I'm working on being a owner operator, so all the stuff you're fixing really helps me so I know what to look for when I buy a pete. Awesome videos! I've been watching since the beginning
When you're on the side of the road like that, keep your head on a swivel and don't worry about vlogging. Idiots on their phones kill more and more stopped motorists and wrecker operators every year. Don't be one of em.
Also make sure you put a cage bolts back so you have them for the future. Idk how many times if went to help someone and they don’t have cage bolts on the truck at all
Greg has two trucks on a trailer and another in a trailer and another attached to said trailer, yet he still has a spare 600+ horse truck to run down to the parts house!
@@twintibbsdiesel93 oh man, I didn't mean anything negative by it. I was meaning it as a compliment. I completely agree, he has earned what he has. I've been watching him since the channel only had 2 trucks and it's been so great to watch him get himself here.
It was good to met you at UCC/ODR21 this past weekend. I was left stranded on my trip home as well, mine was a little more catastrophic. I drove my race vehicle to/from event hoping to not have any issues. About 90 miles from home the engine decided it had enough and crank broke (yeah it's a stock bottom-end duramax). Time to build bottom-end to handle 7.70 index class. See you at next event.
Just had the same thing happen going down the road in Idaho. The dump valve over the front drive axle divided to stick open and had to replace it on the side of the road in my Pete
A good tip to remember when you're using your semi of course you know the brakes are powered off of air if you hear a pop and start losing air you better pull over because the brakes will lock up or you'll burn them up
anyone else see the trailer drive by in the background at 1:47, I've never seen a trailer with a wheel setup like that until now it's weird and I laughed that I caught it randomly.
Tip check the wheel seals and brake shoes for cracking boss. they don’t like the heat and with them smoking like that big possibility there glazed over and cracked even after driving it home.
When I first started driving, just over 45 years ago. My first truck was a 1959 B-61 Mack with over a million miles on it when I got in it. Owner told me it had a rep of being a poor man's truck because it NEVER broke down and left a man stranded on the road ...
The turn signals is not the truck. You need an adapter to run the lights on the trailer. Go to a major RV center and they will show you the $100 adapter relay box.
I had that same valve go out on me 300 miles from any shop except mine was leaking all the air so i had back the brakes off and just have trailer and steer axle brakes
Vice grips or duck tape or tire tar and sliver of wood got my boss 6 drops in so cal to middle of Utah home repair shop, when his air line broke on his seat.
Maybe you've mentioned it before but why did you install a gooseneck on that truck instead of putting an adapter on your trailer to run off the 5th wheel plate on the Tractor.
Clearance would be tight when turning between trailer and back wheels. Also makes more sense thst having to swap the pin hitch to gooseneck hitch on the trailer when he wants to pull with a pickup
@@glennrobichaux7490 with a good sliding 5th wheel there wouldnt be any clearance issue and I'm talking that they make an adapter literally is just a ball on one side to go in th eff trailer and plate with king pin on the other so wouldnt have to convert the trailer back each time. Personally I think it would just look cleaner. The truck itself is pretty clean with a janky tow setup on the back.
Stuff like that is expected to happen on a shakedown run. You should get one of those actuator setups for the front bumper where you can flip it up and down when needed.
Anti-compounding quick release valve . Remove large fastener on valve ,you will find a small hole in the diaphragm .Cut rubber from an inner tube for quick temporary repair ,
Told ya lol looks are the last thing you should be worrying about when you have a cat powered truck, brakes n air are one of the same in any semi, bleed air lines bro n check s clamps . . . Thought you would have gone over all the air lines as most of us semi drivers do, regularly
He ain’t no truck driver though. If he was using it for a career you better bet he would go top to bottom. And the lines are fine it’s The valve seals. And I’ll bet you $1000 you don’t check your air lines regularly 😂 and that your truck airs all the way down over night 😆 you might check them if you hear air but that’s it.
looks like an anti compounding valve. that valve keeps air pressure from going to the service side of the brakes when the emergency/parking side is active. if not for that valve you would run the risk of damaging slacks, cams, shoes, drums.
Anti compounding is built in to most spring brake relay and service brake relays since the early nineties, just sayin. Yes, the crossover line helps avoid it, but it’s not an Inversion/Bobtail/AntiCompound valve. Thank god for updates to air system components over the years.
You need one of those pnumatic swing up bumpers and a rear steer axel so mike or alley can walk you around stupid corners like that's would make it turn like a 35' trailer
Probably less bumper and air ride from you when did the air ride front end try to set it up to where when you dump the air out of the front you can come to air out the back to same time
To fix the bumper put a chain on to bottom corner pull it tight don’t pull the bumper then stand on the chain so you don’t over pull the bumper I’ve had to do that to mine lots
Try restoring a truck like yours and doing over the road work at the same time 😆 I rebuilt a western star and also run it 600-700 miles a day when I’m working half the year. The other half I’m working on it. U need a big wallet a lot of tools, spare parts and a whole lot of mech skill to keep u going sometimes.
Yes sir it works every time. I always make sure they have their caging bolts on them vs carrying them in the truck. Hopefully he put them back and didn’t pay them down somewhere 😂
@@kylesonsalla7620 if you maintain your truck and keep it clean your fine. I’ve personally never had any problems with mine before I retired after a accident in 2019 coat them with something if your worried and don’t keep your truck clean that goes for every nut and bolt. If I live in salt I’d under coat but I always ran between pa and Maine in the winter because it paid so well in the winter because everyone always goes south. I’ve personally never had those problems. I’m just speaking for myself though I took top notch care of it and kept in clean as well and I also owned it and still own a w900 day cab that I take to shows that has its own shop all to itself
@@triplehfarmsllc7348 Under coat is a terrible thing to do, it traps in moisture and causes things to rust and corrode faster than if unprotected. Our fleet is based in WI, and with ~100 trucks and double that in trailers, getting them all washed underneath every week just isn't happening. We run upper Midwest and North East mostly, in the salt daily for 6+ months out of the year. Our oldest trucks are '15's and they have no paint left on the rear of the frame and drives. The chemicals today just eat it off.
Once you guys get more familiar with that big-rig, stuff like that won't even be a hiccup in your plans, Greg needs to stop being such a drama-queen when something happens, I'll give him credit tho, he fix's the problems the right-way, he don't half-ass nothing, (and please don't quote the vice-grips as a fix), great video guys, thanks for sharing.
Just saying you might want to test drive it because you may have messed the seal up when y’all heated the yolk up to get the nut off. Just saying because I had it happen to me and I didn’t find mine out until I was on the road and I had to let a truck stop shop fix it
Great fix and your lucky you can handle the fixes yourself. That is when you really go BROKE and at the hands of dishonest shops that are all over the place. Silent Mike saves the day and maybe the month.
Before you buy the turn switch check the relay. They burn up and fail.
I'm working on being a owner operator, so all the stuff you're fixing really helps me so I know what to look for when I buy a pete. Awesome videos! I've been watching since the beginning
When you're on the side of the road like that, keep your head on a swivel and don't worry about vlogging. Idiots on their phones kill more and more stopped motorists and wrecker operators every year. Don't be one of em.
Also make sure you put a cage bolts back so you have them for the future. Idk how many times if went to help someone and they don’t have cage bolts on the truck at all
Greg has two trucks on a trailer and another in a trailer and another attached to said trailer, yet he still has a spare 600+ horse truck to run down to the parts house!
He has worked his ass off to get where he is today ! Greg is a good man and helps everyone out as much as he can . He is very busy ...
@@twintibbsdiesel93 oh man, I didn't mean anything negative by it. I was meaning it as a compliment. I completely agree, he has earned what he has. I've been watching him since the channel only had 2 trucks and it's been so great to watch him get himself here.
It was good to met you at UCC/ODR21 this past weekend. I was left stranded on my trip home as well, mine was a little more catastrophic. I drove my race vehicle to/from event hoping to not have any issues. About 90 miles from home the engine decided it had enough and crank broke (yeah it's a stock bottom-end duramax). Time to build bottom-end to handle 7.70 index class. See you at next event.
You can get a front bumper that lifts up with air rams you see it a lot on the custom bull haulers
Check turn signal relay first my pete wouldn't signal to the right and ended up being a relay
Just had the same thing happen going down the road in Idaho. The dump valve over the front drive axle divided to stick open and had to replace it on the side of the road in my Pete
Awesome Video as always Reason for the problems was because of those two Dodge Truck's on the trailer LOL 😂😂😂 Glad everything worked out...
A good tip to remember when you're using your semi of course you know the brakes are powered off of air if you hear a pop and start losing air you better pull over because the brakes will lock up or you'll burn them up
SEMI= spend extra money immediately
😂😂😂😂
"why arent you using your blinker" greg -"sorry im from new jersey" LMAO
anyone else see the trailer drive by in the background at 1:47, I've never seen a trailer with a wheel setup like that until now it's weird and I laughed that I caught it randomly.
Those are usually guys that haul heavy loads of steel. Now that you seen that one you’ll notice them more when you drive on the highway.
Bummer, but dang she looks good rollin down the road!! Clean 🤟😎
I always carry vice grips in my pocket . Never know when you need them on the farm or on the road.
By far my favorite truck is the 08! Looks good and sounds even better!
Yes a lift bumper kit would really help out since you changed to low pro 22 on the steer axle
Dang glad it wasn't any worse. Seems like fairly easy fixes
Tip check the wheel seals and brake shoes for cracking boss. they don’t like the heat and with them smoking like that big possibility there glazed over and cracked even after driving it home.
Greg definitely got his right arm against the hot stack
I always forget how much I love the 08..
Use a block of 4x4 and use your power steering to push the bumper out. Just sayin'. Been there.
You need to get your bumper mounted on air pistons to lift it on demand when you think it may hit drives,speed humps ect
What about LED flasher relay since adding the new LED lights? May not have enough load on the circuit. Do the 4 ways work?
Semis already use an electromechanical relay and don't rely on load. That's what these companies sell as an "led" relay
Get a push bumper kit. It pushes the bumper forward and then lifts the bumper up usually lower trucks have em but they come in handy
With old trucks you definitely want to keep those vise grips and zip ties handy they have got me home more than once
Leave the driveway the way it is, just buy a bumper lift kit or a bumper tilt kit and that will save you money on buying bumpers
When you don’t drive for a living and you want a long nose and you wang the bumper first time out with a trailer 😂
LMFAO 😂😂 Exactly!!
And disabled the brakes on all the drive axles and took it down the road....🤦♂️
Nice to finally find your TH-cam channel!! I live down the road from you. Love the content!
Hey bud, heads up. I’ve been having major issues with my middle sleeve on the 40k coupler… pay attention to the upper 4 nuts
When I first started driving, just over 45 years ago. My first truck was a 1959 B-61 Mack with over a million miles on it when I got in it. Owner told me it had a rep of being a poor man's truck because it NEVER broke down and left a man stranded on the road ...
The turn signals is not the truck. You need an adapter to run the lights on the trailer. Go to a major RV center and they will show you the $100 adapter relay box.
Yes, hooking to the forklift is how the professionals do it when it comes to making bumpers straight.
I had that same valve go out on me 300 miles from any shop except mine was leaking all the air so i had back the brakes off and just have trailer and steer axle brakes
Same valve went out on mine first week after I bought it
BTW one bad chamber will back feed into that valve.. that valve is probably good and it’s just a bad brake chamber. $75 at loves.
Get a flip kit for the bumper so u can raise it up when u need too
I would probably have new wheel seals on hand. They don't hold up so well after being cooked.
The Pete is cool. In a few years you will have replaced every part and it will be good as new! Lol! 😄
EZrider sure thinks so.
Vice grips or duck tape or tire tar and sliver of wood got my boss 6 drops in so cal to middle of Utah home repair shop, when his air line broke on his seat.
Maybe you've mentioned it before but why did you install a gooseneck on that truck instead of putting an adapter on your trailer to run off the 5th wheel plate on the Tractor.
Clearance would be tight when turning between trailer and back wheels. Also makes more sense thst having to swap the pin hitch to gooseneck hitch on the trailer when he wants to pull with a pickup
@@glennrobichaux7490 with a good sliding 5th wheel there wouldnt be any clearance issue and I'm talking that they make an adapter literally is just a ball on one side to go in th eff trailer and plate with king pin on the other so wouldnt have to convert the trailer back each time. Personally I think it would just look cleaner. The truck itself is pretty clean with a janky tow setup on the back.
You’re doing great love the video. A great attitude even though the truck is giving you fits.
Stuff like that is expected to happen on a shakedown run. You should get one of those actuator setups for the front bumper where you can flip it up and down when needed.
How about the baering bro still good?
Anti-compounding quick release valve . Remove large fastener on valve ,you will find a small hole in the diaphragm .Cut rubber from an inner tube for quick temporary repair ,
Hey Greg you could put the bumper on a airlift were you could flip a switch an the bumper would raise up
Going to swap out the dash panel and get rid of the old auto shift control box?
I’ve seen that valve go bad on some other drivers and they keep one in the truck for just such an occasion like what happened to you!!!!
Look into a flip up bumper. The work great for lowered trucks.
Going have to get you a bumper lift kit.
need to get a flip up bumper, all our haul trucks have them on an air switch in the cab
So what's on your spare parts list for the next Journey not a bad idea to keep a few extra parts in the truck for these breakdowns
First!! Damn man sorry to hear about the bad luck!
Front Drive , rear drive , steering axle are the terminology I believe you were searching for . 👍👍❤️
Told ya lol looks are the last thing you should be worrying about when you have a cat powered truck, brakes n air are one of the same in any semi, bleed air lines bro n check s clamps . . . Thought you would have gone over all the air lines as most of us semi drivers do, regularly
It was nothing to do with the lines. The seals in the valve probably failed.
He ain’t no truck driver though. If he was using it for a career you better bet he would go top to bottom. And the lines are fine it’s The valve seals. And I’ll bet you $1000 you don’t check your air lines regularly 😂 and that your truck airs all the way down over night 😆 you might check them if you hear air but that’s it.
looks like an anti compounding valve. that valve keeps air pressure from going to the service side of the brakes when the emergency/parking side is active. if not for that valve you would run the risk of damaging slacks, cams, shoes, drums.
Anti compounding is built in to most spring brake relay and service brake relays since the early nineties, just sayin. Yes, the crossover line helps avoid it, but it’s not an Inversion/Bobtail/AntiCompound valve. Thank god for updates to air system components over the years.
Where did you get the dash kit for the 08?
They make a bumper lift kit thing Greg. The guys at SEMI Casual can get that for you.
They make a u joint press that makes short work of them
You can get the bumper to flip up or move up by air
You need one of those pnumatic swing up bumpers and a rear steer axel so mike or alley can walk you around stupid corners like that's would make it turn like a 35' trailer
Aw yeah Vice Grip Garage!!
King of the anti seize didn’t put any on the half rounds?
Seems like every part of this video was just frustrating as hell! Glad you got it done.
How far did you get out of Pittsboro before breaking down?
Probably less bumper and air ride from you when did the air ride front end try to set it up to where when you dump the air out of the front you can come to air out the back to same time
What pliers are those
To fix the bumper put a chain on to bottom corner pull it tight don’t pull the bumper then stand on the chain so you don’t over pull the bumper I’ve had to do that to mine lots
You should make the bumper raise up for your driveway
Try restoring a truck like yours and doing over the road work at the same time 😆
I rebuilt a western star and also run it 600-700 miles a day when I’m working half the year. The other half I’m working on it.
U need a big wallet a lot of tools, spare parts and a whole lot of mech skill to keep u going sometimes.
Just Keep On Truckin
You need a step up bumper that a flip of a switch move the bump up a little so you don’t bend it
There was a car hauler with purple truck on celery’s channel that has an actuator on his front bumper and can raise it for clearance. From inside cab.
He knows about them but wasn't sure on getting it. Bites him in the butt
Air ride front axle with over inflate and dump .. I check with Fuhrman Industries for there kit or House of Air aka Air ride by horse
Carry some dimes and caging bolts. Keep on trucking. The rig is nice.
Yes sir it works every time. I always make sure they have their caging bolts on them vs carrying them in the truck. Hopefully he put them back and didn’t pay them down somewhere 😂
@@triplehfarmsllc7348
We NEVER put the bolts in the chambers, running in the salty North they corrode in and become useless in a year or two.
@@kylesonsalla7620 if you maintain your truck and keep it clean your fine. I’ve personally never had any problems with mine before I retired after a accident in 2019 coat them with something if your worried and don’t keep your truck clean that goes for every nut and bolt. If I live in salt I’d under coat but I always ran between pa and Maine in the winter because it paid so well in the winter because everyone always goes south. I’ve personally never had those problems. I’m just speaking for myself though I took top notch care of it and kept in clean as well and I also owned it and still own a w900 day cab that I take to shows that has its own shop all to itself
@@triplehfarmsllc7348
Under coat is a terrible thing to do, it traps in moisture and causes things to rust and corrode faster than if unprotected. Our fleet is based in WI, and with ~100 trucks and double that in trailers, getting them all washed underneath every week just isn't happening. We run upper Midwest and North East mostly, in the salt daily for 6+ months out of the year. Our oldest trucks are '15's and they have no paint left on the rear of the frame and drives. The chemicals today just eat it off.
Glad they weren't to bad of problems to fix
Man I hope you put some anti seeze on those yoke splines. Keep up the great work man
VGG would be very impressed.
Your signal stat. Atleast you made it back home boss!
Once you guys get more familiar with that big-rig, stuff like that won't even be a hiccup in your plans, Greg needs to stop being such a drama-queen when something happens, I'll give him credit tho, he fix's the problems the right-way, he don't half-ass nothing, (and please don't quote the vice-grips as a fix), great video guys, thanks for sharing.
Watching your channel makes me feel better about just owning 3 trucks. Lol.
Tell me about it.
That’s your quick release valve. 35 bucks or so, always keep a spare. They stop out of no where.
At least you know them brakes are bedded in Good 😂
Just saying you might want to test drive it because you may have messed the seal up when y’all heated the yolk up to get the nut off. Just saying because I had it happen to me and I didn’t find mine out until I was on the road and I had to let a truck stop shop fix it
Peterbilt is mad that you made it pull a hot shot trailer. Big truck needs a big trailer. lol
Put it on the trailer and tandem pull it with the Dodges.
Why not slide the 5th wheel all the way back and get a kingpin adapter for the gooseneck?
Get a bumper flip kit it will save your bumper alot any chrome shop will have them
The brakes are smoking because you were driving on them while they were locked up because they set when there's no air pressure.
Get the air lift for the bumper it will lift it so the bumper can’t get bent
Buy an extra Air Valve and put it in the cab box....those things will have ya stuck like chuck..lol.
You guys should paint the Yolks are they going to turn in the rest pits
The Macgiver Mike! Thanxs!
Looks sooo good in person.
Great fix and your lucky you can handle the fixes yourself. That is when you really go BROKE and at the hands of dishonest shops that are all over the place. Silent Mike saves the day and maybe the month.
Homie you’re sprouting wings under your hat 😂😂. How long is the bet on who gets a haircut 😂👍
Forklift and tow strap some guys use for wheelers and gators😁
Get a flip up bumper for the semi.
how bout a flip up front bumper as well on the Pete?