Kenworth T680 Ownership Update!!!

[@joeybenton8986]

I have A19/680 210000 miles so far GREAT Truck 10 speed transmission 308 rears Full flat bed Conestoga Stays around 6.8 to 7.2 miles per gallon Always loaded heavy 48000. Missed that big hood but like this Truck Expresly getting into tight places. PS keep the shiny side up dirty side down.👌😎😎🇺🇸🏁

[@sergiomondragon2928]

Do you run a lot of hills or mostly flat ground?

[@ladiesman860]

I loveeeeeee that truck, I drive a 2011 t700 now. Kenworth do make good trucks.

[@freedomfighter9046]

Great video thx, i just ordered mt 2022 t680 , CANT WAIT TO GET IT

[@7viewerlogic670]

Nice truck! Hope you get your Large Car someday. Don't forget how to grab gears!

[@michaelford8147]

I had a 99 Pete 379 and averaged 7mpg pulling a flatbed. Emissions are choking the mpg out of these newer trucks.

[@Dave0755]

I've drove trucks since 1999. I've drove and owned everything from a Volvo 780 to a Peterbilt 379. I've drove older trucks like a Freightliner FLD and newer trucks like a Kenworth 660. I tried to drive a Kenworth 680 and it's by far the weirdest sitting and most uncomfortable truck "to me" i've ever driven. I like the way they look but i can't get over the weird styling. I know I'm in the minority but that's ok. Glad you like your truck.

[@michealmacwilliams4247]

Shit your still wet behind the ears, I started in '85 and the trucks i drove back then are better than the new trucks

[@robertwalker308]

I don't like the way a 680 sits either, I want the 99 w-900 I was driving, way more comfortable, this 680 seat swells my legs ( calf's ) up

[@michealmacwilliams4247]

I do like the clor you went with i like that shade of green

[@Hydrostream1972]

Just hopped in a company 579. Sleeper size next size up from 48 Stand up sleeper box. Paccar motor Paccar 12 auto. Paccar rear ends.. At 65 mph. 1250. 1255 rpms. At 62 mph...1190. 1195 rpm. Pulling huge nemantic tanker. Twin city's to detroit and back. Using 170 to 180 gallons. ... Avg . mpg. ..7.5 to 8.7 at best....

[@alangee79010]

You have a nice color and well detailed. Now I have to ask with def and re-gen how does that change up power while loaded? Glad you are enjoying your new truck and I hope it gives you years of trouble free service. Software will eventually raise it's dirty head. But that will be a while Thanks for the update 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@haroldhuffmaniii1982]

Well we have been dealing with regen on trucks since 2008 and def since 2011 so it’s normal by now. The 2017 emissions is the third generation and seems to have most of the earlier bugs worked out. My 17 cascadia had no emission related issues while a 14 I used to drive was plagued with them. Like anything else that is new they seem to figure the bugs out as they go. Seems the third generation is pretty good and far far better than the first two generations

[@alangee79010]

@@haroldhuffmaniii1982 not a drive and so my learning of these emissions is interesting from a distance. Busch swept it yesterday. Have a great day.

[@haroldhuffmaniii1982]

Oh no worries at all. Glad you watch even though not a driver. Any other questions feel free to ask. And yeah he was pretty tough to beat this weekend. He will most likely get win 200 next week. Not a fan but respect the talent.

[@alangee79010]

@@haroldhuffmaniii1982 he is so talented and if he weren't a baby when things go south he'd be even better. I like his skills and Gibbs drivers and SHR guys.

[@sberger6604]

Nice job on this man. Very thorough!

[@manjhnama3206]

Thank you man this video made my mind to buy this truck thanks for sharing your first hand experience Thanks again

[@davidderler5924]

Wait till Def system acts up . Constantly

[@jimjatos28]

Thank you for this update. Just bought a 2020 T680 with the X15 efficiency engine and the 12 speed endurant transmission. I was wondering something since you have the Paccar motor. Do you ever notice a low hum noise that kind of pulsates? (Like goes loud-soft-loud-soft) There is a low hum in my new T680 that isn’t terribly loud but is low in frequency and it drives me NUTS listening to it all day. I can drown it out with the radio loud enough but I don’t always want to listen to the radio. It occurs when the engine is engaged in moving forward. It goes quiet when the truck coasts in neutral and when the jake is engaged. Does your truck do this? Mine only has 2,000 miles on it so far but I don’t know if I can stand listening to this pulsating hum all day everyday until I trade it in for a different one 3-4 years from now once it’s paid down a bit...

[@robertesposito9871]

It might be the fan clutch

[@707SonomaComa]

That would be irritating. Did you ever figure out what the noise was?

[@bigdee2333]

Team kenworth😎

[@kevinflowers5529]

Love the color

[@Gcal1956]

I bet it runs smooth and quiet. Probably like a nice car. But to many computers for me to deal with and not be able to work on it myself.

[@truckandtea]

Hi man I’m really confused between freightliner and kenworth t680 They both atriums some price For around 4-500k mile Around 60-65k$ It will be my first truck and I love KEN the way it look and smother drive I think But every body telling me it’s a mistake and get freightliner What do you say? Should I pull the trigger get the kenworth or lesson to ppl which they have a good point they say parts cheaper and easier to fix ! Thanks

[@benjaminduke48]

Hey, good video thanks for the update. I was watching Jeff's owner review video. I was looking at his points moving from a 97 ftl at 6 mpg at 62mph and moving to T680 with 8 mpg. Then you popped up and say it's 7 mpg at 65mph. If you don't mind for your Trk what is the cost of cargo and auto liability insurances. It'll be next week before I get estimates from the agency. I've got a quote on buying out right, rent/leasing it already.

[@haroldhuffmaniii1982]

Well this truck is still not broken in and the one time I checked the mpg it was 7.25! Since I’m leased to Jeff I don’t pay the cargo or liability insurance. I only cover my comprehensive and collision.

[@alross18058]

the only way to accurately check the mileage is quarterly when you do your IFTA

[@robertesposito9871]

I didn’t know that about the different hoods

[@jeromeholmes5783]

What’s Harold this is jerome, great video about ur kw, wish I could talk to you more About getting a T680 kw too, the best way and how much money should a put down You got good information my brother..... iam real close to buying one ...got 18-20 experience our But got out of it ,wanna get into it again, live in Asheville Nc,but work in nyc as a driver ....long story tell ya later Be safe out there and god bless brother...

[@robertesposito9871]

Good move stay safe

[@keyshaj100]

We just bought a 2016 t680 and on our first load we got a derate message.

[@ElBoogieMane1]

I just watched your video, good stuff. I know it's been a while since you posted this so I figured it'd be a good time to ask. How's the truck holding up? Have you had serious maintenance issues since you've owned it? Are you still maintaining good gas mileage? I'm seriously considering purchasing this same year model and would love to hear from someone who actually owns one.

[@haroldhuffmaniii1982]

Thanks for watching, glad to have you. Unfortunately only 2 months after purchasing the new truck my wife at the time decided to end our marriage. My business was not stable enough to handle the financial hit that resulted from that and I was forced to quit working for myself.

[@ElBoogieMane1]

Harold Huffman III sorry to hear that. Keep your head up and I hope things get better for you.

[@michealmacwilliams4247]

The 379 and 386 are nowhere near the same cab because you know because you kept backing up on what you said, I had a '94 379 EXHD Pete 320 inch wheel base, 18 speed with double overdrive. 3:36 rears running 24.5 low profile all the way around. On the Dyno at the CAT shop it would run 120mph on flat ground loaded to the max of 80,000 pounds it had a 450 CAT turned up 15% over factory settings

[@haroldhuffmaniii1982]

Not sure exactly what your talking about. The 386 and the 389 are in fact the same cab and sleeper. The 379 had several different interiors through the years.

[@Ken-fh8iv]

Good Luck w/the new truck ;-)

[@robertesposito9871]

Hoods may look good but but I like to hear my radio

[@skipjafry9059]

How is the truck holding up? I am looking to go from a Volvo to the 2021 Kenworth t680. Do you like the Paccar? Does it pull up grades? I run Mountain region and West Coast. OOIDA hat is on point my man! Keep up the good work!

[@haroldhuffmaniii1982]

Well to be honest, only months after purchasing the truck my wife decided she wanted a divorce. This left me unable to maintain the business. What I will say about the paccar, it’s less expensive to purchase, lighter. I’m currently driving a 2018 Peterbilt 389 with the paccar 510hp/1850tq and an18 speed with 3.42 rears on 24 low pro rubber. It easily out pulls all of our dd15 freightliner trucks even the ones with 3.90 rears. Never been to the shop, has over 210k miles and no APU.

[@chrisr6]

I got my truck through MHC

[@alross18058]

Ifta is the only way to check your mileage accurately

[@haroldhuffmaniii1982]

That is an accurate check for the entire quarter. You can get a very accurate check of Miley documenting odometer each fill up and comparing the gallons purchased. Just have to make sure you fill each time.

[@robertesposito9871]

I’ve been looking at a 2018 kenworth T680

[@ega0117]

How is your Kenworth now? Any flaws? V

[@mattcarl9210]

Which dealership did you buy years at

[@ruthless4920]

All clean lol

[@michaelrodriguez2348]

How did you get started owning your first truck?

[@haroldhuffmaniii1982]

Michael I purchased my first truck from Werner in 2004 as a company driver. It was a used company truck.

[@snorelordthemetalheadvikin3864]

#teamkw

[@TwoCents690]

The Eaton fuller Auto doesn't skip shift?

[@haroldhuffmaniii1982]

Yes it does skip gears? Why?

[@TwoCents690]

@@haroldhuffmaniii1982 from what you were saying sounded like it went through every gear taking off. Less I heard wrong. Those older freightliner autos ran you through every gear.

[@haroldhuffmaniii1982]

Oh ok. No, it does skip gears when it can. I’m sure there are computer algorithms and all in place. Depending on load and speed increases it determines what to do.

[@nicolas2747]

Hello everyone who is making life and money on the road, I need your advice. What semi truck is good to buy? Maybe some of you have more experience as an OWNER OPERATOR. I planning o buy a big rig, but I do not want to waste my money. Share your suggestions and comments Thanks

[@kennetheugene6402]

If you have money and credit, lease is cheaper with Freightliner cascadia great mpg , if you have more money, best credit lease or buy Pete or KW. With Cummins or Paccar. Remember reliability and sustainability , long money not short money

[@erikyoung3759]

Can u idle them trucks

[@elijahrose7913]

You still in your truck?

[@mikyahalbena-yasharal3387]

Thumbing threw the comments; no, he is no longer trucking owner op. He had to return to company truck.

[@jamescoker5314]

Yea new is nicer!

[@morrisdennis]

I am scared of paccar engines

[@davidderler5924]

My nephew has one Def system constantly plugging up . Getting towed down time . It's a piece of Crap . Dealer's are Garbage . I said get rid of that piece of Crap

[@haroldhuffmaniii1982]

What year is the truck?

[@davidderler5924]

@@haroldhuffmaniii1982 2018 T680 with Paccar engine has 450 k on it but has Been plugging screen's or exhaust filters since 300 k on it. Should hear Today if KW Nashville got it going

[@haroldhuffmaniii1982]

@@davidderler5924 does he have any kind of idle reduction equipment on it? Idling is a killer for all emissions systems.

[@bigpapi101]

You ain’t making no money at 62-64 mph; the lag on your 11hour clock is killing you;

[@haroldhuffmaniii1982]

That’s only true if you are running your clock out every day. Medium length higher per mile runs where u don’t run 600 miles a day are more profitable and you don’t run your truck hard.

[@bigpapi101]

Harold Huffman III well I ran both we rates were high; I could go from Ohio to the east coast running 70 and make 2000 a day; deadhead back to Ohio the next day, and do the same thing over and over at 2000 a pop! Min 6000 a week; there’s no way I came close on medium unless the loads were paying at 1000- 1500 for 300 miles

[@haroldhuffmaniii1982]

Probably true, but you run more miles at less mpg and burn more fuel. How much more net revenue did you really do?

[@bigpapi101]

Harold Huffman III my truck is wide open; generally I purchase fuel from Speedway which I get about 9.0 in the mountains with the exception of super heavy going up hill; on flat top, south... 11 plus all day at 70-75; fuel on a weekly basis I spend no more than 780 to 850 max for gross revenue of 5500 - 7500; take home generally 3400-4200, now I’m coming back out in a couple; quarantine and I’m sure I’ll be close again

[@haroldhuffmaniii1982]

Ok. I’m not going to continue a discussion if we are not going to be honest. I’ve been driving almost 20 years, I know there isn’t a truck out there getting 9mpg running wide open thru Pennsylvania to the east coast from Ohio. Not sure what the argument is anyhow. There is no argument that you make more money driving faster. It’s not a debate. If you run 70 and I run 62 you go about 70-80 miles more in a day if we both ran 11 hours. But you spend more on fuel and that isn’t debatable either.

[@firstamendmenttshirt4768]

Frightliner is way better any real mechanic would of taken them 15minutes to figure why an how to fix.

[@KMARWASHERE]

First ✌️✌️

[@DanielAdame420]

Big Road Little Truck I’m first you’re last lol 😂

[@KMARWASHERE]

Daniel Adame in ya dreams 😂😂

[@indersivian1598]

Packer is waste of money ! Hard to find parts and Macanik’

[@haroldhuffmaniii1982]

Not hard at all. Any Kenworth or Peterbilt dealer.

[@Gcal1956]

@@haroldhuffmaniii1982 u have a new truck. U really have no experience with this truck till it breaks and u need rare parts.

[@locoelkrazy4215]

I had a 2013 t700 with paccar engine 485hp had so much torque at really low rpm ran great when it was running good, but when that damn check engine light turned on oh man, getting parts for paccar and prices are ridiculous and not everyone will work on them except the dealer, and dealer is always backed up, say goodbye to all your savings $$$ paccar strong engine but not good for owner operators

[@indersivian1598]

locoelkrazy -/. And when you sell this motor no body like to buy 😞 No resale value