My son and I have spent the last two days traveling to Wyoming. We’ve seen a lot of semis on the road. We both have reached the conclusion that the Peterbuilt tractors are the best looking.
You tube...Hangin' loose with Jake Bast at Super Rigs, old school Pete done in California hotrod style. It's a real every day working truck. shameless plug...he's my son in law.
Well this is a fine pickle we're in, should'a listened to Joe McCarthy and George Orwell I guess.
The square hood trucks are a classic look. They suck donkey balls to drive.
A PACCAR or old Star ride nice, but visibility out of them is horrible. That hood and filyers hide a pile of real estate. The cramped jeep sized cab hooked to a big sleeper and the stacks set up a situation where the whole trailer disappears for awhile when you are backing up.
Guys scoff if you bring all that up. Because they are superior!
I like a comfortable, easy to drive, safe truck. Ain't lookin' at it when I'm driving. Driving is when I'm making 💰!
Parents who say they have good kids..Usually don't!
I tend to like a W900 or 359/379 quite a bit but honestly - a tasteful K100 or Peterbilt 362, I like them quite a bit, especially pulling a bull wagon.
All the Peterbilt's are built in Denton, Texas. I've known a number of people that work there. Pretty cool company.
They are indeed, they throw a get together once a year for the Pete worshipping faithful, invitation only... they really roll out the welcome mat, kind of a hall of fame thing. You don't have to buy a fleet of Petes...the owner operators that run and beautifully maintain the classics are honored just as well.
Well this is a fine pickle we're in, should'a listened to Joe McCarthy and George Orwell I guess.
You tube...Hangin' loose with Jake Bast at Super Rigs, old school Pete done in California hotrod style. It's a real every day working truck. shameless plug...he's my son in law.
Back in the early 70's Diamond Rio, Western Star, and Autocar... but our trucks were all day-cabs, we didn't have room for those fancy sleepers. We needed the room for winches and, gear decks and toolboxes. Each truck basically had to carry everything needed to move anything. That was when I was moving machinery. Last rig I had was a 2010 Pete 357 Tri-axel with setback front and a 50-ton National crane mounted with a 28' bed, pulling a 28' tilt bed trailer. Was a good rig but didn't like all the computerization. Don't like the new trucks...