NY-B61
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I agree. The mechanical evolution of the motor truck has happened at warp speed, relatively speaking. We've gone from Daimler then to what we have today in the space of 118 years. Then there's the evolution of body and aerodynamic design, fuel and lubricant formulation, tires, electronics......... all in a nanosecond. How can you futz up diagnosing and fixing a chain and sprocket?
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Gallons per mile.
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No for sale sign to be seen but everything has a price. It's parked right next to and facing a busy road.
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I believe I remember him telling me the exact same thing. He said it would scream when wide open!
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Courtesy of the gentleman down the road from me.
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A gentleman near me owns this beauty and several others. All of them run, though not frequently. He's a wealth of information on the history of trucking in our area as well as the history of trucks in general. He's a genuine pleasure to spend a sunny summer afternoon with while he tends to his collection.
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I ran across this torquester earlier today and wondered how it began life. Road tractor? Ladder truck tractor? DIVCO milk truck with body transplant? Hope you enjoy the photos.
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Thank you, Mark!
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Welcome aboard! Quite the dog you have there, nice truck also.
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Very sorry to hear about the damage but admire your determination to make the best of a bad situation. Welcome aboard!
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The unusual Corbett's are part of what make the already-unusual Corbett truck stand out even more. Thanks for the great info concerning Oren chassis. I wonder if Oren bought the remaining machinery, dies and tooling as well. Wouldn't that be something to find in a barn!
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I've read about cars with a wireless kill switch that can be activated if someone's late with their monthly payment. Is this what happens to somebody who's late with larger monthly payments?
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My Dad always said answering a question with a question wasn't polite but, assembling backwards, what would be the purpose of building a water pump designed to leak unless the leak was an indicator of something? If the weep hole is threaded, maybe it's a lube point with a missing Zerk fitting.
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And just when I was getting ready to turn off the computer for the evening..........
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Thank you very much. It makes a lot more sense why that type of engine would have been installed. And you're right, there would have to be a shutdown procedure that would allow the engine to maintain its balance while running on a reduced amount of cylinders.
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Thanks! That is some fascinating info about another lost era of heavy truck design.
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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.
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It's amazing how much knowledge and interesting history can result from a set of photos. Thanks again, Mark, for posting them. I learn something new every time I log in to BMT.
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This is another great piece of truck design history. Thanks again, Paul! I can understand why, with the elaborate coupling mechanism, these aren't currently on every highway. The payoff in extra cargo transported would have been eaten up by ongoing repair costs on the mechanisms themselves and the extended coupling/uncoupling time involved. I'd still like to know what the engineers found relating to that right rear tire.
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I do, believe me.
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So I wonder if the arrangement was meant to deal with snow instead of muddy logging roads. That KW sure doesn't look like something you'd see in a forest or oil field.
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Good point. I wasn't picturing a toothed belt when I saw the pics but rather a "V"'d one. I had guessed activation would be caused by something that would create tension on the belt when extra wheels were needed. Sliding front axle?
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I'd start by having a chat with the person who sold you the truck.
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Thanks for a great set of pictures! It's fun to see truck technology as it evolved and progressed, I hope your two-can ether buzz has worn off by now. Belts. What an unusual way to transfer torque. I wonder if they were constantly live or if there was a centrifugal clutch, button or hand lever that could be activated when 'the going got tough' and another set of drive wheels were needed. I'm not really imagining a roto-tiller or Lawn Boy here, but there has to be a reason for such an unusual drive arrangement.
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I don't know how you do it, Paul. If it's motorized and can haul you'll find it. First the Wolf Wagon now Son of Wolf Wagon - nothing is safe from your research.
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