still got a 70 k100 its got a newer 425 b model cat with an 18 double over and 3.36 rears and about 250 on wheel base and i run her alover pullin a reefer just cant get away from the old girl your 80 model looks great
@redneck7006 I have been seeing a GREAT looking K100 across I 80 in western Iowa pulling a reefer. I compliment him on the CB often. Might this be you ??
AHH, the days of the big white wheel. When men were men and you needed Peyton Hillis' biceps to back a truck. 30 tears later and Driving Schools still teach you to back up without stopping. None of them know why but the CDL Manual tells them to, so they do.
LOTS of midwestern farmers still use em to pull grain trailers to market. They probably bought them for pennies back when they were "going out of style". A new truck isn't required to make 10 trips a year.
Question for you 68, is a truck like this practical to get up and go to work today?I don't mean 48 states, of course, but just local/regional runs. I can tell this old Ken wasn't afraid of work. Cool that you own it.
Sure, I see guys still running cab overs around my area very often.. You'd have to have a little mechanical know how... That might help in some way these trucks are'nt very new..
@3338MAN I drive a 1980 Frieghtliner COE. It's stretched to 213" WB. 400 Cummins and 15 O/D on LoPRo 24.5's and 3.90 rears. I driver her every day pulling B-Trains in Canada. 139,000lbs gross. She does a fine job! :) I'm sure 68 finds his rig more than practical enough for day-to-day duties as well. PLUS, you get a TON of looks. :D
That truck is a beauty. Do you still own it and drive it? People say COEs ride rough but if you put 3 leaf parabolic springs on the the front, that fixes up the front end and with KW's airbag on the rear it will ride like a car.
Yes, I still own it. The truck is retired only driven for fun. The truck rides GREAT! I think if riding in a truck is to bumpy for some, those folfs should stick to cars.
nice video. gotta love them cabovers. when i started driving the company at the time had all coe's. an old frieghtshaker coe with spring suspension. 400 hp and 10 speed. pulling 75,000lbs gross wasn't easy.
Cabovers are a cats miaw, think about the length laws. You don´t need a 35 ft. conventional just to show off. A cabover can just about pull anything within the law.
i love this truck! and your right about the cabovers man...nothin beats them...my uncle used to drive one...ol freightshaker ...wow man..what a ride....fun to get into as well:P
I gotta question What is the deal with cabovers being so popular? isnt it a pain to have to jack the cab up? Im not talkin down on em i just never thought they were that attractive and hell maybe its cuz im only 25 idk. Just wondering thats all. no matter what you drivng though KEEP ON TRUCKING
I think its because they were the norm back in the day due to lenght laws imposed by the states. Now they are few and far between. Jacking up the cab is NO bother at all. They are a blast to drive around and they usaully catch the eye and intersest of people who really LOVE the old days of the industry. COE's are cool and there were tousands of them on the roads when I was a kid. I guess its a thing not everyone understands? THANKS.
When I was a kid my father was a trucker. He drove a 77k100. I asked him the same question when I was mabye 5 years old, He told me driving a trailer in NYC you need to turn and have a low radius turn. Sitting on top of the front axle has its purposes but, rides like hell/engine heat and such/ bumps. I like them now looking back to my childhood . Classics-
@EastEnd1985 i can only speak for australia here but we still have loads of them. the b double market over here alone would be id say 75%+ cabovers. keeps inside the required length and also they are much more maneuverable than a bonneted truck.
still got a 70 k100 its got a newer 425 b model cat with an 18 double over and 3.36 rears and about 250 on wheel base and i run her alover pullin a reefer just cant get away from the old girl your 80 model looks great
redneck7006 11 months ago
@redneck7006 I have been seeing a GREAT looking K100 across I 80 in western Iowa pulling a reefer. I compliment him on the CB often. Might this be you ??
1968spawn 9 months ago
@1968spawn No I mainly run north east and south west i just hope that the government dont take our old rigs off the road like they are trying too
redneck7006 8 months ago
AHH, the days of the big white wheel. When men were men and you needed Peyton Hillis' biceps to back a truck. 30 tears later and Driving Schools still teach you to back up without stopping. None of them know why but the CDL Manual tells them to, so they do.
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myfavoritecar1970 1 year ago
Thanks for the info guys. I appreciate it.
3338MAN 1 year ago
LOTS of midwestern farmers still use em to pull grain trailers to market. They probably bought them for pennies back when they were "going out of style". A new truck isn't required to make 10 trips a year.
NeilLB7 1 year ago
Question for you 68, is a truck like this practical to get up and go to work today?I don't mean 48 states, of course, but just local/regional runs. I can tell this old Ken wasn't afraid of work. Cool that you own it.
3338MAN 1 year ago
@3338MAN
Sure, I see guys still running cab overs around my area very often.. You'd have to have a little mechanical know how... That might help in some way these trucks are'nt very new..
1968spawn 1 year ago
@3338MAN I drive a 1980 Frieghtliner COE. It's stretched to 213" WB. 400 Cummins and 15 O/D on LoPRo 24.5's and 3.90 rears. I driver her every day pulling B-Trains in Canada. 139,000lbs gross. She does a fine job! :) I'm sure 68 finds his rig more than practical enough for day-to-day duties as well. PLUS, you get a TON of looks. :D
superslick1000 1 year ago
that's a nice truck.....what's under the dog house??
hEvYcHeVy101 1 year ago
@hEvYcHeVy101
A 400 h.p. Big Cam 2 Cummins
1968spawn 1 year ago
BEAUTIFUL KW!! I love the cab overs!! glad to read you kept it and its got a good home
bartphillips 1 year ago
That truck is a beauty. Do you still own it and drive it? People say COEs ride rough but if you put 3 leaf parabolic springs on the the front, that fixes up the front end and with KW's airbag on the rear it will ride like a car.
gm16v149 1 year ago
@gm16v149
Yes, I still own it. The truck is retired only driven for fun. The truck rides GREAT! I think if riding in a truck is to bumpy for some, those folfs should stick to cars.
Thanks for the compliment..
1968spawn 1 year ago
Nice Video and Great Chanel.
DIESELFUMESS 1 year ago
@DIESELFUMESS Thanks. I enjoy all of your work too.
1968spawn 1 year ago
COOOOOOL!!! Bitchin truck,I havent heard that song in over 20 years
cadtrucgaso 1 year ago
@cadtrucgaso Thanks, Yeah this is a classic toe tapper.
1968spawn 1 year ago
cab overs are great easy to keep in the lane and easier to back a trailer and can turn on a dime great k wooper cheers from oz
tritty84 1 year ago
CABOVERS RULE!!
MrBACKWOODSPROPHET 1 year ago
@MrBACKWOODSPROPHET 10-4 !
1968spawn 1 year ago
nice video. gotta love them cabovers. when i started driving the company at the time had all coe's. an old frieghtshaker coe with spring suspension. 400 hp and 10 speed. pulling 75,000lbs gross wasn't easy.
calitrucker1 2 years ago
yep,, love the cab over,, so nice to manuver and park , not having 8 feet of hood in front of you
IRONSEAN7 2 years ago
Cabovers are a cats miaw, think about the length laws. You don´t need a 35 ft. conventional just to show off. A cabover can just about pull anything within the law.
fredericia01 2 years ago
I like a cabover,the only thing is if you have an accident....you are always the first one there.
rotundrooster 2 years ago
they need to bring them back to the us
smokine2001 2 years ago
i love this truck! and your right about the cabovers man...nothin beats them...my uncle used to drive one...ol freightshaker ...wow man..what a ride....fun to get into as well:P
dueltruck700 2 years ago
Goliath !!!
VWSven1 2 years ago
I gotta question What is the deal with cabovers being so popular? isnt it a pain to have to jack the cab up? Im not talkin down on em i just never thought they were that attractive and hell maybe its cuz im only 25 idk. Just wondering thats all. no matter what you drivng though KEEP ON TRUCKING
EastEnd1985 2 years ago
I think its because they were the norm back in the day due to lenght laws imposed by the states. Now they are few and far between. Jacking up the cab is NO bother at all. They are a blast to drive around and they usaully catch the eye and intersest of people who really LOVE the old days of the industry. COE's are cool and there were tousands of them on the roads when I was a kid. I guess its a thing not everyone understands? THANKS.
1968spawn 2 years ago
When I was a kid my father was a trucker. He drove a 77k100. I asked him the same question when I was mabye 5 years old, He told me driving a trailer in NYC you need to turn and have a low radius turn. Sitting on top of the front axle has its purposes but, rides like hell/engine heat and such/ bumps. I like them now looking back to my childhood . Classics-
meatman310 2 years ago
@EastEnd1985 it is easier to work on a cab over no sleeper on top of gearbox.imho
poclainerf 1 year ago
@EastEnd1985 i can only speak for australia here but we still have loads of them. the b double market over here alone would be id say 75%+ cabovers. keeps inside the required length and also they are much more maneuverable than a bonneted truck.
baldymp3 1 year ago
Watched all your videos and they are great,real old style truckin,hope to see more of this classic cabover,have a good one.
whelan8580 2 years ago
Great old K100, hope more videos are coming.
poorboy126 2 years ago
Nice K-Whopper!
rustandgrease 2 years ago
Thanks,I'll be taking her for a spin this Saturday if the rain stops here.
1968spawn 2 years ago
nice old c/o i had 74 and i miss it. they can say what they want . the only bad part was jacking the cab
cjtllc 2 years ago
nice....nice truck. nothing like a cabover kenworth one of the best
rezst88 2 years ago
I hope you plan on posting more video's of this truck. Nothin' beats an ol' cabover. (for looks anyway)
DarkHorseTrucking 2 years ago