Kenworth 963

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The **Kenworth 963** is a licensed truck introduced in the *Fix & Connect* DLC.

> *At early stages of production, it was very popular in the UAE and used mostly by oil producers in desert conditions. The truck can haul cargo with weight exceeding its own and does so easily across long distances. Even though this model is not too fast, with some skill, it will let you go to the most remote places.*
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## Unlocking

Kenworth 963 is found on the Duncan Bay map in British Columbia on the course of Quid Pro Quo task. The mission is available immediately after visiting the Duncan Bay, player has to deliver a Scout Fuel Carrier to the House Yard and then repair and refuel the 963 to complete the task. Kenworth 963 is granted to the player as a part of the reward and player is able to purchase more of this vehicle in the truck store afterwards.

## Description

The Kenworth 963 is produced to handle difficult grades and demanding terrain with extreme payloads.

Kenworth 963 supports the LP-4 Log-loader crane, Flatbed, Long Flatbed, Large Maintenance Frame Addon, Sideboard Bed, Long Sideboard Bed, Fuel Tank, Expanded Fuel Tank, Ramped Towing Platform, Fire Tank, LC 3.8 oading Crane and high saddle.

Kenworth 963 is a third truck which uses 71" tires, similar to the Caterpillar 745C and Russian Azov 42-20 Antarctic.

Kenworth 963 can tow all 3 types of logs - short logs, medium logs and long logs using the Log Carrier Front, Short Logging Frame and Medium Logging Frame.

Kenworth 963 is one of heavy American trucks which supports new LK-2NY heavy crane, which is also available for Derry Special 15C-177, International Paystar 5600TS, Pacific P12 and Western Star 47X NF 1430 heavies, along with Russian Azov 5319 offroader, Azov 73210 10x10 heavy truck and ZiKZ 612H 8x8 truck.

### Season 11 update

With the Season 11 update, the Kenworth 963 can install the oil field flatbed that can carry 3 cargo slots and oil field flatbed (consumables) that can carry 2 cargo slots, 150 repair points, 2 spare wheels and 60L of fuel. Both of them can be applied the current color of the truck.

### Pros

* Roofrack support (140L of fuel + 300 repair points)
* Supports long flatbed + LC 3.8 crane + trailer combo
* Supports large maintenance frame addon and expanded fuel tank
* Good stability
* Large choice of addons
* Good clearance on the mud roads

### Cons

* Default bumper can easily get stuck on rocks
* Struggles on hard climbs
* High fuel consumption - with the stock engine (8,5L/Min) and its unique highrange gearbox (additionally 3,3L/Min), its fuel consumption is 11,8L/Min.
* Still slow with the highrange gearbox - its max speed is a 40 km/h.

## Upgrade Locations

* H6 15.0L Wanderer engine - Duncan Bay British Columbia, situated north of the launchpad.

Besides that, the truck supports upgrades which are available for other trucks:

* A12V-850TTA engine - Drummond Island Michigan, situated at the hill between both "Ten-Hut" task.
* Highrange gearbox - Mountain River Alaska, situated at the river near the pipeline.
* Advanced Special gearbox - Pedro Bay Alaska, situated northwest of the factory loading.
* Fine-tune gearbox - Grainwoods River Wisconsin, situated southwest of the northeastern gateway to the Black Badger Lake.

## Addons

* A12V-780
* A12V-850TTA
* H6 15.0L Wanderer
* Special
* Fine-tune
* Highrange
* Advanced Special
* Stock
* Allterrain
	+ 71" Kenworth 963 Tires
* Off-Road
	+ 69" MSH I
	+ 69" MSH II
	+ 69" MSH III
	+ 69" MSH IV
* Stock Heavy
* Extended Heavy
* Advanced Heavy
* Twin-motor Heavy
* Spare Wheel
* Spare Wheels
* Intake Air Filter
* Wedge-cap
* Stock
* Log Carrier Front
* LP-4 Log-loader crane
* Flatbed
* Long Flatbed
* Oil Field Flatbed
* Oil Field Flatbed (Consumables)
* Medium Logging Frame
* Short Logging Frame
* Large Maintenance Frame Addon
* Sideboard Bed
* Long Sideboard Bed
* Fuel Tank
* Expanded Fuel Tank
* Ramped Towing Platform
* Fire Tank
* LC 3.8 Loading Crane
* Saddle High

## Trivia

* Originally before the release, Kenworth 963 was one of the few trucks to have a front wheel drive setup when AWD is disengaged, sharing this trait with Caterpillar 745C and Chevrolet Apache. This setup was changed to be rear wheel drive by default.

## See also

* Azov 42-20 Antarctic - similar Russian 6x6 truck with 71" tires.
* Caterpillar 745C - another 6x6 American truck with 71" tires.