Freightrain

Prayers sent Mike. Get well soon.

Saving money on sealcoating?? Smart.

Our local freight drivers tell me about their cab cameras. They aren't suppose to smoke in the truck. The one driver is a old timer and just flicks the camera the finger and lights up. Never been bothered or written up. They are a good thing anymore, but I don't think they need to be pointed at the driver(yet). Makes you wonder how much they WEREN'T paying attention to drive into the front of a semi just out their side window?

Welcome to the forums.

Yes. I redid the front of the bunk to match what I did to the cab. I say cut it up and make it work. Unless you are trying desperately to "keep it original as possible". The day I put the hole saw to the back of my cab.....whoooeeeee...........ain't no going back now.

Biggest expense besides the truck was putting 6 new Yoko radials on mine when I bought the truck. $1800. I never thought 14 yr later I'd still have it and only because of the date codes I put two new Yoko's on the front this past spring. Tons of tread, but just didn't feel safe. Only have maybe 50K miles on them. Has near doubled in cost. $800~ for two mounted.

I liked my Ford PSD because it sounded like a baby E9. There are lots of V8 motors making plenty of power. Personally I think it was all in the packaging and weight of the V8 compared to I6 motor. In trucking, weight is everything and if you can do the job with a lighter motor, then so be it. Bigger is always better, but sometimes it is just not practical. If everyone wanted one, they'd still be making them here. What is the weight difference between an E9 and the I6?

My Bentz has doors like that. Big on passenger side. Just toolbox door on drivers side. Mine has tapered corners not cut outs. Wonder if that is Restrite?

Hmmmm yardo gets a Detroit and you driving a petermiser. Hmmmmm is it getting cold outside???

I'm guessing the 5.9 is a transplant? Looks like it belongs, but pretty sure it wasn't original.

No worse them my first summer in my truck. You will find that you have to rev it up high enough to make the splits. If not, the gearset slows down too much to match it. With a gasser you have more rpm range then a diesel so it has to be more forgiving. A slower, more methodical shift rate will make it smoother. If you try to SPEED through them you'll just grind things up. Good job so far.

Ran when parked? Musta sat next to the ocean for the last 45 yrs?

So that new Freightshaker is like driving a B model? LOL!!! Ya get there....but just not in a real big hurry. Though my buddy was busting my chops the other week. Coming home from the last race I had a car giving me fits(was not going to let me finish passing) and I had to "wind'r out" a bit. I reached over and put the third stick in double boogie OD, gave her a Hail Mary and held on. Apparently I was doing north of 80 mph before I lifted and moved over in front of the car(per my buddy who was following me). Helps when it is level ground. Even a .00001% grade knocks the wind out of it. Breaking even? Sounds like a better deal then most truck drivers I hear talk.............

Congrats on the new purchase. Pretty neat story and history behind it. Oh...............you better get some tall boots on as the chit storm that is coming your way......................

I keep green in mine. I've put new in mine a couple times over the years. Just drained radiator and topped it back off. I've only drained the block down once when I replaced the block heater unit. It sits inside so not concerned with actual strength(and freeze rating). There are drains in the block on each side if you want to drain it to get all the old crap out. If you don't have any history, I'd drain it and then run water through to get all the rust/crap out of the block. I bet the drains will likely get stopped up at first.

Ya, I'm getting there. Need to put new seals around the doors. Never really an issue overall, but last couple years I've had to drive it in much cooler weather then usual(in a snow storm last spring), thus you notice the cool air blowing on your arm. The problem with the heater in these trucks is there is no "moderate" setting. All or nothing kinda thing. Low is too low, high is too high. Need to remove the lo/hi switch and put a rotary 3 spd in it with resistor pack from a '70's pickup.

I thought you were talking aboit Dave? Doing a full cab reconstruction. Haven't seen an update in some time on AtHS.

Mine will roast you out if slow moving. Get it on the highway and it gets cold quick from all the leaks.

What is reason you want a quad? Just curious.

I have muffler under cab. Some days I'd like to make it bark. Most I like to be able to hear myself think! Guess I'm getting old?

Ya, that too.

I'll guess there weren't many "BIG" trees around when they parked it. 20+ yrs makes little trees turn into BIG trees. Looks like it still has split rims on it? No one has run those in many, many years.

Truck looks pretty decent overall, beside the roof damage. How deep in the woods do you have to go to get it?

Swear that is a Chebby bed? Ugh. They extended the cab? Lots of work into it, I give them that(and black to boot). A30? It has a B model front end on it.

Kinda like it,even though it is a Pete. I put a low air flag in my truck just because I remember them growing up and always though they were cool. By the shift pattern plate I'm guessing it is a 4x4, likely Spicer married box?