Like big trucks and big V8s? Watch this! Bonus 35,000 ton iron ore train at the end.

[@luckedout9044]

You guys are the boss of the roads out there!

[@someday_nl3586]

You have got an awesome job. I drove trucks through Europe from 1990 to 2000. The amount of traffic in Europe is ridicolous. Now I am an roofer on the island Aruba but I would still come overthere anytime when I got the chance. Thanks for the vid.

[@r.b.1613]

Cheers from OKC. I grew up in a bobtail dumptruck beside my Dad in my early years. My job wasn't to keep dad awake. My job was to wake him if the front tire was too near the line. lol I was 5 in 1959. Things were different then. lol A good way for a Father to raise his son. You guy's are lite yrs from me & Pop. He would love to see this . Thanks for taking us for a ride Really enjoyed it. Camels & all. job wasn't to keep dad awake

[@jorgekazachek6514]

is a really great song that CAT 3408👌 never die always keep a driver wake up 😃 I enjoyed hearing this beautiful V8👌 cheers from Norway

[@jeffreysheldrake7943]

I'd just like to say that I'm a fan of your truck . A guy in Rockhampton had a bird scarer in a pre 1980 model for a long time. Unless he updated he repowered with Big 4cycle..alloys ..polished B double trailers and a lot of klms. He sadly passed on the job far from home. Doing what he knew. Older model outfits can sure last well cared for and one owner driver . Cheers mate

[@tomtaphorn7870]

Good luck on dealing with the bush fires. My thoughts are with you and all in the land down under.

[@MyHMMWVaddiction]

Greetings from the USA. Thanks for not turning down the CB.👍🍻

[@Porty1119]

Lucky Aussies get UHF FM CB...

[@gm16v149]

Yeah, we used to have 27 MHz CB like in USA up until the 1980s then we went over to UHF, much clearer.

[@mohsenjafari-wz7ub]

🎉 0:24 دد

[@rogerpearson9081]

Smooth professional job overtaking that float.

[@aj-kwt909truckin31]

I new a bloke and worked with him over the years that owned a Cabover Kenworth with 3408 Caterpillar who sadly passed away a number of years ago now up in Home Hill Queensland, he was a driver and then a subcontractor for Twinro Freight (Noel Griffin and Bernie Brady) which later became known as Taranto/Twinro and altermately Refrigerated Roadways, his name was Barry Densley, one of the Greatest mile makers I have ever worked with in my life. We had two regular contractors running out of Kwikasair Express, Coode Road, West Melbourne both Cabovers both 3408 Caterpillars in the 1980's. I cannot tell you how much I would love to relive those days again !!! Top Video old mate 👍😎👍 I've been subscribed to your channel for some time now and really enjoy watching these, looking forward to watching many more.👍 PS: What year/model is that truck ???

[@gm16v149]

It’s a 1980 K124CR. I remember Barry Densley. Bloke called Anthony Bourne ended up owning his V8 for a long time.

[@fredericia01]

I used to be a company driver for Kwikasair in Burnaby BC Canada

[@vlfreak]

great to see and hear you and the old girl still out there doing it 👍 happy new year

[@garyskowbo3564]

Thanks again for sharing another great video with us!

[@anels9]

bloody awesome video and i love the camaraderie over the cb

[@partymanau]

That Cat sounds better than a mother's lullaby.

[@dionatanpedrozo5726]

Thanks for another video. I watched all the videos of your channel I always follow. curious to know how about the gear shifts. I watched a video of you that the camera was above the cabin you could hear the turbine filling. Best video in my opinion. Thanks again!

[@TwinStickFilms]

Loving that V8 Kitty sound

[@detroitgarage9430]

Nice to see old iron still working.:)

[@visti1]

Great to se a new video of your fantastic kw truck. Greetings from Denmark.

[@leighriley6277]

That's got to be a 3408, would recognise that sound anywhere. Those and the early 3406's best CAT ever made. 👍

[@dmc016]

Leigh Riley yeah man, it is a 3408

[@bootsnall8996]

G"day old mate, stumbled across the channel, good to see you still running the old girl, got to be 15 years since I saw it last. Did not know you had your own channel, keep the shiny side up.

[@dominikgabler1953]

Nice to see new footage of you and your capover.. Good on you ✌️ and a happy new year 😁

[@ESPSJ]

love hearing the cb chatter.

[@trainmasterfm2]

I love your ride mate, especially like the air intake mounted forward on the cab!

[@_RailWay_]

Wonderful video, mate! Great truck! Liked ) 👍👍👍

[@MrNeilcster]

I love this truck!!!

[@paranagetulio9270]

Very Nice vídeo beautiful truck V8, the best

[@lydiapetra1211]

So cool... thanks for your videos!

[@mccrackenphillip]

Welcome back

[@justins21482]

Wow the view of the horizon from your height is quite beautiful out there. Here in the states where I am, too much city of tall trees to see like that.

[@cutiiiee]

Australian trucks is my love!!!

[@rabidpandamotovlogs1389]

I'd love to take a year or so to run truck in Australia. My #1 country to visit before I kick the bucket. Maybe even live in for awhile

[@tkx86]

Happy new year! Cheers for the vid.

[@RileySmith-l2d]

Wow! I'm not really a Kw lad ,more of a Dog dude as I was brought up by my uncle's that way , I've never herd a sound of a V8 Caterpillar 3408 before. That sure sounds Awesome and suits that truck solid as💪🤠 , well done thanks for the share 😊👍🍺

[@udoweidmann2943]

That's Australia ! Not the big cities ! Lov it !

[@jamesgovett2501]

Grouse truck, grouse filming, grouse train and countryside wise we live in a grouse joint!!👍

[@shahielharilal6710]

Hello from South Africa. How does your cat 600 compare to a 620 Cummins uphill?

[@gm16v149]

When the engine was last rebuilt in 2007 there wouldn’t have been much difference, but it’s just about due for another rebuild now.

[@shahielharilal6710]

@@gm16v149 ok. What's the heaviest load you pulled with it? It's may be old, but it pulls like a train. What's fuel consumption like when loaded

[@gm16v149]

Heaviest load I hauled with this was 101 tonnes, gets anything from 1.2 to 1.4 km/litre @ 79 tonnes GCM depending on height of load, wind etc.

[@jorgekazachek6514]

my opinion the CAT 3408 have more power!! a little more slow when starting but more power on low RPM 👌 and never got hoverheat!! the Cummins are little faster in beginning but in long hills loose the CAT are a amazing engine

[@khalidfaiz4134]

Really love to learn how to drive kenworth truck

[@tomtaphorn7870]

P.S. I always like your videos.

[@Thunderbirds404]

*The truck that Optimus Prime needs to be*

[@501brute6]

Just saw you heading towards Townsville with pipes on 👍🏿

[@1966GeeTOTiger]

Great vid as usual, never enough uploaded though 😎 have you done the perth run along time. Would you remember slippery sid payne in his Kenworth Aerodyne coe running the nullabor. I used to hang round kewdale truck stop as a kid and would see sid often. His was exactly like yours but an aerodyne.

[@gm16v149]

Yeah I remember Sid. There used to be a couple of kids that hung around the Shell Kewdale, their parents ran the roadhouse at Yellowdine.

[@VladGoro25]

Glad you are still runnin that 3408! Sounds amazing! What is the key of that engine having so much miles?

[@gm16v149]

Clean oil, clean coolant, oil sampling every oil change, start up and shut down the engine properly, don’t over rev the engine especially when going downhill, do main and big end bearing rolls at the recommended intervals. Also being a CAT they last forever.

[@Abbaskhan38157]

Hello frend

[@Chuck_82]

Greetings from Russia

[@truckingwithwim8039]

Is the CB still used much over where you are driver?

[@ronaldmorrison6013]

Damn same as in the states. Let all this technology fail and we'll be right back to CB's land lines and writing letters!!! Good times!!!!

[@brendaeulenstein4255]

Yes, every semi on tbe road still has a cb.They don't natter all day on them though. Distance being a thing.

[@toddb930]

Where is the iron ore taken by rail?

[@beanz8630]

Docks

[@beanz8630]

To China

[@samuelzuniga7358]

Buen video en la zona del pilbara y se escucha bien el v8 kw también soy camionero saludos desde la Patagonia Argentina

[@rayw9067]

Magic stuff 3408!!! Is it still a spicer?

[@gm16v149]

No, we put a 18 speed Roadranger in it a few years ago. The gears are closer than on the Spicer.

[@rayw9067]

gm16v149 wicked bit of kit still really good to see the classics still out working!

[@ZAK_IN_AUS]

Crikey mate! Nothing like a good ol Hino though am I right?

[@gm16v149]

That echidna thought so the other day, didn’t it Zak. LOL.

[@ZAK_IN_AUS]

Ahaha too true

[@Sheps16]

Hey mate, any chance of you uploading more old underground mining pictures? Would love to see what the MIM looked like back in the day, im 28 got into underground 2 years ago, now having a go at open cut but already miss being down the hole lol keep her between the two white lines mate, stay safe!

[@louiskats5116]

Do you get over to Melbourne any time ?

[@patrickbooth2329]

nothing like a v8 cat even better in a cabover kw

[@DrRock2009]

Proper trucks in Australia...

[@thehammermanduke]

Nice!!!

[@ejddalton1]

I'd love to see you out on the road one day mate, your cabover is a classic. Nice ore train footage at the end.

[@ronaldmorrison6013]

Hey Brother from Worcester Massachusetts!👍🏽👍🏽 I've asked this question before but once again are the KT and KTA Cummins of the late 70s relevant in Australia like they are in the United States? Great channel!!!

[@gm16v149]

There weren’t that many of them in on-highway trucks, same as the 3408. Kenworth here made a super heavy duty on highway truck with a QSK 19, you can still buy one new but they cost a fortune. Unbreakable though.

[@grumpystruckshop3807]

How long have you worked that old beast, is it currently working daily, and do you intend to work it indefinitely.? I would,!!!!

[@gm16v149]

I’ve owned it for 26 years, still working it or I don’t eat. I won’t be getting another truck, this one goes fine.

[@grumpystruckshop3807]

@@gm16v149 your pretty lucky to be able to run a proper classic truck that you,re passionate about every day, this side of the world is full of law making kill Joy's, trying to get all the old stuff off the roads, the only way I can get round it is by running some of my old stuff in our recovery business as it's not quite so regulated. I envy your freedom,!!!!!!

[@PauloSergio-gw7ri]

Está carga foi muito bem feita! Brasil!

[@motobot4386]

Hello, how is it now in Australia? Do imigrantow on the trucker? I'm Russian.

[@jefflyon2020]

What you don’t see are all the fawking dead kangaroo carcasses along the roadways in Western Australia. The trucks are much bigger than in the United States and have longer distances to travel.

[@wantahertzdonut]

We have plenty of dead deer carcasses for the same reason.

[@ukaszlewandowski5041]

You transport these pipes almost all the time. Regards

[@RobertWatt-d2z]

Like older truçks good still going strong

[@TheWeavingBagel]

is at a k100???

[@luckydog7807]

G'day)) I can't believe that your truck is still driving. Did you repair the engine, does it still have an air start?

[@gm16v149]

It’s still going as good as ever. Still got the air start. I’ve got a spare engine I’m going to start rebuilding soon.

[@luckydog7807]

@@gm16v149 Thank you for your answer. I am glad to hear that you and your prime movie are ok

[@luckydog7807]

@@gm16v149 I hope you make a video about replacing the engine and we all will watch it with pleasure

[@MylanPS3]

@@gm16v149 How many km's has your truck already done?

[@EliKirkMusic]

How can I start working in this field?

[@catey62]

First, you need to have your truck licence. and to drive the road trains that pull between 2-4 trailers you need a special one that lets you drive them. then, you need to get a job driving the smaller trucks for a while till you get enough experience to handle the bigger rigs.

[@oriontheraptor8119]

Why do Australian truckers double trailer or do road trains ? Is it because of the distances and the need for as much delivered at a time as possible or something ? Because in America we rarely see trucks pulling more then one trailer but seems in Australia trucks pulling 2 or 4 trailers at a time is common and I’ve always wondered the reason

[@husq2100]

Australia is nearly the size of mainland America, with 1/10th the population. It is more efficient in certain areas with certain loads to pull multiple trailers.

[@oriontheraptor8119]

@@husq2100 ah ok thanks for the info 😇

[@snoopytheace4487]

@@oriontheraptor8119 I also have heard that its because of the very small amount of railroads in Australia. in the US we have a TON of railroad lines. seems like every other street I drive has one. so most loads get loaded onto a freight train so there is no reason to have multiple trailers.

[@brendaeulenstein4255]

@@snoopytheace4487 Yes, there are not many rail lines. If you google a map of Australia you will see why. Many of our towns are only a few thousand population, especially out west. We only have 25 million people, The US has 350 million. Big diff. And many miles between places, after you get west of the divide, on the easten seaboard.

[@lydiapetra1211]

Same here...

[@jackly7625]

how many miles you got on that ol bastard?

[@gm16v149]

Well over 5 million kms, you’ll have to work out the miles

[@FromLandVegemiteSamich]

3,106,855 miles

[@Abbaskhan38157]

Good

[@TerraFirmaX]

Hey GM, It's Trucker Warren, I'm still out here I just changed the channel name. I'm still trucking but am doing an inframe on my own at the moments. Sorry I've lost touch with you, but you know, life

[@gm16v149]

I guess we’ve gotta keep working others we don’t eat haha

[@Mcnull-px8ge]

Between Australia and the United States, which is the best country to be a truck driver ?

[@brocksinclair66]

Youd make more $ in Australia

[@dag-uwemaraun7324]

AUSTRALIA or Southern Africa. Very similar

[@canuckaussie7092]

Australia

[@nickscustoms269]

Why do you have a screen on the lower windshield?

[@heinz_beanz6339]

It's to protect the windscreen from small debris such as small stones / pebbles

[@nickscustoms269]

@@heinz_beanz6339 oh interesting. I’ve never seen that in the US.

[@brendaeulenstein4255]

@@nickscustoms269 The US has probably got better roads. A lot of outback roads are still dirt and gravel in Oz. Not enough people out there.

[@nickscustoms269]

@@brendaeulenstein4255 Yeah unless you are doing agricultural or dirt work you seldom need to leave the blacktop in the states

[@brendaeuly3557]

@@nickscustoms269 I think your roads are wider to. Our 'highways' in some places are not great and just wide enough for the semi's, with not much room for error. My Mum used to say, 'it would be like walking a tightrope for them, 24/7'.

[@bencolvin165]

Mate if you ever wanna sell that truck please let me know

[@jandaf2761]

No scania?

[@spanners94]

Why steer a sloppy Scania when you can drive a truck that you know is going to get the job done. European trucks throw themselves to pieces on Australian roads.

[@jeffreysheldrake7943]

If this truck has a 3408 wouldn't that mean it has no retarter or engine brake fitted

[@gm16v149]

It’s got the hydraulic CAT Brakesaver

[@jeffreysheldrake7943]

@@gm16v149 hey there. Thanks mate. I don't know enough. I thought it was a generic repower and never knew of that fitment

[@johncholmes643]

Brakesaver was pretty standard on most of the 3408s here in the states. Many 3406s had them along with Jake brakes.

[@gm16v149]

Same in Oz. Mainly logging trucks had the Brakesaver + Jakes here.

[@brendaeulenstein4255]

Great vid. All that iron ore prob going to China. ☹

[@ronaldmorrison6013]

Helping out the economy so it would be a good thing right?

[@brendaeulenstein4255]

@@ronaldmorrison6013 Yeah, so they can build more boats and guns and whatever wsr stuff. 🤨

[@greekdriver9173]

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