Pete 359 Classic Takeoff 

My chest tightened at the end as I thought he was heading for a roll over about 1.55 it sure settled those logs in though! Great looking truck he has there!

When I see trucking like this it makes me think of how GOD blessed and watched over me trucking for 50yrs an operating everything that moved an drove everything but parkin lot an bed buggin. I started driving a 777 uke gas tanker when I was 16. I was 16 when I got my chauffeurs in 1968. I ran all equipment then drove a coal bucket and trailer an ran the coal mines in 5 or 6 states, pulled flat bed, bulk tank, drop deck an heavy mine equipment wide and heavy. Then about 1978 or 79 ran west coast and northwest all COs reefers, dry box, wedge, bulk tankers an retired with Howard Lisk in Wadesboro NC. RAN muddy mountains pulled in an out of places like you are in also with stick wagon. The harrier it got the better I was by the Grace of GOD. One job I applied for I was told I was over experienced but I just tried to do the best job I could do. I met some great people in 50yrs in 48 states, my name was BLACKJACK. Trucks didn't have air bags or the ones way back didn't so arthritis and trailer whiplash has beat me to death. Keep on trucking boys make sure JESUS CHRIST is number one. 🙏He made me let him out a couple times because I was getting a little to rowdy but he was always waiting on me to pick him back up a little further down the road. 😇 Be safe an make sure THE POWER AND THE GLORY is in the buddy seat and it will be just fine.

1:53 he's definitely made that turn before, he knows to gun it before the trailer tips, I thought it was gonna tip myself

I bet that gave him alil bit of a scare there at the end

Always good to see what other guys are doing and what they're working with. Nice work on getting out them woods. You did what you had to do. Thanks for posting.

I whole heartedy agree. Low tech doesn't break and leave you stranded in the bush

sweet peterbilt i love my petes my dad had a 85 pete 359 with a 400 Cummins and i miss it we sold her in 2000 i want her back!!!!!!! I love my peterbilts!!!!!!

Very classy truck, thanks for the video! Trucking can be fun and a lot of work all rolled into 1! Best of luck to you!

1:58 almost an "oh no" moment.

i like how he gets it through the ditch without loosin it. Bad Ass Pete

Great to see an ol'classic blowin smoke and jammin gears!!

You got to love the sound of that mechanical caterpillar

Also, by directing the exhaust upwards, it keeps the soot from building up on the trailer, and prevents smaller cars from getting blasted with exhaust (which could happen if the exhaust was directed downward or sideways).

It scared the crap outta me when it looked like that trailer was gonna tip over

WOW!!! OLD PETERBILT TRUCKS ARE THE BEST!!!

" rollin' coal ' !!...... * I live in logging country of upState NY and never have seen a load of logs loaded that way .... thumbs up !!

I like these type of videos best. Showing the trucks doing work they were built to do.

its amazing how thse big old US trucks keep running for decades. in UK its rare to see a truck over about 7 years old

Всё-таки, что не говори, а Американская классика это нечто, красота, звук мотора, это очень круто👍👍👍

We're not gonna save the world with these beasts, but damn it's such a good show...

Wow this old beast looks better than some newer trucks out on the road. I had a chance to buy one this same year and model, but I didn't. I thought it was a 2000's truck but nope. My company wants 07 and newer. But what a beautiful rig.

It's nearly impossible to roll a rail trailer like this one. The wood moves (as i'm sure you noticed) It will fall off long before it will roll.

Awesome 👌

like heavy equipment. The operator is a very good skill. Very good sound. Thank you from Japan.

My all time fav truck, Pete 379 long nose with a flat top bunk and bologna cut stacks! Guys this wasn't the first time he went through the ditch, you can see the tracks from doing it a few times before.

Damn straight there ain't no particulate filter in that exhaust!

Beautifull Truck...

GOOD ONE! I love it. It must took alot of practice and guts doing that left turn!!! I'm still LOLing 34x over that one nice job!

@Teejoker1 You got my vote man. LOVE the old stuff. It was made to work. New stuff, is a pathetic and ridiculous loss of quality, and practicality. Good to see some still rockin' this old equipment!~

Love it when he starts moving, all that black smoke! Nice vid driver, and sweet Pete!

Those old 359's were just put together RIGHT...I ran an '84 non-extended hood for a guy pulling a lowboy/flatbed/landoll, it had 1.8 million on the clock...and that damn thing pulled/rode better than the '06 379 I run now with 870K on the clock. Some things have improved over the years, yes...but there's a lot that's went downhill. Good to see that old hoss still earning its keep.

I like the sound from the air bag dump valve lol we used to have a pete that did the same sound and I've been wanting another one like lol

I almost thought that load was going over there at the end, love the video!

A point of view: High tech/High maintenance or Low tech Reliability, a dash that tells you nothing or a dash that tells you everything (and does it efficiently)

Hard truck sounds.. Takes me back to my childhood

Nothing like a Pete!

love randomly stumbling onto fellow Manitoban videos haha your brothers got himself one gorgeous rig

@WilsonHines nice choice, computers dont belong in a 359. best part of driving a truck with a smokey old motor: passing a prius and then foggin' him out...........gotta get a vid of that some time.

I like heavy equipment. The operator is a very good skill. Very good engine sound. Thank you from Japan.

Love the sound of an old B model cat nothing like it

That was awesome I was really thinking that trailer at the end would have those logs come off.

lol nice turn at the ending xD

Good ol Pete

My favorite part of the video is the no commercials part. Thanks.

That was pretty close . Give er the goose, and out you go. smoke is good.

Thanks bud, I appreciate it! I think this might be my favourite comment on RU-vid ;)

Dude,wasn't giving you a hard time.I am old school,,am looking at a 77 KW Conv with a 450 KT.1,150 C.I's of power.Keep on truckin,I am.

i was reading your other comment , you pull 80,000kgs with your rig ? damn! well, you guys in Australia and the "wood ticks" in Canada have me beat . only 120,000 lbs for me moving concrete crushing equipment . and i do not even like that a lot . my hats off to both you and the guys in this video !

Perfect! Well Done!

1:57 Load shifted to driver's side from running the ditch.

Canon Powershot SX20IS, Great camera. I actually bought it as a still camera for a trip to Kennedy space centre in 2009, but 30k pictures, videos and one vehicle roll over later it still works great!

Those model of pete's are the best looking truck ever

Should have gotten a little wider on that turn there.

I agree if you not at home your at work !, first real. Truck I ever drove was a 78 classic , bull rack. Trucking has gone to hell the thing I drive now has camera in my face , computer controlled everything.

my first truck was a 87 t600 with a b model and 6" straights...loved my old CAT!!...nice video

Beautiful truck, always nice to see a proper truck in the grit working. You only ever see these shined up on the highway. A little dirty is a good look for this baby

@JRtransport379 I have had the efficiency discussion many times here and for some reason people dont understand it but a 25 year old truck is MORE efficient than a new peice of junk that wont last.

I'd like to know your reasoning behind that comment.... Low tech is all you can rely on. If its not on the truck, it cannot break (wires, computers, DEF system DPF system etc) NASA even has low tech implace for all of its back up systems. Take a look at the engin used for getting back off of the moon. It used hypergolic fuels for that exact reason-they are low-tech, all that is needed is to turn a valve that separates them and boom, you can get back home. Lookin forward to the replys here

I thought for sure that the trailer was going to tip at 1:58! Man this guy got lucky!

Good. Plants need CO² for photosynthesis. Best supply it right where they grow.

if it ain't broke don't fix it! show me an '87 volvo that still hauls from even this pansy terrain.

Won't catch me hauling logs with a trailer like that.

I grew up watching Convoy and and that era of trucks, when trucks were cool, I drive a truck now, always wanted too, but sadly I wont ever get to drive a beast like this.. I drive a MAN TGX 26.440 (UK truck) and its a nice comfy drive, Full Auto, all the mod cons.. all I wanna do is Drive a beast like that :) Open her up full Bore and watch the black pour out the stacks :)

Just beautiful!!

Nice truck

Beat that "tesla semi"

Damn I was holding on for dear life.im sure he's used to that spot and I'm sure that all of those trucks leaving that spot probably used to that dip.great sounding peterbilt

thats why i always say loggers are the real truckers, they arent soy boys concerned about MPG and aerodynamics and fuel efficiency - they want a truck that gets shit done properly and that you can play rough with and it won't blow out the gearbox or throw a rod. older trucks have a hell of a lot more tolerance in their parts because they were made to work and work dependably.

my home province of Manitoba

HAHA LOL!!! I was waiting for a wise crackin aussie to show me up ;) Yeah, I'd love to see or drive one of your awesome trains out there, but I'll have to settle for what we got here You guys really know how to get it done!

i would drive that pete every day if i could it may be old but goddamn that is one well built and solid truck

Awesome video man this is great stuff right here

Awesome, i'd love to see it! But does it work on the highway, or in the bush? Either way, I am glad to hear that there are some other good old rigs out there. But a new Volvo does not stand up out here Again, I would love to see that '86 hauling big loads.

@MammoetFan how is it bad for the environment? it burns LESS fuel than a plastic euro truck would in this scenario, it scores better on those stupid emmisions tests, breaks less (meaning fewer unncessesary miles as well as fewer parts are needed to be manufatured), is durable enough to not require replacement every four years meaning another truck doesnot have to be built to replace it. I could go on with more examples of how this truck is better, but I dont care. Go drive your fugly volvo.

I love he rolls the coal in the beginning!! Good job driver at the end!!

Wonderful truck! A tricky turn there at the end, nice to see it went well :).

I used to be a yard jockey when I was younger so I have a little tiny bit of experience, but not as much as most probably watching this video. My question is, how much torsion can a trailer or 5th wheel take before something happens? I never had to deal with this as I always had a smooth paved road to drive on. Specifically asking because of 1:57.

wtf is happening with the truck in the beginning? was that when the starter was running? o.O

Such an ideal vehicle for working in the woods... ;)

That's a high quality camera I thought it was a cartoon when the video first started

Load 24 tons??

Sad to know that the soy boy generation of today would scrap history like that and still drink their Starbucks coffee that was delivered by trucks like that 🤦🏻‍♂️. Btw, I'm only 39yrs old and appreciate a mechanical engine without all that EGR crap!

What an awesome good looking truck.

Good old 425 B Cat. I'll watch for this truck on the road this winter!

@celticbobb p.p.s. this rig is one of the lightest and most efficient of its kind, so stuff it and go back to worshiping Obama. p.p.p.s it does better on emissions testing than my tier two emissions truck while burning less fuel.

Me: ah the gentle rumble of the engine The engine: POWAAAAAAA

very cool and interesting ! thx for the reply ... I enjoy watching videos from your area . i like the cab over design of the MANN And Scania they would be very useful when i have been to New York city and Boston and such places .

wow, nice camera. crystal clear video, such a refreshing thing to see. oh yeah, and the pete is nice too.

trucks a beast and amazing looking

NIce looking truck. Definitely can tell that you are back east even if you hadn't posted Vassar MB. Here in the west of the US we load the logs on long ways and don't cut them down.

i get the feeling the old girl is turned up a little, or the injection pumps bin tampered with! love it eathor way dude! personalty i dont liek rolling a ton of coal but hey its his truck so let it roll! love my duramax

Peterbilt 359 = Gettin' it done since 1967

You're great man, I love how you dealt with this fool.

Very nice truck !!

At the end I thought that the trailer was gonna tip over on that left turn. Suppose if the guy swung out a little wider he could’ve missed that mud hole there? At least he didn’t lose that log load at the end though.

3406 Cat? Hearing the Waylon Jennings song “Rough & Rowdy Days” while watching this video would be a good combination! Damn those old 359’s never loose their cool! Good Day Everyone!

@1:59 the almost wooooowf moment 👼

thats a nice big strong peter!

ah, the good ol' days when there was big puffs of black smoke comin' out the pipes!

Nothing like the look of a Pete😎👍