On The Hunt Ep.24 Gimme 40 Acres and I'll Find The Parts I Need
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ม.ค. 2025
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On this episode I was lucky enough to find an entire field of old trucks by talking to a few old timers and using Google Earth to find them. After making a special trip, I met the owner’s, two brothers who took over the business from their dad who started it back in the mid-70’s. What an incredible collection of old iron - I was like a kid in a candy store walking around. So many potential projects including a mint GMC General with an 8V71 Detroit that would be a great candidate for a Smokey & The Bandit Part 2 replica. Unfortunately, without additional room in the new shop for another truck, I was forced to just look for parts I needed for the #IronDuke, my 1979 Kenworrth K100 cabover truck that I recently started building. After walking the yard, not only did I find some junkyard gold including rare, impossible to find parts for my cabover, I also found some 22” aliuminum 10-hole split rings rims that I have been searching for to use on #ProjectSnowman, my Smokey and the Bandit Tribute truck. What a great day and special thanks to Trevor and Ryan for allowing me to walk their yard. Boy if some of these old trucks could talk, the stories they would tell…
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Keep in mind, I know a little about a lot but not an expert in anything … just doing the best I can, learning as I go ... I do all my own stunts
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04:57 I had one of them in my back yard as a kid, fuckin smoked a sh!t load of devils lettuce in that pr!CK!
The moment when you realise a dedicated three bay truck garage just isn't big enough! Wonderful looking at those old rigs, once someone's pride and joy.
Just was thinking that when he was mentioning other projects 🤣
Ya know, Mark, I've gotta thank you. You have re-awakened in me the love for big trucks that I had as a kid. These on-the-hunt episodes allow me to see a lot of the same trucks I used to watch drive by every day when I was growing up in the early 1980s. It's a bit little bittersweet to see them rusting apart, but I sure am enjoying the memories. I also greatly enjoy seeing you wrench on them, bringing them back to life little by little. Thank you kindly!
Happy & Sad. Happy to see all these beautiful cabs and sad to see the shape they are in today. Used to see all those shiny truck cabs lined up in truck stop parking lots, but now they are all lined up in old faded field yards. Thanks You for bringing them back on memory lane Mark
These old trucks remind me of my childhood. My grandpa would pick me up on his way through to California and I’d ride with him there and back during the summer.
Absolutely LOVE these episodes! We are spoiled drivers today with all the comforts we have in todays trucks! Old time truckers are a rare breed indeed! Thanks for another walk through history!
Peterbilt switched to hinged door handles around’74 on their conventionals. That is probably a 74 to 78/9 cab. Corvette dash came out to mass market in ‘79.
Enjoyed seeing the Mack cabovers and the Pete right at the end of the video.
Yep, they were SUPER cool!!
Wow this is the best junkyard you've taken us to so far! Love that old early 70's White Western Star, definitely the truck I would restore if I had the means to do it. It's hard to find one of those Autocar "Drivers Cabs" that White used on them that's not thoroughly rusted out. I wish we could have seen the blue Kenworth cabover headlight area, that would have made it easier to narrow down a range for the year. The early 60's 500 series cabover had that large wiring access panel like this one under the driver's side windshield @ 24:01, but they had the cab skirt behind the front wheels which this one lacks. It was cool to see that one and the White Freightliner with intakes that went through the cab, that was definitely early 60's designs for them. Peterbilt had the intakes that ran down through the passenger side front of the sleeper on a lot of the 352 cabovers right up til '81 which was their final year. Glad to see you found all of those cool parts for the Duke!
Even with the cabovers, they were using every inch of length back then, because of the length laws. That’s why Peterbilt cabovers taper forward at the upper rear of the cab. It’s so the trailer can be pulled up tight to the tractor, and the top of the trailer won’t hit the tractor when it starts up hill. Take care and Happy New Year.
The White redi-mix truck caught my eye. I have a 65, Cummins powered, former single axle tractor (now a dump box installed). It has the same trans setup and I use it to pull tag trailer for hauling my vintage equipment. It can be seen on my channel. Thanks for the video. The sad part is when properties like this get sold and “cleaned up”.
Macht viel Freude zu schauen!
There are a bunch old cool trucks I love how they smell inside cabs many many years of service reduced to a pile of junk sitting on a graveyard I would like to tour places like this.
Brings a tear to the eye thinking bou t the guys that used to drive when it was tough ,work
Dang I just love these "On The Hunt" episodes
Its Twin Stick day! awesome place you found.
16:30 those are Diamond T trucks. Very cool rigs. You don’t see them very often
yep ww2 4 ton chassis so probably 968 cargo trucks originally. they are a holy grail for parts specially the cabs and the air vents etc shame there not here in the UK as they would help mine and many other peoples projects along no end.
Love these boneyard walks so much better than those auctions
Like a little kid in a toy shop😉🤣👍 nice mark
Wartime Ts & Whites were solid machines that built muscles and character... and still had the OD interior!
Happy New Year, TwinStick & Co.
I’m thinking they built patience as well, what with those small engines. Take care and enjoy a Happy New Year.
Awesome stuff. Those Diamond T’s were sweet rigs. Really can’t go wrong with a Hercules Engine! In 67 White merged Diamond T and REO to create Diamond REO.
What a fascinating/sad/beautiful place. Bet those rigs have some stories to tell
Love the old cabovers wish I had the time and money to rescue one.
Looks like you had a successful parts hunt for The Duke.
Now that mercury cabover has got to be a gem....I don't think I have ever heard of such a thing...wow !
Man if that old iron could talk. Love the old trucks, nothing like bare bones trucking. I still remember the day I opened the door on an old 1949 Kenny. My 1961 Kenny was in the shop. Oh, talk about an all steel ride. There was no such thing as creature comforts. That Armstrong steering sure helped to get bigger pipes. Hand bombed a lot of the loads on and off. That air conditioner worked real good at sixty miles and hour, it just took you a couple of days to get there. Now a computer chip will leave ya stranded by the road.
My favorite videos on this channel. Like visiting a car show w/ that one old timer who knows everything.
I could watch on the hunt videos all day long, I just love old trucks. Thanks for sharing
Just now finding your page. My favorite thing is the industrial gauges, bulky electric switches and placards on the dashboards. A Fun Video.!
26:07 I believe that's a KW 523, they predate the K100. A nice running driving 69 K100, aluminum frame, small torsion bar, 8V-71, twin stick, working rooftop A/C with 700k miles sold at auction two months ago here in Idaho for a measly $4200.
Hope you bought it 😉
The 523 was a conventional, they had a bullnose also named that but this one isn't. I think it's a 1965 k100 or somewhere around there.
@@TwinStix Couldn't afford it, my piggy bank was already emptied into in my 51 Bubble Nose Freightliner (same year as me) & a V-903 Cummins.
@@MidwestSteven1 I've been a truck mechanic since 1968 & for some reason believed there was another cabover between the 523 Bullnose & the K100 cabover. That intake stack in the cab sure is an odd duck, It'd be interesting to see the vin # on that truck!
Hello you missed it GMC cab over. Clint Eastwood. Every which way but loose. In the opening of the movie Clint is driving one
Great "on the hunt" episode. Thought I saw a international paystar at one point. Real nice finds. Nice old pick up trucks aswell.
Every time you pop out I here Mrs twins shouting No No No lol
Cool
16:40 Someone's probably already said but those are Diamond T's buddy, would love them over here in the UK.
Those old trucks you thought were old Whites are old Diamond T military trucks that have been repainted. Those are priceless!
Hello Mark, i visit them often in 2005 and 2007 when i had a day off. You could walk for hours.
Mark I love watching your videos and love semis and love little by little and smokey and the bandit and high balling yours truly lane roll on mother trucker
Geez he really has a little of everything! Cool place.
Surprised to see a hino. My dad used to drive them In the 1980s in southern Ireland, I first went out with him when I was 6 and that was me hooked.
Always like your " On the Hunt" vids. Must be an older vid, that or the snows haven't come to Alberta.
I always like them too!
Nice trip really liked that Dodge 800 at least think it's an 800. Plus GMC Astro conventional really nice those old Ford cabovers really nice. Man you must pee your pants seeing all that old stuff. That REO holy cow really nice trip thank you so much.
Mark in vintage truck heaven for a day! Plenty of cool sites to view and enjoy. Thanks for takin' us along for the trek.
Wow even if it was only for a brief moment the diamond reo mixer truck brought back memories from my early twenties when I first got hooked on iron,the company I worked for had one of there first mixer truck(Diamond Reo)that they turned into a flat bed only drove it a couple times thank god it was not fun to drive a little wore out,but they had taken off the mixer part and put in the bone yard where I looked over it many times wondering what it must of been like to operate,always wondering what ever happen to it over the years,thank you for the flash back👍
Forget Netflix and Hulu, I could binge-watch these "On the Hunt" videos all day!! Wish I could've seen the GM fishbowl buses next to the K100 you found. Keep up the great work TwinSticks!
Watching these videos makes me feel old because I can remember seeing the shadow lines 352, the super liner next to it and the cascade carriers cab over on the road back in the day!
I would be like a Kid in a candy store. Wow..Its a Shame too see them all setting there rotting away...Would love to find any of them to restore. If I was a Billionaire...LOL..HAHA..Thank You for taking us along. It has too be a pain to be looking and filming at the same time. I Thank You.. Great Video Sir. Glad you found some of the parts you were looking for..
Those ole D model city buses...that's memories for me. They also make AMAZING RV conversions. I would have loved to see them a little more.
As a frenchie, the most badass truck you ever shown is the 86' black and green extended cab Kenworth of the hunt ep.12!!
Thank you for the trip thru time. I enjoyed it.
You should still buy that pair of 10-hole split ring wheels
I did 😎
Wow best “ on the hunt “yet what a treasure trove of iron ! So awesome you found those parts fo your projects.
My 74 Pete had those same doors. They switched from the unilite style in 72. Love the on the hunt video's. Graveyards like that don't exist by me anymore. Those yellow one's looked like diamond t's from the late 30's
My dad had one of those old Chevy Step vans. It was an air force van that he converted into a motor home. We drove all over Alaska, Yukon and BC with it when I was growing up. Seeing that van sure triggered some memories
believe that the red sleeper most likely factory western star bunk
My Uncle had a White tandem rear long wheel base with a boom and a winch I seen that rig pull a D-9 dozer out of a pond being dug with a thrown trac with the winch only we called it Mad Max .
i see really Junk Yard Gold, a lot off vintage trucks in that field there, good for parts for the Smokey Truck for making him original, and working good...
Peterbilt Mike could use that K100 radiator cover. Cool old iron.
Not sure if you read your comments but if you do I got to tell ya I’m watching all your back episodes. I sure look forward to meeting you. I missed the truck show this year as I’m out in BC looking after family issues. Your brilliant Twin Stick and your love for trucks rivals mine. I am absolutely amazed at your patience and especially your painting capabilities. It just comes so naturally to you. Man oh man buddy your so talented. I have a little place out in Spruce and an acreage in Kamloops. It would be a privilege to meet you one day. If I’m having a bad day , which are far and few between, but if I’m bummed out I watch one of your shows and I instantly feel better. You are medicine for the soul my friend. Seriously you make people feel better and give people something to think about. Believe it or not you have inspired me to “Little by Little” my old 2014 Ram 3500 diesel. I get compliments on that pickup now. I love it more than my new truck. But more than that you give hope that by true GRIT you can actually accomplish something. By the way I named my cat Little by Little. I just call her little. So when I meet you at a show you will know who I am. I’m the guy that named his cat after your 1979 Pete. Keep up the great content man. You help me stay sane. Stay warm.
Regards, Jim
Wow saw the CCX trailer in the beginning and brought back memories of my dad, he drove for them the final years of his career.
21 minutes that’s a western star bunk! You gotta bring home or of those old stars to put that bunk to use. Freightliner stand up was a perfect flat top usually with two plates from where the guys took off the upper fairing lol
Wow there are a lot of gems in that lot! I could some of the regular 1 ton trucks as you were panning around and dang! Wish I was closer to that place.
Nice finds!
I think Wayne (Ol2stroker channel) is restoring a Pete cabover with an integrated air intake sort of like what you're looking at. Basically works exactly like you described: has a rubber boot that seals the intake pipe to the top of the Donaldson filter housing when the cab is down.
Keep up the good work, Mark.
My favorite thing about this yard is how the trucks range from "a few pieces left" to "looks like you could fuel it up and drive it out".
i just love these junk yard trips, it is amazing how many old trucks were just parked for one reason or another and just waiting to be rediscovered.
So little time on the superliner! Lol I love those big hood & grilled rigs like that and gmc generals.
I love America and trucks happiness to you
Lots of memories walking through the yard. Oh to have an unlimited budget...
Thanks for taking us along with you on the hunt . It's always great when you make one of these videos . It's sad to see the old trucks just sitting there rusting away .
Wishing you and your family a Happy and Healthy New Year for 2022 . Be careful and stay safe and keep on working on the trucks and making us more videos.
As always, Jeffrey !!!
bet there are some pick ups that people would love to see more of..thanks for the stroll and sharing your passion and enthusiasm...it is infectious..
Another on the hunt vid. Woot!
Picked up Smokey and the Bandit on Bluray the other day ( yeah it was way past time for an upgrade) and dang the upgrade had me checking out details on the rig.
awsome video mark lots of goodys there i see thumbs up and shared
This was done a few months ago lol. Mark how glad are you to have the shop this last two weeks? Stay warm buddy!!
Told you to get a six bay shop 😂😂😂. Maybe Mrs Twinsticks can be persuaded to let you 😉😉. Great you found some parts that you needed, so good to see that old iron about. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe 🇬🇧
i really like the old busses as well😁😁
back when styling still mattered….
Thanks for showing us this, really enjoyed that..
Friend of mine has a 58 kw non sleeper long frame . Sadly he passed away and his kids have it . Still sitting there. There is a cab over there too
Always loved those two stack macks with a shack on the back. (Super liner)
Those old vans would make someone a cool food truck!
When I see a hunt/auction vid. I click.😎
...and I also noticed the old Redi Mix (RM) orange mixer from Regtina as well.
So the trailers you came across with the door on the side what you could do is buy 1 of those trailers and take that door off and purchase a ribbed panel and theirs your Snowman Smokey and the Bandit trailer Once again Thank You for another Great Video this Thursday Morning 🌄 have a great day and Happy New Year
Great old repurposer yard , good find on your parts 👍.
Great video! I was digging that Mack Superliner there at end. One of my all time favs. Keep it up Mark!
Love the white western. New trucks just don’t got that old school look coming from a young buck myself .
Awesome video thanks just the old iron thanks I could spend hours in there fir sure thanks again
at the beginning walking in the driveway 1:18 the 1 ton chevy/gmc flatbed love it and the gmc cabover 960
Thanks for the walk through the beautiful Iron.
Really liked this "hunt" !! A lot of stuff lol. Thanks for taking us along! All the best for a Happy, and healthy New Year to all.
Yeah I love the freightliner with the intake in the cab. That's a rare find.
Me and my dad built a hot rod truck with a v8 Detroit and a White mustang truck like the one in the video but it was an old motorways truck. We put it on some 90s Chevy 3500 chassis and had some very tall 8” black stacks on it. We sold it but it was such a cool truck and driving it you got so much attention
I actually saw the Instagram post for this video so I kind of knew this one was coming soon as he got posted I jumped on the video so keep those videos coming twin stick garage
Wooooooooo hooooo..... love these vids true I do!!...I drove a GMC general like the one in the beginning....mine was a 79 with a 13 spd in er....loved driving it. I'm sure she's long gone by now...anyhow when I watch and look n see these ole trucks I see that these were the original trucks of the open road ..and they were drove by the true truckers...I mean we have truckers today ..but honestly they/we don't compare to these guys ..get out of your nice air ride cabs with power steering ac and heat that works and electric wipers power mirrors...lol ..and climb into one of these ole beast and drive from Missouri to California and back to Boston one time....see how much you like them then... basically saying our trucker jobs of today doesn't even begin to compare to the truckers of yesterday....thanks Brother Mark and Twinsticks family ✝️🇨🇦...btw I loved them ole Ford,Mack and Pete 352 cabovers.... preciate y'all ✌️
Cool old trucks love the white freightliners
Hey Mark, just a thought, you should get that Mack superliner sitting next to the Pete 352, and another movie truck you should do is Yellow Bird from Christmas comes to Willow Creek. It's a gorgeous Freightliner FLT.
That Mack cabover at the end was special 👍
Mornin Mark, Great video would love to be able to walk some of those places, but my legs wouldn't let me get even a quarter of the way through there so I'm glad you do it and share it with me. Thanks my friend Happy new year see you on the next one.
The red IH farm truck is a 1960, I've been working on an identical one with a buddy of mine it was his grandpa's on the family farm
Love the time capsule that you have uncovered. Hope you plan on doing a part 2 to this on the hunt. LOVE your videos bro. And i hope you show that early 379 was hoping that you look on it.
the Dodge lcf with swing fenders and the other chevy 50 cabover ....your killing me with all these
Love the on the hunt episodes! You are a terrible influence! Lol See you in the spring boss just look for the flat deck loaded with rubber!
You can option Australian Kenworth cabovers with the scaffolding holding the intake and exhaust or you can have them fixed to the back of the cab with a flange that sort of seals. It gives you more room on the deck to move the trailer forward so you can have a big cab without being over length
When it comes to Kenworth rear suspensions, I think the torsion bar was the standard suspension for a long time. I think it was in the 1960's that the leaf spring suspension that looked like a Reyco suspension became a popular, low-cost alternative, but the torsion bar continued on until about 1980. You could even find the torsion bar system on VIT option KW's, including the Aerodyne VIT. It had a reputation for being low cost and worked well when properly maintained. This was a great "on the hunt" video and seemed to be productive for you.