Kenworth, 18 Litre CAT V8, Cold Start!

Sitting for a few weeks, cold start with some smoke!
Advantages of air start:
They have a longer working life than electric.
No need to worry about flat batteries, every tyre on the truck is basically a battery, because if you run out of air you connect your airline to a tyre to charge the starter air tank.
The starter air tank is seperate from the main air system and will hold air for weeks as long as everything is well maintained.
They spin the engine over a lot faster than electric.
Alternators and batteries last a lot longer because they don't have the heavy drain of electric starts.
The system is lighter than an electric start system.
You can run your fridge without worrying if the batteries will go flat.
Disadvantages:
You must maintain the system or you will run out of air.
They are a lot more expensive than electric start systems.
You must make sure they are lubricated, this is the #1 reason people have problems.

[@thatfreakingarage7806]

Bully bars + right hand drive + « 1’000’000 » gallon diesel tanks = Australia 🇦🇺 !!! 😍

[@hunternelson3018]

And the holdens

[@StaffordMagnus]

@@hunternelson3018 No Holdens there mate, those are Valiants. Looks like a couple of VHs and a CL or CM.

[@spannaspinna]

And national heavy vehicle plates lol

[@barryburton7755]

A million gallons really ?...

[@alivingchild4695]

@@StaffordMagnus I thought the yellow panel van was a holden

[@playwme3]

Used to love seeing these Cabover Kenworths on the Hume back as a kid in the late 80’s. The family car was an old slow Hiace so you got to see a good variety of trucks as they were constantly passing us.

[@randomthoughts1001]

Air starter sounds to the diesel clatter. 😍

[@AnDrEw122100]

Random Thoughts I love it makes me want to watch maximum overdrive lol

[@Zerofightervi]

@@AnDrEw122100 My mind went straight there too.

[@Bartonovich52]

The Road Warrior.

[@spraga79]

Ingersoll Rand

[@dennislischer8248]

Der Anlasser wird mit Druckluft betrieben? Wie startet man den Motor wenn keine Pressluft da ist weil die Leitungen undicht?

[@100016]

Man, CAT 06B and 08 has the greatest, signature big rig diesel sound ever. Detroit and Cummins have their glory but CAT is king!!!

[@babayaga2977]

My father and I had a 79 KW with a CAT 3408 in it but was electric start. 24 volt start, actually. Such a mean machine. Yours is gorgeous!

[@gm16v149]

Most of the Australian KWs with 3408s had air starts, but some were 24V electric with a series-parallel switch to give 12V for the lights, radio etc.

[@babayaga2977]

@@gm16v149 yes. Exactly the same setup ours had!! Thanks for the reply!

[@atribecalledcookies4]

Man that air starter!!! Absolutely stunning truck sir!

[@truckdriver3126]

A mechanic I used to work with said fuel tankers typically had air starters back in the day. He also worked on dredge boat that had air starters. If the air tank was empty he said he had to go down and pump a lever for about an hour.

[@mikeymcmikeface5599]

lol, I've never heard of air starters

[@666dynomax]

wondered what that starter was... interesting. so in the winter plug the block heater in and hook up the external air compressor, yer gonna need it... some of those old engines were hard to start in the winter for sure.

[@Adam-bw4lw]

Wow that air start cranks fast

[@Digidi4]

this video randomly showed up in my recommended and I love it

[@bro5800]

I love the sound of compressed air start. Thank you so much for the upload.

[@Strangleyourfriend]

I love how the whole truck is wobbling when you rev the engine. Not surprising when it's a 18 litre V8 engine, but still cool.

[@andydavis7254]

Show this to an EV owner and watch them cry. This is beautiful

[@samusaran7317]

Such a weird comment... Gas and electric cars can coexist.

[@richardjameswellingtoniv9682]

@@samusaran7317 electric pussies do not think so

[@samusaran7317]

@@richardjameswellingtoniv9682 I'm aware of how most of them think. Rather sad when you really think about it.

[@kishascape]

After the latest gas and diesel prices this past year though probably not as much.

[@j.r.f8381]

Cringe comment

[@Elidoransgar]

After all the times I've seen it, this is one of my top five favorite trucks of all time. She's a beaut.

[@davidthompson882]

Damn brings back memories of going up to Scotland with my grandfather in his tanker when I was a little fella, lovely old girl

[@JasonWaterfalls13]

That air start is so cool!! Love hearing it every time, thank you.

[@jamesgarage1223]

Saw this beautiful machine near Kalgoorlie about a week and a half ago pulled up at a rest stop. Awesome rig!

[@Patty-qy8qh]

Amazing, crazy starting sound. And right before this vid I got an ad for the Nissan Micra Hybrid or something...

[@samwagner31]

Patty that’s a pneumatic starter. It uses the air in the auxiliary tank to start it. You gotta have a well tuned engine if you have pneumatics because you only get 2-3 cranks out of it before you run out of air.

[@02091992able]

@@samwagner31 They where used pretty heavily before electric starters became strong enough to crank the engine without draining the battery is what I have seen people say about them.

[@samwagner31]

02091992able yep, they’re still used in maritime engines though. Their generators can power the air compressors, so there’s plenty of air to get the main engines going.

[@tylerbonser7686]

Most people that heard that truck start up would think you have a impact and are changing a tire

[@ROTAXD]

tyler bonser you think folks don’t know what an air starter is ?

[@tylerbonser7686]

@@ROTAXD i clearly said "most" people. Maybe take a couple extra seconds reading a comment before immediately disagreeing with it. What is it with people like you that are more concerned about disagreeing with someone than understanding what you are actually disagreeing with.

[@puncherdavis9727]

@@tylerbonser7686 Welcome to the Internet Tyler. Where people could take time to use this great resource to learn things but instead prefer to be offended and act like children.

[@lucius87x]

That's actually what I thought when I first watched this video Tyler. Haha.

[@bigredc222]

He didn't say do you think no one knows about an air started, he just said folks that don't know, and then instead of having a civil conversation, you assume you're being attacked and jump down his throat.

[@stefankassbohrer2765]

nothing beats cubic inches ... great sound & KW !

[@simonsmall6446]

Wow that’s a beast and air start too brilliant

[@petesgarage4670]

I love the sound of the air starter

[@TSnowy23]

That truck is a beast. If the T-1000 had it, he would have caught John Connor in Terminator 2 😉

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

that is a beautiful truck and I love the air start. I'm happy to own an airstart truck myself : )

[@indayewilliams776]

nothing but nothing beats the sound of the air start

[@MyHMMWVaddiction]

Goose bumps👍!!! Greetings from the USA

[@llg3pe]

Mad Max would be proud of that air starter

[@michigandogman3060]

Good ol air start! A lot of younger guys will never know the joy 😖

[@electroniccheeks]

Didn't even know that existed.

[@michigandogman3060]

@@electroniccheeks Detroit 2 strokes had them sometimes 👍🏻

[@partymanau]

@@electroniccheeks 2nd coolest starters ever invented, for the 1st, look up Coffman Starters

[@NgapuhiTrump]

@@partymanau P

[@roadtrain5910]

saw your cool truck heading south through Geraldton W.A yesterday and truck looking and sounding still awesome (26/11/2019)

[@gm16v149]

👍🏼

[@aj-kwt909truckin31]

Oh boy the memories ~ Overnight Transport = 1980's ~ ex Kwikasair Express !!!

[@3foxstangs]

Nothing sounds better than a big cat

[@ghostrider115]

Damn that air starter scared sending chills down my back

[@kennethlowther2458]

Did mine too when I was about 6 standing on the running board when Ray fired it up !! I took off running scared when he cried laughing !!

[@hungrymoose7627]

I think I need a cigarette after watching that.

[@lehmanns_chris]

Oh yeah!

[@Gabriel-he6ih]

A' need a Cigar

[@MetalMullisha66]

Yea buddy

[@timbauer1990]

😂oh yeah

[@lukegriebel]

Just smoked one...

[@stevepunter3704]

I haven’t heard that sound for many years, glad I’m here now 🍻🇳🇿.

[@doc.voltold4232]

I have used Air started on diesel engines just on power generating cat engines, diesel and natural gas. Never saw em on a truck. Amazing

[@aurelioramosnascimentonasc7323]

Caterpillar é um dos melhores motores diesel que eu já tive a oportunidade de conhecer no ramo da mecânica diesel.

[@lextaylor5661]

Love the old vals in the background!

[@fredericia01]

Great to see that "The old girl" still lives and breathes :-)

[@dominikgabler1953]

Nice to see new footage from you.. How I miss those airstarters.. We don't have them over here in Germany.. Good on you, mate

[@truckertj2109]

Dominik Gabler we definitly should get them here, but i don't think that they would sound cool on a Scania or Volvo... But on a Kenworth they fit perfectly.

[@superskrobb]

@@truckertj2109 just go to the dealer, volvo or scania and order one, theyr common in marine applications,run air lines to a solinoid switc using the original starter wire,or make a push button start....................

[@markobulajic8054]

DAMN that air start is just beautiful!!!

[@md_randoms2429]

instead of 2 stroke heaven. WE ALL GOING TO FOUR STROKE!

[@mr.airsoft8295]

Gotta love that pneumatic starter

[@Guns_N_Gears]

This totally reminds me of the truck starting scene from Mad Max Road Warrior!!! Cheers👍

[@ROTAXD]

rashim kallihar also an air start truck in Maximum Overdrive.

[@Guns_N_Gears]

@@ROTAXD, pneumatic start is great when the conditions aren't cold, and nobody has any service 4 miles around, but still cool, and reliable!!!!!

[@patrickweiss8246]

well this is where the air start comes from for that one American Truck Simulator mod

[@CourageTheCowardlyDog266]

Or y'know. Just air starters in general

[@stewedapple]

Oh the sound of those air brakes...heaven! My wife just doesn't get it!?

[@rossbryan6102]

MY FUNNIEST EXPERIENCE WITH AN AIR STARTER WAS IN 1978! I WAS RUNNING A 1963 WHITE 7000 CABOVER WITH SLEEPER AND CUMMINS POWER! I WAS USING THIS TRUCK TO TRANSPORT A TRACTOR PULL SLED. WE WERE AT A COUNTY FAIR PULL IN ONAGA KS! THE PULL LASTED TILL WELL AFTER DARK BEFORE THE PULL WAS OVER! THERE WERE NO RESTROOM FACILITIES AT THE PULL GROUNDS AND PEOPLE WERE GOING TO THE TREES AND BUSHES AT THE EDGE OF THE GROUNDS TO RELEIVE THEM SELVES! THE TRUCK WAS PARKED AT A DARK CORNER OF THE GROUNDS WITH HEAVY BUSHES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAB! I FLIPPED THE HEADLIGHT ON AND HIT THE AIR START BUTTON! I DIDNT HAVE A MUFFLER ON THE AIRSTARTER AND IT REALLY WOULD HOWL! THERE WAS A LADY BETWEEN THE BUSHES AND TRUCK TAKING A PEE!! WHEN THE AIR STARTER FIRED OFF, SHE CAME FLYING OUT RUNNING AS FAST AS HER PANTIES AND BLUE JEANS AROUND HER ANKLES WOULD LET HER!! LOL , LOL!!!

[@justicelut]

Mack thermodynes had an optional extra long time ago that enabled you to use air out of a tyre to a start the engine, then when it was going you could pump up the flat tyre!

[@tt533_8]

0:13 when your drill gets stuck in the wall

[@AnDrEw122100]

Mannnn. Those air started make me want to watch maximum overdrive lol.

[@visti1]

I just love your old kw. Wish i could go by for a visit but is quite a trip from Denmark. 😄

[@toxicmatrix1337]

All I can think of is maximum overdrive with that start up sound

[@ESPSJ]

love the sound of air starts

[@giemontakahasi4076]

Beautiful truck, congratulations!!

[@mrbrown7224]

Would love to see more vision of you driving with camera in the sleeper looking out

[@australia3913]

What a beauty 124cr’s are the best

[@pauloV4307]

Lot smoke. I love that.

[@mattfoster8077]

Wow such a nice truck and sound. I love the air start. You dont see these where im from

[@gavinmcvey8177]

Original bad ass killer truck the ken worth bad ass with that air starter wow it's a beast of a truck😨😨the😎terminator style just waiting for Arnie to walk out of it😎

[@chris8534]

Look at all those Valiants in the back ground - thought I was coming here to see a truck now they have all my attention.

[@petersack5074]

Good looking K100. Good, for you, Xtra fuel tanks. Hey, bud, front axle is crying out for aluminum buds, on them, togo with wonderfull KW design, of K100. Used to have a ' 74 KW K 100, cummins 350 , jake brake, bud front wheels. NO power steering, but good for upper body exercise !. Red interior, very good paint/paint job ! on it. White, in color with Fuller RTO 12513 speed. YOURS = sounds like an air starter system ....? i used to put pop/juice cans, on the handle above the door, on top. Keeps them handy, and cool, too !

[@truckertj2109]

I need that as a Ringtone for my Mobile...

[@truckertj2109]

I did it, i use the first 30sec as Ringtone...

[@dieselbuddysatgeisslertran777]

.....oohhh yeaaaahhhhh thats it dude:))) I also need a cigarette after watching..... and a cold beer :D

[@moparpower975]

what a beautiful truck !

[@02DDP]

That air crank reminds me of a scene from maximum overdrive

[@kartaku132]

Yes was going threw the comments to see if anyone else put it. The scene where the married couple have there first run in with a killer truck

[@Shade_Tree_Mechanic]

Air starter sounds awesome!

[@v8superliner475]

She's an aussie road train 1981 cat 3408 v8 well known truck

[@tommyv4980]

It's a discontinued American engine.

[@Alex462047]

@@tommyv4980 Unfortunately the 3406 is discontinued too, for all intents and purposes. Bloody emissions!

[@tommyv4980]

@@Alex462047 They shouldn't go after truckers and their engines. Like many old drivers have said, if trucks stopped moving the world would shut down. If you want to control emissions then help third world countries to stop relying on so much coal an move to cleaner energies. They cause the most pollution.

[@nl3712]

Tommy V sorry to burst your bubble but the overwhelming majority of emissions come from developed countries.

[@tommyv4980]

@@nl3712 Bubble is intact. You are incorrect.

[@LilFuwatti]

THIS START UP IS THE SAME START UP FOR THE TLX PHOENIX FOR FARMING SIMULATOR 22🤩🤯🤯

[@02stanggt]

I'd love to see you row through the new gearbox.

[@wimnieuwdorp5337]

Verry nice video again bro and man i love the sound

[@dmc016]

Dude, plz upload videos, I need to hear that 3408 more!!

[@autoparts101]

0:13 love the noise

[@pagey007]

Must do another vid .. The 3 min sound of v8 cat was way too short ;-) legendary rig..

[@jarrynsmith]

Awesome Kw and valiants the CL drifter is rare

[@brandondannys-menary3678]

I bet that things a torque monster, damn

[@pauljohnson7382]

This tractor is simply awesome.

[@optombomber2980]

Now that’s a great look for ultra Magnus

[@chris77777777ify]

Lovely looking tractor unit

[@Carstuff111]

Nothing like an air starter :)

[@MysteriousDrJ]

Optimus's badass brother.

[@NeilLB7]

Why do Australian semi tractors seem so....I don't know....AWESOME!!

[@lalnablehector1285]

Its Australia so trucks* or Prime movers* , tractors are something you tow a plow with.

[@918davisable]

Badass ! from Iowa, Gods Speed.

[@svenvolwater5473]

What a cool truck

[@gsmith207]

That thing was shoe horned in there man! Butter up the sides! Haaaa love it! Poor O/H door!

[@frankleonard6570]

i love old v8's cat with air starter. just needed another running truck to pump up your tanks

[@SPDDTI354]

Great capture of the air starter

[@lbowsk]

Awesome truck. Awesome sounds. Many thanks for posting.

[@guardrail2897]

I've seen a bunch of those old cabovers at shows that have that motor. Every owner tells me the power is insane.

[@user-rottura595]

この時代のアメリカントラックは、とにかくカッコ良いし憧れる

[@screwsnutsandbolts]

Awesome ! 👍

[@juha-mattiseppanen9490]

This is god damn beautiful

[@546dukedodgysgarage2]

Nice, I use to warn old ladys close by too hold on too their teeth before starting the old mack air start, also nice collection of vals there you must have the same disease I have.

[@mccrackenphillip]

Nice to see you back.

[@tritonmole]

If i won a lamborghini in a lottery, i would exchange that to a truck like this on a heartbeat

[@azrailfan2717]

And you might have some money left over too 🤠

[@M_POWER_TDS]

Sound like a Mad Max movie 😊♥️

[@ordenavide2986]

Most beautiful truck.

[@jaystero1]

Never encountered anything with an air start in the flesh, whats the solution if you need to start the truck and have no air/not enough air?

[@gm16v149]

If you're on the road you hook up an airline to a couple of tyres and charge the starter air tank.

[@jaystero1]

Interesting, cheers for replying

[@josephsmith2351]

Jayster he's lying you tell stick it up your ass and wish for the best😉

[@shortthrow50]

Jayster lmao

[@j.rawson9512]

@@josephsmith2351for shame

[@calvincrews3885]

Who likes the sound of the 18 liter Caterpillar engine

[@joeymitchell4192]

Me

[@hugotox1]

Who doesn't?

[@rorywynhoff1549]

Good old clacker boxes.

[@alpha-cf2oi]

@@hugotox1 gen Z snowfIakes

[@Fullnoise]

Great stuff mate, love it.

[@digitalbroadcaster]

That yellow/orange car in the car park looks like the model from GhostBusters.

[@mrbrown7224]

Please make more videos like to see under the cab engine bay and talk about your truck and your career in trucks a bit would be good

[@wm.jackson4284]

Now thats trailer truckin!