I think Jamie is quite smart to be buying these California trucks. On top of the no corrosion these trucks run on essentially perfectly flat and smooth roads, frame and suspension has basically never taken a serious beating. You really are getting a like-new truck.
I also think it's a good move, if it's from Southern Cali it doesn't get the salt, calcium chloride or mag chloride that rust belt trucks get. Suspension work is cheap and easy compared to corrosion repair.
You are such a good , good man Mr. Davis 😊 Your commentaries and your meticulous manner that you have for your equipment speaks volumes of what kind of business man you are 😊 Such a fine looking piece of equipment added to your fleet 👍🏻
There is one thing you can say about Jamie Davis. He is a very smart businessman man, who knows what & what his company needs. Congratulations on your new truck.
Truly love and respect the way you think about your fleet. You deserved this truck. Opportunities come when you have an eye for values. So great to see this. Wish you the best and good to see how you go thru hard times with nerves of steel and will of iron... One day may be it would be a great pleasure, to work for you.
Jamie nice to still see your videos still watch reruns highway through hell cool new toy I'm a big fan of older trucks and cars blessings to you and your family 🙏🙏
An 88, had to back and relisten to make sure I was right. I totally agree with the no electronics approach. I had a wonderful F-250 crew cab. Wish I still had it. 4X4 short box, I built the engine for it -- Beautiful truck, Jimmie beautiful.
Jamie, congratulations on continuing your journey. I do miss your show as you worked some of the most difficult recovery's. I'm glad you have managed to find viable ways to work around the most ridiculous rules placed on the trucking industry. God Bless you and yours.
WOW! It's really amazing that it was so lightly used over the years. It must have been not for sale, or priced to bring knowledgeable buyers. Great find.
A fantastic purchase right there Jamie and you are so right an older truck such as this that has been looked after will far more reliable than a brand new truck and will pay for its self a whole lot sooner
Man that truck is 3 years younger than me and looks 100x better lol. I think Jamie Davis has made most of his $$$$ the past few years doing long haul towing to eastern Canada. This would be the PERFECT rig for that, looks like it has a decent sized sleeper, the proper weight rating, 18 speeds, a decent enough engine to pull the grades in BC. Plus its one of those old school rigs if you go over it with a fine tooth comb, replace all the air lines, rubber hoses, inspect the wiring, it should be pretty damn reliable. Also say what you want about white, it looks damn good with chrome and a bold accent stripe/contrasting color/graphics on the truck like this. On a fleet spec Volvo or Freightliner, yeah white kinda sucks.
Agree with Jamie on so many levels here. In our business (concrete pumping) I could not fathom having payments on brand new $750K+ rig as well as dealing with the astronomical increase to the basis costs of doing business. Not to mention that it used to be that you bought brand new and the benefit was not having to deal with much more than basic maintenance for the first 3-5 years of its life. Today's trucks are in the dealership for electronic malfunction warnings (typically tier 4 emissions related) I swear at least one week out of every 10-12.... and that's if they can even source the parts required to get it back up and running.
beauty truck. the 444 sounds great and isnt easy to come by and probably isnt as bad as people say it is. as with anything maintaining goes a long way.....
Very beautiful. I remember when you first got this, you were going to change the hood to an aluminum one, glad you kept the 377 hood. These are quite unique looking and ready for an 80s theme car show.
I was never a big fan of the 377 back in the day, but this one looks really cool to me. It seems to wear that wrecker body like a hand in a glove and it probably triggered my "nostalgic sap mode" heh, heh. Also, when put up against the modern aero trucks this unit puts 'em to shame.
@@crushingvanessa3277 Timing is everything, I guess. When the 377s hit the road it was a huge departure from the 379s for many Pete fans. Some folks preferred it, obviously, but I'm maybe appreciating it more now because of the aerodynamic wave that hit shortly after the 377 was new. Or, I might be just diggin' on this 377 because it's so badass heh, heh.
@@GTLees A bit the same for me,. I wasn't around trucking much but build models. I remember when these and other aero trucks came out, some people hated them with a passion, some liked them.
Jamie i totally agree on older equipment, i stopped driving semi,s in 2009 due to health issues, the def stuff is a crazy pain i see many deal with problems,, hats off to you , someday ill make it up there ,stay safe ,
I really hope he completely gets this beauty fully payed off and puts that cat engine into it Jamie really needs to keep this truck especially since it's 1988 old trucks like this in pristine condition is very hard to come by and rare
Well, I’m a 71-year-old woman Jamie and I watch your show on TV and I just found you on CZcams. I did not know you had a channel and this is beautiful truck mind you I love the other rotator too and I can’t wait to see it when it gets fixed but I’m so glad that you got another truck. It’s beautiful you deserve it.
Been watching Jamie for a long time big fan always great too see you get new equipment. Big shout out from Florida. Over the road trucker keep the shiny side up .
Really enjoyed looking at your new / old truck. You are right saying that as nice and convenient as electronics are, they still haven't figured out how to corrosion proof electronics.
Jamie your right trying to get older models without any of the electronic stuff it's a pain in the backside stupid faults all the time congratulations on that motor Jamie 👍.
Even though im in Georgia i do love your passion for old tech. I do find that it does much better in the harsher environments up north than what it will ever be put thru here. I would love to see you end up with all his original stuff. What a unique experience
Sharp truck, Jamie. Did they have to sell that truck due to age and emissions laws in California? That’s a sharp truck. Something to be proud of. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful truck the new one are Really amazing but the old truck Beautiful an Amazing good job fixing them up an buying old truck . 🎉 Love your show. God Bless You
Awesome find, only downside is that 444 Cummins, they good till they weren’t. I had a lot of injector problems, and like you I switched over to Cat. I doing that back about’93, I think. Great looking truck looking forward to seeing it at work.👍👍✌️
Glad you can get these older trucks that can do the job without having insane payments. Avoid the electronics and DEF system is a major plus, especially with the problems with the truck going into regenerate mode and dropping power. I am sure driving those roads, especially in the winter, accidents are bound to happen eventually even when you are careful, look at Howie as a seasoned recovery guy sliding in the ditch with Bruce’s old truck.
The newer trucks, agreed so expensive, uses cheap light weight wiring loaded with switches bypasses. With your business these older trucks are perfect. Thanks for sharing
Thanks Jamie love the updates it's been way to long since the last one.The new truck is beautiful congratulations looking forward to seeing it on the road.Old cars are way more money than they were new so why shouldn't old trucks in mint condition be more than they were new.
Great truck, looking forward to seeing more videos of it in the future. Hope the rotator is fixed soon and back out making money. Something the peaked my interest is the Hyrail Kenworth in the background, is it a crane truck?
California has out lawed these good old engines I think nothing older than 2012 can stay. We had a good clean well serviced fleet of dump trucks that went to auction to be shipped out of state. The new trucks were breaking down a lot, DEF, wiring and EGR trouble.. Just glad I am now retired and don't have to work on them anymore.
Hi there, Jenny Davis I just saw your video when you show off your new truck that you got already I supposed to guess you said since your rotator was out of commission since you had an accident I don’t know what actually happened because I didn’t watch the show because I don’t have TV anymore but anyways I hope you will take your time and wait for it to come back. In the meantime you would have the time less just finishing the project trucks you’re still doing that but I’m not forcing you to just go ahead off trying to make sure everything is finished. Just take your time and try to refit everything you need everything that needs to be checked. Everything needs to be fitted. It’s just you might need it besides that it’ll be really cool of those new other old trucks you stored get back on the road. Just make sure to take your time. It’s a beautiful day outside it’s summer have fun.
What a beautiful truck I love it what other new trucks are you getting do you wish you would have kept he ,150 and are you getting another mack to replace hr 127 glad you're okay
A series on “Rebuilding The Rotator” is coming very soon,
Stay Tuned 👍
Thanks for watching!
- Brianna Davis
Yes. Hope we can get the incidence chronology.
Can you please update us on the new 30 ton and 50 ton you guys are building.
good luck Jamie time to wrap the series on Bruce's Truck and start two new series Rebuilding HR 127 and rebuilding Rotator.
What going on woth Bruce's old truck
That’s a nice unit Jaime. Hood things are going well for y’all up there? Been a long while
I think Jamie is quite smart to be buying these California trucks. On top of the no corrosion these trucks run on essentially perfectly flat and smooth roads, frame and suspension has basically never taken a serious beating. You really are getting a like-new truck.
California roads are absolutely terrible and beat you to death..
You obviously haven't been in California recently.
How many times has it been up Donner's Pass? Regardless, it's in Beautiful shape
@@leejohnson6173 you haven’t driven in canada clearly
I also think it's a good move, if it's from Southern Cali it doesn't get the salt, calcium chloride or mag chloride that rust belt trucks get. Suspension work is cheap and easy compared to corrosion repair.
Jamie, please consider doing a series on rebuilding the rotator.
I absolutely agree. That would be awesome.
@@bobjohnson7797 Yep! Put my vote in there too.
Im up.
I'm in
@@mikecarlson8836 brianna already updated. There will be a series for rotator rebuild
You are such a good , good man Mr. Davis 😊 Your commentaries and your meticulous manner that you have for your equipment speaks volumes of what kind of business man you are 😊 Such a fine looking piece of equipment added to your fleet 👍🏻
What a beauty! Always look forward to the video updates. Thanks for taking the time for the walk-around, Jamie!
That 1988 50 ton is an awesome heavy wrecker when the L.A. Rotator is repaired Jamie will have an awesome fleet
There is one thing you can say about Jamie Davis. He is a very smart businessman man, who knows what & what his company needs. Congratulations on your new truck.
That is a gorgeous truck. Also nice to hear the update on the rotator
Truly love and respect the way you think about your fleet. You deserved this truck. Opportunities come when you have an eye for values. So great to see this. Wish you the best and good to see how you go thru hard times with nerves of steel and will of iron... One day may be it would be a great pleasure, to work for you.
That truck looks brand new. Great find 👍
Jamie is like my Grandad. Common sense and experience go a long way!
Let's hope he keeps this truck permanently cas this rig is perfect for him
Jamie nice to still see your videos still watch reruns highway through hell cool new toy I'm a big fan of older trucks and cars blessings to you and your family 🙏🙏
Looks like a great long term addition to the fleet! Thanks for sharing!
Wouldn't it be great if he could keep, restore, and work a nostalgic fleet? He kinda already has had a rollin' museum, at times, I suppose heh, heh
An 88, had to back and relisten to make sure I was right.
I totally agree with the no electronics approach. I had a wonderful F-250 crew cab. Wish I still had it. 4X4 short box, I built the engine for it --
Beautiful truck, Jimmie beautiful.
Jamie, congratulations on continuing your journey. I do miss your show as you worked some of the most difficult recovery's. I'm glad you have managed to find viable ways to work around the most ridiculous rules placed on the trucking industry. God Bless you and yours.
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WOW! It's really amazing that it was so lightly used over the years. It must have been not for sale, or priced to bring knowledgeable buyers. Great find.
A fantastic purchase right there Jamie and you are so right an older truck such as this that has been looked after will far more reliable than a brand new truck and will pay for its self a whole lot sooner
Beautiful addition to your fleet
Congratulations Jamie on your new tow !! It's a great looking rig and I can hardly wait to see it in action!!!
Man that truck is 3 years younger than me and looks 100x better lol. I think Jamie Davis has made most of his $$$$ the past few years doing long haul towing to eastern Canada. This would be the PERFECT rig for that, looks like it has a decent sized sleeper, the proper weight rating, 18 speeds, a decent enough engine to pull the grades in BC. Plus its one of those old school rigs if you go over it with a fine tooth comb, replace all the air lines, rubber hoses, inspect the wiring, it should be pretty damn reliable. Also say what you want about white, it looks damn good with chrome and a bold accent stripe/contrasting color/graphics on the truck like this. On a fleet spec Volvo or Freightliner, yeah white kinda sucks.
Beautiful unit Jamie I'm sure it will serve you well You sir are a credit to our profession for sure.
Fantastic truck Jamie. Love how you take care of your equipment
Agree with Jamie on so many levels here. In our business (concrete pumping) I could not fathom having payments on brand new $750K+ rig as well as dealing with the astronomical increase to the basis costs of doing business. Not to mention that it used to be that you bought brand new and the benefit was not having to deal with much more than basic maintenance for the first 3-5 years of its life. Today's trucks are in the dealership for electronic malfunction warnings (typically tier 4 emissions related) I swear at least one week out of every 10-12.... and that's if they can even source the parts required to get it back up and running.
Beautiful wrecker. Can’t wait to see it in action. Take good care of her.
Great video Jamie another great addition to your towing fleet. Thanks for sharing looking forward to your next video stay safe Jamie.
Excellent condition that's a awesome find! Congratulations on your new to you truck Jamie!
That’s sharp I’ve always loved the set forward axle 377s they ain’t common. Beautiful truck
beauty truck. the 444 sounds great and isnt easy to come by and probably isnt as bad as people say it is. as with anything maintaining goes a long way.....
Very beautiful. I remember when you first got this, you were going to change the hood to an aluminum one, glad you kept the 377 hood. These are quite unique looking and ready for an 80s theme car show.
I was never a big fan of the 377 back in the day, but this one looks really cool to me. It seems to wear that wrecker body like a hand in a glove and it probably triggered my "nostalgic sap mode" heh, heh. Also, when put up against the modern aero trucks this unit puts 'em to shame.
@@GTLees I guess they weren't well received when new but maybe now people have a different feel for them. This setup, the colour scheme, all work.
Hmm! I've always liked the #377 models SFFA. #keepontruckin/towing 😉👍
@@crushingvanessa3277 Timing is everything, I guess. When the 377s hit the road it was a huge departure from the 379s for many Pete fans. Some folks preferred it, obviously, but I'm maybe appreciating it more now because of the aerodynamic wave that hit shortly after the 377 was new. Or, I might be just diggin' on this 377 because it's so badass heh, heh.
@@GTLees A bit the same for me,. I wasn't around trucking much but build models. I remember when these and other aero trucks came out, some people hated them with a passion, some liked them.
Jamie i totally agree on older equipment, i stopped driving semi,s in 2009 due to health issues, the def stuff is a crazy pain i see many deal with problems,, hats off to you , someday ill make it up there ,stay safe ,
Jamie Davis i been watching you for about 3 years. Your a good teacher I learned a lot a lot from you over the years I like towing
Congratulations on HR100. Thanks for keeping us updated.
Great video of a vintage truck, Jamie! I also like watching you and your crew on Highway thru Hell.
Right on sir very happy that you are OK first time seeing accident last night glad to hear you are fixing the rotater great show
Can't go wrong buying all that old iron mr. Jamie Davis love seeing this
That's one badass truck, can't wait to see it in action. Nice to hear that the rotator was not totaled and will be coming back in service
That is an awesome truck Jamie! Clean the underside/frame and fluid film it before the winter 🙂
I really hope he completely gets this beauty fully payed off and puts that cat engine into it Jamie really needs to keep this truck especially since it's 1988 old trucks like this in pristine condition is very hard to come by and rare
I absolutely agree with you. 👍
Now if he can keep drivers.
Well, I’m a 71-year-old woman Jamie and I watch your show on TV and I just found you on CZcams. I did not know you had a channel and this is beautiful truck mind you I love the other rotator too and I can’t wait to see it when it gets fixed but I’m so glad that you got another truck. It’s beautiful you deserve it.
Been watching Jamie for a long time big fan always great too see you get new equipment. Big shout out from Florida. Over the road trucker keep the shiny side up .
Been waiting a while for a new video and you never disappoint. Amazing truck purchase again.
Really enjoyed looking at your new / old truck. You are right saying that as nice and convenient as electronics are, they still haven't figured out how to corrosion proof electronics.
Jamie your right trying to get older models without any of the electronic stuff it's a pain in the backside stupid faults all the time congratulations on that motor Jamie 👍.
Jamie,congratulations on your new purchase. I absolutely love watching you guys on tv. Keep up the great work!!
It would be nice to see an Ariel shot or a video of all your current heavy wreckers and current rebuild projects.
Thanks for sharing and keep us informed on the new builds
I like the paint scheme. It's opposite of your other truck's but still goes with your brand. Nice find
Even though im in Georgia i do love your passion for old tech. I do find that it does much better in the harsher environments up north than what it will ever be put thru here. I would love to see you end up with all his original stuff. What a unique experience
Sharp truck, Jamie. Did they have to sell that truck due to age and emissions laws in California? That’s a sharp truck. Something to be proud of. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you're ok. The New Truck is Absolutely Beautiful. Can't wait to see the Rotator finished.
That is a beautiful Pete! What an elegant, well cared for Pete!
Jamie sorry to hear about your rotator hope nobody got hurt considering doing a show on the Rotator rebuild nice new truck congrats
I love your TV show. You and your crew do a great job. Can't wait to see more
Beautiful truck the new one are Really amazing but the old truck Beautiful an Amazing good job fixing them up an buying old truck . 🎉 Love your show. God Bless You
Awesome find, only downside is that 444 Cummins, they good till they weren’t. I had a lot of injector problems, and like you I switched over to Cat. I doing that back about’93, I think. Great looking truck looking forward to seeing it at work.👍👍✌️
Cool truck, Mister Maga Fleet owner . I love your show I watch it every Saturday and Sunday night
Great video Jamie, looking forward to the next TV series available here in the UK
This is a beautiful truck but I love the rotator. I can't wait for the series to rebuild the Rotator. God bless you Mr. Davis.
Glad you can get these older trucks that can do the job without having insane payments. Avoid the electronics and DEF system is a major plus, especially with the problems with the truck going into regenerate mode and dropping power. I am sure driving those roads, especially in the winter, accidents are bound to happen eventually even when you are careful, look at Howie as a seasoned recovery guy sliding in the ditch with Bruce’s old truck.
Long time fan , just found you on you tube & this is the Jamie Davis content we needed ! Much better then the main stream content!
I have been watching your show for several years and love it!!
Retired from east coast out west seven years DC NM AZ with NPS.
Stay safe.
She's a beautiful work horse Jamie, great video.
Sorry to hear about your wrecked rotator. This gem takes the sting out of it. Best of luck with the California flash ! 😎👍
Sweet looking 377 peterbuilt .very good looking over all tow truck .
The antiques road show continues
Bad-ass truck! I liked hearing you talking about non-electronic trucks vs. new electronic trucks. Mechanical is better than electronic.
Beautiful old school truck !!!!
Thanks Jamie, keep on trucking’!!!
Low overhead, high reliability trucks are key for success.
I love the old school cell phone mount on the dash
Great looking unit
I love to see your progress and motivation ,and I do invy your job !
The newer trucks, agreed so expensive, uses cheap light weight wiring loaded with switches bypasses. With your business these older trucks are perfect. Thanks for sharing
Always been a Kenworth man myself after working at Kenworth they were in Indy for 25 years but that is a good looking Pete
Awesome new truck and best wishes for you and your team!
Thanks Jamie love the updates it's been way to long since the last one.The new truck is beautiful congratulations looking forward to seeing it on the road.Old cars are way more money than they were new so why shouldn't old trucks in mint condition be more than they were new.
This is a man that loves his trucks.
I was sure hoping that you'd have fired that beauty up! Gorgeous truck! Good luck and safe work!
Having those spreaders on the truck are going to really come in handy
Great truck, looking forward to seeing more videos of it in the future. Hope the rotator is fixed soon and back out making money. Something the peaked my interest is the Hyrail Kenworth in the background, is it a crane truck?
Looks like a long term addition to your fleet, could use some more warning lighting though in my opinion. Thanks for sharing.
Nice Truck Jamie Please In The Future Do A Fleet Update Can't Believe How Old It Is Good Luck With It
😅😂... I guarantee Mike said watch this. Jamie gonna flip.
So excited for you and Family...look forward to seeing it in action!
Hey Jamie, seen ya rolling west out Edmonton a couple days ago. I like the ole iron, way more dependable then new stuff today.
California has out lawed these good old engines I think nothing older than 2012 can stay. We had a good clean well serviced fleet of dump trucks that went to auction to be shipped out of state. The new trucks were breaking down a lot, DEF, wiring and EGR trouble.. Just glad I am now retired and don't have to work on them anymore.
Hi there, Jenny Davis I just saw your video when you show off your new truck that you got already I supposed to guess you said since your rotator was out of commission since you had an accident I don’t know what actually happened because I didn’t watch the show because I don’t have TV anymore but anyways I hope you will take your time and wait for it to come back. In the meantime you would have the time less just finishing the project trucks you’re still doing that but I’m not forcing you to just go ahead off trying to make sure everything is finished. Just take your time and try to refit everything you need everything that needs to be checked. Everything needs to be fitted. It’s just you might need it besides that it’ll be really cool of those new other old trucks you stored get back on the road. Just make sure to take your time. It’s a beautiful day outside it’s summer have fun.
Awesome video, thanks for taking the time to make and share it
What a beautiful truck I love it what other new trucks are you getting do you wish you would have kept he ,150 and are you getting another mack to replace hr 127 glad you're okay
Looks a stunning wrecker
Wow what a cool find. Not Pete’s best design but it’s growing on a fella.
What a beautiful truck Jamie. Sure love it.
Awesome truck, great video 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
The first Peterbilt truck I drove was a 377 like that, only it was for OTR operations.
wheels use pb blaster with a soft rag works well nice ride Jamie go luck
Nice truck keeping clean Jamie.
Heck of a wrecker there it’s awesome looking truck
wow amazing new toy tow truck it is awesome looking one
Absolutely beautiful truck you deserve it ❤❤❤
That’s a beautiful truck, amazing shape for the year for sure.