@@keithstew2956 I take it Detroits aren't your thing. I love this truck though. The 3406A was an ok engine too. Cats have the most torque in my book as they have the longest piston stroke out of most the truck engines and have heavy internals as well.
I could fall asleep to this, my dad used to drive an 87 w900, I loved going on trips with him. 3406 is one of the best engines ever made, just smooth, deep torque and just the right amount of turbo. Beautiful engineering.
I mean I cam always go for more turbo, less duty cycle🤷♂️ have the power when u need it, get maps for when you want wicked fuel economy maps for different power levels and switch on the fly (dead heading or bob tailing)
Love those cat engines! I'm also a fan of the N14. Too bad emissions rules pretty much put the nail in the coffin for some of these older, truly great engines!!
Soooo smooth rolling into the throttle after every perfect and unhurried shift. I spent a million miles behind a 3406B. Nothing better than a CAT singing bass. Great video and you know how to treat your equipment. 👍
I have a 94 377 Pete, 2nd owner, bought in 03, have replaced everything. All mechanical, the only problem I have now is nobody wants to sign on a truck that old. More reliable than anything they build today.
Yes they sound good out on the highway not when going past.houses whithin ahundred feet ormore cus the driver dont know how.come down using the.gears instead of the jakes@@JacksonGuitarsPlayer03
Love me some pipes. Nice of you to let that other truck make his turn. Some folks won't. This guy KNOWS how to drive a truck. No fancy gear shifting no hot rodding. Don't get me wrong as I love them both but I think the Cat engines have a better tone than the Cummins especially with bigger pipes and dual exhaust. They are like an organ. The more pipes you have the better it sounds...
I like the sound of how you go easy on the engine. This video takes me back to when I learned to drive and got CDL in a 1974 Pete 359 (300 Cummins + turbo, 5x4x2 gearing with SSHD diffs for logging). Thanks.
My 1st trip to drive a 100 miles was a brand new 69 kenworth..... I was 15... this is what you call a truck driver... not some of these ass clowns I see on this damn RUclips. it is sad.....🙃
Yes, you can hear that bad Jake. Kinda like a mis-fire sound. I had run a 3408 in a 79 W900 in Great Falls Mt. Had a stripe down the drive shaft, once it made 180 degree rotation it was pulled and re-tubed. Owner always had a spare on the shelf. Hauled heavy equipment, D9G was the heaviest, then the crusher plant. He also had a Pete long nose with a 12V71T. Your right foot would cook when into hard pull. Right next to the throttle pedal was a bulge in the floor pan for clearance on the air compressor. Took 2 min people to pull hood open. Great truck for converting diesel into noise gotta say!
Not long after this video we ended up replacing the jake heads, they were worn out since new springs and o rings didn't help them. They are better then in this video now but still not that strong.
When I see I truck like this and i hear it just makes a smile on my face it’s kinda nostalgic for me bc my grandfather used to drive truck and take me on trips with him and don’t get me started on them down shifts
I can go to sleep listening to this. Reminds me of the 80s I would go to work with my dad on a Saturday and on the way home go to sleep listening to the 4 and a quarter cat going through gears.
That second of silence while shifting feels like the quiet before the storm! I m an heavy di equipment operator, but if i ever have a truck i Will shift exactly like this. Respect from Italy!!!
That's the reason why I prefer manual gearboxes. Even in motorsport... I think timeless shifting is overrated, at least on the sound experience it cannot match the suspense that you describe.
Let me just say this, after 32+ years of driving my favorite is still my 379 short nose, 525 N14 13 sp. running back and forth bet SoCal and Ky. Boss gave me the keys to it and said be careful it will do 107, I said that I didn’t care as long as I could drive the speed limit wherever I was going 😁😁😁😁😁
SHE SURE PURRS BEAUTIFUL! .. BEST OVER THE ROAD ENGINE EVER MADE . RELIABILITY A CRAP LOAD OF MILES AND STILL MAKE A DOLLAR EACH day AND GETs BACK HOME!! CATERPILLAR CADILLAC👍👍👍👍. I LOVE MY KITTY CATS!.
Last time I heard that sound was when I had one of my overhauled engine on the rollers at the Derm. Great sound, like the turbo breathing,thanks for the memories! Making FIRE in the hole.
Music 🎶 to your ears 👂 a real truck talking with straight pipes. Nothing sounds better than a Cat talking and the Jake talking to the animal's close to the road. I bet that truck runs great and for a lot less money 💰 than the electronic Garbage of today. Awesome movie 🎬
This literally brings a tear to my eye. I spent months on the road as a kid with my dad as an over the road trucker, he had a 3406B though. Just listening to this it feels like I'm in the passenger seat again.
Wish my uncle had a second chance to live so I can for once have a truck ride in his 1997 peterbilt 379... Rip "Ted" an uncel who will not stop forgetting about his life in the open road... 1960-2020 "I want to die in the open road with ether my bike or my truck"
I got 5 trucks now in my fleet. 2 I had for a while which are tractors. I bought 2 dump trucks. I bought a single drive axle dump truck not long ago for cheap and it needs a small bit of worth especially with the body. I’d love to do another restoration project and find a 359 Peterbilt with a CAT engine or something good. Beautiful rigs
You are a wonderful driver and thank you very much for your video. Take care of yourself and your truck and trailer and may our Lord always be there with us with every move we make.
Got an 84 3406 b model all redun with a Pittsburgh power boss ND a 15 speed double over with a new 2 speed over drive for a twin stick and just getting going about almost 200 milesbut luv it already
One of the coolest things to see when I was an oiler on a pipeline right of way crew was the rows of trucks that were heading outta the yard to kickoff. Then being at kickoff and unloading lowboys and floats. All day for about 3 days was nothing but diesels and Jake brakes. I’ll probably never get to work another job like that again but I’d definitely go back and do it if I could.
@@asphaltassassin9049 if it isn’t posted save your brakes, and most non-modified exhaust isn’t as loud as his was. Swift trucks probably don’t even have jakes and they weren’t taught how to use them in truck driving school either. When I’m cruising a two lane and see a “reduced speed ahead” sign and coasting doesn’t get me to the speed I’m flicking the switch. I carry a lot of weight, not like an 80k Swifty, and it’s a great tool to to have at my disposal. If you don’t like that sound tough shit.
@@asphaltassassin9049 I'm glad my crappy driving humored you to comment your righteous opinion so many times in my video lol. Using my jakes in rural Idaho in an industrial area makes me a p.o.s. I'll take it.
Beginning to seriously like KittyCATs ,lovely slow changes hearing the Kitty purr as you back off the throttle.Old Pete is too quiet ,a set of short straight narrow bore stove pipes compressing the exhaust gases ,makes the Kitty Meow Louder, wider the bore the quieter the exhaust. You are so right about modern day wagons(trucks) with all the charisma of a Korean Washing Machine or s German Blender.
Peterbulits is my favorite 18 wheeler trucks because they sounds totally good and that is straight facts 💯 and I will always be a totally peterbulits trucks fan and that is straight facts 💯
Love the sound of the old cat Purring and turbo spoiling. They don’t make them like this anymore. I wish Cat would come back to big rigs. Good video man :)
I’m a retired truck driver, I drove tri axle dump trucks and I had a 3406E Cat overhauled 450 to 550 hp, best engine in my opinion. I had Cummins, but the Cat engine was elite 😊 I love the sound of your truck, you are a professional driver smooth shifting 😊
I used to live in bonners and work in libby soon as i seen this i was like idaho! If you kept filming you were headed down into bonners by the kootnie river inn im pretty sure. Our storage unit was back where you pulled out we had a unit across from the gun range! lol i was like i lived there 7 years i spotted old home instantly! good shit!
I've never met someone who doesn't think these trucks sound like a symphony from the gods. I would never be able to do this job because I would easily fall asleep to this melody in minutes every day. This is a lullaby for me.
Notice the truck never jumps or jerks, that's a smooth experienced driver that makes the truck pull seamlessly. I think you'd snap a drive line before bogging down a 3406. Those were straight up torque monsters.
My 2nd "father" growing up had a 78' Pete with the an extended hood and a 3408 underneath. Hia buddies used to say..."he's got a 3408, and he's never late!" After than was a 3406 with 600hp.
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Drove Cat and Cummins for 45 years.
Those dislikes must've been fabricated by RUclips. I've never seen men women girls or boys not like the music of a singing CAT
The dislikes are from the California Emissions Dept.
@@mphill1491 Ha! Sure! :D
Dislikes from people who drive quiet trucks
I love that sound
Absolutely 💯
This is how trucks last millions of miles, smooth operator.
Cats shift best at an easy lower rpm....if you know your shit you can hear when and how they like to be sticked.
They EASE into gear like a hot knife thru butter if you know what you are doing
I learned how to shift with no clutch thanks to my grandfather who drove trucks his entire adult life.
@@keithstew2956 I take it Detroits aren't your thing. I love this truck though. The 3406A was an ok engine too. Cats have the most torque in my book as they have the longest piston stroke out of most the truck engines and have heavy internals as well.
@@anthonysilva5015 match the RPM and she’ll fall right into gear
I could fall asleep to this, my dad used to drive an 87 w900, I loved going on trips with him. 3406 is one of the best engines ever made, just smooth, deep torque and just the right amount of turbo. Beautiful engineering.
I mean I cam always go for more turbo, less duty cycle🤷♂️ have the power when u need it, get maps for when you want wicked fuel economy maps for different power levels and switch on the fly (dead heading or bob tailing)
Love those cat engines! I'm also a fan of the N14. Too bad emissions rules pretty much put the nail in the coffin for some of these older, truly great engines!!
@@rgnichols567 all emissions rules will be terminated!
There is nothing like hearing a kitty katt purrrrrr!
Soooo smooth rolling into the throttle after every perfect and unhurried shift. I spent a million miles behind a 3406B. Nothing better than a CAT singing bass. Great video and you know how to treat your equipment. 👍
Beautiful, music to my ears
Man, this video brings tears to my eyes. Nothing like the sound of a kitty cat purring away. Miss my old trucks
Yes, I grew up in the 80's when you had straight stack big cam cummins and 3406 B model Cat. Miss those days
This is how I like to start my morning, listening to this and drinking some coffee. Man this is relaxing.
The feeling is mutual the road I live by has trains coming and going and you can hear the jakes also it's a beautiful thing
@@iamenergy9310 love the sound of distant trains also absolutely love it
this is why you dont buy new, you restore and rebuild
I have a 94 377 Pete, 2nd owner, bought in 03, have replaced everything. All mechanical, the only problem I have now is nobody wants to sign on a truck that old. More reliable than anything they build today.
Amen to that
I agree.
My truck would be a ‘71 KW COE that is rebuilt/restored like the orange #Reliable-Carrier’s Peterbilt with sidepipes👍🏽🥰
@Scripturenest All I need is to last me until I retire which isn't to far away.
@Scripturenest not with own authority
Something about a caterpillar n straightpipes still gives me goosebumps after 40+ yrs,,beautiful music! ❤
Those 7-inch pipes have a sound of their Own, Soothe my soul...👌
Got 7 inch miter cuts on my ‘79 Kenworth W900A 3408 CAT. Damn man does she sound good.
Ain't nothin like em!
I love the way those pipes sound
Can smell the exhaust through my phone
Yes they sound good out on the highway not when going past.houses whithin ahundred feet ormore cus the driver dont know how.come down using the.gears instead of the jakes@@JacksonGuitarsPlayer03
I love the sound of that in the morning with a fresh brew cup of coffee
That’s music to my ears! Really great looking and sounding truck! Hat’s off to the driver, he really knows what he is doing!
Love me some pipes. Nice of you to let that other truck make his turn. Some folks won't. This guy KNOWS how to drive a truck. No fancy gear shifting no hot rodding. Don't get me wrong as I love them both but I think the Cat engines have a better tone than the Cummins especially with bigger pipes and dual exhaust. They are like an organ. The more pipes you have the better it sounds...
That is truly a beautiful machine. The roar of the engine sounds like a dream.
As a class 8 diesel mechanic I would love to keep this person's truck up. Very smooth and easy. That's the way it should be!
I could literally listen to this all day.
You gotta log it like you are driving driver....you only get to listen 11 hours.
So smooth rolling in and out of the throttle to shift.
First thing in the morning, nothing sounds better than a purring kitty
Yup!
Haven't driven in 28 years,,,, this brings back so many memories from the bull rack!
That's the way i was taught how to drive..SMooooth as butter... Very nice job there Driver!! No Jake break every shift... only when needed!!
It’s harder to shift with the jake on anyway
Jake shifting is for two-stroke Detroit’s.
@@jimstenlund6017 never dove a Detroit, only jake shift when I forget to flick the switch lol
@@blauer2551 annoying isn’t it😆
@@jimstenlund6017 yes, it is very annoying 😂 when you’re not expecting it, it usually goes something like this. Vrrrooommm, brrr-crack!!
the sound emitted by these exhausts is a song to my ears
i feel bad for the all truckers driving their stone dead quiet emissions choked trucks
LOUD SMOKEY PIPES SAVES LIVES!!! ;D
I agree......fuck the D.E.F. systems....nothing but problems & unnecessary restrictions.
Three words: straight. Pipe. Delete.
Except for when they are going down a grade def slows it down good
@@redline350zHR i agree with you loud pipes saves lifes
I like the sound of how you go easy on the engine. This video takes me back to when I learned to drive and got CDL in a 1974 Pete 359 (300 Cummins + turbo, 5x4x2 gearing with SSHD diffs for logging). Thanks.
Damn that was a monster in those days
My 1st trip to drive a 100 miles was a brand new 69 kenworth..... I was 15... this is what you call a truck driver... not some of these ass clowns I see on this damn RUclips. it is sad.....🙃
Gonna bet Elon musk won't think it sounds so great
Yes, you can hear that bad Jake. Kinda like a mis-fire sound. I had run a 3408 in a 79 W900 in Great Falls Mt. Had a stripe down the drive shaft, once it made 180 degree rotation it was pulled and re-tubed. Owner always had a spare on the shelf. Hauled heavy equipment, D9G was the heaviest, then the crusher plant. He also had a Pete long nose with a 12V71T. Your right foot would cook when into hard pull. Right next to the throttle pedal was a bulge in the floor pan for clearance on the air compressor. Took 2 min people to pull hood open. Great truck for converting diesel into noise gotta say!
Not long after this video we ended up replacing the jake heads, they were worn out since new springs and o rings didn't help them. They are better then in this video now but still not that strong.
The most awesome sound in the world!!! I could fall asleep to this!! Thank you for playing the song of our people!! #STRAIT PIPES SAVES LIVES
Jake brake at the end was my favorite!
When I see I truck like this and i hear it just makes a smile on my face it’s kinda nostalgic for me bc my grandfather used to drive truck and take me on trips with him and don’t get me started on them down shifts
fantastic driving no abuse lovely gear changes great stuff
Good shifting. That is a real driver there.
I don't sleep with a fan anymore! I just put this video on a loop! Music to my ears!
Well that brought back memories of the 700K+ miles I put on my Pops's '81 359 with an opened up 3406A/15 Over/3.90's in the mountains of BC!
Nice and easy, no drama, getting the job done well. Very professional.
I love these trucks they sound the BEST out of all the diesel trucks
That sure sounds great and some smooth shifting too.
Broken TV huh?
Enjoyed video very much, am retired truck driver and really miss the sound of that 3406 CAT.
I can go to sleep listening to this. Reminds me of the 80s I would go to work with my dad on a Saturday and on the way home go to sleep listening to the 4 and a quarter cat going through gears.
My 80's was me shifting the 3406b, syncro trans, no clutch to those that don't know, and hoping to get home by Friday night or Saturday morning.
That second of silence while shifting feels like the quiet before the storm! I m an heavy di equipment operator, but if i ever have a truck i Will shift exactly like this. Respect from Italy!!!
That's the reason why I prefer manual gearboxes. Even in motorsport... I think timeless shifting is overrated, at least on the sound experience it cannot match the suspense that you describe.
Let me just say this, after 32+ years of driving my favorite is still my 379 short nose, 525 N14 13 sp. running back and forth bet SoCal and Ky. Boss gave me the keys to it and said be careful it will do 107, I said that I didn’t care as long as I could drive the speed limit wherever I was going 😁😁😁😁😁
One of the best Sound videos I’ve ever seen. Greetings from a German driver
Music to my ears...love it!
True
Awesome soundtrack he chose
In the past almost 25 years,I've slapped gears in all of em and non compare to a Pete period! If you've ever driven one,you know what I mean. Luv em!
Couldnt agree more driver
The make of the truck makes no difference. It’s the ENGINE!!!
SHE SURE PURRS BEAUTIFUL! .. BEST OVER THE ROAD ENGINE EVER MADE . RELIABILITY A CRAP LOAD OF MILES AND STILL MAKE A DOLLAR EACH day AND GETs BACK HOME!! CATERPILLAR CADILLAC👍👍👍👍. I LOVE MY KITTY CATS!.
It's easy to shift up smooth but to downshift that well know that takes technic music to my ears
Those Jakes sound glorious! I could sleep to this.
Just...smooth. This operator isn't getting rambunctious with it, just taking it nice and easy.
A lovely symphony, music to my ears, Thanks for sharing this! Love it.
That engine brake made me smile so big lmao
Love the throaty sound of the pipes!! Awesome!
Last time I heard that sound was when I had one of my overhauled engine on the rollers at the Derm.
Great sound, like the turbo breathing,thanks for the memories!
Making FIRE in the hole.
Smooth shifting and sound amazing love the Tommy gun jake sound
Ran west with cat 3406 15 over loved it.
Dude the first couple minutes is just pure music love it! 👍
What FLOOR IT NOO don’t floor it OK FLOOR IT Noo SpongeBob don’t floor OK Floor it FLOORS IT 😂😂😂 DAMN THAT Jake brake holy shit sounds amazing
Music 🎶 to your ears 👂 a real truck talking with straight pipes. Nothing sounds better than a Cat talking and the Jake talking to the animal's close to the road. I bet that truck runs great and for a lot less money 💰 than the electronic Garbage of today. Awesome movie 🎬
This literally brings a tear to my eye. I spent months on the road as a kid with my dad as an over the road trucker, he had a 3406B though. Just listening to this it feels like I'm in the passenger seat again.
Glad you enjoyed. I'm also building An 87 Pete with a 3406B which I hope to do a similar video when it gets it in the road
The Jake at the end got me.
I could listen to that engine to go to sleep at night. Sweet sound
CAT DIESEL POWER . . . LEGENDARY FOR A REASON.
Wish my uncle had a second chance to live so I can for once have a truck ride in his 1997 peterbilt 379...
Rip "Ted" an uncel who will not stop forgetting about his life in the open road...
1960-2020
"I want to die in the open road with ether my bike or my truck"
My condolences.
Sleep well uncle ted.....cats purring with the jakes for you 👍🏾💪🏾
RIP UNCLE TED GREETS FROM OUR CATERPILLAR FAMALY GREETZ HOLLAND
Love the smooth easy operation, it sounds awesome! There's too many videos of guys revving the piss out of their poor engines just to show off.
I've watched this video 20x and still music to my ears👍
I got 5 trucks now in my fleet. 2 I had for a while which are tractors. I bought 2 dump trucks. I bought a single drive axle dump truck not long ago for cheap and it needs a small bit of worth especially with the body. I’d love to do another restoration project and find a 359 Peterbilt with a CAT engine or something good. Beautiful rigs
You are a wonderful driver and thank you very much for your video. Take care of yourself and your truck and trailer and may our Lord always be there with us with every move we make.
Love it. Reminds me of my old B model 3406 I had in a 81 Pete with 36” sleeper @ 370 wheelbase. That thing would paw at the ground.
Got an 84 3406 b model all redun with a Pittsburgh power boss ND a 15 speed double over with a new 2 speed over drive for a twin stick and just getting going about almost 200 milesbut luv it already
One of the coolest things to see when I was an oiler on a pipeline right of way crew was the rows of trucks that were heading outta the yard to kickoff. Then being at kickoff and unloading lowboys and floats. All day for about 3 days was nothing but diesels and Jake brakes. I’ll probably never get to work another job like that again but I’d definitely go back and do it if I could.
That sound from 7 in pipes is awesome
3:14 they got a little distracted and almost hit the shoulder loool
4:23 jakes! You’re welcome
How many people here do you think _didn't_ watch this until the end?
Had to slow down to 45 mph and that’s the best way to do it.
@@blauer2551 not in town doofus. The middle peddle does the same thing only it doesnt make you look like a just released swift driver.
@@asphaltassassin9049 if it isn’t posted save your brakes, and most non-modified exhaust isn’t as loud as his was. Swift trucks probably don’t even have jakes and they weren’t taught how to use them in truck driving school either. When I’m cruising a two lane and see a “reduced speed ahead”
sign and coasting doesn’t get me to the speed I’m flicking the switch. I carry a lot of weight, not like an 80k Swifty, and it’s a great tool to to have at my disposal. If you don’t like that sound tough shit.
@@asphaltassassin9049 I'm glad my crappy driving humored you to comment your righteous opinion so many times in my video lol. Using my jakes in rural Idaho in an industrial area makes me a p.o.s. I'll take it.
Beginning to seriously like KittyCATs ,lovely slow changes hearing the Kitty purr as you back off the throttle.Old Pete is too quiet ,a set of short straight narrow bore stove pipes compressing the exhaust gases ,makes the Kitty Meow Louder, wider the bore the quieter the exhaust.
You are so right about modern day wagons(trucks) with all the charisma of a Korean Washing Machine or s German Blender.
Wow that sounds so dam good...in fact this is a stress relieve.....
Cats have a fantastic engine...deep bore so less revving...
Peterbulits is my favorite 18 wheeler trucks because they sounds totally good and that is straight facts 💯 and I will always be a totally peterbulits trucks fan and that is straight facts 💯
The coolest video on RUclips hands down!
The coolest user name on RUclips hands down!
@@jschmid Haaa! Wouldn’t have it any other way!
Nope. Look up Dodge General Lee truck pull. That will make your panties wet.
The sweet sound that makes everything in this world possible. Hats off to you.
What for an Amazing Sound!!! I Love this Truck!!!
Love the sound of the old cat Purring and turbo spoiling. They don’t make them like this anymore. I wish Cat would come back to big rigs.
Good video man :)
That’s on my bucket list, to ride along in a Pete. Awesome sound, WOW. Thanks!!!
Great vid, sounds cool. Right at the end at 6:00 you pass the Log Inn -- stayed there a couple of times; excellent cabins, nice folks.
Hot dang you sho shifting good and soundin good 😂😂
I’m a retired truck driver, I drove tri axle dump trucks and I had a 3406E Cat overhauled 450 to 550 hp, best engine in my opinion. I had Cummins, but the Cat engine was elite 😊 I love the sound of your truck, you are a professional driver smooth shifting 😊
Finally .... a real ASMR video for my taste .
Made me fall asleep. Thank you for that.
I used to live in bonners and work in libby soon as i seen this i was like idaho! If you kept filming you were headed down into bonners by the kootnie river inn im pretty sure. Our storage unit was back where you pulled out we had a unit across from the gun range! lol i was like i lived there 7 years i spotted old home instantly! good shit!
Looks like Idaho to me.
the cat sure did have a purring to it
I love the sound of a Rig going through the gears, Always wanted to drive a Big Rig it just never happened
I've never met someone who doesn't think these trucks sound like a symphony from the gods. I would never be able to do this job because I would easily fall asleep to this melody in minutes every day. This is a lullaby for me.
I like the sound of the stright pipes
Added to my Best Sounds Folder 👍
Where is this, I kept thinking this was Wisconsin until the mountain appeared.
Glad you enjoyed, location is North Idaho
nice bit of gear changing there, very smooth.
Notice the truck never jumps or jerks, that's a smooth experienced driver that makes the truck pull seamlessly. I think you'd snap a drive line before bogging down a 3406. Those were straight up torque monsters.
Smooth... Love it... Now that's what a truck should sound like... 👌👍💪
My 2nd "father" growing up had a 78' Pete with the an extended hood and a 3408 underneath. Hia buddies used to say..."he's got a 3408, and he's never late!" After than was a 3406 with 600hp.
Extended hood 359 with a 3408 would be so cool today
Beautiful my dude, beautiful.... orchestra level.
How do you know it is a dude, might be a dudette?
Nothing purrs like a kitty cat! Love that sound!
Thats not just sound, thats symphony!
That's how my Dad taught me to shift sixty years ago, nice and smooth.
That rev matching is Walter Rohrl level..
I’m not even a trucker and I loved this video. Who are the 22 idiots that disliked this?
MORE JAKE!!!!! I dont care where you are. Wake em up and let em look at how all there stuff gets delivered. I love it!!!!!!!!