Memories for us old truckers

[DMiller]

Now those are a different take on side dumps.

 

[BSAA65LB]

 

[Hank R]

The Arrow trucks dump sideway ways , each trailer has a big hook for a chain to hook to as well as the truck , the whole unit tips up on the left side. The thought behind this is there is more Copper Concentrate payload can be carried on each trip. Also if a truck goes down trailers can be hooked up to any other trucks they have in their fleet.

 

[Truck Shop]

If I was to rebuild another truck it would be a Star of this era. One of my favorite truck designs.
Other than a B model with retarder and jakes, it would look like this--stock as a rock.

 

[Hank R]

Mid 70's in Kelowna BC where the Stars were being build back then.

 

[Birken Vogt]

If I was to rebuild another truck it would be a Star of this era. One of my favorite truck designs.
Other than a B model with retarder and jakes, it would look like this--stock as a rock.

Do you have the magic touch to make the retarder work and not leak? There are those who say it can't be done.

 

[Truck Shop]

Do you have the magic touch to make the retarder work and not leak? There are those who say it can't be done.

Resealed several-Most leaked after a reseal because wrong O-rings were used. Plus Cat up graded
the replacement rings to a better material to handle the heat. Last one I did ran 500K before any
weeping started. But for a real strong retarder a little know trick -replace the 3406 stator for a
3408 stator, just have to keep a eye on oil temp a little more.

 

[Tugger2]

Arrow has been at it a long time around Vancouver BC. Cranes and heavy lift to. Heres one of thier early rigs. The shovel say Mc kenzie on the side i think . maybe part of Mckenzie Barge and Derrick.

 

[Truck Shop]

Great photo Tugger!

This White Wester Star had 14" added to the hood.--I just don't under stand why people would
make a hood longer.

 

[Truck Shop]

 

[Truck Shop]

Cummins assembly in the early 50's, notice the supercharged 300 in foreground.

 

[JaredV]

I see 8 luggers on that last Star. What was the idea on those? The boss bought a chip trailer with them and swapped to 10 lugs right away for compatibility with the spares that we keep mounted. Tried to sell the wheels to the tire shop who said he had a pile of them out back already.

 

[Truck Shop]

Those were common and uncommon at the same time, TAS ran those on their Pete's back in the
early 90's also. Don't really know the idea behind them-scrap aluminum these days.

 

[emmett518]

What is this? It's cute!

 

[JaredV]

White 3000

 

[DMiller]

Still trying to figure make on the Fuel Tanker.

 

[DMiller]

Hopefully the Hood Stretcher put assist on that heavy b*****d, never liked popping one of the normal ones up, that one would be a bear.
Kelowna Cabs were rust monsters, Wonder how many are still out there NOT Swiss Cheeze.

 

[Truck Shop]

Hopefully the Hood Stretcher put assist on that heavy b*****d, never liked popping one of the normal ones up, that one would be a bear.
Kelowna Cabs were rust monsters, Wonder how many are still out there NOT Swiss Cheeze.

Probably not any worse than a W900L, the T990's are not light either. There's still a few with good cabs.
KW's of that vintage most have stress cracks all over the fiberglass roof cap. Pete has there issues too.

 

[Truck Shop]

Still trying to figure make on the Fuel Tanker.

1931 Chevy with a tag, rad emblem, amount of door hinges, hood louvers, headlights, fenders, visor match.

 

[56wrench]

I recently sold my old ‘79 Star to my bil. Cab was still good. I did replace the angle-iron hood hinge crossmember that was fibreglassed into the hood though about 25 years ago