Memories for us old truckers

[crane operator]

What on earth is that transmission?

Trans is far from the goofiest thing on that truck. I don't know that I've seen headache mounted floating mirrors. Or a center cab roof mount single air horn. Or a bull grill set quite that far away from the hood. I think you can tilt the hood without moving the bull guard. Also has hood exhaust coming out in front of the cab.

And the colors, oh the colors. Its like a clown car....

 

[Truck Shop]

Trans is far from the goofiest thing on that truck. I don't know that I've seen headache mounted floating mirrors. Or a center cab roof mount single air horn. Or a bull grill set quite that far away from the hood. I think you can tilt the hood without moving the bull guard. Also has hood exhaust coming out in front of the cab.

And the colors, oh the colors. Its like a clown car....

Which comes down to the mechanics ability and makes you wonder when you see that pull up.

 

[crane operator]

Which comes down to the mechanics ability and makes you wonder when you see that pull up.

"If he has time to build all that goofy stuff- he must not be good enough to be busy all the time fixing customer's stuff"

 

[Truck Shop]

Soft ground 100,000 on the trailer 4.11s the the 15speed wasnt that deep .

Average ratio in low in a 13sp is 12.30, average low in a 15sp is 15.40. And that depends on whether it is a direct or overdrive transmission.

 

[Truck Shop]

"If he has time to build all that goofy stuff- he must not be good enough to be busy all the time fixing customer's stuff"

Or he is not married and no kids.

 

[Junkyard]

Here I thought it was a slick one owner I needed to add to my fleet.......

 

[petepilot]

give that one a purple wave and pass on by

 

[mitch504]

The absolute best feature of this truck is the shag carpet in the bed, under the boom.

 

[colson04]

The absolute best feature of this truck is the shag carpet in the bed, under the boom.

Ya gotta have a place to lay down and gaze at the stars with your lady friends

 

[DMiller]

A mechanics dream come true
All the work will ever need and not ever leave home!

 

[crane operator]

Or he is not married

He might be married and needed a way to spend more time in the shop....

 

[crane operator]

New feature, a overhead pivot beam to put chain fall and trolley on. Would make loading heavy stuff in the big box easy.

 

[DMiller]

This guy had to have been Colorblind!!

Not certain that Aluminum Frame work would do all that great supporting said Beam with weight on it.

 

[colson04]

Was that truck used for carnival equipment? Looks like something a carny would drive

 

[Old Doug]

Average ratio in low in a 13sp is 12.30, average low in a 15sp is 15.40. And that depends on whether it is a direct or overdrive transmission.

We hauled the loads in with a OD 15. If the trailer was dropped we spotted with a direct 15. OD was behind a 3406 direct was behind a 671 turbo 238hp.

 

[mitch504]

I had an '82 Toyota pickup, it had carpet in the bed when I bought it. I didn't lose my virginity on it, but I certainly refined my technique!

 

[RollOver Pete]

I had an '82 Toyota pickup, it had carpet in the bed when I bought it. I didn't lose my virginity on it, but I certainly refined my technique!

Hmmm...
I wonder if the previous owner....
Never mind.

 

[dieseldog5.9]

That is not a 79 dashboard, but it does have the short doors for a 79. The seats look to be a custom job, for a fire department as the leather has a fire fighter symbol embosed in them, could it be a retired fire truck?

I would love to get ahold of those seats for my 81 star.

 

[crane operator]

Ok, enough with the fires already. Some of us will need parts off this in 20 years, and this is just unacceptable.

 

[Truck Shop]

A friend from years ago was working the haul road in Alaska on the pipeline, he had a W900A extended hood with a 60" flat top sleeper and 3408 that caught fire in Fairbanks.
Burned down to nothing-just bowed frame and hard parts.