ranchhopper

I loaded a lot of nelson trucks this summer I recall a six wheeler coming in but I don't think it was a DM I saw the old Harry Kuhn DM the wheaton sanitary district used to own sold on gov deals not long ago that was a nice truck someone got a good deal on that when they bought it..

A friend of mine had that happen with a cat engine said all he could do is get out of the way and let her go it did the same thing no way of shutting it down.

I think the VIN plates are just screwed to the doors too.

Joes been driving the red RD for quite a while I loaded his truck for years before I switched jobs I believe his truck is #1.

Yes and in California they use a lot of them for that the bid is over 5K right now for it.

Check out the state of preservation this old beauty is in the FD just retired her after buying it new in 48 its up for internet auction in California that old stove bolt six is about as clean as ones ever going to see in its original condition probably comes with the original title too.

Anyone know what ever happened to Ronny Edwards superliner last I saw it the truck was sitting in a yard on 23 just outside Marengo across from the paver brick plant. I remember in the spring of 1980 when he rolled into road materials in Dundee with it he used to park there someone told me he died a ways back the truck does not sit where it was the last time I saw it. I remember it had a 350 in it he used to really roll with that thing I believe he was number one on the list at road materials he went by the name of tracker on the CB.

Its no wonder chinas economy has eclipsed ours we as americans cant find products made here anymore I usually suck it up and buy the expensive American made products. I was always taught you get what you pay for and its so true you can still find good American made tools at auctions but lots of people know that now and buy them all up and sell them in such places as ebay and craigslist.

Christensen still has an old superliner sitting in the yard white with flames painted down the hood I know Joe brown used to drive it but I have not seen it out in quite a while.

Its a four inch exhaust the engine has flex pipe coming from it to the pipe mounted to the frame then the Y pipe is mounted to the frame the cab is mounted solid on rubber bushings so not much flex there but I added stainless flex pipe from the rigid mounted Y pipe to the stacks so any flexing will be taken up between the Y pipe and exhaust stacks.

Back in the old days I used to see those deans trucks a lot I worked for a place in palatine called wente trucking hauled 40 foot flatbeds from klehms production farm in Woodstock six loads a day to the sales yard in Arlington heights went right down 47 through Huntley always saw deans macks running that way.

Harry Kuhn had a couple superliners pulling lowboy and Ray Ravagnies RS700L were about the only big power I remember back then.

Its been a long time since I have seen a 1970 tractor with that clean of a cab the door was on it the other day after you shown an interest in it they probably took everything off it right away that was spoken for. They said the engine was never destroyed but couldn't sell it whole as it was one of the conditions of the sale now after looking at the pics she sent me the cab is at an angle the drive axles were already gone.

A friend of mine told me of one of these in northern IL said he could get it from the company he works at for next to nothing its an old semi tractor converted to a water truck been sitting out back for many years.

The pictures she sent me Monday were taken that day and the only things missing were the battery box covers and the chrome tool box under the passenger door the driver seat was still in it too.

All that stuff must have been pulled off yesterday I almost asked how much for the cab I know they wanted 1200 for the hood.

Here is a couple pics of the inside.

Glad you could work out something with them and at least save most of it got to save the good old ones.

I told a member here where it is he is probably going to try to save it the battery box covers, chrome tool box and chrome stack are gone now but its a nice old steel dash truck had a nice steering wheel on it too only saw one crack down by the horn center cap.

Those old Es sound really nice when those roots blowers on the twin 567s start to whine I saw your truck this year didn't know whos it was at the time.

Saw that on truck paper too.

Had a 41 Studebaker president years ago no title all the chrome was on the car I tried to sell it whole on ebay wouldn't even get to a more than fair reserve so I parted the same car out on ebay got three times the reserve price I was asking for the car as a whole.