Maybe you guys could like this enough to get Bruce’s attention. Bruce, why don’t you swap over the sliding fifth wheel from the Air Force truck cut-off onto Blue Collar before you scrap it? That would save you quite a bit of time in the future..
Chris right? I’ve been watching back the videos of the frame cut and stretch, and it is indeed a slider. Just waiting to get bolted on to the Freightliner, which has a fixed fifth wheel.
@@codyleach2478 definitely.. no question.. he needs to swap that in, for sure. That's a game changer and he wouldn't have to hassle with it ever again. Good spot my man.
same what happened to the trucks.. will happen to us one day.. everyone loves u are healthy and young.. and when u r old or dead they want to get rid of you.. lifes cycle
Think of the sacrifices the guys made to have those old rigs. All the things they had to miss with their families, all the worries they had to carry about payments, breakdowns etc. In the end none of it mattered as the old iron sits rusting, the material things just dont matter but, you can never get back time.
Loving the Junk Yard adventure videos when you do them. So much gold in them waiting to be claimed, brought back to life. Thanks for all the videos Bruce and friends :D
i can hear a lot of people calling all of this junk unworthy of restoration. in minnesota standards, this stuff is gold! all we have is rusty lace and salt corroded rot. Count your blessings down there☃️
Once you’ve finished afterburner and the freight liner, you should get that Pete at the start. Seeing it has no motor you could put the white internationals Cummins (weren’t you getting that rebuilt?) in it seeing its wiring is stuffed. The Pete’s wiring is only the simple stuff with only electric gauges and headlights not all the full on electrical like the international’s. Then so the white ones not just sitting in the shop, part it out. That would earn you some more money.
That old needle nose Pete would be a very cool truck to restore, and if he could use the running gear he's already got like you said it would be easy😏👍
Good point @BIGRIG2005 he can start fresh and less of a headache instead of parting it out and spending less money aside from the Cummins engine so it could have a second life when it’s finished he could flip it to get back some of the money already spent on the international cab over call it a fresh start on the international cab over project
Whenever I see a place like this, I can't help but think how sad it is. At one point, these were all new and somebody was really proud to own them. I own a 2014 43' motor home. It bums me out knowing that someday it will probably end up just like these great old trucks.
Either way it would hold more tools and it would always be ready when you wanted to to do any will it start or you could do simple service calls when the truck is finished and if possible if it doesn’t have a sleeper then it should have one in the jobs that require more than one day to fix something and I would install a power inverter to charge your camera battery as well as your phone while doing a job away from home if anything you could get a stretched sleeper for another person to help you as well as space for your girlfriend so she is not left at home alone while you are away which would leave less space for a hitch for a trailer if you needed to use it
Shorty G I am a individual who likes to explain things in detail some explanations are long I don’t mean to do it it’s just when my thoughts start on one topic all of my ideas go into overdrive but I don’t get headaches from thinking too hard though
If Bruce ever got his hands on one of those Mack he whould stretch it. He should just prove us all wrong by getting the cabover done show us that he can get a project completed
At 13:21 buy that k100 or the kw aerodyn on the end and restore one of them. Them both are my favorite trucks my dad had a 94 kw w900 black with the anodyne sleeper I’d always go with him on the road in before he passed and he also had a 84 k100 with the bj and the bear style paint scheme but blue
I can image the ghost of old truck drivers, mourning the condition of their former rigs. Amazing finds for someone with a healthy cash stash to restore them.
The work bead at 10:50 is the tractor part of a small semi that Freto's used for delivery. The trailer was 30ft. Could use it for a small fitfth wheel.
i like the old freighliner .. i was driver truck in the mid's 80 to all 90's .. and always drive KW with Cummins BC and 14spd .. is why i love Cummins .. cheers
I get home from a 12 hr day,think,wonder if Bruce has dropped another vid,,,,he has,so I start it and see Bruce falling over....I nearly died from laughter....thanx Bruce....
Craigv1986 yes it is. That’s the one he thought was a Chevy. There are many Imperial collectors who who buy that just for parts. It was an outrageous car when it was new! Very expensive, beyond Cadillac for flash and chrome also totally luxurious!!!
It would probably be hard finding parts but the Freightliner conventional was also a respected truck. Most desirable would be Pete or KW but the Freightliner was a formidable enemy in my opinion. There were a good number of them back in the day but today they would be rare, thus the perfect project.
Drill the chassis with a magnet drill and shift the rear mud flaps forward 6 inches. This will give you more clearance in the gooseneck of the drop deck.
Peterbilts are getting harder to come by because everyone wants them that needlenose would be a awesome truck but there is nothing left of the one that was there
“Our next project truck has to come out of here” lol I’m sure you can clean on up nice but as they say it don’t need to run and drive as long as it looks pretty
Great clip love the scrap yard walk threws good old work machines .hey just putting this out there but the cab over would make a good burnout truck for cleeter s next burnout contest just throw any old motor in it and send it .... mint ..
6:24 how back woods are you on a scale of 0 to 100 👍 "found a few back in the back back there" Really some history there imagine the accumulated miles of all those vehicles! 🤯
if it is possible, to sort of..."vote" for the next project, my votes would be Kenworth and/or Mack truck. (bigger cab, than the ones you did until now) Anything you find on that junkyard and think worth the effort. As for specific model, I have no clue. I'm from Europe and prolly my dad hasnt been born when these trucks have been runnin brand new. :)
Hey Bruce, here's a fun fact about the Kenworth K-100. In the original Transformers G-1 which was back in the mid 80's the Stunticon Leader Motormaster transformed into a Black K-100 hightop which had purple windows and stripes.
My first big truck was a '75 GMC Astro with a 290 Cummins hung in it kinda leaning a little, georgia overdrive, and little to no synchros in that ol' 10spd. Drove away for $2,500, later put a good 9spd in it so it could more easily move equipment locally like we needed... A Big Cam 350 or 400 is great to talk about but those older, smaller Cummins ran good for a loooong time back in the day...
13:27 or worth w900 aerodyne go check that out or at least do a will it start that’s one cool truck. Get away from the freight shakers and get ya a Kenworth. Stretch the nuts outta it
Put a diamond plate catwalk in font of the 5th wheel and go to Napa and get some bulkhead fittings and mount your trailer air lines there and hang them off a pogostick. Electrical hookup would be the only challenging part.
Those R model Macks were like a Timex watch. Those were some really tough trucks. They made that cab for so many years, they should be plentiful. The 237/5 speed trucks weren't fast on take off, but they'd move on down the road once you got 'em rolling.
Bruce when you move the electrical line and air lines farther back to the reach the trailer,get a galvanised pogo stick that is spring loaded;with a giant spring built into the base.A spring loaded pogo stick,is less likely to be bent or broken in half when you jackknife the truck into tight spaces;vs. having an old fashioned pogo stick that is not spring loaded.
That Mack is cool for sure. Wish somebody would fix up that old White Freightliner. Tell scott and Tyler [his son] where that baby is. He maybe interested in it. He'd probably dig it. Although I think he'd be even more stoked for a 12V71. Cool place! Maybe see if you can scoop some parts for your cummins from one of those junked motors. [which section did you say you didn't like the pitting in a Cast part?]. Cool vid though Bud!
I would love for you to interview the owner I bet he’s got some great stories on where he got all those vehicles and how long he’s been doing it just an idea love what you doing
Maybe you guys could like this enough to get Bruce’s attention. Bruce, why don’t you swap over the sliding fifth wheel from the Air Force truck cut-off onto Blue Collar before you scrap it? That would save you quite a bit of time in the future..
Is that not a sliding 5th wheel?
If not.. you're right, that's a no brainer
Chris right? I’ve been watching back the videos of the frame cut and stretch, and it is indeed a slider. Just waiting to get bolted on to the Freightliner, which has a fixed fifth wheel.
@@codyleach2478 definitely.. no question.. he needs to swap that in, for sure. That's a game changer and he wouldn't have to hassle with it ever again.
Good spot my man.
Lol I didn't read this post be for I post my comment...
Hey dipshit this has been commented about 1200 times
at 10:50 is probably an old Frito Lay truck that use to pull a trailer. It was like a mini semi for the local route guys.
It’s crazy to think that every vehicle there was bought new once and was someone’s pride and joy, now it’s just rotting away
same what happened to the trucks.. will happen to us one day.. everyone loves u are healthy and young.. and when u r old or dead they want to get rid of you.. lifes cycle
Think of the sacrifices the guys made to have those old rigs. All the things they had to miss with their families, all the worries they had to carry about payments, breakdowns etc. In the end none of it mattered as the old iron sits rusting, the material things just dont matter but, you can never get back time.
It is cool to think about.
Yeah and they worked their ass off to pay it off too.
That's how life goes
Those old 15 speeds are fun to run. Get the old Freightshaker!!!
If those trucks could talk. I'd love to hear the stories they'd tell.
It would be weird but wholesome
@Tsunauticus III A lot of us would love to hear those stories
Lots of vws would love to have one. I noticed some ford galaxys as well. I would love to live there thats an amazing place
"I delivered more kilos of cocaine than any of them northern trucks thought they could carry..." Something like that.
for real justin sanders
Loving the Junk Yard adventure videos when you do them. So much gold in them waiting to be claimed, brought back to life. Thanks for all the videos Bruce and friends :D
The trees that grew trucks. There sure are more than a few lifetimes’ worth of memories on that yard.
i can hear a lot of people calling all of this junk unworthy of restoration. in minnesota standards, this stuff is gold! all we have is rusty lace and salt corroded rot. Count your blessings down there☃️
You need to buy the freighter with the Cummins
Hey wont let me comment but was there any 4300 internationals if so very intrested didnt see any on video
Miles Brush and your asking me why
Defo need to buy the freightliner with Cummins would be an interesting change to see something that isn't a cabover
Batpony Brony2456 yeah need something with a hood LOl
and put a 8v92ta in it. 4 strokes are gay as fuck!
Love the junkyard videos! It'd be nice if you could do some more of those. Good luck with your trucks! Thanks for sharing your adventures with us!
Once you’ve finished afterburner and the freight liner, you should get that Pete at the start. Seeing it has no motor you could put the white internationals Cummins (weren’t you getting that rebuilt?) in it seeing its wiring is stuffed. The Pete’s wiring is only the simple stuff with only electric gauges and headlights not all the full on electrical like the international’s. Then so the white ones not just sitting in the shop, part it out. That would earn you some more money.
That old needle nose Pete would be a very cool truck to restore, and if he could use the running gear he's already got like you said it would be easy😏👍
parkerbethke oh really I thought Bruce was just taking it to the yard.
I'm sure he'd rather keep all those miscellaneous Cummins Parts laying around as trophies so he can say he worked on an NTC motor
Good point @BIGRIG2005 he can start fresh and less of a headache instead of parting it out and spending less money aside from the Cummins engine so it could have a second life when it’s finished he could flip it to get back some of the money already spent on the international cab over call it a fresh start on the international cab over project
Whenever I see a place like this, I can't help but think how sad it is. At one point, these were all new and somebody was really proud to own them. I own a 2014 43' motor home. It bums me out knowing that someday it will probably end up just like these great old trucks.
For the next project do that old kenworth as 13:27 with the big cab that one is a sweet truck
Check out my w900 on my channel!
That's exactly the truck I noticed the most, those aerodyne 1 cabs were sexy
He won't even look at that, he'd rather make a meme out of himself and put a bunch of chrome on some old junk
Would like to know about that K100 aerodyne and the w900 aerodyne
You should do a sleeper cab build
Pontiac Camaro...."I'm not good with old cars". No kidding!
That is a very rare Camaro, the Pontiac variety. It might be the only one on the planet.
Wingnut Stickman for sure😁😁
Not exactly a pro with old trucks either.
Or tire rolling!
Don't forget the Chevrolet Imperial around the 10 minute mark!
I miss the days when we could walk around junk yards unsupervised. Some good times with my Dad back them. Thanks for the memories.
13:30 oh man, that old aero dyne. Grill rusted same color as the truck. That was my favorite as a kid.. speocifically brown stripes.
Im from the uk and totally fascinated with old americans stuff like this, cars etc,
Join the club mate!
K100 with a Cat ? That should be the one getting restored imo’
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These guys don't realize that there's levels to these trucks. That K100 is definitely leveling up from a Freightliner.
Is a K100 with a Cat rare? or sought after?
@@crushingvanessa3277 no. Many have the 3406's in them. I honestly love the sound of a big cam 400. Either would be awesome imo
Crushing Vanessa3 more sought after and maybe a little more rare
@@robinjames590 ok, thanks, not many survived with the Cats?
Bruce your the man. Watching you and all the old tractor which is my genaration
i feel like i died an went to heaven.
Bruce at 1:57 you should do that old service truck. Fix her up and use it for all your will it start videos and other jobs. That’d be sweet
It looked more like a power line truck.
Either way it would hold more tools and it would always be ready when you wanted to to do any will it start or you could do simple service calls when the truck is finished and if possible if it doesn’t have a sleeper then it should have one in the jobs that require more than one day to fix something and I would install a power inverter to charge your camera battery as well as your phone while doing a job away from home if anything you could get a stretched sleeper for another person to help you as well as space for your girlfriend so she is not left at home alone while you are away which would leave less space for a hitch for a trailer if you needed to use it
Zach Swanson damn that is one long sentence haha but I agree
Shorty G I am a individual who likes to explain things in detail some explanations are long I don’t mean to do it it’s just when my thoughts start on one topic all of my ideas go into overdrive but I don’t get headaches from thinking too hard though
you should do that Kenworth K100 as your next project. That truck is Iconic.
If Bruce ever got his hands on one of those Mack he whould stretch it. He should just prove us all wrong by getting the cabover done show us that he can get a project completed
That half-cab Frito-lay truck (flatbed step-van) should be a shop truck for you....those are getting very rare. Most were cummins powered as well.
Can't stop laughing at the beginning of the video falling in the tires 😂 wish you had more bloopers
Every video he makes is a blooper
Have you seen the blooper where he started fixing this truck up but never finished? It’s hilarious! 🤣
Sooooo close to a half million brotha!! HELL YEAH!!🤙
At 13:21 buy that k100 or the kw aerodyn on the end and restore one of them. Them both are my favorite trucks my dad had a 94 kw w900 black with the anodyne sleeper I’d always go with him on the road in before he passed and he also had a 84 k100 with the bj and the bear style paint scheme but blue
That Freightliner has a Kenworth seat and peterbilt headlights.
Guess that makes it a Peterwerthshaken 😂
I can image the ghost of old truck drivers, mourning the condition of their former rigs. Amazing finds for someone with a healthy cash stash to restore them.
"Pontiac Camaro" .... geeez, I thought you guys were "car guys", but now I realize you are so young and learning everything ... still havin' fun.
He said years ago when he was just a kid he would buy lawn tractors from this guy! That means 3 years ago 😂
Dude it would be cool if you get a Peterbilt as the next project. 😁
needle nose!
@@bradh7472 needle dick!
The work bead at 10:50 is the tractor part of a small semi that Freto's used for delivery. The trailer was 30ft. Could use it for a small fitfth wheel.
I've been Trucking for 40 years I've never seen anybody care whether it was high flow or low flow cooling system as long as it worked
Try to find a Peterbilt 379 long hood Rhodes are pretty good lookin in chrome and fully restored or the old military crane truck at time 7:05
Dude your swinging that camera so much i got motion sickness, WTF
Darko Pirc facts it was hard to watch at times
Play it in slow motion
i like the old freighliner .. i was driver truck in the mid's 80 to all 90's .. and always drive KW with Cummins BC and 14spd .. is why i love Cummins .. cheers
Cut em in half! Stretch em an weld em up w/ ur $10 welder! Put some chrome lug nuts on em and call em done!!
No shit.. Thats him alright.. The half ass class..
Nice video. You should buy that frightliner.
You should get one of the w model Kenworths at 13:26. Now that would be something to watch 👍
Cool walk around. Seen plenty of car yards, but not many truck wrecker yards.
I’d love to see you pull one out of the deep weeds and do a will it start
Should buy the freightliner. Would be a cool project. Great will it start video? Could name it Old Smokey! Makes me think of Smokey and bandit.
Are we gonna just ignore the Volkswagen Type 34 Ghia at 4:11? Those weren't sold in the United States and are just about as rare as can be!
There was T34 nose sticking out of the weeds as well when he panned over the w the yellow super.
At least three of those in there.
I get home from a 12 hr day,think,wonder if Bruce has dropped another vid,,,,he has,so I start it and see Bruce falling over....I nearly died from laughter....thanx Bruce....
The vehicle at 10:12 looks to be a 1961 Chrysler Imperial.
At first I thought edsel until I saw the grill
Love those old boaty floaty cars 😍
15:42 will it start
Craigv1986 yes it is. That’s the one he thought was a Chevy. There are many Imperial collectors who who buy that just for parts. It was an outrageous car when it was new! Very expensive, beyond Cadillac for flash and chrome also totally luxurious!!!
63. No fins. Looks like lights in the fender.
That's a place where you can just walk around the premises and dream about all those old treasures that are begging to be brought back to life
I'd love to see a will it start on that black freightliner you showed
Your truck is built and it was very nice I like it is very cool
That place is really cool but its a total dump and and looks like everything in it is roached. The owner just let it all go
Yeah, there is some super rare stuff in there but he let it all rot away to where it's worth nothing
The VW crowd are drooling 😉👍
These trucks are safer rotting in the woods than in Bruce's hands.
Yea, they aren’t the sharpest tools in the shed! 😂
Yes. I don't like this guy.
@@Steve.Vaught q
11:19 the reason i began to see this channel,bruce leelson is pure knowledge lol
The car at 10:08 you called a chevy is a old early 60's Imperial built by Chrysler they were a cool luxury car
Bro you need to get a solid Peterbuilt. Those are the baddest looking trucks when they’re all cleaned up and stretched.
Yesss please Mack vids!!!!
It would probably be hard finding parts but the Freightliner conventional was also a respected truck. Most desirable would be Pete or KW but the Freightliner was a formidable enemy in my opinion. There were a good number of them back in the day but today they would be rare, thus the perfect project.
Drill the chassis with a magnet drill and shift the rear mud flaps forward 6 inches. This will give you more clearance in the gooseneck of the drop deck.
Love the JUNKYARD walk around. Wish you can do more of these videos. Keep up the good work and be SAFE out there. (NASHVILLE, TENNESSE)
i would love to live in that yard it looks like heaven,
man between the needle nose pete and the bullnoes kenworth those are both gems
I am interested in an old peterbilt
and I am just looking for a project truck to restore what junkyard is that
Bretten Smith email him
Peterbilts are getting harder to come by because everyone wants them that needlenose would be a awesome truck but there is nothing left of the one that was there
Would love to see your next project be a autocar truck like the one in over the top movie
“Our next project truck has to come out of here” lol I’m sure you can clean on up nice but as they say it don’t need to run and drive as long as it looks pretty
Total idiot right?? He cant fix shit he buys but yet is looking for more..
Great clip love the scrap yard walk threws good old work machines .hey just putting this out there but the cab over would make a good burnout truck for cleeter s next burnout contest just throw any old motor in it and send it .... mint ..
He's gonna dump air force one and get another already
the frame is crooked
That’s the definition of Bruce.
@@eirickchronister9528 lol
Oh there's a couple we found in the back back there 🤣
Does he have any old brockway 360's or 361's for sale?
1950s bull nose kenilworth i reckon bruce . Great restoration project. 🚛🚛🚛🚛
6:24 how back woods are you on a scale of 0 to 100 👍 "found a few back in the back back there"
Really some history there imagine the accumulated miles of all those vehicles! 🤯
Enjoyed the video Bruce! Thanks!
I want to buy that Bullnose KW!
You almost never see them anymore let alone for sale.
Any idea on a price?
Email him and ask him it definitely needs to be saved. I love it.
Yeah I saw that bullnose!!! Singing save me
😂😂😂idk why that was so funny but I watched that blooper in the beginning 3 times
if it is possible, to sort of..."vote" for the next project, my votes would be Kenworth and/or Mack truck. (bigger cab, than the ones you did until now) Anything you find on that junkyard and think worth the effort. As for specific model, I have no clue. I'm from Europe and prolly my dad hasnt been born when these trucks have been runnin brand new. :)
Find a 80's superliner and put some big power in it!! That Freightliner is a big cam 1
Plenty of trucks and cars to fix there lol, hoped you would try to start one up though...😉
Good video Bruce 😉😉🙋♂️
2:56 - Chevy Corvair
Hey Bruce, here's a fun fact about the Kenworth K-100. In the original Transformers G-1 which was back in the mid 80's the Stunticon Leader Motormaster transformed into a Black K-100 hightop which had purple windows and stripes.
I would love to walk around this place 😊
I died when he fell.. he said yep, then asked if he got that. Lmao
Get a old international eagle semi and restore it, that would be sick
3:30 that Volkswagen VANAGON is nice
Need some long nose content
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Cab Overs are by far more interesting! 100% more! Just look at it, would you just look at it!
@@jimmycline4778 long nose look more what’s the word......badass
My first big truck was a '75 GMC Astro with a 290 Cummins hung in it kinda leaning a little, georgia overdrive, and little to no synchros in that ol' 10spd. Drove away for $2,500, later put a good 9spd in it so it could more easily move equipment locally like we needed... A Big Cam 350 or 400 is great to talk about but those older, smaller Cummins ran good for a loooong time back in the day...
It's heartbreaking seeing all those rigs just wasting away😔
so much for getting the Delorean started, NEXT !
@ Like he needs another project
13:27 or worth w900 aerodyne go check that out or at least do a will it start that’s one cool truck. Get away from the freight shakers and get ya a Kenworth. Stretch the nuts outta it
The freightshaker looks like it has Pete 359 headlights doesn't it look goofy
Put a diamond plate catwalk in font of the 5th wheel and go to Napa and get some bulkhead fittings and mount your trailer air lines there and hang them off a pogostick. Electrical hookup would be the only challenging part.
I honestly believe some ppl subscribe to him just to show him hate...i like his videos he may not know everything but he has some interesting videos
One in particular
Maybe be a freight shaker but I still love that cab over! Need to get that am/GM antenna point up, sticking out your gunna snag it on something.
Get a “single stack Mack with a window in the back!! “
Those R model Macks were like a Timex watch. Those were some really tough trucks. They made that cab for so many years, they should be plentiful. The 237/5 speed trucks weren't fast on take off, but they'd move on down the road once you got 'em rolling.
Yes sir 👍 Rollin coal
One stack Mack!
Bruce when you move the electrical line and air lines farther back to the reach the trailer,get a galvanised pogo stick that is spring loaded;with a giant spring built into the base.A spring loaded pogo stick,is less likely to be bent or broken in half when you jackknife the truck into tight spaces;vs. having an old fashioned pogo stick that is not spring loaded.
3:44 looks like a vw type4 (fastback, squareback)
evi1 dav3 VW variant 2 doors
Isn’t it at 3 mins 15 seconds fastback you thinks it’s a Datsun? Very cool car in England 👍👍👍
That Mack is cool for sure. Wish somebody would fix up that old White Freightliner. Tell scott and Tyler [his son] where that baby is. He maybe interested in it. He'd probably dig it. Although I think he'd be even more stoked for a 12V71. Cool place! Maybe see if you can scoop some parts for your cummins from one of those junked motors. [which section did you say you didn't like the pitting in a Cast part?]. Cool vid though Bud!
I would love for you to interview the owner I bet he’s got some great stories on where he got all those vehicles and how long he’s been doing it just an idea love what you doing
You should do a will it start on that cummins freightliner that would be awesome!!!
Man some of those cars and trucks are really worth saving
Get that freight liner or the kenworth to the right at around 13:27. I’d love to see one of them back on the road
There’s so many things I’d like to buy but they’re just too far gone... still cool nonetheless!
If I'm not wrong that was a 5 ton M816 Army wrecker. A ball of fun to operate. Even better is the HEMTT Wrecker