I met Donnie years ago when I was in the truck parts and service industry. I’ve sold him transmissions and rears. He is a character and salt of the earth. Always loved hearing his stories.
Seven million miles! It sounds incredible, but I suppose it comes down 130k/year which is not unreasonable for a trucker. At least it sounds like that truck has earned him a good living.
1Truckman tf you’re proud of America? Crumbling infrastructure? Sky rocketing unemployment (and no the unemployment numbers Trump uses are not correct)? stagnant middle class wage growth? Doesn’t seem like stuff to be proud of
Chris's southern drawl gets more southern as he talks to this 'ole boy in the truck! C'mon? I love it! Thanks for documenting this truck. Piece of Americana right there!
What Southern drawl? Sounds like home to me!!! Chris, did y'all go through Archie (Archer) Lodge? Wherever, it was good to see that at least one tobacco barn (at ~16:30) still exists in Wake, or maybe Johnston, County. I'm a bit older than Donny. I was 17 in '59. I seem to recall some Drivers in Knightdale many years ago. Is Donny from that family?
It happens when you have a strong regional accent, you have to modify it so that people from other areas can understand you. But sometimes its nice to kick back and talk normal.
Beautiful truck and one hell of a cool driver too. I'm sure he could tell stories for hours on end. A family friend of ours bought a '68 W900A new, had a 380 Cummins and 5+4 transmissions. He always has a good story to tell from when he ran that truck. Guys like them are a rare breed these days.
7,000,000 miles in 52 years. That's insane. That is just a little over 11,000 miles a month or about 135,000 miles a year. I have been driving since December 1967 and there have only been about 8 years that I drove a bit over 11,000 miles in a YEAR. Hard to comprehend for a non trucker. But, I certainly do appreciate those old KW's. They looked great back in the day and have aged well, to say the least.
I drove 152 to 160 thousand a year for 38 YRS and I loved every minute of it ,,,they pulled my licence 4 YRS ago because of anurisum S I sure miss it I had 2 of those KW s 1970 model they last if u take care of them the 2 I had had V-12 Detroit's,,with automatic 8 speeds in them best trucks I ever had
@@briananderson3801 There is nothing like the sound of those DD 2 stroke screamin' Jimmy's. Sorry about your aneurism. Serious stuff. Take care of yourself.
Donny's tale of the cows on the scale reminded me of this. Back in the late 90's there was a milk tanker who got stopped at the scale going into Vancouver. He got the stopped by the scale guy with his trailer axle on the scale and the guy came out to tell him he was a bit heavy on the trailer and he had to loose the weight before he could proceed. Since the axle was still on the scale and he could see the readout the driver opened the unload valve and filled the scale platform with milk, on an 85 degree day. Half an hour later every fly in the lower mainland was converging on that scale. Is this true? Who knows, but if it isn't it should be.
Yea like what kinda motor does it have Cat or a Cummings ? I'm guessing a Cat didn't make enough noise for a Cummings. Didn't know they had those style doors on them in " 68 " thought they came out in the mid to late 90's ( where the window frame drops down on the front part of the door )
@@bradledger3347 Sounds like a Cummins to me, but video audio usually has me wrong. He's shifting it higher than most guys shift modern Cat motors too, so I'm thinking it's a Cummins. But I'm just guessing here.
@@bradledger3347 All you got to do is see the interior to know the truck is pre 84..... He must have changed the doors out at sometime in its life......... Those old doors would crack and fall apart rapidly as they were alluminum.
Growing up in England watching Convoy and Smoky & The Bandit obsessed with Kenworth because they built the most iconic trucks, right up to the late 80s, design looks as good now as it did all those years ago.. I cannot imagine anything build nowadays will last like this truck has. So cool, thanks for sharing.
Ok Chris, that’s just a tease my friend! I know you aren’t a truck channel, but my god that old girl deserves a walk around and under the hood tour. Would be curious about more history on this rig. Thanks for sharing, such a nice truck and the owner is a character!
WOWZERS! 7 MILLION miles, is a LOT! He is a man of many stories. Back when he started trucking it was really FUN, I imagine. I know when I started trucking, 22, almost 23 years ago it was FUN! Now...................not so much fun anymore, but it still pays the bills.
It might have had a few engines and transmissions but for 52 years old the chrome and body work is on point and looks amazing. Shame they dont make things to last like this no more aye?
Oh, that's been in the body shop more than once I would wager, not too long ago judging by the interior lol It gets rebuilt whenever it needs it, and not just engines and transmissions. Running on job sites and such, you just can't keep a working truck like that perfect without periodic tlc
The ol'legendary hands are few and far in between now a days! It's a blessing to come across these gentlemen and a few ladies too believe it or not! I bring my notebook to take notes and you keep your mouth shut when grow folks are talk'n right? Maaaan that ol' K Whopper is sweet😍. Keep on keeping on and may the Good Lord keep his light shining on you✌️
@@flight2k5 you must be a young. This oldschool beats the new bullshit hard. This is a REAL truck and a old soul drivin it. Gems they both are. Hope both the truck and the owner are livin easy.
Take it from me,I wish I had a dollar for myself for ever muffler,ad blue pump, injector, filter,tank,pick up/level sensor,micron screen,.....etc,etc,that I have sold in my job at the ."dog and viking " spare dept!!
That’s almost the exact look I went with on my ‘79. Very close striping I went with different striping but tried to do close look to the striping like this one. I was thinking about silver or classy red. Went with gold. That stuck with me so I went with gloss black and gold striping. Loving the silver on this one! He kept this rig in fantastic condition and treated it very well. God Bless the owner. Hope he’s livin easy and still enjoying his beautiful old rig. What a truck. Solid. 7 MILLION. Diesels last. STRONG 💪🏼 ENGINES
As a guy that drives a big truck during the day.. I can appreciate Donnys knowledge. I’ve only got 18 years in on the road... love hearing the stories from the old timers..
I liked the 379s i drove and i know many believe Peterbilt is ‘sposed to be the gold standard but the W9s i drove took the top spots in my favorite trucks - mad respect for the old school drivers still out there. Between the govt & the newbies they are gonna make real Truck Drivers extinct
What a classic and only a year younger than me (wish I cleaned up as well as his truck, though!)... I love the obvious updates over the years, for he kept the classic look to the old girl. He reminds me of an old school driver I've met a couple of times in South Dakota and in Wyoming that has a '62 KW that he's owned since about '65. Love to sit and listen to their stories. After being out here for 27 years, I'm still just a kid compared to the true old-school drivers. There's a lot to be said for how he's taken care of that fine old ride, eh?
That's incredible! Beautiful truck. To be driving the same truck his whole trucking career is awesome. I could sit and listen to his stories for hours.
That truck. Oh, my God. That truck. Chris, I've not seen a piece of pulling machinery art like that in years. I feel almost like I owe you money just for letting us take a ride in it and on top of it both. Can you tell I love that truck yet? It's amazing. You can tell a lot about a man by how he takes care of his things. I'd like you to tell that man he should create a RUclips channel and upload videos just of him driving telling a few of those stories. I'm not joking. He's a natural at what us old sailors called sea stories and they're good! They don't have to be long ones, just a few stories. The little we heard was enough to put a grin on my face.
when I put the camera on the machine he was hanging out the door. he said what the hell does that do? I said it takes videos for my youtube channel. he just looked at me for a second and smiled, come on boy we gotta get on the damn road.
I got a 1976 w900 with a walk in sleeper .Baught it brand new and drove it off the assembly line. It's only got 3.5 million and yours looks sooo much better!!
What a wonderful piece of engineering that truck is! I know nothing about them but I would have never thought it was from the 1960's? Crazy! Thanks for sharing.
My wife is a 68 model and she looks that pretty and shiny after a bath and touch up makeup. She has a whining sound most times and a shimmy in her rear end. If she goes too fast the front end starts shaking like a sack full of puppies. She only growls when her tank is empty or if fed the wrong grade of go juice. Too much alcohol induced, she gets a little red and stutters some. When you shut her off at the end of the day, her APU starts and makes noises most nights.
Boy I sure do miss NC. Riding around like that in the nice country side up around Louisville 😳 I was 18 in 68, but I sure couldn’t get a New truck..!! 🤭. The oldest kenworth I have driven often was a 1977 and it was a Hoss. Pull flatbeds and a drop deck just like that one hauling heavy equipment and crane parts, mostly for whatever crane I was running at the time for a friend of mine in Morrisville on Hwy 54, between the roads going out to RDU... Love his truck, what a beauty 😎👍✅
This has to be one of the best video stories I have ever seen on RUclips!!! Love the old iron and I am in the process of going back to it. The newer trucks like I have, scare the heck out of me with all the electronics and emissions on them. Awesome tractor!!! 👍✌️
@@anderleof SCOTLAND yeH story's..... I went every where in my dads rig when I was just a kid in the 80s 90s .... the truck stop story's and the banter was real as real as it gets....
Still working. badass man. Hope it’s still well and hauling ass 🤘🏼🤘🏼love the old W900A my favorite classic rig. That rig with a KTA Cummins, 3408 CAT, Big Cam Cummins, 8V92 Detroit. Ohhhh yeah. I own a ‘79. Built 3408 CAT, 615HP.
makes me think of the good old days when my grandpa was still in business. didn't matter if my truck had plates on it or not since I was 12 years old. he reminds me of my grandpa too. you can learn alot from those old boys.
A good friend of mine drives a 76 A model pulling either a reefer or dry van.Another fellow from my area has a 68 A model.He hauls precast concrete beams with his.Both are from the Lancaster,Pa area.
I find this video really relaxing, watched this on a real dark heavy rain morning and felt like i was there lol, that truck is amazing, i need to start working on my own 75 w9a soon😪
I miss the sounds of an old truck it’s what I grew up around. The fuller whine common sound with the road ranger transmissions in that era. Old mechanical engines have a sound of their own. It really sounds like a 1693 or 3406A Cat in the old KW. You can tell the truck has some upgrades over the years.
Great video Chris! It's good to see you drive that Screener like you stole it. One shot, smooth as silk, it's almost like you steer big, fat tracked machinery all day. Nice job:) OMG that KW is gorgeous!
Lol...I must be old school too, I'm also one that thinks 2 chains are enough, but DOT has other ideas. We had an old 66 needle nose Kenworth that my brother fully restored in the early 90's and my dad just sold it a few years ago. I loved that truck!
Donny's the kind of driver I'd want to haul equipment for me too. There's not a lot of substitutes for good ol' experience. I was thinking , as we were running along behind his tractor and that 'headache' board,..I'll bet that not many of those 'turkeys' come up behind his truck with their high beams on!
Donnie and his scale/cow shit story reminds me of 1 of my Grandfathers stories. He ran some of the 1st power lines into differnt towns on the East Coast. They had to cut all the tress down along the streets for the poles and lines. The home owners were mad , wanting to save their trees. So Gramps just weaved the wires through the branches then turned the power on. Smoke and blue flames shot every where. Scared the folks so bad they had no issues w/cutting down any more trees. The Story spread from town to town, never had an issue again.
Well Chris for that truck to be 52 years old I would take the truck over a brand new one how does one find ride there. I would love to sit down with him and listen to his old trucking stories.
Cool to see you working and driving right past my house. Want to get you out to speak to our team sometime this year about what your job and the RUclips thing. Many of our guys still trying to find what they want to do in life and I want to put hard working people in front of them. Can pay you with gear and apparel!
@@anderleof Thank you...I really didn't know if it was one "n" or two "n's'? I didn't feel that I wanted to look it up. So...I had you.. You set me straight.
That's a sweet tractor. To be honest from the outside it does not look like alot changed. I'm sure the new ones have computers and more gadgets but from the outside it looks like a new one. But then again I have an untrained eye
Yep 7 million is about right I drove 19 years 2.5 million miles, Donny has taken better care for than his wife, truckers wife's are very special to hang in and run the household like a pro, grow up the kids handle all the problems, hats off to Donny.
Two chains :D I only really chained down for emergency breaking and swearving to avoid folk that pull out. You make real gentle turns all the time. Can’t throw them around like a dump truck :o)
I met Donnie years ago when I was in the truck parts and service industry. I’ve sold him transmissions and rears. He is a character and salt of the earth. Always loved hearing his stories.
That old truck has more miles in reverse than most have going forward.
That’s what I call nearly indestructible
@@Dan-yq7iu The truck or the Spirit of the man who spent his whole life behind the wheel? God bless him and his Kenilworth.
Can't beat a 70 year old Trucker telling a good yarn about life on the road and his beloved truck. It's Amazing how good of shape that truck is in.
you mean the driver right ????
@@okeanakidd5118 h@hhhhhxxxAXH
Yeah if old fellers like that did you tube all they would have to do is tell stories and they’d have a million subbs
Seven million miles! It sounds incredible, but I suppose it comes down 130k/year which is not unreasonable for a trucker. At least it sounds like that truck has earned him a good living.
@@okeanakidd5118 we call them truckers
Hope it has an Eaton Fuller Roadranger transmission in it! I spent a 34 year career designing those transmissions
I have rtlo18 dbl over 2.6 million miles best ever
You have done well.
@@johnglover5071 always leave in the lowest gear always
cool story brah
Eaton Fuller, my favorite transmission! Last one I ran was an '03 KW T800 heavy haul with an 18spd.
I've had the opportunity to ride in that truck and listen to countless stories from that man. Never thought I'd see a video of him on RUclips
Pickard is it updated with air ride and modern brakes?
@@Freakingstang new model freightliner chassis if i remember correctly
Guys like old Donny built this country. God bless Donny and men like him. We need more role models like old Donny. God bless
Thomas Desmond Mexicans built your country
@@temocastilla2686 It's a shame they couldn't put the same effort into their own country...They might have built a nation to be proud of...
Everyone did their part to bulid this Country. Not just Mexicans.
1Truckman tf you’re proud of America? Crumbling infrastructure? Sky rocketing unemployment (and no the unemployment numbers Trump uses are not correct)? stagnant middle class wage growth? Doesn’t seem like stuff to be proud of
He's one of the best i call him water bucket
Chris's southern drawl gets more southern as he talks to this 'ole boy in the truck! C'mon? I love it! Thanks for documenting this truck. Piece of Americana right there!
What Southern drawl? Sounds like home to me!!!
Chris, did y'all go through Archie (Archer) Lodge? Wherever, it was good to see that at least one tobacco barn (at ~16:30) still exists in Wake, or maybe Johnston, County.
I'm a bit older than Donny. I was 17 in '59. I seem to recall some Drivers in Knightdale many years ago. Is Donny from that family?
I love it too! ☺️
It happens when you have a strong regional accent, you have to modify it so that people from other areas can understand you. But sometimes its nice to kick back and talk normal.
That would be southern "drawl", not "draw".
@@tabuilder fixed it. my bad.
Beautiful truck and one hell of a cool driver too. I'm sure he could tell stories for hours on end. A family friend of ours bought a '68 W900A new, had a 380 Cummins and 5+4 transmissions. He always has a good story to tell from when he ran that truck. Guys like them are a rare breed these days.
7,000,000 miles in 52 years. That's insane. That is just a little over 11,000 miles a month or about 135,000 miles a year. I have been driving since December 1967 and there have only been about 8 years that I drove a bit over 11,000 miles in a YEAR. Hard to comprehend for a non trucker. But, I certainly do appreciate those old KW's. They looked great back in the day and have aged well, to say the least.
It sounds like donny got most of those miles in the first 18 months.
I drove 152 to 160 thousand a year for 38 YRS and I loved every minute of it ,,,they pulled my licence 4 YRS ago because of anurisum S I sure miss it I had 2 of those KW s 1970 model they last if u take care of them the 2 I had had V-12 Detroit's,,with automatic 8 speeds in them best trucks I ever had
@@briananderson3801 There is nothing like the sound of those DD 2 stroke screamin' Jimmy's. Sorry about your aneurism. Serious stuff. Take care of yourself.
Donny's tale of the cows on the scale reminded me of this. Back in the late 90's there was a milk tanker who got stopped at the scale going into Vancouver. He got the stopped by the scale guy with his trailer axle on the scale and the guy came out to tell him he was a bit heavy on the trailer and he had to loose the weight before he could proceed. Since the axle was still on the scale and he could see the readout the driver opened the unload valve and filled the scale platform with milk, on an 85 degree day. Half an hour later every fly in the lower mainland was converging on that scale. Is this true? Who knows, but if it isn't it should be.
52 years, 7 million miles ! Incredible truck and driver !! Beautiful.
Donny's truck looks the business, You need to get that old boy on camera so we can have a good look around his truck.
Big rig videos needs to interview this man
Yea like what kinda motor does it have Cat or a Cummings ? I'm guessing a Cat didn't make enough noise for a Cummings.
Didn't know they had those style doors on them in " 68 " thought they came out in the mid to late 90's ( where the window frame drops down on the front part of the door )
@@bradledger3347 Sounds like a Cummins to me, but video audio usually has me wrong. He's shifting it higher than most guys shift modern Cat motors too, so I'm thinking it's a Cummins. But I'm just guessing here.
@@bradledger3347
All you got to do is see the interior to know the truck is pre 84.....
He must have changed the doors out at sometime in its life.........
Those old doors would crack and fall apart rapidly as they were alluminum.
I don’t know trucks from shinola, but that is a beautiful rig he’s got.
Jeff Mech it’s gotta alotta shinola on it.
It’s like my dad’s axe had it since he was a boy only had 7 handles and 3 heads just shows what you can achieve with good care and maintenance
Haha I get the joke!😂👍
3 heads. LMAO!
Growing up in England watching Convoy and Smoky & The Bandit obsessed with Kenworth because they built the most iconic trucks, right up to the late 80s, design looks as good now as it did all those years ago..
I cannot imagine anything build nowadays will last like this truck has. So cool, thanks for sharing.
I love old school dudes that's what built this country
Man I love listening to old drivers . Some of the stories are hilarious.
The Seminole paint scheme is my favorite on a W900A. Beautiful truck, wonder if he still has the original "Rockin' KW" grill logo.
Wishing Johnny 7 Million miles more. Thanks Chris for the story.
Ok Chris, that’s just a tease my friend! I know you aren’t a truck channel, but my god that old girl deserves a walk around and under the hood tour. Would be curious about more history on this rig. Thanks for sharing, such a nice truck and the owner is a character!
WOWZERS! 7 MILLION miles, is a LOT!
He is a man of many stories. Back when he started trucking it was really FUN, I imagine. I know when I started trucking, 22, almost 23 years ago it was FUN! Now...................not so much fun anymore, but it still pays the bills.
It might have had a few engines and transmissions but for 52 years old the chrome and body work is on point and looks amazing.
Shame they dont make things to last like this no more aye?
Oh, that's been in the body shop more than once I would wager, not too long ago judging by the interior lol
It gets rebuilt whenever it needs it, and not just engines and transmissions.
Running on job sites and such, you just can't keep a working truck like that perfect without periodic tlc
This is sounding like "Triggers Broom". ruclips.net/video/LAh8HryVaeY/видео.html
He reminds me of the man who taught me to drive , old school . Thanks for that .
The ol'legendary hands are few and far in between now a days! It's a blessing to come across these gentlemen and a few ladies too believe it or not! I bring my notebook to take notes and you keep your mouth shut when grow folks are talk'n right? Maaaan that ol' K Whopper is sweet😍. Keep on keeping on and may the Good Lord keep his light shining on you✌️
They dont make em like that anymore, the truck and the driver
😂🤣🙄
I Was About to Comment the Exact Statement!! That’s A Fact
Indeed man. Innnndeed
@@flight2k5 you must be a young. This oldschool beats the new bullshit hard. This is a REAL truck and a old soul drivin it. Gems they both are. Hope both the truck and the owner are livin easy.
@@JacksonGuitarsPlayer03 nope I’m 43. Old school is trash compared to new shit.
Charlie will be impressed with the ride you got for his screener!
This garbage they make today will never last 52 years, great video Chris.
by design,
Today’s emission engines won’t make it till warranty before they grenade.
Take it from me,I wish I had a dollar for myself for ever muffler,ad blue pump, injector, filter,tank,pick up/level sensor,micron screen,.....etc,etc,that I have sold in my job at the ."dog and viking " spare dept!!
@@grahamhayden9770 On the other hand, the coal we used to roll will literally kill you.
You got that fucking right
Great to see that when you take care of equipment it can last!
Me and ole Blackie got a ways to go to catch up to that ole girl
My dad and uncles drove trucks for many years. I could listen to ole Donny talk forever.
That’s almost the exact look I went with on my ‘79. Very close striping I went with different striping but tried to do close look to the striping like this one. I was thinking about silver or classy red. Went with gold. That stuck with me so I went with gloss black and gold striping. Loving the silver on this one! He kept this rig in fantastic condition and treated it very well. God Bless the owner. Hope he’s livin easy and still enjoying his beautiful old rig. What a truck. Solid. 7 MILLION. Diesels last. STRONG 💪🏼 ENGINES
Donnie is as cool as his truck is. I love people like that they are so down to earth and honest and fun to be around. I love living in the south!
That gentleman has taken good care of his truck. It is a credit to him.
Donny is the guy that I could listen to his years of stories all day long.
As a guy that drives a big truck during the day.. I can appreciate Donnys knowledge. I’ve only got 18 years in on the road... love hearing the stories from the old timers..
I liked the 379s i drove and i know many believe Peterbilt is ‘sposed to be the gold standard but the W9s i drove took the top spots in my favorite trucks - mad respect for the old school drivers still out there. Between the govt & the newbies they are gonna make real Truck Drivers extinct
What a classic and only a year younger than me (wish I cleaned up as well as his truck, though!)... I love the obvious updates over the years, for he kept the classic look to the old girl. He reminds me of an old school driver I've met a couple of times in South Dakota and in Wyoming that has a '62 KW that he's owned since about '65. Love to sit and listen to their stories. After being out here for 27 years, I'm still just a kid compared to the true old-school drivers. There's a lot to be said for how he's taken care of that fine old ride, eh?
That's incredible! Beautiful truck. To be driving the same truck his whole trucking career is awesome. I could sit and listen to his stories for hours.
That truck.
Oh, my God. That truck.
Chris, I've not seen a piece of pulling machinery art like that in years. I feel almost like I owe you money just for letting us take a ride in it and on top of it both. Can you tell I love that truck yet? It's amazing. You can tell a lot about a man by how he takes care of his things.
I'd like you to tell that man he should create a RUclips channel and upload videos just of him driving telling a few of those stories. I'm not joking. He's a natural at what us old sailors called sea stories and they're good! They don't have to be long ones, just a few stories. The little we heard was enough to put a grin on my face.
when I put the camera on the machine he was hanging out the door. he said what the hell does that do? I said it takes videos for my youtube channel. he just looked at me for a second and smiled, come on boy we gotta get on the damn road.
I got a 1976 w900 with a walk in sleeper .Baught it brand new and drove it off the assembly line. It's only got 3.5 million and yours looks sooo much better!!
What an amazing story, Donny has probably worked hard all of his life for everything he has.
Don't worry there's a lot of people that relate to that
And I'm one of them
What a wonderful piece of engineering that truck is! I know nothing about them but I would have never thought it was from the 1960's? Crazy! Thanks for sharing.
I just turned 50 in April so Im old. That Kenworth has two years on me, wish I looked that good!!!
i could sit and listen to that driver talk for days. He has one of the prettiest w900 i ever seen
Man!! she's a beauty 68 classic I know he has a lot of stories to tell about that truck the adventure he had with it
My wife is a 68 model and she looks that pretty and shiny after a bath and touch up makeup. She has a whining sound most times and a shimmy in her rear end. If she goes too fast the front end starts shaking like a sack full of puppies. She only growls when her tank is empty or if fed the wrong grade of go juice. Too much alcohol induced, she gets a little red and stutters some. When you shut her off at the end of the day, her APU starts and makes noises most nights.
Lol
Boy I sure do miss NC. Riding around like that in the nice country side up around Louisville 😳
I was 18 in 68, but I sure couldn’t get a New truck..!! 🤭. The oldest kenworth I have driven often was a 1977 and it was a Hoss. Pull flatbeds and a drop deck just like that one hauling heavy equipment and crane parts, mostly for whatever crane I was running at the time for a friend of mine in Morrisville on Hwy 54, between the roads going out to RDU... Love his truck, what a beauty 😎👍✅
Met him once when I worked for May Heavy. He’s definitely a character!
Those old timers are sure something to listen too. Lots of good information they have and funny to listen too.
That truck is pure class and style! I’d love to talk with that fella.
Not to many old boys like Donny around any more.
Thank god.
That truck is stunning. So much pride. 💗 That's some mileage too. Great video Chris. Loving it. Cornwall UK.
No log book & no licence....Love it 🤣. Beautiful old truck 👍
Illegally secured load.....love that too?
I’m deep in AARP territory, had my CDL since I was 21 and have driven all types and of big trucks. I could sit down with that driver and talk 😎👍✌️
This has to be one of the best video stories I have ever seen on RUclips!!! Love the old iron and I am in the process of going back to it. The newer trucks like I have, scare the heck out of me with all the electronics and emissions on them. Awesome tractor!!! 👍✌️
No logbook - no tags - no bullshit.... nodough that old man in my new hero...... I just love old story's
Stories
@@anderleof SCOTLAND yeH story's..... I went every where in my dads rig when I was just a kid in the 80s 90s .... the truck stop story's and the banter was real as real as it gets....
Big Rig videos needs to interview this gentleman
7 million miles holly hell how many overhauls has she had since 1968? What a beautiful beautiful rig thanks for sharing this with us great story.
Still working. badass man. Hope it’s still well and hauling ass 🤘🏼🤘🏼love the old W900A my favorite classic rig. That rig with a KTA Cummins, 3408 CAT, Big Cam Cummins, 8V92 Detroit. Ohhhh yeah. I own a ‘79. Built 3408 CAT, 615HP.
Great video bro, for a 52 YO truck it still looks good. Wish I looked that good from 52 years after I turned 17. Stay safe
I'd bet Donnie has some interesting on the road stories to tell.
makes me think of the good old days when my grandpa was still in business. didn't matter if my truck had plates on it or not since I was 12 years old. he reminds me of my grandpa too. you can learn alot from those old boys.
Yup, like how to break the law and endanger everyone on the road.
Amazing rig and Donny is a hoot enjoy catching some of those stories from the ole timers thanks for sharing Chris💯👍.
A good friend of mine drives a 76 A model pulling either a reefer or dry van.Another fellow from my area has a 68 A model.He hauls precast concrete beams with his.Both are from the Lancaster,Pa area.
Just saw Mr Donnie on the belt line hauling a big poly tank had to come watch his video again
I bet he’s got some stories
Every day is a story in the trucking business.
That's amazing that Donny has owned the same truck for over 50 years. Can tell he loves that thing by how much he has customized it.
Donny was at my job Thursday and Friday hauling loads. He is super nice
I find this video really relaxing, watched this on a real dark heavy rain morning and felt like i was there lol, that truck is amazing, i need to start working on my own 75 w9a soon😪
I miss the sounds of an old truck it’s what I grew up around. The fuller whine common sound with the road ranger transmissions in that era. Old mechanical engines have a sound of their own. It really sounds like a 1693 or 3406A Cat in the old KW. You can tell the truck has some upgrades over the years.
Very good video I really enjoyed it. I love those old big rigs. I drove one for 35 years all over the U.S.A.
Those Old KW W900A’s are Damn Good Trucks (I have a 81’), but those Air Wipers are Junk. The Electric Conversion Kit for them is Worth the Money.
Might of had a hand in building that KW. Worked there in 67-68 after I got out of the Navy. Hard to beat the old A models!
Great video Chris! It's good to see you drive that Screener like you stole it. One shot, smooth as silk, it's almost like you steer big, fat tracked machinery all day. Nice job:) OMG that KW is gorgeous!
Great man, great story, great truck and great vid. Thanks Lets dig.
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Quality equipment
Proper maintenance
Respect for his equipment
God bless that man with another 7 million miles!
That is one beautiful truck. All of that chrome sets it off.
At 7 million miles I'm sure there's a ton of stories to go along with it. Good looking old truck, and good to see it still out there working.
What a beautiful truck, and a great "jpaydirt" camera angle for the drive! :)
2 chains and let's roll 😂😂😂 I do love the flash pattern on his light bar !
Lol...I must be old school too, I'm also one that thinks 2 chains are enough, but DOT has other ideas. We had an old 66 needle nose Kenworth that my brother fully restored in the early 90's and my dad just sold it a few years ago. I loved that truck!
Donny is a unsung hero, great little short film!
Suicide knobs on the steering wheel ? Thought they were illegal? Love this guy
Donny's the kind of driver I'd want to haul equipment for me too. There's not a lot of substitutes for good ol' experience.
I was thinking , as we were running along behind his tractor and that 'headache' board,..I'll bet that not many of those 'turkeys' come up behind his truck with their high beams on!
Donnie and his scale/cow shit story reminds me of 1 of my Grandfathers stories. He ran some of the 1st power lines into differnt towns on the East Coast. They had to cut all the tress down along the streets for the poles and lines. The home owners were mad , wanting to save their trees. So Gramps just weaved the wires through the branches then turned the power on. Smoke and blue flames shot every where. Scared the folks so bad they had no issues w/cutting down any more trees. The Story spread from town to town, never had an issue again.
Well Chris for that truck to be 52 years old I would take the truck over a brand new one how does one find ride there. I would love to sit down with him and listen to his old trucking stories.
Sweet ride! Thanks for taking us along, Chris.
i have a 68 w900a. i wish it looked as nice as donny's! mine needs a complete restoration but it is all there.
Cool to see you working and driving right past my house. Want to get you out to speak to our team sometime this year about what your job and the RUclips thing. Many of our guys still trying to find what they want to do in life and I want to put hard working people in front of them. Can pay you with gear and apparel!
What a beautiful job he does keeping that cab free of dust and shinny. That attitude helps him own a truck with 7 million miles.
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@@anderleof Thank you...I really didn't know if it was one "n" or two "n's'? I didn't feel that I wanted to look it up. So...I had you.. You set me straight.
This is truly inspirational.
Amazing the things he seen on his travels .he would be a great teacher for truckers.
Thats a fucking GEM of a truck. Dudes life in that truck, so cool.
Well the sawmill was fun while it lasted . I bet that old guy has some good stories from over the years
That is a truck, the swan on the hood says it all, wow!
The saw mill is going to miss the Hitachi. It was starting to grow roots there, lol. Love that W900. It's priceles in my book.
That's a sweet
tractor. To be honest from the outside it does not look like alot changed. I'm sure the new ones have computers and more gadgets but from the outside it looks like a new one. But then again I have an untrained eye
Yep 7 million is about right I drove 19 years 2.5 million miles, Donny has taken better care for than his wife, truckers wife's are very special to hang in and run the household like a pro, grow up the kids handle all the problems, hats off to Donny.
He was trucking when it was fun i could listen to the older drivers all day long
That was awesome video Chris and riding on the trailer great . That is a good looking old KW
Two chains :D I only really chained down for emergency breaking and swearving to avoid folk that pull out. You make real gentle turns all the time. Can’t throw them around like a dump truck :o)