Bringing home 69 Pete

[Hawssie]

I have a D8H that I am still holding on but its hard not to justify scrapping it. With rippers and a blade she weighs about 30-35 tons. Its a rare first year 1959 model called a 35A most of them are 46s or 36s. But we get almost 300 a ton for good Cat steel here in CA. That is if you can get it to the Oakland ports. And yes it goes right on a ship to China. I had a 1959 Pete a year ago thought about restoring it but I ended up selling it to that wrecking yard near Stockton CA. that specializes in old Petes maybe you have heard of it. Cant remember the name.

[Peanutbutter]

I'm holding out for a 46A D8H or 66A D9G, I'm a powershift guy, thats why I've got 3 D4D powershift and one D4D direct drive. I keep the direct drive to pull the 40 scraper. Is that Courtland you are referring to on the peterbilt people near Stockton. I've talked to them on the phone about powersteering on the 288, I hope to go see them this summer.

[KQQL IT]

66 tilt. Wish it could find a home
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[MrBeast]

Originally Posted by KQQL IT

66 tilt. Wish it could find a home
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You saying that truck is for sale?

[C10 - C90 Bill]

Looking good.

I'm also a fan of the movie "Duel". You may already know this, but a member over at one of the heavy truck board sites owned one of the Duel trucks for a while. I say "one" as there were actually three. I believe his was the most popular one. He also had the original Trailer to boot.

Also interesting that you mentioned "AMT". My favorite brand since the early 60's. Just was looking at some yesterday at a hobby shop.

Bill

[special-K]

Not to hijack,but that Hyster lit is cool! That's a mid-late '50s Reo Gold Comet!

[Peanutbutter]

Factorystock, you were right, I've been researching Henry J Kaiser and there is alot on him but not much photo history on Kaiser sand. Is there anything left of Kaiser Sand and Gravel? These are the only two pictures I have found. You would think there is a ton of photo history out there somewhere about Kaiser Sand

[Peanutbutter]

special-K, that was posted on the the web by a fellow ACMOC member that lives in Australia, if you go on you tube and do a search on hyster folding goosenecks he has 3 or 4 vids showing his in operation, he goes by Swishy. I almost forgot to explain, ACMOC is antique caterpillar machinery owners club. If you like old cats this is the place.

[Peanutbutter]

Sitting here killing time, so here is a few of my favorites.

[special-K]

Thanks for learnin' me about that club. Every single truck you showed just is a great example.

[C10 - C90 Bill]

Cool trucks.

Really like the orange and black one.

[Peanutbutter]

I think orange and black is my favorite too but its a hard call, its a colorado truck but over closer to denver. The pic was taken at the ATHS show in brooks oregon but not last year when we were there, to bad. The green and orange 288 is just like mine but 67 instead of 69 and it was on Ebay a few years back. They had a dozen pics but I couldn't copy them at the time. Now, can anyone tell me where the number 2 pic, the red carnation milk truck was taken, there were hundreds of trucks pics taken here. I know its southern cal coming up out of LA but can't place it. If you look at lots of truck pics you will recognize the spot.

[Peanutbutter]

More favorites which I have to many.

[special-K]

That orange & black is super sharp w/o the polished goodies. After years of digging rigs all dolled up with polished stainless & aluminum I've really come to appreciate a fleet truck with a well thought out color scheme. I always liked that,but now like it more cuz it's more historic. They'd do stripes on bumpers or arrows,etc for visibility but damn that looks good!

Fathers day weekend I'll be heading to the ATCA national show at Macungie,PA. Mack has a plant there and they shuttle you over for a tour. Never dine that and I hope to this time. Either way,I started a thread in General Discussion for 2013 event pictures and I'm sure to have loads to post there.

[Peanutbutter]

Hope everyone had a great memorial day, I did, first trip out for the blue and white, everything went well. Our son came up to have a small barbeque and then go for a drive. Got out on to the open road and the 335 was smoking bad, I mean like a barn on fire, I didn't know a truck could smoke that much. After about five minutes it started to go down to a normal smoke level, decided to head up the mountain to see what the temperature would do. Never got over 180 degrees, turned around half way up the mountain, son was late for a fishing date so we headed for the house. Discovered the jakes not working but had plenty of air and brake, finished the day pulling one windshield out to have new one cut and drive out two bad wheel studs on the rear, got to try and keep DOT happy you know. It was a great day.

[Peanutbutter]

A few more favorites, hope you like them, two new rear wheel studs and half a new windshield today, try and mount PTO hydraulic pump tomorrow on blue and white. Should have winch operational by end of week.

[95stepside]

Originally Posted by Peanutbutter

A few more favorites, hope you like them, two new rear wheel studs and half a new windshield today, try and mount PTO hydraulic pump tomorrow on blue and white. Should have winch by end of week.

not to drag up an old pic, but what is this from? waterworld?

[marvgarr68]

I own a 1957 281 pete 234" wheel base aluminum frame 5 and 4. 5.91 ratio rear end 60s pete dash panel (makes it way easier to work on). The original engine was a nto262 the engine it has now is the same year from a white nh220 converted to nto262 runs like a top pulls like a mule.

[studda]

Originally Posted by 95stepside

not to drag up an old pic, but what is this from? waterworld?

Precisely. I only know that because I watched that movie a couple weeks ago.

[C10 - C90 Bill]

More on the Duel Truck(s):

http://www.stlouisdumptrucks.com/Duel/Trucks.html

Be sure to click on some more of the links on the left side of the page.

Bill

[Peanutbutter]

Why is he calling truck number 1 and 2 281s instead of 351s unless they were tags in which case the frames were not long enough or they put 3 axle cutoffs on them to make them 351s. Unless he doesn't know his model numbers. If they built 4 trucks where did they find 4 matching fuel tankers, it must have been harder to find 4 like trailers than the trucks themselves.

[C10 - C90 Bill]

Originally Posted by Peanutbutter

Why is he calling truck number 1 and 2 281s instead of 351s unless they were tags in which case the frames were not long enough or they put 3 axle cutoffs on them to make them 351s. Unless he doesn't know his model numbers. If they built 4 trucks where did they find 4 matching fuel tankers, it must have been harder to find 4 like trailers than the trucks themselves.

I don't know my Petes good enough to comment, but I do know that the guy that owned it is pretty knowledge-able. He is a current member on one of the newer truck boards I go to now and then.

I'm not real sure, but I believe there was only one or two trailers. Probably at least two, as one went over the cliff.

I would have to check into it to be sure.

Bill

[Peanutbutter]

Maybe you could write him and ask him why trucks 1 and 2 are 281s instead of 351s, I guess its not a big deal. All my literure notes a 281 as 2 axle butterfly, 351 as 3 axle butterfly, 289 as wide hood 2 axle and 359 as wide hood 3 axle. My 288 narrow tilt hood 2 axle, in a 3 axle is 358.

[Peanutbutter]

A few more favorites. It makes you wonder where they went.

[KQQL IT]

She still lives. I'll dig up a pic and a friend has a b/w from back in the day
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