My new ride possibly next week.....
- Thread starter spif91
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Looks good I think the Kenworths look real sharp..im not in feeders but I over heard a mechanic small talking to a pkg car driver and he was saying that they have had to send back appx 50 of the new trucks that were getting, back to the dealer for warranty work bc there is alot of bells and whistles that go off and they got to get them serviced ive only seen new wise KW's at my bldg so im assumming thats what he was talking about.
The manual transmission KW's are pretty decent once you get to speed. The automatics are dogs on steep inclines but shift relatively well on their own. Downshifting is pretty effortless in AUTO but their is a Manual selection button below the Drive button and you can shift it manually.
Never pulled trips, but on doubles it can be a dog at first.
Takes some getting used to, but overall time will tell if they can handle the trailers we pull.
TOS.
Never pulled trips, but on doubles it can be a dog at first.
Takes some getting used to, but overall time will tell if they can handle the trailers we pull.
TOS.
Brown Now
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Those Sterlings have Detroit Series 60 engines. That's a great engine. Only better pulling engine I've driven was a 425 Caterpillar back in the mid 90s.
spif91
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Rumor has it we are paying 35 cents on the dollar and Obama is paying the rest.....since its alt fuel
spif91
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Not in it yet. Prob next week. Waiting on registration papers I heard.
greengrenades
To be the man, you gotta beat the man.
We only have 2 left, and honestly they have been taken care of better than the newer ones. The crazy part is it was my dads truck when they got them new.
greengrenades
To be the man, you gotta beat the man.
Kind of sucks that one doesn't come with a radio. Make sure to update us on how it goes. I would love to try an automatic.
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
Enjoy the new truck smell before it turns to spilled coffee, a
, and cigarettes.
spif91
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Good thing about it I will b the only one in it. Single utilized. No cigarette smoke in it. Can't guarantee no coffee spills though.
sailfish
Master of Karate and Friendship for Everyone
Rebadged Peterbilts essentially.
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
They'll be driving themselves by the time I leave. Lol
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
Just got a CNG fueling station about 3 blocks from the center. I'm interested to see if we start getting some of the vehicles.
bottomups
Bad Moon Risen'
Where is the donut holder?
raceanoncr
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Reminds me of yrs ago, when still heavy equipment operator. Got a new Cat 621 Scraper in. Young guy says to seasoned vet standing nearby, looking non-impressed, "Isn't this NICE?". Old guy, who's been thru, probably HUNDREDS of these in his years, retorts, "It's still WORK!!!!"
