Yes I know this videos old but my granddad has a Kenworth W900L here in Britain, and let me tell you it's the most amazing experience ever.

I love coming back and viewing these videos. I watched these growing up

Can't belive this video is nearly 10 years old! I remember downloading this mod in 2013 and how i was so excited to be like Squirrel. We all remember the feeling of trying new trucks and seeing an American Icon! Squirrel started all of our love and our drive for trucks! And for that i thank u!

when it comes to giving way to big trucks my general rule is: they are bigger therefore they have right of way. if a truck has a trailer on I always give at least 4 car lengths or more for them to turn safely

people all over the world do not realize it takes a lot longer to stop 80,000 lbs. then it does 4,000 lbs. this is why i believe people need to take a truck driving coarse before they can get their license. so they will stop saying it was the truckers fault for not stopping when they get into an accident because they pulled out in front of him/her. same thing goes for trains, it is not uncommon in the U.S. to see a train with more than 5 locomotives pulling 200+ cars. it takes more than a mile to stop 1 million+ pounds of freight.

Squirrel needs to bring back these kinds of videos!

The boys are hungry in Southampton, and there's apples in Brussels, and we'll bring it back no matter what it takes.

Nostalgia. Fucking nostalgia.

27:00 that exactly how you are supposed to stay in the middle of you lane. Good Job on the video also

At 25:26 I thought my iPad died!

Hi Squirrel, First of all, great video. I know truck drivers in Canada, so I can answer your questions with a certain degree of confidence. I know that it takes more than a year to get comfortable with parking a trailer, and that is with a few parking jobs a day (driving locally and not long distance, so more trailers moved at shorter distances). I have been told that some people cannot park properly even after a couple of years driving though, and take their sweet time doing the parking. In exams, the truck driver has 5 minutes to reverse the trailer and park it within 20 cm or so of a dock, which can seem like a long time, but really isn't. Parking on the off side is very difficult. If you drive a non-sleeper truck, there is a window behind the driver which one can look through, instead of looking at the right mirror, in which of course you would see nothing but your own trailer until truck and trailer get aligned again. Otherwise, a person to guide on the outside is required. Meaningless to say, most of the time truck drivers here park on the driver's side, so that the driver can lean out the window and point the trailer in the right direction while nothing is visible in the mirror. Just as a side note, not only trucks are bigger in North America, but the trailers are longer than in Europe as well, up to 53'. However, streets are wider and straighter, so it will be interesting to see how a North American Truck sim would turn out.

"going forward is not so bad, but the second you got to turn or reverse..." American vehicles in a nutshell, lol. I'm from the U.S. BTW.

Kenworth! Big Ol' Murican truck lol. My uncle drove one for years cross country (US). Nice rigs they are.

The L in W900L stands for Long Nose because of the long hood configuration, and I know because i am a Class 1 commercial driver in British Columbia, Canada.

Front of that truck looks nice, back looks like the creator got bored of making a truck and left it all blank..

i watched this video on low volume last night so i could fall asleep to it. i fell into a deep sleep almost right away and then the honking at the end woke me up and scared the shit out of me. thanks, squirrel.

mph to km multiply by 1.6

I see tons of these when I am on the road I live in the u.s

Kenworths don't have a logo on top of the bonnet unlike a Mack which has a dog. As we in the industry say, "spend the day looking up a dogs bum". Your reference for road positioning is absolutely correct, it is what we use in real life as well as the off side mirror.

Squirrel, I am an American Trucker. The Kenworth W900L model is one of the most desired for owner operators, and one of the most expensive. The "L" at the end stands for "Long Hood." Great vid and love seeing you doing some American trucking over across the pond.

19:30 i swear that car didnt brake when turning

Then ATS was born

I dont think they make the W900 anymore but when I saw this, it reminded me of the time my dad had one of these. My favorite part was looking out at the long nose. Then the other cool part was the step down when you go into the sleeper. This is my favorite truck

@ 24:05 that majestic scratches squirrels truck and squirrel rages at that majestic driver... lol

It feels like it's missing something on the chassis. I don't like it. But that's just my preference

That truck is what we Americans drive

I like how the landing gear magically raises itself and there's no airlines very realistic still looks entertaining

Your video are very relaxing and enjoyable to watch! Keep up the good work and I have a tip and I know that I'm not a pro at this game, matter of fact I never played it before but I like it and wish I could anyway, you know when you go to Calalis, and when you are makin te right turn to go into the port, try turning left and then maybe it'll be eaiser to turn into the port to go down the ramp and that way the AI cars don't get in your way when you drive large loads.

Anyone else watched this three times or more?

Squirrel, i have 2 awesome things: I can choose u as a driver picture when creating a new profile on ETS2 and im getting a steering wheel for my b-day on 3 november

Before my wife got sick I drove trucks here in the US. I drove two W-900's among many other types. The first had a 13 spd with a 14L 3406 500 hp Cat. The second had a 15L 13 spd C15 550 hp Cat. Both pulled really strong. The King of the Hill Cat was a 16L engine and I THINK it was only built 2 years due to horrendous fuel consumption.

I don't know if anyone else has commented yet on this... But I'm amazed at how quickly you picked up on the one thing that we Americans are taught when driving vehicles with large front ends. Even the old 80's model Cadillacs, you used the hood ornament as a marker by driving with it on the right curb/road edge. Well done on getting that one quickly!!!

yes it comes with a 600 bhp engine (and smaller)...however what your missisng is the 2100 ft lbs of torque...about three times the average european rig

should have left the visor on it it looks bad A

The "L" in w900L designates "Longer hood"...approximately 16" longer.. I know I drove one for a couple years...yes they are still in production...they are one of the most road worthy trucks out there for hauling the "Interstate" highways here in North America

Squirrel, I'm an HGV I driver retired, when I did my test, my boss made my spend four weeks yard shunting which was a good training ground for reversing into tight spots I would say that all HGV drivers should do this. By the way love the videos. Keep on going.

American Muscle. This is why they need USA truck simulator. Great truck too.

never.....EVER.....ever....... take that sun visor off again

I love kenworths, I love to ride with my second cousin in his 379 Pete or my grandpa in our farm’s international pro star. I’m working towards becoming a diesel mechanic like my uncle then gonna get a CDL so I can drive the farm semi during the fall

The thing is that the outside of the truck is how it looks in real life. Plain paint is a very common thing and then it will be blinged out with chrome. and those mirrors are very accurate.

only 600 hp yes there engine is not as good as a cab over truck

Who is watching in 2016

believe it or not I saw a huge American style truck traveling at dome speed through a tiny lake district town, I have no idea how it fitted along any Cumbrian roads!

Interesting, from the wikipedia article on the truck: "The engine sizes for the W900 range from 9 liters to 16 liters, and it accommodates up to a 625-horsepower engine."

somehow i cant drive with 1st person cam but i can drive with 3rd person cam (and im a brony)

who is watching in jul/aug?

The moment you said 'food' (at 24:32), I paused the video and grabbed a bag of chips.

The AI has been too polite, Then proceeds to say, DON"T you dare scratch my truck, LOL

cant belive this was the first ever euro truck video i ever watched i regret nothing

and the big ass drop visor looked so much more badass than without.

The "West Coast" flat mirror is correct. It is used for looking at distances straight back. The convex, for extra sight left or right. I had nose mirrors for backing. You did pretty well for not being used to conventional tractors. It just takes getting used to.

One of my favorite truck mods for ETS2 . This and the Peterbilt 389. Both great mods in respect to the attention to detail. I'm a big fan of American trucks so I appreciate great mods like these.

It took me 4 weeks to get my commercial driver's license, and after I got a job, it took another 9k miles (about 3 weeks of driving) to actually get comfortable behind the wheel, and that was with a trainer. Then the company provided me with my own truck and it took a bit of getting used to, and I'm still learning things about driving.

I am from America and if you say hats off for the people who drive trucks like that Kenworth than you would be better off having your hat off at all times because their is a lot of people who drive trucks that are a little bigger than that! And their is a lot of them!

That is SOOO authentic!!!! I can recognize that it was a real rig! Idk what real European big rigs look like... But that was american! Its amazing! I'm not a truck driver... But I know one when I see one!

YOU have to bring these videos back to life there the best i hate to watch other people try and play this game

Hey squirrel I'm from western Canada. I drive an 07 Kenworth w900L pulling tanker. This model in this video is perfect. Yes they really sound like this and yes they have the turning radius of a whale.

i remember when my dad took me in a truck like that i loved it.

as soon as you said nano, i scrolled down to see if anyone had flamed you for it XD

I saw a Freightliner the other day and it was MASSIVE!!!! Just wanted to say that lol

This is the most interesting truck sim ive seen, looks realistic.

This was my favorite childhood video thank you for all the memories

Squirrel, as an over the road truck driver for over 22 yrs, seeing the W900L intrigued me to watch this vid. A few points, the emblem for the KW is a front facing one, the chrome piece at the end of your "bonnet" is a grab handle to pull open the hood. It doesn't show in the mod, but there is a big red KW on the front of it. As to the physics in turning, long wheel base trucks do not have the body lean a Euro truck would have. Watching the vid I didn't see much wrong with the physics. Yes, cornering is very tricky, W9's are not known for a tight turning radius. As far as the skill set to drive a truck over the road properly, there's never enough time behind the wheel to learn everything. As I said, I drove for over 22 years, and if i wasn't learning something new every trip, I would have become dangerous. It's more of a skill set, I took to it naturally, behind the wheel of these big trucks, I was in my element. I enjoyed the KW purchase, don't sell it!! A few more trips and you'll grow to love that big bitch!!! (and stay out of the UK, those roads are soooo small!!)

my friends dad owns a haulage company up in the northern half of western Australia (a.k.a the Kimberly), and she often travels with her dad on these huuge cross country 1,500 to 2,000 km journeys through Australia, and most of the time they are tandem trucks, and she often gets a hand at driving them, even though shes only 13...

HAhahaha I laughed sooo hard at 25:50 when he goes "I'm gonna have to bully my way out of this situation".... then immediately slams into someone. This was the greatest squirrel episode ever!! hhaahaha

Checking this sim out. This is the first Eurotruck bid I've seen. Always go with the Kenworth. Posting this from my KW sleeper right now. Lay down the hammer and keep trukin.

Nice video! I drove a KW W900 for about two years. Was hauling cross country here in the USA. But the company I drove it for went out of business and I got a Volvo to drive at my new company. I like the KW W900. Thanks for the video!

wow thats a very detailed model. my good friend has a w900. its a beast rolling on the freeway in the usa

who ever did the model work on this truck did an awesome job

It's funny this should get recommended to me today, because I just traded in a W900L Long version (from a more recent mod) for a Scania R730. Also those tiny horns are actually really good, most of my trucks have had them.

i love how the first 15 minutes are nothing but you customizing your truck the way a girl would dress a barbie and then driving for a few seconds to admire the truck and get to the other paintjob place while going "Oh my god this is so big its like so very big. this truck is very massive i feel so small compared to this massivly massive big truck"

this kenwoth loooks like a proper beast

for some odd reason when squirl commentates i feel rested

here is the US when we back up a Truck like the W900L-long we put the 4 way flashers of that helps by showing us where the trailer is and at night it helps the Driver see what is behind him, and it tells people that we are Backing-up

I am driving a Kenworth W900B ARI Legacy Sleeper in game and ya it is really hard to drive in Europe. It does bring a challenge which is nice

Ermahgherd the turbo spool sounds so beautiful

Smokey and the bandit had a w900a model :) and L means long hood. There is currently the w900l and the w900b which is the regular length hood.

The "L" signifies Long hood. The 900L has a longer hood than the standard 900.

Excellent idea: anyone who completes their driving test should do a 1 hour drive in a truck.

Back when squirrel swore everyone laughed but now if he swore the whole fanbase would pause😧

This was the fist ETS2 vide i watched in 2012

The first identified road trains operated into South Australia's Flinders Ranges from the Port Augusta area in the mid nineteenth century, according to Basil Fuller in his book, "The Ghan".

when your switching to hi/lo in each gear you don't need to pull it out of the gear to get to high gear. also you only need to engage the clutch when you are starting from a dead stop. already in real life, I've been driving trucks for years.

I was raised in a semi i learned more in a big rig than i did at home and i know that my grandma's truck didnt take that long to accelerate and she drove a truck older than that with a smaller motor

Hi squirrel the inside of the Kenworth w900L is exactly what my dad's Kenworth looks like

Had to come back and say that I been a fan since 2013 and I love your truck vids I discovered you when I was 13 now I'm 22 and still a fan

Nice sim session, however in the custom paint scheme, the color spectrum that comes up, all you have to do is click your mouse where you want your color to be, to include color tone....play with it, you'll see what i'm talking about..

the 45 miles away from your destination and you can see it on your truck gps is not a bug to correct you but nice video love them

I drive a dump truck in real life myself and I liked the video on the kenworth you did, if you have questions about American trucks I will do my best to help you answer them or if you just want to talk, I live in Georgia in the US

Felixstowe, my home town, nothing great there to be hinest, except a pier, and thats it

I think you're funny and good driver. I'm interested in driving trucks simulators but have no experience at all. thanks dude.

Before I start here I would like to say im 14, before you pass judgment and say I dont know anything cause of my age, my Pop has driven trucks for about 55 years, and my Dad has been for about 25 years, so yeah. Anyway getting on with it, this video was frustrating to me because bhp is measured differently to American and Australian trucks to European trucks, a European truck with 750 bhp, is equivilent to an American/Australian truck with 480 bhp (this isnt exact). In America/Australia bhp is measured under load, in europe trucks are not meazured in that way. Here in Australia we have something we like to call triple road trains, (3 trailers, 2 dollys) they are normally out west and are fully loaded with mining equipment (heavy shit). Normally thats all carried with kenworths with 480-600 bhp cummins engines in them. Then we have b-doubles which are our main highway trucks, you dont go anywhere without seeing one, these are just two trailers and a truck all together, fully loaded a b-double averages 68 tonnes, and thats just an average load weight for here in Australia, these loads are done by anything here really from 430 freightliners and up. Getting onto the size of this truck These W-models were really long prime movers, with shitty vision (as squirrel said) but the cabs were really small, you would be shoulder to shoulder with the passenger they weighed between 8 and 12 tonnes. just so you know nearly all Australian/American trucks come with an 18 speed road ranger gear box. Two last things, if you wanna see a massive truck with near to no frontal visibility look up a Kenworth T909, its bonnet is that tall you cant see anything for about ten-twenty meters out of the windscreen. And last look up a picture of a triple road train.

the funny part is he was in belgium :P were i live and the problems they got with the traffic jam and trucks are car's rain, are really true, you see this shit every day on the road :D

a chrome Squirrel on the front hood look good for a centre point

Truck reversing tip in a big rig, only use one mirror for all reversing.

I drive the peterbelt version of this in real life and and what you see for visibilityis pretty much spot on what you can see, I drive super b grain trailers here in Canada

You did not seem to notice; when selecting your black you had a RGB paint chart with an option to create a custom black/color of your own and save it.

I got this truck fully pimped out and use it all ways this is my every day truck now

I am in love with this truck, I am definitely downloading it when I have another computer that can run ETS2

The inside of that KW is pretty authentic. Just to inform you a year later.