Nick Nelson Series Part 3 1951 Kenworth W/ Mercury Sleeper
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- In this interview with Nick Nelson he takes us through the rich history (including rare photos!) of this gorgeous piece of West Coast Iron. The phrase "time capsule" is often overused but, let's agree that it took a tough breed of men to operate trucks like this narrow nose. The ultra-rare "Bell" Mercury sleeper was completely reupholstered inside, but the rest of this gem has been left original. Under the long butterfly hood, the 220 Cummins can easily breathe through a dump manifold for an incredible cackle any time Nick pulls the sled at the Big Iron Classic truck show in Kasson, MN. Torque is handled by a 4 & a 4 transmissions sent to "Timkindrive" differentials. Torsion bar suspension resides under both the truck AND the vintage reefer trailer it pulls. To top off the spartan dashboard, there reside two time clocks that were essentially the 1950's version of an E-Log. It truly doesn't get more authentic that this. Enjoy!
Filming by Philip West @flannel_philip
Editing by Noah West
Technical director Jacob West @eldest_arrow
Music: iMovie
Special Thanks to Nick Nelson & family
Small correction from a guy that drove in that era...those Sangamo clocks didn't have ink pens...the cards were a burgundy colored paper and coated with wax...the stylus would scratch the wax coating of the card and thus the recorded chart...we had ways of cheating the things but that info is redundant now...cheers.
Yes sir that is exactly right
The ol toothpick trick ??
Love it. Gotta be tough to run one of these all day every day.
now thats a true coffin sleeper!!!!!
Man that truck would turn a soft fella into a hardened man preeeeety fast. When you panned to that drivers seat it was like woah... My back hurt just lookin at it.
I remember as a kid seeing the flames coming out of the stacks especially at night on trucks going down old Hwy 99 in CA.
Never knew until now they were non turbo 220’s. Cool to finally know more of the story. !
Flames were caused by wasted fuel, it takes 61 trucks like my KW today to make the pollution oof ONE diesel truck today.
One diesel today.
One diesel then.
And I thought my Aussie '85 cab over was cool. thanks mate, cool video. So double thumbs up from down under.
That’s one sick sleeper👍👍
Man Nick has one awesome fleet!!!! It would be super hard to pick which one to drive!!!!!
First driving job was a 71 Autocar triaxle dump. 220 n/a Cummins and a 13 speed double overdrive. Bad old girl! Could not keep her straight but she would fly. Speedo didn't work but 75 plus is really fast in an old rag!
I've slept in a Mercury, first truck was a 61 KW... and I remember the tachograph (aka tattletale). Great video but the interviewer needs to stop with the "yeah.. ok.. hmm... wow... sure" comments. Love the truck and appreciate the work though!
That thing is COOOOL!!!!
I had a 1967 Pete big can 400 5X4 l ran to Canada in 1986To 1988 with that ol girl her name was MISSY! Orange and white walk in Mercury sleeper Chrome wheels big bumper !
Love to see pics of your old rig!
Miss was centerfold in Truck magazine Overdrive December, 1970 ! @@thesteelcowboy1621
On those tac-o-graphs there was a tiny razor inside the housing that put a cut in the chart when it was inserted....and in the company office they had special chart viewers that magnified the chart for reading and inspection...if the chart had more than one cut , then that meant that it was pulled out and re-installed somewhere along the drivers shift...and then that would lead to inquiry up to having the driver followed etc.
Dig these old trucks too, thx man
Great stuff!
Another great video!
I would modify the back of the cab with the sleeper , cut a hole through it to have access the sleeper from inside the cab
Sweet old banger 👍🏽
Love a mercury sleeper . Was hoping that was a livestock tel
Now that’s a twin screw ..
Barnhart Crane and Rigging aquired Hite in 2014
Love this truck and great video! Do you have any info on the visor? I'd like one like that for my blue 51 kenworth.
Love it!! Learned something new about the stack mirror, guess that explains the mirror on the hood of the Pete in Duel.
I remember Hite Crane and rigging all over town they got bought out about 8 9 years ago if I remember
If I recall correctly… it wasn’t the length of the bolts in the motor mounts that lead to the recall of the truck… it was actually missing all interior door parts and the accelerator pedal.. so, if you hopped in, closed the door and started it.. logically the only thing you could do with it was tie your socks around your head, hold the air horn down and scream .. so, even though pretty standard for the time.. people kept losing good socks which were hard to come by.. so they recalled it and removed the windows so it was more practical to use.. short of that, I found this accurate. Thanks for sharing!
Buda engines were also very popular in Allis charmers wd-45 farm tractors,just FYI...
I always thought A.C. WD-45s had A.C. engines too. Thanks for setting the record straight!
WAL_DC-6B I think they had three different motors that they used the only reason I know about buda is that my dad had one. There was nothing better than starting it up on a chilly morning with fire through the manifold and smelling the the burnt fuel,what I would give to do that again with my Dad and that tractor!!!!
@@chief3839 HA! I was thinking the other day of the days when I'd ride to school on the 1940s-50s General Motors TDH city buses and that faint odor of the Detroit Diesel, diesel fumes you'd smell especially when riding in the far back seats. I guess it's motorized nostalgia. By the way, Allis Chalmers purchased Buda Motors in 1953 according to Wikipedia.
WAL_DC-6B aahhh the good days all good I miss them so,and I'm considered young yet but everything is changing I also am familiar with the Detroit diesels I drove truck with the 92 series and you are right they all have their own unique smells!!! It's great to know I don't have a fetish anyway!!!
Very cool
Did a torsion bar suspension ride better?
Biggest thing to get used to is that they lean a lot on corners at higher speeds..You get used to it and it really doesn't affect safety of the truck..This was true even with the ones made thru the 1980ies
So cool
Tubes on aluminum rims sounds like a bummer to mount/dismount.
Buda Diesel engines were also in Allis Chalmers tractors
Correct! Also in the Barber-Greene wheel trenchers and other construction equipment. ❤
The company I retired from, Reddaway Truck Line in Oregon, bought United in the early 90's. Todd Konoske the retired trucker.
My dad worked for Reddaway in 1949 before he started driving fuel tankers for Pacific Supply. I got a few rides as a young kid over to Roberts Motor Company for maintenance in a 1948 KW.
United was bought by Reddaway Truck line in the early Nineties. I retired from Reddaway n 2017 after 29 yrs. Todd the retired trucker.
What’s with all the one word interruptions? Just let the guy talk.
I was able to write the same comment after 2 minutes into the video I was getting annoyed. This is how those videos with Ricers talking crap and the idiot holding the camera recording, says the same words as their talking out their ass about stuff that doesn't add up or makes sense.
@@static_Tricolor_camry right!
Cummins having trouble with motors in 62, the shit meter gave them records on the drivers habits concerning rpm’s.
Оператор реагирует на каждое сказанное предложение мужика, как симс в игре XD
My Dad had a 55 H model mack and bucker box,no wonder he sold out and bought heavy equipment...lol
We called em “shit” meters.
😍😍🥰😘
Yeah... woah... okay, Wow... *cough* mhmm mmm... oh ok yea... uh no way... gotchu *cough* okay yea sure, yeah uh... ahhhh okay uh uh uh oh ya... YAAA !! Gotchu again.
🤯🤯 Shut up let the man speak.
Nice truck but needs a mountain of work done to it!
You know I wish that they would just go back to the old ways what's in that camera then and the paper logs I wish I could go back to that and say these e-logs
Have him fire that old gal up!
Learn to use a microphone
Don’t listen to the rude a$$ keyboard warriors, awesome videos and keep them coming. I watch RUclips to see real content from real people talking about real stuff. This is two drivers talking about an awesome old kw. If you want a highly edited fake show that cares more about not offending someone with their grammar than the subject at hand then I suggest you go watch a fake show on discovery channel.
Buda=Booda
buy a mike learn how to use it