New Peterbilt 389 Ride Along
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ส.ค. 2014
- Anchorage Alaska August 2014
After nearly 40 years in the business its time for Jack to climb into a brand new Peterbilt. This truck was built to his own personal specifications with a C15 Caterpillar engine and Allison automatic transmission. - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
Godspeed my friend, one of the finest men I've ever known. You'll be missed, brother.
Beautiful truck and fantastic engine/tranny combo! An Eaton 18 speed is cool and all, but I personally like the fact that the engine brake is on at all times when slowing down with the automatic.
peterbilt with a cat engine and Allison trans would be my top pick I sure miss driving and the sound of the turbo whissel thx for the back to the past rememberance for me .I can no longer work or drive due to a spinal cord issues . nice truck
The auto trans sound so good!
Carlos Ballesteros ive been looking for more videos
All the people hating on wether it's a manual or not. You know people it doesn't define one's masculinity wether it's transmissions in pickups or tractor trucks, whatever one drives is what one likes and fines practical for their specific job. Anyways beautiful sounding CAT, I don't know if you can even get them ordered in the 389's anymore?
I live in Anchorage, but it is such a weird little thrill watching these ride alongs and seeing the roads I know and the places I recognize.... Love your channel, seen your pete last week roll by my work @ Tudor Automotive... Sweet petes, both ya!
Congratulations on the new truck! Looks good!
Enjoyed the ride along. Good luck to Larry and the new Pete. Those side dumps amaze me. No one here on the east coast of Canada uses them. I've never really seen one, and I've been at this trucking thing longer than Larry !! Thanks for the video.
AlaskaTrucker They are very popular in Australia when they are in road train configuration. They have 4 trailers on the public highway and up to 7 trailers on mine roads. They've been used for years. The hydraulics are controlled by electric over hydraulic switches and don't seem to give much problems. You don't want to flick the wrong switch with 4 trailers though.
Thanks, good video. It doesn't take much to make us happy.
Looks and sounds good wishing I had a set up like this one.
This would be an awesome truck to have! I might have to build me one now
Pretty awesome video. Not sure how long you've been in Alaska. I use to go trucking with Scott Mcleoud as a kid growing up. Snowman, chicken, slam dunkin truckin, all were rollin back then. Also, as for the automatic comments, all of Weaver Brothers new Kenworth T800's are automatic. Some of those guys have been trucking their whole life, you don't see them complaining
Born here and Scott, Chicken Man, Slam and Snowman are all still rollin'.
I rent a parking space from Snowman.
Keep'em Rolling!
nice truck
Hey I worked on that airport job too.
I was in the water truck.
Like to see our local truckers on youtube. Congrats on the new truck.
Sorry, that should be Good Luck to JACK
Nice Pete set-up for sure...I would say at least $300,000.00 to start with.
Petes are still the best looking trucks on the road, and aint nuthin like some rivets in the hood.
beautiful truck. i also have side dumps and belly dumps. is your part of alaska 80k max? i noticed you always have your tridem lift axle up.
Very nice rig... congrats to Jack! Any word on how he likes it?
thoughts on the allison vs detroit severe duty? any major issues/failures?
Not really sure, to be honest. They're probably both a sterling product. Thanks for watching!
Beautiful, beautiful rig! How's Jack liking this truck? What's the transmission, Allison 4500 RDS? Straight pipes or mufflers?
My right hand is a precision extention of my gifted Master shifting ability’s Allison automatic has nothing on me and that goes for Eaton paddle shift they can not keep up with me my skill set could kill the circuits on any computer
Well said, I concur. Keep'em Rolling!
Any update on this fine machine has the allison handled the c15 ok cheers from Australia
What's the fine for tracking mud on a state highway in Alaska ? Nice rig I love the automatic it fit's the bill by cutting back on your work day I'm getting to old to jam gears anymore :D
Beautiful truck , that has to be almost like driving a Cadillac with that auto transmission , how's the automatic transmission holding up ? Any issues ?
gm builds the greatset auto trans on earth.
Not sure but I think when GM took the last bail-out that they were forced to sell Alison, Terex, Delco, AC, Rochester and several others.
I know they sold Detroit Diesel to Roger Penske several years ago and that Mercedes owns it now - DDC or Detroit Diesel Corporation ( I think ).
Back when I was a kid I stayed on top of all that stuff but am really out of the loop now.
Thanks for watching!
Awesome truck! How many horsepower in that C15? Also, is this transmission truly automatic, with torque converter, or rather an automated one, a conventional type with clutch that changes gears automatically?
+RangelSotero
I believe the engine was over 600hp at first but was later turned down during the building of the truck to keep warranty on the transmission.
Yes, its an Allison automatic - like a car.
One of the things they really struggled with during construction of the truck was calibrating the engine to the transmission, it took some very gifted people to accomplish that I guess.
They did an outstanding job.
Thanks for watching!
+AlaskaTrucker Outstanding indeed! And, correct me if I'm wrong...Peterbilt isn't offering the 389's with CAT engines as option anymore? At least according to what I saw in their website, only Cummins and Paccar MX as option now. Therefore you gotta literally custom order one specifically for yourself...
+RangelSotero
You are correct. The truck was a new glider kit that was custom built by a specialties shop, to my brothers exact specifications. He was there on the shop floor every step of the way as the truck was being built.
He played with the idea of installing a 1693 for a long time and even found a brand new one on ebay but then opted for the C15 because of fuel economy and engine weight - the 1693 is very heavy.
This truck is literally his "ship of dreams".
AlaskaTrucker Well, I think he made a good choice XD Congrats for the project! :) How many gears in the Allison, BTW? :P
Where did u have your glider built
That's an old school cat no doubt
Curtis Wickman
Just talked to my brother Jack and he tells me this:
Fletcher's Diesel in Palmdale Ca built the engine and assembled the Glider - 100% craftsmanship! The glider kit was purchased from Butch Wood at DSU Peterbilt in Oregon. Dartco Transmissions did the Alison automatic transmission, they are located in Anaheim Ca.
The truck is better than Jack had hoped for and he loves the Cat retarder. The only downside is that Fletcher's Diesel does have a back-log because of their superior workmanship. Jack says that the truck even hold air for two days. Its a beautiful truck. - whoever said "Business and sentiment don't mix" - never drove a Peterbilt.
AlaskaTrucker Goes to show that even with the crazy emissions laws we have here in Cali, we still crank out the good stuff! Just have to look in the right places. A glider is the way to go nowadays, longer engine life and better build quality!
12.04 is where the majic happens
How does it keep from tipping over when you dump?
bob tanner
That's a good question.
Unfortunately they don't always stay up-right, sometimes the whole truck goes with the load - especially when hauling thick, heavy mud that sticks to the inside of the trailer tub.
That's why most of the trailers are three and four axle - they're more stable which helps. Thanks for watching.
Which Allison transmission are you using?
14:51 У Вас даже мойка для колес есть после выезда с грунтовой дороги вот это сервис, не то что у нас гряз по дороги размазывают:(
MrHornet1986
Колеса промывают , чтобы грязь не получает на асфальте
У нас в России не то что колеса не мою так и дорог нет:( (точнее в таком плохом состоянии)
We in Russia is not something that the wheels do not wash and no roads :( (more precisely in such a bad state)
Automatic? Come on man!
Its not an easy idea to get your head around at first, I know.
But the automatic pulls like a D-9 cat in the fill and it stops the truck better on hi-way with the jake brake also , with less wear on the drive-train.
The automatic reduces driver fatigue and also lasts longer than a gear-to-gear box.
Once you've had one you never go back, they tell me.
They're spendy little shits though.
AlaskaTrucker indeed, I agree with you... but, straight piped, its a pleasure to goin thru the gears man, and with "reduces driver fatigue" for one side! becausa u will stay with the two hand at drive wheel all the time, could mess up with ur back, or fall asleep during long trips... I'm sorry, but nothing like a 18 speed.
Its different when you go from traffic light to traffic light to traffic light like we do all day. But yeah Im with ya, Im still running a 13 and a 4 with my unit and like to shift - most of the time.
I think Jack misses shifting sometimes, hes been in a truck for 40 years now and it gets ingrained.
No place for automatic transmissions in trucking,in my opinion. I hope I am never asked to drive one. Sad to see it in this style truck.
...I used to feel the same way...but after running heavy equipment which is all torque converter equipped...I changed my mind...I'm retired...but if I wasn't...I definitely would like to own an Allison equipped Pete just like in the video...