Truck Shop
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That photo was taken down under, IIRC the group detaches.
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Memories for us old truckers
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Truck Shop
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This 1956 B71-220 Cummins with a 9 Speed Over Gear {226,000 miles} moved a A14 D8 most
all of it's life. Up into the Blue Mountains cutting USFS and logging roads. Just rotting with the
seasons.
all of it's life. Up into the Blue Mountains cutting USFS and logging roads. Just rotting with the
seasons.
Pops52
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Gearing & patience
Truck Shop
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That's what people had in 1956-patience.
I never got a chance to try driving one of those old Macks with multiple gear shifters. I did ride with a guy in one back in the 70's. he was hauling coal flyash at a power plant, to an onsite dump nearby. As I recall, he shifted about 21 times in only 2 miles. I remember being amazed at how he was able to shift two levers at a time using both hands and steering with his knee.
Jeff
Jeff
What about the wasp nests? Is that a bench seat?
Pops52
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The bench seat was a good place for a nap!
skyking1
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get it in the proper gear and set the hand throttle
Truck Shop
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You should see the yellow jacket nests now. 4 times as big, yes all were bench. The B73 and B75's
had a 3" drop floor for a little more leg room. Example below.
DMiller
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That Kidney mangling mess was what the '74 A-car I hauled fuel with had, Gawd Awful as I do not believe that donut ever gave up any movement. WB was about 1/3 of that unit. Cabs on the Lease company Frt Shkrs in SLC when I worked there had that exhaust stack corner reverse.
Truck Shop
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Been there years ago Union off Alameda, La. Don't ice anymore. This is a combination use
cattle truck/refer, didn't see too many of these.
cattle truck/refer, didn't see too many of these.
Roscoe Wagner out of Twin Falls. He had a Wilson trailer franchise when I lived there.
digger doug
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I dunno, but Toyota just announced making a mini Hi-lux (Tacoma).....Oiy I have to fold myself up just to get into mine as it is now.
Truck Shop
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Use to see this truck line in the 60's, not much to the refrigeration compressor unit.
DMiller
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The old Ammonia putt-putt units were pretty trouble free.
Truck Shop
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Didn't cool very well, imagine that cooling a 53'.
Truck Shop
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mekanik
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One of the band councils near me had the identical Hayes Clipper with an 8v71 Detroit in it.
Hayes trucks used to have a long narrow upholstered cover that snapped onto snaps on the firewall to cover the dash opening for noise reduction and it slowed down the dust buildup inside the gauges. The Clipper was the only Hayes I ever saw that still had the cover intact.
Hayes trucks used to have a long narrow upholstered cover that snapped onto snaps on the firewall to cover the dash opening for noise reduction and it slowed down the dust buildup inside the gauges. The Clipper was the only Hayes I ever saw that still had the cover intact.
Truck Shop
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When looking at a Hayes 200, you can see IH's copy in the 4300.
DMiller
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Suspect the Hayes can was better.