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  1. Brocky
    With the cruise control ON!!!
  2. Brocky
    Contact Tom Millard user name Oldspwr thru here or send me an email or PM and I will send you his email address. A couple of years ago he took a flathead Continental out of his 1955 Brockway and replaced it with a 5.9 Cummins. He also has a couple of parts trucks and is active in the Brockway Preservation Assn so has contact with more possible parts places. I am thinking (????) that there are places in both Chicago ILL and Utica NY which rebuild Continental engines. Tom would know if they are still in business.
  3. Brocky
    The long wheel base 1971 Brockway 358 I sold had a very similar center driveshaft carrier unit like in your picture..
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    Paul thanks for the answer and I also agree with you on the amount.. Mech:: Thanks for the new word "pinscroll"!!!!!
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    James is correct.. In the post war era the design engineers for both IH and DT were close personal friends.. Here is a picture of a prototype Emeryville taken behind the DT plant in Chicago with DT badges on it.. There was a long discussion about it on the Just Old Trucks WAI forum several years ago. IH May(??) have DT build this truck to prevent "industrial espionage" as DT already had the 921 China Closet in production.Yes it is the VCO cab originally designed by the Murty Bros of Portland OR for the the Diamond T company. Ford also used this same process when they built the H model "Two Story Falcon"
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    I agree with Paul, Talking to animals with a quiet calm voice seems to settle them down..
  8. Brocky
    When I was down in 2015 I noticed 4 tanks on prime movers at both Brown & Hurley and Tony Champions, But this is the first truck with 6..
  9. Brocky
    Very good job!! Now a sharp looking truck!! Three fuel tanks on each side??? Must be going across the Outback and returning..
  10. Brocky
    Does Aussie scroll work ==== American pin striping????
  11. Brocky
    I think I have heard of these?? Either on 178 or 278 near the NC border, they belong to a logging family who will NOT sell anything!!!!
  12. Brocky
    In the first picture I thought it was an MB, but looking at your serial number stating it is an MC with a larger windshield. These were built on a short wheelbase and used as city tractors and also on a longer frame for trash compactor work. An active contributor on this site by the nickname "Hippy" and user name 70mackMB has an ex-Overnight MB city tractor and should be able to provide more information sources.
  13. Brocky
    Paul What a great lady!! Thanks for the picture. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this time of loss.
  14. Brocky
    Mowerman, I just sent you a PM.. Yes the Brockway weekend is August 10-13, 2023
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    Hippy You Guessed right!!! That was the dipstick access and also it had a fitting on the air inlet pipe so you could squirt ether thru the door as the compression release cable handle was right behind the shifting lever.. This model truck also had the counter balanced spring loaded cab tilt which was designed by the Murty Bros of Portland OR
  16. Brocky
    It is not just the recent stuff.. My 92 Caddy, if you leave the keys in it with it shut ,off it will lock the doors with the keys in it so if you not have a spare lock key on another ring you are S-O-L!!!!! Ask me how I know!!!!!
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    That is the Diamond T 931 which is a squared of version of the 921 which was the "China Closet". Yest that is a sleeper on the back of the cab.. Also a carry over from the 921. This is my 1959 model 921.
  18. Brocky
    My daughter gave us one about 6-7 years ago before they moved.. It still sits in the garage right where I unloaded it!!!!!
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    Shop Talk

    Brocky replied to Onyx610's topic in Odds and Ends

    With my hearing aids I can hear ALL the background noise BUT NOT the conversation!!!!!!
  20. Brocky
    A Joey box from Australia is known as an auxiliary Transmission up here.. Which sound like a good idea.. Put a big overdrive box behind yours????
  21. Brocky
    Me Too!!!!! Esso Station in Ithaca NY.. Worked there Sundays by myself for 4 years.
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    Due to weight regulations the twin steer trucks were a lot more popular in both Canada and Australia. You might try asking on here:: https://www.hcvc.com.au/forum
  23. Brocky
    I would say the 8V-71 as when I worked for Roadway 1969 to 1972 all the R-700s had 8V-71's. I know the Akron Ohio shop had rebuilt engines on the shelf. Would swap engines and have the tractor back on the road in less than half a day..
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    Supposedly the short bumpers were to keep the ends from affecting the operation of the steering tires when hit and pushed back.. Went from the short bumper to rubber ends and today they are mostly fiberglass?/
  25. Brocky
    Actually it is the same cab as the R model, just offset to the left even with the left fender.. What made it cramped was more engine in it.. Bigger doghouse..

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