Truckers, lets see your rigs!

[Highwayman]

Originally Posted by jfaulkner

Correct, that’s why we put the motor out front away from the cab where it belongs.

ehh, sometimes.
I guess having a removable cowl counts.

[Rig Wrench]

Good god. Wtf. Must be when a kw guy buys a pete

1999 peterbilt 378 - heavy equipment - by owner - sale

[chevota84]

Wouldn't be terrible without the dumb visor, pretty clean looking. He's definitely proud of the China chrome good ornament, he talked more about that than anything else.

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[sootie]

Originally Posted by Rig Wrench

Good god. Wtf. Must be when a kw guy buys a pete

1999 peterbilt 378 - heavy equipment - by owner - sale

Originally Posted by chevota84

Wouldn't be terrible without the dumb visor, pretty clean looking. He's definitely proud of the China chrome good ornament, he talked more about that than anything else.

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Things a complete rust bucket...

[jfaulkner]

Originally Posted by Highwayman

ehh, sometimes.

I guess having a removable cowl counts.

The trucks that count, which excludes anything Freightliner or IH currently make or the newer glued together Paccar cabs. Raise the hood of a Classic XL and new engineers heads would pop off. You could hold a dance party between the block and cab.

[Leiffi]

Originally Posted by jfaulkner

You sound like a US trucker from the 70’s. Then he got in a truck longer than his car with a hood and never looked back. Like I said, one day your country will come around.







Correct, that’s why we put the motor out front away from the cab where it belongs.

We had to make tilt cab to hooded truck for easier service for example those crappy Fuller gearboxes.

No, we well never have hoods again, must haul some freight. Aussies are using cabovers also because their trucks are also made to haul some freight. Like the rest of the world, like Brazil who moved away from hoods only a couple of years ago.

[jfaulkner]

Originally Posted by chevota84

Wouldn't be terrible without the dumb visor, pretty clean looking. He's definitely proud of the China chrome good ornament, he talked more about that than anything else.

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I would love to take a hammer to those and the idiot that drills a hood to install one. The swan is worse, walk by a truck with one when the hood is open and wack your arm on it. In the same category as the pointed nut covers.

[Highwayman]

Originally Posted by jfaulkner

The trucks that count, which excludes anything Freightliner or IH currently make or the newer glued together Paccar cabs. Raise the hood of a Classic XL and new engineers heads would pop off. You could hold a dance party between the block and cab.

You’re not wrong on any of that.
I grew up with those things, didn’t look at another truck for a good 7-8years, and now it’s “how much crap can we fit in this poorly constructed bag?”.
Unfortunately, the people around me won’t shell out enough to get anything but old international Walmart trucks and the RARE cascadia. All isx or dd15s.

These new drivers’ head explode as well, when you get them in a classic. Waaa, turning radius, waaa.

[Rig Wrench]

Originally Posted by jfaulkner

Exactly why my exhaust runs under the trans. I have 3 KW complaints, the exhaust under the cab, brackets on top of brackets attached to brackets on the transmission and the Chillicothee meth heads at the factory need to stop cutting wire ties at a razor sharp 45* angle. Stick your arm in a hole and pull out a bloody stump.

It’s like finding a unicorn to get a good parts guy. Friend called yesterday for a Cummins turbo elbow WITH THE PART NUMBER and the guy had to call back. Took 2 hrs to call back and the guy was an azz. News said there were stray bullets from “target practice” hit the local Junkliner dealer here. Hit a few trucks in the lot. $100 says it was customers tired of calling and being left on hold forever.





Damn right it is. Never seen an axle housing rust out on a Detroit powered truck. The constant oil film is a protectant.

Great kw design. U need to add the retarded crossmember under the trans that you have to be a contortionist to do a clutch adjustment around. Or this fine mess.

[Rig Wrench]

Or gems like this. P-clamps bolted to brackets bolted to a blind hole in the bellhousing, blocking an actual bolt that needs to be removed to get the housing out. 3 bolts just to access 1. Wtf

[jfaulkner]

Originally Posted by Rig Wrench

Or gems like this. P-clamps bolted to brackets bolted to a blind hole in the bellhousing, blocking an actual bolt that needs to be removed to get the housing out. 3 bolts just to access 1. Wtf

Lol that’s all easy compared to the rear gear euro engines. Change the air compressor on a DD13/15 in a Cascadia or an EGR cooler/Valve on a Maxxforce and you’ll beg for a KW clutch.

[malibu795]

All that mess I don't have in my er-ah rattletrap Freightliner

[SmokinCAT]

Originally Posted by malibu795

All that mess I don't have in my er-ah rattletrap Freightliner

Maybe not, but all your wiring is the same color. Lmao.

[SmokinCAT]

Originally Posted by Rig Wrench

Great kw design. U need to add the retarded crossmember under the trans that you have to be a contortionist to do a clutch adjustment around. Or this fine mess.

Did the lot change that so it isn’t removable?

[chevota84]

Is there any advantage to running a bigger injector and milder fuel settings on a 3406b? I'm buying injectors anyway but I'm not sure which I want to go with a turbo yet so I don't know how much fuel it'll want yet.

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[Rig Wrench]

Originally Posted by SmokinCAT

Did the lot change that so it isn’t removable?

Its removeable. But the bolts are all tied into the battery box and hood skirts

[Rig Wrench]

Originally Posted by jfaulkner

Lol that’s all easy compared to the rear gear euro engines. Change the air compressor on a DD13/15 in a Cascadia or an EGR cooler/Valve on a Maxxforce and you’ll beg for a KW clutch.

True. But i expect more from paccar. Rear geartrain is fine for tiltcabs. Across the pond

[hotfarm1066]

Originally Posted by Rig Wrench

Its removeable. But the bolts are all tied into the battery box and hood skirts

The best is the non air ride cab t600's that those bolts also hold the front cab mounts. Know I have done much worse clutch jobs (Mack),but like you said paccar should know better.

[malibu795]

Originally Posted by SmokinCAT

Maybe not, but all your wiring is the same color. Lmao.

True.. I was actually surprised silk screen number are still there!! Got circuit list from dealer... And got to work

[jfaulkner]

Originally Posted by SmokinCAT

Maybe not, but all your wiring is the same color. Lmao.

Not ALL the same. You get a choice between yellow or white. Lmao