Popular Post The Rubber Duck 006 Posted Monday at 11:28 PM Popular Post Share Posted Monday at 11:28 PM No it ain't Haulin' logs but it's a KW....I'M NOW A TANKER YANKER HAULIN' MOO DOG JUICE!!!! 7 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75221-a-new-chapter-in-the-life-of-the-duck/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Joey Mack Posted Monday at 11:31 PM Popular Post Share Posted Monday at 11:31 PM Glad to see its a 3 pedal truck.. 👍 2 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75221-a-new-chapter-in-the-life-of-the-duck/#findComment-570254 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Rubber Duck 006 Posted Tuesday at 12:44 AM Author Popular Post Share Posted Tuesday at 12:44 AM 1 hour ago, Joey Mack said: Glad to see its a 3 pedal truck.. 👍 2013 Kenworth T660 525Hp Cummins. This is the first Kenworth I've ever had as a Company Driver!! 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75221-a-new-chapter-in-the-life-of-the-duck/#findComment-570270 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted Tuesday at 10:59 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 10:59 AM nice riding rig, aint it? i was amazed when i got into a 2015 T880 how much like a car it rode. 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/75221-a-new-chapter-in-the-life-of-the-duck/#findComment-570293 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rubber Duck 006 Posted Tuesday at 03:43 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 03:43 PM 4 hours ago, tjc transport said: nice riding rig, aint it? i was amazed when i got into a 2015 T880 how much like a car it rode. Yes it's Very nice...I'm really Happy with it 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75221-a-new-chapter-in-the-life-of-the-duck/#findComment-570317 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted Tuesday at 07:32 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 07:32 PM Any better money?? Or hours 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75221-a-new-chapter-in-the-life-of-the-duck/#findComment-570334 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted Wednesday at 08:10 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 08:10 AM Hope it all works out okay Dunno why American trucks are so ugly these days KW 909 from Australia, looks a lot more like a truck should Paul Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75221-a-new-chapter-in-the-life-of-the-duck/#findComment-570383 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted Wednesday at 10:39 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 10:39 AM Paul, at least down under you got trucks that still look like trucks. here we get the new Kenworth W990. looks more like a Western Star than a Kenworth. 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/75221-a-new-chapter-in-the-life-of-the-duck/#findComment-570385 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Cummings Posted Wednesday at 11:37 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 11:37 AM 58 minutes ago, tjc transport said: Paul, at least down under you got trucks that still look like trucks. here we get the new Kenworth W990. looks more like a Western Star than a Kenworth. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75221-a-new-chapter-in-the-life-of-the-duck/#findComment-570390 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseliner64 Posted Wednesday at 01:39 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 01:39 PM Thought the Rubber Duck was always a Tanker Yanker??? Yeah good luck with the new job.Yanked a fair few tanks in my time.One job I was in we hauled tanks all the time.From Milk,Whey,Fats for feed(Mad Cow Disease finnished that!!!!,) to palm acid oil for sweets then Petrol Diesel and Jet A1 fuel.Always enjoyed tanker work hope you do too.KW looks sweet... Paul 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75221-a-new-chapter-in-the-life-of-the-duck/#findComment-570393 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted Wednesday at 03:38 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 03:38 PM Only hauled Texico gasoline for a couple of weeks with an R model. Mack the pay wasn’t that good and I had to get up at 1 o’clock in the morning to be down at the yard by four. Freezing my ass off loading the tank with gasoline middle of winter I didn’t last long. Only thing good about it was the rig .. woohoo each other and Paul as far as I know we don’t make or offer the W 900 anymore that looks like that Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75221-a-new-chapter-in-the-life-of-the-duck/#findComment-570400 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted Wednesday at 06:00 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:00 PM 2025 is the last year for the W900 Bob. 2026 starts W990 only. 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/75221-a-new-chapter-in-the-life-of-the-duck/#findComment-570404 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted Wednesday at 06:32 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:32 PM ok thanks for that.....its not the worse thing ive ever seen but,,,it definately does not measure up to 900,,,bob 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75221-a-new-chapter-in-the-life-of-the-duck/#findComment-570406 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted Wednesday at 06:38 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:38 PM still miss my 2015 T800,i really liked the updated dashboard and guages door panel,,,from the previous model,,,even the dome lights were way brighter than they were,,,,you could actually see your log book at night,,,,but i dont miss working lol Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75221-a-new-chapter-in-the-life-of-the-duck/#findComment-570407 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted Wednesday at 06:41 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:41 PM you know i think it was slightly older than i posted possibly 2012 or 13 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75221-a-new-chapter-in-the-life-of-the-duck/#findComment-570408 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted Wednesday at 06:48 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:48 PM i do remember,,,worse part,,i had to give up the T800 and go into a volvo..to move up the latter ....more money and miles....oohh well.lol.bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75221-a-new-chapter-in-the-life-of-the-duck/#findComment-570409 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mrsmackpaul Posted Wednesday at 07:18 PM Popular Post Share Posted Wednesday at 07:18 PM 7 hours ago, Joseph Cummings said: Yeah, um, nah, sorry I got nothing FFS as the Swishman would say lol Paul 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75221-a-new-chapter-in-the-life-of-the-duck/#findComment-570411 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted Wednesday at 07:47 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 07:47 PM haha,,,and we thought couldnt get any uglier than a volvo,,,well there it is fellas,,, 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75221-a-new-chapter-in-the-life-of-the-duck/#findComment-570413 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post other dog Posted Wednesday at 09:24 PM Popular Post Share Posted Wednesday at 09:24 PM I used to drive a T660 and it was one of the best and one of the worst trucks I ever drove. But it wasn't the truck's fault, it was just set up totally wrong for what I was doing. I was hauling mostly treated lumber and steel- I would load the lumber in Moneta, VA. and take it mainly to Ohio and western Pa.then load coils and bring them back to Lynchburg, VA. It was uphill all the way up there, and it was uphill all the way back. I was loaded heavy both ways, I never weighed a load of the treated lumber that wasn't over gross. And the truck had a 455hp. PACCAR engine in it with a 10 speed transmission and 3.36 rears. It seemed like a slug to me, especially after getting out of a Peterbilt with a 550 Cat with an 18 speed. When Jeff traded it for a T800 it was on it's 3rd. turbo, only had 400 and some thousand miles on it. For the "best" truck, it was one of the most comfortable trucks I drove. It rode great, drove great, and was one of the best insulated- no, that's wrong, it was THE best insulated truck I ever drove. Unless it was under 20 degrees I could turn it off in winter and sleep comfortably. It had 3 way power mirrors that went up and down, not just in and out. I often said that if it had had the running gear that the T800 that I got after the T660 it would have been the cat's ass. This is the T800 Jeff traded it for, it was a great truck. 500 ISX Cummins, 18 speed, 3.55 rears. I had no complaints about this one. This is the 2nd. T800 Jeff bought, I was driving this when I retired. It had a 500 HP X15 Cummins engine, 18 speed, 3.55 rears too. Identical to the first one except for the external breathers. And both of those 500hp Cummins engines would out pull the 550 Cat, easily. Same transmission, same rears. 1 2 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75221-a-new-chapter-in-the-life-of-the-duck/#findComment-570422 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted Wednesday at 10:50 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 10:50 PM i hated the T800. cab way way too small for big people. 455HP paccar engine with a 10 speed and 3.36 gears is great for an over the road truck that never has to stop or climb hills. i have a 565 X15 cummins with 4.56 gears and an allison RSD4500 trans in my 2024.. perfect combination for the local driving i do, and gets me 7 MPG average local driving. i am in 6th gear at 45-50 mph. the 2022 with 565 engine, 4500 trans, and 3.90 gears stinks. have to go at least 60 to get into 6th. and gets 4-5 MPG local driving. 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/75221-a-new-chapter-in-the-life-of-the-duck/#findComment-570433 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Joey Mack Posted Wednesday at 10:54 PM Popular Post Share Posted Wednesday at 10:54 PM Just because.... You guys that have over 30 years in a truck impress me.. 👍 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75221-a-new-chapter-in-the-life-of-the-duck/#findComment-570436 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted Wednesday at 11:32 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 11:32 PM 34 minutes ago, tjc transport said: i hated the T800. cab way way too small for big people. 455HP paccar engine with a 10 speed and 3.36 gears is great for an over the road truck that never has to stop or climb hills. i have a 565 X15 cummins with 4.56 gears and an allison RSD4500 trans in my 2024.. perfect combination for the local driving i do, and gets me 7 MPG average local driving. i am in 6th gear at 45-50 mph. the 2022 with 565 engine, 4500 trans, and 3.90 gears stinks. have to go at least 60 to get into 6th. and gets 4-5 MPG local driving. No doubt, the T660 got great fuel mileage. I always said if I only ran to Florida or Texas every week, which I did not, it would be a great truck. It was just not the best suited for what I was doing. If it had 3.70 rears, or even 3.55's, and a 13 speed with the 485hp. engine it would have been much better I'm sure. I think 485hp was the biggest PACCAR available at the time. 2 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75221-a-new-chapter-in-the-life-of-the-duck/#findComment-570440 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted Wednesday at 11:47 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 11:47 PM 49 minutes ago, Joey Mack said: Just because.... You guys that have over 30 years in a truck impress me.. 👍 30??? i beg your pardon! i have 53 years behind the wheel and climbing. i tried figuring out miles driven by miles on speedometers of trucks when i got out of them for a newer truck. i got a headache and stopped somewhere around 2,550,000 miles. 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/75221-a-new-chapter-in-the-life-of-the-duck/#findComment-570445 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Joey Mack Posted Wednesday at 11:48 PM Popular Post Share Posted Wednesday at 11:48 PM I just tossed out an impressive number... Grandpa... 1 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75221-a-new-chapter-in-the-life-of-the-duck/#findComment-570447 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Rubber Duck 006 Posted Thursday at 01:58 AM Author Popular Post Share Posted Thursday at 01:58 AM On 2/25/2025 at 2:32 PM, mowerman said: Any better money?? Or hours Way better than the stone hauling gig. Hours are about the same but no shutdowns due to cold weather. Plus my new bosses are awesome 👌. 5 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75221-a-new-chapter-in-the-life-of-the-duck/#findComment-570456 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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