Red Horse

First time I ever drove a U-not ideal situation. In '70/71?, the major oil company employees in metro NY were represented by a very powerful union and the industry always caved to demands as they could not stand taking the hit of losing sales due to a walk out. Up to a point! So my company had any mgt employee who had ever driven ready to jump in and we were going to run. Negotiations were underway last day of contract and mgt employees were scattered around the area waiting to see if a deal was reached-or not! I'm with a bunch of guys at Inwood NY terminal and around midnite negotiations fail. So my group's assignment to take units (5 axle, 8000 gal tks) out of terminal to another outside distributor terminal at Oyster Bay LI. My unit- not an R-600 as were most but a U-600! So driving out through the gate, the strikers by now had their signs, and were not wishing you well as we drove out. And to make matters worse, no clue as to where Oyster Bay was- so follow the leader or you were screwed. Get to location and wait in street while one truck at a time went through gate, guys came out with decals that went over company name, "rebranding " the trucks- then you backed down a lane into a back lot and parked them. We then piled in a van and were driven back to our motel in Newburgh. Paul would probably know Oyster Bay location- Commander Oil-now a Global facility-and much bigger I'm sure than it was 50 years ago!

Shocker. My youngest son did a lip synch Of Pick Up Man his sr. yr in high school-lot of laughs . And my grandsons always want to hear JD Green when they are riding in my Deere. When country music was good! RIP

looking good Rich...outside color?

Right Jim ..Like this old dude.. Currently residing in the woods on Rt. 62 Sterling, MA

You are a craftsman!😎

Well my point was his rant about converting a huge assembly plant, that they sold by the way , to begin producing "bench top" products. Have you seen all the shots of existing ventilator assembly lines? Like I said, bench top products.

Yes sir boss! Must be a whole lot of commonality in building cars on an assembly line vs. building ventilators- I guess I just never realized that.😎

the U had a 90 BBC and was designed to compete with the likes of the White 9000 initially and then for sure when the LN Ford came out as more operators went to 45' boxes.

THAT is a clean LNT. Smart FD dept- no holes in roof thx to that "gutter clip" light bar bracket. Mid seventies??

Jeez- Mr Martinez, Ohio does not build "pick ups" . Or are you reading a Ford "fact sheet" that is in error?

Very nice.

Were they Good Years? If so I remember when he was advertising them in TBG. Bet they are all gone but worth a call. $$$$$$$$$$

Cover truck for the National ATHS Springfield show in 2012?

Jim -would you believe I was on Pete's website today and these did not come up. when I look at the price my caps look better and better😎

Looks very clean..power train?

KSC, Where is that built?

And by the way- where the hell are the parents?

Ignorant jackasses! Vaping plus looks like a lot of them never missed a meal. Can you see them in 10-15 years?? ugh

Jim, Nothing specific but if I had to bet I would say hope for a Fall show. Haven't heard the number count tonite but until those numbers start going down we have a ways to go.

Very nice! Hopefully guy in CO is taking good care of it. 30 years in service! With 38 rears sounds like Cal Fire dedicated their trucks to a specific mission- like hauling an 850 Deere!

Wow- that is a beauty. Was it "i'd" as "dozer transport" when you got it.? I imagine it had low miles? Powertrain?

ATCA will revisit the status of Macungie on April 30.

Who promptly cashed it😎

What does the St Louis dealer that sold all those Fords sell now? 😎If it was one dealer he did a good job back "in the day"

Any shots of the Ford hauler?