Good to see you brother. I love your videos. Been mia. Wife gave me divorce papers for my birthday this year. Much love and prayers for an amazing 2025. Keep em rollin
I'm on late shifts again this week, it's almost 1am and I've literally just sat down with some cold potatos for 'dinner' and just put on the tube to be greeted by this 👍 Excellent timing Jax! 😂
I sure miss trucking, done it for bout 35 years back in the early year. Stopped driving round 2005 and started welding for a living. Now I am retired with 6 back surgery’s and in pain all the time, not a day or night goes by I’m not hurting. Keep up the good work and be safe on the road. God Bless you.
@@Terry-u8r2n I had a lower back ablation a month ago. Essentially burning the nerve endings in my lower back. Seems to have helped with the pain. I started with left hip replacement I April 2024 and right hip replacement I July 2024. The pain is just awful. If you haven’t had an ablation you may want to check into it. Good luck and God bless
Outstanding. What a great video. I’ve been around cattle most of my life. This rig makes my 24 ft trailer seem like a toy. Unbelievable loading from one trailer to another. I’ve done it on mine from state to state. I’ve had animals shipped to the farm unloaded from a big rig to mine at a truck stop. Nothing like the experience of a ride along with you through your video. Keep up the great work you are doing. Thanks and God Bless
My hats off you and all the cattle haulers. I spent 15 years OTR and I’ve always been haunted by the thought of a stampede while being inside a trailer.
Hope you and your family had a good Christmas, The last new truck i had on demo here in the UK in 2018 was a Scania 450 i ran it for 10 days on general haulage mainly loaded at 44tons it was a full auto and had an electronic retarder fitted limited to 56 mph, when coming down long hills you set the retarder to hold your speed it worked much better than the normal exhaust brake and could slow down the truck without much brake use. I averaged 8.5 over 10 days running Wales to the Highlands in Scotland also to Cornwall on the south coast.
Jax I sure miss those days back in the 80s and early 91 from the sale barns to farms or the stock yards I loved it, it was a pretty good life made good money but ya definitely worked yer butt off. I ran mainly the Midwest some Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas.
I’m super glad that you made the comment about the Cummins requiring faster shipping. I’ve only driven my ISX and I watch videos like yours and @truckingwithschmidt and wonder how in the world you can shift so slowly and smoothly. Now I get it.
Speaking of ranch dogs, have you ever seen one load cattle? I used to load calves at a farm where the farmer had his dog herd the cattle all the way into the trailer. Ive got a few videos of it. I never left the trailer, just swung my gates and the dog did the rest. Little dog too.
That "ol slate side" was a 45' Wilson inside slate with a center load gate . Built around early 70's as they went to a driver side door in late 70's . My st trailer wes the exact same wagon - 1977 ... Damn I'm old ...
you haul em on the hoof i hauled them in the box (monfort meat ) out of grand island nebraska back in the 80's...i enjoy ur videos they bring back memories from the m back roads
Wow that’s a great truck wash …definitely worth every penny $$. Glad you made it safely back 😊 Thanks for taking us all along on all your adventures … Have a wonderful week ❤❤❤❤❤ And I’ll See you next year 😊
Steve the owner of that truck wash just put new walls inside that wash bay, its a chore owning that business but he definitely tries his best to keep it up.
You were asking opinions on engine breaks. Might look into a retarder I dig em. Keep the shiny side up. Love your videos. Thank you sir for taking the time to put these videos out.
My 2011 ram cummins has an exhaust brake from factory, my 2007 had one and my 1999 Ford 7.3 had a warm up valve i cut the wires and hooked up to a toggle switch for a brake. All worked extremely well even loaded, all where manuals.
Drove a 60 series, c7, c11, c15, acert c15, n14, big cam 400, and x15. The x was the weirdest one to drive, it liked running higher in the rpms, but that Jake could hold me back coming down parleys canyon in utah with 100,000 lbs to the point I had to give it some throttle so it didn't stop 🤣
LOL I sure remember those days and nights sure glad I'm home everyday no hammer down left lane cow mobiling but dowgoneit still gets the adrenaline rush watching your videos and if I want to I can still go Bull hauling but I'm going to leave it to you LOL keep it between the lines happy trails to you just saying 😊.
Just stumbled on your channel man. Good stuff. East Helena guy here. Used to haul cattle and hope to get back to it soon. KIT! And if you ever need a hand just holler 👍🏻
Hello Jax, @10:00 Have you considered a power hammer ? A Milwaukee M18 power hammer with a couple of chisel bits might make your job a whole lot quicker when it comes to chiseling out ice. 14:36 I beg to be different 😊 Schnow Like Schtuff... Lol 16:09 Nice truck by the way. Very sweet as a matter of fact. Thanks for the video buddy. Another great video and thank you much.
Maybe you know this already, but you can have the engine “slow down” for shifting adjusted….. makes shifting the newer trucks way nicer, feels closer to the older engines
You bull wagons should have more respect for who ya park next to. Pissed me off when I woke up in the morning and found crap stuck to the side of my nice clean refer, dangnabit! I used to back-haul hides when Milwaukee still had tanneries. Pissed a lot of people off with "ooze" draining out of my floor vents onto their windshields. That stuff don't clean off it just smears! Many #1 salutes hehehe!
"Seat-belts Save Lives" 🤠 - Happy New Year - Looking forward to more GREAT videos from the "Big Sky Country" Are you ever gonna pull NASCAR again ? - Those videos were better than the races nowadays !!
Jax, I had a 359 Pete with 400 Cat. I had a retarder and a Jake on it. Pretty heavy tractor. Worked well. Sure enjoy your videos. I remember the old town pump on the curve in town of Big Timber. You could wake the guy up at night and he would turn the pumps on for you. Quite an interesting guy. Love that Pete and the white color is sure nice.
Had an exhaust brake on the last truck I drove seemed to work great not as good as a Cummins Jake brake but did the job and had a head go bad after bout 60 65000 miles never was sure if it was from the exhaust brake or not though
The ISX uses turbo boost for jake braking, if you limit the exhaust flow it will slow the turbo and reduce boost pressure thus limiting the compression for engine braking.
Rasp bars but had to be before the rotor combine took over but have a 9510 John Deere will pick as clean as anything they make today just got to set it not just from the seat either lol
I pulled into a ranch with my pickup and trailer to get some cattle. I got out had my flip flops on to get my boots on. The 80yo rancher looks me up and down with my shorts and sandals. He’s not one to beat around the bush and says “you got the right dog,you got the right pickup and trailer but you sure as fuck don’t look like any cowboy I’ve ever seen “. I grabbed my boots out of the back and put them on. I asked him if that helped and he go fuck no I can still see your legs.
When I ram put to Seattle every week I'd always try to stop just east of mossulia I'm sure that's not how it's spelled lol at the flying j beside it was a restaurant called railroad Cafe I think damn they had the best food ever
An Auctioneer I worked with at Manheim Auto Auction delivered Rodeo bulls around the country until he decided to get out of the business the Bulls were rough on his equipment
I know what you mean with those other bull rack drivers. I pulled a load for a friend whose truck went down. Was going to run with the other guys that loaded but I don’t run my truck that hard. As soon as we hit good highway the pedal was to the metal. I just let them go. Good grief.
Jack, tell me were you think the next big old school truck stop needs to be built in Wyoming. . with 300.parking spots an a livestock wash out with hot water.
I've been driving otr pulling a reefer for 20 yrs now I wish folks realize how much all of us sacrifice to keep this country moving rather it's hogs cattle chickens steaks bread lol we run 24/7
We always called them cabbage cutters, designed to catch the air about the exhaust brakes they make more noise than whoa power when I drove for Jim Palmer in the mid 80s they had some on 3406bs not impressed. Uusually on Jake brakes if you open up the settings they will do better, ask Joe about it
I’d have to say a Wilson. The latch and hinge system are a little better in my mind. It use to be you could get a better deal on a Merritt so I bought a few, but nowadays they are all the same expensive price..
Rasp bars off a combine drum for cleats!
Correct
@@markcrowley7489 Being a City Boy, I was gonna 'Guess' Lawn mower blades.
Yep! I wonder how many of those I have changed on combines that probably should have been traded years before!
Good to see you brother. I love your videos. Been mia. Wife gave me divorce papers for my birthday this year. Much love and prayers for an amazing 2025. Keep em rollin
Sorry to hear that bubba. Hopefully you can close that door and walk through another that makes your life better.
Already did that and trust me best financial decision ever
You're a lucky man you just don't know it yet
You'll definitely get her back to her glory! You're a blessing to this world. Thank you
I'm on late shifts again this week, it's almost 1am and I've literally just sat down with some cold potatos for 'dinner' and just put on the tube to be greeted by this 👍
Excellent timing Jax! 😂
Hey man!
I sure miss trucking, done it for bout 35 years back in the early year. Stopped driving round 2005 and started welding for a living. Now I am retired with 6 back surgery’s and in pain all the time, not a day or night goes by I’m not hurting. Keep up the good work and be safe on the road. God Bless you.
@@Terry-u8r2n I had a lower back ablation a month ago. Essentially burning the nerve endings in my lower back. Seems to have helped with the pain. I started with left hip replacement I April 2024 and right hip replacement I July 2024. The pain is just awful. If you haven’t had an ablation you may want to check into it. Good luck and God bless
The cleats are rasp bars from a combine . The rasp bars would remove the corn from the cob , soybeans from the pod , or wheat from the heads .
Outstanding. What a great video. I’ve been around cattle most of my life. This rig makes my 24 ft trailer seem like a toy. Unbelievable loading from one trailer to another. I’ve done it on mine from state to state. I’ve had animals shipped to the farm unloaded from a big rig to mine at a truck stop. Nothing like the experience of a ride along with you through your video. Keep up the great work you are doing. Thanks and God Bless
My hats off you and all the cattle haulers. I spent 15 years OTR and I’ve always been haunted by the thought of a stampede while being inside a trailer.
Hope you and your family had a good Christmas, The last new truck i had on demo here in the UK in 2018 was a Scania 450 i ran it for 10 days on general haulage mainly loaded at 44tons it was a full auto and had an electronic retarder fitted limited to 56 mph, when coming down long hills you set the retarder to hold your speed it worked much better than the normal exhaust brake and could slow down the truck without much brake use. I averaged 8.5 over 10 days running Wales to the Highlands in Scotland also to Cornwall on the south coast.
Jax I sure miss those days back in the 80s and early 91 from the sale barns to farms or the stock yards I loved it, it was a pretty good life made good money but ya definitely worked yer butt off. I ran mainly the Midwest some Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas.
I hope y’all had a wonderful Christmas and you have a blessed new year. Keep it safe out there Jackson
Hauling cattle is so much fun until the sun comes up and you still have a full day ahead of you now that’s fun. 😬
I’m super glad that you made the comment about the Cummins requiring faster shipping. I’ve only driven my ISX and I watch videos like yours and @truckingwithschmidt and wonder how in the world you can shift so slowly and smoothly.
Now I get it.
Glad to provide some insight!👍🏼👍🏼
I grew up without jakes. Still drive like I don't have one. Just gear down old school.
Speaking of ranch dogs, have you ever seen one load cattle? I used to load calves at a farm where the farmer had his dog herd the cattle all the way into the trailer. Ive got a few videos of it. I never left the trailer, just swung my gates and the dog did the rest. Little dog too.
You run so clean and easy, nice to see the clean miles.
I appreciate that man, thanks for watching!
Combine concaves I think. Awesome video young man.
That "ol slate side" was a 45' Wilson inside slate with a center load gate . Built around early 70's as they went to a driver side door in late 70's . My st trailer wes the exact same wagon - 1977 ... Damn I'm old ...
Yes, you are.
I find myself saying that very something.
Keep bringing the videos. And stay safe out there!!
you haul em on the hoof i hauled them in the box (monfort meat ) out of grand island nebraska back in the 80's...i enjoy ur videos they bring back memories from the m back roads
I love the sound of the cattle bellowing, brings back memories of growing up on a farm!
Wow that’s a great truck wash …definitely worth every penny $$.
Glad you made it safely back 😊
Thanks for taking us all along on all your adventures …
Have a wonderful week ❤❤❤❤❤
And I’ll See you next year 😊
Loved your Xmas vid, I used to drive a 90 379 with a 3406 b model and all it had was an exhaust brake, worked like a dream
I love how much you educate me, thank you!!
Glad I can help! Thanks for watching!
@@realwildwildwest you're my absolute favorite on RUclips! Loved the auctioneering song you made for them, as the convoy passed :-)
I'm glad to see you back. Your channel is a go to for positivity. Jax, Definitely are type person i would surround myself around. Happy New Year!
Steve the owner of that truck wash just put new walls inside that wash bay, its a chore owning that business but he definitely tries his best to keep it up.
You were asking opinions on engine breaks. Might look into a retarder I dig em. Keep the shiny side up. Love your videos. Thank you sir for taking the time to put these videos out.
My 2011 ram cummins has an exhaust brake from factory, my 2007 had one and my 1999 Ford 7.3 had a warm up valve i cut the wires and hooked up to a toggle switch for a brake. All worked extremely well even loaded, all where manuals.
I'm a little Late But I mean it just as much, Happy Happy Holidays Bull Hauler Best to you and yours !☮☮🍁🍁👍👍
I have that set up on my w9 works great 👍
Drove a 60 series, c7, c11, c15, acert c15, n14, big cam 400, and x15. The x was the weirdest one to drive, it liked running higher in the rpms, but that Jake could hold me back coming down parleys canyon in utah with 100,000 lbs to the point I had to give it some throttle so it didn't stop 🤣
x15 shift like a 2stroke dirt bike , jake is awesome tho
I always enjoy your videos.
Hello Jax. Hope y'all had a great Christmas.
LOL I sure remember those days and nights sure glad I'm home everyday no hammer down left lane cow mobiling but dowgoneit still gets the adrenaline rush watching your videos and if I want to I can still go Bull hauling but I'm going to leave it to you LOL keep it between the lines happy trails to you just saying 😊.
Thanks for the video Broda.
Man I thought we were the only ones hear in Oregon that had box trucks being crazy those guys are wild
Just stumbled on your channel man. Good stuff. East Helena guy here. Used to haul cattle and hope to get back to it soon. KIT! And if you ever need a hand just holler 👍🏻
Just took the transmission over to Helena. Welcome to the channel !
Watching this videos made me homesick for hauling cattle
Great video dude. Had my own transport business in the uk in the eighties and nineties. Always fancied trucking in the USA. 😊
Hello Jax,
@10:00
Have you considered a power hammer ?
A Milwaukee M18 power hammer with a couple of chisel bits might make your job a whole lot quicker when it comes to chiseling out ice.
14:36
I beg to be different 😊 Schnow
Like Schtuff... Lol
16:09
Nice truck by the way.
Very sweet as a matter of fact.
Thanks for the video buddy.
Another great video and thank you much.
I stayed in Big Timber when I went and moved my son back to Florida 2 years ago, now he's moving to Kalispell
Just discovered this channel you know what out of every trucking vid this dude really gets you’re 🫵🏾attention
That flying j/town pump in Missoula…. Their flippin banana bread is delicious
Maybe you know this already, but you can have the engine “slow down” for shifting adjusted….. makes shifting the newer trucks way nicer, feels closer to the older engines
That is a great tip for these newer engines, thanks for sharing!
Love these night run videos 🎅🏼🤘🏼406
You bull wagons should have more respect for who ya park next to. Pissed me off when I woke up in the morning and found crap stuck to the side of my nice clean refer, dangnabit!
I used to back-haul hides when Milwaukee still had tanneries. Pissed a lot of people off with "ooze" draining out of my floor vents onto their windshields. That stuff don't clean off it just smears! Many #1 salutes hehehe!
"Seat-belts Save Lives" 🤠 - Happy New Year - Looking forward to more GREAT videos from the "Big Sky Country"
Are you ever gonna pull NASCAR again ? - Those videos were better than the races nowadays !!
Enjoyed the video..Excellent..Merry christmas
Sup with those cabover's driv,ah? Glad to see you..
Jax, I had a 359 Pete with 400 Cat. I had a retarder and a Jake on it. Pretty heavy tractor. Worked well. Sure enjoy your videos. I remember the old town pump on the curve in town of Big Timber. You could wake the guy up at night and he would turn the pumps on for you. Quite an interesting guy. Love that Pete and the white color is sure nice.
Thanks Jax very enjoyable video
thx Jax, be safe out there!
Glad to see u back
Do you ever haul for the on Our Wyoming Life? Love your trucking. Come to Oregon to see us.
Had an exhaust brake on the last truck I drove seemed to work great not as good as a Cummins Jake brake but did the job and had a head go bad after bout 60 65000 miles never was sure if it was from the exhaust brake or not though
The ISX uses turbo boost for jake braking, if you limit the exhaust flow it will slow the turbo and reduce boost pressure thus limiting the compression for engine braking.
Yea when I picked up my new Pete in 2020 in Kansas City I looked like a fool trying to shift that thing at first.
Rasp bars but had to be before the rotor combine took over but have a 9510 John Deere will pick as clean as anything they make today just got to set it not just from the seat either lol
Nice truck
Combine rasp bars on loading ramp.
I enjoy your videos 😊
Thanks Fred !
Walmart bottle of rain x and Michelin wipers - won’t even hardly have to use them which is good cuz they’re not cheap!
You haul live and I hauled hangin
Did you make it back to Holdrege, Nebraska? That’s where I live and there are about 5 feedlots around here.
I've got a CM870 ISX and it drops RPM like crazy just like your X15
Beefcorp boys will put a quad axle load on a spread, don’t worry about it 😂😂😂
Just passed the blue cabover! Nebraska 26, in Oshkosh! Cheers!
Happy new year! Was that your blue cabover I saw heading southbound, south of Eddie's Corner yesterday?
I pulled into a ranch with my pickup and trailer to get some cattle. I got out had my flip flops on to get my boots on. The 80yo rancher looks me up and down with my shorts and sandals. He’s not one to beat around the bush and says “you got the right dog,you got the right pickup and trailer but you sure as fuck don’t look like any cowboy I’ve ever seen “. I grabbed my boots out of the back and put them on. I asked him if that helped and he go fuck no I can still see your legs.
Beautiful Pete
Volvo D12 had an exhaust brake built into the turbo exhaust on my 2001. Not sure how widely it was used.
12:20 look like angle iron. Maybe 1“ x 1“ angle iron. With expanded metal on one side.
When I ram put to Seattle every week I'd always try to stop just east of mossulia I'm sure that's not how it's spelled lol at the flying j beside it was a restaurant called railroad Cafe I think damn they had the best food ever
An Auctioneer I worked with at Manheim Auto Auction delivered Rodeo bulls around the country until he decided to get out of the business the Bulls were rough on his equipment
Anybody remember the band Head East? Merry Christmas 3W and family. Prayers for you while out yonder on the road.
They say "Go west" but why not head east.
Keep the dirty side down, brother.
Long miles and long hours.
Good job from California 😊
We missed you. Hope you are back.
Sweet truck, hopefully the jakes are turned down to 5mph
Wouldn't mind leaning the "bull rack" trade from you.
Yep Cummins things, they definitely shft different
Yup drive an x15 performance engine and that thang needs to be shifted pretty quickly.
Scrapper out of a grain combine that separates the grain from the stalk
I know what you mean with those other bull rack drivers. I pulled a load for a friend whose truck went down. Was going to run with the other guys that loaded but I don’t run my truck that hard. As soon as we hit good highway the pedal was to the metal. I just let them go. Good grief.
🤣
Jack, tell me were you think the next big old school truck stop needs to be built in Wyoming. . with 300.parking spots an a livestock wash out with hot water.
I’d like to see it somewhere north of Dwyer junction.. keep all the I 80 traffic away.
Enjoyed!!
I've been driving otr pulling a reefer for 20 yrs now I wish folks realize how much all of us sacrifice to keep this country moving rather it's hogs cattle chickens steaks bread lol we run 24/7
My goal some day need find a way to haul cattle
We always called them cabbage cutters, designed to catch the air about the exhaust brakes they make more noise than whoa power when I drove for Jim Palmer in the mid 80s they had some on 3406bs not impressed. Uusually on Jake brakes if you open up the settings they will do better, ask Joe about it
Have you hauled anything to Nebraska lately?
Where did you pick up. That pretty white truck?
Cow poo mafia! Great vids Young man.
Flat sided trailer. We called them cheese graders
Rasp bars from cylinder type combines
Rub bars from a combined by the looks of them
So what do you prefer a Wilson or a merrit pot?
I’d have to say a Wilson. The latch and hinge system are a little better in my mind. It use to be you could get a better deal on a Merritt so I bought a few, but nowadays they are all the same expensive price..
Were those rakes used for cleats?
Why don't you have a lift axle on youre tractor ,I see now why you got such big ticket in SD ,or did you have one on then
I think I’m going to do a little light weight one. I haul flatbed and hopper back east and it’s hard to stay under 80k when I’m that direction.
Those cleats on your loading dock are old combine rasp bars from a cylinder combine not a rotor style.
Why not clean floor and put down saw dust shavings?