20 10-4 Magazine / March 2026 Not all trucks were made for the open road – some are just destined to be classy farm trucks. Although the 2005 Peterbilt 379 gracing these pages was very cool before it received its full makeover, a bad accident in 2022 left the truck totaled. What was once a pretty basic white and black daycab with an Acert CAT, an 8LL transmission, 4.11 rears, and a modest 240-inch wheelbase, turned into this absolutely jaw dropping and totally custom farm truck. Yes, you read that right, it’s a farm truck! The Musser Family of Manheim, PA, who own and operate Pleasant View Acres Farm, purchased the truck from an auction. It should be no surprise to anyone that a truck this cool comes from the “717” area. Once bought, the truck ran for a few years as is, with the only changes being an 18-speed swap, the 4.11 rears changed to 3.70s, and air-ride added on the front axle. As mentioned before, the truck was in an accident in 2022. Kody Musser was driving in the left lane on the highway when a car cut him off from the shoulder, attempting to make an illegal U-Turn, in a cut through. The insurance company totaled the truck, but the decision was quickly made to buy it back and rebuild it. As these things quite often go, the rebuild plan went much further than anyone expected. Kody (25) has always loved trucks, especially the shiny ones. Way before he could drive he would put drop visors and bumpers, made out of cardboard and aluminum foil, on the toy trucks he pushed on the floor. He and his brothers grew up watching their uncle’s shiny trucks going up and down the road (in addition to many other 717 trucks), washing their dad’s trucks, and riding with their father when he pulled reefer at the beginning of his farming career. Kody also learned how to polish, and he fondly remembers the day when his grandfather handed him a buffer to do a fuel tank on a truck. Always hoping to drive something like this one day, Kody said, “It’s still very weird and surreal to be piloting something of this caliber and to have had a hand in putting it together.” The Musser family (Kody’s father, Kody, and his brothers) and five full time employees keep the farm and trucks running. They specialize in egg production. They also plant, grow, harvest and mill their own grain. During harvest season they are also contract harvesters for the community where they live. As for trucks in the fleet, there is a mix of Peterbilt and Mack trucks, and trailers consist of reefers, hopper bottoms, belt, RGNs and feed tankers. On the harvest side of things, they run John Deere equipment. Once everything settled from the accident, the talks began about the plan for rebuilding the truck. Kody explained Special Feature: By Colin Kund that his brother-in-law, Lewis Weaver, decided to take on the challenge of the rebuild, from the frame up. Lewis owns and operates LK Kustomz, a company that specifically works on big trucks. Lewis had just started his business right around the time of the accident. The decision to rebuild the truck was pushed ahead because, for one reason, it being a pre-emissions truck and how desirable they were (and continue to be). In March of 2023, Lewis took over the truck and teardown began. After the teardown process began, two new frame rails were delivered to the shop. One of Kody’s wants for the rebuild was a 36” sleeper for more cab room. A 265” wheelbase was decided on, since the truck needed to be versatile, getting in and out of tight fields, loading docks and mills. The Peterbilt Air Trac suspension was also another thing Kody wanted to change. The 18-speed was kept, but it was upfitted to an “H” pattern with high A CLASSY FARM TRUCK
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