My 1st
1st T950 ford with 534 gas engine and 5x3 my dads
2nd B63 mack 262 cummins and 5x4 my dads
3rd Ford cab over 238 detroit 9 speed my first one!!!!!!!!!!!
4th Old pete with 270 cummins 5x4
5th W900 318 detroit 13 speed
6th W900 8V92 13 speed
7th 1984 W900 400 cummins with 13 speed
8th 1988 pete 425 cat 18 speed
9th 1994 pete 425 cat 18 speed
10th 2003 pete 550 6NZ 18 speed my last one getting a little old
Lets talk about the trucks we have had.
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by mtoo, Oct 1, 2014.
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1999 Freightliner Classic with the Pete style sleeper, 500 Detroit 13spd.
2000 Freightliner Classic condo, 500 Detroit 13spd. This one nearly sent me into bankruptcy.
2005 W900L, 550 Cat 18spd.
2007 W900L 625 Cat 18spd. -
Best one was a '97 FLD Freightshaker with 503000 mi on it. Was a Swift truck in it's slower life. Paid $6600 for it and it was still running strong at 988500 mi when I sold it.
Derailed Thanks this. -
Trucks of my career
2005 Pete 379 with a c15 cat and a 13 speed (company driver before owner op)
2004 Freghtshaker Columbia with a 14l detroit s60 and a 13 speed (still own and operate it today)
2010 Kenworth T660 with a Cummins ISX (no def) and a direct 10 speed trans. (still own it but have a driver in it) -
Trucks we've owned or driven. Owned is easy:
1982 Western Star, 350 Cummins, 10 speed (orig. spring ride, put Pete air ride on)
1972 Pete 359, 400 Cummins, 13 sp. manual steering (sig. pic)
1985 Pete 359 day cab 400 Cummins, 13 sp. (never actually trucked it, was going to make a motorhome out of it, but lost interest)
Trucks driven, mostly day cabs (takes deep breath):
1963 IH R-190 dump
1975 Mack R model day cab, Several
IH Transtar cab over
Freightliner cab over
Pete cabover
KW cab over
KW W-900 sleeper
Louisville Fords, several
Ford 9000 conv.
IH S model
Pete 359 conv.(2)
Diamond-Reo conv.
Marmon conv. sleeper
Freightliner SBFA cabover sleeper (yuk, worst truck ever)
Freightliner FL sleeper
Freightliner conv.
Freightliner Century sleeper
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Peterbilt 359's and some EXHDs all twin sticks.
1989 Peterbilt 379EXHD BUILT 425 Cat 3406B 6 and 4, 3.43 gears long wheelbase, flstop and 7" straight stacks with miter cut
1993 Peterbilt 379EXHD 425 Cat 3406C Mechanical 15 speed 3.55s
2000 Petebilt 379EXHD 460 Cummins 10 speed 3.70's
2007 Kenworth W900L 625 Cat 18 speed 3.55s
2004 Peterbilt 379EXHD 550 Cat 13 speed 3.55s (current)
thats ts not all of them but that's the ones that I spent a lot of time in. -
Mine are already in my signature. Guess that means I need to buy more.
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