Have you seen the Drake Kenworth's??? Can't beat them for quality.

Glad I was of help and persuasion. Unfortunately the sign on the KW is permanent unless you customize it to be higher where the one on the western start is on a hydraulic.

I have the Mammoet version along with the red but my favorite is the Ocean Traders version.

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Did anyone ever answer whether the axle capacity on these WSI KW C 500B are more than the Pete 379 and the KW T800 by Sword? And the Robert Heuston, I bought the TWH Drake KW 200. It's beautiful and is highly detailed. But I don't think it's worth the money I paid. If the WSI KW C 500B is $158.00, the Drake KW 200 by TWH should be priced about $85.00- $95.00. The quality is just not there. A lot of plastic. I paid $148.00 and will not buy another one. If there more expensive versions are better quality, maybe. I bought the black simple version with no trailer. Just cannot see the value. CAW

Thank you very much Joe.CAW

Tke Kenworth C500 is a heavier truck than the T800 or the Peterbilt 379. The Peterbilt 379 uses a maximum of a 52,000 lb tandem rear axle ususually of Dana Spicer manufacture. The smaller 46,000 pound tandem rears are available from both Dana Spicer and Arvin Meritor. The Meritor product is the former Rockwell non-planetary product.

The Kenworth T800 is closer to the Peterbilt 357 family other than Peterbilt offered a forward axle and well as a set back axle. These are available with Dana Spicer 58,000 or 60,000 axle in some new specifications as well. There is also a 70,000 pound available and am unsure of the manufacturer in the Peterbilt. Kenworth offers a 70,000 SISU for the T800.

The C500 also offers an 85,000 axle from SISU. The SISU's are a high speed planetary axle which minimizes the heat build up of some older planetary's from Rockwell or Dana. There is not a Peterbilt production counterpart to it. It is a direct competitor to the Western Star 4900 and 6900 products in their heavier specifications though are not as long in the hood as a 6900 nor offer a forward set axle. The C500 offers both 70,000 and 85,000 pound SISU axles. Beyond that they are Axle Tech products of a 110 pound spec for logging and heavier to 150,000 pounds as standard options. Axle Tech acquired the planetary product line from Rockwell, though Arvin Meritor has begun building smaller planetary axles again.

There are some exceptions from Peterbilt as I have seen a picture on their web site of a 357 with 85,000 planetary tandem axle. The J Supor and Son Peterbilt 379 and a similar older Peterbilt also have heavier axles but these were special order trucks. I believe that the newer one has 110,000 pound plantary tandem rears.

Today you can also find 69,000 pound tridem rears and a 78,000 variant. These again come from both Dana Spicer and Arvin Meritor but a single speed product non-planetary products. They are just three 23,000 or 26,000 pound drive axles in a row. These are much like 46,000 tandem and 52,000 pound non-planetary axles being based upon a two 23,000 or two 26,000 axles.