terry

12 hours ago, tjc transport said:

Paul, U and DM had same cabs. the difference was in the firewall. U had engine partly in the cab, DM did not. 

we had a DM with wrecked cab, dash, roof ,and back wall. (a jerk in a 980 was driving through the yard with bucket up and "did not see it" put the cutting edge into the bottom of the windshield area and ripped the cab off the truck)

we put  put a used U cabin excellent condition on it. cut the DM firewall out, and welded it into the U cab than put it on the truck

Not true dm 600 and u 600 were the same, I put a u model cab on a dm, identical.   Terry

3 hours ago, Geoff Weeks said:

I could be mistaken, I always understood the 'U" was for Urban, a short nosed tractor to maneuver in tight places like East coast cities. Much like the IHC Fleetstar.

 2 cyl under the hood, 2 under the dash and 2 beside the driver! 

Just to add to that U model designation, the U model goes way  back to even a EHU model.   Terry

9 hours ago, mowerman said:

Excellent I think 2006 was the last of  them RD  thanks for that… bob

You mean RB? That’s what that truck is.  Terry😀

I had a dump truck with a 285 and a 12spd with 4.17’s never had a problem off road, and had a real good cruising speed. Also had 22.5 tires.  Terry 

1 hour ago, JoeH said:

Depends where it broke. Out at the hub or in at the differential? If it broke by the hub you should be fine to pull the pieces and shove a new axle in. Note the differential sits off to the right on Camelback suspension so the axle shafts are different lengths left vs right. Also the spline count and axle thickness can vary depending on your specs, so I'd just go to the dealer for one most likely.

My dad used to score the axleshafts a little out by the hub.  Then my older brothers moved on to other careers and now we don't have to score our axles anymore.

Wise ole dad there! 😂

13 hours ago, BOBWhite said:

I wonder what size those front tires are, they look kinda goofy to me. Odd the voltage regulator cover is missing too.

Very clean for the northeast! Hope someone here gets it.

If you look close the wires to the regulator have all been cut, probably had an all in one alternator/regulator installed.   Terry  pretty clean F model

I once had an early F model with a quad box in it.  Terry

11 hours ago, mechohaulic said:

another option to consider  = is this a hobby/show truck ?:: are the diameters top and bottom of new  pin correct with only length tad short , install bush, bearing, pin check top of spindle with top cap off, does the pin protrude past upper bearing ;;; I say go for it. are the original king pins that bad after a fluff and buff installed with the new bearing/bushing to where it would be a safety hazard driving??

Them new pins are not tapered, no way to fit unless you do some lathe turning on them.   terry  Look like rockwell pins, there is a notch in the middle where a retaining pin goes through axle and along side of pin to lock it in.

46 minutes ago, 67RModel said:

Interesting to see a hub mounted backup bell still installed on something.....

I remember them well ding,ding,ding!    terry

15 hours ago, other dog said:

Got that tank on today. It has some issues, but it's on.

Has about 3 1/2 inches of gas in it, according to my stick. 

 Definitely a nice ride!👍terry

I believe there was a taller version of the filter on the left that had two cartridges in it, maybe the taller one is this?    terry

6 hours ago, mack31 said:

I would like to take my fire truck further distance with more power. Looking for a diesel to swap out with the 707. 

Better prepare for a rear gear swap, gas engines have deeper ratio gears than a diesel.  Terry

Thanks for the update.    terry

I think mechohaulic pegged it!👍 terry

Pic?

Nice looking rig, i like that tilt hood for working on it!   terry

On 3/26/2024 at 5:59 PM, other dog said:

Well, I haven't posted any pictures of the week for a while. I don't get around nearly as much as I used to. I have to go to the interwebs to find a picture of a girl in a car, something I used to see all the time. So here's a girl in a car, from the interwebs.

Oh, and there's this- I don't want to jump the gun, or count my chickens before they hatch, but the check is in the mail for this unit.

We've been wanting another old truck for a while, Zina kept saying "you need to find us a truck", but nothing really suitable came along. I told her we really needed a single axle unit with a sleeper so we'd have some room in it, like an old fleet truck. Then I saw this on marketplace one day and showed it to her and said "that's a neat looking truck". And she said "you should call". 

I said "but it's really small, we need something with a walk in sleeper"...

"That's a neat looking truck, you should call the guy".

So, anyway, his check is in the mail. Dave Couto, "maint1" on BMT approved.

I actually saw this truck at Winchester a couple of times but I never really paid much attention to it. 

It has a 401 gas engine with a 5 speed transmission and 2 speed rear. 

This man used to own it, he sold it to the late Jerry Howard, Keith Jones from the Keystone Antique Truck and Tractor Museum bought it when they auctioned the Jerry Howard collection, and Dave called him to see if he wanted it back. He did, bought it, and he said he spent about $4,000 on it putting a fuel tank on it, tuning it up, rebuilding the carburetor,etc.  The gas tank had rust in it and kept stopping the filter up so he put a tank that had only held diesel on it.  He sold it for $1,000 more than he gave Keith for it. He said he would drive it pretty much anywhere. 

I called Dave and asked him about it and he verified everything and said he liked it, so we bought it.

Almost- his check is in the mail.

And just because - another girl in another car.

 

 

 

Very nice truck, hope it works out for you!   terry  not to shabby of other pics too!

3 minutes ago, mowerman said:

Mecho forgot to mention it depends on what year the engine is location of their numbers mine are  behind the rear head on the block  Bob

The engine numbers on back of block means it was ordered for a cab over, conventional was right in front of injection pump on the rounded part of the block   terry

Got to go with what works out best for you!   terry

Is that normal for different ratios on front and rear?   Terry

Sounds like good power modifications!👍    terry

Wow I guess some modifications! Pretty impressive.   Terry

Can't tell you how many simple repairs turned into a nightmare!    terry

12 hours ago, Joey Mack said:

info?? did you use the magic wand to scroll through the codes?    the odometer kind'a scared me a bit..   😈

Possessed!😂. Terry

Sounds like nothing to worry about to me!   Terry