First Kenworths "down under"

Way Back When
I do remember hear n th@ Ron Kadenzie (spl it any way U like) OakGrove Trucking (WotEver) travelled the back rds BTween Mansfield n Maryvale in the Latrobe valley cartn wood chips
n the locals commented th@ this truck twaz the only truck they ever seen th@ had to use the brakes go n up hill n around the mountainious terrain
@ the time it was the most powerfull single drive truck in Oz (V8-71 @ 318HP)
Now in Detectives stable
Cya
[ch9787]

Yes Swishy..... The Oakgrove logging S-921 was a bit of gear for its day.8V71 with N65 injectors (318hp),8125-U (12 speed),R-170 (single drive) @ 5.27 on KW helper spring.Notice the twin 12" air cleaners compaired what seemed to be the norm single 16" with a 8V71. Cheers JOTS.
PS. Swishy congratulations in advance on your 5,000th post.....

...purchased new in 1965, ken moffat drove the truck along with ron godenzi on a 24 hour operation for six years straight, with ron doing the paperwork and ken doing the maintenance on the sunday arvo...

ken was extremely proud at the S model day in 2005, to say how they never put a scratch on her in them hard working years carting woodchips from noojee to the APM pulpmill at maryvale

...ken went on to buy none other than swishy's old 6V71 S model, working her on the thompson dam project (alongside at least two other S models)

...ron passed away quite a few years ago...R.I.P.

Saw this old girl in the back blocks the other day.

Thanks for the pics Elroy... Its a late 60's model,the last of the Seattle builds in Oz.Appears to of had a few modifications including a bigger front axle... Cheers James.

g'day jimmy, not a bad assumption..only that those MS kennys were REAL poverty packs...no external sunvisor, single headlights and a very plain (vocational) spec..

the liquid cartage S model ended up with a centre mount pair of airhorns and also merv o'briens cameron S922 had a pair of dodgy LH side mount horns

hope all this helps...

Here's another pic of the Liquid Cartage S-922,not sure what point in it's life it got the air horn fitted...
This was chassis #100737,6V71,5C72 (5 speed),FE 900,TKD-570 (pusher axle),RT-340 (2 speed) @ 4.89/6.59 on Page & Page 6509. Cheers James.

Does any-one have any info on a 5C72 transmission???? Cheers James...

JotS
Gudday m8

cord n to me Swami book
it duz say
Fuller 5-C-72 (1st 7.33:1 )(2nd 4.43:1)(3rd 2.62:1)(4th 1.69:1)(5th 1.00:1) (Rev 7.33:1)

Wot info U chase n?

Cya

[ch9787]

Thanks for that Swishy.... I didn't realise they were listed in the Swami book.Just wondering if any-one has a drivers' handbook,parts book or maintenance manual on a 5-C-72.Or even a photo,what would one look like???
Cheers JOTS.

Here's a little more on the Liquid Cartage S-922,wonder what the guys in the Kenworth engineering dept would think of this wheel base today.... Cheers James.

JotS
Gudday M8

Gr8 info n pix
Keep m flo n

Short W/B yes
them days the overall length twaz probly 47 feet (= 14.33m)
n they quote HP upto 430
wunder wot they had in mind for th@ amount of power way back when

LOL
Cya
[ch9787]

JotS
Gudday M8

Gr8 info n pix
Keep m flo n

Short W/B yes
them days the overall length twaz probly 47 feet (= 14.33m)
n they quote HP upto 430
wunder wot they had in mind for th@ amount of power way back when

LOL
Cya
[ch9787]

That is a very interesting point Swishy.... what were they offering for 430 HP???
I have been informed Cummins had a VT8-430 (950 cubic inch) which was a V8 turbo charged engine on offer at 430 HP at the time (1963) in Automotive application.Would possibly have been more in off-highway application.Maybe our Cummins guru's might know a little more....
Don't know of any to come to Australia...
Cheers James.

g'day jimmy .. we came pretty close with hammersley irons' NT380 powered jigger (designation ?) ..early one with a 900 cab and 6X4 config.

..LHD and offroad at that, but apparently always been in australia..idstbc....cheers