Memories for us old truckers

[Old Doug]

I am looking for something and i am serious. I want a 1973-1988 GM c60- c70 with air brakes,Gas engine i would pay more for a tilt hood no automatic and would rather it didnt have a 2 speed. If it was what i wanted it wouldnt have to run. I want a single axle but i would take something else.

 

[DMiller]

Was one on facebook marketplace Warrenton Mo air brake tag axle gas

 

[Hank R]

Back a few year when trucks were simple to work on.

 

[Hank R]

 

[RZucker]

I am pretty sure I can find you one of those around here in about 5 minutes... as well as every kind of conceivable vocational Mack and Brockway to go with it. The attached image is a very well kept, bright yellow, tractor of the flat fender butterfly hood variety. The east coast guy's seemed to prefer a look about their vocational trucks that indicated a readiness to storm a hostile beach and take no prisoners!. There are a number of well kept working and working restorations that rattle around here on a daily basis. They are usually pretty easy to spot as they glow in the dark they are so clean... or the sun is reflecting off the driver/owners smile! Sorry about the B&W I don't always have my color camera with me.View attachment 195286

There is something about those heavy duty east coast trucks that I like. Big Autocars, Macks, etc. 24" rubber on spokes says "I'm tough".
Throw in a 12V71 and I'm all over it.

 

[Truck Shop]

C500 with torsion bar! Minnesota Mags-No thanks to heavy to handle. They could have at least installed a 8V-71. Any of you fellers other than DM ever rebuild KW torsion,
what a job!

 

[Hank R]

I thought it was not a C500 but I have been wrong many times already.

 

[Truck Shop]

Pretty sure it's a C500, use to work on three C500 dumps just like that one. only difference is the fenders
round or flat.

 

[RZucker]

C500 with torsion bar! Minnesota Mags-No thanks to heavy to handle. They could have at least installed a 8V-71. Any of you fellers other than DM ever rebuild KW torsion,
what a job!

I did a torsion rebuild once... A torch, welder, and a lot of drilling. The owner went with a later Hendrickson extended leaf setup.

 

[Hank R]

I am sure you more right than me I thought that C 500 were a more squared of fenders. But I never was much of a KW fan back in the day.

 

[Mother Deuce]

I am sure you more right than me I thought that C 500 were a more squared of fenders. But I never was much of a KW fan back in the day.
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Those are like the C500 I had in Alaska. Looked a little like a KW brute that shrank while washing.

 

[Hank R]

I learned something again, thanks for teaching this old boy a thing or too.

 

[farmerlund]

Yep I rebuilt the torsion suspension on a 68 W900 when I was 20-21. Still Have the truck in the shed. Pins, bushings and wood bearings. I think it took me a week. we didn't have very good air tools back than.
They did have good traction in snow, but the empty ride wasn't to great. I believe it had the heavy bars. 44,000lb. 46k maybe? Rode good if you were 90,000 gross.

I think the orange one is just like the 68 W900 I have. Are the white and black ones C500?

Well, It does look to have a shorter hood than mine. The front of the cab is not that far forward on mine. I think it starts behind the front fenders not between them.

 

[Hank R]

 

[DMiller]

I did a torsion rebuild once... A torch, welder, and a lot of drilling. The owner went with a later Hendrickson extended leaf setup.

My own K100 had torsion ride, was great until bushing got slack and the damned knuckles flipped over on a rocking crossing into a yard. Big H extended leafs were not much prettier, cross beam pipe and bushings wore, end cap beam end bushings wear and got sloppy. How many have actually driven a White Velvet Ride!! That ugly heavy 74 Acar I drove had that lovely suspension system, GAWD Awful ride and a real oddball setup.

 

[petepilot]

drove a 7400 jap.frtliner with that mess

 

[DMiller]

I concur, A MESS!

As had been explained to me, the old A-car was a Glider on a Classic Japanese Freightliner, reportedly a 1970 or 71 that had been wrecked at the White Motor Dealer shop St.Louis MO. Everything about the old truck was shot, built wrong or just awkward when I got employed to run it. Gutless Super 250 was about crap worthless.

 

[Truck Shop]

Velvet ride-what a marketing sales scam that was. Walking beam is easy if you use a gas powered cut off saw and just slice through the end beam bushings bolt all.
I have removed a set of beams in one hour cutting them out that way. Universal in Marysville Wa was the place to go for a Hendrickson rebush job, complete rebush
while you waited.

 

[Truck Shop]

Torsion on a tanker/live load was interesting, but it was common on tankers.

 

[DMiller]

The number of grease fittings when first saw the KW was indeed interesting, like the entire rear half was equipped Lube fittings and tubes from fittings EVERYWHERE. Just knew was a good setup as greased should last forever, man was I ever WRONG!