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9 hours ago, kscarbel2 said:

For a time, I owned the very last highway coach manufactured by Kenworth, the XW-1.  It was built in October, 1948 which was coincidentally the same month and year that North Coast Transportation was sold to Greyhound and became North Coast Greyhound, then wrapped into  Northwest Greyhound which consisted of several small regional lines that the hound was buying up.  The XW-1 was a demo that had some features not found on the 25 previous W-1 coaches that Kenworth turned out.  KW was unsuccessful in getting GHL interested in purchasing more W-1's although they did operate the XW-1 (NWGHL unit no. Y1001) for several years on the old North Coast routes, primarily up and down Hwy. 99 between Vancouver BC and Portland.  The W-1's were only sold to North Coast and Intermountain Transportation of Anaconda, MT.  They were powered by Hall Scott 190's which were 779 cubic inch 240 hp "pancake" gas engines, with either a 4 or 5 speed Spicer.  The XW-1 featured torsion bar suspension and 37 reclining seats with underfloor and trunk baggage bays.  The big Hall Scott, although an excellent long life engine only produced around 3-4 mpg and just could not compete with the General Motors Diesel 6-71 which was taking over the industry by that time.  With no further orders, Kenworth dropped out of the highway coach market.  The lucrative school bus division was transferred to Pacific Car and Foundry (the Kenworth Pacific) and a few years later sold off to Gillig.

The excellent picture that you posted is of a deck and a half, or "decker" as North Coast referred to them.  During the '30's Kenworth quite often relied on out of house body builders to furnish the body that went on the KW chassis.  The body on the bus pictured was built by either Heiser or TriCoach and the bus had a Hall Scott 180.  Most of the NCL coaches, including the Kenworth W-1's had the distinctive round NCL light on the upper front.

Kenworth produced buses from 1922 to 1948 (not counting the above mentioned school bus production).
 

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Great info Thanks!

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7 hours ago, 41chevy said:

1937 K.W.

I believe that 708 is being restored or is restored now.

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Well when I said oldest product I've seen I mean {not behind ropes or chained off}. That 1925 KS was built in the second year of Kenworth as a company.

It first started as Gerlinger in 1915 then Gersix from 1917 to 1923.  My brother lived next to a retired Kenworth engineer, he worked there from 1938 to 1974. He was an interesting fellow to talk to.

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10 hours ago, hurstscrambler said:

I don't want to sound like an idiot, but what is X-10 ?

Thanks, Andy

From what I have found X-10 is about as close to the original tinsel strength of existing frame rail.  For years now that's all I use. Weather it be for inside rails or main frame rails. I checked with two different steel suppliers some years ago and that's what they recommended. Never had any issues, welds real nice.

A 25 cent piece will fit the inside radius or it's formed up for frame rail using a 1/2" die in the metal brake. That way the radius matches up with the old rail.

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Thanks, I haven't read your whole post but I have done alot of frame work through the years. For new rail I use X-10 and I haven't used a mag drill for years.

I measure twice sometimes thrice, center punch dead center use high quality 1/4" bit for pilot holes and use CAR Reamers. The holes come out smooth and nice and round. They make 3/8, 1/2, 5/8 and 3/4 reamers, you keep them wet while cutting and they will go through any frame rail lickity split. 

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13 hours ago, BOB DINGSDALE said:

what R is it ? a 210 230?

I can't tell for sure which it is, I wasn't allowed to open the door or hood.

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On 8/6/2016 at 10:26 PM, maint1 said:

Was going to put a head gasket and oil cooler on the Diamond T, found a hairline  crack in a piston, so here we go again

That is a cool old T!

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The company I work for operates total of 45 OTR tractors and 68 trailers, 20 of the tractors are 2012 Freightliner Coronado gliders. I know Freightliner.

Those trucks are equipped with 2004 Detroit series 60 550 HP. To be considered a glider it must come minus two major components, trans and rear drives.

But these have been pretty good trucks for us. We couldn't beat the price either.   

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5 hours ago, carlotpilot said:

truck shop what part of the country are you in ?

                                I live in Walla Walla Wa. S.E. Washington St.

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4 hours ago, yarnall said:

I am the ATCA representative to the Mack Museum advisory board and was there today for a meeting.  Afterward Doug Maney gave me a tour of the archives and did a demo of the build records.   I asked him to use RL763LST1689.  It came off the line on 5/5/67 and was sold to Pacific Transport by Idaho Truck Sales Company.  I took a picture of the microfiche but it won't let me post it.  Hope this helps.  Mike. 

Thanks yarnall that takes a lot of dust off the casket. 

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                                            No all tools accounted for, In my forty four years as a mechanic I've probably rebuilt over 90 Eaton Fullers.

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                                      The peak engines were interim design, and I will be blunt. The peak engine was a pile. Cat had alot of trouble with the timing advance arm breaking.

                                      If some one wanted a good engine the best way to go was to install the injector pump and advance from the B model 3ZJ engine. There are some

                                      tuned up turbos for them and different nozzles combined with using the 5EK and up piston liner packs and using a mechanical pump will put out

                                      600 HP and 1850 torque.  My big question when someone claims big power is where's the dyno sheet to back up that claim. My two cents.

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Thanks Superdog For the info

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Also in 98, I had to replace the lower radiator tank. I had a heck of a time finding one. Something to do with the front crossmember that Mack only used for a few years.

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I do know this truck was involved in a wreck in 69, so I would imagine that's when the hood was changed. But the only difference I can see is the scoop.

So Superdog, you're saying it has possibilities of a very early RL763?          Thanks for the replies folks.

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                                          I live in S.E. Washinton, St. Walla Walla to be exact. Dry land wheat averages 85 to 90 around here and some as high as 100 bushels. Grain piles

                                          like that are common place. Soft White mostly.  When I lived in Ellensburg, Wa. 25 years worth I worked in a automotive machine shop. The owner

                                          and his dad held the world record for irrigated wheat crop at 216 bushels that was in 1967. Someone in England beat it with 236 years later.

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By any books I have the Hayward RL's came out in 1967, is that correct? Today I went and looked at a RL 700 that I use to work on and I know for a fact the license and insurance cards that were in the cab at that time said 1966. Plus the manager of the company told me they received the truck in early Nov 66.

The serial number from the right front frame rail was stamped[ RL 763LST 1689] same on cab plate. It has a 335 Cummins , 5x4 with SQHD's. The guy who bought it removed the 5x4 and installed a ten speed unfortunately. I have pics that I will post tonight. Was this one of the first RL 700's?

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                                                 Well I would probably do it that too but the handle on my scoop shovel is broken.

                                         Great ! glad it's working better.

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                                          If I remember right the driver Gene said 4 miles to the gallon.

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8 minutes ago, 41chevy said:

Its needed to move obamas bullcrap around.........

                                                      They built a special attachment for that. I will try and get some pictures of the 210 if it is visible. Their yard is a mile long.

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1 hour ago, BillyT said:

The 1st Freightliner conventional I saw around Pittsburgh was in 1978  was baby blue,pulled a dump bucket for years. I was gonna build a street rod ,may still but it hit me you can get a lot more antique truck for the money than you can any old car.Plus you can have fun going slow if you have enough gears!                               

Oh, I'm not saying there isn't some buy's out there.  It's truck's like the 60 Freightliner above. Sure I would like to restore that old girl----------- but not for a $75,000.00 price tag.  You have to buy them cheap because your going to spend tons of $$$ restoring one.

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