1970 COE freightliner 8v-71

Leaving out of Eatonville Wa. to head to the 2013 Yakima ATHS national convention. This is a 1970 3 axle with a 8v-71 (318), 13 speed fuller. Seems a bit slow but I am hauling a heavy trailer, jeep, and another very heavy GMC 3 axle, weighing in at about 55000lbs.

[@NcalBiker]

Man, that brings back some memories. First job driving was hauling produce up to Eureka, CA from the Bay Area, with a 1970 COE. 8V71, 5x4, air starter, and Vickers air assist steering. What fun starting it up when someone was walking by!!!

[@iBackshift]

Loved the video, great shifting. Brings me back to my childhood getting to ride in a 1972 FR-COE with a 12-71 hauling 5 bunks "shotgun" of 8 foot trees to a paper mill (140,000 #'s on 5 axle trailer). Only thing I seen in the video that was out of place is the newer style shifter handle. Figured for sure it would be the old chrome disc type roadranger/fuller shifter handle with the splitter in the disc. Great entertainment, thanks cheers Joe in Canada

[@juanespinoza3688]

My dad's employer Espil Sheep Company back in the day his boss owned and drove a Freightliner COE just like this in a two tone color blue and white!!! His boss had a cool looking lowboy trailer hooked up to it!!!

[@parttimepicker]

Love it! I drove a '68 Freightliner with a 318 and a 10 speed. Sure do miss those days,.

[@johnharrington2831]

Thank you so much for leaving this video up, some time maybe a year ago I played this video,it brings back many memories,some of the beautiful Wash. State , but more of the Freight Shaker and the twin hump Yamaha, many people ( Drivers ) didn't like them, but I had and drove one all over this America with many,many trouble free miles, ( about 9 years) now you have a 13 speed and I had a twin stick 16 speed Spicer , I watched your video at times....well my computer crashed and I lost all my saves, and today I was just looking and lo and behole here you are , Thanks for a great real video of a driver that treats his truck with respect and common sense he actually drives the ol Detroit like he's not mad at it GOD's blessings Johnny b.

[@Bayan1905]

Love the sound of an old Detroit diesel.

[@mikekozi-lester3887]

Nice video 📹 and workmanship!! Also hi Tuff truck sounding

[@tommyhall2535]

Love that freight shaker good job good luck cool truck buddy

[@Nikohere]

Beautiful I love the view from the inside thanks my grandfather had a 59 w-freightliner he worked for a trucking company called Sandestin back in 1975 I'll send you a pic of it through Google + if you want. I like the old sound of these diesel trucks like the mack or freightliner.

[@jphritz011]

You gotta love an old COE. I clearly remember when that's all you ever saw.

[@johnharrington2831]

Lord,Lord this brings back thoughts of my yesteryears, great video thanks Johnny B.

[@fredrickdouglassmccoy2608]

oh man this is it ! inside a white Freightliner view.thanks.

[@kblackav8or]

Your video has been shared around Facebook on the ATHS page. I discovered I took some outside pictures of your truck a couple years ago so I shared those too.

[@raysmetaltracks6782]

Dang, this was really special. My Dad used to drive a Freightliner back in the day - he used to take me in it on short local trips over the summer. If I remember correctly, from the looks of the bouncy ride, I'd say you didn't have a trailer hooked up? I think I remember things smoothed out with some weight attached. The sound of that buzzer on the ignition before start-up - and then that amazing engine comes to life. I remember a governor (if thats correct?) would make the engine do this very cool pattern of light revs, which I thought sounded so cool. Sure miss my Dad, sure wish I could go back and ride with him again. Thank you for this great memory and ride!!

[@Trucker1957]

I sure love the old classic trucks. Nice old gal you have there, sounds nice too.

[@beaarthursvagina4749]

Nice! Reminds me of the days in the early 70s when my dad would make a local run and he would hide me in the cab of his COE B model MACK for a ride along! Everytime I smell Diesel fuel I'm reminded of my father.

[@dynodon8592]

Thanks for the ride and memories. Great video.

[@BuRn1NgAnUs]

I dont like it when people complain about how loud classic trucks are, well my motto is ''If its not loud I`m not proud''

[@kwopper07]

I drove a 71 freightshaker back in 79 with a 318 13 speed. Brings back memories. You need to practice downshifting there driver. :)

[@Steve.Vaught]

He probably already knows how.

[@chrishim5599]

love the tachographs...

[@wittemanadrian]

To kwhopper07...shifting looked perfect to me. Great sound, brings back the old days

[@herronrob96]

Great perspective. Loved the music of the 8V

[@dennislarson4960]

Those old Detroit 318's (with the 13-speed) were quite the deal back in the day. You might think it feels "slow", but that's what it was -- a workhorse, not a power machine. And they ran forever. (It was best if you slammed your thumb in the door before starting a trip, so you had the right "attitude" to start driving -- mash the pedal on the right, shift at 2100rpm... and keep shifting...) 🤣

[@annespringer6952]

I once drove a 73 COE IH with the DDA 318. Steel dash, no PS, loud sucker ;-) Just mash your motor and shift lol.

[@kblackav8or]

Great video.

[@madmurdock2968]

It looks like a considerable amount of play in that steering system bringing wheel back and forth 3 -4 inches just to keep it straight.

[@cstangeland0001000]

+Mad Murdock Lol. Lots of turns of that wheel to make turns. No power steering you definitely need all the mechanical advantage you can get. Surprising the steering is pretty tight on this one. Takes a lot of movement to make small corrections. Needless to say my arms were tired after 150 miles of mountain roads.

[@ckelley63]

Just a really cool set up!!

[@kblackav8or]

You should do another video this summer and submit it to ATHS for the upcoming video contest. Details in Wheels of time.

[@edwu8253]

so sweet!

[@the.porter.productions]

Enjoyed the ride! Do ya use the two meter boxes still? Hehehe. Not used to seeing those. Love cabovers, even as a kid. Looking to seeing more of this rig. The Porters of Ohio.

[@willg7075]

Seen it a lot of times by now. Its on mij fb page. Still Goosbumbs. I should work for this guy. I'll pay him instead of he me. lol

[@jerrylee7666]

Hey man, nice vid. That thing sounds just like our old blue GMC Cabover we used to have. It had a 318 Detroit under the Cab. She would scream but she was tough as nails. We used it as our backup truck Incase one of our main one's were broke down and we had to take a load. I loved the sound of a screaming Detroit! Never got old to me. What engine does your truck here have? Has to be a Detroit, sure sounds like one anyway with that high winding.

[@hoost3056]

Jerry Lee 2 years late but what the heck, it's an 8V71N ( 318 Detroit )

[@harleyguyinmilw]

agree, looks like buckets of steering wheel play, sorta scary

[@willg7075]

Awesome.

[@leecraig461]

nice old rig

[@Kletus-vx2kt]

Can you making more videos with this Freightliner?

[@1947dodgewf32]

SWEET!

[@dddradrunner]

This COE is back when Freightliner and White were still partnered up. Also, noticed that it has a 13 speed trans, with a low horsepower Cummins engine. I was surprised that the engine wasn't popping revs higher than he was over revving the engine - Cummins are notorious for that, leading to ring blow outs. Also noticed that the dash set up is for a heater, cooler box, so this particular unit didn't have a heater, or air conditioner. Plus, all the fuses were right there next to the driver, on the doghouse. Boy, I have seen this style in many years, since my grandfather used to bring his unit home, all the time.

[@1947dodgewf32]

Dan Neihardt You didn't notice its a Detroit diesel...........

[@dddradrunner]

Nope, sure sounded like a Cummins, to me. Of course, I haven't had to much experience with either Detroit, or Cummins, as most of the trucks I drove had Cats in them.

[@pinit2winnit171]

rollin through eatonville there at start of video

[@jasonlovelesstheofficerwas7799]

Awsome

[@jasonlovelesstheofficerwas7799]

This rig is awsome

[@keepontruckinoutlawlife1248]

Still have the oh gal?

[@mecanicman66]

what kind of transmission in it I know its not 10 but maybe 13 or 15 speed

[@lewiemcneely9143]

It's got a RAT in it! Haven't seen a rat in years. Good old bus motors! Yes, yes, yes!!!

[@trappedinlafayette]

A shame the camera's aimed at the centerpost in the windshield, six inches left or right would have made this more enjoyable................

[@cstangeland0001000]

13speed

[@vintagejoe4436]

Wonderful old rig brings back memories!...accept throw tha stupid GPS out the window!...1970 was so much better!

[@maxpuppy96]

Detroit screaming going nowhere, ears ringing at the end of the day can't hear.

[@ahulin49]

That's what's wrong with the truckers today...in yalls rv trucks.. This is how a rig is suppose to sound...check it out.....those are gears...fuck that auto shift...can't go to sleep in this truck...spoiled truck drivers..can't even back a truck up without a spotter...

[@Xantec]

nice, but bloody hell its NOISY!

[@MrLuckytrucker21]

nice freight shaker but dump the gps, cant believe how many guys use them things, and dont know the roads in their heads.

[@kblackav8or]

He isn't going somewhere he normally goes.

[@BrandonRoberts473Trucker]

Do you now the entire United States in your little head....don't think so

[@zamsystemdevonmiles.1291]

Not gear box soft.

[@edwu8253]

Beautiful, better than porn

[@JazzyJasTruckingzz]

Hate when people put detroits in these big trucks

[@hoost3056]

Jazzy Jas ok, I'll ask, how come? The engine was built for big truck use and can take the abuse.

[@Duckyistrippin]

Those 8v-71's are fucking turds. You weren't imagining things, it really was that slow and dog assed under powered.