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I agree. The box looks right.....unlike many of the conversions.

I agree that the short flatbeds don't look the best. The green one pictured needs more length, maybe another foot would do it. If yours would be the same length, you could just add a foot to the wood rails beyond the frame. Then an original type stake rack (not a low, fancy one) would make it look better and increase the versatility. But as said, to really look right the axle needs to be moved

Ya know thers a Superliner pics thread, now an MH pic thread, why not start an area on BMT with the room to creat the Superliner pic, MH pic, Titan pic, Granite pic, Mack fire apparatus pic threads? Im just saying I know we have a gallery and all but this would make searching for pics of specific types for refernce much easier and keep other areas of the site clear for things other than pics. Barry, its literally your world! whatta ya think?

Good idea - categories - in the Gallery or forums section.

Could see many examples of a particular model.

Would be great to see it restored, very cool truck, must be rare to see one.

They were not rare back in the day, although the Ford of that model (N series) was quite a bit more common. There also seemed to be as many or more of the Dodge model, the C. That one having the V12 engine would be rare though.

I wonder how much of a doghouse is in the cab with that short hood and long engine. Did you get interior pics?

The older trucks had 5/8-11 studs on the front wheels

again a regular 5/8" inch nut would have a 15/16" hex, but the 5/8-11 rim clamp nuts have a 1-1/16" hex on them.

If you go back even farther some of the Dayton wheels on the rear axle also had 5/8" studs on them.

Ron

They are "heavy" nuts.

Maybe a ton or ton and a half. They made one ton pickups like that. Five stud wheels.

The cabs for REO (and the other truck companies) would have been designed by them, and if made by another company, made to that design.

appears to be a KRWL1613L, or something like that.

No- it's a KRWL1613M - the L had single headlights.

There are pictures of a couple more that were built the same way.

Think of the steering linkage.

Here's one - Watt's Mack

http://www.wattstruckcenter.com/store/index.php?route=product/category&path=59

As Vlad said, it will need to be set up when assembling it. That will require a service manual and measuring instruments and is "a lot of job".

If it is not done, you will be doing the job again in a short time, and it could take a lot more parts.

Clean them up with an SOS pad and water. Then use a rattle can of clear spray paint.

Here we go again....

http://forums.justoldtrucks.com/62786/What-Am-I-for-Wednesday-111214

The truck sure looks good for the vintage.

Wish I had the $ for the TALL Tall Boy! Does anyone know who the original nine of the 600's were built for? The Gardner engine sure sounds unique, I wonder the minimum number of cylinders that could be used in no load mode.

There was an article on the trucks in Wheels Of Time magazine.

At least some of them were built for Turner Transfer. Turner did a lot of machinery moving and rigging and crane work. Guy Turner learned about Gardner diesels during a trip to England. He was impressed that they could run at slow speeds for long periods of time without any problems, which is something the Turner trucks did when using a mounted crane. A truck that could carry a crew of men was also desired.

I would suppose there were instructions on the pattern of which cylinders to have shut down to keep the engine running the smoothest.

The auction:

http://www.auctionzip.com/cgi-bin/showimage.cgi?lid=2236130&type=at&in=1

http://www.auctionzip.com/cgi-bin/showimage.cgi?lid=2236130&type=at&in=2

Jim, I agree with you,about the bullnose years,but I looked at the data plate inside the door and it indeed said date of manufacture was Sept. 1958,i was told by one of the guys at this shop that 58' was also the first year for the "tombstone" shaped grille surround,so I'm thinking maybe an early production model? I know the new model year cars are always introduced in Sept.................................Mark

The build date of Sept. 1958 would likely make it a 1959 model year. That build date for that model could make it worth something more. It might be the earliest example of that model left. It would be worth checking into to see where it falls in numbers of the first ones built.

Another thing eBay's done is the "electronic" sniper,where a bidder can let THEM handle the bidding for him. Every time somebody else bids,the electronic sniper ups your bid just enough to be top bidder. (Makes me wonder-what if a dozen bidders are using the ES? I guess then it just goes along ratcheting EVERYBODY'S bids up,over and over,until everyone's topped out. I HATE bidding,so I just shop for "Buy It Now" stuff. I see it kinda like WalMart-I hate like hell to use it,but sometimes it's the only game in town.

Speed

That is the way it has always been.

If an item has a bid of $50.00 and you bid $100.00, your bid will come in as $51.00. If nobody else bids higher, you will get the item for $51.00. The increment above the highest bid increases in steps.

I think that many people who complain about someone else winning an item near the end of bidding, when they would have bid more, do not understand that.

I bought it in New Hampshire right on the Maine border. I am building a 1959 Brockway 148W which its my hope to use the B and trailer to haul the 148 to shows .....but that's a ways away. Lol.

Well....one of the trucks was made for working and the other brand isn't quite cut out for that....

What is the big difference between a B-57 and a B-67? The 57 only comes in chassis version S where the 67 came in T,LT,S,ST,LSt versions. They both use the same cab. Is it the 57 that only had wedge brakes avaible.I know many B-Models overlapped specs but I do not know any differences maybe the 57 had the fish belly frame. Thanks Joe D.

For comparison, the respective models that replaced the B-57 and B-67 were the DM and U models. The S is for six-wheel, the B-67 was also available as a tandem. L = light weight (aluminum components), T = tractor. The B-57 was a tandem or tri-axle heavy duty straight truck, often used for dump and mixer use like a DM.

Yes - sorry I missed the link.

I saw this eBay listing posted somewhere, maybe here, a short time ago. It did not sell, has been relisted. Dodge with V8 Cummins. Looks straight and solid. Bidding now or it is listed as a Buy It Now at scrap price.

I have no connection.

Looks like big rubber for a truck that size.

" I would do it if I know for sure that there would be any gain at all, no matter how little."

-Then you should do it - there should be some amount of gain. Just for kicks, time it and check speed on a long hill where you don't have to shift, before and after.

Don't know about a all aluminum Autocar but I did see a all stainless steel Autocar outside of Phila Pa. at a steel co. ,was always outside on display until this last year when I went by their ,new company their now and truck gone,it was in Croydon or Cornwall Pa.

It was Edgecomb Steel that had a few of them pressed out in stainless for them by Autocar .

Hah- go to OD's first picture. Think those tie down chains on that bucket are anything but decorations?

On another note I wonder how many hydraulic pumps these things have? I imagine one for each function?? Biggest thing I've ever run is a PC 300-can't imagine sensation of curling the bucket on this thing-then again, you are not worried about "feeling" for a buried conduit!

Possibly - and they would have to be big at that. Think of the gallons per minute it would take to operate those cylinders.

In the production numbers list, it shows that there was only 1 U-640 sold.