Recent content by merlin1945

I have info that hopefully will help with your earlier questions re: Kenworth PLS M1075, The following is the best info that I can obtain from old friends who worked in KW's Military Dept. on the T884 PLS program. Your questions are shown in white and their answers are in Yellow. You replied...

Keep me informed on the progress of your truck. I'm trying to get info from other friends I worked with at Kenworth. Seems like the Cab was built at the Kenworth -Kansas City plant in the late 70's early 80's and went to Renton Wash. for the chassis. Does it have a VIN and Mfg. date?

Thanks for the reply. However, I must give the credit to a friend of mine that worked in the Military Department at Kenworth while I was at the Division Headquarters. You really got a great truck!

I have more info regarding the the KW T884 and specifically the removable roof feature. All of these trucks have the removable top. The split in front is below the windshields. The windshields and mirrors stay with the roof cap. Shear pins and diamond guide pins are incorporated into the cab...

This truck and trailer would have been the T884 mentioned as the second group of 10 PLS trucks built. If your truck does not have removable roof or machine gun hatch as mentioned, I assume it would be one of two prototypes built prior to the 10 test units.

More info on Kenworth PLS Trucks This is add'l info regarding the Kenworth PLS trucks discussed by Wellesleyhighway and M1075. Hope you find the info interesting. The Orange Wellesleyhighway is one of (55) C500 6x6’s built at the Ste Therese Plant (KW Montreal) in 1986 for the Army’s (TACOM)...

Foden 8X8 for British Army W/ multilift PLS I thought you might be interested in the following pics since the T800 PLS has created such interest. I was Plant Manager with Foden Trucks in the UK. Foden built many 8X8 PLS trucks. Foden was purchased in 1990 by Paccar and the marque was terminated...

Kenworth T800 PLS truck Does your T800PLS have a removable roof. As I recall, there were plans to have the roof and windshield to be field removable for air transortability. I don't know if any of the test trucks had this feature? Is anything obvious? i.e. Bolts instead of rivets. I'm wondering...

I have some info on the T800-PLS 8X8. I worked at Kenworth Division during the development & testing of these trucks. Originally (50) C500 PLS's were built for US Army (for evaluation?). I believe these ended up with Canadian Forces after testing. I have a friend who worked on the T800 PLS...