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On 12/9/2025 at 11:19 AM, other dog said:

Took this through the window with the phone just now.

You could sell that pic to Hallmark .  Would make a great Christmas Card . 

1 hour ago, The Rubber Duck 006 said:

Yeah it's been kinda hard Honestly I met Troy When I was about 4 or 5 yrs old. He was kinda like a big brother to me especially after I started truckin'. He told me couple months before he passed "Junior You ain't a Truck driver You're a Trucker. You're part of a dying breed that embraced the old school ways and Driving a truck is a way of life and will always be for you". Kinda hit me in the feels when he said that. ♥️ 

Thanks for sharing the story and the truck .  Sorry for your loss.  And he's 100 % right on the truck driver and trucker.   It seems we have a lot of drivers now but very few "truckers" . The truckers have either retired, passed away or quit because they are tired of how the industry has changed. 

O.... and I used to have a pic on my wall of a cabover International just like Troys .  They were my favourite cabover. 

Well its taken me along time to give an update.  But here we go .Sorry for the wait 😀

I did lots of polishing , some painting and some fixing .  Can you believe that it needed a lower rad hose and the International dealer could still look up the part number and FIND it .  I couldn't believe it . 

I've had it to some shows and was able to find one of the previous owners . He had it in the 90's and had a fertilizer tender on it . Thats why it had a hydraulic tank and pump.  I still don't know who bought it originally .  So its still a mystery why it was spec'd the way it was . 

The trans works good and the transmission retarder works amazing. Thanks again to everyone that helped me figure it out . 

Other than keep history alive it doesn't really have a purpose. But I love starting it up and cruising around a bit in it . Takes me back to a very simple time.  

I realize this won't help you because you don't have a stamped engine tag. But looking at the tags I posted for you , I noticed the 300 4 valve was an EM6-300L. I knew the M was for maxidyne, but didn't realize they would have still have them in 88.  And the L at the end had me really confused . So I looked in my books and came up with this .  I found it interesting so wanted to share. 

This was an interesting question.  I have both here, so I went to see if I could find any easy differences between them .  The only thing I could see was the turbo was bigger on the 350 .  I never thought to look at the injector pump , like Bob White mentioned. I can do that though. 

I can't see the truck leaving the factory without the tag marked properly , so maybe it is a rebuild of some type .  

I attached pics of my engine tags and pics of the turbos 

Not sure if it will help or confuse things more 😀

This is the 350 turbo  in a 1986 RD

This is the 300 turbo in a 1988 DM 

On 11/15/2025 at 6:26 AM, Bullheaded said:

Thanks everyone. Ya that's why I don't have the heart to pull the body off it now. The people from the township I bought it from seemed real happy I got it and said I would preserve it and show it, even though I know nothing about fire trucks.

I even outbid myself on it, LOL But still happy.

Apparently it has an identical twin in my area too but I haven't seen it come up for bid.

I was lucky enough to get one. Ive had it for 3 years now . Take it to truck shows and almost every Sunday morning you will find me cruising somewhere with a smile on my face from ear to ear . The town it came from keeps in touch and even sent me pics of it when in service .  I have never owned a new truck , but a retired firetruck is as close as you can come . The maintenance is impeccable .  So run it for a bit . If after a bit you decide to change it , I am sure everyone will still be happy because it hasn't been cut up and the parts sent around the world . 

My ride .     1987  S1900  , DT466   , 5 speed , 2 speed rear .   I love hot rods and trucks. So I added the flames ......  Now I have both.   😀

O , and the trophies on the bumper are from a show I was at . 

Congrats on the new ride !!  I love it being a Ford and who doesn't like a firetruck 😀   Looks in great shape and I'm sure the firefighters that once used it will be happy its having a good retirement in your care.  

Have fun with it . And keep posting pics .

Lol ,I have been following that truck for a bit . Just didn't realize it was yours . 

Welcome to BMT. You will learn a lot from these guys. I certainly have. They have helped me with my Macks and Internationals. I don't stop by very often now. Work and life has me so busy ,I haven't been able to work on my projects.

I wasn't going to reply to this because I'm from north of Toronto ,Ontario,  Canada. So I figured you were along way away. Well a quick map search and you are way closer than I thought.

I Have a 1979 JC rear load ,tandem float.  Its solid. needs a wood deck .  $ 3500 bucks

I will message you my phone # .  If your interested , give me a shout . If crossing the border would be a hassle ,and your not interested,  I totally understand.  

I can't download a pic .  If your interested I can text or e-mail pics to you . 

10 hours ago, Mark T said:

Any closer to finding out what it was ?  This truck stirred up memories for lots of us  here I think.  Back when the Internationals were everywhere I never concidered them the handsome trucks they were.  ( I also like the little teaser  of the R700 in the frame picture )

The only thing I've been able to find out for sure is it had a drilling rig on the back in 1999. But I don't know if the drilling rig went on it when the truck was new, or something afterward. 

Interesting that the loadstar looks like a big beast when its sitting by itself . But when its parked beside the R700 it looks like a little toy. 

On 3/12/2024 at 12:54 AM, RoadwayR said:

That is a strange Loadstar, seldom seen any that 'heavy'.  Did see a few with 6V-53 Detroits, but most Loadstars were medium duty.  Looks like that truck has an Allison MT-40, some of those transmissions did have a retard pedal.

On 3/12/2024 at 1:19 AM, BOBWhite said:

A quick google search answered my transmission question: https://www.wanderlodgeownersgroup.com/downloads/1965AllisonMTBrochure.pdf

Great truck with a great engine, All forged internals! Any idea was the PTO knob on this truck runs/ran? 

Just wanted to thank everyone for the help. I now know exactly what my trans is , and how it works 😀 . 

Thanks again . Roadway hit the nail on the head for my trans . Its a  MT- 40. And the owners manual that Bobwhite posted was exactly what I had been searching for. 

I also posted a pic of the inside of the frame to show the smaller 9 inch frame inside the 14.5 inch outside frame . 

Been gone for a while . For some reason the computer wouldn't let me log in. Tried a week ago and hallelujah ! it let me in . 

My latest project is a 1972 Loadstar 1800.  Its extremely heavy duty , and spec'd like no other loadstar we would see in this part of the world. With the extended frame to the front , 10 stud disk wheels ( factory was 9.00 - 20 ) not what's on it now . And factory auto 6 speed trans . Its only got 38,000 miles on it . 

It has a 392 gas with 7.17 rears . Im sure it won't be very fast , but moving around the yard it feels like it might pull a house down . 

I'm actually not sure what I'm going to do with it , other than show it off at the odd show. It's in  too good of shape to let it get forgot about and possibly go for scrap. 

Unfortunately , I don't know any history on it . Im currently working on that . I'm thinking it was from the oil fields from western Canada , or something government . They would be the only ones that could buy a truck spec'd like that . A farmer from my part could not afford a truck like this in 1972. 

I have a question I'm hoping someone can help with. 

No one I have spoke with knows what the 3rd peddle is . I'm thinking its some type of retarder. not sure though. 

I'm hoping someone has had some experience with this trans and can tell me how to operate it properly . 

The 3rd peddle I'm asking about is circled in the pic. It's connected to a  valve body on the side of the trans , very close to the trans cooling lines . 

Thanks in advance