Summer of 1982, my father put me behind the wheel of his 1981 K100 Aerodyne (3406 Cat, 13 spd.) for the first time. I was just 15 yrs old.. 39 yrs and 3 plus million miles later. Still love the cabovers.
We were hanging out at Jim Davis Arco Truckstop in 1980. Freddie Wolf from United Van Lines came through and we rode into San Leandro with him in his V8 Cat KW. Bad to the Bone. Coast to Coast it was the most. My V8 couldn’t keep up. Those were the days my friend we thought they would never end.
Ditto! When I was buying my first truck some 15 years ago I saw one with a 3408 posted for sale and I so wanted it. And then it had just sold! So I ended up settling for a 3406B. Still one of the best engines ever, but that V8 rumble is just priceless.
It's all good if you didn't get them we would have got them. The first 900 a long hood i bought factory kta525 twin stick ,sat on I-5 northern calif still have it & ofiginal engine that was in 1989. I was collecting them them .
Greetings from Connecticut. I didn't expect to see one of these running around the uk. I hope it treats you well and doesn't drink TOO much fuel ;). I hear it's expensive over there...
Hi, it's thanks for the comment, we don't run that old kW too much, but she does odd recovery jobs pulling a landoll trailer, there are more videos of it on u tube under my name. Regards from a UK truck nut.
Ah man you said it well 😂. The US gallon of diesel is currently around $8.5 in Europe (at least in France but it's about the same throughout Europe I think). The European Union hates polluting vehicles. Almost all the trucks that are on our roads are Euro 6 (I think it's like the EPA in your country, and they all have def). Certainly they are very good trucks, surely the most efficient and most comfortable in the world (I am thinking of the Scania S 770hp), but their sound is clearly not as good as a beautiful CAT C15 straight piped. Really bad time for the truck/car passion right now and it's not going to get any better because of emissions standards and fuel taxes. I think the happiest people right now in Europe are Tesla fans 🤣
You must appreciate that i am in england, and that some of the european cab overs are the most comfortable in the world, with set back front axles, parabolic springing and some with air suspension on the front, air sprung cabs and seats etc. I have had and driven all kinds of cabovers, i think the roughest ride of all was the white road commander which i had new in 81, the k100 is not too bad, but us cabovers all suffer from the same problem which is sitting right above the front wheel, taking every bump up the rearend.
@@grumpystruckshop3807 Yeah I knew about that. 3408 only coming out of factory with that setup. But never saw one in action like in your video. Very nice to see and hear it at work. The more turn you apply on the lever the more oil pressure in the brake saver raises and the more braking effect you obtain right? Old school folks say it works just fine as a jake but gotta keep an eye on oil temp gauge when coming down a hill and heavy loaded. Servicing the brake saver though seems a pain in the ass for both parts price and working hours required. Thanks for your reply!
@@grumpystruckshop3807 EXCELLENT.... Now manufacturers need to start making them again! They'd be great for buses/class A rv's. P.S your truck is MUSIC to my ears 🎵🎵🎵
Does the CAT 3408 come stock with a break saver/retarder? I see that you are pulling down on the lever underneath the steering wheel. What is that called? Thank you.
When getting these US trucks legal here in the UK we have to radically change the braking system to meet European standards. One of the main things is a progressive park brake control.
With Caterpillar engines it was an option to have a brake saver. A brake saver is a retarder that uses engine oil as a braking device. A brake saver is mounted between the bellhousing and the transmission. A Caterpillar only option.
Well the brakes have to undergo quite a bit of modification, which we do in our shop.The park brake must incorporate a progresive secondry brake to the trailer via the service line while being applied, and then locking on releases the air to the trailer, just parking on both drive axles of the tractor, also a valve called the trailer control valve has to be fitted, which takes care of emergency and service lines to trailer, it incorporates an automatic application of the trailer brakes in the event of air loss or a breakaway, which is extra to any springbrakes fitted to trailer.Ther is more but these items cover the basics if you are interested.
Instead of that, it pulls a 48 foot landoll trailer on recovery work, i trust you dont have a problem with that old boy!!! Is there a problem with our roads? Unless you have driven them you wouldn,t know that they are not much different to any road anywhere you just need more skill to use them !
@catmodelt thanks for the comment, i am driving in the uk on left although one section is one way and i am on the right, i have run cat engines since 1981, a 3406a in a white rc2, i currently have 3406a, 3406b and 2x 3408s, love cat here in uk. Please check out my flc 120 freighliner wrecker if you havn t already along with my other trucks.
@@squeaksvids5886 actually most people are right handed, shifting and pushing all those buttons with the right hand only makes sense. Not trying to be abrasive, just pointing that out. You can drive on the left side of the road though.
You have more of an oportunity to rebuild and cherish them than i do, but still they languish in yards and fields rotting for years on end. You should thank me for saving them, i aint done yet!!!!!
@@TheoriginalSpaceboy thanks for the comments, i never considered myself lucky, but boy have i put some hard work into my truck collection, regards from essex.
@@grumpystruckshop3807 It's like a disease isn't it?? a disease with no cure LOL, my poison was aircooled VW's, the time and money I have put into them over the last 30 Years would probably have brought me a nice house !! Have a Happy New Year Pard.
Summer of 1982, my father put me behind the wheel of his 1981 K100 Aerodyne (3406 Cat, 13 spd.) for the first time. I was just 15 yrs old.. 39 yrs and 3 plus million miles later. Still love the cabovers.
Glad you like my truck, i have had us cabovers for 40yrs, have you checked out my other truck vids?
I just wish I had recorded my 3408 pcta idling. I would play it at night and fall asleep with a smile on my face. Just like 44 years ago.
We were hanging out at Jim Davis Arco Truckstop in 1980. Freddie Wolf from United Van Lines came through and we rode into San Leandro with him in his V8 Cat KW. Bad to the Bone. Coast to Coast it was the most. My V8 couldn’t keep up. Those were the days my friend we thought they would never end.
San Jose California to West Babylon New York.
Love that old 3408 sound.
Ditto! When I was buying my first truck some 15 years ago I saw one with a 3408 posted for sale and I so wanted it. And then it had just sold! So I ended up settling for a 3406B. Still one of the best engines ever, but that V8 rumble is just priceless.
Thanks Phillipp, great show and the sound, it's music to my ears. I love K 100
Nice to see they came fitted with the standard square steer tires that the 104's and 108's had
All the tires on this truck are 315r x 22.5, with sharp shoulders on the fronts,
Nice sound, GREAT!!
Badass! My favorite semi! Thanx for keeping em going!
Great video! Engine sounds like a violin! Awesome!
great video Philip ,the k100 is looking and sounding amazing.
Thanks for the comment, do you still have yours?
@@grumpystruckshop3807 yes still have it,cant belive its nearly 4 years since we met at des moines . time flys .
Never late with a 3408!!
Wow one sweet looking ride always have loved cabovers looking to get a 1972 or 73 k100
Slick shifting Mr N
Thanks Dick.
The best bull hauling truck there is 👌😊
That 3408 sounds healthy .
It's all good if you didn't get them we would have got them. The first 900 a long hood i bought factory kta525 twin stick ,sat on I-5 northern calif still have it & ofiginal engine that was in 1989. I was collecting them them .
Hey man. Your on the wrong side of the road!
Feel the Power
Very nice👍
Greetings from Connecticut. I didn't expect to see one of these running around the uk. I hope it treats you well and doesn't drink TOO much fuel ;). I hear it's expensive over there...
Hi, it's thanks for the comment, we don't run that old kW too much, but she does odd recovery jobs pulling a landoll trailer, there are more videos of it on u tube under my name. Regards from a UK truck nut.
Ah man you said it well 😂. The US gallon of diesel is currently around $8.5 in Europe (at least in France but it's about the same throughout Europe I think). The European Union hates polluting vehicles. Almost all the trucks that are on our roads are Euro 6 (I think it's like the EPA in your country, and they all have def). Certainly they are very good trucks, surely the most efficient and most comfortable in the world (I am thinking of the Scania S 770hp), but their sound is clearly not as good as a beautiful CAT C15 straight piped. Really bad time for the truck/car passion right now and it's not going to get any better because of emissions standards and fuel taxes. I think the happiest people right now in Europe are Tesla fans 🤣
My 3408 was great!
Good job. Left hand drive is a bit of a challenge.
Thanks for your comment and interest, i have been running and driving us imported trucks in the uk for 40 years.
Sounds just like a 06b with more base in it's growl
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nice phil. is that the red n white one you had up back of workshop. sounds the part matey
Way kool driver thanks for sharing with us
Thanks for the great comments from across the pond, will post more stuff soon.
@@grumpystruckshop3807 always driver appreciate you
@@grumpystruckshop3807 can't wait to see more love your cabover. I own a 2002 mack vision looking to trade for a cabover
@@keepontruckinoutlawlife1248 tell me about your mack, how old is it, what engine does it have?
@@grumpystruckshop3807 it is a 02 mack vision has a 475 mack engine in it everything on the truck is new
very nice k100, i bet the driving video of your 12v71 Pete will be a very different experience.
The v12 pete is in need of so much work, we are trying to get to drive it early in the new year.
Check out this link, you were right!!!! ruclips.net/video/iqzTHYMQIP0/видео.html
In England too
Nice kw. Question for the guys who have driven several cabovers, which make and model was the most comfortable driver friendly
You must appreciate that i am in england, and that some of the european cab overs are the most comfortable in the world, with set back front axles, parabolic springing and some with air suspension on the front, air sprung cabs and seats etc. I have had and driven all kinds of cabovers, i think the roughest ride of all was the white road commander which i had new in 81, the k100 is not too bad, but us cabovers all suffer from the same problem which is sitting right above the front wheel, taking every bump up the rearend.
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Need to see pics of truck
Check out. Philip nash 1980 kenworth k100 aerodyne
its a 3408 di zeemods recorded it!!!
3408 v8 sounds like a dream
Is that lever beneath the steering wheel the so called 'brake saver'?
Yes its the fluid retarder, 3408 cannot have jakes fitted!
@@grumpystruckshop3807 Yeah I knew about that. 3408 only coming out of factory with that setup. But never saw one in action like in your video. Very nice to see and hear it at work.
The more turn you apply on the lever the more oil pressure in the brake saver raises and the more braking effect you obtain right?
Old school folks say it works just fine as a jake but gotta keep an eye on oil temp gauge when coming down a hill and heavy loaded.
Servicing the brake saver though seems a pain in the ass for both parts price and working hours required.
Thanks for your reply!
That has to be in 🇬🇧
Essex england.
Would love to see more off this cabover?
There are a few videos of this truck on my channel, if you cant find them let me know,i will make more vids soon, regards from the uk.
@@grumpystruckshop3807 make more we love the truck buddy 🤘🤘😁
ruclips.net/video/l_Tv7MvGkX4/видео.html thought you would like this if you havent already seen it.
@@grumpystruckshop3807 awesome thanks for thinking of me sir appreciate you.
Big diesel V8's (12 to 20 liter engines) need to make a comeback.. .
They never went anywhere in my world!!!!!
@@grumpystruckshop3807 EXCELLENT.... Now manufacturers need to start making them again! They'd be great for buses/class A rv's.
P.S your truck is MUSIC to my ears 🎵🎵🎵
NEVER LATE WITH AN 08
Really an old 3408 cat ?? That sound reminds me of an old IVECO TURBOSTAR 19-480 ( 18 litre V8 ) . I think it is roughly the same engine sound.
IT;S THAT BIG V8 SOUND, NOTHING LIKE IT LOL.
Does the CAT 3408 come stock with a break saver/retarder? I see that you are pulling down on the lever underneath the steering wheel. What is that called? Thank you.
Yes. She has a hydraulic retarder in front of the flywheel. Because a 3408 cannot have a jake.
Sounds reminds me of turbo type v 200 cat forklifts but im sure they were 3208 ?
I,m sure they were, can't see an18ltr v8 in a forklift.
When he applied the parking brake he didn’t use the knobs on the dash he reached for something in front of his knee
When getting these US trucks legal here in the UK we have to radically change the braking system to meet European standards. One of the main things is a progressive park brake control.
With Caterpillar engines it was an option to have a brake saver. A brake saver is a retarder that uses engine oil as a braking device. A brake saver is mounted between the bellhousing and the transmission. A Caterpillar only option.
Did you have to convert the parking brake location to be UK legal?????
Well the brakes have to undergo quite a bit of modification, which we do in our shop.The park brake must incorporate a progresive secondry brake to the trailer via the service line while being applied, and then locking on releases the air to the trailer, just parking on both drive axles of the tractor, also a valve called the trailer control valve has to be fitted, which takes care of emergency and service lines to trailer, it incorporates an automatic application of the trailer brakes in the event of air loss or a breakaway, which is extra to any springbrakes fitted to trailer.Ther is more but these items cover the basics if you are interested.
How is the ride compared to European trucks?
The ride is a little rough, because you sit on the wheel, rear suspension is air leaf peterbilt, so its pretty good at the rear.
Where was this video made?
Video was made in essex, south east england.
@@grumpystruckshop3807 thank you, the truck sounds awesome!
Middle Finger to Scania lol
Well yes, but i run a 620hp 16ltr scania 150 ton wrecker too, its actually a mega truck.
Forsale?
Too atatched to my trucks, tempt me!!
in fucking europe. lordy.. pull a loaded 53 on those roads... those trucks are meant for north american highways..
Instead of that, it pulls a 48 foot landoll trailer on recovery work, i trust you dont have a problem with that old boy!!! Is there a problem with our roads? Unless you have driven them you wouldn,t know that they are not much different to any road anywhere you just need more skill to use them !
Rusty nail
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Why are you driving this great beast in a country that make you drive on the wrong side of the road? ;)
BEACAUSE I CAN!!!
this actually could be optimus prime tho
Nah. OP was an FLT. In Transformers, the K100 was Motormaster.
y'all drive on the wrong side of the road....
No son we drive on the left.
@catmodelt thanks for the comment, i am driving in the uk on left although one section is one way and i am on the right, i have run cat engines since 1981, a 3406a in a white rc2, i currently have 3406a, 3406b and 2x 3408s, love cat here in uk. Please check out my flc 120 freighliner wrecker if you havn t already along with my other trucks.
No, Kenworth put the steering wheel on the wrong side of the truck!
@@squeaksvids5886 actually most people are right handed, shifting and pushing all those buttons with the right hand only makes sense.
Not trying to be abrasive, just pointing that out.
You can drive on the left side of the road though.
Hey STOP taking our king of the road trucks out of our country (USA).
You have more of an oportunity to rebuild and cherish them than i do, but still they languish in yards and fields rotting for years on end. You should thank me for saving them, i aint done yet!!!!!
Nothing stopping you buying and building them, would you rather they stay in America and sit rotting into the ground??
Hey spaceboy the trucks sitting around here is what made them whay they are ??
@@TheoriginalSpaceboy thanks for the comments, i never considered myself lucky, but boy have i put some hard work into my truck collection, regards from essex.
@@grumpystruckshop3807 It's like a disease isn't it?? a disease with no cure LOL, my poison was aircooled VW's, the time and money I have put into them over the last 30 Years would probably have brought me a nice house !! Have a Happy New Year Pard.