Memories for us old truckers

DMiller · Mar 20, 2019

She might be Green but I appreciate her lines, smooth as silk in appearance and seems to manage the Stick ride pretty well!

Truck Shop · Mar 20, 2019

Would everybody please loosen-up and not be so damned serious.

Truck Shop · Mar 20, 2019

For those who haven't driven in B.C. the area where Hank lives is a great drive. I use to run over route 3 to Osoyoos sometimes when loading in Brewster. It was a great
way to cut the monotony.

Cody danos · Mar 20, 2019

Hank R said:
Yes you are correct i have some pictures of the two trucks that are now on Vancouver Island at Port Alberni. If I remember correct they had 75 yd coal boxes on these trucks.View attachment 194130 View attachment 194132

Very cool hank. Did they replace the engine and whatnot? I’d love to see any other pictures you have of it

Hank R · Mar 20, 2019

Here is a link to Challenger trucks on Page 4 I have posted some. My friend Cam did a history of these trucks and I posted his pictures and story and it was also.

https://www.heavyequipmentforums.com/threads/challenger-logging-trucks.19998/

http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/cam_rizzie_challenger.htm

Hank R · Mar 20, 2019

IH # 522 Load of pipe at Rural truck lines terminal, looks like a IH KB in the back ground.

These trailers with the front on them what were they call and were they common back in the day?? I just do not remember them.

DMiller · Mar 21, 2019

Bulkhead trailer

Hank R · Mar 21, 2019

Public Kenworth # 546, Public bought 40 Kenworths with Cummins engines.

Public Hayes # 534 July 1959. Public bought the Hayes From Princeton Brewery when it took over the beer hauling. Harry Black Jr. driver

Hank R · Mar 22, 2019

Kenworth K-100 #4502

mowingman · Mar 22, 2019

Did Hayes Trucks, buy their cabover cabs from Diamond T? They sure look like a cabover Diamond T.
Jeff

Hank R · Mar 22, 2019

Do not know, but Hayes trucks were built in Vancouver BC. I know in the early 70's they used cabs from Mack

DMiller · Mar 22, 2019

Diamonds of that era were significantly more rounded

Almost has to be their own.

mowingman · Mar 22, 2019

Well, the picture of the Hayes cabover posted above, could easily be a Diamond T cabover of about the same vintage, with just a different nameplate/emblem on the radiator.
I see the just posted photo of the early Diamond T, but I remember those flat fronts on some in the early 60's, I think. Of course, that was almost 60 years ago.
Jeff

DMiller · Mar 22, 2019

If they bought that in 59 would not be a mid 60s vintage unit.
later 1959 933C not a match, taller and w/s different.

Hank R · Mar 22, 2019

Here is a better picture of the Hayes.

Hank R · Mar 22, 2019

I think I have posted the wrong picture. above.

Hank R · Mar 22, 2019

A Hayes truck belonging to Public Freightways. Taken in 1959. This truck once belonged to Princeton Brewing Co. Same Public Freightways Hayes different load. Taken in 1959. Truck was bought in 1955

petepilot · Mar 22, 2019

Hank R said:
A Hayes truck belonging to Public Freightways. Taken in 1959. This truck once belonged to Princeton Brewing Co. Same Public Freightways Hayes different load. Taken in 1959. Truck was bought in 1955View attachment 194259

the above picture is not a diamond t cab. possibly pre 1960 kenworth

RZucker · Mar 22, 2019

petepilot said:
the above picture is not a diamond t cab. possibly pre 1960 kenworth

The windshields look right to be an early KW, the gasket between the curved part and the flat part looks to be KW.

RZucker · Mar 22, 2019

Hank R said:
Kenworth K-100 #4502View attachment 194240 View attachment 194241

I once drove an early 60's K-100 like the lower pic for about 3 weeks during grain harvest in the late 70's. Had a twin stick 4X4 trans setup with some goofy cable shift for the auxiliary box. A bicycle seat would have barely given you enough room to shift that thing.

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