That is one Bas ass KW! My uncle used a 57 KW in his logging company from 1970 until the 90's. I really loved that truck. It was a triple stick with a 270 Cummiins and was streched out to fit a log loader on the back. Thank you for reminding me of him. Regards from Ody Slim
O-H-I-O Porter greetings 🇺🇸 I was feeling quite bone-chilling cold for you & I noticed you had only 1 battery in that old beast. WOW! I expected plenty of cranking for sure, but you got her running without too much of an issue. Well, it seemed that way, but when you’re COLD, working around cold metal is longer than desired. She sounds rather good & moved as well. Does that Cummins have a compression lever as well? I’m not too familiar with them as you can tell. You had fun & had more fellowship as well. All good stuff! Love the old trucks! Happy New Year my friend! 🥰😎✌️
to think I used to work on those KW, 230 Cummins, back in the day, worked at Empire White Trucks in Syracuse NY, yet while it was still viable City, back in the late 60's to the early 70's like that old tractor, they be gone now. lots of king pins bearings suspension work. general service and clutch R&R jobs. The company would broker glider kits, piggy back them in. three at a time. Caterpillar was my main line of work, went back in to the dirt.
@Steve Vaught. I had a feeling you'd be here. How have you been? I just hope no raccoons get in it. I've had bad experiences with raccoons getting into vehicles, won't go into full detail. I'll let your imagination run wild.
In europe we still use tachograph on the trucks but you need special card for the tachograph idont how the works in usa today i hope at you have great celerbration on new years :)
Mostly tweaked out because the suspension is absolutely toasted. Those torsion bars are real bad about it. I got a 64 925 also with this 59 and it’s not much better suspension wise
What motor does she have? But man I love that Kenworth, that's my favorite year of Kenworth when it comes to conventional Kenworths. And is she a twin or triple stick? But I really can't say enough how much I love that ol Kenworth love that she's original too.
855 series cummins, not sure exactly which one, 230 or 270 we think, no twin sticks, it's just a roadranger 10 speed, we think someone swapped it long ago
Да уж, сейчас такое не делают - тягачу уже 63 года, а он заводится практически как новый.... И такое повсеместно..... Очень сильно сомневаюсь, что любой современный автомобиль будет заводиться через 60 лет. Он скорее разрушится от коррозии
@@keepontruckinoutlawlife1248 yah but not until more die. I had to put gasoline and diesel in it to get it fire up. It had straight used oil in it with no fuel filter on the truck.
As an old Cummins man I’m thinking a sized injector, or bent push tube. If you get it running ( when the weather is warm enough you don’t need to torture it with either 👎) and as it’s just starting to warm up, take you bare hand and touch the exhaust manifold on each exhaust port with your fingers. You will feel to see which one is cool longer than the others. 1 and 6 will take a little longer to heat up. Eventually they will get too hot to touch. The one that’s cool is the cylinder your problem lies with. To get that far won’t cost you anything. Please don’t rev up a cold engine. Pushing the full pedal down when cranking the engine over tells old timers you don’t know how a PT fuel pump works. It’s a nice old truck. Hasn’t been loved, though.
Well it was a $300 auction buy. The amount of work that would have to be done is just something I don’t wanna do when I’ve got other trucks that need less work. I like it the way it is
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Two guys under polar weather conditions, in night, trying (and managing ) to start and drive a 63 year-old truck....cool and crazy!!
Back when trucks where trucks! Super cool!
Great will it start old kenworth👍👍👍
You're a lucky man getting to crank on an old Kenworth. Man it sounds good.
The smoke rings it spits out are cool to see!
That was one fun cold start! Sounded great!!
This KW needs some love...
It doesn’t get any better than sassy old Kenworth shenanigans.
You’ve got that loadstar and F600 now, should start moving up to the big diesels
I hope you post more of this. I love these late 50s early 60s kenworths. I have a 67 and 69. Little newer
That is one Bas ass KW! My uncle used a 57 KW in his logging company from 1970 until the 90's.
I really loved that truck. It was a triple stick with a 270 Cummiins and was streched out to fit a log
loader on the back. Thank you for reminding me of him. Regards from Ody Slim
O-H-I-O Porter greetings 🇺🇸 I was feeling quite bone-chilling cold for you & I noticed you had only 1 battery in that old beast. WOW! I expected plenty of cranking for sure, but you got her running without too much of an issue. Well, it seemed that way, but when you’re COLD, working around cold metal is longer than desired. She sounds rather good & moved as well. Does that Cummins have a compression lever as well? I’m not too familiar with them as you can tell. You had fun & had more fellowship as well. All good stuff! Love the old trucks! Happy New Year my friend! 🥰😎✌️
Them smoke rings are killing me 😆 bad ass old rig
There's a 59 and a 1950 for sale by me in Nc. Both trucks are in restorable shape.
Love the sound of that Cummins
3:21 Look at it splutter into life! Man! What an amazing noise!
Let's keep up the semi video's bub🤘🏻🤘🏻 twinsticks needs those air cleaner bands
to think I used to work on those KW, 230 Cummins, back in the day, worked at Empire White Trucks in Syracuse NY, yet while it was still viable City, back in the late 60's to the early 70's
like that old tractor, they be gone now. lots of king pins bearings suspension work. general service and clutch R&R jobs. The company would broker glider kits, piggy back them in.
three at a time. Caterpillar was my main line of work, went back in to the dirt.
59' KW .....Very rare model.. gem :)
You guys are CRAZY!!
Keep that beauty plugged in!👌
I'll run out there and plug it into the current tree next time
Hell ya man! That ol gal wants to run. Keep er alive!
This truck will restore beautifully.
It’s not getting restored
Ever? Or just for now?
@@huntermossakajunkerman9646 never. Got better trucks that needs less work. It works fine as a yard rig the way it is.
Doesn't need to be restored
@Steve Vaught. I had a feeling you'd be here. How have you been?
I just hope no raccoons get in it.
I've had bad experiences with raccoons getting into vehicles, won't go into full detail.
I'll let your imagination run wild.
❄❄Very cool!! ❄❄
Как же я люблю американские грузовики мощные красивые большие))) он похож на советский грузовик краз
Love it!
The smoke rings indicate a hole in at least one piston
Good old Ether… Is there nothing you can’t do?
Cool old rigg.
Вот это легенда , уважение.
Blowin smoke rings, wow lol Kool old truck!, two years older than me lol
In europe we still use tachograph on the trucks but you need special card for the tachograph idont how the works in usa today i hope at you have great celerbration on new years :)
These would have taken a special card too, unfortunately this one doesn't work, happy new years to you too!
Just use paper logs, no logs at all or for the newer rigs the ELOG
Seen that old tattletale on the dash !
Wow, where do you find all these pieces of history?
Just get lucky sometimes, other times we seek them out
No compression release ??????
It's a trooper
1 foot of Hawaii went under
That Cummins doesn't have a compression release on it? They fire pretty good then
It does but it don’t make a difference when it’s this cold trying to start on used oil
almost seems like it was twisted by a trailer tipping over. do you know how the frame was bent? kinda goes with the dented tank.
No idea how it got that way
Mostly tweaked out because the suspension is absolutely toasted. Those torsion bars are real bad about it. I got a 64 925 also with this 59 and it’s not much better suspension wise
@@nickmaines907 it's awesome that you guys have the antique semi tractors. some day i'll get an old mack.
Nice truck. I doubt a new truck would have started.
Sadly the new trucks do in fact start a lot better even at -30f
Hey its your truck! I call it abuse
Why? It's better than it getting shredded at a scrap yard.
@@huntermossakajunkerman9646 rebuild er
It takes time and money but it can be done. One step at a time.
At least let the oil get up
Bad motor only going on 3
What motor does she have? But man I love that Kenworth, that's my favorite year of Kenworth when it comes to conventional Kenworths. And is she a twin or triple stick? But I really can't say enough how much I love that ol Kenworth love that she's original too.
855 series cummins, not sure exactly which one, 230 or 270 we think, no twin sticks, it's just a roadranger 10 speed, we think someone swapped it long ago
it was swamped, no turbos in 59 , still awsome!!
Cheechin smoke rings like that girl from high schoool
Да уж, сейчас такое не делают - тягачу уже 63 года, а он заводится практически как новый.... И такое повсеместно..... Очень сильно сомневаюсь, что любой современный автомобиль будет заводиться через 60 лет. Он скорее разрушится от коррозии
Пластмасса не ржавеет))
@@user-it4kt1qr1w but it gets brittle and falls apart
gretta is not happy lol
Engine sounds like it's not hitting on all 6
It definitely isn’t. Hasn’t the whole time I’ve owned it
@@nickmaines907 right ever think about fixing it?
@@keepontruckinoutlawlife1248 yah but not until more die. I had to put gasoline and diesel in it to get it fire up. It had straight used oil in it with no fuel filter on the truck.
As an old Cummins man I’m thinking a sized injector, or bent push tube. If you get it running ( when the weather is warm enough you don’t need to torture it with either 👎) and as it’s just starting to warm up, take you bare hand and touch the exhaust manifold on each exhaust port with your fingers.
You will feel to see which one is cool longer than the others. 1 and 6 will take a little longer to heat up. Eventually they will get too hot to touch. The one
that’s cool is the cylinder your problem lies with. To get that far won’t cost you anything. Please don’t rev up a cold engine. Pushing the full pedal down
when cranking the engine over tells old timers you don’t know how a PT fuel pump works. It’s a nice old truck. Hasn’t been loved, though.
@@georgerenton965 I agree 100%
Poor kwhopper struggling while battling hybernation.
Pull the compression release. I thought a 59 had a 220 Cummins, not a turbocharged engine.
It doesn’t help much when ya ain’t got the amps to turn it over
Torsion bar suspension
Pull the compression release
Makes little difference in this weather. Currently -40f. But then again I was the one using the screw driver key and then the man in the cab
please give updates
Нельзя ему холодному обороты давать, а со стартом быстрым поршневая выйдет на околоземную орбиту.
NOT a Wagner tacho . You need some schooling on older trucks and equip't
Gee whiz, I would've thought the thing that says Wagner tachograph was a Wagner tachograph...learn new things every day, I guess
What no compression release
A little "Cosby in a can" haHa!
Sounds like a iron lung cummins
Why didn't you just give it a squirt to help it start? Why are you doing this in the dark?
Where's your starting fluid???!!!
That’s a great truck. Perhaps I missed it in an earlier video, but what happened to the frame?
No idea, he bought it like that
Ребята, факел в воздухофильтр, и с пол тычка пусканете
Why not restore it?
Well it was a $300 auction buy. The amount of work that would have to be done is just something I don’t wanna do when I’ve got other trucks that need less work. I like it the way it is
У вас там тоже холодно ребята? У нас -24
About 15*f (-10*c) when I did this video
Nou battery frends
She got a bad miss…
Yup
Nejraději startuji opuštěný náklaďák v noci-pěkná blbost.
When the sun sets at 4pm you learn to live life in the dark, it's not really abandoned either, its sitting in my yard.
Didn’t know my yard rig was “abandoned”🤣and well when you’ve only got 3 hours of daylight choices are limited
Bet it out pull newer one but slower