1975 Kenworth W900 Steel Hauling Road Warrior
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- Опубликовано: 13 авг 2021
- Jon Auer's beautiful custom painted Old School 1975 KW W900 gets a good goin over at the 2021 "Class 8 on the Lake" Truck Show today.
A very cool survivor from the Golden age of Trucking when you had to "Fly By Night" to miss the "Chicken Coupes" 
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Nice rig, great story!
O-H-I-O Porter greetings 🇺🇸 Checking this out again. I loved this truck when I saw it at your show! This was one of my faves!! A glider kit! WOW! He sounded like my brother…Gotta turn it up to get more power so I can outrun those other guys who think they’re truck is hotter than mine! He did that! Fantastic! Had to watch it before going to bed tonight. Now I shall have dreams of trucks probably! Blessings my friend! Our vids will be coming out soon! 🥰🥰✌️
I thoroughly enjoyed featuring him. A genuine old school Trucker indeed. Glad you got to see it, AND that they brought it.
I drove is 78 A model and man this thing here looks cherry !!!
Back when trucking was really trucking awesome video awesome interview
. thank you and for watching!
Great looking A model and great interview with the old school gentlemen that owns it I always enjoy listening to the older senior drivers talk about their experiences and trucks they use to drive gives you a better perspective how the industry was then compared to now!
Thanks “Road Liner” I do too, they are very interesting to talk with. One of the main reasons I started the channel. Thanks for watching
I have 6 GMC generals bought some new some are show quality they are all working years ago a older fellow told me you have to work to afford them show trucks and no time to play and if you're playing your not working hard enough to afford them you all have a great day
Wow! Nice! Thanks for watching
Soon as I heard that voice I knew who it was,Jon I know your boys are proud of you.
Wow! Very cool 😬 Thanks for watching!😬
My first tractor was a 75 kw, 318 Detroit, and a 13 speed. 120 mph truck, on the flats.
W900 or cabover K00? Thank you for watching!
@@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE w9, just like the one in the video, original blue Seminole paint, repainted solid blue, with the swan on the hood, and a walking beam rear suspension .
@@davidpotter7484 Would love to see some pics? sounds awesome!
@@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE no pictures anymore, that was about 30 years ago. When i first started driving, i drove a lot of cool trucks from the 60's 70's and 80's.
Really? 1 2 0 ?
Great interview with a LEGEND trucker.
Thank you, and thanks for watching
I came up in a time with paper logs no power steering ac no air ride and definitely no GPS lol
Porter greetings! 🇺🇸 Now that is one sweet KWs…and a 75 model! 🥰 I love those old rigs! Most of the old truckers will say that they had some good times back in the day! He hauled steel?! Now that was some heavy hauling! If anyone needed the power, they sure did! There was some good money in trucking in those days…60s - 80s. My dad and brother made some good money back then. I remember hearing about the strikes back in the 70s I believe! My brother would turn off his marker lights when running on the highway so they wouldn’t attack his truck. Rough but still good times! 😳 I really liked his truck! 🥰😎✌️
Turning off the markers....never heard that but it makes total sense!
@@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE 🇺🇸Here’s the story: There was a major strike going on at the time. We were dropping off in GA and it was almost midnight. Got pulled over by a cop on the interstate and he suggested that we turn off the marker lights so that people couldn’t tell the we were a semi. People were on the overpasses throwing rocks and stuff at the trucks. We saw groups of people at times but they never made us out until we were right on them. Made it with NO problems until we got to the plant. Found strikers at the gate, but police kept them back. I have heard of this tactic being used several other times. So that’s one of my personal stories.🥰🇺🇸✌️
Fly by Night is so true. No 4 wheelers, less bears, channel 10 on the cb, fuzz buster (bird dog) glowing and Charlie Douglas Road Gang on the AM and life was great and we knew it.
@@santinocapone1080 Boso Was 700 WLW
His boy took over and it seemed to become all talk. I'm a 2 nd gen driver.
Need music at 3am
Had a w 900 kenworth 500 cat 13 spd transmission fast as hell !
It wasn't OTR per-say but use to run Suffolk Virginia to Owensboro KY out of Richmond VA. Overnight. 7am delivery
Back in the day.
@@jerrykinnin7941 that's great because otr sucks
@@ernestpassaro9663 I'm in intermodal now. I run in and out of Cincinnati. Home every night.
1996 and back are exept from the reflection sripes on the sleeper and mud flap hangers.
Not necessary by Dot.
A DOT cop told me that.
You have my respect hauling steel or flatbed work in general is a pain in the ass
Glad to see the old iron still on the road I've always liked the old W900s, 359s 379s and old Pete cabovers and hauled logs with a 79 359 back in the early 90s
The best time to run was mid nite to the customer, unload get to the reload nap wake up at mid nite do it all again.
Dad ran for Ligon back in the 70s.
Yes sir! Thanks for watching
That how u did it miss those days now it 700 am to 200 pm BS
Now I got people I'm training that can't drive a 10speed only wanting 8 hrs a day. I'm an intermodal trucker. 8 hrs is before lunch. We require 1 yr exp. All I'm doing is showing you our paperwork and the check-in/out process for 3 railheads, and 5 depot's. Sadly my success rate is about 50%.
I have a glider and usually roll at night
Oh ya! 😬👍
Used to drive old macks in NYC summers hot as hell especially the b models !
I can only imagine! Thanks for watching!
That camelback suspension on the old marks would break your back lol
Mean old macks
I think the b model was the worst riding mack ever
Lots of those b models had bench seats no air ride bostrom seats
I’m with Jon, I’d go back and do it again.
Give you flatbedders major credit did it for a few months major headaches
@@ernestpassaro9663 I definitely always secured the load myself, you know the saying. If you want it done right do it yourself
Yes I understand I did some flat bedding briefly hauling steel and abandoned cars lots of work
@@ernestpassaro9663 yessir that steel is a lot of work.
@@deborahchesser7375 had an old 379 Peter built twin screw day cab with a 425 caterpillar and only a 9 speed transmission but it pulled like hell hauling that steel
So i got to ride with my Dad back in the day !! In a GMC Astro Then a K100 in 1974 and 1978 ! I also learned in that 1978 and i have grown into the 2020s plowing snow for our hwy dept!!
Those are legendary stories that I love to hear and remember! Such memories. Thank you for watching
Drove a 1976 like this but it was green gold 36 inch sit down sleeper Cat engine she had 3 tanks also
Nice! Thanks for watching
I started out doing flatbed work nothing wants to stay on the trailer.
You had 255 AC both windows down at 55 and Armstrong steering lol
That’s a fact😂. Thanks for watching