It's always good when a previous owner comes by and says that they like what you've done with it, rather than saying that they wish they had never sold it to you!
The respect these two men have for each other is outstanding. May be from different times but they love that truck more then they could explain. Great job to both! Thanks for sharing.
1:45 This is a great bit of true history that isnt mentioned in discussions around the country how Indigenous people weren't able to become self sufficient with or without Indian status, glad rick had brought that fact up. Things are changing but those attitudes remain in the resource industry.
you can tell literally the only thing he doesn't like about the truck was the handle not being there when he reached for it getting in haha. the end when he says "I know you're gonna need someone to drive the truck down" and Chase replies "If we need someone you've got the job", it shows the love and respect that is the spirit embodied by Edison. This is about enjoying nice things and wanting them not only for themselves but for others, to make the world a better place. You trust and respect the consumer enough to be able to take care of themselves, and want to enable them to do things with and benefit from what you create. you don't make a bad ass truck to impress others, you make it for yourself, and then it's so cool you want to share it with the world in hopes it might be the spark of inspiration needed for them to innovate and create something else to benefit the world.
Mr. Rich Johnston seems such a cool gentleman, and it's great that a piece of working history has been move to a new life by the electification. Awesome Edison crew. We need more innovative people in our country like your selves.
Great history on the truck and past owner, seeing all those old trucks disappear over the years is a bit sad. I live in Washington by Mt Rainier and remember the years when logging was going strong. The highway heading to White pass was lined with small houses and log trucks parked in the driveways of independent log truck drivers, quite the sight.
@@CompComp In the NW they didn't salt the roads so corrosion wasn't a problem, when the timber industry was under attack in the late 80's and 90's it really slowed down here. A lot of log truckers got out of the business and sold their trucks. We used to see a lot of older log trucks just sitting for years from folks that retired out during that period, but as time moved on they went to scrap.
Greetings from Humboldt County California. I started driving in 1973 with a 1951 KW, 220 Cummins with a 5&4. Amazing what you have achieved thinking outside the box. Congratulations and all the best wishes from this old retired driver from back in the day.
I loved this video you guys have done a amazing job on that old girl and I loved hearing the old stories and seeing the last owner opinion of you guys did
You just made that gentlemans day. Loved the history of the truck. You ever going to put the electric drive axles or keep it they way it is for posterity?
Made this comment before eRrrm, I think? But the first time I worked on a trian way back in the 80s I learned that they were electric and only used the diesel engine to power the generator and my immediate thought was why aren't semi trucks powered this way? Great job guys! Keep the updates coming! 😎🎓🌎✔️😜
SISU auto in Finland been doing Hybrid trucks since 2017 at least. Back then they came with 900hp, today you can get up to 1140 hp. Sisu build log trucks and Dump trucks and cranes and then defense vehicles. Edison Motors first Hybrid log truck came out in 2022, a FULL 5 YEARS Behind SISU Auto.
Idk how i feel about that OSHA / Health & Safety voiceover at the end. It gives off heavy corpo vibes. It should definitely be a voice viewers will recognize. No hate meant here, I absolutely love what you're doing and wish you the best. Just had to drop in my 2 cents.
I might not enjoy seeing electric vehicles pushed down my tonsils, I live in alaska and probably enjoy warmer weather than your winter months. I drove a truck for my dad and later for a living from the late/last months of fifty nine. Going out to a cold truck and getting it started was a problem, usually a stovepipe heat system under the pan to warm things up. At this time I should mention that I was living in the upper cascade mountain area, in a town called Rockport Washington. When I left there in the early seventies, I never went back, too many bad memories. I lived in Forks washington, then moved around a bit as times for logging were tough and by nineteen eighty something, early tho, logging had slowed down so I went to alaska where I just stayed. I worked as a diesel mechanic for a while in the southeast Alaska islands, then family health took me to Anchorage. After moving here, I had some old issues that still got in my way of success but after that ..... I settled down and moved to Wasilla alaska. I had no family or reason to ever go back, I wasn't even curious as to people that said they were friends but seriously.... no friends should treat someone like they treated me. I still live here in central, wasilla alaska and now seventy four... I am where I am. Getting back to electric vehicles, I can not see charging stations becoming available in quantity or even as cheap as diesel should be. I started driving when diesel was two to three cents a gallon. Yes that was then and nothing has changed but greedy politicians pushing labor and other things that relate to higher costs of living. I bought my first home in washington for less money than most pay for a months rent. Twenty five hundred dollars bought five acres of land that included a two bedroom home. I do realize now that this house was very small but for a single guy and not home much, a place to toss the hat, get a bite to eat, take a bath was more than enough. Yes it had in door plumbing. North America in general has lost purpose and direction. You made a old logging truck have new life and that is good.
Awesome work.i have a 88 montey Carlo.ss last year of rear wheel drive.id put electric in er 1 day when u sell carry out/crate motor style. e conversions
What i do not understand is why diesel electric trucks haven't been made the norm in the trucking industry decades ago. I have been talking about on the internet at least for the last 10-15 years that diesel electric is the best way to go for fuel efficiency and pollution management. Running the engine as a generator that powers a small battery bank 100% of the time at fixed RP´s makes better usages of the power and is much better for the engine, then the manufacturer can dial in what is the best power curve and can program in the right RPM. Just by using diesel electric is 25% fuel savings. Trucks can easily go for 100 L/100km (2.35 mpg) when they are pulling heavy load, also when you are constantly taking off and stopping in a traffic that is when you use the most fuel at average and are polluting the most...
@@JD-yx7be Even if batteries weren't there yet, they could have gone with the diesel/electric loco method. The engine's generator powered the electric axles directly.
European trucks get already 6-8 mpg on anverage while delivering more power. There are hybrid trucks but not many yet. I suspect one reasin is higher cost, and packaging. As european trucks are smaller the engine compartment is really tight. American trucks have always been 20 years behind on tech. Fuel is to cheap and buyers are very loyal to their american truck makers. Scania has an diesel electric truck. The HEV is 15% more fuel efficient and the PHEV is 40% more fuel efficient.
Was just thinking since the drive axles are kind of self contained, I wonder if you could have a wireless controller to powered trailer axles if not at least extra regen capability on the trailer axles🤔
It's always good when a previous owner comes by and says that they like what you've done with it, rather than saying that they wish they had never sold it to you!
Couldn't help but notice the fact Rick pocketed his cigarette stub at the start of the video.
Very commendable!
the mirrors not shaking while reversing would be s huge bonus that has probably not been brought up.
The respect these two men have for each other is outstanding. May be from different times but they love that truck more then they could explain. Great job to both! Thanks for sharing.
1:45 This is a great bit of true history that isnt mentioned in discussions around the country how Indigenous people weren't able to become self sufficient with or without Indian status, glad rick had brought that fact up.
Things are changing but those attitudes remain in the resource industry.
I love authentic content.
I sincerely appreciate the disdain Mr. Johnston had for the bank's requirements for First Nations loans.
you can tell literally the only thing he doesn't like about the truck was the handle not being there when he reached for it getting in haha. the end when he says "I know you're gonna need someone to drive the truck down" and Chase replies "If we need someone you've got the job", it shows the love and respect that is the spirit embodied by Edison. This is about enjoying nice things and wanting them not only for themselves but for others, to make the world a better place. You trust and respect the consumer enough to be able to take care of themselves, and want to enable them to do things with and benefit from what you create. you don't make a bad ass truck to impress others, you make it for yourself, and then it's so cool you want to share it with the world in hopes it might be the spark of inspiration needed for them to innovate and create something else to benefit the world.
Rick needs to drive Topsy, being that he is impressed with Carl i would want to see what his reaction yo Topsy is
Absolutely
You made that guys day, I bet him driving it brought back so many memories
Brought back a lot of memories from my driving days also. Class act.
Just love the whole story of the old KW truck and what Edison Motors has planned for the future. Great Job! 👍
Great story. History of a BC manufactured classic continues possibly forever in the Edison family future museum. If nothing else on a forever RUclips.
What a nice old guy
Mr. Rich Johnston seems such a cool gentleman, and it's great that a piece of working history has been move to a new life by the electification. Awesome Edison crew. We need more innovative people in our country like your selves.
Great history on the truck and past owner, seeing all those old trucks disappear over the years is a bit sad. I live in Washington by Mt Rainier and remember the years when logging was going strong. The highway heading to White pass was lined with small houses and log trucks parked in the driveways of independent log truck drivers, quite the sight.
I work in logistics on the south east coast of the US. There's still a good number of them here. Not salting the roads probably helps.
@@CompComp In the NW they didn't salt the roads so corrosion wasn't a problem, when the timber industry was under attack in the late 80's and 90's it really slowed down here. A lot of log truckers got out of the business and sold their trucks. We used to see a lot of older log trucks just sitting for years from folks that retired out during that period, but as time moved on they went to scrap.
Greetings from Humboldt County California.
I started driving in 1973 with a 1951 KW, 220 Cummins with a 5&4. Amazing what you have achieved thinking outside the box. Congratulations and all the best wishes from this old retired driver from back in the day.
This is wholesome as all heck this is.
What a great old bloke. Great story behind the old truck.
Nothing beats the perspective of someone who’s seen a thing or two and the good natured wisdom that comes with it. Brings me ease
Hey i wish he coulda drove it a little further lol. That was awesome though, what a cool fella. And amazing progress
40 years of service is amazing.
It’s great to watch and hear you’ll talk about the truck. The love flows through!
Great Video Chace, thank you for not forgetting about the seniors that built this country.
I loved this video you guys have done a amazing job on that old girl and I loved hearing the old stories and seeing the last owner opinion of you guys did
You just made that gentlemans day. Loved the history of the truck. You ever going to put the electric drive axles or keep it they way it is for posterity?
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That was so cool the man that used to own it comeback to see it
Rick is awesome! Fantastic video.
That was pretty cool 😎
Made this comment before eRrrm, I think? But the first time I worked on a trian way back in the 80s I learned that they were electric and only used the diesel engine to power the generator and my immediate thought was why aren't semi trucks powered this way? Great job guys! Keep the updates coming! 😎🎓🌎✔️😜
Rick Johnson owned Carl.. small world . Smh .
Wow
..amazing he’s still alive
ignore all the KBWs, you guys are doing amazing work and are pushing innovation into a sector that needs it!
Would love to see Rick out in Carl on the highway! Let that man drive it!
@11:38 _"I have a little secret hidden switch here"_
Mmm... that is now not a secret anymore.
Okay, Well people watching youtube have to promise not to steal Carl then
@@EdisonMotorsthey have to find and get into it first 😅
@EdisonMotors well who wants to steal a truck that startet it all😅
AWESOME!
i want to see this thing be put to work!
That was really cool what you did!
Love what you did with the interior 🍻
Always great to talk history. Sweet and sad.
SISU auto in Finland been doing Hybrid trucks since 2017 at least.
Back then they came with 900hp, today you can get up to 1140 hp.
Sisu build log trucks and Dump trucks and cranes and then defense vehicles.
Edison Motors first Hybrid log truck came out in 2022, a FULL 5 YEARS Behind SISU Auto.
Great to see him have a drive of it, any chance you can let him drive it properly sometime?
Idk how i feel about that OSHA / Health & Safety voiceover at the end.
It gives off heavy corpo vibes. It should definitely be a voice viewers will recognize.
No hate meant here, I absolutely love what you're doing and wish you the best. Just had to drop in my 2 cents.
Yea, we are discontinuing it.
@@EdisonMotors record all your behind the scenes employees saying the same thing and cycle through them for each video.
@@EdisonMotors nah its great
OK, now we need Nomad Monster to the the first big RV to go electric.
I really liked this. but think it would be amazing to see you put a video together of these really working.
Race has nothing to do with work etic you know a person by there characteristics not race
Also you made an old man very happy respect
I might not enjoy seeing electric vehicles pushed down my tonsils, I live in alaska and probably enjoy warmer weather than your winter months. I drove a truck for my dad and later for a living from the late/last months of fifty nine. Going out to a cold truck and getting it started was a problem, usually a stovepipe heat system under the pan to warm things up. At this time I should mention that I was living in the upper cascade mountain area, in a town called Rockport Washington. When I left there in the early seventies, I never went back, too many bad memories. I lived in Forks washington, then moved around a bit as times for logging were tough and by nineteen eighty something, early tho, logging had slowed down so I went to alaska where I just stayed. I worked as a diesel mechanic for a while in the southeast Alaska islands, then family health took me to Anchorage. After moving here, I had some old issues that still got in my way of success but after that ..... I settled down and moved to Wasilla alaska. I had no family or reason to ever go back, I wasn't even curious as to people that said they were friends but seriously.... no friends should treat someone like they treated me. I still live here in central, wasilla alaska and now seventy four... I am where I am. Getting back to electric vehicles, I can not see charging stations becoming available in quantity or even as cheap as diesel should be. I started driving when diesel was two to three cents a gallon. Yes that was then and nothing has changed but greedy politicians pushing labor and other things that relate to higher costs of living. I bought my first home in washington for less money than most pay for a months rent. Twenty five hundred dollars bought five acres of land that included a two bedroom home. I do realize now that this house was very small but for a single guy and not home much, a place to toss the hat, get a bite to eat, take a bath was more than enough. Yes it had in door plumbing. North America in general has lost purpose and direction. You made a old logging truck have new life and that is good.
Very cool to see how excited he was to see and drive Carl
What we learned here:
1) Put the grab handle back
2) Actually let him drive it places
Awesome work.i have a 88 montey Carlo.ss last year of rear wheel drive.id put electric in er 1 day when u sell carry out/crate motor style. e conversions
Chase; have you considered getting a PACIFIC in the Edison fleet?
I wish i could go with you guys.
We need a video of him driving a loaded or empty Topsy.
Wanting to put a stack on it
Its an electric truck that identifies as a diesel 😂
Nice!
He could have tried Topsy too
Toyota corolla theme song in the background
What i do not understand is why diesel electric trucks haven't been made the norm in the trucking industry decades ago. I have been talking about on the internet at least for the last 10-15 years that diesel electric is the best way to go for fuel efficiency and pollution management. Running the engine as a generator that powers a small battery bank 100% of the time at fixed RP´s makes better usages of the power and is much better for the engine, then the manufacturer can dial in what is the best power curve and can program in the right RPM. Just by using diesel electric is 25% fuel savings. Trucks can easily go for 100 L/100km (2.35 mpg) when they are pulling heavy load, also when you are constantly taking off and stopping in a traffic that is when you use the most fuel at average and are polluting the most...
energy density and cost of batteries weren't there yet
@@JD-yx7be Even if batteries weren't there yet, they could have gone with the diesel/electric loco method. The engine's generator powered the electric axles directly.
European trucks get already 6-8 mpg on anverage while delivering more power. There are hybrid trucks but not many yet. I suspect one reasin is higher cost, and packaging. As european trucks are smaller the engine compartment is really tight.
American trucks have always been 20 years behind on tech. Fuel is to cheap and buyers are very loyal to their american truck makers.
Scania has an diesel electric truck. The HEV is 15% more fuel efficient and the PHEV is 40% more fuel efficient.
Consolidated electric built diesel hybrids for the military back in the sixties
Was just thinking since the drive axles are kind of self contained, I wonder if you could have a wireless controller to powered trailer axles if not at least extra regen capability on the trailer axles🤔
Could you use red diesel in the generator since it’s registered as an electric vehicle?
You mean sweet oil #2?
Only if you run it to charge the battery while it's parked off the highway 🤔
Any thoughts of upgrading Karl? Bigger electric motor or Eaxles?
We thought about it but figured it’s best to just leave it as it is
Chace, this guy rebuilds Tesla's motors..may have some suggetions for your group. Alex the EV Repair Guy
For some reason i still expected to hear a big rumble as the truck started. Maybe i spend too much time on the road.
Why not more videos of the real truck?
I thought Carl was a diesel electric hybrid not a full electric!
It is a hybrid... The engine only runs to charge the batteries. Just like Topsy. If Carl was full electric, there would be no engine there.
‼️🇨🇦‼️🏁😂
we built an electric semi the other daaaaaay
Love the Stealing Tesla's Ideas on the side 😂
Historically speaking I think it was Tesla Vs Edison ... DC - AC battles.
I owned it for a short time....😂