wvlogger
Rock trucker
What a waste of a good truck.
The Chevys are lower and that picture proves it. I wouldn't need a step stool to grab stuff out of the back or for checking the oil. See, there are good points.:msp_unsure:
Or air bags. You couldn't even get it over some of the rr tracks in that area.Wonder if it has hydraulics under it?
Aaron, that old thing was a 1959 with the 392 4V 5 speed with the "row boat" 4th and 5th gears, had an Eaton two speed axle. I think old red was a '64 or '65 345 4V with the standard 5 speed split shift Eaton. Yeah, I revved out both of them. I got my CDL in Sept 1974 driving the beater green. The DMV driving test was easy, CDF's was not. In 1978 I saw my old bus in the discard yard at Davis, I almost put in a bid, but I knew just how worn it was. In late '76 early '77 most of the long busses were placed with the smaller Transtars. I always believed we lost continuity with the crews having the Foreman up front.
LOL!!!
3rd high to 4th low to 5th low to 4th high to 5th high.
It was tricky when the shifter was like a long stick, buried in a bucket of ice cubes.
Those 300 pound clutch springs were a joy. I did love the Eatons, made GM's vac axles suck, not the mention the Dodge cable axle shift. The neatest thing was the '49 Reo, between the hi/lo stick, 5 speed, there was a dash mounted vac axle shift, there must have been 30 shift combos.
My old rancher buddy with all the old Homelites has a 1954 Diamond-T 10-wheel dump truck. It's powered by an IHC LV549 V8 (what a monster). Has a five speed crashbox and a 3-speed Brownie sub-box (Low-Direct-OD). Also has vac switches on the dash (which actually work....despite the ancient flax covered hoses and other signs of age/neglect) which lock the drive axles. Fantastic old truck. All stainless steel brightwork (no chrome). Redlines at something like 2900 RPM. He uses it to haul countless loads of dirt and rock around the ranch. Also has one of those Frantz "Tripple Stacker" external bypass oil filters that uses three rolls of single-ply TP as a filter medium! Actually sez "Frantz Tripple Stacker" on the side. The 'single' and 'double' roll versions of that filter are still being made/sold. You can find them on the net. The recomended paper is Scott 500 count single-ply BTW...
I have a 48 ford f-6 with the same filter setup.
I had a '59 GMC pickup that had the tp oil filter, it was only a double.
The dept hit an all time low last week, I'll call you on Saturday or Sunday, I don't think anything internet is safe.
Google the "Triplicate" and you will get a minor hint.
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