Lime Green Trucks

[woodee955]

I like what the trailer dump says on the frame. They are a large sand and gravel company were i lived in NY.

 

[DR RPM]

Okay, I give up. What brand are those trucks.:bash

 

[digger242j]

Diamond Reo. Everybody knows that.

 

[humboldt deere]

I wonder what corallation they have with the countryband? when I was in high school they were big.

 

[digger242j]

According to Wikipedia:

The name Diamond Rio came from the names of two truck manufacturers, Diamond T and REO (the latter of which became misspelled in the band's name)

Diamond T and REO merged in 1967 to form Diamond REO, which didn't last long.

(BTW, I recognized them as Diamond REOs, but had to look up the date. I'm no encyclopedia.)

 

[tonka]

According to Wikipedia:


Diamond T and REO merged in 1967 to form Diamond REO, which didn't last long.

(BTW, I recognized them as Diamond REOs, but had to look up the date. I'm no encyclopedia.)

Yes but you prolly stayed at a HIE last night didn't you!







HIE = Holiday Inn Express...

 

[Steve Frazier]

The trucks with the sloped hood were equipped with air cooled Duetz diesels and had no radiator. There was a time in my area where every garbage truck you ever saw was on a Diamond Reo chassis. They were big in fuel trucks too.

Woodee, were those trucks parked along Rt 17?

 

[DR RPM]

Diamond Reo's haven't been sold in Canada for so many years.

 

[kamerad47]

That wide nose Autocar were the best ( Looking ) trucks made, I don't care want anyone says! The pete's & KW's were plastic compared to them! Volvo killed the Autocar!!

 

[rino1494]

I see those Diamond Reo's all the time on 81 here in PA near Wilkes-Barre. Not sure what they are doing down here, but I am about 1hr 15min from the NY border. For older trucks, they are very nice. I heard that he has about 50 of them.

My dad drools everytime he sees them. He is a huge Diamond Reo and Autocar fan. We have a '84 Diamond Reo tandem tractor with a Big Cam 400 Cummins and a '89 Autocar tri-axle with a 400 Cummins.

 

[tonka]

Lopke has a pit down in Birchardville, PA

 

[rino1494]

Lopke has a pit down in Birchardville, PA

That is still 1 hr north of me. Maybe they are delivering to a concrete plant or something down my way.

 

[woodee955]

Steve, they are, right before the Owego exit if your heading west. I don't think he ever ran those slant nose trucks, he picks up every autocar and diamond reo he can get his hands on for parts I believe. When I was a kid all he had was Autocars and the 359 style with the tall cab and short nose. He got rid of the Brockways 10-15 years ago, to hard to get parts and started getting the Reo's


Rino, I've seen them down there also. I don't know if the hauled anything down but they were hauling something back. I could never tell what it was. Heres some more pics.

 

[D5G]

Those are some awesome old trucks...thanks for the pics!

 

[Dwan Hall]

This is the truck I started with back in 1982. It is a 1963 REO before the diamond T merger I still have it and would like to repower it. It has a c series Cummins 180 HP w/ 5 speed main box and 4 speed brownie 40K rears and 10K front axle. no brakes on the front axle, sure messes with the dot when they inspect it. 8yd aluminum box and seats out of 1 of my 69 camaro's

https://www.heavyequipmentforums.com/Forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=593&stc=1&d=1136449235

 

[D5G]

those are some cool old trucks.

Dwan- how many miles on the '63?

 

[Dwan Hall]

A little over 400K

 

[stretch]

Here's their website...

http://lopkerockproducts.com/

 

[D5G]

man thats an awesome truck...400K is pretty good for a truck that old. Thanks for the link stretch!

 

[ddot430]

wow d Reo's cool I have not seen one of them in a look time. does that company have a web site