carlotpilot

im not sure of the name of the co. now but a horse hauler out of leesburg va used to to have 3 co dts . i know that 2  of them had 16 spd spicers in them  all three were green & white

I have`nt seen one of the old spicers in probably 35 years but with just a few minutes of foolin with one i`ll bet I can still get along with it

The company my buddy drove for was Chester Sayre, were green and white the dt cabovers were like the ones UPS had in the 60s.Leesburg rings a bell,a lot of horse haulers were based in Va where the horses were raised.They carried a groom in the trailer,got him takeout food the  horses were never unattended! A lot of drivers just drive,Don't understand how trucks work.I can see how they would  be confused.When I was hauling cars out of Dundalk Md. We had a curtainside rack for hauling Mercedes.Was a Gmc conventional ,had a 671Detroit with a 20 speed Spicer on air.The younger drivers were used to driving straight 7speeds and 10 speed rangers,told me how hard it was to drive! Was easier than a 2 speed axle! Had a knob like a 13 speed only 4 positions.If I recall correctly it had the usual blower but a turbo as well, was one of the last 2cycle Detroit's made I believe. Was specd to be a dump or mixer! Could only haul 6 cars and I usually  got 4,didn't need all those gears.