True, but there's also a school of thought that you can wear the thrust bearings on the crank starting this way. Think of the amount of pressure the throwout bearing puts on the clutch cover, all transferred forward through the flywheel & crankshaft & there's absolutely zero oil pressure, let alone much residual lube on the thrust bearings after sitting 3 days. Pushing the clutch is valid though, it can save you if your batteries are weak and you have no way to charge them, not advisable on the regular though.
You have a very good point. It’s just a lot of trouble to get it started if you weaken the batteries too much unless you have a booster with you.I have an old farm truck and if you put it in neutral, release the brakes and don’t push the clutch in and crank it in cold weather the truck will creep up as you crank it. 50W is really thick when cold.
@@billloffler8637 good point also about cold oil, that's one of the big differences between older stuff and newer. tighter tolerances = ability to run lighter oils. Not sure what's specced for the Cummins in the vid but probably no heavier than a 20W/50 multigrade (effectively 20weight cold/ 50 running temp.) Interesting to note your truck creeping when cold, shows that transmission drag can be significant too when the temperature gets down there & that's one area the oil grades haven't got much lighter with newer kit. Fair to say it's horses for courses & probably declutching to cold start is going to be a lot less hard on older machines due to the oil grade and general tolerances compared to modern engines & the benefits there of less strain on battery/starter etc outweigh any negative effect. (to be honest, anything that specs less than a 10W/40 grade in the crankcase is engineered with fuel efficiency over mechanical longevity in my view anyway!)
I was going to say basically this. If you don't have a battery master switch, install one and shut it off when you leave it. I go 3 days and come back, switch on and have full power.
The one and only 379 Peterbuilt. By far my favourite truck. Lived my whole life next to Paccar’s most advanced plant here in Canada. Seen great trucks come out of there. Yours is a true beauty :)
You might try to put buckets upside-down on your stacks if you park for more then a day or 2 at a time. Those leaves blew out fairly easy but rain will sit in the bottom and eat right thru them. Beautiful truck tho for sure.
An absolutely beautiful rig. Glad to see you taking pride in your ride. Being a young guy getting into the industry, I'd love a video explaining how you got into trucking and any tips you have for fellow truckers. You channel's going to grow fast, guaranteed. Safe travels and thank you for everything you do.
Just an old trucker that likes a good laugh driver. Hell I am a smartass with my mouth shut. She’s a nice lookin and soundin ol Pete. Happy trails brother!
You had it right the first time. The batteries are hooked up in parallel. I would do a load test on them seeing as it only sat for a few days and the truck wouldn't crank over fast enough. Cold weather brings out the bad batteries. It only takes one to spoil the whole bunch. Beautiful truck by the way!
Had that issue with my KW. it took me 2 months of searching. It was the wires from my espar heater. The frame they were getting pinched between the sleeper and the frame rail. Fixed it. Not one starting issue since. Not even if I took a week off. Starts right up.
4 batteries and truck sat for the weekend and wouldn’t start without boosting ??? Some preventative maintenance is needed. The outside is nice ...not to crazy about the interior.
I just uploaded a video on doing a cold start on my needlenose Pete. It can set for a month or two and it starts right up. You should probably have a load test done on those batteries. However you know your truck better than me. Thank you so much for posting this cool video.
Gotta do one in nord dakota now. Can get to -60 below zero with wind chill. I did a cold start quite some time ago. Was -9 or -10. Not plugged in started right up
You can buy a APU thermoking,the apu keep your batteries charged and your antifreeze hot,believe me its going to be better for you and for your engine plus fuel cost
How come u don’t push the clutch when u crank it? Disengages the trans and helps it’s crank. Specially when cold. Nice truck sir. I used to haul crude for qc in North Dakota. Many many years ago. Not a bad company. Not for everyone.
I was going to make the same comment about the clutch and then I saw yours. I think we all old school guys still do press the cluth and make sure that the gear is in neutral at the same time
A webasto coolant heater would be a good option, I got one on mine and it works awesome, starts right up no matter how cold it is and runs nice and smooth on start up
They are most likely Series/Parallel since most trucks are 24V systems. 2 batteries in series to make 24V then paralleled with another set to double CCA. 2 12v 1000CCA Batteries in series makes 24V 1000CCA, if you parallel another set of the same you now have 24V 2000CCA.
@@boosteddiesel where are you from that you think most trucks are 24v? They havent been that way for a long time. Equipment still uses 24v but not trucks.
@@tnerbsg8134 you can wire batteries in series parallel. Wiring batteries in parallel increases amp hour capacity, wiring in series increases voltage, and wiring series parallel increases both.
@@Downstriker559 No. You're close, but not quite. It's one or the other, series or parallel; not both. You can try an be smart all you want, but my masters in physics will always disagree. Sorry. Go back to school.
I remember when I first started driving there was no such thing like synthetic oil. Some of the old drivers would add 50W motor oil in the old 250’s and 290 Cummins that used oil. I remember a drum of it always around next to the 30W for engine oil. I think Eaton was trying to get off of 85X140 in the transmission and going to 50W mineral oil at the time. This was many years ago but I now that mineral oil didn’t work out to good.
Was sitting at home watching UA-cam videos Sun. night b4 bed & one of ur videos showed up randomly. I watched for the 1st time. I hit the subscribe button. Watched several more. Love the truck! "Beautiful"!!! Then as I was trucking for FedEx Freight out of St Clairsville, Oh mm-213 terminal, headed to Indiana as I do every day Mon-Fri, I was on I-70 west bound today (Mon Nov 2nd) at about 10:30am at the 66-mm, and there you went, headed east. Small world.
You need a kill switch on the battery box. when you are shut down for extended periods of time, turn the disconnect off. that and a battery tender. when you're home, plug it in.
Thanks for all that you do brother without you we would not have food on our table what did you name her You got a name the truck Love your videos Keep them coming
Back in the old days when it was cold we stepped on clutch and pulled the compression release. Rolled the Engine around a bit then dropped the release and add a bit of WD-40 directly into the intake as needed.
Stand at the drivers side tire run your hand against the rail and there is a small junction box with two wires into it if its messed up it will cause that problem well thats what happen to my 98 379
One thing about it it's a Pete and own in a Pete is like own in a John Deere or a Harley you don't have any regrets later about sink in a few bucks into it because it's the best
tap the clutch two or three times then try to start it. because my dad has a kenworth tri axle dump truck and it was a cold morning and he did that and it worked
Series = voltage X the # of batteries or 4 -12v batteries in series = 48v. in any case *without* a Series/ Parallel switch will fry a 12v electrical system and hence a 12v starter and all else. Series is + - + - + - X 3 = 36v 2 - 12v batt. in series = 24v ect. No fires, smoking starter or wiring, means in your case, yours are in Parallel or all ++++ and all - - - - = 12v
Hi and how are you today. I noticed on your truck which is a beautiful truck that you have that front shade covering almost half of your windshield. I don’t want to be a naysayer but you have to sit in your seat mostly lowered to see through and over the steering wheel to the outside. I notice a lot of drivers are doing this now and I think that’s possibly illegal if nothing else restricting your view. I would like your two cents on this. I don’t think it’s cool either. When I was truck driving he would never see something like this or very rarely. I drove back in the 80s.
It's not illegal. I am 6'3" so I sit on the floor either way. All the drop visor does is keep the sun out of eyes when its on the horizon. It is a trend that has developed in the last 10-20 years. Today's trucks don't ride like old trucks either, I'm only 38 but I rode in a kitchen chair on the passenger side before... lol..
Check alternator / batteries!! Maybe starter. Got a 95 379 that starts flawless just have to hot wire starter because of one stinking wire I can't find!!!!!
The batteries are linked in parallel. But what surprises me is that American trucks obviously only have 12 V on-board. Is that so? Here in Europe trucks have mostly 24 V. BTW this is a beautiful Pete.
This video randomly popped up in my feed and all I gotta say is that is a gorgeous truck
Same here and I'm glad
Same😂 beautiful truck, sounds amazing
Same lol
Same here
I’m here for the random pop up party
Push the clutch in so you stop the gears from turning over in the transmission oil, will spin over faster.
True, but there's also a school of thought that you can wear the thrust bearings on the crank starting this way. Think of the amount of pressure the throwout bearing puts on the clutch cover, all transferred forward through the flywheel & crankshaft & there's absolutely zero oil pressure, let alone much residual lube on the thrust bearings after sitting 3 days. Pushing the clutch is valid though, it can save you if your batteries are weak and you have no way to charge them, not advisable on the regular though.
You have a very good point. It’s just a lot of trouble to get it started if you weaken the batteries too much unless you have a booster with you.I have an old farm truck and if you put it in neutral, release the brakes and don’t push the clutch in and crank it in cold weather the truck will creep up as you crank it. 50W is really thick when cold.
@@billloffler8637 good point also about cold oil, that's one of the big differences between older stuff and newer. tighter tolerances = ability to run lighter oils. Not sure what's specced for the Cummins in the vid but probably no heavier than a 20W/50 multigrade (effectively 20weight cold/ 50 running temp.) Interesting to note your truck creeping when cold, shows that transmission drag can be significant too when the temperature gets down there & that's one area the oil grades haven't got much lighter with newer kit.
Fair to say it's horses for courses & probably declutching to cold start is going to be a lot less hard on older machines due to the oil grade and general tolerances compared to modern engines & the benefits there of less strain on battery/starter etc outweigh any negative effect. (to be honest, anything that specs less than a 10W/40 grade in the crankcase is engineered with fuel efficiency over mechanical longevity in my view anyway!)
@ he knows more than you
@ that awkward moment to you find out driving a truck is more lucrative than “building” one.
3 days and she needs a jump, sounds like it might be time to invest in some batteries or find out what's causing them to get drained.
I was going to say basically this. If you don't have a battery master switch, install one and shut it off when you leave it. I go 3 days and come back, switch on and have full power.
Haha, saw this girl on 75 south today and now its in my feed.
The one and only 379 Peterbuilt. By far my favourite truck. Lived my whole life next to Paccar’s most advanced plant here in Canada. Seen great trucks come out of there. Yours is a true beauty :)
You might try to put buckets upside-down on your stacks if you park for more then a day or 2 at a time. Those leaves blew out fairly easy but rain will sit in the bottom and eat right thru them. Beautiful truck tho for sure.
That sound is awesome, I no longer have my '99 cummins dodge ram but miss that noise.
Who doesn’t LOVE The Lope of a Cummins Signature 600 CM570, and I do also Love The Lope of a Cat 3406’s as well.
An absolutely beautiful rig. Glad to see you taking pride in your ride. Being a young guy getting into the industry, I'd love a video explaining how you got into trucking and any tips you have for fellow truckers. You channel's going to grow fast, guaranteed.
Safe travels and thank you for everything you do.
I have a video (I think my first one) that explains my history in trucking. I could do another one.
Batts are in parallel, positive to positive and negative to negative. Series would be positive to negative. Awesome rig! I love the color scheme.
That's why I love my apu on standby mode battery stay hot and the water pump on it circulates through the main engine block
Just an old trucker that likes a good laugh driver. Hell I am a smartass with my mouth shut. She’s a nice lookin and soundin ol Pete.
Happy trails brother!
I have no clue why this showed up in my feed but I am not disappointed!!!
Beautiful sound... My Freightliner used to lope like that... Love it..
Use the clutch. Puts less stress. Motor can get a faster turn. Might wanna check for a further issue. 3 days sitting it should still fire up
You had it right the first time. The batteries are hooked up in parallel.
I would do a load test on them seeing as it only sat for a few days and the truck wouldn't crank over fast enough. Cold weather brings out the bad batteries. It only takes one to spoil the whole bunch.
Beautiful truck by the way!
Steering wheel holder.
Damn she sounds mean as hell man!
Had that issue with my KW. it took me 2 months of searching. It was the wires from my espar heater. The frame they were getting pinched between the sleeper and the frame rail. Fixed it. Not one starting issue since. Not even if I took a week off. Starts right up.
Great looking trk keep it simple
That truck is beautiful and sounds beautiful love the lope
Best looking rig I've seen in a while!
That truck is PURE perfection
I don't know much about Semi trucks, but I've always been a fan of them. Yours is a beauty
4 batteries and truck sat for the weekend and wouldn’t start without boosting ??? Some preventative maintenance is needed. The outside is nice ...not to crazy about the interior.
Yeah. A truck should be able to sit a weekend without needing to be jumped. I'd say replace the batteries or install a main cutoff switch.
That interior is awesome!
The joys of owner operating eh? Nice looking home 20 you have there.
that rig is hot! great doggo!
I ono how I got here but boy am I glad that I came. Subbed for the sick rig
I just uploaded a video on doing a cold start on my needlenose Pete. It can set for a month or two and it starts right up. You should probably have a load test done on those batteries. However you know your truck better than me. Thank you so much for posting this cool video.
Batteries are only a few months old. Gonna start doing some checking into things. Starter isn’t that old either.
Check your parasitic draw with a multi meter and start pulling fuses till you find the one that’s drawing excess power.
@@Truckinlife ,
Damn that sounded good when it was chugging. Beautiful truck
Ooooh! She's a grumpy girl!
Good lord, that is a BEAUTIFUL truck.
Nice truck brother
Gotta do one in nord dakota now. Can get to -60 below zero with wind chill. I did a cold start quite some time ago. Was -9 or -10. Not plugged in started right up
Cummins always sounds awesome!
You can buy a APU thermoking,the apu keep your batteries charged and your antifreeze hot,believe me its going to be better for you and for your engine plus fuel cost
I have an APU but it’s not a thermoking.
All right
How come u don’t push the clutch when u crank it? Disengages the trans and helps it’s crank. Specially when cold.
Nice truck sir.
I used to haul crude for qc in North Dakota. Many many years ago.
Not a bad company. Not for everyone.
I wasn’t taught to push in the clutch. 🤷🏼♂️
pushing in a clutch when starting can also add a bunch of thrust in the
crankshaft
I was going to make the same comment about the clutch and then I saw yours. I think we all old school guys still do press the cluth and make sure that the gear is in neutral at the same time
@@calebgodwin3224 Yup
A webasto coolant heater would be a good option, I got one on mine and it works awesome, starts right up no matter how cold it is and runs nice and smooth on start up
I have an apu but it doesn’t like to run when the truck is parked on this hill for some reason...🤔
The batteries are in parallel if it was series it would have a lead from the negative to a positive and the voltage would be 48 volts
They are most likely Series/Parallel since most trucks are 24V systems. 2 batteries in series to make 24V then paralleled with another set to double CCA. 2 12v 1000CCA Batteries in series makes 24V 1000CCA, if you parallel another set of the same you now have 24V 2000CCA.
@@boosteddiesel where are you from that you think most trucks are 24v? They havent been that way for a long time. Equipment still uses 24v but not trucks.
@@boosteddiesel it can't be both... what do you mean parallel/series?
@@tnerbsg8134 you can wire batteries in series parallel. Wiring batteries in parallel increases amp hour capacity, wiring in series increases voltage, and wiring series parallel increases both.
@@Downstriker559 No. You're close, but not quite. It's one or the other, series or parallel; not both. You can try an be smart all you want, but my masters in physics will always disagree. Sorry. Go back to school.
That F150 is awesome! Love the ext cab and it's two-tone. Do not see those often!
Swap one of your batteries out for a Maxwell ESM Ultracapacitor Starting Module. That thing is bullet proof for getting you up in the worst conditions
I remember when I first started driving there was no such thing like synthetic oil. Some of the old drivers would add 50W motor oil in the old 250’s and 290 Cummins that used oil. I remember a drum of it always around next to the 30W for engine oil. I think Eaton was trying to get off of 85X140 in the transmission and going to 50W mineral oil at the time. This was many years ago but I now that mineral oil didn’t work out to good.
Push the clutch, starter doesn’t have to try to turn cold transmission oil and the engine side of the clutch
Was sitting at home watching UA-cam videos Sun. night b4 bed & one of ur videos showed up randomly. I watched for the 1st time. I hit the subscribe button. Watched several more. Love the truck! "Beautiful"!!! Then as I was trucking for FedEx Freight out of St Clairsville, Oh mm-213 terminal, headed to Indiana as I do every day Mon-Fri, I was on I-70 west bound today (Mon Nov 2nd) at about 10:30am at the 66-mm, and there you went, headed east. Small world.
The have solar powered battery tenders that go across your windshield that’ll help when you take an extended time off
That’s a great idea!
Love that color so unique
You need a kill switch on the battery box. when you are shut down for extended periods of time, turn the disconnect off. that and a battery tender. when you're home, plug it in.
That sound is sweet!
Parallel gives you and amperage increase at 12v. Series would give you 48v and your rig is a 12v system
Thanks for all that you do brother without you we would not have food on our table what did you name her You got a name the truck Love your videos Keep them coming
Lol. She’s had a name as long as I’ve owned er. It’s Bella. lol
You may have a battery dying. Sounds like it's a bit slow to crank over. Nice rig. All the best from down under
Wow!!!....NICE!!!!...much love from Christine in TEXAS.....🤠🤠🤠🤠🤠🤠🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲❤🤍💙❤🤍💙❤🤍💙❤🤍💙 This is why I love AMERICA 😁😁😁😁😁😁
Cool truck man 👍
Wow, what a beauty that rig is.
Damn nothing beats a good ol cummins cold start
My dog wouldn’t like the straight pipes either. Beautiful truck and I’ve never seen an interior like that. Awesome!
your wired Parallel (Series adds voltage 12+12+12+12=48volts) Parallel voltage stays the same just more current
Back in the old days when it was cold we stepped on clutch and pulled the compression release.
Rolled the Engine around a bit then dropped the release and add a bit of WD-40 directly into the intake as needed.
I drove for 35years. And gave never herd this.sounds like bullshit
Press the gas pedal in a couple times before starting it very nice peterbilt
Only 3 days? Something is drawing power...bad ground/...or the evil power inverter....need a battery disconnect switch...
Is not the batteries something is wrong with diesel.
@@eribertocruz1856 definitely the batteries or charging system.
@@eribertocruz1856 shut up
Stand at the drivers side tire run your hand against the rail and there is a small junction box with two wires into it if its messed up it will cause that problem well thats what happen to my 98 379
look at the yellow switch on the floor next to the seat...I do believe that
s a bat disconnect switch
That is a beautiful Pete takes a lot of work to build a machine like hope it's make in you a good liveing
One thing about it it's a Pete and own in a Pete is like own in a John Deere or a Harley you don't have any regrets later about sink in a few bucks into it because it's the best
tap the clutch two or three times then try to start it. because my dad has a kenworth tri axle dump truck and it was a cold morning and he did that and it worked
Happy easter
such a nice truck, I would get a class CDL just to be able to cruise that baby around on the weekends
Series = voltage X the # of batteries or 4 -12v batteries in series = 48v. in any case *without* a Series/
Parallel switch will fry a 12v electrical system and hence a 12v starter and all else.
Series is + - + - + - X 3 = 36v 2 - 12v batt. in series = 24v ect.
No fires, smoking starter or wiring, means in your case, yours are in Parallel or all ++++ and all - - - - = 12v
I'm jealous that's one fine truck.
Beautiful pete!!!
Step on the clutch before you crank it! Is it out a oil?
Your batteries are in parallel. If they were series you'd have 24 or 48 volts and wouldn't be able to hook up the F150 to jump it.
My n14 is the same darn way !!!
I noticed yesterday more power i switched the starter solenoid not the one on starter
She is a gorgeous ❤️👍🏼
Beautiful peterbuilt!!
love the paint job.👍
Looking good Jason
Cool 👍👍👍😊😊😱😱😱
If I owned a semi truck I would have a blind tabby cat
I need to install a power cut off switch on the floor board in my 2014 Peterbilt 579.
That is a beautiful truck you got, greetings from the Netherlands!
Very nice 👌 👍
Sweet rig!
Just stumbled on your channel, your truck is absolutely beautiful. Liked and Sub.
Damn that paint and the truck looks so fuckin goooood
Hi and how are you today. I noticed on your truck which is a beautiful truck that you have that front shade covering almost half of your windshield. I don’t want to be a naysayer but you have to sit in your seat mostly lowered to see through and over the steering wheel to the outside. I notice a lot of drivers are doing this now and I think that’s possibly illegal if nothing else restricting your view. I would like your two cents on this. I don’t think it’s cool either. When I was truck driving he would never see something like this or very rarely. I drove back in the 80s.
It's not illegal. I am 6'3" so I sit on the floor either way. All the drop visor does is keep the sun out of eyes when its on the horizon. It is a trend that has developed in the last 10-20 years. Today's trucks don't ride like old trucks either, I'm only 38 but I rode in a kitchen chair on the passenger side before... lol..
Gotta love that gen 2 Cummins hunt 😎👌
Lol i went away for a week for work temp dropped in the valley when i got back i excited to turn over my 08 GT.lol nice truck man love it
Those are parallel homie. Series you’d 11/10 blow something up lol. Sweet truck tho
Oh boy , watch me start my store bought truck. I'm a truck driver!!! R.O.F.L.M.A.O CAKE BOSS
🤣🤣🤣 when was the last time you saw a truck on a lot with painted interior...?
I love that truck and see you have pride in it! but also my ugly beat isx volvo farm trucks fire right up in -20 not plugged in for weeks🤣
Lopping along. Nice cold start.
Check alternator / batteries!! Maybe starter. Got a 95 379 that starts flawless just have to hot wire starter because of one stinking wire I can't find!!!!!
All are only a few months old... gonna do some checking.
Thats a niiiiiice TRUCK!!!! LAWD!
Truck looks GREAT.....
Truck sounds GREAT.....
Yes, I'm jealous.?....
A lot of trucks have a clutch interlock system where the engine won’t even crank unless the clutch pedal is depressed when starting.
Not big trucks.
Damn Ford sounded like it was tellin knock knock jokes push the clutch in she would’ve fired by gawd
Wow I thought I was in a 50s/60s diner for a sec! Beautiful rigg minus the colour (but that is just my opinion) sits and sounds perfect!
Pickup sounded like it was knocking
Bad ass truck
Beautiful truck inside and out. But put some batteries in it.
The batteries are linked in parallel. But what surprises me is that American trucks obviously only have 12 V on-board. Is that so? Here in Europe trucks have mostly 24 V.
BTW this is a beautiful Pete.
Yeah, almost everything in the states is 12v. Older stuff and military stuff is all I know of thats 24v.
Not much of an ISX fan. They definitely don't like the cold in my experience! Sweet truck tho!!!!
It was in my suggestions dope truck man love it