KO1927

The only digital photo I have is posted in "My Garage" Not a very good picture though. Hopefully I can get some more this summer. I'm a long way off from a Titan purchase, but hey I can dream right?

I've used Con-Way for a transmission for my F150. It worked out pretty well.

Thread's kinda dead, but I would love a Titan with a Cummins, especially if I could get an orange one. It would match my LT quite nicely.

As much as I principally oppose unions, I can't let them take the rap this time; these drivers were not union members. The company I worked for was 100% at will and non union. I've gotta give credit where it is due and not where it isn't. The ones that consistently broke equipment and damaged the project, did get fired once the office got word of it. Sorry to disappoint.

Agreed, +1

Mopar don't go far. They're owned by the Italian Government now. Ford is the only american automaker left- stock is rising too. Welcome to the forum and good luck with your job search. EDIT:Faulty Smiley removed

Thanks. I will be there and hopefully so will my old Mack.

Apologies for reviving an old thread, but has anyone heard anything about the new location/will there be a NH show this year?

My LT was built in Allentown PA. Delivered to Denver CO Specs from the original are as follows: 6 wheel - changed to 10 wheel in Plainfield NJ Mack Plant. Changes made by San Francisco Branch. July 30, 1952 Weight, total: 18,325 Engine: Cummins NHB Aux. Trans: B&L 8Q31G Tires: Firestone AT Chassis sold to: K&S Equipment Co. 1880 Oro Vista, Oroville, CA Most of the build sheet contains option and serial no's for each part down to the gaskets, I don't know what the option codes mean; and don't want to spend hours typing the 9 pages of numbers I hope you find this helpful and/or interesting. Anyone interested in starting an L Model Registry, or rather is a registry beneficial/ pro's con's of such a thing? Privacy issues maybe?

That is one nice truck. If only I had the funds available.... Good luck with the sale.

My basic understanding of metallurgy tells me that the hot then cold method could crack or possibly shatter the rim. I would try the pb blaster and heat method first. If you do end up doing the heat and nitrogen method, be very careful, and definitely scrap both rims involved afterwards. The structural integrity of the steel is compromised after such an extreme heat/cool cycle. Also, they probably won't be true afterward either. Keep in mind, I've never seen this done, this is coming from my Materials and Manufacturing course when I was in college.

Great story and a great idea to save them. Have fun.

I don't want to offend everyone, as there are some great operators out there; but I've been laboring for a construction company for a couple of years and I've observed that many construction dump drivers are crazy sob's behind the wheel. They do serve as dramatic foil for the good operators though. I've seen some old timers put a truck in and get out of seemingly impossible places. .

Yet another reason I personally hate Massachusetts (I've gone to school there for 3 years so far). Good luck to you. On the politics note, check out Article 10 of the NH State Constitution- some of you might like it.

I've got one. A 1952 LTL. I've also had trouble finding information about them so I'll be paying attention to this thread. I know that mine came with a Cummins Diesel engine in it, and was built on the east coast then delivered to the west coast. I can post more specific details when I get back home from college in May. I'm in Boston right now and the build sheet is in NH. We can start to compile what options were available from build sheet data.

I posted a picture in the Garage Section. It's not a very good one, the LT is in the background of a motor swap photo on a different project. I don't have many pictures of the LT in my computer. It's an older restoration and needs some TLC and time on the road; hopefully I'll be able to accomplish that this summer.

Mine's a 1952 LTL with a Cummins 290 Big Cam and a double stick transmission.

"The face has very little chrome that will shine. It is a travesty that an american company would be so greedy to install garbage like that from the factory. These were installed onto a 2007 Pete by the selling dealer, that was purchased new last year new." If I remember correctly, Peterbilt is a Canadian company.

It has an alternator. The I.D. Plate on that says 14 volts, 105 Amps

I am new to the old truck hobby and have a 1952 Mack LTLSW with a Cummins Engine. It has not been run in 6 years. I would like to know if it is positive or negative ground so I can connect the batteries (two 12 volts with 900 CCA's each) properly. So far, if I hook them up either way (positive then negative and vice versa) there is significant sparking between the connections as they try to arc-weld themselves together. Thank you, Ken