Engineering and craftsmanship

Hi Largecar359, trade your 359 on a new truck? Just shows how out of touch that salesperson was. Can't really blame them for trying, I mean, that's what sales is all about, selling air conditioners to the Eskimos. If I was a salesperson(never happen)it should be clearly obvious, if someone has a 359, it's because they love the old gal, not because they want a new truck. The childhood story "Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel Mary Anne" comes to mind.

 

for me driving a 359 was sort of like taking a shower makes you always feel good. i love to ride my new street glide but sometimes get my 57 hardtail out and it makes me feel like a kid. just hard to explain why you do it. will tell you the same thing i told marmonman keep the truck not many left any more. i still miss my 71 and 79 petes but not trucking. be safe out there

 

Hi j, I agree, I miss my '72 and my '85. Although, my '72 was kind of a beast( manual steering) and had no business hauling railroad pigs out of Chicago with it, I had a lot of fun, and was a good truck. My '85, I never actually hauled anything with it, but kept it as a hobby truck and would just go for a ride, if I needed to feel good.(special thanks to Hemmings for these pictures)
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I was stuck in the Yukon a couple weeks ago due to trailer issues and I talked to one of the mechanics up there about Cummins. He rebuilt 22 of them last year and I think all of them were pretty much warranty, but Cummins seems to be stepping up to the plate. He was working on four different engines when I was there at the same time. He really likes the ISX 15 2350 and said that Cummins finally got it right. Knock on wood since I have had no problems so far in the first 59,000mls. The 18speed transmission on the other hand sounds like a metal coffee can with ball bearings rolling around in it. I had Peterbilt check on it and they said they could not hear it. I told them it starts at 1400rpm pulling a grade with a heavy load and those brain surgeons drove it around bob tail. I guess one of those days it will dynamite in the far North pulling a 12% grade.

 

Yea I would agree with that. We have a 2000 model 379 with a c16 that is top notch, but I still prefer this old 85 still drives like a new one but we stay on top of it too

 

I really would like to see either you, or Largecar, or MarmonMan make a video talking about your truck, walking up to it, get inside, start her up and drive. Kind of like a trucker's version of "TopGear".

 

Don't have any walking up talking about it but look under cooters diesel service on you tube they are short and sweet

 

http://youtu.be/Hbzd0HUqwu4

 

Awesome.

I love autos. Sports cars, exotic cars, muscle cars, classic cars, 4x4 trucks, rock crawlers, tractor pulls, motorcycles and semis. Thing is, I have to see them move. I can't go to a museum. To me, that's like having a smoking hot wife who wants some badly, but her old man chooses to sleep in separate bedrooms. It's unnatural. Thanks for the action vids.