This is an old skool' driva here, much respect in driving skills. As for that screaming 318 jimmy "Pure music"

Watching this vid reminds me of my dad when i was a kid. Beautiful truck,Smooth shifting,And listening to the greatest engine ever made! Thank You!

The sound of that engine sends chills down my back. Just love it!

Glad to see someone drive them the way they are intended to be. That is exactly how I always ran 'em.

I remember as a kid in the outskirts of Bakersfield CA my dad use to deliver farm equipment to other farm's and I would go with him in an old (western Star) or (white western )something like that and I would have to wear ear protection....and when I stayed home on the farm with my mom I knew my dad was almost home....I'll hear the Jake break come on as he got off the I-5 freeway (which was 4 miles away) and I can hear him shifting up all those gears and fast .....so I knew I had a couple of minutes to tell Mom to warm up lunch...

My first truck was a KW cabover with a 13 spd. I absolutely loved that truck. The way it sounded was crazy cool. This video took me back to 1977 . What a ride it was! Thanks for the memory of my beginning as a Owner Operator!! Great video.

Great truck, sounds fantastic. Fantastic skill working the engine...clearly you know right where the revs are. Skill is always fun to watch!!

I grew up with that sound. Them old two strokes put a lot of food on the table for us. I miss hearing that. Thanks for the video.

I drove 74 W-900 8V71 318 60 injectors, cam timing bumped slightly, 4X4 manual with the reversed aux box, 10:00 X 20" tires, 36" sleeper, 212" wheelbase, pulling a 45ft. reefer hauling bananas from Tampa to Nashville & Birmingham. I'd hit 16th at about 75MPH and with a slight decline she'd do 115MPH! Those were the days! Crawl up the hills....Fly down them!

Thanks! My Uncle started his logging business with a 57 Kenworth. I dont remember what engine it had but it did sound like a sreamer. It had an 18 speed triple stick. He used to scare the crap out of me up on those mountain haul roads up in Oregon. Ice Road Truckers had nothin' on those muddy, slippery mountains with no guard rails. I last rode in that truck in 1974 and dont know if he still has is or not. He is pushin" 80 now. Thank for the ride. Ody Slim

We had a v6 92 cubic Detroit silver eagle bus, loved to go to the back and listen to her run!

I used to work for Detroit Diesel years ago. I've torn down and rebuilt a fair number of the 8v71 engines. My favorite day at the plant was Dyno day after putting one back together. The old codger that ran the Dyno loved to give'm hell. Sweet music to my ears.

As a fellow trucker, your truck is bad ass!! That's true vintage American power in your hands and I love it. It looks and sounds great. It's awesome seeing that powerhouse tearing up the pavement. Congrats!!!

Beautiful truck! My first truck as an owner operator was a 1973 GMC Astro with a 318 and 13 speed. Throw a gallon of oil into it, slam your fingers in the door and let her rip Lol.. I miss that sound, no engine sounds like a Detroit. Later in 1988 my Freightliners had 425 Cats with 15 speed. The Cats had a nice sound especially when straight piped.

Love the sound of an old 2-stroke detroit! Nice truck!

I had one of those for 14 years. Great engine, but one of the reasons i am partially deaf today.

This is awesome, back when men were men and women were happy. Pretty fancy shifting, I still have issues downshifting this beautiful machines, practice makes perfect.

Music to my ears...wonderful!

When I was younger there was a 67 White 7000 cabover that used to run around for a local paving/construction company that had a 671 Detroit and then a 79 Peterbilt COE with a 318 Detroit in it, you could hear those trucks coming a long way off.

Such a beautiful machine. The sound alone makes me proud that I have a CDL.

My dad always said the best way to drive a Detroit was to slam your hand in the door then drive it pissed off lol

Very smooth shifting. Notice how he never comes down hard on the throttle after each upshift. Nicely done.

Love the sound of those old Detroit engines. Not only reminds me of some old trucks I drove back in the 70's but also a few shrimp boats I've been on. Music to the ears!

The 1st truck I driven was a '66 KW with a 318 and a 4x4 transmission. Hauled logs and sure was happy to step up to a 1973 KW with a 350 Detroit and a 13 spd. I thought I hit the big time !

Wow, that sounds beautiful! I live in the UK so we don't get to hear things like this, & sure Scania V8's sound nice through open pipes but "Old-School" American trucks are something else entirely :-)

Brandon...the idea was to make you're shift at 1700. That puts you right in the Detroits happy zone. Maxis were designed to handle 1200. They pulled fine from there. What was really nice was when you had a 300 Mack with a 10sp. You could pull just about anything.

Great Childhood memories of riding with my father in his 1970 Mack RS700L with a 318 Detroit Rto-9513 Roadranger from ‘70- ‘81. Thanks for posting!

@doltoy It's the gift that was given to my brother, I can't get enough of his shifting either! Thank you

I remember back in the 1970s early 80s you could hear a Detroit Jake brake for miles Away

this baby sounds so beautiful what a good ol girl

Brings tears to my eyes. Spent many a day and night listening to that sound

One of the prettiest sounds known to man, hearing that sweet Detroit going thru the gears is pure music.

It sounds better than any 12V-71. In the late 60's, early 70's Mobil Oil had Dodge COE tractors with the 8V-71's with the biggest injectors. And man, you could here them coming a mile away. Really impressive.

one of the best vids, this guy can drive and shift, best Detroit vid thumb's up

love that sound, reminds me of how the trucks used to sound like when I was a kid and they gave off that puff of black smoke.

Oh how I wish I could take a ride in this!! The sound is amazing and the interior is immaculate!! Thanks for sharing!! 👍👍

Did you find the hidden gear on that 13 speed yet? Shift ... 1st ...2nd...3rd...4th...then high range 1st (or low gear) in high range and you can split that one also. It actually has 14 gears. Not too many guys know its there, just us old truckers.

All I can say is....wow. And much respect to Truckers!!

You did a great thing leaving this video for your son. I wish I could have done the same for mine. Your style remind me of my own style. Now watch me tell you how we do. we feel a musical note with each shift and sound coordinated with the roar of the engine. then we make music with the whole combination with the truck's performance. Well tuned Detroit and awesome Jake usage. Hate when guys try to shift with Jake on. Thank you OPERATOR

The conventional wisdom in those days was that you had to drive a Detroit V-8 like you were made at it. I had a 318 Detroit and a Fuller Road Ranger 13-speed transmission in a 1970 International cabover, which I bought in 1974. I retired from trucking in 2019.

Awesome video. I remember as a kid in like 80-81 my uncle driving real "big boy" trucks like these and taking me on short runs with him on the weekends. I loved watching him switch gears and the roar of that D-boy motor. great video

That's crazy cool. This guy can grab gears. Nice truck!

Take me back to the great days of trucking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Plus you put the biggest smile on my face!

Bad to the bone making that Detroit sing and great shifting that man's a veteran trucker.

thanks for the ride, brings back old memories when I was a young buck.

Well, I guess I'm just prejudice. The old buzzard taught me in a 67 White-Freightliner cabover with a 318 and a 4 speed main box and a 3 speed brownie. I also caught of fast getting a 9/16th wrench smacked across the knuckles for every missed gear. Can you imagine teaching someone that way these days ? LmFaO

That's like listening to your favorite song that you haven't heard in a long time. thank you

Dats a real truck not like the plastic junk they make today 😜

Oh man! A sound you just don't hear anymore. Niece

i love the sound of screaming jimmies! aka a detroit

That Detroit noise is giving me flashbacks of White cab-over I once knew hauling a loaded 40'r through the Redwoods with no air-assist,needed Popeye arms then.Blown out stack made the radio useless,no front brakes,with broken air-conditioner box on top.Tie a loaded trailer and your shifting habits change. Twin screw & Jake Brake was all you wished for. That’s a nice 67. Thanks for the memories.

Much respect to them old time Drivers.....you really did earn your money..

love the smooth shifting

the old addage -- drive it like you hate it -- it ain't hard to do either.

I used to drive an old Brigadier dump with a Detroit series 71 in it. The old 2-smoke couldn't get out of her own way, but it was a lot fun making her scream. Thanks for sharing. Sweet old KW.

Damn good job of shifting without the clutch. Smooth shifting of the 13 speed. I love the sound of those old gals, I miss driving one.

Sound like the truck in Maximum Overdrive. Sweet

Love the old 2cycle Jimmies, easy to work on and parts are damn cheap in comparison to the 4 strokers!

This is one cool sounding truck I like these old school trucks it defines what trucking is

Good ole day's. Nice truck!

Best sounding diesel hands down v-block Detroit's.

I had a 66 with an 8v92 and a 13 speed. what memories, I run my computer though my stereo. just like being in the cab. thanks for the memories!

Always liked the sound of the 318 Detroit Diesel

I had a White Road Boss with a 892 ,great old truck.

What does driving truck with a 318 Detroit and a 17 year old girl have in common? Their both okay out in the country but everyone will raise hell about it in town. That is a joke p.c. people....

Oh Ya I worked for the CNR railway here in Toronto and we had 4 V-12 detroit freightliners with the fuller 13 speed and they were a dream to drive hauling two 20 foot trailers with a container on each one with 40,000 payload in each and talk about power. My dad taught me to drive without using the clutch.He always told me that with the Fuller you only needed the clutch for first and reverse. Great video brings back lots of memories thanks.

Beautiful job in the truck. She sounds great. Reminds me of the 72 KW I drove.

Beautiful rig...drover for years hauling long steel...like the power steering...big bucks for that overhaul...sounds like a hot rod...What was your rpm to shift up???

That's a beautiful old truck. I'd like to see one of the plastic contemporaries hold up as well as the old trucks did. For that old girl, a couple million miles is nothing. Think a Volvo could make it a million? Probably not. And sure as hell not without at least one hard drive upgrade. By the way, whoever tuned your engine did a beautiful job! It's so hard to find a good detroit wrench who can set the jakes right too!!!!

the sound make tears in my eyes. I retired after 45 yrs driving for a living.

I never drove a truck with a Detroit, however I operated Terex bulldozers with 671 GMC engines. Neatest sound in the world. Great video, from Canada, hats off!!

gotta love it, sounds great. Thnx

that motor sounds awsome. I can tell is trick to shift that, just have to get the nack of it. Amazing how don't need clutch to shift after get it moving. Are them transmitions synronised?

manual armstrong steering, a/c is both windows rolled down, and a ton of personality. gotta love it.

I love hearing that old DETROIT DIESEL ENGINE SOUND. The driver knows how to make that ENGINE sound pretty.

just. a. good. sounding. 2-stroke

Heavy truck mechanic, can make it sound like music. 350 injectors sound so much better

I remember the 1st time I drove a truck with a 318 Detroit. My boss told me to drive it like I slammed my hand in the door. Thanks for the memory.

I like your style man. Not many people can float a 13 speed that smooth. Or even run one for that matter.

back when you had to drive a truck....

Maximum Overdrive

That is a Gennie KW! used to work in a Detroit shop just as the Series 60 were being introduced. A properly adjusted and driven Detroit never leaves a bad note on the ears and the soul!

Great to hear but even better to see someone that has a feel for the changes. Not in a hurry and smooth as silk. Terrific to watch and listen to

This truck sounds better than my girlfriend on a Saturday night 😉

Always easier to float shift,like he's doing.

This company said I messed their motor up. I don't see it myself. But they told me because I was driving with the Jake on constantly he broke a seal allowing all the water to enter the oil. I never had trouble up or down shifting it. It was a Detroit 60 series too. I never saw that truck again. I was shitty. It used some oil on runs, but I kept it right. I don't understand what took the motor out myself. I loved that double bunk Freight shaker too. Damn this brings memories back.. lol

bring em back

I have a 318!.... A BMW 318i :(

I remember hearing this noise every night when I went to bed as a kid. The I-84 freeway was right up the street. Back in the loggin' truck days.

Ohhhh baby She was the Envy of all that didn't have a 318 when she came out. 💪🏻

2 stroke?

is it me or is she pulling more than 2100 RPM

Love the noise and all that shifting! I have drove both Cummins and Detroit. Seems I landed up with a 13 speed road ranger in about everything then I drove a guys Mack with a two sticker, that's a trip. Using both hands knees while trying to watch the road! But every truck had its own personality, you just had to drive it a mile or two.

Goodness gracious, Mother of pearl! Love that agressive sound!!! That's a majestic truck u got there! Beautiful inside and out!. Many folks in the countryside gets to have all the fun!!

Those 318s had a sound of their own, but you always had a headache. Beautiful truck

What a beautiful truck. Those were the days of REAL trucks unlike today's garbage.

You's a driver, from the old school, driver. Beautiful Ol' Iron. Thanks for stirin' up some old memories.

Those Old Two-stroke Detroits make the BEST SOUND .

the old Detroit . Couldn't pull a hill but great on a flat land run . Memories . Great job on the split shifting and keeping the R's up .

Detroit Diesel Doctor love the sweet sound of the ole 318's you guys did an awesome job of restoring the old girl would look real good sittin in my driveway...