The sound of a 600 HP, 18 litre CAT 3408 V8 working hard. Gross train weight was 79 tonnes or 174,000 lbs. We were hauling steel railway sleepers from Whyalla SA to country NSW, 1500 kms each way.
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@kenmaier6572 жыл бұрын
Nothing beats the sound of a cat 3408 I drove a 1979 kw hauling logs off highway in Canada Nothing beats a big cat for power and down low pulling off log landings. I hope the aussie's keep that big power alive forever
@canuckaussie70926 ай бұрын
💯👍👍 and nothing beats an air starter sound on big inch V8 diesel. I've personally seen and heard a lot more air starters in Aussie trucks, then in N/America here. Not good for cold starting temperatures when you could quickly loose all your air. Beautiful truck and sound!!!
@2008truckman8 жыл бұрын
3408 and an air start. It doesn't get much better than that. Keep the videos coming please.
@bluezhawg21043 жыл бұрын
Nothing pulls harder or sounds better than an 3408. Great video.
@user-vr7zz5iw2tАй бұрын
Mack v8
@hoost30568 жыл бұрын
To think this 35 plus year old truck is still getting after it proves that new doesn't mean better. Good to see you back😉
@Joaofigas15 жыл бұрын
Most older are better!
@shadowthesi4 жыл бұрын
This really goes to show the whole saying “they don’t make them like they used to”.
@colinl90184 жыл бұрын
@NoNoNoNii Dumbass. Try reading it again, reeeaaalll slooooww.................
@KodiakEnduro3 жыл бұрын
@@Joaofigas1 Better in pretty much everyway except gas millage, but hey, who cares about gas millage if you got that sweet sweet V8 noise. :)
@joemac31182 жыл бұрын
And to think they still make them still like that in Australia! 😂😂😂That truck isn't that old folks 😂😂😂
@teddybarrett62347 жыл бұрын
The sound of that Cat would give a jellyfish a horn 👍
@millertime88355 жыл бұрын
Ahhh the sweet sound of an American diesel not choked up by emissions and allowed to run as originally designed keep on truckin boss!
@Robert-wk5nf7 жыл бұрын
omg, we truck drivers in germany are like moskitos on your windshield! go ahead, you are amazing!
@rubberducc73185 жыл бұрын
You guys have some tough trucks too. All of these new trucks are shit, even here in America.
@BMWdriver75845 жыл бұрын
@@rubberducc7318 you have right but the old german magirus have a real coul sound
@kubanskiloewe2 жыл бұрын
@@rubberducc7318 my dad owned a Magirus V8 with 200hp aircooled with 6 speed here in germany . No hydro steering , no synchron gearbox and the engineoil dipstick beside the driver :-) As a boy at that time i always enjoyed cold starts in wintertime....takes a few minutes until all cyli fired up and smoke...holy smoke everywhere :-) was one of these kzfaq.info/get/bejne/epN6faaC3Jmahac.html
@greg3095 Жыл бұрын
Those gear changes are soooo sweet and then comes the sound. How sweet it is brother
@claudiocarbone22253 жыл бұрын
Just had an eargasm! Love From Italy
@kevinrichards32882 жыл бұрын
Seeing cabovers brings back memories over here in the USA🇺🇸. We use to have a mix of cabovers & conventional cabs back in the 1980s & down. Today we mostly have conventional cabs.
@AuMechanic6 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed that, noticed the road sign said Clare and Crystal Brook. Did a few trips riding along in KW's Melb to Perth in the early 1980s, the driver (his nickname was "Digger") always went via Crystal Brook to Pt Pirie and avoided Adelaide. 2 of the trips was a KW Cummins and 1 trip a V8 Cat. Cat sounded good but after some days and nights of it constantly the quieter Cummins was nice. One trip we got to Eucla roadhouse with 3 of us in the group and one of the other Fridge trailer motors had low volts on the gauge and the load of berries and ice cream in the desert was looking doomed, the drivers were trying to figure out how to fix it no luck so I decided to volunteer being a 2nd year apprentice mechanic, they looked at me a 18yo kid laughed, one of them said may as well the loads nearly hit the max temp, so climbed up had a look, shorted to reg wire to bypass it and fridge motor alt started charging so it was a bad reg, told the driver to just short it for a while driving for about half hr and then unplug for a few hrs and should be enough to make Kewdale, being Diesel it was only for restarting not ignition so high volts was no problem just long enough to charge it. I got my HC when I was in Perth for a possible Perth to NW run job but went back to mechanics. Still got the HC but mid 50s now, a bit late to take up Truckin. Anyway some years later I'm at the cinema watching the movie Mad Max 1 and there is a scene where a bike rides head on into a Kenworth and I recognised the truck instantly, it was one of the trucks I did the Perth trips in, owned by "Mick T", same colors and the big circle with letters MT in it on the back of the trailer, I was blown away by that.
@noelscammell6626 жыл бұрын
AuMechanic What a story
@bh28613 жыл бұрын
Great story mate 🤝
@marshakyte55883 жыл бұрын
That rig is a thing of beauty.Im retired drove in the states all my life.Love watching and listening, thanks
@DoktorLorenz8 жыл бұрын
I'm 4 mins into the video, i dunno what sounds better the growl of the V8 or that turbo whistle. This is tempting me back into trucking lol.
@richardlycawolph46287 жыл бұрын
me,too,I liked that turbo whistle,that cat just idled that load like it was empty,wow,talk about some power, no strain at all,that s one torquey engine,I have to get one now, I thought my old Cummins was strong, but it wouldn't handle this load, certainly wouldn't hill it,like this cat in the video, could. I wonder what kind of power you could squeeze out of this engine if you ever needed any extra, impressive, to say the least.
@sethnonya85664 жыл бұрын
I love this guy owner operator and a nice classic truck
@DucieMan5 жыл бұрын
omg, what a great sound. Turbo charger and BPM from the heart of two four-barrel blocks … not many of these here in EU … there's probably the land where its ok still ! thumbs up.
@robertrich6635 жыл бұрын
Not surprising, look at the smoke!
@jasongsi23984 жыл бұрын
There’s plenty of V8 Scanias... which sound even better than this
@grumpystruckshop38074 жыл бұрын
@@jasongsi2398 unfortunately not, I have 620 scania and two 3408 cats in uk, I m afraid scania even through straight pipes cannot make fantastic sounds like those big cats, sorry.
@bretyoung18694 жыл бұрын
Old school real trucking. Makes me want to move there !!!
@losidude055 жыл бұрын
Years ago I worked at an aggregate plant and we had 5 Cat 769C rock trucks worth the 3408 turbocharged engines. The exhaust was routed through the bed but with the bed up it was nearly straight exhaust. What an absolute awesome sound, accelerating while the bed was lowering!!!
@jeffgarrett21145 жыл бұрын
Air start is such a sweet sound
@logik42643 жыл бұрын
Sounds just like air wrench
@peteroakarudi34988 жыл бұрын
Amazing, greetings from the heart of Europe from Czech Republic.
@FrankGuitar8 жыл бұрын
That was the best three minute ending of a video ever!
@jorgekazachek65144 жыл бұрын
that's a really nice music under the hood!! cabin on your truck! I see this vedeo many times! this is a beast this 3408 are a really good engine for pulling heavy weight!! cheers from Norway
@randyruppel67278 жыл бұрын
Awesome video man! liked the 3 minutes of V8 Cat! You know your audience!!
@copee29606 жыл бұрын
When my late father was in the MN in the 70's he docked at Darwin which he said had the nickname of stilt city if my memory is correct, but looking at Peterborough SA its like stepping back in time which I kinda like.
@mattlf91207 жыл бұрын
beautiful sound! I love it! Thumbs up from the U.S.
@S7EVE_P8 жыл бұрын
Nothing for months and then a great video....worth the wait 👍🚚
@AusMiner5 жыл бұрын
Love it. Have always been a fan of V8's, having pulled floats with Macks for years. But my favourite truck has for many years been either a K100 or some of the later models. Yours wins hands down for me - this would be great pulling a Drake set-up.
@121211498 жыл бұрын
Nice video,like to see the old country towns,brings back a lot of memories,Thanks.
@Muffinrider7 жыл бұрын
Awesome videos you really capture the experiences all so well. We can almost smell the soot
@stefankassbohrer27655 жыл бұрын
Great KW, good CAT-V8 sound ! There´s no need for a radio :-) Like the bulldogs & K-whoppers. Greetings from south Germany
@brunocdt27653 жыл бұрын
Hi my friend ! I'm French and the sound emeber me my Caterpillar dumper with the 600 HP engine !! My godness it's so good !! Greetings from France .
@TheRooSkittler8 жыл бұрын
Only 3 minutes of V8 CAT sound? Its about 3 hours too short!
@GamerKate17 жыл бұрын
Agreed! Way too short. I love the V8 engine in general.
@truckertj21096 жыл бұрын
You know the 8- hour Videos of pure DC-3 or B-17 Sound? We need that with the CAT V8...
@venturaEIS6 жыл бұрын
Никакой электромобиль не заменит V8. В рот ебал я электро-мобильное будущее
@richardlycawolph46287 жыл бұрын
I love it,cat diesel enthusiasts all the way, thanks for the video, I'll watch more of them, I love the sound.
@cancandydnac6 жыл бұрын
RICHARD LYCAWOLPH shoulda got a 12v71 Detroit then straight pipe it (Now that’s an engine!)
@truckstractorswildlifeguns66486 жыл бұрын
Can Can,yes ,i agree ,seen an old Brockway ,with one ,sounded great going through the mountains. it is one of my altime favorite engines.8v92 silver ,quite a reliable powerhouse .
@dishiedog6 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of my heart and lungs last time I was swimming!.....Gasp!...loved watching this again!
@taxus7505 жыл бұрын
Lovely. Tuneful Cat V8 and some very tidy driving. I doffs me 'at at yer.
@darrencarver78234 жыл бұрын
DAMN IT !! NEVER LATE V8 .. DONT GET KNOW BETTER THAN THAT ...GOT ME TOUCHING MY SELF RIGHT NOW AFTER WATCHING THAT VIDEO
@teebear628 жыл бұрын
Always love your videos mate, the old girl plays a sweet tune 👍🏻
@robertbockery77318 жыл бұрын
I ran a 1978 "A" model Kenworth with a 3408 DITTA. 5x4, with 3:55 rears on tall 24.5's. As you are probably familiar with........nothing screams power like a V-8 leaving a fuel stop & setting off every car alarm there!! Awesome videos keep it up. Love you guys. Would love to come over there & check it out 1st hand.
@Romans--bo7br7 жыл бұрын
+Robert Bockery.... Nor, a 12-71 Detroit, that is built to 840+ hp (on the dyno) and turning up to 2,850 rpms, either.... as mine were.... with dbl over 6X4's, 3:73's and also on tall 24.5's. Sure do miss the "good years" of trucking as an OO... when there was some real money to be made, especially in Heavy haul & OD.... Before they Deregulated everything in 1980... and every clown that thought they could be a "big rigger" and went out and bought a truck... and everyone started cutting rates... til they put themselves out of business, especially the garbage (produce) haulers. Oh Well !!... I agree, the V-8's (the newer E9 Macks and the 3408's of the era... in the US) were great engines (personally, I preferred the E-9) and sadly... an era gone by, but at least "we were there" when they were in their "hey day" and ruled the Brute Torque race. Cheers
@Phantom-309-e9p5 жыл бұрын
bob lemmon , love that description!
@catdieselpower1938 жыл бұрын
very awsum vid pard!! from the US! Cheers man keep her on the Shiney side!!! up!!
@idreamofdragonso56778 жыл бұрын
She sounds good thanks for the 3 minutes sounded really good
@mercurybullet60436 жыл бұрын
I've got one of the original 4 superliners out of Brisbane fitted with a 3408 and air start. 3408 was fitted as the E9 was about to start production. Truck is currently undergoing a full resto unfortunately she's got an Allison auto.
@stevenowen41504 жыл бұрын
Mercurybullet when will she be reasdy. Its been a year since your comment and im getting impatient. Please let us know in the comments when ya gonna post the sweet sound of this big V in your old Superliner. Iv got a 84 model R600 and am looking for a Superliner bonnet for when i start restoring her. Gotta relocate the cab backwards on the chassi about this much and raise it six inches or so. Plenty of room to play with as she had a twenty foot tray on her beforehand. She’ a long wheelbase girl and will have a decent size bunk on her. Im toying with the idea of dropping an old Detroit Silver 92 in place of the 350 inline six or even a non turbo 903. She aint gonna be a workink truck, iv got a K123 with a VT 993 in her for that. Love the big Cat V8 but the price of one and the cost to rebuild one is beyond belief. 60-70 grand. And they dont mind turning alot of diesl into that beaut sound and a bit of black smoke. The two sgroke Jimmies werent exactly known for good fuel economy either lol.
@dmc0165 жыл бұрын
The turbo sound at 3:10 and later reminded me of my c-15 cat
@Cornell8513 жыл бұрын
Who needs a radio when you can listen to that 😍
@patrickbooth232910 ай бұрын
Love the big cat sound just a beast when its pulling
@JamieMcF19678 жыл бұрын
Great video! Glad to see you still out and about.
@waynemcfarlane12333 жыл бұрын
Good afternoon Mr Mc Farlane where are you from ?
@helgaairhead3 жыл бұрын
Absolute fantastic sound Mate - this is OZ and the outback in a nutshell. I still remember the dogfights I witnessed between helgaairhead the bike and any of theese 50 plus meters giants - going on for a whole day, often seeing myself and the bike beaten by one of the mighty Cats. I could hear them roring long before I could see them in my mirrors - then suddenly a wall behind me eager of passing on my right side. I’m running a 43l tank on helgaairhead - easily doing 750K before a refill. Then after battleing for hours - flat out to the next roadhouse getting here topped up and back att it chasing miles battleing the same roadtrain for the rest of the day. What a trip, country , people and the smell if the heat. I even met the roadtrains when doing Cape York which is a handfull of corrugations both up and down. Fantastic memories - I might catch another trip down under as I still have me R80GS-PD stored at my brother Pezz’s place. Thanx for posting M8t. Blessings from Norway👍
@ShinVega5 жыл бұрын
I could sleep to these engines purring....😴
@MyHMMWVaddiction5 жыл бұрын
If I only had one country to visit it'd be Australia.
@jorgefonseca92256 жыл бұрын
i enjoying see this vedeo fellas the beautifull music from that cat 3408
@marcb.61576 жыл бұрын
Your videos are fantastic! And the sounds are like music 😍😎
@StumpjumperVideosPA2 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful country ! Was there in 2016 for 2 weeks & can't t wait to get back ! Felt like home , we love the aussies!,!!! Salt of the earth!
@COL-vz6if8 жыл бұрын
Love the cab top ride----- keep her lit mate.
@oncehadacoolname7 жыл бұрын
I drove in the USA for a few years, I hated the job, but I miss the trucks. I would love to send a few weeks doing this down under.
@Alex4620474 жыл бұрын
You can play that to me any time. That's not work, it's relaxation.
@7784Patrick8 жыл бұрын
great video Chris i like this V8 sound have a good week
@gm16v1498 жыл бұрын
Cheers Patrick, same to you.
@danieleduardotorresdeluna49647 жыл бұрын
gm16v149 ☺👍💖
@hootizzz8 жыл бұрын
Hey there Chris ( from over the ditch ) great to catch a new video from you mate.. you have a truly awesome combination there mate.. a real Gem..!! never ever get sick of watching and listening to your vid's.. pure awesomeness..!! keep the shiny side up and keep the camera's rolling for us..!! Best Wishes..., Carl.
@gm16v1498 жыл бұрын
Cheers mate. There's plenty of video files on the HDD, just a case of time to make movies.
@angelacrozier42348 жыл бұрын
This is so cool! It's like your riding on it yourself.
@Jdigger41303 жыл бұрын
Would be awesome to get an update driver on this class acts whereabouts and walk around perhaps. Loved finding this K100 on internet! Hope yer good out there driver and hope to see new content! Greetings from California USA
@ClaudioSilva-rv9zb6 жыл бұрын
Of all your videos this one is my favorite. You can hear that engine inside the cab,.rolling over the camera, but my favorite is on top of your cab filming the back of your trailers and because is close to the exhaust pipes you can hear that CAT purring when you start reducing gears when getting to the roundabout. Thank you.
@jorgefonseca92257 жыл бұрын
amanzing beautifull sound i can hear this song 24h. a day that"s a really a stronger engine never die take care mate drive safe cheers from norway great vedeo
@martinmath81404 жыл бұрын
yeah best Video ever great v8 Sound much more please
@sergeantmagi Жыл бұрын
Great video, very therapeutic, many thanks 😃
@jordanrivers-scott68463 жыл бұрын
Watching the onboard footage and listening to it reminds me of Spielbergs the “Duel”...that sound!!
@liberexcogitatoris17925 жыл бұрын
You know its foot to the floor when you hear the wastegate doing its job!
@jorgefonseca92257 жыл бұрын
i love the amanzing noise of V8 CAT 3408 is a king on my peterbilt i have a C18 i would like working in australia mate nice really king"s of the asfhalt a lot caterpillar there nice song of CAT V8 drive safe mate take care of the KING best regards from norway cheers
@stevejory96794 жыл бұрын
Best concert you'll ever hear.
@V-Mann8 жыл бұрын
like good music..... have a nice trip. greatings from germany
@krystiansieminski3635 жыл бұрын
This Old truck works better than a new one, now it sound silly, but its 100% true, and the pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop is like classical music, V 8 CAT nice. TH
@shanepersons3835 жыл бұрын
God she sounds fine!!! Brother CAT POWER FOREVER ❤️!!!!
@zaccorpseman7366 Жыл бұрын
V8, airstart, ground clearance... We yanks can only wish our trucks were still built like this.
@marciooliveira79213 жыл бұрын
The best 3 minutes of my life😍😍😍👍👍
@seth45678 жыл бұрын
Best starter ever!
@dylanrooney57728 жыл бұрын
it sounds like a drill
@Thromordyn7 жыл бұрын
Air starter, rather than electric. Good stuff.
@luisvirgiliopenafiestas74546 жыл бұрын
Good sound of this powerful machines!!!.
@jorgefonseca92257 жыл бұрын
the best vedeo i see thanks mate take care of the KW with 3408 V8 twin turbo really stronger engine and fiability cheers
@magnusolsson28478 жыл бұрын
Epic. Great seeing new material from you. :)
@markedwards98745 жыл бұрын
Love the sound of a cat anyway but that is something else 👊👊🤛🤛👍👍👍👍👍
@cecilwilson54423 жыл бұрын
All the new trucks are mostly automatic and they are sterile compared to the old girl like your one,, big respect from Northern Ireland ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️
@simonharris18043 жыл бұрын
Just awesome makes me wish I was back behind the wheel
@excelrod6 жыл бұрын
Exerlent good filming and camera locations keep up the great work cheers
@highwayhobo3 жыл бұрын
Runs and sounds better than the new stuff
@gm16v1493 жыл бұрын
Agreed with you there!
@Driv3rKid818 жыл бұрын
good to see you back
@billmitton79705 жыл бұрын
Super video no crappy music!!!! bill in the uk
@121211498 жыл бұрын
PS, Drove a cab over Kenworth,for Seatons Transport, based in Homebush,Sydney,with a V8/Cat, 2 driver shuttle, to Melbourne,and back.Many moons ago,lot's of power,and many,many trouble free miles.Just sayin'
@kingpohhere26787 жыл бұрын
im 17 and theres only 2 things ive ever wanted to do since i was a little kid, be a diesel engine mechanic or drive a road train in Australia
@dartanion00756 жыл бұрын
KingPohHere take your pick mate.Im sure your up for either.
@canaannoah47126 жыл бұрын
neither one is a good job .
@airindiana4 жыл бұрын
Canaan Noah what’s wrong with road train driving?
@Birchymateee5 жыл бұрын
The beauty of Aussie Shown through the trucks
@paranagetulio92708 жыл бұрын
Nice vídeo, Song V8 the best
@paranagetulio92708 жыл бұрын
sound
@user-jp7rk1uf2n10 ай бұрын
Reminds me of mine. I built a 4370 with a 3408. Greatest sound.
@QRoutback8 жыл бұрын
Great vid , cool sound , you need to do some more vids Cheers Glynn
@kirkhyatt97936 жыл бұрын
QRoutback cdjcnd
@kirkhyatt97936 жыл бұрын
QRoutback fdf
@westerlywinds56843 жыл бұрын
Greetings from Beautiful British Columbia.
@cat-im4vv3 жыл бұрын
BEST MUSIC IN THE WORLD!!!
@georgesgravelle71286 жыл бұрын
les 3 minute avec le v8 sont magique
@ANDROID1984GRIN8 жыл бұрын
HI, Chris! I am glad to watch your video again. Have a nice day, Bro!
@wantahertzdonut2 жыл бұрын
I hope you have the "IF IT'S NOT A CAT, IT'S A DOG" sticker on your truck!
@IanR12053 жыл бұрын
Those steel sleepers sure take up a lot less space than the concrete ones! I drive freight trains in California and I've seen plenty of concrete types but have never seen the steel ones out of the ground. Thanks for sharing!
@gm16v1493 жыл бұрын
They are for rural grain lines. Check out my latest video for really heavy concrete sleepers, they are for 40 tonne / 45 US ton axle loadings on the iron ore railways in Western Australia. The trains average 35,000 - 42,000+ tonnes gross weight!
@kenworth39977 жыл бұрын
Nice video, great sound.have a safe trip.greetings from holland
@ryanehlis4268 жыл бұрын
rode train very cool, hear in the US the railroad lobbies against allowing trucks to run heavier then 80k, but in SD i did 13 axial belly dumps licensed for 148,000. That the heaviest i have ever run hear in the US.
@chrisscott65135 жыл бұрын
Don't need no radio in that truck....awesome proper truck sound , very few great sounding trucks in UK Just scania V8
@dieselbuddysatgeisslertran7778 жыл бұрын
awesome video.... great job !!! the engine and the starter sounds fantastic..... yeeeeaahhhhh !!!!!! I LOVE IT
@gm16v1498 жыл бұрын
Same air start as a Mack but they are an option on KWs.
@Alvon_PR7 жыл бұрын
the sound of v8 cat engine better than petrol v8 engine, the sound very eargasm, nic truck man!!👍👍 sorry for bad grammar im from indonesia