I currently work at the mine where this truck is and have for many years. You all would be happy to know this truck is still running and in great condition, along with some other Pacific's in the fleet!
@@kieranlavoie8124 It's the Blackfoot Bridge phosphate mine in southeast Idaho. The truck is actually in pretty good shape considering the age and miles. It has been a "reserve" truck for a couple years now and only used when one of the newer trucks are down. It has never left the asphalt so wasn't subject to the abuse I imagine the logging ones were.
That’s very interesting, hopefully it stays in service (and in good shape) for many years to come. They definitely don’t build trucks like that anymore.
I just downloaded the game and play on my PC with a PS3 controller. So far it is cool but man the first Chevy truck is slow and what a piece. Lol. Fun anyway.
ScorchinScooter my advice to you is sell all your trucks and get the international paystar trust me it’s worth it. Also the tutorial holds you back because you can’t fix the bridges and other obstacles in your way etc..
@@CokaRolla thanks for the advice. I will see about selling the trucks. I did sell the one already because I dragged a dead one parked outside the garage in and it fixed it so I modified it now. I forget the names. I will reply tomorrow.
So if I understand correctly, this truck was built 4 years after the company shut down. That's why they had to knock down part of the wall. To get the truck out of the building. Amazing company history. From the company story: "In October 1991 the last production truck was built. Shortly afterwards the factory was closed down and the property was sold. Then a company called Pacific Truck Parts was established. However in 1995 a customer from a mining company in Soda Springs, Idaho called and wished to place an order for a P-12-W3, to pull triple belly dump trailers with a total capacity of 250 tons. In order for the truck to be built this customer was required to pay in advance the full cost of production. This truck was built in the Parts Warehouse."
Can you imagine that phone call? "I want a truck please." ‘"We don’t build trucks anymore, we just sell parts." "Which parts?" "All of them sir." "Oh okay. I’ll take one of each please. And to simplify shipping, just go ahead and bolt them together."
If this is true, they probably wouldn't be happy about it, and you wouldn't be either since you'd have to pay the entire cost of production, but technically speaking, anyone else could do this to? Providing Pacific Truck Parts is still in operation? Doubt it
Yes, I'm sure the customer wouldn't mind the bashed and scratched bumper and grille and hood on their extremely expensive new truck. Paint is paint, sheet metal is sheet metal. Doesn't matter how big and powerful the truck is.
@@justforever96 Oh for sure they wouldn't mind, this beast saw worse in the 27 years since then working in the Blackfoot Bridge mine in Idaho and yet its still going, from what superslater1678 said on here, as they're one of the people working at that mine and saw this beast in operation, the thing is in service but on standby and it gets put into service whenever one of the newer, less robust trucks inevitably breaks down, like that tough old uncle picking up the slack when the grown-up nephews have hurt themselves by being stupid again XD
Oh yeah, the Edison hybrids are robust pieces of work born after the image of Pacific Trucks, they're built how all work vehicles ought to be built, nothing like the pansy waste of metals that is the Tesla semi truck. The electric drive is basically just an infinite-range output-limited gearbox for the engine, as it should be, locomotives have done it this way for at least 80 years now, ships have done it this way for at least 90 years now, so why haven't tractors and semi trucks joined the bandwagon when they're obviously big enough to take it? Edison seems to be trying to make the long-overdue changeover from pure engine to engine-powered-motors.
@@Avetho The main reason trucks haven't done it was cost and weight. Locomotives NEED to be heavy to be effective, so building them out of heavy parts and components is actually a good thing. Ships need to worry about weight too, but the operational benefits more than make up for the additional cost in weight. Trucks, though, are extremely conscious of weight and size. The technology just wasn't there to give enough benefits to justify the loss of weight capacity. Customers don't care about the trucks. All they care is getting as much freight moved as possible at once. So, conventional trucks have reigned supreme because of this. This is also the main reason why the Tesla truck has never said it's weight, because it is extremely heavy, based on a number of factors. Far heavier than a typical truck of its size and type.
Edison weighs almost the exact same as a standard diesel simply by having a smaller engine, few batteries, smaller fuel tanks, and no drive train@@danielhomant2832
I grew up in a logging town of mangagoy, surigao del sur in southern part of the Philippines. Picop, the name of the paper and logging company had a big fleet of Pacific trucks, along with Peter builts and one other brand i forgot. As a child, i love seeing these huge beast of a truck hauling centuries old logs that are behemoth! I have always been fascinated at the sight of these machines painted in yellow and hauling day in and day out in all weather conditions!
No problem, I am doing this for my step dad. He provided the video I just ripped it off the dvd and edited some of the blips out. I guess I am the techy and he is the knowledge base for Pacific Trucks. From, Clay N. aka ScorchinScooter
I’ve been a car guy/general cool machine lover all my life. Snowrunner brought me here thinking these amazing things didn’t really exist. I’m so happy that I’m wrong. But why can’t we build amazing stuff like this now?
EPA bullshit bottlenecking the production of engines that could reliably haul the amount of weight these trucks can handle. Maybe you could modernise some of these old ones by fitting newer marine engines in them, but who knows.
The main reason is trees are smaller now and technology has progressed. Now we use yarders, drag lines, forwarders, and other more specialized equipment to do the work. There are some places that do indeed still use these trucks and enough of them are out there to support a shop full time that rebuilds and maintains these and it's brethren. Generally speaking though, we just don't need them anymore.
These trucks are a testament to Canadian engineering. They're tough, reliable, and simple. I only wish there was Canadian vehicle manufacturers around today, putting out civilian vehicles. Yeah, there's a lot of manufacturers in Canada, but they make vehicles according to the company specs. They don't have the Canadian spin on them.
Amazing footage amazing coverage just amazing comments yall know much about these monsters of the road and off road. Anyway when i was a young boy in Samoa we used to swim in the back of a EUCLID tipper parked outside in the rain. That was our swimming pool in those days mid 60s. Memories galore thanks
So there is a new game out now called Snowrunner, I found a Pacific P16 truck in one of its maps, was looking at it thinking wait wtf is this for reals? google told me yeah it for reals.... these vids here on youtube are so unreal lol edit the view from the cabin, wwoww so high
Guy M Turner Transfer in Greensboro, NC has a Pacific that they use in their super load program. It is a beast and mostly gets used with the Goldhoffer trailers.
My shop teacher at Kitsilano Secondary brought us to a Finning( Tractor) plant on a tour and i was most impressed by the entire operation, no small wonder that given the challenges of logging in BC and elsewhere that Pacific was started - lots of talent and knowledge and applied ingenuity! BC born and raised!
I restore large military trucks in my retirement and when I see a Pacific It instantly makes me think of OshKosh Trucks, yet another specialty truck and vehicle manufacturer but with a much wider scope than Pacific! I see American companies like Pacific who built likely the very best product in their industry for many many years, I think of how the people who lived in the town where these trucks were built, all of them had family members and relatives who worked for PACIFIC, when they said it they were proud for so many reasons!! Govt clamp downs on engines design, pollution controls, unions, a declining/changing logging industry, foreign competition I dont know why Pacific is gone but it sure makes me SAD!
@@ScorchinScooter I understand that, I owned a computer company for 30 years but some things just seem way to AMERICAN to go away, I do know how ridiculous that sounds but there are things I just wish wouldn't change, BUT if they dont change THEN THEY GO AWAY! I know
Beautiful truck and a great piece of history. This truck helped millions of people build homes and have paper to write on in school. I am proud to be apart of this industry. Does anyone know where this video was taken?
I remember that because our company took over the warehouse when Pacific closed up and moved away, I particularly remember the day of the nisqually earthquake in Washington state and how much this building was shaking we thought it would come down for sure....
They must have been in production a very long time, as I believe the UK heavy haulage firm of Wynn's acquired 6 Pacifics many decades ago at a war surplus auction (I'll be happy to be corrected on that if I'm wrong). They were greatly regarded for their amazing pulling power. All were re-cabbed , extremely well known at the time in their red and yellow livery, and all named, the most famous one of course being the legendary "Dreadnought" which can be seen on RU-vid.
+jiggermast yes ,, they did ,, they were rebuilt ,, re engined , re cabbed,,, not once but a few times,,, to a state that the designer would not know them,,, wynns, had a habit of doing this,, until plating rules and yearly testing came in,,, it was the red tape and paper work that killed them off,,, then they worked in the middle east for wynn's,, together with their home modified trailers,,,
+Angus Montrose Thanks Angus, that's really interesting, I didn't know they sent them off to the middle east! I was offered one of the smaller Wynn's 6X4's many years ago, but declined, as I had no where to keep it! I also recall at one time reading that one actually went to Ireland and was lost all track of! They certainly evoke a sadly never to return era when Empirical knowledge mattered and was correctly valued and appreciated, unlike today when pieces of paper seem to count more than actual ability and common sense!
The Wynn's trucks were built from WW2 Pacific M26 "Dragon Wagons" Pacific in this instance refers to Pacific Car & Foundry of Seattle, Washington, USA. (Today, known as Paccar.) These trucks predate Pacific Truck & Trailer of North Vancouver, Canada by several years. They are not the same thing. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M25_Tank_Transporter en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Trucks
It's rather bittersweet that Pacific will never produce another truck, especially with modern saftey and emissions regulations that can't be accommodated on these half-century old designs. However, it's good to know that Pacific still exists as a parts provider that keeps these giants out of obsolescence, and that Western Star makes a truck similar to the P-12, but modern in many ways; the 6900XD.
Not many people are aware of this, but Pacific will still build a truck if it is fully paid for in advance like this truck was. I was told it would be close to a million dollars to get a new P16 built, but it's possible.
This thing is awsome! I first saw it in Snowrunner, too- thought this is made up. And i really like the old roadscene with all the long gone cars in it. A lot of Rabbits and a Mercedes T-Wagon. As a German i appreciate Americans used to like German cars. Now i get off topic- A great truck and sweet movie.
I found the one you're talking about at 49°13'37.6"N 122°53'03.4"W but it doesn't appear to be the same truck. Different shape and size to the windscreen and roof area. Different headlights, grille, bumper, etc.
Wowzers, what a treat to have found this VHS to online server video. I don't even know how ya' transfered old school media like this to RU-vid. That giant Canadian Pacific truck is considered rare down here in the U.S. I reckon they're considered rare now in Canada these days, too... I hope those stay alive...
That would be a tough move, these trucks were over 12’ wide at the outside dual and therefore too wide to run on a regular highway without oversize and overweight permits. Would be a very expensive move for sure.
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That is not something you'd want to have an argument with coming up behind you on a long stretch of road. It would be suicidal, even for a coach bus to brake check scam one of these monsters on the freeway.
I imagine it went down like this... Customer: I'll like to order a truck Pacific Parts Company: We only stock parts now. Customer: Huh? What parts you got? Pacific: Everything. Enough to rebuild a whole vehicle! Customer: So you're saying...
As with all Canadian Companies that do well they were bought by a foreign entity then closed so that Co. (in this case IH) can produce trucks that last 10 years.
I have been looking at the vid of some of these trucks , l saw one with a load of logs and the driver standing erect walked under the log bunk , which was 16 ft w load hight of 30 ft , tires 5 ft high . I have been looking trying to find particulars , tire sizes & dimensions, what engine & its particulars , stance of truck , what the #s of its make mean ! SOMEONE who knows these things should put out a vid , show & tell !!!!
@@ScorchinScooter Thanks for that link, enjoyed that history. Loved the texas driver "What type of conventional is that?" A real truck,built in canada. Lol
They used a CAT 3412 engine and Allison 6-speed automatic for this final truck. When I posted this video I could only do shorter ones so there are three parts to it. I uploaded this for my stepfather and really don't know much about trucks.
