Love to see some comments from all the guys that gave you shit when you were SnapOn Junkie and said you had nothing and couldn’t fix your own truck. Amazing what you’ve accomplished in a short amount of time standing in front of millions worth of badass trucks.
JST.. Awesome fleet of trucks. I've really enjoyed watching your business grow over the years. Love your RUclips channel too. Thanks for sharing all of it with us..
Love the colors on the WS. The higher HP and Torque engines always are worth the extra cost. As long as the fuel consumption isn't much worse than the lower HP engines, better to have than not.
I like this length video, Justin. It fits my attention span pretty well. Thanks for your opinion of how your trucks are operating and their cost effectiveness.
I bought my single axle day cab Sterling from FYDA Freighliner in Pittsburgh in 2010 for $4000. The service department was really good . They fixed the big stuff and I fixed the little stuff. I still have it today
Keep an eye on front leaf spring shackles/pins. There is no "lock" in the pin to lock it into place when the pinch bolt on the shackle is tightened. They work thereselves apart. We have 3 and they all did the same thing. They admitted there is a "design flaw" and they are aware of it. If they start making a popping and clunking noise in the front, you have a problem.
Update...we have 4 and all 4 have the same problem STILL. I'm on my 4th set of springs, 3rd set of front bearings. 59,000 miles. The Stealership keeps putting the same problem springs back in it because there is no "fix" yet and apparently front wheel bearings are also going to be a problem.
I've been away for a while but do you still do your own PM on all the trucks? Does it make it more difficult to schedule and keep consumables in stock for the different brands, models and years?
Coming from a Detroit engine guy, your biggest problems with the gen 5 DD15/DD16 will be overhead issues. They are dropping exhaust valve bridges, main reason is the adjuster screws are splash lubricated with oil. The GHG 17 DD engines, if you have them, are going to have mostly fuel system problems mostly from the injection pump grenading if you don't prime the fuel system correctly, that will probably be an issues on the gen 5's too, just haven't seen it yet. Another major issue with the GHG 17 is the oil leaks, oil pan gasket, head gasket, cam housing seal, sometimes oil coolant module. Those are the major issues that I see with the Detroit DD engines. Western star trucks are nice looking and Detroit engines are good fuel mileage engines.
Fyda has Western Star in Zanesville but the Columbus location doesn't. The Western Star dealer is Buckeye Western Star , Plain city Marysville area. Buckeye used to be the Sterling and Otawa spotter truck dealership and they sucked .
lol have all of those trucks and don't know what they can hold legally. That is just odd but I like your style. Only a problem if you get stopped haha. Nice fleet
That Burnt Orange Western Star is THE SHIT!!! I Totally AGREE, the power on that DD15 needs to be turned up to THE MAX and THE TORQUE AS WELL as long as it doesn't VOID the Warranty. 560Hp & 1850 Torque.......Otherwise, you should've gone with the DD16 and Max HP & Torque (600Hp / 2050 Torque) on that. Like you said, you're "into Big Liter Shit"!!!!! It's just my opinion.
Are you done with atv’s? What happened with the LTR? Would love to see what you do with that thing since there is no one building these for youtube for some reason. At least not full on no expense spared builds.
The 4700SB I used to drive with the DD13 Allison it has its pros and cons lets say its a light weight truck it does the job it doesn't win any races. I'm assuming the 4700X replaced the SB model, if you have a DD13 engine you got to have an 18spd behind it. There is four 4700s running around the area with 18spds. Right now here in Western Canada you couldn't get a new gravel truck if you tried its a years waiting list sometime in late 2023 you'll have a new truck. Where the economy is going 2008 is coming fast you're going to see a big crash anybody deep in debt will be wiped out. The smart excavating contractors here are running all paid for equipment they know what's coming the writing is on the wall I see it coming I've been through it back in 2008 wiped out a lot of people.
Who are you, how long has this business been around when did it start & who started it ? Must be 1 of the biggest names in the business & have tons of contacts & contracts where can I learn more about this company?
You’re the only person I’ve seen who prefers the ultrashift. Have their been improvements to them? Historically my service department and nj local trucking companies steer clear from them. Your input is greatly appreciated . Currently running a 4700 with a 505/1850 dd13 allison 4500 4.33 gears. It runs great my 47x’s are currently spec’d same power but allisom 4700 rds 4.10 gears . Trying to get the best of all worlds. I always had tremendous luck with Volvo ishift 12 speed with crawler gear
Same to each there own. I will stick to my Allison. Sure the Ultrashifts are cheaper & the DT12 tranny is ok but definitely not an Allison. I had 19,000 hrs pulling 105k with 0 problems on my last dump truck.
@@justinbarnes486 the thing about an automated trans that I like is when playing with running speeds it’s easier to calculate how the truck I’ll perform when changing running gears. My Volvo vhd’s started at 3.73s now my newer ones are running 3.58s and they pull better believe it or not and get great fuel economy. I had to start buying western stars because my allocations got cut down on Volvo. I’m trying to figure out if I should give the dt12 trans a shot I just don’t want to make a 230k dollar mistake L O L
Since you have been buying all these Western Stars, has the Peterbuilt sale people been trying to kiss up to you or crying to you or anything? Seems like Western Star has really put a cramp on peterbuilts lifestyle!
not trying to be an ass but is the world famous rock crusher a spoof ? if what I saw on RUclips is indeed the rock crusher...it will take you 30 minutes to fill a wheel barrow, looks like a toy
I know you will not care, but your vocabulary is off the charts, not in a good way. Drove for 20 years, heard and seen a lot . I try to get my trucking fix thru videos, saw yours clicked on it, sorry not a fan of the language. Have a good day.
Thanks Justin, watching from Australia
Love to see some comments from all the guys that gave you shit when you were SnapOn Junkie and said you had nothing and couldn’t fix your own truck.
Amazing what you’ve accomplished in a short amount of time standing in front of millions worth of badass trucks.
I’m pretty into the “Thunder Chicken”. I’m gonna have to come drive it. 🤣
Isn't that going to be sacrilege you driving anything but a T8 hundy 😂
JST.. Awesome fleet of trucks. I've really enjoyed watching your business grow over the years. Love your RUclips channel too. Thanks for sharing all of it with us..
Thanks for the update. Been waiting for this one.
Love the colors on the WS. The higher HP and Torque engines always are worth the extra cost. As long as the fuel consumption isn't much worse than the lower HP engines, better to have than not.
Great looking fleet. Like watching your video's. Keep up the great work. 👍
I like this length video, Justin. It fits my attention span pretty well. Thanks for your opinion of how your trucks are operating and their cost effectiveness.
Killer info Justin. Good looking out.
1600 high-torque Boom nice come back nice equipment Keep On Truckin
I bought my single axle day cab Sterling from FYDA Freighliner in Pittsburgh in 2010 for $4000. The service department was really good . They fixed the big stuff and I fixed the little stuff. I still have it today
Nice looking fleet of trucks
You have some super nice trucks Mr. Sturgill.
I like lifting the bed up after every morning inspection, just to check the PTO is running correctly. Look at those cables up there 🤦🏻♂️
Great looking fleet!
Keep an eye on front leaf spring shackles/pins. There is no "lock" in the pin to lock it into place when the pinch bolt on the shackle is tightened. They work thereselves apart. We have 3 and they all did the same thing. They admitted there is a "design flaw" and they are aware of it. If they start making a popping and clunking noise in the front, you have a problem.
Update...we have 4 and all 4 have the same problem STILL. I'm on my 4th set of springs, 3rd set of front bearings. 59,000 miles. The Stealership keeps putting the same problem springs back in it because there is no "fix" yet and apparently front wheel bearings are also going to be a problem.
Nice fleet of trucks. Done very well in only 4 years.
Love the blue shop door
Great video Justin
How long are you guys going to keep the trucks before swapping them out for new ones? Like a 5 year schedule?
Beautiful trucks brother
I love how he speaks how he likes to.
It's a dump truck. You don't need full professional language.
I've been away for a while but do you still do your own PM on all the trucks? Does it make it more difficult to schedule and keep consumables in stock for the different brands, models and years?
Wonder if there is a difference in fuel consumption swb vs lwb
Coming from a Detroit engine guy, your biggest problems with the gen 5 DD15/DD16 will be overhead issues. They are dropping exhaust valve bridges, main reason is the adjuster screws are splash lubricated with oil. The GHG 17 DD engines, if you have them, are going to have mostly fuel system problems mostly from the injection pump grenading if you don't prime the fuel system correctly, that will probably be an issues on the gen 5's too, just haven't seen it yet. Another major issue with the GHG 17 is the oil leaks, oil pan gasket, head gasket, cam housing seal, sometimes oil coolant module. Those are the major issues that I see with the Detroit DD engines. Western star trucks are nice looking and Detroit engines are good fuel mileage engines.
Hello Brenden how are you doing 😊
Was looking at getting a roll off truck. I’m having it either be a Kenworth T880 or Western Star 49X. Any opinions?
Also for your Allison trucks contact your region allison rep and have them pull an iscan and make sure they have the “s1 performance” tune in them.
Sometimes if you catch the Allison guy they will ride with you & build you a custom tune.
Nice Units Justin
What is the best transmission do you recommend for trucks
Western star automatic is a DT12 not dd12 if I'm not mistaken. Nice lookin the 49X is.
Fyda has Western Star in Zanesville but the Columbus location doesn't. The Western Star dealer is Buckeye Western Star , Plain city Marysville area. Buckeye used to be the Sterling and Otawa spotter truck dealership and they sucked .
just got my 2024 49X, Nice truck for sure, just cant for the life of me figure out how to get the high idle to work
We just got our first 49x. Guys like it!
lol have all of those trucks and don't know what they can hold legally. That is just odd but I like your style. Only a problem if you get stopped haha. Nice fleet
That Burnt Orange Western Star is THE SHIT!!! I Totally AGREE, the power on that DD15 needs to be turned up to THE MAX and THE TORQUE AS WELL as long as it doesn't VOID the Warranty. 560Hp & 1850 Torque.......Otherwise, you should've gone with the DD16 and Max HP & Torque (600Hp / 2050 Torque) on that. Like you said, you're "into Big Liter Shit"!!!!! It's just my opinion.
Cool
Yo boss! Are you going to still do tool haul video’s? Possibly any new tools for your new trucks?
Take us for a ride in the blue one with the Allison, I wanna see what you don't like about how it drives.
Are you done with atv’s? What happened with the LTR? Would love to see what you do with that thing since there is no one building these for youtube for some reason. At least not full on no expense spared builds.
Holy Shit, Justin, how many trucks are in your fleet? Western Stars are my favorite. Do you need a Fleet Mechanic?
The 4700SB I used to drive with the DD13 Allison it has its pros and cons lets say its a light weight truck it does the job it doesn't win any races. I'm assuming the 4700X replaced the SB model, if you have a DD13 engine you got to have an 18spd behind it. There is four 4700s running around the area with 18spds. Right now here in Western Canada you couldn't get a new gravel truck if you tried its a years waiting list sometime in late 2023 you'll have a new truck. Where the economy is going 2008 is coming fast you're going to see a big crash anybody deep in debt will be wiped out. The smart excavating contractors here are running all paid for equipment they know what's coming the writing is on the wall I see it coming I've been through it back in 2008 wiped out a lot of people.
I believe he’s got 20(?) now.
Think he’s still waiting on a couple trucks too
How do you like the 567 Peterbilts ?
👍👍👍😎😎😎
What is your fuel mileage like?
THE PRESENTATION OF YOUR TRUCKS WOULD BE HARD TO BEAT JUSTIN.
I get 7.7 MPG solo.
You get 7.7 ? My pick up only gets 10. MPG
Did you buy the building yet?
How many trucks u got?
yeah but....what shades are those?
Western star sales men said if he put are order in for one it would be built by November 2023
Who are you, how long has this business been around when did it start & who started it ? Must be 1 of the biggest names in the business & have tons of contacts & contracts where can I learn more about this company?
I AM FUCKING DOING GREAT TODAY JUSTINE , THX FOR ASKING 😎
You’re the only person I’ve seen who prefers the ultrashift. Have their been improvements to them? Historically my service department and nj local trucking companies steer clear from them. Your input is greatly appreciated . Currently running a 4700 with a 505/1850 dd13 allison 4500 4.33 gears. It runs great my 47x’s are currently spec’d same power but allisom 4700 rds 4.10 gears . Trying to get the best of all worlds. I always had tremendous luck with Volvo ishift 12 speed with crawler gear
Same to each there own. I will stick to my Allison. Sure the Ultrashifts are cheaper & the DT12 tranny is ok but definitely not an Allison. I had 19,000 hrs pulling 105k with 0 problems on my last dump truck.
@@justinbarnes486 the thing about an automated trans that I like is when playing with running speeds it’s easier to calculate how the truck I’ll perform when changing running gears. My Volvo vhd’s started at 3.73s now my newer ones are running 3.58s and they pull better believe it or not and get great fuel economy. I had to start buying western stars because my allocations got cut down on Volvo. I’m trying to figure out if I should give the dt12 trans a shot I just don’t want to make a 230k dollar mistake L O L
Endurant XD Pro 😎
@@mattd7117 do you run that trans??
@@lilgamg let’s just say I talk to people that are running it.
How they rush it when they said took them six years to develop this western star 49X :)
This fucking dude kicks ass
Since you have been buying all these Western Stars, has the Peterbuilt sale people been trying to kiss up to you or crying to you or anything? Seems like Western Star has really put a cramp on peterbuilts lifestyle!
How much can these haul legally? 🤣🤣🤣
Lol hilarious
not trying to be an ass but is the world famous rock crusher a spoof ?
if what I saw on RUclips is indeed the rock crusher...it will take you 30 minutes to fill a wheel barrow, looks like a toy
Who pays for the updates?
I skipped the video because You waist too much time talking and never showed the truck quick...
Dude learn to communicate without cursing it’s not necessary to be using the F word or abusing Gods name.
I don’t get why people feel the need to use such gross profanity. The info might be good but can’t listen with all unnecessary cussing.
I just stopped the video 2 minutes into it. A little professionalism goes a long way.
I know you will not care, but your vocabulary is off the charts, not in a good way. Drove for 20 years, heard and seen a lot . I try to get my trucking fix thru videos, saw yours clicked on it, sorry not a fan of the language. Have a good day.