Will this 26 Year Old Truck Make it 3,000 Miles Across the Country?

@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182 and I attempt an epic road trip, flying to Seattle to pick up this 1996 Chevy truck and then driving it 3,000 miles home across the country.
Instagram: / waldowelds
ARV's channel: / @aruralvermonterqqjmcb182

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

Yeeeehaw, what a trip!

[@ajaxracing]

Sweet truck😎👍

[@stilllmkp]

mannn tripasauraus

[@TheTypicalAmerican]

Don't put rubberized undercoat on the truck. It locks in a lot of moisture in between the frame and actual undercoating and makes your truck rust even quicker. My suggestion to you is to bedline the under-carrage or just use fluid film and coat the underside of the truck every year or two.

[@AdamWellman]

Gotta love the gmt-600 body style Chevys I had 3 of them and loved them!

[@MusicalMemeology]

How should set your KZbin handle to something easier to remember.

[@bat__bat]

Just get Waldo to fluid film it every November. She'll go another 20 years without fuss if you keep up with her. What a great truck!

[@M.TTT.]

Try some pb blaster surface shield, I think it's pretty decent compared to the stinky fluid film

[@ChevyRedneck]

I daily drive an 88 c1500 I love it and I know it’ll outlast me

[@HODMEChannel]

@@M.TTT. pb doesn’t hold up as well

[@M.TTT.]

@@HODMEChannel ehhhhh idk, I'd have to see testing again, but it does well on my truck. Fluid film did seem to be runny at first, but then harden a little more maybe

[@AdamWellman]

@@M.TTT. yeah I use fluid film I have a buddy I helped put the surface shield on we are going to see how the trucks compare after an upstate ny winter. Either one is better than nothing up here in the north

[@Steve8587]

Excellent cross country run. My 16 yr old Son bought exact truck just over a year ago. It didn’t drive and puffed stinky white smoke. He fixed lots and has been his daily for a year now. We are amazing you made it without issue.

[@cm1133]

I don’t understand how this dude doesn’t have more subscribers. I enjoy this guy’s content. Merry Christmas Waldo.

[@WaldosWorld]

Thank you and merry Christmas!

[@electrontube]

seriously, minimal yeehaw. just a dude making stuff happen.

[@cm1133]

@@electrontube he’s a pretty entertaining dude to watch. I happen to like Hungarian Vizsla’s, (his dog Aspen).

[@ACommenterOnYouTube]

very easy to understand why he does not.

[@cm1133]

@@ACommenterOnKZbin elaborate.

[@PhantomOverload]

That truck's a beauty and so well kept. Love the color too. That's my favorite generation of Chevy/GMC trucks. I want to get a 97 extended or crew cab with 4WD.

[@kraut39]

5 years ago I bought a 96 Silverado diesel 2500 with only 72,000 miles. One owner..........I still have it and it has been the best truck I have every owned....

[@chesspiece81]

I love these trucks. Swap on the 3/4 ton calipers, get the 0411 ECU, electric fans, and the fuel injection upgrade kit that replaces the factory poppet valve injectors.

[@PatrickKQ4HBD]

Please tell me more about these parts! I've got a '99 K2500 Suburban that needs some fuel injection love, and what does the ECU change do for you?

[@chrisestill8825]

Your comment about Motel 6 being the cheapest place you ever stayed made me laugh. My wife and I drove cross country and stayed at Motel 6 every night because we had our mini pig with us(actually made the trip to get her spayed) and Motel 6 has a very lenient pet policy. Every one was very clean and had very nice staff. One of the best motel experiences I’ve had.

[@mwilliamshs]

Driving cross country to spay a pig seems pointless. There are vets in every state. Also, why spay a pig?

[@mwilliamshs]

@HenryScored cockroaches*

[@mwilliamshs]

@HenryScored with regard to the stigma you mentioned, never heard of it. Grew up in a major tourist area with many hotels and the national chains like Motel 6 were generally all similarly clean and safe if mundane and budget-friendly. The only lasting idea of Motel 6 I've ever had is their Tom Bodett commercials where he said they'd "leave the light on for ya."

[@guillemlluciagris5072]

Super 8 also allows pets

[@rustyjeep2469]

Only bad experience I've had in a Motel 6 was because the previous guest smoked in the room when they shouldn't have. It was the one in Fife, WA right outside Seattle. Other than that, no complaints.

[@tripodb.3706]

Good stuff, I enjoy your videos. I've got a 96 k1500 my grandpa helped me buy new when I was 16. I drive it every day and it's at 351,000 miles.Hope you and yours have a merry Christmas.

[@WaldosWorld]

Thanks, you too!

[@laurelman975]

Get KBS coating for anything you can see and then put Cor Ban 35 on it(used in aircraft corrosion prevention). After that you'll be set and never see rust again.

[@SombreroKnight]

Beautiful truck! I drive a ‘93 C1500 with 218K miles and has served me well with no rust since I live in the south. Awesome video as always.

[@Terk131]

Gotta love these OBS Chevy trucks. I picked up a 98 suburban 6.5 diesel and drove it home 1,500 miles. Purred like a kitten.

[@plunder1956]

For a European living in Britain all the time, the huge scale of America hits me. I crossed Canada coast to coast in the 70s and the scale of it stunned me. I did wonder how the tyres issue would go for you in the snow. Well done in this epic.

[@mrj-charles6383]

Driving coast to coast I always enjoy upstate NY. I used to haul loads for Starbucks / Green Mountian Coffee out of VT. Just something about the New England area is always beautiful.

[@TheToolmanTim]

Coming from Minnesota, I'm with ARV as a seasoned winter driver. My approach on slippery roads is to pay attention to how my truck is handling, leave lots of following distance and no sudden moves when turning or braking.

[@rome0610]

Being in the US and Canada six times (relatives in TX and BC) I'd really injoy to cross the country to experience the vastness. Once we traveled from Houston, TX to Florida. Somewhere in the Mississippi delta I took over the steering wheel after fueling. Travelling on cruise control we soaked up the landscape and I watched the fuel gauge to drop. Wait! What? Didn't we just fuel up?! Yea, 300 miles ago...🤪

[@davidbenefiel9289]

Great to see familiar sights all along the road from coast to coast and from NY 279 through the small towns of Vermont.

[@mikaeljonsson4686]

Nice seeing two great youtubers doing a collab!😊👍

[@skylegooooh]

The grandpa running boards help a lot with helping stop salt from reaching the rocker panels

[@GormanRepairs]

Aspen's little tail wagging so fast was adorable haha

[@PapaJ5667]

Drove a truck for 28 yrs ....dont miss them road trips ....the only one i look forward to is driving 5 hours from my house in N Ga up to Durham Nc to our daughters house. Glad you had a safe trip have a happy new year

[@BarnStangz]

Wow, that truck is like a time capsule! So mint! Looks like a super fun road trip and I'm glad you guys didn't run into bad weather! I'll have to keep an eye on out on ARV's channel to see what he ends up doing with the new to him Chevy!

[@boostautoparts]

Enjoyable entertaining content as always! Beautiful truck as well. Merry Christmas!

[@WaldosWorld]

Merry Christmas!

[@thomasexeter97]

Take it to Carara’s Rustproofing in Shrewsberry VT! I have a rust free 94 dodge ram that they have hot oiled every year.

[@rustyjeep2469]

I must say, the production value on your channel is TV show quality. The shots of Seattle made me homesick as I just moved away from the Northwest this year. You've definitely earned a subscriber, keep up the good work!

[@gdpurdy]

Technically a grandpa top is a high-rise top where the roofline of the shell is several inches higher than the roof of the truck. The farther back and higher up the more grandpa-ish it is.

[@UltraMagaFan]

That truck is beautiful. I love it. I'm not even mad it's being used. I'd daily drive that thing.

[@HamiltonvilleFarm]

11:34 “watch out for this swift truck” 😂😂

[@lawrencebeeler6273]

We do not use salt on the west coast that's why that pickup is in such good shape

[@Apoc2K]

Man, what a country. Absolutely gorgeous. If I had to do it all over again I'd put in my green card.

[@michaelkahut]

Great video! I've driven that route from Seattle to PDX, Boise, SLC, Evanston, Cheyenne, etc... several times. The drive can be pretty challenging in the winter, especially between Rock Springs & Rawlins Wyoming. Thanks for sharing your road trip!

[@wyblackwolf]

Can confirm, that stretch of road is horrible. I can't count the amount of wrecks that happen there, but it doesn't help that this year the DOT here is HIGHLY understaffed..... and the wind just kept blowing away any sand/salt they try to put down.

[@MegaDysart]

Wooooo yeah more OBS chevy stuff. Saw this on IG and was hoping the video would come out soon. 👍🏻

[@lorenmeyer5290]

Thanks for the ride along enjoyed seeing the snow! But it's cold here in Florida with no snow! Happy holidays

[@johnhamilton9229]

What a great trip. Lemonade outtake was worth the wait.

[@iceman45ification1]

I absolutely love road trips, but they can be exhausting, especially for the driver. I love the scenery on that part of the country. We were actually in Seattle at the end of May and went on an Alaska cruise. Nice video as always, Waldo!! 👌

[@lazarusflores5240]

Great content delivered on Christmas eve. Thanks again!

[@7eis]

The way you structure your videos and the calm voiceover keeps me coming back. I hope your KZbin journey treats you well. Happy new year?

[@Brauma54]

That truck is too nice to use for a daily driver. That thing needs to be preserved for Sunday driving and parades.

[@williamwales6619]

What a guided trip of America. 3000k miles? Thats 3 times the length of UK. 60 k truck,previous owner should be proud of the care and attention spent on the truck. What a welcome home. happy Doggies. Thanks for the vid ..Later

[@bradenconway9066]

I would drive that truck across the world 900 times and I bet it still runs just fine. One of the best trucks ever made

[@unclecaveman13]

cool truck! Undercoating actually promotes rust, you should look into fluid film treatment. It will actually prevent rust.

[@jerryferguson5461]

Love me a road trip, even vicariously. Great video, Waldo! All the best from northwest Georgia.

[@Ontheroad13]

About to do almost the same trip in a 23-year-old Toyota minivan (Same route, just starting in Utah) and I am pumped to see your trip! Thanks for posting! Hopefully my trip goes as smooth as yours!

[@miguelito29229]

America is such a beautiful place so lucky to live here

[@halleffect1]

Wow that truck is a museum piece. you should consider oiling it periodically instead of undercoating, my understanding is undercoat can trap the rust in and do more harm.

[@georgeenriquez612]

That is a beautiful 26 year old pickup. What a gem of a find. Merry Christmas.

[@goptools]

Merry Christmas, Waldo. Nice truck, looked like a fun trip. Thanks for the video!

[@SledgeHammer43]

I agree about Illinois. We use to joke and say welcome to the Soviet Republic of Illinois

[@mediocreman2]

Good truck. Cute how you pronounce Oregon like ORA GONE. 🤣

[@mattlaptop5728]

Merry Christmas to you too. Thanks for all your videos this year and looking forward to more of the same in 2023.

[@avioncamper]

Waldo, great video and truck. Glad it was a safe trip back home, Love the pups at the end. Merry Christmas to Waldo and his family. Love Ya'll bunches.

[@WaldosWorld]

Thanks! Merry Christmas!

[@wescat2]

Nice trip. When I heard the time lapse music I thought a Cleetus McFarland video was playing 😆

[@Ebikelover]

Keep up the great content, your channel is growing fast. Congrats Waldo, Merry Christmas to you and your family !!

[@slopoke3612]

9.34 is the exit for my casa! Sad I missed seeing this beautiful truck on the road!

[@algorhythm1454]

Merry Christmas Waldo from across the pond. Keep up the great channel! 🎅🇬🇧

[@nathanielhellewell]

So cool to see you start off in my hometown!

[@melv1n_official]

Pretty interesting trip you had with ARV! Glad to see you both made it from coast to coast with a 26-year-old Chevy truck. Can’t deny how pristine it is given the age. It held up quite well in that long road trip coupled with harsh winter condition. I’d love to do a similar drive like you both did!

[@curtisblair7618]

Merry Christmas. Nice truck. He got lucky finding that one. Glad you had a good trip.

[@star55wars20]

Been on a binge recently with all your videos, can't wait for more!

[@bradleysteeves7891]

Great video. Love the scenery, video & music. The truck is awesome too.

[@KerboOnYT]

What a truck, nice find. Shout out to all the state road crews keeping the highways passable

[@horstszibulski19]

Great trip and nice to see Aspen again in the end! 🤣👍👍👍

[@DJ63phx]

Smartest thing you ever said watch out for that swift truck

[@adimw]

stevie wonder institute for trucking ;)

[@GMCJay_lly]

Beautiful truck. Commenting for support!

[@manualm3552]

Great road-trip and love the dog reunion! Watch out for that tail haha

[@wildcaughtfirewood1511]

Absolutely a beautiful OBS. I have a 90 3500 and a 92 WT1500 in the same color. Love those trucks

[@the_truck_farmer]

Glad to see you and ARV do another collab. You both put out great content so it's cool to see both of your angles on the story.

[@barrylinkiewich9688]

As a Canadian I'm looking at those dry, clean, glass smooth roads and just envious as all hell. I miss interstate driving, some American folks don't realize how great your highways are.

[@mikelowry9436]

It always shocks me when I go to Canada, we live 15 miles south of the border so it's not a geographic thing. Roads literally turn to hell at the border haha

[@yolysun7420]

Another great video of tour road trip. Keep em coming Waldo. Btw, that truck is in great shape.

[@bat__bat]

Thanks for an early Christmas gift Waldo! 💕 🎄 🎬🎥

[@erhodes8745]

I love the content man I’m happy to see your yt is growing so much

[@WaldosWorld]

Thank you!

[@anthonyrosipko6124]

Can’t wait to see the gooseneck finished

[@hollandduck79]

Hello from the Netherlands . Merry Christmas 🎄 and a Happy New Year thanks for the video Waldo. Sincerely, Hollandduck

[@milt7348]

Incredibly lucky you made that trip when you did. Stay safe and Merry Christmas to you and your family.

[@paragon81]

More drama and content, if they had left just a couple of days later.

[@corey6393]

That was fun, always love a good road trip. Driving through the mountains in winter is no joke. I have lived in MT and ID for 32 of my 52 years, and still get surprised by the road conditions at times. I have a similar truck that I bought 6 years ago with under 50K on the odo. I love it. One piece of advice with reviving these low mileage trucks. You probably already know about the GM fuel pump issue where it is cooled by fuel so it's best to not let the tank get below 1/2 or so. But, I was in the middle of a 3K mile road trip with mine when I started experiencing a stumble under load. Long story short, I was having fuel pressure issues caused by a split in the 3" long chunk of rubber fuel hose that connects the pump to the metal lines exiting the tank. This took a long time and much head scratching to figure out. With age and modern fuel blends, that hose had swollen, hardened and split. The earlier trucks (mine is a 91) had no fuel pressure test port or OBD, so I took a gamble and pulled the fuel pump. New pump and MODERN hose chunk installed and the problem was gone. Didn't really need the new pump, but it was relatively cheap, and I did not want to do that swap again anytime soon.

[@frankscarservice1911]

Yeah what a trip. Thank your for your entertaining videos. Merry Christmas to you and your people. Greetings Frank

[@iamgriff]

It’s the wind of the open plains blowing you sideways on the ice that gets ya!

[@Alexislaughs]

Waldo, I literally get excited everytime I see you have uploaded a video!!!

[@tzpike]

As a 6th generation native Iowan I appreciate the kind words about our beautiful state!

[@lloydbaker7099]

What a nice find happy holidays!!

[@HarryHov]

Wooof traveling during the holidays....

[@alfredearlydmin4395]

A very good road trip in the winter.

[@osrr6422]

Noooo, not undercoat (if we're talking bed liner/rubberized undercoat). Use something like fluid film.. or even used motor oil (although that one has its environmental issues). Aside from that. One of these days I want to make a family tip out west. All the pictures/videos I see, its beautiful out there.

[@WaldosWorld]

Yeah, fluid film (or similar) is what we meant by undercoating 👍

[@xotic8617]

Mate. You have done a great job at building ur channel so fast!!! Congratulations and merry Christmas 🎄.. watching from Western Australia 🇦🇺

[@josealvarado8964]

Awesome video the scenery was beautiful we live on the greatest country on the planet. Thank you for sharing that video merry Christmas Waldo and your family and friends

[@samsonstorhaug3391]

Merry Christmas

[@WaldosWorld]

Merry Christmas!

[@Double.J]

I liked the outtakes at the end, KZbinrs don’t do that very much. 👍🏻😎

[@stewbird]

When you spun right around. The song in my head was. Just some good ole boys, never meaning no harm.

[@58turbovision]

6:16 beautiful view of the road and sunrise behind the mountains

[@philipbickham7551]

Good buy you bought that horse you ride that horse brother 🎉

[@jdenmark1287]

Wow that brings back memories. I’ve made that east to west and west to east cross country trip so many times. First was on Route 2 in an old ‘74 Series III 109”. Ran into three major blizzards that time.

[@ImprovisedNW]

Really hope you guys enjoyed Seattle and the rest of Washington, I always love seeing people visit. You guys thankfully missed the storm that we got hit by, it got pretty bad.

[@Ianmundo]

As a rule, I won’t subscribe to auto KZbinrs who don’t wear seatbelts, not cool

[@myblindedsoul]

Great camera work and awesome trip

[@xozindustries7451]

Merry Christmas to ya’ll and Da Dogs!

[@alexclarkro9414]

Merry Christmas. Nice truck.

[@jimsvideos7201]

I'm glad you dodged all the weather blowing around recently!

[@frankm8533]

Have been binge watching ur vids last couple weeks love the flatbed builds ur doing what I always wanted to do great work Waldo

[@Strangesage]

Never too late to start chasing your dreams

[@edciasiii3308]

Awesome scenery out west!

[@pyromaniacification]

What a rig :D

[@aj06bolt12r]

I recently went to the PNW for the first time.. I could not beleive how rust free the vehicles are there to be so far north... They dont salt the roads.