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Ford turbine experimental truck. Photo found on cimbeon.com

Not so much a "set back" front axle but rather a "set forward grill"! These remind me of the International Harvester 2+2 articulating farm tractors from about 1978 to 1984. Lots of front overhang.

I agree that it looks good. I wonder why this had such a long wheelbase for a tractor. Might it have been a straight truck at one time or might there have been another reason for its length? Maybe it was originally used for pulling a logging trailer?

My 1964 Mack C-609 originally came equipped with the Unishift but it was replaced with a Triplex somewhere along the way. It still has the Unishift shift pattern plate on the sun visor.

I was wondering what became of this truck, glad you got it. What are your plans for it?

The Batman T-shirt is equipped with dual air-bags. She apparently ran into the wall chest first.

I totally agree. The advantage of a traxcavator/track loader is that one machine can do many things (doze, load, dig, level) but when my dad expanded his excavating & gravel business, he eventually bought an excavator and a 6-way dozer and therefor no longer needed the track loader. I still miss the old Cat 955H though, it even had a short sloped hood like a Mack C-600!

The White Xpeditor, now Autocar, were very low but probably not the lowest. Perhaps some type of truck used in underground mines?

I agree that Caterpillar has always made tough construction equipment, but lagged years behind the other manufacturers when it came to the use of hydraulic cylinders and electric start on graders and large dozers. Why did Cat stick with cable dozers, mechanical lift graders and pony motor start engines? Did they feel that hydraulics and electric start were not durable enough at the time? I'm not trash talking, just curious as to why. My dad used to have a mid 1960's Cat 955H traxcavator/bucket dozer (same size engine as a D6 if I recall correctly) and it was a great machine. We used it mostly for loading pit run gravel into the gravel trucks. For years now he has had a 1969 vintage 966C Cat articulating loader for his gravel business. When it came to their articulating loaders, they were ahead of their time. Best loaders ever made.

I began laughing out loud when I saw the photo of the red Corbitt! A giraffe could fit into that cab!

So many L-model Mack trucks in one place, amazing! That Peterbilt is quite a sight too, the radiator shutters appear to be an add-on accessory.

Sorry that I dont have any such photos, but my dad had Case backhoe tractors since 1971 when he bought a new 580 with a gas engine and no cab. It replaced an 880 Oliver industrial loader tractor (with no hoe) that he had used to load gravel and install culverts in small township roads. Since that first 580, he had a 580B, 580C, 580K, 580 Super K, 580 Super L and now a 580 Super M (if I recall correctly). I remember back in 1982 when the local dealer had him try out a new 580D silver anniversary edition model. It was painted silver with a black cab. Looked great until the silver paint got scraped off of the bucket and one could see yellow primer.

I used to get that magazine back when it was called Special Interest Autos, very good magazine. That's been about 15 years ago now. I'll do a local newstand search to see if I can get a copy of this issue as I am interested in this series of Mack truck.

Seeing many of the Hendrickson's with the International R-model cab has me wondering how many other truck manufacturers used it. I've seen that cab on Diamond T's and Oshkosh trucks to. Were there any others? Seems to me that International used that cab on it's own trucks from 1950 (though I think it was called an L-model at that time) until 1971 or 1972 being last used on an M-model truck. Plus, it was used for 7 or 8 years on it's line of pickups too. Perhaps it was International's highest production cab ever built?

Those photos are great! That B-75 with the gravel box would be a good mate for my C-600.

It appears that they used an International Fleetstar cab at this time, also used on IH pickups from 1969 to 1975. I would guess that Hendrickson would have began using the IH S-series/F-series cab in 1978 or 1979.

That's a heavy-duty looking bus! 10 lug wheels, must have been built for some rowdy passengers....maybe prison transport?

My favorite year of Studebakers! I have a few 1963 Larks, a '63 GT Hawk and a '63 Champ pickup.

Built from 1957 to 1990, according to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_C-Series Wikipedia also states that the Mack model N used the Ford C cab.

Beautiful daughter too. Has she claimed ownership of the B-model yet?

As for new trucks, I drool at the sight of the retro-looking International Lonestars. As for old trucks, I like the oddballs like Studebaker and Diamond-REO but also like various models of International Harvesters being that I grew up with them.

Some photos from December 8th before a snowstorm came through that night and left nearly 12 inches of snow on the ground. I may try to dig & haul more again this weekend if the weather cooperates. And last but not least, look at what arrived from the Mack museum yesterday! All combined, it was over 2 inches thick! The truck was ordered 3-3-1964 and built in May along with 14 additional identical trucks for the Petroleum Resources Company of Minneapolis, MN to be used for hauling propane. I did some searching of this company but came up empty handed, as I had hoped to find some old photos of their fleet. Anyone familiar with this company? I assume they either went out of business or merged with another company and changed names. The hand printed paint instructions on the order form/spec sheet for the truck was for the top of cab above the beltline to be DuPont Dulux White Enamel #094-538 and the remainder of the sheet metal , chassis, running gear & spoke wheels to be DuPont Red # 094-6478. I'll be sending the museum a token of my appreciation very soon.

I'll add this place to my bucket list. Thanks for sharing.