Freightrain

Just a little update. Have not had to use the wiper til last weekend. Then all of a sudden they started running really slow, had to bump the park side to get them to return after a short time of running. I couldn't believe they started this after working so well after going thru them. Hmmm. Well a little diagnosing I found that the main feed line to the motor itself was a bit old(like maybe 40+ yrs) and was oil soaked and brittle. After wiggling it around at the motor I could make the work fast again. So today I installed some new lines and WOW....they work GREAT again. So, I'd suggest that if you have wiper issues and they don't seem to run very well, to start looking at the lines and see if they are used up. I think this might have been more the issue with mine then the sludge in the motor. I also removed the little muffler from the output side and it really helped with the power/speed too. With the truck running(especially at highway speed), you CAN'T hear it anyway. After hearing the horror stories of air wipers....I'm pretty confident with mine now.

I can't give you alot of detail, but basically you'll need a tractor protection valve installed to feed a trailer. Seems there are air line schematics onlines somewhere. Might be the Bendix website?

I've considered a/c for a few years, and someday I'll get around to it. My plan was to mount it behind the cab, behind my generator box and put an electric fan on it. Or maybe behind the battery box, under the frame rail with a fan on it. I've seen some of these sleeper a/c units with condensor mounted to rear of sleeper with fans on them.

Sounds like a pretty neat ol piece, V8 and all. My g/f is good with whatever I buy, as long as I DON'T get rid of the B. Strange, huh?

I got an Escort wagon(1.9/automatic) and I curse the day I would have to drive a (&$#* box like this everyday. I hate it........but it's the only way I can survive and have a few bucks to play with. At 3 times the fuel mileage of my old pickup it was a mandatory investment. I think I would like it better if it was a 5 spd! It would be a bit more fun to drive.

I'm gunno say the 14 spd version is the Double overdrive, so you leave out a few shifts in 5th. Check the website as it has all the gear ratios.

Well, it was a pieces/parts truck and PO doesnt recall all that has happened to it. I have alot of shop records of maintenance that was done in the 80's but no records of the original build up. The records are funny to read as the prices were dirt cheap for all the chrome parts, bits/pieces that they put on the truck over the years. When/what motors were gold?

Strange.....now that you mention it I have seen ALOT of variations of motor colors and realize I dont know what it is suppose to be. Mine is GOLD? Not sure of the real vintage of motor(chassis is about a '62), it's stamped 673P up front.

I need to get up to Stan's and get my "test drive" in his Superliner. Then videotape it.......ya, that's it. (I'll look like a tru rookie in that thing...grind'n gears like a 14 yrs with his learners permit) I'm not sure how well I could drive a "ONE" stick tranny? LOL!!!!!

Pics? Glad to hear it's running again.

Kinda like a two stick, main stick up a gear, then rev it to get compound to catch up to UD.

I run Coastal gear lube in my box. Can't recall if I used the 75-90 or 85-140?, plus I put it in the rear axle. It definitely quieted up the box after tightening the rear bearing and putting in new oil. Don't rattle as much as in years past. I think most concensus on Brownies is straight weight motor oil? The stories I hear regular lube is too thick.

Neat photos. Thanks for posting them.

Cool ol dog. Man...you don't see 6x6 very often. That would be a really neat resto project(though a very long, expensive one). Any lottery winners out there? I bet he's wanting at least scrap price for it? $1500? more?

Since you got them chemically stripped, I be more apt to cut the panel off and weld in new. It's good clean metal, so fix it right while it's apart.

Now that's COOL!

Ya, with that weight...extra gears will help. I know my triplex is way better then a Duplex as I'll shift it like a duplex sometimes to just see how it does. It really takes the wind out of the old girl with that lack of gears. Not that it's quick to begin with...but even with my meager load(14K lb) it really makes a difference.

That's a tad bit BRIGHT!! Yowza (of course my truck is grease black so what can I say?) What color is the body going to be?

There is a steel hooded R for sale locally I saw the other day. Big dump on it, can't recall if offset cab or not? Seems it had a big front overhang, not familiar enough to know what model it is. I was going to try to post a pic, but won't be around to take pic for a couple days.

Herbs got you covered. As for the Quad being better then Duplex? Not sure you'll notice unless you put some load on it as you only gain a few extra gears(besides the Lo/lo holes which are only good for slow movement).

crd112 is the size of rearend(I'd say pretty big, not actually knowing what it is myself) Depending on which quad box(single or double overdrive) is how fast you'll be. I'm thinking you'll be a bit slow(maybe around 50mph?)

Dennis is President of Buckeye Vintage Haulers.

Glad to have you back. Sounds like ya hardly got anything to do now............. (now that's a list! ) Take it easy.

On my B, I put a spin on base back behind the drivers tank(right by fittings) and plumbed it in. Even put separator style filter on it to get rid of water. I left the stock unit on motor. Since I put on dual exhaust it really hides it so it's not even noticable, plus I have my big generator box there too.

I remember someone asking before, but never remembered the answer. Maybe I should hook mine up? Not that I ever worry about cold weather or moisture in the lines. Curious if it works?