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.
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 💰!
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.
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...
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...
Phil
Only time you’ve spent in a big rig was on your knees on the floor board working as a lot lizard.
[bleep]-head, I could out work you any day of the week. That last job was planting new freeway signs on every freeway in Southern California. Assembled them, hauled them, and set them... ran the auger digging 6' diameter holes 37' deep. Ran the backhoe and loaded out the dirt, helped building the forms, set the rebar cages and assisted in pouring the concrete, then set the freeway signs, which I had to haul behind the crane. And when I wasn't hauling 48' signs behind the crane, I was hauling the backhoe on the trailer. This was all nighttime freeway work in the middle of traffic. So, [bleep] you... every trip was a permitted load, over length, over width, and overweight. And on a time limit.
[bleep]-head, I could out work you any day of the week. That last job was planting new freeway signs on every freeway in Southern California. Assembled them, hauled them, and set them... ran the auger digging 6' diameter holes 37' deep. Ran the backhoe and loaded out the dirt, helped building the forms, set the rebar cages and assisted in pouring the concrete, then set the freeway signs, which I had to haul behind the crane. And when I wasn't hauling 48' signs behind the crane, I was hauling the backhoe on the trailer. This was all nighttime freeway work in the middle of traffic. So, [bleep] you... every trip was a permitted load, over length, over width, and overweight. And on a time limit.
Phil
You couldn’t hang with me til lunch on a Monday, just like every other worthless union Fugk.
[bleep]-head, I could out work you any day of the week. That last job was planting new freeway signs on every freeway in Southern California. Assembled them, hauled them, and set them... ran the auger digging 6' diameter holes 37' deep. Ran the backhoe and loaded out the dirt, helped building the forms, set the rebar cages and assisted in pouring the concrete, then set the freeway signs, which I had to haul behind the crane. And when I wasn't hauling 48' signs behind the crane, I was hauling the backhoe on the trailer. This was all nighttime freeway work in the middle of traffic. So, [bleep] you... every trip was a permitted load, over length, over width, and overweight. And on a time limit.
Phil
Originally Posted by Greyghost
[bleep]-head, I could out work you any day of the week. That last job was planting new freeway signs on every freeway in Southern California. Assembled them, hauled them, and set them... ran the auger digging 6' diameter holes 37' deep. Ran the backhoe and loaded out the dirt, helped building the forms, set the rebar cages and assisted in pouring the concrete, then set the freeway signs, which I had to haul behind the crane. And when I wasn't hauling 48' signs behind the crane, I was hauling the backhoe on the trailer. This was all nighttime freeway work in the middle of traffic. So, [bleep] you... every trip was a permitted load, over length, over width, and overweight. And on a time limit.
Phil
W Who you? You California commie welfare supporting prick! I’ve worked more in my sleep than you ever have! And trucking??? Let’s see so 8 hrs on 4 off or what’s the dot regs? I’ll work ur ass in the dirt during spray of NH3 season come to the Midwest let’s see how long you last
Apparently, you stupid-[bleep] you don't even know the regs... when you can lay down a 1,500-ton forging press, drag it outside, and get it on the trailer using a winch and down boards, you let me know...
I don’t know anything about semis, but every other year there’s a truck show/fundraiser for special Olympics in Joplin, MO. Close to 1000 trucks doing convoy, truck pull, concerts, etc. it’s quite the event to see everything from modern day trucks back to 1950s show trucks and any and everything in between.
I currently have a 379 Pete I like it but much prefer my previous w 900 kw Better mirrors gauges are bigger and easier to see Steered better at low speed and just a tad more cab room Personally A model kenworth W900 is the best looking rig
Surprised no one has mentioned the Pacifics... maybe not the best looking, but the biggest and heaviest built for highway use, and the longest lasting doing everyday hard work. Believe they were picked up by some Canadian company in the mid to late 70's, but still used worldwide today. Most all were used for logging, extra heavy moves, and house and building movers.
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.
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