Trucks Are Beautiful

[HO455]

Interesting video with so action footage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP7V7yGKtr8

[mountie]

Originally Posted by HO455

What are the odds this is under weight?

I'm impressed with the surface of the street !!

[Average Joe]

Originally Posted by HO455

What are the odds this is under weight?

Originally Posted by NewBayColony

That's a lot of weight on that amount of axles.

Originally Posted by HO455

After some looking about I believe this may be the Lindbergh locomotive from the Pennsylvania Railroad. Weighing in at a svelte 243, 600 lbs.


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penn...a_Railroad_460

So 244,000 ish for the locomotive plus another 40k for truck and trailer being conservative. 284,000lbs on 5 axles!!! Thats like 56k an axle if all was equal but you know the front axle probably isnt carrying more than 16. Wow!! Times was a whole lot different. Put ya in jail for those shananigans today.

[Average Joe]

Originally Posted by HO455

Old school log truck drivers doing old school things.

Awesome pic!!!

[Redneck Rydes]

Just picked this up the other day,was sitting behind a closed bus tour company,last on the road in 1993, gonna be a couple year project

[mountie]

Originally Posted by Redneck Rydes

Just picked this up the other day,was sitting behind a closed bus tour company,last on the road in 1993, gonna be a couple year project

VERY cool !!

[sweetk30]

nice old working iron there .

any idea the model of the wrecker ? looks like a holmes maybe ? it is a split boom there nice to have for lots of options of lifting or recovery work .

[mountie]

Originally Posted by sweetk30

nice old working iron there .

any idea the model of the wrecker ? looks like a holmes maybe ? it is a split boom there nice to have for lots of options of lifting or recovery work .

You left out " repossession "

That rig would look cool to restore but leave some of the patina ....

[C10 - C90 Bill]

Interesting truck.

If original, it's either a '64 or '65 and looks like a 5000 Model and could possibly be a 6500. If it had the original Front Bumper, I could tell for sure.

I see an Air Horn. Does it have Air Brakes?

[Redneck Rydes]

1965 6500 with air brakes,and what we can tell it is a 600 holmes,there is a tag on it near the bottom side that has model 655 on it.

[C10 - C90 Bill]

Great to see another 6500 out there.

They are pretty rare.

What is the GVW on it?

Also, does it still have the 478 in it?

[davischevy]

After we sold my Peterbilt, we needed a heavy haul truck. The boys in our shop went out back and brought a rollover tractor, a dump truck and a single axle tractor, into the shop and built this out of the three trucks. They took it down to the bare frame rails and started back up. It obviously hasn't been to the paint shop yet but it turned out good. 60 Series Detroit w/jake brake and a 13 speed.

I haven't driven it yet but a driver took a load of steel over to NW Arkansas Friday and said it runs good.

[Redneck Rydes]

Originally Posted by C10 - C90 Bill

Great to see another 6500 out there.

They are pretty rare.

What is the GVW on it?

Also, does it still have the 478 in it?

The tag on the lower kick area says 27000 gvw and it does have the 478 with a 5 speed clark tranny in it with 2 speed rear,possibly a highway tractor when new,there is a air line valve bolted to the back of the cab that has been disconected. Found a 1965 Chevy C60 flatbed yesterday out at a old body shop, gonna get some pics today,I also have a older twin boom Holmes 600 wrecker body,so maybe another build for the brother of the GMC,lol

[C10 - C90 Bill]

Originally Posted by Redneck Rydes

The tag on the lower kick area says 27000 gvw and it does have the 478 with a 5 speed clark tranny in it with 2 speed rear,possibly a highway tractor when new,there is a air line valve bolted to the back of the cab that has been disconected. Found a 1965 Chevy C60 flatbed yesterday out at a old body shop, gonna get some pics today,I also have a older twin boom Holmes 600 wrecker body,so maybe another build for the brother of the GMC,lol

You are going to like that 478. Tons of Torque. You won't have trouble towing anything with it. I used to drive a '62 6500, 16 Ft Flatbed Dump. I would haul 20,000 Lbs like nothing. I even pulled a fully loaded Freight Car with it once (Railroad didn't line it up right with the dock). I had the same thing, 5-Speed Clark with a 2-Speed Rear.

Keep us posted on it.

[special-K]

Originally Posted by davischevy

After we sold my Peterbilt, we needed a heavy haul truck. The boys in our shop went out back and brought a rollover tractor, a dump truck and a single axle tractor, into the shop and built this out of the three trucks. They took it down to the bare frame rails and started back up. It obviously hasn't been to the paint shop yet but it turned out good. 60 Series Detroit w/jake brake and a 13 speed.

I haven't driven it yet but a driver took a load of steel over to NW Arkansas Friday and said it runs good.

I would never guess that was three trucks. Is that a set back front end? I know it won't be done till it's red.

[special-K]

Over in the GM Semis thread we have a lot of car carriers going on. Some pretty odd old ones. Here is another, even more odd yet!

[HO455]

Cool old Mack popped up on the C/L

https://portland.craigslist.org/yam/...109389225.html

1958 Classic Mack Service Truck
Probably not what you have in mind to start a business, but this truck is functional as a new truck. It will get you to the job for much less than the cost of a new service truck. It has a unique look, nobody is going to mistake you for a different mechanic, its going to need welder work and it will need an air compressor. It has a 200 gallon aux fuel tank. It has two aux oil tanks and multiple tool boxes.
Runs and drives great
Contact Nick at 971-312-2419

[HO455]

Similar vintage Kenworth. Fire fighters special. Not mine but a cool old truck.

https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/...117538154.html

Protect your property from fire. Appropriately named "Zaphire," has a Cummins NH-220 motor, 5 & 4 Brownie Transmission, Jake Brake, 3800 gallon aluminum tank, Stand away, gas powered, high pressure, high volume, fire pump(not PTO driven). Comes with 6 inch fill hoses with strainer for creekside pick up and has 1.5 inch fire hose and reel. Currently located in Post, Oregon near Prineville, and will be available to see in June. Contact me for details.

[Average Joe]

Originally Posted by HO455

Similar vintage Kenworth. Fire fighters special. Not mine but a cool old truck.

https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/...117538154.html

Protect your property from fire. Appropriately named "Zaphire," has a Cummins NH-220 motor, 5 & 4 Brownie Transmission, Jake Brake, 3800 gallon aluminum tank, Stand away, gas powered, high pressure, high volume, fire pump(not PTO driven). Comes with 6 inch fill hoses with strainer for creekside pick up and has 1.5 inch fire hose and reel. Currently located in Post, Oregon near Prineville, and will be available to see in June. Contact me for details.

Nice old Kwhopper!!

[c60clf]

Check out ATHS Springfield 2020 virtual show, Lots of local GM iron as well,Pat. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...5QkKbSQlDu0rfV

[Marty68]

Not sure the year of this truck. It is at the dealership I used to work at. The business was turned over to the great grandsons of the original owner. They now are selling used construction equipment. Larry the grandpa is in his 80s. The truck apparently was used by Dave Marcus. In the 70s. It is Really nice.

[C10 - C90 Bill]

Looks like a '65.

Sure seems nice.

[c60clf]

Great truck �� do you have anymore pictures of it. How did you distinguish between 64-66 Bill, badge location? Pat

[special-K]

Hah! I just came here to link Marty B's thread with this picture so you could see it, Pat. I see Marty beat me to it. Nice LCF

[c60clf]

Not many restored 60 66 lcf, I wonder if people are starting to show more interest in them? Good parts scarce. Still need oem stakebed or something close for mine.