Popular Post james j neiweem Posted April 4, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 4, 2022 KW W900B Dump - Shortcut.lnk Tried to upload a copy of a KW W900B. This is probably my favorite non Mack truck. Very rugged looking!KW W900B Dump - Shortcut.lnk 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69482-sharp-kw/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 Yes that thing is badass Kenworth was always my second or third choice after Mack and Brockway of course ha ha thanks for the post.. bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69482-sharp-kw/#findComment-494439 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 My wife wants a canary yellow Pete 379, with bug eye headlights.. But a KW W-900 L would be a sweet ride too.. She just wants it to drive around in.. Go buy groceries or whatever.. Mabey I could sell her Harley Tri-Glide Ultra Classic and her Pristene 81' C-10, and get her one,,,, yeah right... jojo 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69482-sharp-kw/#findComment-494443 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Chicks are hard to persuade anything ha ha good luck Bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69482-sharp-kw/#findComment-494455 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Yes sir I could deal with a Peterbilt 379 myself but not yellow… bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69482-sharp-kw/#findComment-494456 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 not much a twin stack dump truck person, i would take that KW as a 4 axle HD lowbed tractor. growing up on B-81 dumps, never "understood "twin stacks on a dump. now a 4 axle high horse power tractor hooked to 2 axle jeep connecting to a 4 axle lowbed maybe a 2 axle stinger!! got my vote. don't worry wife looks at me with that expression too.. LOL 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69482-sharp-kw/#findComment-494458 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 of course that combo a big deal in good ole USA. we all know our friends "down under" that 4x2x4x2 is an every day work ride. i'd vacation in Australia just to see , maybe ride in a combo like that. another favorite on u-tube oversize loads. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69482-sharp-kw/#findComment-494459 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Hell I was so busy digging the cab And nose I didn’t even notice the two Pipes ha ha . And yes we get it you would rather do oversize with that rig….. bob 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69482-sharp-kw/#findComment-494460 Share on other sites More sharing options...
67RModel Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 14 hours ago, mechohaulic said: not much a twin stack dump truck person, i would take that KW as a 4 axle HD lowbed tractor. growing up on B-81 dumps, never "understood "twin stacks on a dump. I agree. I still don't understand twin stacks on an inline 6 engine period....there is only one manifold. If its and E9, 3408 Cat etc. I can understand the use of twin stacks with those engines but even those I think join together shortly after the manifolds to go into the turbo. A lot of the new trucks with emissions and DPFs just have a dummy pipe on the drivers side that goes under the cab and is open ended. For looks only. My 94 RD Dump has a factory weed burner exhaust and I actually like it better than having a stack. I don't have to worry about the side of my bed getting all sooted up. Also I think its a little quieter having the muffler down underneath vs. vertically up next to the cab...If had a dollar for everyone who told me to put a stack on it I wouldn't need to work anymore 😂 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69482-sharp-kw/#findComment-494523 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 We ran them weed burners at Nissens Only problem is hooking up a box you’re about choking to death seems that exhaust is always blowing right at you ha ha Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69482-sharp-kw/#findComment-494527 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 i prefer "weed burners" too. but the bossman likes chrome stacks. Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69482-sharp-kw/#findComment-494539 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Lol after 46 years of road driving frankly I don’t give a damn can’t wait to get out of them… bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69482-sharp-kw/#findComment-494543 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 But I’ll give it that much the weed burners are probably a lot cheaper .., Bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69482-sharp-kw/#findComment-494544 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 and really good when a toolbag stops traffic in the left lane of a two lane to cut off someone 200 foot before the right turn with his window open. this is when you lay into the throttle on your pre emissions truck and fill his car up with heavy black smoke...😁 2 Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69482-sharp-kw/#findComment-494546 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Not sure but I think UPS and US mail used them for years maybe they still do: bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69482-sharp-kw/#findComment-494547 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 fleets ran them 1- cheaper due to less parts involved ;2- didn't get right side of trailers dirty with soot=== before computers and emissions , clean was important to many fleets. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69482-sharp-kw/#findComment-494550 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 i'm all in favor of a clean shiny truck , dump;; tractor or what ever. things all over have changed drastically through the yrs. dumps around here have the shiny alum bodies, tanks, couldn't count all the lights , etc. the thrill is great at the start if you are only a company driver. after a while the thrill might wear off. still have to clean /polish. my question many times is " how do you haul rock and stone in that? 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69482-sharp-kw/#findComment-494551 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 I have bitched so many times about hours spent on 'keeping the light's on' because there is 50 of them.. or how a 4 wheel brake job takes 30+ minutes longer because of all chrome caps,... "I have a full shop and dont have time to waste on you re 'make-up'"!!!... yeah they look good, i just cringe when I have to work on them, and god forbid, if something gets a scratch.. then I have to go inside the cab to make a repair, and the pretty truck is a damn mess in the cab with spit cups and stains all over the dash and the floor, piss jugs and such, .. "But I need to look good goin down the road" anyway,, I laugh, but for me it suck's.. jojo 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69482-sharp-kw/#findComment-494552 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 my bossman in constantly getting on my case about the truck being dirty on the outside. but you can eat off the floors inside. i wipe the inside down at least twice a day. and clean my boots before getting in. outside is a different story. one trip into a quarry at 5 mph and it looks like it has not been washed in 6 months. why? because all the askwholes that run by the ton go 50 in the quarry and kick up tire spray that will get a truck 100 foot away dirty. they simply are too freakin stupid to realize if you see dust, you are going too fast. and the only reason the water trucks keep the roads soaked is because they speed and create massive dust clouds. then they get out on the road and speed, run the left lane and shoulder, run red lights, roll over, run over cars, spill loads all over the place, blah blah blah. and bitch about the cops busting their balls instead of going after criminals. 2 Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69482-sharp-kw/#findComment-494554 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 i do try to keep it clean, but there is only so much i can do. i am usually hooked to a trailer and loaded with machines. this makes it very hard to get to the garage to wash it. 1 Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69482-sharp-kw/#findComment-494555 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 2 hours ago, Joey Mack said: I have bitched so many times about hours spent on 'keeping the light's on' because there is 50 of them.. or how a 4 wheel brake job takes 30+ minutes longer because of all chrome caps,... "I have a full shop and dont have time to waste on you re 'make-up'"!!!... yeah they look good, i just cringe when I have to work on them, and god forbid, if something gets a scratch.. then I have to go inside the cab to make a repair, and the pretty truck is a damn mess in the cab with spit cups and stains all over the dash and the floor, piss jugs and such, .. "But I need to look good goin down the road" anyway,, I laugh, but for me it suck's.. jojo in the mack days, there was a construction company who's dirtiest truck looked like it just came out of a museum. mack had a recall on the axle spiders . basically they had to be removed and swapped .left to right and vise versa. cams were opening opposing tire rotation and chattered. the owner and his son stood over my shoulder watching axles being removed. as was told to me "we had just removed 8 tires and REPAINTED the rims". truck was brand new. beyond spotless inside and out. a DM685sx. how do you pull axle caps/axles with not a drop of oil on the rims. a lot of rags /pan . no could not tell them sit in lounge, they had a lot of pull with management/owner. clean is good; job nerve racking Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69482-sharp-kw/#findComment-494560 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 i 've heard stories of trucks deadline/ fined due to idiot lights not working. as inspector mentioned." if the light is there it has to work" doesn't matter if it's one of 10 on the roof or 20+on the body. reality was another ball breaking way state made money. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69482-sharp-kw/#findComment-494561 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 (edited) We used to have engine light on all the time with the older T800s most of us would just ignore them… truck would run perfect with them on for years we would simply ignore them… bob Edited April 6, 2022 by mowerman Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69482-sharp-kw/#findComment-494578 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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