How old is your truck?Pics please!!

[nedly05]

That is a beautiful star, I went over to Vt this winter and looked at a couple of trucks, we ended up with an 05' Mack, bought it at Sheldon Trucks down in Williston.Great people to deal with down there.

 

[jrtraderny]

Thats a great old Mack, I think I am one of the few on the board that actually likes Macks. The new Granites are great, but I love the old R model.
How many miles on her? how many HP? Looks great!

What ? Someone else besides Mack builds trucks?
Since when ?
jr

 

[iron kid]

i love the older western star. that is what i use for my lowboy, nice cabs clean looking and great frames

 

[ddot430]

2005 Paystar. Either a new Paystar or Mack Titan before 2010 emmissions regs kick in. (if I can still afford fuel by then)

are you towing your camper trailer? Boy I bet they talk about you at the camp grounds

 

[ddot430]

1987 International Cabover. 400 big cam Cummins, 13 speed, 3:70 rears.
Well, it was dirt cheap!! Runs great, jakes stick from time to time so ya better be payin' attention.:guns:guns

Cabovers kick ass

 

[PSDF350]

Here's a couple of mine, 1993 western star

Most definitly a nice looking weatern star especailly with 1,600,000 plus miles on it. He didn't mention that I noticed, but it is for sale at truck paper heres link. http://www.truckpaper.com/listings/detail.aspx?OHID=1775734&guid=608464F3C0F446598BE75E91D1FDDBD1

 

[capt_met]

here's mine. it is a '79. nothing fancy but so far so good as long as i'm not in a hurry.

 

[iron kid]

How much? What do u guys think a truck of that year and shape is wroth

 

[fireman050]

Random pics of old paccar gas engine, I think. And a couple more of the mysterious FWD truck I found in Hoquiam WA. Some History, looking for more

do you have any pics of the old firetruck in the background?

 

[LowBoy]

Here are some pictures of the old KW's with our different equipment.

The first picture is a Cat we were hauling away for scrap.

Hey petersfamilytru, I was wondering what year the old white KW ten wheeler was???

 

[special tool]

I have a '62 Autocar DC87OH (in my avatar).
I hope to be able to post pics with this, my 3rd post.

On a 15% slope, I can let the clutch out with 10 yards of wet clay without any throttle.
ZERO.
The torque arms are 6 inches across.

 

[special tool]

Here we go...
Roadbuilding in Armonk, NY.

 

[sbrem]

Very nice Autocar!:scool:scool

 

[Paystar]

Wow, very nice :notworthy Autocar. That was my dream truck when I was a kid.:cool2 Does it have Cummins power? Nice to see a truck like that still working and looking that good.:usa:drinkup

 

[special tool]

Thanks guys.
Yeah, 100% original Cummins NH250, both trannies and rear.
Engine has never been opened.
All 3 frame rails are made out of some freako-kryptonite manganese/steel from the planet Neptune...no separation whatsoever after 46 years.

It has an air pto and modern spring brakes, but those are the only concessions to post-JFK.

 

[JJK]

I wish I had my camera yesterday, shoulda seen this Autocar (not that yours isn't nice it IS). But man this truck was DECKED out!!

 

[Paystar]

Hey Special Tool, try to find a 5 year old truck with no frame seperation They don't make em like that anymore. What's it got for a tranny? Does it have decent road speed or is it a stump puller?

 

[Eric]

That Autocar is SSOOO cool! That is an awsome truck!

 

[special tool]

Thanks guys.
Honestly, the new trucks are better in most areas, especially economy/effiency,etc.
I will never, however, accept that the structural and even the sheet metal is as good on the new trucks as it was on old Macks, Kenworths, Autocars,etc.
Heck, there are old B Macks in NJ still working with their ORIGINAL Heil bodies!!!!
The frames in this Autocar are actually a steel/manganese alloy - so it says in the manual. I am forced to believe that they weren't bullshitting.

If you take a new tri-axle off the road for any serious time, you will lose the dump pin mounts. Don't believe me? Ask around.

I know that the old trucks were designed to be off road because they were building the highway system and the new ones must be lighter to always be ON asphalt, but they are made out of paper.
I have to roll out the item 4 before the local LOG TRUCKS will come up the hill!!! Imagine that!
I don't blame them - new Kenworths are made out of see-through pot metal and come with those gay tubeless metric tires.

Sorry, I stop ranting now.:drinkup

 

[stretch]

I gotta agree...nothing like those old Autocars! How many miles on it?