Memories for us old truckers

[Truck Shop]

Curious position on the stack!!

Damn I like that, I should have outfitted that critter I built with one of those. Simple.

 

[Truck Shop]

 

[Birken Vogt]

What is with the extended cab? Early tiny sleeper?

I presume he is jackknifed like that to keep the street clear?

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Dave Miller Trucking.

 

[Truck Shop]

What is with the extended cab? Early tiny sleeper?

I presume he is jackknifed like that to keep the street clear?

Yes, early sleeper. Common to jackknife in cities with docks to street. I had several years ago that
deliveries were that way.

 

[Hank R]

 

[Truck Shop]

1964 KW Dart.

 

[Old Doug]

I had some thing happen on my 1963 F600 2 days ago. I was hauling a load of scrap i had to go through town the last light i had to stop at i started stopping way before the light the peddle was hard did not have much brakes . I got stopped and happen to think my seat cover had gotten down around the vac booster breather . I moved it and had brakes agin. I had brakes 3 more stops but after that the peddle got hard agin. I think i have a NOS booster i hope its no telling what a new one would run now days.

 

[Birken Vogt]

A year ago I was looking around on the internet and I found 3 or 4 shops that rebuild or exchange big truck boosters.

 

[DMiller]

Hydrovacs are getting slim these days
Neighbor had one do similar, he finally found enough parts to build his own as to diaphragm and seals. Took local parts shop three weeks to get it all together.

Beaten but a solid old original Super Duty Ford. 429?

 

[Hank R]

 

[Old Doug]

A year ago I was looking around on the internet and I found 3 or 4 shops that rebuild or exchange big truck boosters.

I have heard you could get kits for them i may have to look into this if my other one dosent pan out. This is a very handy truck and i have gotten alot of use out of it but i have thought about getting a dump trailer so i could do away with the expense of have so many trucks going .

 

[Hank R]

These next few pictures are from Barrier BC 50's and some from early 60's wife uncle's trucks.

 

[Old Doug]

I had a IH like the newer one it had a generator that would have made most air cooled portable welder jealous it was huge.

 

[JaredV]

I just spent the last month and a half binge reading this thread. Great stuff! Just like sitting around the coffee table listening to old, er, more experienced guys swapping stories.

On the R-180 above with the flatbed and log trailer, would the trailers have had vacuum brakes?

Love the L,R,S series! I know there are others on here who don't agree, but of all the manufacturers who used the same cabs on pickups and trucks I think IH had the best looking with that series.

 

[DMiller]

Obvious Trailer or Bunk Pup has Vacuum Brakes by the actuator hanging at end of hoses. That and Hydrovac hanging under cab.

 

[JPV]

Better post some pics of your IH's Jared, I don't have any good ones or I would have.

 

[Truck Shop]

IH had the best looking with that series

If I had money to waste, I would by it. But I have no need for it either. Hang flower pots off the mirrors
I suppose.

 

[Hank R]

Better post some pics of your IH's Jared, I don't have any good ones or I would have.

I have pictures but I can not remember if I posted them years ago or not they were Public Freightways truck. I am to lazy to go look at 269 pages of trucks my eyes would kill me.

 

[JaredV]

Better post some pics of your IH's Jared, I don't have any good ones or I would have.

I will when I figure out how!

 

[Truck Shop]

to lazy to go look at 269 pages of trucks my eyes would kill me

Sounds like me, I have some boxes of old photos that I just telling myself I need to put in folders.