Truckers, lets see your rigs!

[Feed Bunk]

Destroy your rotator cuff out after one week.

[Rig Wrench]

Originally Posted by jfaulkner

Same here except at the time that was the best there was. My dad and uncle mention that a lot but at the same time he said a local hill they used to hit the bottom at 65 and top at 25 @80,000 they can now do at 65 and 75+ @ 120,000.

He had a 250 Cummins then a 238 and 318 Detroit and when they got the 350 Cummins they thought they had something. He said they didn’t think you could do worse than the 318 until they had a V903 Cummins.

Reminds me of my dad when he was towin back in the day. W925 with a 250 cummins. He shoehorned a turbo on it of somesort and and he figured that was as good as it got. I still remember bein a kid seein the cummins signature 600 and 600 cat "king of the hill" show engines at a couple of the shows he took me to back in the late 90s. I can remember him shakin his head sayin "whats anyone need that kinda power for" lol

[jfaulkner]

Originally Posted by Rig Wrench

Reminds me of my dad when he was towin back in the day. W925 with a 250 cummins. He shoehorned a turbo on it of somesort and and he figured that was as good as it got. I still remember bein a kid seein the cummins signature 600 and 600 cat "king of the hill" show engines at a couple of the shows he took me to back in the late 90s. I can remember him shakin his head sayin "whats anyone need that kinda power for" lol

I like the guys now that think twin sticks are just the coolest thing. Even when they were popular it isn’t because they were awesome it’s because that’s all they had. I have a friend that should know better and swore a 5x4 would handle real HP and it took him pulling junk transmissions out 3-4 times before he realized that old chit is total chit. Tried like 2 5spds, 6spd 7spd and finally a 9spd in front of the aux before just putting an 18spd back in.

[Rig Wrench]

I took him for a ride in a mild 1lw I was workin on a while back. The biggest power he ever owned was a big cam 400. His reaction was quite comical

[Leiffi]

Originally Posted by jfaulkner

I like the guys now that think twin sticks are just the coolest thing. Even when they were popular it isn’t because they were awesome it’s because that’s all they had. I have a friend that should know better and swore a 5x4 would handle real HP and it took him pulling junk transmissions out 3-4 times before he realized that old chit is total chit. Tried like 2 5spds, 6spd 7spd and finally a 9spd in front of the aux before just putting an 18spd back in.

There are also guys who think square classic cabs are the coolest thing.

[Feed Bunk]

I do think square classic cabs and long hoods are the coolest thing. I must be the only one though, it seems euro cab overs are the only things I see at the sale barns and grain elevators I haul into anymore.

[jfaulkner]

Originally Posted by Leiffi

There are also guys who think square classic cabs are the coolest thing.

You mean like the euro guys that think cabovers are new technology? The style trucks we had in the 40’s and were smart enough to get away from?

[Leiffi]

Originally Posted by jfaulkner

You mean like the euro guys that think cabovers are new technology? The style trucks we had in the 40’s and were smart enough to get away from?

Rest of the world are cabovers. Hoods were first, later came cabovers, because they are better, not because they are cool.

[jfaulkner]

Originally Posted by Leiffi

Rest of the world are cabovers. Hoods were first, later came cabovers, because they are better, not because they are cool.

The same rest of the world that’s just put another robot on Mars? I keep forgetting how far behind we are here. Lmao

[jfaulkner]

Your cabovers are better argument might fly with people that have never owned them. Back when the US had a length law they were standard. When the law was done away with so were the cabovers. If they were truly better people wouldn’t have dumped them and the US manufacturers would still make them. Simple supply and demand even you should be able to figure out.

[Meyers Farms]

Good friend of mines 1967 Kenworth, she still earns her keep.

[SmokinCAT]

Has it been recabbed? 67 should be a smaller cab with twist door handles.

[Meyers Farms]

I’ll have to ask him, I thought it looked newer than 67, but I figured somebody on here would correct me if He was wrong. Maybe his dyslexia is kicking in and it’s really a 76

[jfaulkner]

Originally Posted by SmokinCAT

Has it been recabbed? 67 should be a smaller cab with twist door handles.

You can remember that chit but can’t remember the speed limit. Lmao

[Feed Bunk]

Did Cody break the speed limit with the big gmc general?

[SmokinCAT]

Originally Posted by jfaulkner

You can remember that chit but can’t remember the speed limit. Lmao

Speed limits are just minimum speed signs in my case.

[dieselbeef]

i want a driveable 70s cabover kenworth...just to ride around blowing the horn.....

[jfaulkner]

Originally Posted by dieselbeef

i want a driveable 70s cabover kenworth...just to ride around blowing the horn.....

Cody is your huckleberry. Probably knows where every one in captivity is.

[SmokinCAT]

Originally Posted by jfaulkner

Cody is your huckleberry. Probably knows where every one in captivity is.

Dont know anything about the cheap ones, I know where a couple are at with some price crazy owners.

Waiting on the 68 model to come up for sale that was in eastern ohio.

[hotfarm1066]

Originally Posted by dieselbeef

i want a driveable 70s cabover kenworth...just to ride around blowing the horn.....

How about a international?