Hank R
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- May 28, 2014
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- Princeton B.C. Canada
- Occupation
- Retired Truck driver and School bus driver
Old Harry is a better man than me
That old iron was well built. Early 2000s was when everything started to really go downhill IMO. They had the electronic engines figured out. Good power and fuel economy and they ran relatively clean. Then along came EGR, DPF and SCR, plus a ton of extra electronic garbage.I think trucks in the late 60s early 70s were about as good as they ever were . After that they started going down hill.
As far as engines yes--1987 marked the year for cabs being outfitted with cheaper interiors.That old iron was well built. Early 2000s was when everything started to really go downhill IMO. They had the electronic engines figured out. Good power and fuel economy and they ran relatively clean. Then along came EGR, DPF and SCR, plus a ton of extra electronic garbage.
A real good example was the last of the 359 Pete's with the Corvette dash. Mid 87 was the lastI don't know how well the interiors on mid 2000's and older KW's are holding up today but they seemed pretty solid back then. My old man's '02 KW interior was next to immaculate after 4 or 5 years of bush hauling. I drove a 4 year old Cascadia a couple years ago that had less miles on the highway than my dad's KW had seen in the bush and that thing was a clapped out rattle trap.
Depending on just old and rough the life was is what determines the W900A cab. Those couldI really don't know much about Peterbilts, I was always a KW guy.
Those old A Model cabs were pretty well built. My 900A had a piece of cracked and broken aluminum down by the clutch pedal but other than that the dash was solid. The steel firewall and front floor section were rusted through or very thin in a few spots but that's not suprising based on its age. I agree the plastic dashes of today would probably not be in that good of shape by the time the 2060s roll around.
Mine was a logging truck for the first 20 years of its life. Not an easy life by any means. The first owner laid it over on the driver's side some time in the mid 80s. Everything was still pretty straight and square amazingly. I've been told the Canadian built Kenworths had a lot more steel in the cabs. The only aluminum on mine was really just the doors, the rear cab skin/rear window opening and the dash. The rest was steel and fiberglass.Depending on just old and rough the life was is what determines the W900A cab. Those could
come with single or dual mounts at back of cab, I've seen the singles busted completely out.
The roof caps would get to sagging on those also. I had to use a bottle jack and 4x4 to jack
the cab door opening back straight to install these 98 daylight doors on this 1969.
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You mean did hurt.That's gonna hurt . . .
At least they werent going hit their heads on a windshield when they landed.
Boom town stuff------never seems to be what it really is.If someone wanted to stack piles of cash for awhile, this is one way to do it. I’m half tempted to hit the highway and make a few
The guy that's going to stack cash on that job is already up there and he sure won't be doing it truck driving. He'll be in some niche that he created.Boom town stuff------never seems to be what it really is.
I knew a guy that drove the haul road on the pipeline--Dave Holiday, Milton Freewater Or.The guy that's going to stack cash on that job is already up there and he sure won't be doing it truck driving. He'll be in some niche that he created.