Memories for us old truckers

[crane operator]

It has '82' painted just behind the steer tire- so maybe 1982?

 

[Truck Shop]

It has '82' painted just behind the steer tire- so maybe 1982?

Last year, last of the Mohicans.

 

[mekanik]

It the model with the longer hood. A Cummins KT under the hood maybe?

 

[crane operator]

I wouldn't think it would be a KT. With what they cost to repair, I would doubt anyone is running daily with one- and this guy is obviously over the roading with the old girl, he's parked right beside a newer freightliner or something with a similar/ matching trailer. I mean- anything is possible, but I would guess 3406 or big cam.

 

[Truck Shop]

3406E.

 

[crane operator]

Well I did a little internet sleuthing, and its a Detroit 60 series. There's a magazine article about the truck.

https://www.tenfourmagazine.com/2018/11/performance-zone/lavern-cross-hot-rod-kw/

The magazine article reads like a lame advertisement for pittsburgh power, but you at least know about the truck.

 

[crane operator]

 

[Truck Shop]

Well I did a little internet sleuthing, and its a Detroit 60 series.

A high percentage have been repowered to tier 2 electronic, more power better mpg. This one is C-15.

 

[JPV]

He had a 3408 in that log truck, rebuilt it twice in it's life and but the electric motor in when it was due for a third one. Smart move.

 

[Truck Shop]

The magazine article reads like a lame advertisement for pittsburgh power, but you at least know about the truck.

Can only believe half of what bruce writes-very expanded.

 

[Truck Shop]

He had a 3408 in that log truck, rebuilt it twice in it's life and but the electric motor in when it was due for a third one. Smart move.

Gayle my old shop partner pulled the 3408 out of his 85 359 EXHD in 99 after the second, installed
a 3406 6TS-best thing he did.

 

[BSAA65LB]

 

[525isx]

A high percentage have been repowered to tier 2 electronic, more power better mpg. This one is C-15.
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he bought that from DSU after I traded it in on a new 379 in 1988

 

[Old Doug]

They had some twin engine Euclids were i worked. I was there a while back and there was still some parts laying in the scrap yard . I was there Saturday getting some truck frame i got to talk to the owner and he told me about the last one they had. They had a small truck and lowboy and a farmer close buy had a lowboy. They would pull them side buy side and drive it up on them and split it. But when they sold it the new owner hauled it off in one load with the 16 foot blade on.

 

[Truck Shop]

Ending scene from the 1970 movie {Five Easy Pieces} Jack Nicholson hitching a ride in a Pacific.

 

[Truck Shop]

A powdered coal hauler-might as well be gun powder from what I've read.

 

[Old Doug]

I saw a film in science class . They ground coal into a powder placed a pile of it next to a candle then had a air hose from a tire pump hooked to the hose . It was very impressive.

 

[DMiller]

That is how the fluidized bed boilers work.
Grind coal to face powder, then use force draft fan air to blow into the boiler.
Coal never sets to grates but burns in a roiling boiling ball of fire mid position of boiler box. Adjust air flows to get it pretty well centered. FD Fan Intermediate Air Fan and Flue Scavenge Air Fan

 

[Old Doug]

That is how the fluidized bed boilers work.
Grind coal to face powder, then use force draft fan air to blow into the boiler.
Coal never sets to grates but burns in a roiling boiling ball of fire mid position of boiler box. Adjust air flows to get it pretty well centered. FD Fan Intermediate Air Fan and Flue Scavenge Air Fan

That must make a loud noise at start up?

 

[DMiller]

Is all loud. Start on waste and old fuel oil blend then swap into Coal. Amazing to watch a boiler roll up. Have to start on Low Fire, on oil that would be around 250-400gpm getting some heat up. Start coal into mills and feed into ducting then into boiler again on a low fire rate. As get box area and super heat sections up to around 500 degrees then start ramp up, At Labadie starting coal is around .1ton per minute ramp up gets it closer to power delivery as steam load starts to build and the water walls start gaining heat.
Each boiler at Labadie burns some 3800 tons in 24 hours generating 625mw electric each. 160-180 rail cars of PRB coal blended with S. Il hard coal to keep the heat up every 24 hours.