74 Pete

 Rob, I looked at the engine tag today, it has a EM6-300 It runs very well!!

Great ! Thanks, Mine is very similar to the pictures , maybe a different style box but the same principal.

 Thats right, I had a friend who ran the Volvo's they were conventional trucks and when the hood was open you could see the provisions for the headlights. They used the same cabs on the COE. His truck "OLD GOLD" had a silver 92 under the hood and at the time I had a 81 freightliner conventional with a silver 92. We would plug the lanes in Walla Walla, Wa. We always tried to catch a red light and when the green hit, we wind'm up! Dave's always out ran mine by a few feet "Think he had different gears" but I could pull him on the hill.

 A White? Was it a White Freightliner or a white Star or a white GMC or just a White??  I Have a 84 GMC Road Boss 2, It say's Gmc out front, the bill of sale from the dash Reads White, and the title says its a Freightliner.  I bought it for parts and havent the heart to dismantle it its the best starting truck we have, it has a "city" Big cam 3 in it. The thing swings twice and lights!!! Damnedest thing we have ever seen???  I am going to have bite my tongue and pull the plant.

 So the steer axle your thinking came from a Superliner? Or a COE? Thanks

I like the Reyco spring, but spring break often and it axle crawls a little, also light on traction "empty" we have two trucks with it in there.

SQHDS were fine for the time, but if you worked them they needed to have bearings put in like once a year. They would get sloppy and often have problems. I wonder if the Bogies even wear out? The worst thing with mine is  it has the "auto power divider", the needles have to be replaced occasionally.

 73 was the first year 359 with the wide hood we have a 74,76,79,85 and two 87's. The 79 is a California hauler, its kind of the pride of the fleet if you will. I also have a 1955 Gmc 450 I am working on. I am trying to get a 6v92T to fit "its z tight fit!"

Well great! I will look at this in the next few days. The Pete is a 359, it was a manual steering truck so I guess that was a less expensive way to make it power.  And we all Know the SQHD rears probably needed replaced, and the Bogies are tough! Thank you!!!! Coy

Thank you!!! Lots of info!!! I do not have caps on anything we run, I will safely say that there is only one new drive tire on it and the rest are ready to pop off on the road if it was to go far. And I am with you, if it had shinny new shoes I would head out in.

 My other thoughts are I have a 74 Pete that I have had since 1989. Guessing from parts I have replaced over the years it has earlier 80's Mack steer axle with the box mounted to the front axle, with 4:10 Bogies on Reyco spring. What my question is, do the hubs and drums" they are bud wheels"  off the Pete  interchange direct to replace  the Cali wheels on the water truck? Or is it even worth the trouble?  Thanks Coy

Thanks, it is a short truck and does not have a big plant in it either. We were thinking  it would make a great little RV tote, or its a good candidate for a show truck. It needs a over trans in it, then it can cook down the road.

 The pictures I took at my yard, where I park things that are "down the line" for doing anything with. Did you see something special in the back ground?Heh heh? It really needs thinned out!

Thanks Mike, The Vin is TR298123. I do not know what it is worth?  I would like to sell it for a fair price to someone that will use it.  It is very clean but  has odd components.