I had a Super Duty dump way back in the day. It had a 534, and was a triaxle. That thing could really suck gas. Thank goodness gas was only about $.29/gallon back then. And we thought that was bad.
Jeff
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Overload of the Day
- Thread starter Birken Vogt
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DMiller
Senior Member
Then there were the Corn Queens, VS 478 504 549, V404 446
Truck Shop
Senior Member
A 549 in a 190 was a runner for sure, a favorite in the midwest.
DMiller
Senior Member
And twin 65 gal tanks would last about a day!!!
repowerguy
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Who remembers the GMC 478 V6? When I was a youngster dad had a cab forward Chevy tractor pulling a lowboy trailer. Seemed to have decent torque, but wasn’t fast. Replaced it with a Diamond Reo with a 210 Cummins, we had a big horse then lol.
JPV
Senior Member
We had a 65 GMC cabover firetruck in our department, it had a 401 cubic inch V-6. It had great torque, was easy to drive. It had a 20 gallon gas tank, it didn't get far, fortunately we have a small district!
Truck Shop
Senior Member
GMC's KING of fuel guzzler's-702 cu.in. V12 basically two 351 V6's-The one that showed up at our dairy pilling a 35' Heil tanker looked just
like the green one below. 1964 model 63 and down had a wrap around windshield. Like the other below. Made a lot of noise with straights.
like the green one below. 1964 model 63 and down had a wrap around windshield. Like the other below. Made a lot of noise with straights.
Truck Shop
Senior Member
It wasn't hard to overload a gas pot.
Willie B
Senior Member
427 Tall block Chevy; I'd start from home with 50 gallons, drive with empty trailer to Dave's to pick up his 15000 LB antique tractor, 35 miles. I'd load, and drive 40 miles up one mountain, back down to near his elevation. Late day, I'd reverse the trip. Getting home, I'd put 40 gallons in, less than 4 MPG. 70 miles with no load but trailer.
I've got to say this anemic diesel I now have hurts less on fuel! Nearly 3 times as far on a gallon.
I've got to say this anemic diesel I now have hurts less on fuel! Nearly 3 times as far on a gallon.
skyking1
Senior Member
I do. The V-6s were popular with the local fruit business. You'd see those cabovers pulling straddle trailers or flatbeds.
Truck Shop
Senior Member
Here is one that was factory 4-53 powered, pretty gutless even below gvw.
Spud_Monkey
Senior Member
I would barely trust that engine to run a Jeep. Yes I know they have 4bt Cummins kits for Jeep’s too.
Truck Shop
Senior Member
4-53=nothing but noise and not much else.
John C.
Senior Member
I drove a couple of those old V6 monsters. Lug the crap out them and don't miss a shift on the two speed axle and they lasted a long time. Put a cowboy in one that thinks you have to hit the red mark on the tach and nasty things happened down low.
Hey now the the 4-53s in my crane and fork truck always start and work......They have there place the only way that truck would go over 40 around here is down a mine shaft and you'd probably still have to be on the go pedal.
DMiller
Senior Member
Last 401 V6 GM I worked on was a rear engine bus a older guy was attempting to convert to a RV.
He finally gave up where the bus just disappeared.
He finally gave up where the bus just disappeared.
Truck Shop
Senior Member
You can like them-everyone can like them-I don't.
Birken Vogt
Charter Member
I don't like them either, but it is probably for the best after all these years that it is a 4-53, which is still supported, and not one of the 4 cycles of the era like a Bedford or Dorset engine. If that was the case, the machines would probably be in the scrap heap now over the lack of some 5 dollar engine part.
skyking1
Senior Member
today's overload, a typical 4 axle vac truck sitting on the scales ahead of me at 94,000 lb.
