Deals on Wheels #464

They assumed the
Kenworths
were going to be
far too expensive
Three of the Burgundy
Heights impressive
fleet, representing
the diverse Kenworth
range. A 900 Legend,
T909 and the C509
Modifications list
Once the bunk was fitted Jarrod sent it to
RC Metalcraft to get the final touches added.
Jarrod had made his desires pretty clear with
the RC boys. He wanted it to look very straight,
very simple. So the air tanks got moved, the
battery boxes moved, the tanks got wrapped,
big stacks added, stainless added to hide so
much. I did ask Jarrod for a list of what was
done, and he pretty much ran out of ink
halfway through the list.
It’s one of the most highly modified rigs
around. When you look at it though, between
the work of TruckArt and RC Metalcraft it just
looks perfect. It looks made to fit.
With it looking the part and turning heads,
keeping photographers like me in camera
bliss, the big question is, ‘Does it do the job?’
“Mate it is awesome! Everything does
exactly what it’s meant to,” says Jarrod with
a massive burst of positivity, adding “the
traction is unbelievable”.
It’s about now that Paul stuck his head in
the office and Jarrod queries him about how
many times in its 300,000km it’s been stuck.
That made Paul think. I sat there and could
hear the cogs turning, could see the smoke
coming out as he pondered the question.
“Maybe twice,” he reluctantly admits. With
almost 8,000 engine hours on it, that’s pretty
bloody good.
Jarrod chips in: “You’d be amazed where we
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