Mike Osborne of Riverton Wyoming talks with John Hammerich of the Grand River Chapter of the ATHS, about his family's immaculately restored 1949 Kenworth
I've got goosebumps after hearing that truck working hard, and what a wonderful place to do it, stunning truck and scenery.they don't make them anywhere as beautiful as the old wagons and it's great to see a guys so passionate about them .
Don't pay attention to them ! This truck probably helped one way or another their grand parents and parents and they just don't know what they are looking at ! That sound tho ...was WOW !!!!
I get teary eyed seeing these old trucks. My dad and his best friend were truckers in the 60s. My dad quit trucking in the 80s to stay home with us. My dad's friend kept driving until he passed a couple of months ago. What a great truck and a testament to the hard working people and equipment that made this country what it is today.
And many young punks sit around Starbucks calling ICE drivers polluters and planet killers .......while they sip their latte........delivered by.........diesel trucks.
@@SuperExcedrin that's because most people's viewpoints are a product of what they hear from other people. It has nothing whatsoever to do with their own independent thinking.if They thought about it, they wouldn't be inconsistent, and have double standards. It's mostly lemmings following other lemmings.
To this day I reckon I have viewed this about 40 times now. Believe it or not folks, this video inspired me to follow on with my dreams of upgrading my licence from a Heavy Rigid here in Australia to Heavy Combination licence and now roll in 22 wheelers. I have my moments working in this industry but then I come back to this and it sets me straight on why I do what I do.... Keep safe out there drivers and god bless you all. The Brotherhood and sisterhood never stops.
That has to be one of the best old truck videos on net! An old truck that can deliver an a driver that knows her from the tires up and has a real understanding of the touch of driving her with just the touch she needs to be happy.
This is really cool movie. You should see the 1959 Mack Mike has. It is an honor to know the Osborne family and thanks for all the help they given me. Thanks for teaching me how to drive trucks. The little Osbornes growing up are very intertaining. Thanks Al
This is an awesome rig! I can tell the driver is very proud of it. Kenworth has always built their road tractors to last a long time. The fact this rig is having a second life after a lot of TLC (an excellent job!) proves it. These old rigs are worth restoring and preserving. Some are still in active revenue service. I also liked the (too short) glimpses at those cab-over Freightliners and especially that old conventional Mack!
this is incredible!!! love the vid, the audio, the truck, simply incredible. gorgeous. that Cummins is music!! what a song she sings. you drive that rig like a true gentleman, not a hiccup swapping gears in those twins at all. Roll on!
It's great to see this beautifully restored classic out on the road. I learned to drive a truck on a 1955 Mack Fire Truck and have a great appreciation for old metal in good shape. We had a 5 speed in that so it was a lot simpler to drive but still had to double clutch through the gears unless you got really good then you didn't use the clutch. I got there after a lot of practice...
What a beautiful piece of machinery. I drove in the 90's and early 2000's...I can't imagine what it was like driving cross country in a truck like that back then...nothing but two lanes and little ole roadside diners. Real truckin' right there.
I grew up in Farmington, New Mexico. My father drove for P.I.E. in the 50s and 60s. Then went over the road for the next 20 years or more. He used to take me all through this country--Durango, Silverton, Ouray. He started teaching me to drive when I was 9 years old. By the time I was 12, I was driving the family station wagon and his '49 Chevy Pickup everywhere. Taught me how to drive his White Freightliner when I was 17. Oh, the memories...
Super truck and really nice guy/family. Took quite o bit of time to talk to me about his trucks in Yakima. Some great examples of restored trucks and even cooler stories of the olden days! Thanks for posting!
Schöner Truck und schöne Gegend! Aber auch bei uns in Tirol/Österreich ist es sehr schön! - Nice truck and nice area! But it is also very nice here in Tyrol / Austria! Greetings from the mountains TIROL
Mike, that has to be the best truck video I have ever seen, your skill and knowledge of them old trucks is awesome. I wish I could have made it down there, next year for sure. My hat is off to you too Tom Clark, nice job
The first truck I ever drove professionally was a 49 KW hood. It couldn't pull hills for beans but it got the job done. That was 1978. My favorite trans combo was the 4x4. It took a bit getting used to, especially on hills when you had to downshift your butt off.
I really appreciate your truck and video. I started out with a 74 Kenworth conv 350 Cummins and a 4x4 transmission . Being from North Dakota when it got really cold out and the guys with 10 speeds and 13 speeds their air lines would freeze up. I would go by with the old 2 stick 4x4 not bothered a bit by the cold.
That is nothing short of spectacular. I actually wept a little watching this. That restoration is like. ....WOW!! I mean. I'm in the the UK. So get to many American trucks, so yo see this amount of dedication to upholding a true tradition of trucking like this. Well. All I can say men , is God bless ya. And God bless America. Love toyall.👍👍😁
And to think I was the last guy that could drive a two stick, how dumb could I be.I grew up riding in a 1947 with a 6-71 and a 5 & a 3. Power steering what are you crazy? A great video thanks for the memories.
Why on earth would ANYONE give this video a thumbs down? It's wonderful this family thinks enough of American heritage to spend their hard-earned money restoring, preserving, and SHOWING us this beauty!!! What a classic.
Listening to this and other twin stick tractor videos, I remember as a kid the multiple times a truck would shift from a start. With my Tonka trucks I would make 5 or more shifting sounds. In my memory of those sounds (which, at 64, I still make when alone!) I now know where they came from. Thanks for giving me a glimpse at my own early years.
What a beautiful old truck thanks for saving it and sharing. I did a little short haul driving in my 20s and have great respect for the skills needed to keep the load moving up steep grades and keeping the motor in the right rpm range.
Thanks so very much for sharing this great drive, super truck and fabulous scenery with us! Very good driver and love the semaphor indicator, something I remember so well from early motoring in the UK. Great video, so well done!
nice to hear that old diesel engine she is a beauty. my grandfather drove a 59 white freightliner for a trucking company called Sandestin that originated in Los angeles.
Beautiful restoration on an awesome truck! This video made my day. I work for a Kenworth parts and service company out of Vernal Utah. I love old trucks. My grandfather had told me many stories of his truck driving career. Unfortunately I don't remember much of them, but to see him talking about his driving days with a spark in his eye was the highlight of my life with him. Thank you for saving a piece of history and showing it to the world.
Love old trucks . Started driving at twelve . Getting beets out of the field and to the sugar mill. Have you started the hunt for a old trailer for it ?
Love this. Just retired after 42 years of trucking (mostly). Imagining driving across the old US 30 before I 80 and I 84 were built. First time seeing a duplex/triplex transmission shifted. Father in law drove them - a bit before my time.
This is a very important part of North American trucking history. 2 thumbs up to this family for their hard work and dedication to preserving part of it.
What a legend, 1/2 an acre of diamond plate on the back, immaculate! PS: The tankers and log trucks still do 5 or 6 MPH up the hills on the Alaska Hiway in northeast BC so not that much has changed! Going 90 on the other side maybe changed but a 4 wheeler probably couldn't pass then and sure can't today...
Being Fully loaded with 45k of beer the best I could do in Sierras and Rockies was 22-25 mph and that’s with 400HP Detroit engine … so 5 -10 mph sounds pretty realistic for those 40s and 50s legends that only had 200 - 300 hp max
Nice video, brings back good memories. I ran a 1959 steel fender 5 and 4 double stick 250 Cummins Kenworth for about 2 million miles, I started running it in the early 1970s into the 1980s. It makes a good video using both sticks but running a tractor only you do not need to double stick, shifting by the main is all you need.
Seeing that old Kenny running through the hills makes me think how lucky that truck is to have been saved by two brothers and getting a more retired per say second lease on life, well done.
This is one of my most favorite trucks on YT. This truck is so beautifully done,very professional restore,and just love that its from the forty's. The video is fitting with this era truck and backdrop of the mountains, if it had no other modern day trucks and cars in the background it would have been even a bit better, and that old bus goin up the grade, made it classic. The sound of that engine and jake is so era correct, just is great to see this.
I'm not a trucker but I just happened upon this video today. I can remember these trucks in the early 60's when I was a kid. Great to see some of trucking's history restored and preserved. I liked the sound that truck made going up the hill, nice and throaty!
Wow absolutely. I forgot just how good that sounded. It's no wonder I can't hear now after leaving the passenger window open on my 52 Pete with a 300 Cummins. I had a 5x3 in it and you had to mix up the sticks quite a bit to get it up a hill but I loved the sound of it.
Oh, man! What a beautiful rig!!! I've been restoring vintage cars and bikes for many years, so I know what's involved in this type of work. Doing this vintage KW would be a herculean task! My hat's off to you guys for a fantastic piece of workmanship! And watching you expertly operating and shifting that beast was a real treat! Thanks a lot for sharing this with us!
Cool old truck! It was really nice of him to run it up that grade out of Silverton for you/us. There isn't a single easy way into nor out of Silverton and that was proof. I really admire the folks that have the coordination to be able to drive those double clutching twin-stick trucks. I surely don't.
5 and 4 behind a diesel, even easier to shift, I used the clutch probably half the shifts, easy on the throttle and things generally go real smooth, just don't need to get real hurried. I don't understand Mike's short throttle blip on the brownie upshifts?
