I Never Thought I'd like Driving a Cabover | Peterbilt 362
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- čas přidán 7. 07. 2022
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Taking the Old school Pete Cabover out for a few runs.
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I just bought a 1997 362 Peterbilt. Detroit 60 series 500 hp. 18 speed. 46k rears and lockers. About 290” wheel base. Needs a little love but I’ll be pulling freight with her in a few months!
Post a video of your truck. Sounds sweet.
Are 46k rears normal now on general freight trucks? When I was a kid in the ‘80s and my dad was into it, the highway trucks were mostly 38k rears. Only the coal-bucket guys had 46 rears. They also had double frames, wet-lines, and scaled out to about 24k - tractor only. Too heavy for normal freight.
I owned an 87 model like yours... love those big tall sleepers. Put some air in your driver's seat and your ride will be much much better!!!
I owned and operated a 1970 Kenworth COE with a V12 Detroit, open exhausts, air ride, hauled Household Goods, one of the fastest trucks on the west coast....back in the 70's and 80's....loved that truck, wish I had it now.
Can you please elaborate on the transmission and diff ratios . Just curious.
@@andrewking4885 Spicer 4x4, diff's were 3.50, if I remember correctly. I hauled HHG, so never weighed over 72K
I don't suppose you remember what kind of mileage you got? Diesel was cheap in the 70's and 80's so I suppose it didn't matter as much, but if you ran an old Detroit like that today all your money would be going to fuel haha.
@@PhatSlicks 3.8 at the end of the year. Wasn't an issue to me then. I was grossing over three dollars a mile hauling household goods, eleven western.
Good to see so much cabover love these days. I thought the world had lost the plot for a minute.
Cabovers have been the thing for many decades. I've only driven two conventional big trucks during my life and all others have been cabovers. Those conventional ones have been a Sisu L-137 Karhu 4x4 from around 1980 and a Sisu SL-171 from around 1990. I can't even remember when was the last time I saw a conventional one in the traffic.
Grew up in the cabovers riding with my dad. He started driving in 56 till 91 when he hung it up.
Definitely need to watch "FSC Trucking" then. Steve Feszchak drives that same year and model Pete with a 3406B Cat and an Eaton 13 speed hauling East of the Mississippi with oversize loads on a removable gooseneck. Don't need to worry about DEF, no E-Log, no chip shortage, all go.
Well, he added a new piece of kit on his 362 - a Green APU.
And he calls it Orwell
@kristoffermangila that's a plus, AC/heat while the truck is off is awesome for relaxing in the back
It's Orwell's brother. LOL
Oh brings back memories. Ran a 362 that was a high cube van truck and trailer setup.
love them old cabovers dam good truck this was the good old days of trucking
Had saddle time in a few COE , never minded to bad . One of the best riding trucks I was in an early KW Double Wide Sleeper , Long wheelbase , 425 Kitty , 15 od with gears to run , plush dark brown and tan tuck n roll , gauges galore. True Owner /Op spec at factory. Loved it. Sometime later older guy was in it slid off the skinny road and totaled her out , he got lucky. My brother in law was in it before me awhile , got a few pics when my son rode along with him somewhere around here.
These older trucks were mentioned for real truck drivers. Not like these new trucks of today. Love that 350 Cummins sound. Keep on trucking
Agreed! Automatics are taking over. I dont drive anything newer then 2005 and that seems new to me
My dad had a 1985 mack mh ultraliner. Love 💘 them cabovers. Miss those days. Nice tractor. Sweet
Nice 362 you got my respect keep lo riding
You can't beat old school I had a 1985 Freightliner cabover with the big cam four full 400 Cummins no Def or any all that computer crap ,a #5 fuel button and shimmed the fuel pump to the max , just keep an eye on the pyro . Today's drivers most likely just don't know what a really good running truck is until they've driven old school
I learned in an 85 freightliner cabover
@@douglasarnold5310 I put a bit less than 2 million on it i loved mine
I wanna drive the old Peterbilt because they look the best and they sound good too
😍 Awesome truck
I know what you mean I have a 89 379 3406B Cat with an 18spd these new drivers don't know what real trucking is
That's a dope cabover Peterbilt 362, it be super awesome to bring back cabovers they're very unique trucks
Nope since the designs aren't like these and they will probably use modern designs
They can bring back the cabovers but modernized..bigger cabs bigger sleepers all new modernized technology..I'm surprised no American truck manufacturers have thought of this just take out all the things that we DON'T like about the old cabovers And improve make it safer to climb in and out put airbags all the way round especially the steer axle..make it flat floor with easy entry to the sleeper..raise that roof so you can stand up they started doing this with the last international and freightliner argosy but then they just gave up and quit making them entirely 😢
@@lornperkins4270 true that was the last COE Engine from Freightliner made the Argosy that was a cool truck. I know it's gonna be a little different with the modernized designs.
@@lornperkins4270 Navistar might offer Scanias in North America, as they are getting imported by the Truckload in Quebec.
That's a sweet ride!
I feel ya brother, i run an 09 t800 daycab all over the northeast sitting on all springride. Im over 6' so i sit in the floor, seat launches me into the roof if aired up. Has to be springride tho, have a loft setup on the back that doesnt leave room for air ride. Have 2 massive lift cylinders where the bags should be. Sucks but what ya gonna do
THE 855 CUMMINS WAS A REAL GOOD MOTOR
What a nice old truck!
MANY MILES IN CABOVER I ENJOYED A CABOVER IT WAS A PASSION
I'm a Spokane native that no longer lives in Washington. Really like your videos for the nostalgia kick. Thanks for the content, brother.
Glad you enjoy and follow
I left Washington as well Thanks to J. Inslee destroying the state.
Don't really have the time to explain but congratulations son !!!
You made the grade !!!
You made the team son !!
Now you can wear mirror sunglasses and a cowboy hat and cut the sleeves off your t shirt !!!
OLD SCHOOL SON !!!
most of these new school CDL holders wood quit after a day. But you did it !!! I'm proud of ya !!!
Your proud of yourself aren't ya, I Saw you grinning !!! You got the cabover bug now.
Take a bow, now ya can tell people you drove a real truck no anti skid no computer just a real truck and a driver !!! Feels good doesn't it.
All the best to you and yours Sir !
Big 10-4 on the “bouncy old bugger.” BITD (late ‘70s) I drove a 352 very similar specs to yours. Driving lots of rough ol’ 2-lane highway. Seemed like I spent most of my time airborne, just my lap belt holding me in.
That's a damn sharp ride 👍👍👍
Rockin the ol Pete on East Trent. Open her up!
obviously the airride for the seat isn't working. but when i bought my cab over in 1983 did not have power steering or air assist and it was not the pete's easy steer. International did not have easy steer. It was a beast with a 300 cummins, spring suspension, a 60 mph top speed and the pulling power of a dead mongoose, lol. loved that 9670 though. Nice truck and sounds great.
nice truck, clean interior too.
Nice RIG! Cab over are the best!
I love it.
My favorite cab over is the one from the series BJ & The Bear
really cool seeing one of Wittkopf's trucks. Larry and the crew have some cool old iron in their fleet. I'm from Spokane originally, so this was like a trip down memory lane seeing a lot of the same territory i ran for over 30 years. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks glad you enjoyed. I have some more nostalgia in the works.
Looking forward to it.
When that truck was built the speed limit was 55mph nationwide. There are ways to get considerably more speed out of it.
I was 16 in 1975 my brother-in-law was running Florida for Atlas Moving that's how I Learned to Drive a 13 speed Road Ranger on a cab over Peterbilt like that
COE trucks are making a comeback and they’re selling for a premium!! Hang onto it and enjoy it, my dad had a ‘76 double bunk O/O spec when I was a kid.
Man, a cabover is my dream truck. I'm just getting started in trucking this year, I'm hoping to buy a cabover by the end of next year and spend a year or so getting it ready for hauling. By then I should have 2 years experience before I go owner op. I've seen guys do air ride suspension in place of the springs, but I've also seen some cabovers where the cab itself is air ride. Some potential upgrades to make.
yep, suspension is crucial never budget on it.
i cant imagine wanting an air cab unless i was a team driver or had animals in the cab, i only care about my seat when im driving lol
and these cabovers def need air suspension, air cab wouldnt help your loads much
I want to buy one for my daily driver! 😃
I owned a 1979 Peterbilt 352 cab over also a 1985 Ford CLT9000
Oh wow, it's rare to see a 362 with a floor shifter, and not with the console/dongle shifter. Nice footage Hoss, and thanks for sharing.
Thanks and I like the floor shifter much better
First time watching your channel, I enjoyed, I subbed, I hit the thumbs up.
I look forward to going back over earlier content.
Mark Australia.
Thanks I Appreciate it
I feel the same way every time I drive my 81 362 as we no tilt no power steering short wheelbase with spring suspension the old guys were tough as nails my k100 being a 96 has quite a few more driver comfort features lol
They did sure jump up to some nice features in the 90s, late 80s and 90s are probably my favorite trucks because of that and they arent plastic yet lol
@@Shifty379 I know that’s right my 96 k100 is all the same as early e-model k100’s from mid 80’s just all the more comfortable features of a newer truck lol makes a hell of a difference. The 81 362 is a whole other animal 200 miles from Knoxville to my house when I bought it and thought I was gonna pee blood the next day lol old guys were tough for sure but nothing like taking a brief walk in there shoes and feeling that nostalgia
More please!
I love old school because I am old school trucking 41 years
just keep telling yourself how much you love it.
I can tell he really loves it, I would too! They are so cool looking!
And I'll say this a couple of springs a few washers and that Cummins will scream I'm like nowadays you got to take it to shop someplace big somebody for a password have your motor turned up for six or seven or $800 them were the days
This is the 2nd video I have seen "fog line" Never heard called that before...lol I have a 1984 International 9670 with a BC III Rebuilding it now and hopefully it will be done this year... HOOAH!!! That rig is very nice....
What do you call it?
White line, shoulder line or whatever. I live in MI and you can not see it in the Fog so, why do they call it the fog line? Yeah, stupid.@@macoyreiber4482
1988 k 100 best truck I ever drove
OYA! BJ and the 🐻
Drove a 362 for Shirley Temple back in the day
Is it easy to change sply gear box because I don't understand it's looks so hard
Old Soul
I took my driving test in a 362 .....I miss driving my old cabover
If I’m not mistaken Peterbilt didn’t start with the dog house shifters until 88 or 89. My Dad had 3 362’s, both the 85 and the 86 were full length shifters and the 91 was a dog house shifter.
Good to know. I did not know this.
I’m not even a truck driver and I want to get a CDl and buy me a Freightliner cabover they are my favorite, Peterbuilt second, GMC Astro 3rd
Rides a little rough, 1st one at the scene of the accident, insanely cold to drive in -45 weather, but they can easily get into the tightest spot. Big convex mirror sticking out front on the passenger side, you can see your license plate
Well dammit brotha
driving a long hood truck is like watching a movie on your 24" monitor, driving a cabover is like watching a movie on IMAX screen 😋
Haha good analogy
That there seat belt looks like it would do more damage than good if ever it were called into use.
How did it feel to drive Optiumus Prime???? I got say this Auto Bots Roll Out!!!!!!! The truck has been taken care of with many more miles of service to run.
muito Show freio motor...oltro nivel..
You think your vintage I traded my 1975 freightliner 2axle cabover on a brand new 1978 2axle Pete they were a dream to drive they rode great if you had the 5th wheel in the right spot the first 24 years of my 43+ trucking years was spent in cabovers,even wen I sold my trucks and went to drive for Walmart they gave me a brand new 1995 international cabover hardest part about going to drive for Walmart was my trucks had big horsepower Walmart were gutless trucks I could have went up and down a hill 4 times by the time there truck got to the top,very hard transition.
You own this rig, or a companie? Also for shiny tires, look for Dura Coat, they will shine for over 6 months, if dirty just wash them off, prodoct does not come off
live and learn
That means I had been driving 4 yrs when that truck was built, I must ancient then, oh lord.😉
You should drive a european cabover to see what its like, it might surprise you, great looking truck, Oldschool American class, greetings
I'm sure it would, whole different animal then the long Pete's in use to driving.
Those Scanias are pretty impressive.
Look at what they drive in New Zealand -
@@deere7227 New Kenworth Cabovers 😉😉😉 K104 is the truck to have and the K200's in NZ and Australia
And now, K220s, and there are 8x4 versions to boot!
Ain't nostalgia great! Probably can't find anyone who drove cross country in a COE to say one nice word about them
Then you haven't seen Steve Feszchak and his #FSCTrucking channel. His Pete 362 (an '83, I believe, with a big Cat motor) still hauls oversized loads with a removable gooseneck trailer.
@@kristoffermangila OK, probably can't find two
Cab overs do make good backup rigs farm rigs but I wouldn’t want to drive one every day
I. Was. 7 years. Ago. When. That. Truck. Came. Out
You were born 1 year before I got my license, and you think you feel old? I wish I was as old as you. Nice rig, I’d drive in a heartbeat if I could drive nice equipment instead of a beat down penny pincher.
Push the seat up so you can enjoy the view better and better ride!
The formula engines are the ones that were turned down
Don't know a lot about the formula but was told they were for fleets? Does that sound correct. We are pretty such it has been turned up because it runs pretty well.
@@Shifty379yes. Companies limited RPM for two reasons. Fuel economy, and to govern max speed while still keeping a more fuel efficient rear end.
Also, turning a mechanical engine up is mainly adding more fuel, more air, and changing the timing. Static timed big cams can be built up to 550 horses safely. Variable timed big cams can be turned up to 700 or more safely.
I didn’t know wittkopf had a 362?!???!
*""CABOVERS AREFROM THE-DINOSAUR 🦕 DAYS, ""THAT-TRUCK IS A 🦕 🦕 DINOSAUR""!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*
So what, he loves driving it, I grew up from the 1960's those cabovers were beautiful to see on the freeways, they had class, unlike the cheap garbage they have today!!
You look like Liam Neeson
Driving a skillet face ain't bad.. I remember when that's ALL there was...
You have not really lived to you take a nap across that dog house my wife used to sit there and other things and that brown button naugahyde those were the days
Live in one you will hate them.
Your rig driv,ah?
Nope bosses rig, I'd buy it from him if he'd sell it!
@@Shifty379 right on
good driver don't waste fuel with a jake brake, they or maybe they have to pay for the fuel they save fuel
I'm from Europe and let me tell you, even though I'm not a professional truck driver by any means, I love trucks, especially American ones from the 80's, 90's, since I was 8! The thing is with long nose(you guys call them "conventional", which is funny 😆) they're all kinds of impractical for all kinds of obvious reasons which I don't wish to go into. The only advantage they have over cabovers is that the engine is slightly more accessible, but European trucks have smaller engines(that doesn't mean they're weaker) overall so even that one real advantage goes out the window, so just to let you guys know, your obsession with long nose trucks from the technical and even self-proclaimed expert's viewpoint is a laughing stock material outside North America and maybe Australia. Now I need to emphasize that I still love "conventional" trucks, it's just the technical approach that will always fraw when you compare the two and try to justify the longer ones.
The reason why American truckers went with conventionals is because of two things: length limits and more importantly for them, safety, especially from head-on collisions. In the late '90s I believe, the US government relaxed the length limitations on trucks and trailers. This favored conventional trucks. And as for safety, they argue that conventionals are safer than cabovers, due to the fact that the "nose" acts as a buffer between the cab and the other vehicle.
About smaller engines for European trucks, do you call those Scania V8s "small"?
@@kristoffermangilaor do they call the V12 and v10 Man engines or the 750 hp Volvo inline 6 small?
At least they don't have limitations oh how much fuel is wasted
Literally have to pay 100 pounds just for not owning Euro 6?
Bro why do you think hp matters? Also try to place them in a climbing competition between European and American trucks and we'll see who's better
What’s the engine in this truck?
Big cam Cummins
Your intro is way to long. Almost exited because of it. But I do like cabovers.
Only one I ever rode in tho was a 1982 Gmc White road comander..
It was a pile of s$&! Back in 1984.
Thanks for the feedback I appreciate it and I'll keep that in mind
If you were to break that windshield and have the wiper motor go bad at the same time, the repair costs would total that truck. Pretty sure peterbilt only did the kitchen table windshield w/3 wipers for a year maybe two. It wasn't a good idea.
Peterbilt Mike managed to find a windshield for his, as did FSC Steve
Front glass is cheap... corner glass definitely not. Big trucks = big bucks
Did he really say 1984? Looks more like 1964. I've driven a 70s Volvo looking much more modern.
Yup sure did it's definitely an 84. These trucks kept that style for a long time
It's not vintage it's a classic, vintage would be from the '50s and older...
Vintage is considered anything 30+ years or older usually. So it'll count.
@@agentnuget oh c'mon i see those older trucks everywhere what's ganna be next? a 2015 truck is going to vintage to.
Buy a Pete 342 cab over they were great trucks
Cut my teeth on a cab over, lots and lots of miles behind the wheel. You got a big motor. If we had a 335. We we're crappen in tall cotton. And if you had just 1 stick! man you were on top of the world.
do you know peter built a truck for a man to drive lol lol