Take a ride in the 1950 Kenworth - Shifting and Cummins sound

[@Darstrom]

More shifting at the last 4 minutes of the video 14:37

[@keepontruckin7135]

So kool love the videos .

[@ANDREY6766sakh]

hello, why such a difficulty in switching speeds?

[@chrispetersen113]

Can't imagine today's youth with that...

[@fizixx]

@@chrispetersen113 Todaay's youth can barely ride a tricycle....lol.

[@fernandovazquez9419]

855 Cummins music for my ears nice blog👍👋

[@davidr.4699]

As someone else said, no talking, no stupid music, just sweet truck sounds and a great view of the long nose! That was a real truck!

[@jothankyou2]

AMEN TO WHAT YOU STATED😍🔥👣👅 Sweeeettt🔥👅

[@zucced2087]

talking wouldn't be bad

[@andyjessshears6788]

I agree with all these fine comments.

[@andy1179]

What a lovely old truck, fantastic sound and smooth as butter shifting those twin sticks ! Respect from road train driver Australia and a love of vintage trucks

[@wild4734]

En mi camión no tengo radio . Solo escucho el sonido del motor.

[@captainkangaroo4301]

I’ve been a truck driver for 43 years but my dad started driving truck when he got out of the Army in 1946. I loved the old stories about life on the road with no interstate highways, no real rest areas and mostly small mom and pop truck stops. It was a much harder life but they helped build a country.

[@ehcatsfaneric2211]

My Dad started when he got home from WWII.a lot of guys drive trucks..but they AREN'T truck drivers..my Dad WAS one

[@SinOjOs-Transport]

Mom & pop stops are far & few between nowadays. The big 3, 1 predominantly, the one owned by warren buffet, the worst of them all. Are buying them up. The megas do not go there. The owners operators do, as well as locals. Real shame. Going from good restaurants to all fast food franchise crap. Warren is an asshole. Cannot blame the mom & pop shops. Warren is offering so much. They never have to work again. That is if they sell. If they don't, they experience supply issues. Reducing the value. Warren has them scared. So they take what they can get, before they are stepped on. By warrens cronies.

[@middleclassretiree]

@@SinOjOs-Transport- in most places on the west coast here the property is worth so much you can’t blame the family for taking the money and running, it wasn’t their dream to have a truck stop it was their parents generally and the property taxes eat up the profits so they take the millions being offered and retire

[@SinOjOs-Transport]

@@middleclassretiree Yea I know, Warren has been buying them up. Shame that pilot/flying j is the worst. As a company driver I was forced to fuel at pilot. The showers never work, the fuel pumps are always broken, no water or squeegee for washing windows. Horrible small parking lot, pay for reserved, spot always taken. They do nothing about people taking reserved spots without paying. Bottle of water is $3, store always dirty, showers dirty if they even work. Never hot water. They put Warren Buffet up on a pedestal like he is the second coming of Jesus. He is a low life POS. He has signed to provide charging for the electric trucks. More shitty treatment of the truck drivers. I have my own truck & authority. Will Never step foot into a pilot/flying j ever again.

[@allend2749]

@@SinOjOs-Transport this warren guy sounds like a real bad ass. he must be black. is he

[@scottwilke411]

My dad was my teacher also , clutch petal only used to get her in gear . I only got a couple do better bumps on my head !!! I'm retired now with no accidents , thank you Dad rip !

[@tommygunn1901]

My father taught me to drive in his 62 Pete , 🙄 I can still hear him yelling in my ear about grinding gears and get your foot off the clutch 😂 I was 14 teen trying to shift 2 sticks and not get slapped in the head 😂 ,, old school trucking teacher

[@GearJammer76]

My dad was the same way when he taught me only it was in a truck with a super 10. I still hate those things lol

[@missesmew]

Tommy Gunn god forbid ya got in the way of the mirrors, slap 👋 right quick! lol

[@davidgeorge000]

Sounds like your dad and my dad learned to teach the same way. Ease the clutch up good now you won't need the clutch until we stop. That will be about 3am. He had just 2 requirements. 1, can you push the clutch to the floor? That was no easy task back then the clutch took a lot of effort to operate. 2, can you turn the wheel? As soon as could do both he said ok start driving around the yard. All was going good till I managed to lay it on its side. Pops looked at me, not hurt? Good get the train Jack and pick it back up. Took all day in the rain it had 45k load of steel on it. Learn the hard way was the only way. Hey what about them non air ride seats. You had to have an iron bottom to run. Those rigs. I miss my 6x4. Pops bolted 2, 13 speeds in her one day cause the 4sp aux broke and he had to roll. A bit complicated but it worked. 169 forward gears. 13 reverse. He loved backing up across the old truck stops doing about 5o MPH. That's when it was fun. I miss those days hate it these days I just left after 45 years.

[@williamtye7927]

Don’t scratch them gears dammit, I learned in a 15 spd Mack shit I was 14 could barely get the clutch in

[@missesmew]

John Ross I remember my dad all impressed with them air ride cabs. lol Can you imagine running with no air ride cabs never mind no air suspension? Oh man that’s an all day buckboard ride! lol

[@craigpennington1251]

I'm a retired trucker. Boy does this bring back memories. This is when the job was fun and it also was a hard one.

[@randyhutchinson9910]

Craig Pennington yup, my Dad worked his tail off haulin logs in the Pacific Northwest, driving one like this

[@acesul8811]

@Blair Aquilia Real men don't get anxiety pulling on their stick

[@TomBudin]

ahahahahahahahh @@acesul8811

[@11dmills]

@@randyhutchinson9910 I live in Washington state and come from a family of tow truck drivers, my middle name is Eugene, the same as my great uncle's. My dad worked with him at a big towing company in the south sound in the 90's and he was the one driver who could work a brownie box. He used to also haul the dirt into the kingdome in Seattle when the monster trucks were in town. Love hearing stories from drivers it reminds me of family.

[@randyhutchinson9910]

Revive so glad to hear from you

[@Kumyar]

17 shifts later he is still doing 24mph

[@Darstrom]

Yea the speedo is displaying 1/2 until I can find an adapter.. I was doing about 50

[@humumbum4329]

@California Citizen Watch He just has to multiply by two, so technically he does

[@molomix23]

i_love _music it’s the only way to carry massive loads

[@Kumyar]

@@molomix23 Its a joke....

[@molomix23]

i_love _music I know....

[@hatersaywhat8986]

This brings back a ton of memories, my uncle was and is a trucker and he bought his first Kenny in 1963, he hauled eggs from Alabama to New York every week until it was paid off. My dad was a military man so I was with my uncle a lot and he took me on several trips in that old 63 and my only job was working that Jake and cleaning windows. He was and is the coolest uncle on earth

[@ThenotMrNiceGuy0109]

Cool story brother

[@adampapke1894]

I hear ya bud. Was just as close to my gramps.

[@avega2792]

Sounds like you really enjoyed that time with him. Great memories to have.

[@JoseGarcia-et2ep]

Did your uncle drove into NYC? Wow imagine that stop and go traffic driving down Broadway in Mid-town 🤦‍♂️

[@masonjones2407]

I think that’s the best jake brake I have ever heard!

[@masonjones2407]

Thanks for not talking for hours about the truck, I hate videos that do that. So, that’s why I like this video

[@cristianjesusrodriguezsanc4101]

Masosjose

[@santiagorubio833]

This guy sure is a great truck driver. He impresses me with the smoothness and precision with which he changes gears.

[@globalautobahn1132]

This looks like Germany

[@regislemoine6299]

On aurais voulu voir le camion extérieurement.

[@irongoatrocky2343]

When I was a kid my dad drove one of these ol' Needle Noses for a living, went with him a few trips across WA State in the summer before there was an I-90 as we know it today! it was loud, and hot especially when ya hit the compression brake and with 60-80 thousand lbs on board, it was a bumpy ride even for him in the early air ride seat took a lot of hard work shifting up and down as well as ARMSTRONG POWER STEERING no radios then air conditioning was the windows rolled down and wing windows open @ 60 -70 MPH! and that coffin sleeper! ah but it was fun as a kid to be able to spent time w/ my dad, thanks for the memories.

[@emmanuelharo479]

Ever run by Yakima on your trips?

[@wyattearp3848]

Wow that sounds amazing

[@baxill23]

What a beautiful description.. You should write a book.

[@jerrykinnin7941]

I got to ride with my dad a few times. My daughter and wife rode with me. Can't wait for my grandson to ride as well.

[@haroldishoy5442]

irongoatrocky what years was this when you went with your dad? Must have been an amazing time. Thanks for sharing your story😀

[@B81Mack]

Nice to see someone shifting with finesse... good fuel/RPM control (can be a little difficult with Cummins), good timing, relaxed motions, no clash, no rushed movements... very smooth, excellent job!

[@rooky55]

Very smooth shifting. I cut my teeth on a B 47 Mack with a triplex but I caught on pretty fast. Good old logging memories.

[@B81Mack]

@@rooky55, now it's all automatic or automated transmissions and drivers wearing flip-flops and sweatpants, what a sad state of affairs. You must have come from where I did, was driving a B81 with a quad box when I was still in highschool.

[@rooky55]

Where I live in the Alberta oil patch the guys are driving tandem tri drives and 200 inch sow gin pole bed trucks with planetary rear diffs in the bush and mud and snow to move very big drilling rigs and tanks.. No flip flops, just some very hard working smart and generous drivers keeping things going. Respect to this breed of to days tough truckers.@@B81Mack

[@chasebh89]

i joke with my friend who trucks : "shifting an 18 speed is easy! youve got low, move a lever, low 2, low 3, move a lever, med 1, put the lever back, low 4, move the lever again, med 2, and then once that gets you up over 5mph you can start driving!"

[@SpiritofLiberty1775]

Lol

[@Lyzzzander]

Besides the joke this extra shifts are only useful going with heavy load and\or uphill. You can move basically from second or third gear empty.

[@kafi2464]

18 speed is meant for heavy haul, puling 100 000 pounds requires that kind of gearing , mostly Peterbilts and KW

[@ianbos3581]

fucking amazing😂😂😂😂

[@electriclightsentertainmen4720]

Gold.

[@ryanmorrison3699]

I first saw this video 5 years ago. I was in the process of becoming a cop and had never seen a trucking video in my life. This video sent me down a rabbit hole of binging trucking videos. Fast forward to the present day, this video was the absolute starting point of my journey to becoming a truck driver. Now, I’m out here trucking. I couldn’t be any more happier with my decision to have dropped the cop stuff and become a truck driver. And I owe all the gratitude to the maker of this video. Thank you so much man!

[@julianndavis9415]

Better to be loved as a trucker than despised as a cop. Good choice sir.

[@KristiLEvans1]

Very cool story.

[@Frontireadventures]

Good for you brother.

[@Darstrom]

I'm glad you found what you love to do! Maybe you'll also get bitten by the vintage truck bug and get yourself one of them!

[@M456-r4l]

@@Darstromهل لديك سناب للتواصل ؟

[@scottcozart8950]

That thing got more shifts than a 24 hour walmart.

[@djaydeved]

but not as many as the fast and furious cars lol

[@jonni0]

Scott Cozart that was good

[@athonynesbitt7956]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😋

[@athonynesbitt7956]

@@djaydeved kml😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@tompaul2591]

And more fun to drive than any new automatic truck.

[@simpledj509chromo7]

Came here for the shifting, stayed for the sound. My god that is glorious.

[@lex1945]

i was 15 when my old man learned me to drive a twin stick shifter with a cummins engine. great times they were and you never forget how to do it.That steering wheel was huge! but i loved every minute of it. double clutching, thick black smoke coming out of that straight standing pipe in the back. brings back a lot of great memories.

[@MisterMikeTexas]

What did he think of the Road Ranger transmission?

[@deborahchesser7375]

@@MisterMikeTexasthe twin sticks are way tougher , the splitters n range finders on the newer ones break easy

[@BobbyTucker]

@@MisterMikeTexas , I know you wasn't asking me but I loved the 10 spd. R.R.

[@fringestream990]

People always complain about KZbin suggestions but it seems it knows me well 🤠

[@rideikarim9540]

thanks to artificial intelligent :-), by time they'll will know u more man, more than your wife , so ...

[@fringestream990]

Ridei Karim awesome, as long as KZbin stops suggesting pewdie pie videos to me.

[@kyleashley1812]

Agreed

[@TimDaCorgi]

Same here lol

[@luizfortes432]

Legal o som do freio motor

[@brianduggan9909]

That was awesome, thank you for sharing your time with us! This is a man who knows his truck for what it can not do, he never once missed a shift and without a clutch. This is the demonstration of a very great driver! But the Jake was what I was waiting for that was the sound of the trucking gods for sure!! The sound out of that engine was better then a classical piece of music!

[@66lwmorgan]

When I heard that ole Cummins I thought I died. When I heard the Jake Brake I thought I went to Heaven. Them were the days for sure.

[@crazytrain7114]

song of our people...great audio

[@williamtye7927]

66lwmorgan I drove a Mack with a 400 big cam and boy did she make some good sounds. That Holeset turbo really whistled too

[@jothankyou2]

Mac's were loud😊👅

[@chasebh89]

the jake brake actually scared the hell out of me, i was looking at my phone with this as background noise and all of a sudden the germans are MG42-ing my headphones

[@andreycampos4549]

T6y

[@bain5872]

These old Cummins are the best sounding diesels I've ever heard, Bar none!

[@Darstrom]

bain5872 I might just have to agree with you !

[@kenworth4049]

Sir sir!! Mack v8 is the best sound you will ever hear

[@murdoch9106]

Something I found out a few days ago after reading about Mack, Mack designed the V8 block that Scania uses to this day. I'm sure it has changed over the years but thats where it started, they worked together since the 1950's... people say and I agree that Scania V8's are the best sounding and if you hear a Mack V8, the E9 / EM9 and what ever other versions there is, they sound very much like the Scania's did and do to this day. I'm not even a big Scania fan and I think its the best sound of any engine ever made. Came across a Scania pulling a load here in Sweden 2 years ago in a roundabout, it was a mid 2000's model Scania R of some sort, a V8 for sure, and it sounded heavenly, just like the older trucks used to... holy hell, it was then I was sure! Its the best sounding engine. And I dont say that lightly as I generally hate going "uugh its the best!" but holy pistons! Do they sound amazingly!

[@richarddonaldson286]

I agree with that you are right sounds good don't

[@randymarsh-Tegridy420]

8v 92 Detroit. Something about the 2-stroke Detroit’s. Maybe it’s the nostalgia of military trucks?

[@davidpoor8638]

I am rather impressed with your driving!! You don't beat on it and your shifting is right on! Nice job!!!!! Thank you for sharing!

[@tractorguymark7726]

Super sound and video. Especially jake brake. Great looking instrument panel. Steering wheel is huge. Hands at 10 & 2 o’clock are in two different time zones

[@nethanelmasters5170]

Some times you think it's to small when your arm start to burn turning the thing. Remember before i40 was finished going through Albuquerque all the stops and turns and the end less shifting that was in 1958-60 you drove through all the small towns on route 66. Thought i was in heaven in the 80's with power steering and AC.

[@dylanrunyan8716]

When the engine brake came on it was heaven for me

[@guhdude3406]

Dylan Runyan right on

[@craigpennington1251]

Dylan-Don't drive one without a Jake. Those things save my bacon more than once.

[@faxmactory]

Man what a cool truck!

[@elijahrobinson2362]

Dylan Runyan That is what is known as an eargasm.

[@splitdoctor1993]

That's because you have a small sausage!

[@yemmywesey4750]

I love this brutal sounds and the Jakes, great engineering. Great driving.

[@Shane-Singleton]

It always amazes me to watch guys drive these twin stick haulers. I'd love to give it a try one day. in a VERY big and empty parking lot.

[@chrism5766]

The 55 that gave it a thumbs down are probably swift drivers

[@H0T5H0TJ0N]

Can confirm its not us. Check with cr england. Especially if the dislike come in 3's

[@6.0hhh]

I was at a truck stop once and heard over the intercom: *swift party of 2 your shower is ready*

[@elclassico7378]

They probably want paccar engines in everything also probably vegan

[@christianiglesias1610]

😂

[@bishop34567]

EPA and DOT lovers probably

[@FreddyThimmaiah]

"What does this button do?" *flips RED toggle switch* GOOD LORD. KEEP IT ON.

[@mason6665]

Freddy Thimmaiah I think it’s the jake brake

[@karansandhu9295]

Its engine brake

[@guy_incognito7538]

AND a woosh to both of you

[@toomi195]

Caleb Teague What is it?

[@xXDJLEE02Xx]

@@guy_incognito7538 No one missed a joke here really, they just wanted to explain the purpose of said red switch. moron ;)

[@lex1945]

That is so cool! My old man taught me to drive with a twin stick when i was 15. And it had a cummins diesel as well. Doubleclutching is so awesome with these old rigs.

[@tomjones4520]

I made it about halfway through and got tired. It felt like I was driving that old needle nose. Somebody owes me my 4 cents a mile. my first Cummins was a 190. Worthless in the hills but with my 6X4 she was long legged in the flats. Got me a ticket down around Lodi, 70 in a 55, cost $12.00 and boy was I mad. Of course I used one of my licenses from a neighboring state to show the cop. Had to keep my Oregon license ticket free.

[@chapinsito87]

I was sitting in my lil Cummins pickup listening/watching this... I felt those Jake's on my chest!!! Loved it!!!!

[@MathsatBondiBeach]

There's some subtle gear shifting here. The rhythm and sensitivity to do this without the clutch is impressive and have general road awareness at the same time. Very high skill level driving.

[@goldfieldgary]

I worked at a trucking school where we had a Pete with a 4x4 transmission at our disposal. You practically had to be double jointed to go from Direct to Over in the Brownie, as Direct was about even with the back of the seat, and Over was about another 8" back of that, behind the seat. Only worked at one other company with twin sticks, around 1982, after that it was Roadrangers until my last job in a Mack with a Maxidyne 6-speed automatic.

[@JP-ec9rl]

I used to drive an old black, 96 W9B, delivering propane to towns all over WV, PA OH etc. Now I wrench on them for a living. Damned electronic babysitter took all the fun outta driving! Nothing like a big black straight hood KW with loud pipes to make work enjoyable though.

[@alech8336]

It must be incredibly satisfying to be able to drive a vehicle like that so smoothly. Thanks for posting.

[@markduncan6105]

Very , very good shifting skills. soft handed and timing is spot on. Pleasure to watch your video.

[@getoffenit7827]

I keep rewinding back to where you hit the switch for the brakes,And thinking of my uncle scaring the hell out me saying 'oh jesus! Lord help us! No brakes! It makes me laugh now but not as a 10yr old..thanks for posting this

[@rubberducc7318]

Pickup trucks: we are the loudest things on the road! This semi truck: hold my oil!

[@armanarmadillo]

Hold my J A K E B R A K E S

[@j0sh368]

@TOKA G supercars are nothing compared to a big rig

[@williamfunes2740]

*hold my Cummins.

[@spankthemonkey3437]

William Funes at least it's not short Cummings

[@KingEttow]

Honda civic with a fart can :^)

[@yankee4424]

My grandpa drove trucks in the 50s. He’d tell me stories about them all the time. I can’t even imagine how hard those things were to drive.

[@ellsworthwhitehead2703]

not that hard you just had to be a driver

[@theeverythingchannelyt548]

That’s the sound of freedom going down the road. God we make some good machines back in the DAY

[@scubadivingsince2006]

Cough epa messin stuff up w over engineering

[@lukasahs6064]

travelingThrew I don't understand the point of all that ”freedom” nonsense. According to several sources, including american ones, you're barely top 10 when ranking countries with the most freedom.

[@davidgriffing4445]

Whats the first country?

[@brycesmith2375]

Jhonnytest4 obviously China 🙄 I don’t think that dude knows what he’s talking about, just a hunch tho

[@coledavis5212]

travelingThrew Yeah. I mean, modern trucks are still well built and stay in good condition for a long long time if handled properly but they don’t have the same characteristics as an old truck does. They may be Kenworth, Mack or Volvo, but they are still painted white hauling reefers. I recommend a song called Twin Stack Blues by Bull Brambles. It’s a good song

[@leosypher9993]

Oh dang, 18 minutes of this, I'll play it in repeat for sleep music, sweat sweat Cummins sound is perfect!

[@pointingdog7235]

Hammer down.

[@luckylifeonwheels626]

Sounds amazing, the Jake break always puts a smile on my face my dad and uncle both drove truck and that how we new they where home the engine break as they where coming off the highway.

[@moviereviews541]

What a beautiful Kenworth! The sound of that old Cummins, music to my ears.

[@AsTheWheelsTurn]

I don't know what it is about this but its more relaxing to me than any music. I could seriously play this to relax and fall asleep too, even the Jake sounds. same effect as listening to rolling thunder and a rainstorm, probably better that I'm not a truck driver haha honestly you should add this to iTunes and sell it as "relaxing vintage trucking sounds" id buy it.

[@mortenjensen2269]

Then You should see/hear a b17 flyingfortress video. A recording inside a flyingfortress of the summing engine. Maks me just relaxe and slip away 😄 a bit like You describ this video does

[@thejerseyj1636]

I think your on to something. It's called "acoustical perfume" believe it or not. And I could listen to this motor all day !

[@JJKSeattle]

I've used recordings of submarine with intermittent "pings" to sleep. Very relaxing!

[@jasons7044]

Loving the drone of a engine, not asking for directions, enjoying being in home depot and looking at grainger catalogs... ..the definition of a man

[@Jleed989]

I’d buy it!

[@SuperV8driver]

You sir produced the best sound of the whole internet

[@melietawallace4293]

I ENJOYED DRIVING THOSE TWO STICK TRACTORS. THE TWO STICK OPERATION SURE HELPED TO KEEP YOU AWAKE AT NIGHT.

[@TangoCharlieAlpha]

Love the old twin-sticks! Drove a '41 Kenworth in 1994 that was setup like that. Nobody wanted to drive her but me.

[@Huttworker]

Must take a lot of practice to get those gear shift sequence and timing right, no clutch, nice.

[@ThatMNTrucker93]

Driven one twin stick once and now I'm hooked. Now I want to put a set of boxes in my Classic XL

[@randyhutchinson9910]

Robert McDougall floatin it all the way

[@americansmark]

It’s cake. Just gotta hear the engine

[@rustednbustedmopars6087]

I learned on a old Mack but always double clutched until I started driving a old Detroit and got the hang of not using a clutch for up and down shifting now whether it’s my Jeep, pickup, or big rig I never use the clutch

[@Scottie1152]

I would have liked to have had an exterior look at this old girl. :)

[@f1freakf127]

I love how she puuuuuuurs. Beautiful sound and beautiful truck. And in love with the Jakes :D

[@lanerailvideo5928]

I remember as a kid riding with my Uncle in his 1970's built KW that was fun.

[@1969CampEvans]

Thanks It was wonderful ride Check out the A/C on the dash

[@nickleback960]

Thats my ac when i drive at work. My favorite ac though is 2/60 ac

[@SergeantExtreme]

@@nickleback960 My favorite ac is AC/DC.

[@zaccorpseman7366]

@@SergeantExtreme 🤘🤘

[@dsnow5547]

This brings back so many memories of me riding in my dad's 52 Kenworth dump truck with him. Might be boring for some, most certainly not boring to me. Thank you.

[@Darstrom]

You are very much welcome for the ride!

[@pj5607]

I can listen to a Jake break all day! Awesome video! Respect

[@haroldishoy5442]

Wish we could see this rig operating from the exterior at street level, must be a beautiful machine 😃

[@VTSPQR]

This video was very relaxing......no crappy music, and no voice over! Well done!

[@brenddevries7792]

Casually flies it through the gears! Well done mate

[@randyhutchinson9910]

I grew up in the passenger seat of my Dad's Kenworth, wow, do I miss this

[@randyhutchinson9910]

because of watching my Dad, I've got a 1999 W 900 L Kenworth, and I'm driving a 2003 379 PETERBILT, god I love this, but it's gettin weird, with all the new law's, rough to hang on now

[@TimothyPeterson-mc4gf]

These trucks defines what trucking is i love to hear old disels running seeing them well maintained

[@ernestodiaz4106]

Man that was amazing ride I never ever been in one, sure like to ride in one, thanks man for this excited ride

[@cuocsongtaixeaustralia1332]

The engine sound is insane!!!! Love it!!!!

[@ManuelLopez-pg7vf]

Very good video my friend Dastrom my school with Cummins 335 small cam with transfer best regards to distance

[@CaliBlueTrucker]

I'm 72 now and that reminded me of a 1969 Autocar I drove for a guy on a pipeline job from Bakersfield to a Torrance refinery in the later 70's for Mobil oil, Hood was the contractor digging and laying the pipe. The truck was straight piped and the Cummins sounded sweet until it gave me a headache. The stack was short, about as high as the cab on the right side. The engine sounded really cool at low rpm's. There were still old gassers on the job, Internationals R190's, Ford Super Duty's 534 gas. The contractor liked that Autocar. I had trucks and tractors all my life until I retired. My last was the KW in avatar. Special ordered 2001 W900B C15 18speed, was ordered with old school gauges, bullet cab markers, low back seats. Old school as possible, Twice everything that can come that way. There are a few videos of it on my channel if you look around. That C15 was the Boss, a total different sounding engine from a Cummings in a good way. That truck kept me going until I retired in 2016. Like an old friend it was there for you.

[@chrispetersen113]

Just wondering how retirement is now?

[@CaliBlueTrucker]

@@chrispetersen113 We live in Cali so moved near the coast in Oceanside for the mild weather a couple years ago and it was a smart move, no fire, flood worries, etc. It's a mfg home so not much space for toys. We bought a new Grand Cherokee awhile back, it's kinda cool.. sting grey and blacked out. Married 40 years to my best friend. I know a lot f stuff about trucks, tractors, from all the years. Never had an accident claim. I just ran the KW around the last 9 years. A friend ordered it new and I bought it from him. He even wanted a 5&4 in it and Hendrickson springs but they wouldn't do that from the factory. I'm glad because the KW 8 bag air ride was fine off road as it floated for traction great. It's some of the other air rides that were a problem. I even bought a heavy tow strap when I first got the truck thinking I might get stuck doing off-road 10 wheeler work and never needed it. He wanted 4 way lockers too and they didn't do that either and I was glad about that too, not needed. Never had a problem. Of course I was doing dump truck work and he pulled an end dump. I had the box put on 16.3" at a place I had a Ford 9000 done years earlier.... it had a Cummins 350 13 speed. I had it 19 years. I started with an old 1952 International PU hand loading. Just kept saving and climbing the ladder.

[@АнатолийАнатолий-и4о]

Driving a truck is a job for migrants, a real American should live on welfare

[@OtherWorldExplorers]

Love the two 'Snorts' after the jake break. Like the ol' girl was saying 'why the hell are we slowing down' :) Also why can't I give this more than one thumbs up?!?!

[@alfindigo]

It’s like driving my old Winnebago. You have to keep moving the steering wheel just to go straight. Great video and wonderful sound as it accelerates.

[@hemiroar3993]

Thank you, that was so nice just to hear the truck, it reminded me of when I used to go for rides with my grandfather........no talking just looking out the window listening to that sound.

[@janwilliams178]

This was awesome, my uncle Neil drove an 18 wheeler over the road many years ago. He showed us the truck he drove back around 57'. I remember he controlled the horn by tugging on a chain that hung from the ceiling of the cab. I don't know how many other black truckers drove the roadways back then but my uncle loved it.

[@tracylloyd1124]

Another excellent video! I have a 1969 Kenworth with a 335 and a 5 and a 4. I hope that someday I get as good at shifting it as you are. You are really good at it! Thanks for the inspiration!

[@Darstrom]

Awesome! Just practice as much as you can. I'm not that good but I can keep it rollin atleast! I got a friend who bought a 69 KW cement truck with a 5n4 in, hope to try it out when it gets finished!

[@keith4886]

Darn...I'd like a ride in that truck myself. No clashing or grinding of gears. There's an art in that.

[@mariusmadsen888]

Nice Sound! Sounds Like Heaven!

[@Darstrom]

Marius Madsen Gaming Sure does! The new microphone was perfect for the job!

[@mariusmadsen888]

Darstrom sure!

[@Darstrom]

Диванный Фронтовик Could you write in English? KZbin app won't let me copy and translate on the phone..

[@Star0stinIg0r]

Это грузовик конца сороковых, начала пятидесятых годов, это нормально.

[@johnharding91]

I had to come back and watch this old truck run again. Just noticed its in Sweden!! Wow I bet that thing has seen some awesome scenery!!

[@Darstrom]

John Harding Thanks for checkin back ! It sure has, all I can think of is the awesome scenery in the States it has seen though! She's been running the northern states hauling steel for the last 10 year or so of it's work life

[@johnharding91]

Cool, Imagine having a go pro on that truck for the last 50 years. It would be awesome, Happy Holidays

[@Darstrom]

John Harding Wouldn't that be something!! Merry Christmas =)

[@johnharding91]

Merry Christmas!!

[@ta513]

John Harding z

[@InspectorCallahan.44]

I'm not a trucker but this brings a smile to my face.

[@Scioneer]

Beautiful sounding engine in that old beast.

[@seeburgm100a]

You handled that truck like a maestro! Beautiful.. a tour of the outside would have been nice. (I liked the Red White and Blue socks, nice nod to a great piece of American machinery!) thank you.

[@Darstrom]

Cheers! Go to my channel for a outside walkaround video

[@big14tx]

Nothing and I mean nothing beats that sound That sound could father my children

[@1060michaelg]

Any gear jammer could read about this truck to his boy (or girl) at night--- "Once upon a time, Leviathans ruled the American road. They warned of their approach with a not unfriendly yet fierce bellow which seemed to say..."I'm a comin' through there, folks! Bringing your groceries and gas and nearly ever blamed thing..." Well now, times have changed and the skill it took to ride these grand beasts of the road is in very short supply indeed. Why, many drivers don't even need to know how to shift anymore...The end."

[@nitsu2947]

You mean many trucks nowadays used automatic transmision ??

[@1060michaelg]

@@nitsu2947 +fordy massive fordy...yeah, increasingly, especially in the case of ready mixers, the new Macks are increasingly automatic. When I started hauling asphalt back in the '80's driving the R models, you had, now if my old ass memory - serves, 5 speeds in REVERSE. So, say you were on a job where you had to back up a long, LONG ways--- you shifted in reverse and you could get up to highway speed, too. It was a mind messer when you first learned it, then you WANTED to do it any time poss-ble! Now, I don't grudge these new dump and mixer guys their automatics...but I think every driver needs to know how to work a truck with a splitter just in case the need should arise, you know? Also, and this is me just being sentimental, I don't think the art of old fashioned truck driving should be lost. You watch, once they get all of the trucks automatic they'll be wanting to pay the drivers a lower hourly wage. Take care.

[@eatstuffanddie]

I choose to see progress and efficiency as a wonderful thing. Not at all denying the beauty of this machine though.

[@1060michaelg]

@@eatstuffanddie I agree in a general way regarding progress. The problem is, when it comes to "efficiency" today it usually is about the increasing use of robotics and this makes a growing number of people obsolete. And I love the argument some make that "This will free mankind to pursue the arts and..." Ok, and do you think the governments of the world are going to feed the hundreds of millions who will need to be fed, clothed, housed? It's no extreme view this...it is our future. Thanks for comment.

[@eatstuffanddie]

@@1060michaelg People wouldn't be obsolete if they were properly retrained or motivated to learn new skills. We survived the industrial age some how. I think we can handle some robotics and the singularity you speak of is much further off than what mainstream hysteria would lead us to beleive. I'm not saying your view is invalid becuase it absolutely is not but I feel as though some misinformation has caused some unease or fear about the technological future we are building.

[@kenworth4049]

Kenworth 521 (I think) waking up neighbours with their jake brakes since 1949 nice sound I wish I could live in those times 1950s return

[@ThatMNTrucker93]

Amen to that. These newer drivers have no clue what a real truck is

[@samd7476]

A sound like this just makes me sleep even easier.

[@iRyan876]

@@samd7476 Yes!!!

[@mfmfusagi1096]

This brings back a ton of memories, my father was a trucker and he always tell me about his truck journey in the 60's. Im taking a free CDL test on CDL Prep rn. Hope someday i can continue his journey as a truck driver

[@bigpeps13]

You can drive that you can drive anything 😂 bad ass thanks for sharing 👍

[@randyhutchinson9910]

I'm so jealous, I want one of the older ones now, and I'm gonna find it

[@michaelsteffen4887]

That old beast is super cool! Good to see the young guy makin her go!

[@heartbreakkid5757]

Damn this is realistic ATS,old rig with twin stick ,straight pipe,loud jake,floating shifting..love to see this old gal still running.

[@Darstrom]

Janu Kumoro It's amazing to be able to drive it!

[@heartbreakkid5757]

Its real man truck like back in the old day when the trucker were glorified as modern day cowboy ..unlike suck problematic computerized,automatic tranny semi nowaday.

[@Darstrom]

Janu Kumoro Right on..

[@72troy455]

+Janu Kumoro Times sure changed.

[@mikec7762]

Would've been nice to see the outside of the truck......!!!!!

[@Darstrom]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4eWop2In51_oa8 There is more on my profile

[@mikec7762]

No one's pissed off!! That's why you call yourself popcorn!!

[@noneyabusiness7053]

popcorn79116 no one is pissed at all, he is just saying he wishes the video showed the outside of the truck as well, you need to chill the fuck out dude

[@anitannerupe635]

Yeah me too

[@234dilligaf]

I was thinking that too

[@oldgiapetto]

Man, I could pull the audio off this and put it on a loop and play it on my pillow speaker at night. That's REAL MUSIC!!

[@porfiriodiaz7961]

Este sonido del motor y su grandioso freno de motor me hizo regresar en el tiempo y recordar cuando yo acompañaba a mi padre en sus viajes, ¡Gracias por el buen video!

[@jackhewitt7902]

It must demand serious skill to drive a twin stick love the sound of that old Cummins they really don’t make em like this anymore

[@FATHIMUZAKKKR]

I keep coming here.again and again since last year...so satisfying to watch 👍👍👍

[@Darstrom]

Thanks! And satisfying to drive!

[@224chingon]

Nice video and u seem like a very young man i am impressed at how you double shift the truck bet is not easy. Very talented and nice sounding piece of machine and what a beautiful scenery.

[@yamahaguy1732]

Man I love classics wether it’s an old semi car or truck they are just so simple and they look and sound so good

[@leecosworth]

If I got to drive these I’d be driving trucks for a living again, awesome 👍

[@chudin4767]

When trucks were trucks.....not big cars. Lol

[@michaelturner97311]

Chud In let me drive the big cars then dam all that shifting 😂😂😂😂😂😂 stay broke down my loads would never get their

[@MrWhitelightning73]

Chud In Speaking of cars....was that a G T O in the garage 😳

[@ptolalibertad]

Yup now mine is auto..

[@MustObeyTheRules]

At the end of the day, all the trucks do is deliver more useless crap for people to consume. It’s not rocket science and it’s not nothing to have a giant ego about

[@zachz699]

I can shift these. Would much rather not lol

[@goldfieldgary]

Those were my first trucks too - - late 40's and early 50's KWs with 5x3 and 5x4 transmissions. Ended my career in a 6-speed Maxidyne automatic Mack which made me appreciate the old twin sticks even more!

[@jonast.3185]

30 years & 3 million miles under my belt.... # Awesome ❤️

[@2thePtBassTuT]

If they ever do a remake of the movie "Duel", this should be the truck...

[@commodore665]

true , but that old PeterBuilt had an air of menace an old OshKosh or an early 50's Mack would do too though

[@2thePtBassTuT]

@@commodore665 Well...they would definitely have to ugly it up a bit....

[@commodore665]

@Adam Roy Norwood it would be the politest driver of a truck , so it wouldn't be the same

[@thecarpetman7687]

2thePtBassTuT spot on.....there’s something menacing in that sound although knowing the way films are made today....instead of towing a rusty old tanker it will probably be a Walmart trailer!

[@firstname5912]

Great movie

[@tylerpatton6490]

Damb I love the way she Roars and screams on the fight dude you have a wonderful taste in trucks. my dude she sound damb good

[@KP-yx1fn]

Drove a truck in the early 70s. Had a 5 speed with a 4 speed brown light and a 350 Cummins. It was alright empty. You could put brown light in 1st and run through the 5 box then top out with last 3 in brown light. But loaded you had to use all 20 to get the load moving. Brings back memories. Wonder how many of todays truck drivers could drive a 5x4 ????

[@JCaddy007]

Will luv to learn looks challenging but they dont make them anymore I guess

[@sparkz343]

American truck simulator got a new update!

[@vote4carp]

This would actually be Euro Truck Sim with a USA semi mod, haha

[@81summer98]

@@vote4carp no

[@vote4carp]

No what? This video wasn't recorded in the US, mate.

[@farminggameplays4760]

lol i had 437 likes and im 12

[@sparkz343]

@@farminggameplays4760 good for you then :D

[@ern48]

Love the old trucks, thanks for posting! My first semi truck driving job was in 1979 at age 20 driving a 1955 KW 6-71 Detroit, 4 x 4 trans and no power steering picking up refer containers on the Seattle waterfront. 10 years and many trucks later on my Friday's off work I drove a 1962 Pete 262 Cummins 5 x 4 trans logging truck with self loader and no power steering.

[@william38022]

I remember years ago the slow lanes in the Allegheny Mountains watching those things climb,,,coming down every once in a while some had to use escape ramp too.

[@Darstrom]

Thank god they had escape ramps when you needed them!

[@Star0stinIg0r]

Nice sound!!!

[@rebelson4617]

Игорь Старостин is this why you built the needle nose for ats or did you use these sounds

[@manuelcruz9878]

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[@everythingNotHere]

this vid, your driving/shifting skill, the sound, man! what a great Jake Brake sound, and that interior, man this vid belongs in the Smithsonian..... this sir, is a piece of Art.... Im sitting here listening to it for the second time, in a mixing studio through some nice monitors.. loud. awesome... killer rumble...

[@Darstrom]

Thank you! Yes the microphone sure did what it was supposed to do!

[@talonburtontb]

2:30 The sound I was waiting for

[@giorgiocaron9121]

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