Kenworth 963 Review: The Most Versatile Super Heavy Truck!? 

You are 100% a underated creator. So much work goes into these videos and it shows :)

i love the engine sound on this one

it's pretty dope from my limited use so far. it's extremely satisfying to drive. it seems a bit underpowered at times but as far as i can tell, it's able to get there slowly but surely

Pro #8: That sweet, sweet engine sound.

after using this truck a lot on the new map i have to say that this truck is just kind of satisfying to drive despite the Power/weight issues it might have

It's criminal that your videos are not more popular, it's the only truck reviews I watch regarding this game. Sure there are some good comparison videos which are well done but it's not really a review where is this actually gives an educated opinion on the whole vehicle which is nice.

I left Amur region long time ago.. now i'm back on it with kenworh for massive overloading (rolls and metal beams) with little crane, 3slot sideboard and 4slot trailer. And with the new zikz 612 with chain tires and nifty rear crane with massive overloading as well with sideboard-crane-trailer. Also the old zikz 605 is my main fuel truck (and also doubles as repair truck with that much repair points) and the croc with chains zips around with fuel cistern as well. Actually croc with fuel addon is a monster scouting vehicle - fast, stable, lots of grip, unlimited range with fuel addon. Now i finnaly got to launch the rocket in amur and finishing up the last tasks at this moment

Season 10 is actually a really good starter region. The 963 and M917 has their own special transmissions and tires fitted as stock and I never really felt like I needed to change out either. Engines are also unique and found in the same region. Both rigs will do you pretty well, the 963 in particular more or less goes through or over anything simply by being bigger than whatever is put in front of it. Needless to say the 963 will be replacing the TS Paystar as my 3 slot + crane rig.

with the frame downside if you dont change the front bumper its much worse but its not exactly frame just a note lol. but at least you can change it to better ones. idk if it changed but on pts you could also have a spare tire with every possible addon. lots of people have commented on my videos saying its bad or underpowered. i think its just fine.its just built for a different setting then where they are using it. imo one of the best truck in the game. Great video Nathan! Keep up the hard work! always look forward to your reviews!

Just now starting to learn about your channel man, these are great videos and I gotta say huge respect for shouting out other content creators work in your vids. Great review.

Just like all of your other truck reviews, this one is absolutely stellar. After using this truck extensively I found that it does the best with the MSHII tires along with the high-range gearbox. Wheel lockups occurred less often than any other setup. My favorite aspect of the 963 is the engine sound, as it revs up it just sounds intimidating. Cheers. 🤘😬🤘

Yesss, always love a review, I love the shorter style to just get the lowdown on what the truck is

One of the reasons I couldn't wait for Season 10 to be released was your truck reviews! I've heard people complain that the Kenworth 963 is 'slow'. Perhaps, but after exploring Duncan Bay thoroughly, I don't see any part of the region where one would manage to go fast. The terrain is so uneven, the roads and paths so twisting, that even faster trucks are slowed down almost anywhere. This truck is not perfect (there isn't a 100% 'perfect' truck in SnowRunner), but I've been enjoying it a lot so far. As you say, it's very versatile addons-wise, and that for me is a huge bonus. I mean, 3-slot bed PLUS crane PLUS trailer! Keep up the good work, Nathan. Cheers! //Rick

Commenting for the algorithm, love your stuff man

Hi Nathan! I love the new truck, stable, reliable, enough power. The most on it is positiv and it is useful... a joy of Snowrunner! Cu! Keep snowrunnering!

Thank you for your dedication to Snowrunner and all these great videos! So I’m over 100 hours into the game already. I’ve 90% Michigan and Alaska, and I’ve opened up the first two maps in Russia and did some missions and got upgrades and stuff. But I think I’m going to go rage season 10 and unlock these new trucks and enjoy BC.

This truck is just objectively better than the Paystar 5600. It is arguably the best truck overall when accounting for utility, due to its insane overload potential that is combined with its offroad capabilites, stability and fuel capacity. The only other truck that has this great of a load potential is the Paystar 5600, but in every other area, it is objectively worse. None of the russian trucks have a crane with 3 slot bed and even if they did, it wouldnt matter as the russian crane sucks. In just getting around or pulling high saddle, yeah it might not be the best, the ZikZ trucks take the cake in those areas and the high saddle group of trucks has lots of great options anyways. Still, if you dont need to go uphill, this truck will do well in mud due it having good tires and a strong engine coupled with it being very heavy. Really good video btw, I think you are rather underrated because you were really through with the data here which I really appreciate. I knew about the torque value but the rest were all new to me.

So far, the Quid Pro Quo mission is all I've done in the British Columbia region on SnowRunner just to get the Kenworth 963. I got it, and I really love this truck! This is one of the best North American trucks in SnowRunner! I am currently using the Kenworth 963 in Ontario for helping fight fires and restore the infrastructure there before I do more of the British Columbia region. After I get most of British Columbia completed, I will be going back to Amur to see if it can help me get further than I've gotten in the Amur region. I honestly haven't even made it halfway through Amur because of the snowy, icy, and rocky roads in that region where most trucks seem to get stuck. After finally unlocking the ZikZ 605-R, I have pretty much procrastinated doing the rest of Amur.

Honestly, I think the lockups are just because that crane is insanely heavy. It locks up the Mastodon with the max engine upgrade. That thing is a nightmare.

Great vid Nate!!! Now on to the Mack review.

Love your reviews.

Great review, I need to watch a vid to get it and I'm going for it today soon as i get home

I think this is a pretty good example that more weight is not ALWAYS good...but yea this truck is pretty good and the review. Is great as always!!!

Long frames have both their advantage and disadvantage. Like take Taymir for example, their are plenty of little mud holes that while can get relatively deep, aren't very long. So with a long you are unlikely to get all your wheels in the mud at once (unless your driving up a swamp). Usually your front wheels go in, and by the time your rear axles reach the mud your front axle is already up and out the other side. On the negative side hangups are more of a risk on a long frame. It really depends what kind of driver you are what obstacles you rather deal with. For me the Twin-Steer is a beast of a truck that can go basically anywhere long as you don't roll. But when a buddy of mine played the game, he couldn't make it anywhere with that truck without getting bottomed out.

This truck has to be one of my favourite in the game, the noise and versatility on its own has seen me complete most tasks in British Columbia haven’t even used the Mack yet

hey nathan great video thank you and like and watch is done 👍👍👍

The KenWorth is easily the best US logging truck. The ability to have a log crane with every log type is wonderful.

As long as it doesn't have to go up steep hills the Kenny is a beast. One of the few trucks capable of going through the swamp and super snow in northern Urska at decent pace. It also replaced my preferred long distance heavy haul combination of Kolob 74760 + super heavy trailer with loading crane + 3 slot + ramped flatbed (overloading can carry way more than just 8 slots).

Yooo!!! I commented about this review!!! So happy to see it out. Cant wait to drive this rumbling beast when I have some time off.

It's Nathan review time. 😉 This truck literally replaced my Paystar. I used that truck for overloading cargo. When you're too lazy to deal with trailers. I was disappointed with the lack if power on hills when you equip the new heavy crane. Literally frozen wouldn't move a inch up hills.

The one thing not mentioned, it can carry up to 9 SLOTS!!! as it can do 3 slot bed + trailer + small crane, so toss 3 in the bed, 4 on a ramped flatbed trailer and you can dangle a 2 slot cargo off the crane without even getting too creative. The super creative cargo stackers could probably get a lot more than 9 slots on this truck.

I prefer the 71 Kenny tires. So far, I had really good luck, even on ice fully loaded.

Definitely needs a small touch more power, maybe 8-10k, but other than that, it's been a good truck indeed. It's been a fantastic logging truck. I may actually take the place of a lightly modded 5600TS that's been my dedicated logging truck. Only time will tell through the maps. Another reason I think it should indeed have a bit more power is simply because it's irl counterpart is capable of such massive hauls...and this one is lacking power on mildly heavy loads. Doesn't make much sense. Personally, I'd greatly sacrifice most the addons for bit more power to be a dedicated heavy haul rig. I'd go as far to say just leave the big cranes, fuel tanks, log cradles and high saddle in exchange for 10-15k more torque. It'd live up to its legend... Btw, when you do your M917 review, can go into a touch more detail about the best tire? It really feels like it's factory tires do the best, but I don't think they have any special coding or are heavy set. I'm just curious.

Got to say it's a cool Kenworth truck🚛⛽🚚🛻⛴️.

I sure do hope they add more snow maps or at least season four , this game could use more wacky trucks. Gear tech HD shows some crazy trucks on his channel. Ex: Tweekopige monster and the Schnibbelmobil.

This made me come back to the game. finally more strong US Trucks.

Subscribed! You and “A tribe called cars” have been my go to for Snowrunner videos. I started playing recently and I’m roughly 80 hours into the game. I’ve been gaming since I was a kid and I honestly do think this is the most addictive game I’ve ever played. Saber Int. Is absolutely brilliant

no way. Kolab is still the king with the Twinstar not far behind. i do like the Kenworth, though.

I want to see this truck beside the p12 for a size comparison. It does remind me a lot of the p12 just more versatile. I can't play with it though. I don't have any of the years passes or seasons. Planning to get them before I go to college. Maybe the devs will give the kenny and the pacific trucks more power.

Reckon it’s good to use as a rescue and supply truck just due to its large tank?

So far in my play through of the new season I have finally got it stuck. Im pulling the contruction trailer for Drilling Station Accident and it just wont climb this hill. Not sure if it is because i have the msh3’s on or if it just needs a tad bit more power. But overall this truck has passed my expectations for it being such a heavy beast. I will definitely be getting a second one to be a back up unit.

hello at 7:44 the atterfall on what map is that ?

I search on maprunner and now its The heavyest truck of all, with 29, 010 tones! Kolob have 28...so thats why it laks Power, just like derry special, even with The moust powerfull engine, still struggle, 🎉 Edit = after i recheck info i correct The weight of trucks P12 is allmoust 10 tons lighter than kenworth, so ratio Power / weight is not same But i disagree your final notes, as Power & Fuel consumption = in numbers is superior to many trucks, but in terrain, pulling same cargo like long logs, or concrete slab you Will see The differences, and Fuel consumption... Well if it struggle how can have 5 at Fuel consumption? Ok, is medium to low... Anyway... I like your stuff, keep going 🎉

6:45 thanks for mentioning me again. Why haven't you added fuel consumption tho?

Can I use this truck on any map ? Sorry for the dumb question but I’ve always used mods and never paid for a truck.

I have had a chance to work around one of these trucks for a short time and I can safely say that this truck has been heavily nerfed from reality save for being a fair bit faster then what most drivers would run it off road. The amount of floating this thing does on soft ground is no joke. I think with only a tweak of the engine torque you can bring the truck closer to its real life counterpart but as so far my understanding of traction in Snowrunner goes nothing can be done about the traction as trucks that rely on floating over soft ground don't do as well as they would in real life.

Got to say I have been seeing performance enhance with high range gearbox. Albeit at the expense of fuel

I've been so disappointed by this truck. Maybe my expectations of it were too high, but I was really excited to finally unlock it and be able to use it because these things are insanely capable and powerful IRL. I took it back with me to the Yukon and tried pulling the big coiled tubing semi-trailer with it....and it froze up on the hill at the bottom-right corner of the map, right after the mud puddle but before the warehouse. I had the top-level engine and all other upgrades. It just locked up and couldn't pull the trailer any further. The snub-nose Kolob did the job easily. So did my Voron D. So did the freakin WWS. I think the devs did this one dirty, just like they did with the Tatras. It needs more power. Excellent review, though.

need to fix the torque issues need better collision model and 71 inch mud tires

Hey bro it’s jay been so long sorry stopped watching got really into fishing for a while 😅

If we could get these wide super heavy tires on the P12 and a more powerful engine that truck would be much nicer

for me its biggets upside is carrying the 3 slot crane while being undrownable. apart from that the lack of power and speed makes it very dissapointing; im currently wasting time with it when i should just get the tayga king and bandit and finish the dang fetch quest. if the ken said Azov on the nose no doubt Saber would have it cruising through bogs at 50 kmh

The power on this truck doesnt make sense to me, its almost as if weight on the frame, causes the frame to collide with the ground as if it were under the surface, and seeing that collision box someone makes sense, i was so confused to not be able to make it up a slight hill with the larger crane without AWD and no matter the gear the tires just seemed to twitch

Apparently that heavy crane is something like 53 tons by itself, which explains why the Kenworth feels underpowered with such a heavy add on. It’s fine with just freight in the 3 slot and towing most high saddle and Dolly axle trailers.

Only thing i really dislike with the new trucks are the crappy color options 😂

Meh. I'm happy with it. Gives me the 3 slot bed trailer combo I wanted. Don't know why p12 doesn't have it

I wish p12 get new engine

Can it be modded?

This truck needs way more power/torque. Luckily there's a mod for that, but without it, I found it disappointing. For example it struggles terribly with 2x medium logs. It can never stay in High gear when you need it. You're stuck in Low or 1st gear so much of the time, it's just frustrating, and there are plenty trucks that handle the same situation better. With the right mod it's great though, looks and sounds cool and nice add-on options.

I see 963 kenworth on a heavy haul truck saw

those huge tires look awesome but are barley any better than stock ones

I am very sad that they made the p12 even worse, now he is just a meme truck that don't even have a 2 slots bed while having the 3° longest frame. He needs more love from saber

P12 2.0

Needs more power! Fix that collision model too! The Mack is in worse shape. I hate how they shrunk the tires from the original beta size. From what I see, my guess is how close the rear axles are caused clipping, so instead of actually fixing the model, they shrunk the tires.

mastodon and kenny (this one) are the only trucks that are too powerless compared to their size

There is something seriously wrong with this truck, I think it's the gear ratios, it just doesn't accelerate given the insane engine it has.

Aramatsu forester is definitely loses job. Season 10 is great

I have to force myself to not use this truck for every mission.

Russian trucks can hinder you knowledge of the game while american trucks can hinder your will to play the game 😩. I use almost every single truck in this game just for the sake of variety and fun, because it really becames a chore to only drive tygas, azovs and vorons over and over again. And for every new player I always recomend to try and to learn how to drive them all.

Painfully underpowered even in Low gears.

I hate this truck it's garbage. Maybe it's the tires but I'm not a newcomer to Snowrunner