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@ryanpoulin5144

Ай бұрын

Hey Mark. As videos of you and sorry K-Wopper cabover. I have an interesting question for you. If you do to build a truck from "CONVOY", Which truck would you like to try and build? Please, Thank you and I'm sorry for being a Pain in The Tailpipe.

@marke.howerter-american526

Ай бұрын

I look forward to every Thursday for a new Twin Stick video and am always so bummed when it is just an auction or for sale video. I wish there was another channel for all the extra stuff and you could put out a real working on stuff video every week. Sad😢

@Westernstarguy4900

26 күн бұрын

Hey twinstick is it possible if you can lend me a truck for my graduation please and thank you I live in north bay Ontario Canada

@blippacg

21 сағат бұрын

Funny you asked aloud whether you should get a truck and haul gravel for a retirement gig. I talk about my retirement gigs all the time and people look at me like I'm crazy. Just bought a Ford Transit 250 that I'll use to haul freight here shortly. I'm "retiring" in December and plan to work part-time with it. Always looking for older (cheaper) dump trucks that I could use to haul rock/aggregate. Thinking a lot about getting a cabover and leasing on with a dump trailer. We have some companies locally that would use me part-time I think.

"how did you get CVIP with straight pipes?" "it's Alberta" 😂 that gave me a good chuckle

If you don't mind hearing from an old retired trucker, just pay no attention to your gear shifting. Listen to your engine roar, she talks to you, straight stick or cable, she'll tell you the time for shifting. Cheers! -Looking forward to your shows every week

@Hard_Right

Ай бұрын

no matter how you look at it , all truckers end up "semi" retired

@TwinStix

Ай бұрын

Yeah I’m usually pretty confident with shifting but those stretched cables took some getting used to 😂

@bush600r2

Ай бұрын

​​@@TwinStix don't be afraid to use the clutch in those tighter tranny's either or any Eaton for that matter. The tranny will thankyou for it as well as the cables. Nice truck👍

Mark, you need to come to Australia and check out the K100's grandson, the K200 which is the most popular linehaul truck in Australia by far. And check out our B-doubles, B-triples, A-doubles and road trains!

3:18 i have pissed on that dumpster 10000 times! minty vidya bud!

@TwinStix

Ай бұрын

I believe it 😂

@connermcallister_

Ай бұрын

No way it’s peg😂

Mark like they say if you can’t find them grind them 😁👍

Drove trucks 25 years heat trouble took care of driving take care be safe buddy

Thanks, Mark👍👍👍

Cabovers are great for delivering aggregate to ready mix plants. Those plants tend to be small and cramped and that turning radius really helps.

"" From a friendly Canadian ,,, Some time next year or sooner ,,will be looking ill give a shout ,for sure ,, Keeping Canada ROLLING , God Speed """

Thanks for the trip down memory lane. My dad had a 1986 K100E that I spent alot a miles in that passenger seat. Nice truck. K100E was from 1985 to 2003

The satin tanks and pipes are really nice

❤❤ love your videos awesome content

Love it Mark...I'm on holidays in Western Australia...4 trailer road trains ...having a blast...down under and down Richie

Thank you very much for the awesome video. I really appreciate the great videos every Thursday.

Just booked next 6 months of therapy. Thanks !

Oh, long wheelbase, lots of chrome. Lovely. I ran some KW Cabovers in my time on runs to Vancouver.

I learned to drive in an '86 K100E...what a beautiful truck!

Wicked truck!

cool , love them cabovers,drove emm long time. started 76

I used to see this truck parked at the curry yard in valleyview all the time. It looks sharp but I bet it rides like a tank. I suspect it had issues that made them want to get rid of it. I saw it for sale on marketplace for 40k which is a hilarious amount of money for a truck from the eighties

@TwinStix

Ай бұрын

Try and build one that can pass a CVIP and go to work for less than that 😂

@canuckaussie7092

29 күн бұрын

$40k, and way more reliable then newer trucks. 😂

Hey Mark. That N14 sounds great. I had a 79 KW K-100 back in 81 hauling tankers of vegetable oil to Montreal. It had the NHC 400, RTO-12513, round headlights and wiggly KW logo. I loved running that thing. No-draft side windows! If memory serves, I think it had the full length shifter from the floor, not the short shifter. So there was a well-worn spot on the side of the doghouse where the shift head ended up. It had the old style shift head which resembled a chromed hockey puck. I'd have a crack at that!

@TwinStix

25 күн бұрын

Yeah my #IronDuke has that shifter as well 👍

Hi Mark & it's is Randy and i like yours video is Cool & Thanks Mark & Friends Randy

$40,000 Canadian is about $29,200 U.S. as of 0857 EDT June 6, 2024. That's a nice K-100E, well, it was until Mark tried shifting it. Ouch! And I'm not even a CDL! COE's were a necessity in the era of overall truck length limits. Most of the east coast of the U.S. had a 55 foot bumper to back of trailer limit, so that did not leave a lot of room with a 40 foot trailer. Short wheelbase COE's did have a tight turning radius, making them good for getting trailers into and out of tight spaces. Like I said, I'm not a CDL, but I had a cousin and great uncle and friends who were back in the day.

New cables would make a huge difference. I owned a couple K100E aerodynes. Smooth shifting.

Mornin Mark, That is a nice old cab over, I have seen that truck a few times on highway #43 and yes it is a good lookin piece of history. Don't feel bad about your shifting, first of every driver no matter what they tell you every driver has always at one time or another ground gears and some more so than others, I told a guy once if you have to lie about never grinding gears, you don't want to drive truck bad enough. I'm sure Dallas will get the money he is asking for that truck there is getting to be more guys looking for cabovers every day. Have a great week my friend say hello to Mrs. Twin stix for us.

My Pops used to say that Cabovers kick you in the back 3 times with every bump! He learnt that the hard way..

That truck looks looks bad ass.. the trogan from hell ❤ what a beast

That's a nice ass cabover and working it makes it that much better just minty

Ohhhhhh yeahhhh Happy Thursday twinsticks garage family 💙 Wooooooo...Nice old truck... someone is gonna be a happy owner real soon I'm guessing...heck of a deal ..love the video c'mon ✝️💙🇨🇦🇺🇸💙✝️

god Mark at lest you fellas had fun.I remember I showed my buddy how to shift his new truck with an 18 speed same as a13 speed rto , I don't want to get into the old days with the 5 speed Mack's you had to smoke in between shifts

Cabovers are a different animal for sure

My dream truck

That COE is amazing 18 gears of Getting the job done🎉🎉🎉🎉

Don’t feel bad Mark , One of my old tractors with the old job was a International cab over . 318 Detroit with a 10 speed , do I miss it - not at all !

@TwinStix

Ай бұрын

I was getting the hang of it by the end … just a different setup to what I’m used to 😂

Love your videos man, keep doing what you love, it’s harder for me to those old girls in California, mostly just Freightliner Cascadias, which I understand they are more comfortable for the drivers, but damn they lack so much style

O-H-I-O Porter greetings 🇺🇸 Now that’s a nice cabover! Did you enjoy driving this rig or what? At least it gave you the desire to get yours up & running. Thanks for sharing, my friend! Blessings. 🥰🤩✌️

Nice Truck! Worth every penny Dallas is asking for it, every penny, if not more. Makes me want to work on my 84' 9670.... HOOAH!!! BTW, COE's are making a come back down here in the states, nothing big but yeah, see many of them these days.

could not stop laughing when twinsticks got behind the wheel nice coe though

Mark I will be an Oilers Fan for the Stanley Cup!!

@TwinStix

Ай бұрын

Let’s go Oilers!!!

😂😂😂 the down shift

That was fun. Perhaps a NEW channel "What's For Sale Alberta" I am more interested in mechanical rebuild stuff but all the same... it was interesting. Drove a cabover Freightliner 1983 version.... once upon a time... in Alberta.

a mule train set up was a tandem truck 2 axle dolly 2 axle trailer it was a great configeration.a farm Boy was the only one that could back them up , god I miss those days

If only I lived closer to Alberta 😂

Aaahhh, the black K100 Curry truck!! I've seen it out and about on Alberta Highways, few years back I think. I know exactly where it lives too 😎. Nice COE!! I saw a brand new style Volvo cabover, yes cabover. FH series I believe, hauling nitrogen for Praxair. Hwy 21 Fort Saskatchewan. Very similar to European and Aussie Volvo FH. 😮

Your Buddy is a straight shooter. In a cab over put the centre line under your elbow. That huge blind spot… I tagged a mini van on the I5.

@TwinStix

Ай бұрын

That’s part of the reason I was considering installing bubble windows in the back corners 🤔

This here is a Kenworth and it's black!! - Dallas 2024

Driving that wore out cable shifter makes you appreciate a twin sticker even more.

@TwinStix

Ай бұрын

Yeah no kidding 😂 I bet it would shift a lot better with new ones 👍

Mark if you don’t buy it I will. I love cabovers

@TwinStix

Ай бұрын

I dare you… 😂

@jff141

Ай бұрын

@@TwinStix game on. 😆😆😆😆

Great stuff! You should drive a modern European cabover to compare. There are some in North America I believe.

In Australia the new thing is a super dog. It's a 5 axle dog trailer. 2 at the front, 3 in the back. But in some places they actually run a 2 axle trailer behind a prime mover and then the 5 axle dog. So it's a mini road train. They're only allowed on certain roads around Sydney and Brisbane. Since pocket road trains (or A doubles, as they're supposed to be called) are becoming more a thing in the big cities which are a 30m standard road train the days of the 4 axle dog are limited I think.

I never met a COE that didn't have "rubbery-feeling" shifter ..... never cared for them. I'd even take the old GMC Brigadier with a 'fuel-squeezer' 6V92 over the "cabinover" sittin' in the yard. It does help, however, to have a set of ROUND tires on the truck .... LOL.

Paying attention to the tach offers a much better chance of flawless shifts!

Hi Mark

😎👍

Cabovers with aftermarket air ride cabs were kinda a bugger getting use to. Hit a little bump as your shifting it would mess you up. Especially if it’s wore out.

That's why fourth gear always goes!

WHAT!!!! No"Grab your popcorn" movie moment? You're slipping Mark.

@TwinStix

Ай бұрын

😂

The true definition of grind it until you find it 😂

@TwinStix

Ай бұрын

I’ve seen worse 😂

That’s gotta be the one in Valleyview

For 40k the interior needs some love. worth maybe 20k to the right person

👍

Even with bags, driving an old cabover sucks. One place I worked had a pair of 87s and they were dangerous on narrow, rough roads. The front end would bounce all over the road and you had no hope of keeping it straight. Passing an oncoming truck you had to slow to 70 pray. I hated cabovers for a long time after that. My last job was in a K200 with parabolic front and air cab and it was actually smoother than the conventionals. Drove great.

The best way to shift with the cable tower is no clutch just straight stick it nice and easy dont try to double clutch it that just makes it worse just feel it and slide it in instead of looking like your riding a bare back horse lol!!

@TwinStix

Ай бұрын

Yeah I only use the clutch to start out and back up 😂

@robc2821

Ай бұрын

@@TwinStix Rite on!!

We use pup trailers around here

& nevertheless this was a fun video uploaded 2 watch🎉😂

Wow now that is what I call a fantastic video that was awesome. That is what I would like to restore, I have been looking around my house for a cab over Pete or kw. How hard would it be to get the truck over the line to the USA side? I'm really interested in the truck.

@TwinStix

Ай бұрын

No issue getting it into the US … email me twinstickgarage@gmail.com 👍

That old Trojan wagon looks like it might be a retired Pidherneys wagon.

Ffs mate..I'm 6 months driving Eaton's and you make me feel better

You need a Automatic in it 😂😂😂😂👍

@TwinStix

Ай бұрын

How dare you 😂

"Jake's got good stopping power there".. Huh it's a bobtail I'd hope so..

Using the jake without a trailer makes it even harder to down shift.

If y’all wouldn’t in Canada I would be interested I like I’m down here in alabama

@flyweldfabricate

Ай бұрын

He delivers

Hi Mark. Looooove the video with the Cabover KW. I was wondering, if you decide to do a truck from the 1978 movie "CONVOY" which truck would you try to make. I'm sorry for being a Pain in The Tailpipe. I'm just curious and thought I would ask. Please, Thank you and Sorry again.

@danielseelye6005

Ай бұрын

He would probably have a better chance of finding Rubber Duck's Mack then Pigpen's Mack COE.

@ryanpoulin5144

Ай бұрын

@@danielseelye6005 Those are cool. What about Big Nasty's MACK or Lizard Tongue's cabover KW? Just asking.

Or maybe you should send that video to Tim Gentry. He likes cowboys. You know from gentry and sons tracking

😂😂😂 thats kw still the best cabovers tho❤❤❤❤

Does Caanadaa have a wheelbase law for just new trucks? Cause isn’t that kinda long? I went to there thru Detroit and they didn’t like my ‘95 T-6.

Dallas has a hole in the fence

Would love to drive Optimus Prime

Good morning!

8 there's no training wheels on that truck 🚒🚒lolllol

Are you going to Iowa 80 truck show

@TwinStix

Ай бұрын

Would like to but too busy building trucks 👍

@matthewlallier3917

Ай бұрын

Ok

It's a cabover. Drive it like you are sitting on the center line. I gotta say, that was a little brutal watching you tryin to drive that poor thing. I don't think I've ever seen anyone literally throw a shifter so hard that it raised them up off of the seat LOL... It really wouldn't take a lot to make that a sharp old truck. Heck, it looks like most of the original interior is still good. I like the old "Splendor" style interior, but it would be cool to order a complete new interior from the Day Cab Company. Maybe even do a V.I.T interior.

@TwinStix

27 күн бұрын

Wow you must be new as I’ve seen way worse 😂

@1911MikeinOregon

26 күн бұрын

@@TwinStix No, I just have a bad memory LOL

$29,266 USD good price for that truck

Again, a stupid and silly looking extended frame. What do you guys likes about that?

@TwinStix

Ай бұрын

Same wheelbase as a new Pete - just looks long and it rides way nicer and looks WAY cooler 😎

@paulharmans

Ай бұрын

@@TwinStix NO, it do not looks nice, it looks stupid! This is not a normal truck.

@duncanosinchuk5053

Ай бұрын

That cab over will ride a lot nicer at that length.

@paulharmans

Ай бұрын

@@duncanosinchuk5053 Yeay, just put an other 20 feet length to it and it will drive more and more nicer. BUT, it is a truck for a trailer and not some stupid looking fairground attraction.

Hey twinstick you that cabover for your 5TH wheel trailer

@TwinStix

Ай бұрын

Thought of it but I already have one 😂

Good Looking? Truck.

Can anyone enlighten me as to why the trucks are stretched so much in the USA & Canada, from an ex UK trucker of 30+ years ?

@TwinStix

Ай бұрын

Smoother ride and looks cool 😎

@MrLarrymann

Ай бұрын

@@TwinStix thank you , no good over here though across the pond, my personal point of view i don't like the look, but everyone cannot have the same view, would be a boring world if we could. Anyway, i enjoyed this one as i do the auction walkabouts & of course the projects, thank you

Another project for #peterbiltmike, #mikethetrucknut

Mark you break it you buy it. Period.

@TwinStix

Ай бұрын

Ah it’s fine … just tickled the gears a little 😂

& as u should be""

want

And you call yourself a truck driver !

@TwinStix

Ай бұрын

Have you seen me shift twin sticks 😏

@NickManCuso59

Ай бұрын

@@TwinStix Yes sir , I was just messing with you. The video actually reminded me of when I was first learning to drive truck. Since then I'd like to think I've improved some.

Single drive must have a lazy axle as can't see single axle .

Swivel.... you mean articulation?

@TwinStix

25 күн бұрын

swiv·el /ˈswiv(ə)l/ verb turn around a point or axis or on a swivel. "he swiveled in the chair"

Well now ya know for real, Cable shifters suck.

@TwinStix

Ай бұрын

Takes some getting used to for sure 👍

Cabovers are cool until they put those ridiculous visors on them. Stock visors always look best on cabovers. Its a different story with conventionals because the cab is smaller.

I never liked cabover . I ended up with a bad knee from getting in and out them.

Man 29k usd is a steal for that

People who drive fords shouldn't be doggin on any Kenworths