GM Semis

[studda]

A few more of the same truck above:

[C10 - C90 Bill]

Nice Heavy Medium.

Not a bad price either, although they are calling it a "Farm Truck". May not be road worthy in it's present condition, but still looks like a pretty good deal.

Bill

[junkmandan3]

Nice truck, clean, and money is fair, but.........those alligator hoods are accidents looking for a place to happen.

[C10 - C90 Bill]

Originally Posted by junkmandan3

.........those alligator hoods are accidents looking for a place to happen.

Dan,

I don't have much experience with these newer Mediums as I stop at '72, but what is an an "Alligator Hood" ??

[studda]

I think the "alligator hood" is a reference to the way it opens. Think of an alligator opening its mouth. Just imagine a motor between the bottom rows of teeth.

[special-K]

She's a stout one. Maybe a grain hauler is what they meant. Those trucks usually age more gracefully. My back hurts just looking under that hood.(it was already hurtin,to be honest)

[C10 - C90 Bill]

Originally Posted by studda

I think the "alligator hood" is a reference to the way it opens. Think of an alligator opening its mouth. Just imagine a motor between the bottom rows of teeth.

I believe you are right, lol !!

I agree, that truck should have had a Tlit Front End. I almost thought it did for a second as there is some kind of Rubber Seal on the Fender, but obviously it doesn't.

Bill

[junkmandan3]

Bill---My descriptions for 3 types of hoods for conventional cab trucks is : Alligator [Studda is right], Butterfly [opens both sides], and tilt.............. I had a '73 GMC 7500 6V53 horse van with butterfly hood , they are deadly like an alligator hood unless you carry a step ladder . There was NO way a driver could pull a dipstick or check coolant level safely. OSHA shudda barred them years ago .

[studda]

Originally Posted by special-K

She's a stout one. Maybe a grain hauler is what they meant. Those trucks usually age more gracefully. My back hurts just looking under that hood.(it was already hurtin,to be honest)

I see a lot of grain trucks here in the Midwest that are lightly used and look almost brand new. Farmers only use them very shortly at harvest time. Every other time of the year, they are shacked up in a barn.

Originally Posted by C10 - C90 Bill

I believe you are right, lol !!

I agree, that truck should have had a Tlit Front End. I almost thought it did for a second as there is some kind of Rubber Seal on the Fender, but obviously it doesn't.

Bill

I thought it did too, at first (I took a second look), based on the split in the front fender flare.

[C10 - C90 Bill]

Originally Posted by junkmandan3

Bill---My descriptions for 3 types of hoods for conventional cab trucks is : Alligator [Studda is right], Butterfly [opens both sides], and tilt.............. I had a '73 GMC 7500 6V53 horse van with butterfly hood , they are deadly like an alligator hood unless you carry a step ladder . There was NO way a driver could pull a dipstick or check coolant level safely. OSHA shudda barred them years ago .

Dan,

I'm well familiar with the Butterfly and the Tilt, but never heard the term "Alligator" before, lol. Makes sense though.

I had a truck pretty close to what you had. I had a '67 GMC 7500 with a 6V-53 and a Butterfly Hood. It's been a while, but I used to put my foot up on the Bumper somehow, jump up on it and would balance myself the best I could to check the Oil. Only one day I was concentrating too much on jumping up there and forgot to duck the corner of the Hood that was propped up in the air. I can still remember the pain.

Now I believe you had (or have) a few yourself, but my '71 9500 had a Tilt. As drivers, like most, we were required to check the Oil and Water every morning. I also did some minor repairs on it. Sure was a big difference.

Bill

[KQQL IT]

Not quite a semi but too cool

[studda]

That's one slick looking truck. Is that an LCF (new to the terminology)?

[C10 - C90 Bill]

Nice truck. A lot of people out there are fans of "patina", but I'll take brand new fresh paint anyday. That is some nice paint.

Studda, right, that is a Low Cab Forward.

Bill

[special-K]

Yep Studda. In this size GM the COE ended with the Advance Designs and the Task Masters began the LCF.

[junkmandan3]

Tim------In your post # 1 from Jan. 25, 5th picture down of the MH 9500 with the load of logs . Did you notice the triple train horns on the cab . That is a factory photo , and I've pointed that horn option out to people . I have a GMC sales data book from 1966 and shows that as an option . At the Mid America Truck show in Louisville , I asked at the Grover booth if they still made that horn . The lady factory rep did get back to me about 2 weeks after the show, and said "no longer available" . I' have pictures of one on another MH 9500 at the Colorado ATHS convention and show. Thanks for that pic.

[junkmandan3]

Tim and Bill-------The Cole crackerbox tanker definitely had a 5th wheel. Our youngest daughter lived in Bangor about 20 years ago, so I got to the Cole museum twice . And the steer axles on Hendrickson walking beams has gotta be rough . I have my own pictures somewhere, plus I have the book on Cole history .

[junkmandan3]

Originally Posted by C10 - C90 Bill

Y'all keep producing pictures of some trucks that I have never seen before. Tim, that red "Peterson's" Long Nose 9500 sure is nice.

Bill

My 70 Chev MH 90 had that running board on driver's side [post # 40], and a big rectangular 100 gallon tank with a step on right side .

[C10 - C90 Bill]

Dan,

Did your truck have an 8V-71?

[junkmandan3]

Originally was an 8V71, as were 99% of the MHs, but I have an 8V71T with front mounted turbo, similar to the more recent engines where they lowered the sillouete with the newer style plumbing that eliminated the emergency stop. Has the "broken back" rack with single adjusting screws which came out about 1977. Mine also had the RT 910 and was changed to 9513, SLHD Rockwell with 4.10 gears, Hendrickson spring and Stopmaster brakes .Our local vocational school did most of the modifications for me, I was on the advisory board for 27 years and gave them some "real world" projects .

[C10 - C90 Bill]

I sure would have liked to have been there at that Vocational School. Pretty cool project to work on.

Bill

[special-K]

Originally Posted by junkmandan3

Tim------In your post # 1 from Jan. 25, 5th picture down of the MH 9500 with the load of logs . Did you notice the triple train horns on the cab . That is a factory photo , and I've pointed that horn option out to people . I have a GMC sales data book from 1966 and shows that as an option . At the Mid America Truck show in Louisville , I asked at the Grover booth if they still made that horn . The lady factory rep did get back to me about 2 weeks after the show, and said "no longer available" . I' have pictures of one on another MH 9500 at the Colorado ATHS convention and show. Thanks for that pic.

That picture is a '67 GMC Trucks ad postcard they sent out. I have a set of 5 from pickup to that full tilt MH9500. I didn't know that. But,now that you pointed that out,I imagine they wouldn't show a truck dolled up with things they didn't offer. I know the dual stacks was an option. That's some truck!

[special-K]

Dan,about your Jimmy Diesel guy. There was a guy from Sturgis Hauling selling those at the Macungie swap meet a couple years ago. I got one and asked for info on it. He said he didn't know,he found it and scanned it somewhere

[C10 - C90 Bill]

Well, when you all got talking about Avatars again, it got me thinking to the one I picked out many months ago. But with my limited computer knowledge, I could never get the darn thing to post. By some good luck, my wife is off work this week and she got the picture to post in about 10 minutes.

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Bill

[KQQL IT]

Nice.

[68panelman]

Took me about 6 months to figure it out also.