods rock.😎 That Ol Kenworth has Heavy Duty Cool written all over it 💪🏼

[@richardmaurer9002]

Hard to beat a KW for looks? Must have never heard of Diamond Reo

[@1965Gindy]

That's a dang nice truck. Really rugged looking. That's a man's truck.

[@shaggysthemann4110]

Love the 71 series 2 stroke Detroits Ive got a 8v71 in a Pete cabover

[@dangyles687]

Could have been the easiest bit of work that ole k-dub ever had! Great video 👌

[@1997cr80r]

Seen this truck at the show absolutely beautiful in her work clothes and it just kept chugging! Its the guys wife's truck definitely something you dont see every day

[@gavinlamp5426]

All you need is a tanker trailer that says flammable, and a Valiant to chase

[@malooch]

This announcer my god

[@elconquistadorism]

Love the sound of the Detroit! 👍👍🤘🤘

[@mountainmantay4912]

My boss always said you got to slam your hand in the door so you are nice and pissed off before getting in the cab of an old Detroit

[@42lookc]

Pulled out of a junk yard but that ol' girl ain't dead yet!

[@c.blakerockhart1128]

They don't make them like that anymore. That thing could pull a house without axles under it.

[@twincitiestruckspotting4863]

For sure

[@ray-vf6ux]

It's not just the engine it's the gear ratio of the transmission and the rearends.

[@shortthrow50]

This statement is silly as hell and I’m all about old iron. Anything could pull a house down with a creeper gear. I run a 20 year old cat in my Pete but 2 stroke detroits have absolutely zero power at all. Complete dogs. The torque and hp ratings in those days were nothing and that’s why they needed 20 something gears. And even with those gears it took forever to get to speed. Climb a slight grade, forget about it. By the mid 90’s, big diesels we’re putting down some serious power and torque.

[@shortthrow50]

@@ray-vf6ux 2 stroke detroits have zero power compared to anything. Old power

[@c.blakerockhart1128]

@@shortthrow50 i didn't say pull a house Down. I said pull a house without axles under it. Hell my Toyota Tundra could pull a house DOWN. But it can't pull a house in one piece.

[@rebelrat3594]

Old trucks "it might take me a year to get their but I'll never stop on the way

[@deannederhoff]

Awesome to see that old girl still running

[@Diddley-js6lf]

Them old Detroits were awesome but loud as can be. I go pulled over in my Ford Ltl 9000 w/ a Detroit 6v92 Turbo Detroit That thing Smoked like crazy and oil just ran out of it but when them nice quite truck we’re ready to go to the house Blue was just getting wound up. The Motor carrier was on the southbound side of a Walled Divider I-475 that dude drove a mile down switched over just so he could catch me, I got off the next exit and here he came and when he seen my face he said Damn I thought I had me a Ringer, him and I were good friends. Plus I was The Fire Chief at the same Municipality as he was. Lolll

[@mikegreco8451]

God dam good pull. She's some sweet ear candy.

[@ILHillbilly67]

That’s the definition of it it ain’t gonna get there fast but it’s gonna get there

[@rustyshackleford5704]

Those old two stroke Detroits. Legendary.

[@SKYNET9er]

Coolest thing i ever seen was an ugly old green cracker box jimmy pullin an M/T flatbed, stopped at a rest area in PA. It had a V-12 Detroit & 1st time i ever saw a single drive axle connected to the tag axle via giant V-belt pulleys bolted in between the rims on both sides and the biggest thickest “fan belt” i ever seen connected between the wheels. The guy did a burnout when he left & chirped rubber in the next three gears after he got it rollin. To this day I ain’t never seen a semi get movin that fast from a dead stop.

[@oldmanfromoc7684]

Made me homesick l drove them ol V12s WOOHOO!

[@AllianceB95]

A Cat needs 4 Turbo's and it dont even make it to the full pull line... The Junkyard Detroit KW (scrapmetal) clears it's throat and does the job without running away.

[@robertsullivan3877]

Reminds me of my days with werner and crawling up a mountain pass......

[@TonyFleetwood]

That's crazy, Abhe and Svboda has equipment all the way over here in New England. I've worked on a lot of their junk! I think they paint bridges...

[@twincitiestruckspotting4863]

They are headquartered in Jordan just a touch south of me. Yeah mainly they do civil infrastructure but occasionally will do some military jobs. I bet this was a big puller back in the day.

[@TheJessicaSvoboda]

Hahahahah

[@kerrynogosek9733]

My dad used to say they’re just like the old lady make a lot of noise and don’t put out

[@brianbirtcher431]

I'm tired boss, but I'll get it done for you.

[@skadill]

super cool!

[@thegreenerthemeaner]

Got be a 5x4 running in the basement.

[@rodfrost5051]

Power on every stroke

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Very cool!!!!!!!!!!! 👍👍

[@charlessmith1677]

I drove cabover transtar with 318 detroit,and it was awesome

[@elebeu]

The dictionary definition of a Detroit two stroke reads as follows: "A device for converting diesel fuel into smoke and noise".

[@furyfantoo]

Into smoke and *music*, you mean.

[@richardmaurer9002]

Elebeu... you must have stayed up all night to come up with that one... can’t Detroit haters ever think of something original

[@samazd4015]

If that commentator would just shut his mouth, we could all hear the old detroit screaming

[@debrastarke3996]

Annoncer sounds like some washed up top 40 DJ.

[@twincitiestruckspotting4863]

😂

[@Carla-tz7qw]

I ran a terex ts24 scraper that had 2 Detroit's on it. Lol it used 340 gallons of diesel a day. I could grease the entire machine while fueling up in the evening.

[@1953beetle]

Attitude is everything right? This truck oozes it.

[@garyharrall4002]

The power of a Detroit

[@redneck826]

Two stroke detroits, 50hp on a good day, but enough torque to pull the planet

[@L.A.Concrete]

Singin my song

[@ps-ic8pm]

Wow, glad we don't use two stroke Detroit diesels anymore. I'm having trouble breathing just watching it.

[@markstoudt7769]

It sounds cool on a teack but not when your sriving the damn thing all day and need ear plugs

[@davidca96]

Hush and let us listen to that beautiful engine

[@claytonabare1551]

Awesome job

[@cargotoolshop5319]

The engine is not turning half the RPM it sounds like it is turning, the BLOWER is super loud on them it makes boys like my stand back when they are running

[@Hitman-ds1ei]

Sweet looking old girl !!

[@deanmeyer1815]

Screamin Jimmy!

[@MilePost106]

Too bad someone didn't feed the commentator a big sandwich caked with 2 inches of peanut butter so we could enjoy the sound of that Detroit!

[@reallyslowcustom2514]

I have a question what state has the most tractor shows , tractor pulls ?

[@brianbirtcher431]

Ohio

[@twincitiestruckspotting4863]

Farm states. I’m in Minnesota and you can pretty much find one every weekend in the summer

[@reallyslowcustom2514]

Super Hell Yeah thank you

[@MrDJ217]

Full pull? Over pull💪🏽

[@crusiethmaximuss]

1969? Nice 😏😏😏

[@gabrielv.4358]

Smoking harder than Bob marley

[@gabrielv.4358]

LOL

[@gregwelch2459]

Good job girl

[@the_lost_navigator]

Ifen it tweren't fer them dang Summer-tires, Katie'd still be pulling for the Freedom Convoy!... What? ;)

[@donutdan1508]

Freeeeeeeeeeeedommmmmmm!

[@dougmoon333]

Hell yeah 👍🤠

[@bmad1386]

What ratio diffs are they usin on that thing, holy shit that's some reduction😮

[@Strassenelefant]

soooo nice

[@ZR1Terror]

That thing is smoking from all over the place.

[@Wreckedftfoxy]

that engine didnt care but the tires gave out

[@bluegrassnnawoods8198]

nice

[@johnnywadd3020]

cool

[@Interes.history]

10 dead polar bears for the mile

[@nunyabuziness8421]

Them commentators are annoying af

[@Ozarkwild]

Hard to kill an old Detroit

[@shahadatbaadshah1352]

insane

[@andrewking4885]

I wonder how miles this old girl has done. Has done some hard yards in it's time maybe logging or low loaders.

[@twincitiestruckspotting4863]

Probably not many. But definitely hard miles.

[@giovannigonzales5152]

I wish I would find a truck, Just like that one. So it would the same engine, With some Jake brakes. And I can go anywhere in the United States, And especially in Mexico😁

[@blackflagqwerty]

I wonder what she'd pull like if the engine decided to runaway?

[@duanethomasdirtpile5737]

Probably couldn't tell it was running a way you'd thank he's just getin it 😂😂

[@gabrielv.4358]

She'd pull down a house lol

[@timgreen4137]

Torque for days!!!!

[@stevesplacedownunder]

You can’t hear that lovely truck because of that clown talking

[@Kudlaty771]

that fuel consumption clearly goes to good use!

[@jacksonpanos4989]

back when greasy Detroit's still had balls

[@lyleware2479]

Huh? What did you say? Speak up!, I can't hear you!

[@erandy0240]

Commentator needs to shut up and let the Detroit talk

[@Beandiptheredneck]

They're cool as old show pieces and drag them out for pulls now and then, but thank goodness they're off the highways, so much smoke for next to nothing, I'm no tree hugger but sitting next to one or 20 of these things in heavy traffic would be a nightmare

[@rearspeaker6364]

thats because it is worn out! this is a "just for show" pull-- a real pull of any type, it would have stalled in the first 20 feet!!

[@simplyamazing880]

Why is it that men love to watch a struggel so much.? Don't know but we do.

[@pabloescobar7802]

2 stroke Detroit

[@darrellepickering8433]

They're the reason my hearing's bad. Put a lot of miles on 'em in the '70s.

[@paulfisher6142]

. . ... YyyyyyYYYAAAMAHHHAAAAAAAA !

[@yvesbelanger5443]

tires warn but keep pullin

[@travisb2654]

Came here to hear the truck but all I could hear was the announcer 🤦

[@djtherock7062]

you have to Drive Detroits like you mad at it

[@donaldstrishock3923]

A "Brick" on the accelerator would of had the same results ; almost going nowhere Fast.

[@twincitiestruckspotting4863]

It didn’t go fast, sure, but it went far

[@Absxc]

It is svoboda from russia?

[@addamsaddams4461]

It's the truck from the movie duel

[@richardarmstrong2788]

That was f****** awesome!

[@silverpawsiblings]

If the announcer would have shut up it would be great

[@pauljanssen7594]

Yes commentator too noisy that's why I hate watching NASCAR even professional golf on the men's side yak yak yak yak yak yak. They're supposed to help the show not overtake it.

[@rolandashurst5843]

Definitely tired burning oil

[@SKFortyseven3277]

It might just be me but I think he missed the gear, lol

[@Thunderstruck120]

Throttle pedal snapped at the base toward the end

[@jetstream454]

Whats causing the smoke underneath? Not that it really matters, least of all to the truck 🤣

[@twincitiestruckspotting4863]

Exhaust leak

[@jetstream454]

@@twincitiestruckspotting4863 I thought so, just seemed to be smoking more underneath than out the stack lol

[@twincitiestruckspotting4863]

@@jetstream454 Yeah, it sat in a junkyard for like 20+ years, that whole elbow is rotted through

[@AppalachianRailroader_]

Fix the dang exhaust lol

[@twincitiestruckspotting4863]

Read the description before saying something dumb like that.