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  1. JoeH
    Could be the stock motor, they made many 1998 trucks in 1997 so they'd be ready to sell January 1st! (Or sooner) Vin tag should tell the build date.
  2. JoeH
    Edit: 3/4" steel per side, so 1.5" of frame thickness left and right. Not sure which "big piece" you're talking about, the solid beam instead of springs?
  3. JoeH
    This truck has 55k springs on 58k rears. The "Eagle" is a third inner rail that functions as a gusset to stiffen the trunnion. It's a double frame truck, with two 3/8" rails for a total of 3/4 steel, excluding the Eagle. Also note that the trunnion stands bolt to the outside of the rails.
  4. JoeH
    My best guess is 44k. 6 spoke hubs rule out 38k I do believe, unless 38s on 24.5's require 6 spokes, and the trunnion crossmember is lacking the eagle rails that make it a triple frame for 6 ft or so for 55k+ setups.
  5. JoeH
    No. They share a cab, hood, engine trans and that's about it. My DM steering box is held on by about 35 bolts, (exaggerating) and my U model has like 6. My U model has a single 1/4" frame rail, my DM is two 3/8" rails.
  6. JoeH
    Yarnall is taking the rear, sorry!
  7. JoeH
    I do believe they're all 673 cu inch engines. Even the 675/676.
  8. JoeH
    RM is an all wheel drive R model.
  9. JoeH
    Yarnall called first dibs on the rear axle, if he doesn't want it you can have it. Top Top line 425 Top line. 11KH-415JCP. Several digits questionable Lower line reads 117 614753 unsure about the 6. Rated at 19,040 lbs Vin u685t13101 Dad says it was a triple A truck, no idea who they were.
  10. JoeH
    1952??? That thing looks like it'd sell like hot cakes if they rolled it off the assembly line today!
  11. JoeH
    My DM used to have rears so low you could put it in 1st direct (2 stick trans) from a stop with no clutch and it'd click right in no grinding.
  12. JoeH
    It's 10x24, about 27" end to end. 24" weld to weld. Small tank is 7x14, about 17 end to end. Large tank is 12x 24, about 30 end to end.
  13. JoeH
    Hope it wasn't a spoke hub, that makes it worse at 6:30 am. We pull them off and never put them back on. Horribly annoying to check brake linings, and horribly annoying when stones get caught in there.
  14. JoeH
    Loading is easy. Take your pick, 1970s Case wheel loader, 1964? Oliver white 2-44FL, or late 1960s or early 1970s R685ST crane. Cab is really rough, but if you want it I'll be gentle. My dad plowed with the truck for years.
  15. JoeH
    Radiator would fit an r685, at least 2 of my R's, my DM, and this U model all have the same radiator. Late 60's to '80. Not sure if the radiator in my 1988 R690 is the same, I know my 95 RD is different. Check your messages.
  16. JoeH
    I see 3 air tanks in the pictures, could easily have a 9x20 there. I'll check, but I expect freight wouldn't be cheap from PA to CA
  17. JoeH
    Apologies, Southeastern PA. Chalfont to be precise. Planning on gutting the truck this week, so I'll PM my cell # to interested parties. Don't want claimed pieces to sit here long, so I'd prefer local boys to pick things up promptly, helps me keep from tripping over things.
  18. JoeH
    Fuel tanks, someone please take them. Air tanks, have a spare hood that's in great shape. All I plan to keep is frame, engine, and power steering. Trans will likely get kept if no one wants. Aluminum 5 speed behind the 237.
  19. JoeH
    Turns out this U685T model shares the frame layout and bolt pattern that my '79 R686ST has from the front to the crossmembers before the rear suspension. We're stripping it down, cutting and splicing the frame to repair our R model, then scrapping anything we don't need and you guys don't want. Rear axle, transmission, anything on the cab.... Dont care about getting anything for it, just don't want everything we don't need to get scrapped.
  20. JoeH
    Rolling down the road you see the chrome and miss the hood cracks.
  21. JoeH
    Pictures or it doesn't exist. 😎
  22. JoeH
    1979 R686ST single frame, 38k rears. I can get more dimensions if anyone's willing to sell a rail. My dad's been commenting about a noise while driving his truck the past couple weeks. Walking around his truck today I noticed the frame cracked vertically at the splay, right under the driver seat. We would be much obliged if anyone has a decent frame rail in a parts truck in the Quakertown, PA region.
  23. JoeH
    We have the harbor freight truck trans jack, works well but you may want to make your own deck adapter to hold the transmission. The "safety" chain is a joke, and the 4 angle iron feet that bolt to the deck are slippery. Jack handle is very nice, it pivots around so you can operate it from almost anywhere. The jack is also nice to use for spoke hubs.
  24. JoeH
    You posted it on the internet; I tried it; it works. Just kidding. 😎
  25. JoeH
    Been slammed at work, haven't had much time to work on it. Maybe with this coronavirus I'll have some idle time to work on it!

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