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  1. That looks like a 56 up 923 model
  2. Here's a few that set not far from me. Truck Shop
  3. One real big question --------------If you flip the two top gears, then which one will accept the input shaft. Because only one is machined to accept the input shaft. Truck Shop
  4. Little known fact Kenworth moved it's commercial truck line to Yakima Washington during WWII. It was located on N.Front St. They built a limited amount of trucks at that address from 1942 to late 1945. Any truck alive today built in that time period is fairly rare. The Seattle truck plant was converted over to build aircraft parts for Boeing. That same building in Yakima later became Washington Fruit and Produce. I hauled apples out of that building some years ago, but it just looked like any other cold store then. Plus Kenworth threw most of it's energy into military vehicles in the rest of the Seattle plant. I knew a man that was an engineer for Kenworth from 1938 to 1978 he worked in the design department for off road/oil field trucks. Truck Shop
  5. I agree, A local fellow used a nice late 30's Diamond T to make a rat rod. Real sad Truck Shop
  6. This hi-binder street rod pickup goes on the auction block this weekend. Built on a Ford chassis with a 300 six. They had to do some major work on those front fenders. The year is a 55. Some how it reminds me of a FC-150 Jeep. Truck Shop
  7. Thanks for the info folks and Brocky those are great photos. Truck Shop
  8. Here is an odd one, 49 F-5 COE built by Marmon-Herrington. Still has the factory flat head V-8. Has anyone ever seen an early Ford COE 4x4? Truck Shop
  9. For sale on Houston Craigslist for $75,000. 1978 RD -16V71N-65 ,635 HP, Allison 16 speed, 420 W.B. Just add on to your shop to keep it inside. Truck Shop
  10. Fuel tanks mounted behind the cab were pretty common on early Kw's,Pete's and many other trucks in the northwest. The off road loggers were mainly the ones that cooled the drums with water, but it wasn't that common. Note the fuel tank behind the cab on this 54 Pete that that belonged to Herrett Trucking Sunnyside , Wa. At one time it was the biggest refrigerated truck line west of the Mississippi. I use to see Herrett trucks all the time when I was a kid. Truck Shop
  11. This thread is going no where. To each his own.
  12. I'm not knocking cabovers , In 78 I drove a 352 pete 110 A model cat plus a 362 3408 cat 110 and a 110 K100 B425. Truck Shop
  13. COE's are not a truck that you want to live in on the road. A six cylinder is just less moving parts. Truck Shop end of discussion
  14. No I haven't driven a Scania. Throw a set of three railers on it three times in one day or even a set of singles. There is a reason COE's became extinct many years ago in the US. Not trying to argue anything. 500 Hp is a small engine with Electronic logs these days. If your hauling 105,000 a driver needs as much Hp and torque to keep his average time up. Truck Shop
  15. If the company I work for bought those they would lose half the drivers plus some mechanics. First thing to go is the double hump fenders, chain up on Cabbage, Lookout, Pipestone, Stevens, Snoqualmie and White pass would total those fenders out in no time. Plus I wonder what that windshield costs. The way the roads are sanded and rocked we change out two to three windshields a weekend during the winter months. Truck Shop
  16. Funny story about a C700 Ford. Had one towed into the shop that had a 391 and an Allison back in 86. Tilted the cab and it broke the crank, chopped up the radiator. The engine fan is attached to the crank on those C models. It chopped holes in the cab right behind and beside the drivers legs and feet. Made a hell of a mess. The guy was moving to Iowa and wanted it fixed. We had a good 391 and radiator in a C model that had a cab fire. I installed it and took it out for a test drive------------wouldn't shift out of first, the governor took a crap which led to some more questions to the owner. He was on a grade and the trans tried to down shift and dropped from 4th to 1st at 40 mph. A little to much rpm for that 391. Truck Shop
  17. This was a KW I refurbished fifteen years ago. The company I worked for at the time sold it to a farmer and he didn't treat it to good. I took these pics this last spring, he really let it go to hell. A before and after pic. Truck Shop
  18. What type of trailer is it and how old? How many relay valves and air tanks are there? And how many axles? Have you checked the supply line from the tractor? Are you talking about service brakes being slow or parking brakes being slow to release. Just some questions to get a place to start. Truck Shop
  19. Thought I would never say this at my age and years working the floor. But i would have a happy day just doing the dishes{cleaning parts} just to be able to work around that Honey. Truck Shop
  20. Here's a Diamond T I did some years back Truck Shop
  21. Looks like another on for CoPart. Truck Shop
  22. In the early 90's I was on a trip up the Oregon coast on highway 101 near Waldport. Oregon DOT was doing road work And they had a day cab Diamond T water truck {same model as that one} parked on the edge of the road. I stopped and asked if I could look at it, they didn't care. It was Cummins powered with 5x4 and had a whopping 61,000 miles on it. Surprisingly it wasn't rusty being on the coast. Truck Shop
  23. Great info Thanks! Truck Shop
  24. I believe that 708 is being restored or is restored now. Truck Shop
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