Shifting Gears Right Climbing Big Grade! 13,000 Lbs Overweight!

[@Jpaydirt]

you need a switchblade turbo, next time you come out west come see me I'll get you hooked up let you try one

[@thomaspetroff9117]

Now Jeffry you know those old school Cats are supposed to smoke, but I get your reasoning, with the Cleaner burn and less oil contamination. But old school 3406 and 1693 are so cool when there bellowing $$$$ TGP

[@fsctrucking]

We'll have to talk about that in the future. 👍

[@AllianceB95]

Dont. The Switch Blade Turbo will not work with the stock exhaust manifold. The ports are too small, restricting the exhaust. And it's a B engine not a C or E engine... Oldschool needs oldschool parts to work properly. You get that SB Turbo and you tackle a big mountain or hill get ready to pop the turbo and need a expensive tow. The Cat 3406B has this match with turbo and engine for a reason... reliability.... More power => premature wear.

[@BeverlyHolzworth]

On 3406b if the turbin housing is a/r 1.84 you will get a little haze when pulling , go to a/r 1.72 turbin housing the smoke will go away !!

[@Jpaydirt]

@@AllianceB95 I feel dumber for having read this

[@WasephWastar]

this is Vin Petrol !

[@raymoncism]

Dom Spaghetto

[@kirkfranklinboy1986]

Glad I’m not the only one

[@XD-inator]

Vin Kerosine sounds better

[@Thumbs16-81]

Exactly what I was thinking 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@diecastcollector508]

Lmao exactly my thoughts!! 🤣😆

[@tkx86]

Hey Steve, I am a Heavy Combination truck driver from Sydney, Australia. Love your channel mate. Always enjoy hearing Orwell sing her song. Cheers and safe travels driver.

[@brycehunkin8141]

Glad I’m not the only Aussie watching him haha Fellow trucker from Newcastle Stay safe everyone

[@robertarrol4374]

Copy rd trains in qld here lol

[@chrisdellosa1139]

Who do you drive for in Syd and what area are your runs? Im not a professional driver but i am on the roads about 30 hours a week

[@markrobinson6883]

G,Day al you blokes Down Under, Keep On Trucking

[@FrankieHampton-k6c]

No Def, no Eld, no warning lights, no problem " great video 👍👍

[@MichaelBradley-j6z]

Even though I live in england where every truck is a cab over as you Americans call them, this old peterbilt is just awesome it sounds amazing. Just discovered this channel. it's brilliant

[@christophertaylor2464]

Hey I just discovered this channel too this is only the second video I have watched from this channel pretty cool truck.

[@neilrobertson811]

Sounds awesome, but struggling up a moderate incline at 15mph with only 36 tons doesn't say much for its power output. Here in the UK plenty of trucks loaded to max 44 tons are still hitting the speed limiter going up those sorts of inclines.

[@JRHfarms]

I was just in that area over the weekend. I drove right by that Rutter, and went up that same mountain only in a pickup truck. Beautiful country in that area. I love the sound of Orwell pulling a steep grade. Thank you for being us along, and God bless

[@DonCarpenter-j4h]

No crocs , no flip-flops, no sandles . Just a professional driver in work boots. Nice work with the hills.

[@DrewChisholm]

I drive my service truck in flip flops. Deal with it

[@landmine55]

@@DrewChisholm As long as you don’t show up on my site with no PPE idgaf what you wear in the truck 😂

[@HrLBolle]

I'm cut from the same cloth, but new production also over here in Germany CROCS and Flip-Flop's are technically illegal foot wear for driving as those can slip technically slip off of the feet …, sandals with a strap across the heal are a go because these are considered solid footwear

[@dandaman4985]

Thats because he likely had to load or secure that excavator; when simply pulling a trailer, flipflops are the thing to wear

[@chrisduncan2626]

​@HrLBolle sounds like you should put the crocs in 4 wheel drive mode and you'll be good

[@DeltaCo7175]

showing the gears was a nice touch !

[@AlbertPatterson-tp7df]

No automatic trans. No foot on dash. He has C.B. radio, professional .

[@mikenelainetrimpey6165]

Hello from Orange County California! Thank you Steve for sharing your trip through some of Pa. I miss the great views of Pa. I’m originally from Bedford County Pa. Safe travels to all the truck drivers!

[@TySmith01]

What’s up FSC I appreciate the quality of these videos you already have so much stress and responsibilities throughout your day to day driving these bohemoth loads but you go above and beyond and provide this awesome content for everyone! Thank you! Stay safe out there.

[@maxpuppy96]

That old 22 was the main route east and west Pittsburgh to Philly before the turnpike, a lot of guys still run it to avoid the tolls. That hill is where an 18 speed is nice, split the low side of the transmission.

[@juliancleary2831]

With that long pull and then engine braking just makes you realize how hard the engine oil is working ... really deserving a future fresh fill ... regards from England.

[@richardhoneywell7411]

Great video Steve really enjoy all the different camera angles and your commentary and the music. Especially Orwell's exhaust note pulling up the hill with that load. Looking forward to your next video stay safe Steve.

[@christophertaylor2464]

Hell yeah I think he knows what we want to hear and see.

[@lastplacetrophy3821]

My boy Vin Crisco out here pulling the heavies!

[@ernestbradley2636]

I love Cabovers, I drove my first one in 88 , GMC astro 290 Cummings 8 speed, I started driving in 84 in the Army 64 charlie. I kept driving for a living, rode in a international 4670 in the Army from heavy platoon.the you T.J . Bravo company 4 spt BK Germany ❤

[@corners3608]

Watching here in British Columbia, Canada. Saw the chain up area on the video reminded me that today October 1st is mandatory winter tires except for areas near Vancouver and southern Vancouver Island. All season tires OK but not advisable and I believe all heavy trucks have to carry chains from now until end of April 25!

[@AaronJones-yt4vd]

Those hills are serious at that weight...my Freight shaker with a c15 set at 550 broke a sweat going up those hills...That B model sounds gorgeous at full load

[@garyhoffman4653]

Great video FCS, I've been over that (HILL) many times over the last 15 years or so. I bought a car in Milroy long ago and the seller referred to that as the 7 mountains. I used to come from the Lewisburg area and would use 192 or 45 to 144 and 322 Burnham and Lewistown on a weekend shopping trip, I know about the slow speed on the north side of the mountain. If I would obey the speed limit the car behind would follow about 1/2 inch off my bumper. Construction was ongoing all those years ago. The Lewistown side was pretty well done. The last time I was there the Lewistown bypass over the mountain 22 is great. From your video I see it's greatly improved at Potterville. Thanks for the video. ....... Gary

[@MrCatrucker]

Thanks for the memories! 25 years ago I ran that route over the mountain 3 trips aa week.

[@johnsadventures6783]

That was one of my favorite routes to take. I liked going east off of 7 Mountains Hill. I could get it in the proper gear and let the jake brake bring it on down and never hit the brakes.

[@TheCancervero69]

Dear , I really liked your video, it is a real example of the work you do and the view from the cabin is amazing. Greetings from Chile.

[@tomriggs3926]

Generally a dozer with a scoop is called a Track Loader. At least by the KZbin dirt movers. Also a Crawler Loader.

[@RK-nr8qf]

Nice cab-over. As someone that has multiple relatives who owns semis, i wish you many safe travels.

[@justindearborn7275]

The play-by-play on the hill climb was excellent Made for a great video 👌

[@TheMowerGuy17]

I loved that route. I miss the sound of the engine working hard climbing the hill with the engine cooling fan on and the jack brake and the hill decent on the southbound side. There used to be to be a rest area at the top of that hill that gave you access to the state trail I believe. My dad worked for “Sauder Transit/Manufacturing” and he would go to Harrisburg PA almost every week back when I was a kid. They’re no longer around but they were the best and unique trucking company in the north east central and mid Atlantic and just for fun we were probably the biggest rivals to TMC, Maverick, and Bard on the road. If any of you old drivers from those companies remembered us you would have seen us in a 7 to 10 convoy at the clarion PA board plant probably 3 times a week.

[@deercreekmechanical]

Been on that route many many times, those grades are nothing to sneeze at. Awesome video and the audio was glorious.

[@whdbnrm3023]

Great video , if you don't want the block to split turn it so the grain runs 90 degrees to the boom

[@railman4390]

Love the old iron putting in work! Stay safe!

[@TimIvins]

Hey Steve, hows my favorite humble host doing & my favorite cabover, tell Chris, he's doing an awesome job at the shop, I wish I was their to help out, I've been watching ur channel for 10 years strong, I also like when u did the video's on the trains I love trains, I wish u could do more on the trains aswell when u have the time

[@x1heavy]

Train time is any time. Theres always time for a train. I just found Steve fairly recently and enjoyed his content very much. I tend to be a difficult passenger of a sort and dont ride well with some. However people like Steve and others who I choose to ride with are the good ones. We are glad to have them.

[@jrneff9773]

god damn pro trucker. this man could paint the lines on the road. that truck has prefect steering not sawing on the wheel at all. god damn great pair driver and truck

[@ItoTurboY8]

Ran laurel run 3x's this week at 89k lbs gross. I don't mind it. Especially when you have the power to run it up 💪🏼. I love 322 in PA

[@peteacher52]

There were, in the day, when trucks had 4-speed cog boxes with an Eaton 2-speed diff, signs at the top of each long hill, Steep Descent Trucks Use Low Gear. Such signs have long gone, probably because roads have improved and that modern brakes on heavy vehicles are, with reasonable care, virtually fade-free. Very interesting video! Col, NZ

[@bullishmorale1344]

11/15 a nice ride! I deliver to P&G sometimes in Lewistown PA. But watching you haul 13,000 lbs overweight 👀, that’s no joke, completely different ball game from the 53 Footers! Also, I like how they re did route 147, more smooth.

[@randy51]

From Randy in Chattanooga, Tennessee: Hey Steve. Hope you’re having safe travels out there. I drove a truck for just under a year. I was a company driver. It was an old JB Hunt reject. It a 1984 International 9670 XL, powered by 300 HP big cam Cummins, swinging a 7-speed.

[@dickgoesinya4773]

Those big cams were great engines. Not very powerful, but very reliable.

[@Richardsmithabcd]

Setting the example. I'm glad you didn't park at the pump to get lunch.👍

[@michelbrodeur6055]

What you' re hauling is considered a track hoe a back hoe is a hoe attachment on a tractor with a front end loader and that dump truck was hauling dozer with a bucket to load the dump truck as well as dozer work.

[@BSquaredmotors]

Subbed because I love trucks and the backhoe jokes have me ROLLING!

[@highlife0586]

This is really interesting to me I have been on this road so many times over the years (back and forth to Penn State) so this is what it's like to be a trucker and deal with the Seven Mountains hills. And yes..the smell of those truck brakes. Great job sir hauling that much weight up that hill.

[@_Machine631_]

makes shifting look easy in them trucks. i would never(possibly never) haul 18 wheelers but i do appreciate these types of vids and appreciate truckers.

[@stagger352]

I Used to run that hill nightly Linehaul for Estes, 23k in the first box, 20k in the second. Loved that climb. Philly to Toledo, laydown, turn around!

[@TheReaper_814]

Very nice! thats called seven Mountians that you pull up over, i work in state college and have to travel that mountain a good bit, great job trucker! save safe out there

[@maxracingteam23]

Can’t wait until you get that heavy haul truck built

[@jsh6952]

That is the plan for the 352 Pete.

[@TomM73]

Coming through my neck of the woods,, Milroy Hill which is Seven Mountains. Always a nice drive in a car but headaches for truckers at times. Jump on I-99 South to Altoona and you went through my back yard. Great videos Steve.

[@David-n1s1p]

Rule of thumb in the mtns ,be in the gear you want to go down in at the top of the hill😊

[@mikegrazio5376]

omfg. does your parents know you are up late on the computer

[@vanbraxton8422]

I saw the down hill grade sign picture on the right in the video just before you dropped the gears yeahhhhhBaby 😅 Truck CAT engine sounds Awesome 😊stacks look great & Texas Bumper & NEW rear rims Yaaahoooo😅

[@josephcooksley3219]

😂 thumbsup ... Quite a few years in the Uk Digger on a Transporter swung out into the Opposing lane at night ... Sadly ended in a Fatality ... with an awful out come ... 😢 I do a check to make sure after 5 or miles that nothing has moved ... Can i say you have very interesting country side to pass thru ....😅 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@jrneff9773]

there she be 81. my uncle jr neff run a shop off 81 in NY called HUSKEY TOWN TOW service heavy line repair he pasted the 1st of oct. he haul heavy equipment into the mines of pa and wv. he loved his 379 pete long nose. any time you can in a car get on the 11hwy out of Winchester VA and ride it up to new York some PA old dinners, bars a Sunday drive for 4 days. old motels that still are open. also that was the interstate back then may get behind more tractors and wagons, but the road has history. you can see gas pumps at peoples houses to buy fuel from all the way this is how gas station got started. wish people smarter than me would pass this info on.

[@buckrogers2828]

If you put the block of wood down the trailer instead of across, it won't split as when across the rounded part of arm puts the load along the grain so splits down the Rays

[@markbowles9452]

Thanks Steve, loved the Green A.P.U. ❤segment. Made my whole dang day.😃😄😁

[@christophertaylor2464]

Yeah I liked that too seeing the cops trying to get Bigfoot in the back seat had me laughing my ass off.

[@JustinTurnerman]

I'm not a trucker but love seeing what gear your in to give me an idea. Cool idea.

[@chucktaylor6057]

6:10 motorcycle running red light lol 😂😮

[@patrickroberts8209]

Awesome video from the oil fields of West Texas keep the awesome videos coming and be safe

[@WaveformV1.0]

Nice, We have some big steep ups where we go from 90 klms/h to 20 in around 1000 metres carrying over 200 tonne in Australia. I find in easier to go down whole gears in these situations. They are fun to drive but keep you on your toes. You guys from OS would get a buzz out of driving them.

[@dyldoe95]

Good ol 7 mountains. Run up that a lot. That’s my hazmat route going to new Stanton. Beats the heck out of 68 west 😅

[@lateefcarrere1649]

The camera angle of Orwell going through the overpass made me duck a little, because I thought the stacks were going to scrape, lol. Ever since #BusGreaseMonkey relocated to Tennessee and retired Lenny, I needed to watch an old school diesel vehicle get the job done, and your channel definitely fits the bill. You keep it real, especially with some of the family issues you had last year (& I know a little something about that myself), but I'm sure you will come through that as well. Congratulations on the new addition to the fleet (Chris has his work cut out for him), and if you do more with the channel, getting Orwell to drift would be something to see. Not really serious about that last part😆 All the best to you and yours.

[@johnf9596]

I like it! A genuine ride along. Was fun. John

[@chrislj2890]

These videos really help me appreciate the skill and massive balls it takes to do this work.

[@davidweimer8880]

Lived in Lewistown a long time, drove that to State College many times. Much better road now than there used to be going over.

[@Gatekeeper-p6g]

TO me it's just a Modern day ditch digger! I am a retired professional semi truck driver and I appreciate that you young man that you are using an older model Semi Truck to earn money with it no Computer junk hanging all over it!

[@jeffreycairns767]

93,000 lbs is the normal weight on a tandem trailer where I live. With a sleeper truck and a tandem reefer, the payload can be 54,500 lbs. The most I've done is 146,500 lbs on a 5 axle trailer

[@Localtruthspeaker]

Where do you live?

[@jeffreycairns767]

@Localtruthspeaker Ontario, Canada

[@Localtruthspeaker]

Does Ontario have different rules for tandems than Manitoba. I’ve driven 20 years in Canada and never had that weight without permits.

[@jeffreycairns767]

@Localtruthspeaker Honestly, I'm not sure. Most of my work has been between Ontario and Quebec. I started driving in January 2004 and don't remember it being that high. I'm fairly certain they changed it somewhere along the way, as well as all trucks with Ontario and Quebec plates must be governed to 105/kph

[@Localtruthspeaker]

@ I was from Manitoba and if we went to Ontario we had to be governed to 105 as well. It was any truck driving in or thru Ontario had to be governed. I even had my truck tested by dot in north west Ontario.

[@santiagogiuntoli6726]

When something is so well built that they trust the heavy hauls to it however "old" the machinery is, than the new trucks. Those trucks were really built to last

[@commandx2730]

trucking aside for a moment, the town you drove through, in the beginning looked beautiful

[@jaydeavor5516]

The Bid Grade you went up over is called 7 mountains. I travel that mountain just about each and every day. A lot of drivers take that mountain for granted. It is way steeper than it looks. The back side of the mountain that you went down over has changed speed limit to 55 mph for trucks now ever since they rebuilt the road. now on the steep side you went up, is still 20 mph for trucks going down and you "MUST" stop at the top before you go down.

[@randgrithr7387]

Found a cracked emergency line once when stopping at one of those mandatory brake check stations. Don't take chances!

[@dantinalong]

Huge fan of the cab overs always liked them.

[@boostedswinger]

I remember my first solo pass through the #1 in BC Canada, Kicking Horse Pass, near Golden, just over 20 years ago. I grossed at just over 100,000, and I had to drop into the basement on one of the steeper grades. It wasn't pretty, may have scarred a couple teeth, but the truck stayed rolling and I made the hill. Good times.

[@DastardDek]

Hearing Orwell sing is music all by itself. the added storytelling and knowledge sharing is icing on the cake, Thanks for making these vids

[@mattyw190]

Great video Steve. Very informative for a non-trucker such as myself.

[@JuanPabloRojasW]

Thank you for the ride!!! Love the engine's roar!

[@andygeyer1451]

I watch you for your pics of scenery. You drive through beautiful places. Your channel is one of the best at aiming your cameras at scenery instead of showing your face and listening to political views.

[@mickaelwilliams6129]

TO ALL TRUCKERS...THANK YOU .

[@matburn88]

This reminds me of the cajon pass on the 15 in CA near Victorville

[@bladenrexroth2555]

Back in 2013 I saw Eddy Money at a bar up there in Duncannon. Saw a few bands at that bar over the years. Eddy Money was the most memorable because "I got two tickets" for me and my dad😂😂

[@pamountains2]

Good old 7 Mountains. Always a hell of a climb in the truck

[@vanbraxton8422]

You have the BEST Camera setup so we can see you shifting the gears & seeing the road at the same time , you should make a Video about how to set up cameras for truckers, show them the camera' s you use the mounting system the SD cars how to edit , and more in another Link😊

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Familiar roads! 😎👍

[@peterhelm6003]

Great scenery and good camera angles. Cat purring in the background. Who could ask for more.

[@HrLBolle]

8:05 perfect shot to highlight the space advantage a Cab Over has compared to the hooded/ classic design

[@robbieknutson5980]

I’d like to watch your videos man bring back memories, I used to be a heavy transport driver

[@beavervalleyupdatesmore740]

That's a heck of a mountain i went up that one time and even in the car i was driving back then had a heck of a time getting up that mountain. I could just imagine in a truck traveling that mountain

[@b374mxg]

Great driving!!! Thank God for that 3406B!!!!

[@fkennedy02]

Nice old cab over there. Was watching a video of the cab over Scania v8 770 hp in Sweden that dropped to 20mph pulling 150000lbs gross on a 10 pc grade.

[@mickthurston9883]

Superb camera angles as always. Top dollar tracking. Looking forward to fixing Elaine. Mick London

[@TysonKirsch94]

I live 15 miles from that truckstop. that so cool steve not gonna lie im 100% i seen on 322 going up the mountain twords state collage a few times.

[@carldrexler7883]

That block probably wouldn’t have split if it set cross grain

[@Judge_Dredd]

I suppose Rally Cars aren't really something many in the US have ever heard of, but its a common sport in the rest of the World, nice to see it here.

[@stephenhowe568]

Fantastic sounding diesel, proper truck engine. 😊

[@kevindalman3427]

Love the way those straight pipes reverberate through those trees

[@cigarsgunsanddiesel8032]

Gotta love the Milroy hill on 322! Was just on it past weekend!

[@gdmofo]

Much respect from left coast dump trucker heavy haul 105,500

[@BS-Outdoors1320]

My friend's dad had an international trans star cab over. The truck's wheels were just like your Ford , but his was tandem rears. I want to say those are Dayton's. It's like a gigantic mobile home axle.

[@jeffreycairns767]

His Ford? I didn't know he had a Ford. I started in a 1995 Freightliner COE with a super 10 manual transmission. It had the dog house that you had to climb over to get to the bunk

[@BS-Outdoors1320]

@@jeffreycairns767 Steve has a cl8000 or cl9000 COE the Chris and him are building.

[@jeffreycairns767]

@BS-Outdoors1320 Oh OK. I don't usually watch him so I didn't know. I appreciate it

[@dudebud72]

Loved the skit! Loved the content. Subscribed! Be safe out there!

[@davidholloway2260]

Track Hoe = Excavator. What the dump truck was pulling is what I'd call a tracked loader. Back hoe = tractor with a front loader bucket and a boom and stick with a small bucket on the back.

[@kymw7833]

Thanks Steve the by/pass routes are beautiful scenery for us viewers getting a look around America😊😊😊 Kym Adelaide

[@mikey117us]

Was Chris seeing a 4070B? Or the rarer A? Mine too, however in the 70s in junior high we would draw 2D cab over Pete’s and KWs and the popular White Freightliners of the day. Popular nuance when meeting an owner operator on a rare home visit was to ask on those days, cabover, or conventional? On a side note: GMC Astro another cabover often seen by me growing up. In the early 70s my dad was selling Diamond Reo Trucks before they fell apart. From memory they sat on the lot awhile.

[@Todd-c1l]

Great job 👍, much appreciated ✌️

[@maxx21147]

yeah... pre-trip & post-trip are a kinda of on-going thing when you're enroute. Eyeball the whole rig, when ya stop. Watch for liquid on the ground that wasn't there when ya parked, bump tires, wheel seal leaks, lights & stuff like that.

[@srybishop]

Hello from Washington state, wood residual chip hauler here. 105,500 every day, every where. No worries.

[@bryancondrey6457]

Good luck with your business adventures with the strike starting and Appalachia flooding.

[@Fernandilson]

.... awesome vídeo ... salute from Rio de Janeiro - Brazil