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Happy Easter Everyone!

Tom

http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/cto/4418613227.html

http://harrisonburg.craigslist.org/cto/4405682660.html

I wasn't being a Dick yet. But the night is still young.

From my angle it came off as you where... My apologies if you wherent.

Congrats Tom on your Find . Nice looking IH Transtar II There bud .

There was a set of 5 brothers who used to log here in my neck of the woods (no pun intended) They used to work w/ my grandfather & his crew a lot as pop cleared a lot of land for Right aways on roads, Land for subdivisions, malls ,etc.

They ran IH Transtar II & IH 9670'S tandem tractors W/ 400 Cummins , 9spd road rangers & Walking Beams & straight pipes .

All Drove the 3 IH Trucks they had but the oldest Brother was 6'2" & every bit of 500 pounds . He was 1 of the fellas that taught me a lot about trucks & how to drive & he & his brothers were strictly Cummins men & all of them but esp the oldest brother could make a Stright piped Cummins Hum . .

Matter fact on his particular IH Transtar II He drove every once in awhile they had to weld the top step under the cab on the drivers side due to stress cracks . .

I remember about 15 yrs ago passing by the lot where he kept his trucks near his house 1 day . I was going to the scrap yard w/ a load of Old Undercarriage & cutting edges off our equipment . It was about this time of year & things were slow & I was trying make a little Christmas Money . I noticed A Tire service out there by his IH's & Log trailers I thought they were putting new tires on his trucks & trailers as we all were on a clearing job together @ that time & I remember my buddy talking bout getting new tires & rims on his trucks .

I Called him up on my cell going to the scrapyard & told him I see he was buying new tires & getting the Alcoa rims he got from another friend of our put on today .

Come to find out he went to 1 of the major Tire shops in Memphis & bought all new Goodyear 22.5 tires & had Alcoa rims he got from another friend of ours & had them put on the day before . & he asked what they looked like I told him . he asked if id turn around & wait till he got there & Toldme they were stealin his new tires & rims & he was on the way .

I Remember seeing a MPD Car @ a local corner store . I rode back to the store caught the officers told them what was going on & that I called my friend that owned the trucks @ that lot & that he was on the way . They went back there caught them in the act of taking the tires off the Trailer (log trailer had 22.5 on Dayton rims) & already had the truck blocked up & BY THIS TIME HAD A 2ND TIRE TRUCK TAKING TIRES OFF A 2ND OF 3 TRUCKS Sitting there . My buddy got there showed his paper work & talked to the cops & the cops arrested the 6 MEN stealing the tires . The cops told my buddy that he had a hell of a friend & I told the officers I was raised around him & his 4 brothers & we all work together & we are like family .

My reward was a big steak dinner & he tired to give me $100 & I wouldn't take it .

He told my pop (grandfather ) & pop told him you know Mack wont take it . He told pop he wanted me to have it . Pop gave in & told him that he would slip it in my paycheck @ the end of the week . it wasn't for some years later about the extra $100 in my check that week from another guy I worked with .

Sorry for the long post but we are talking about IH Transtars & Ihad to share that story w/ yall . I hope yall don't mind .

Great Story!!!! Thank you for sharing!!

Congratulations on the truck. It looks good.

Thank you!!

Thank you everyone!!!! Took a very long time to find the right one, and in my price range.. Very excited about my purchase!

Thanks Mike!!!! I cant wait to get her home. Shes been off the road for 5-6 years, Driven and started every once and awhile. Drives and shifts great. its going to be a work in progress for awhile until i can go over everything. Cant wait till shes on the road!

Tom

Did you find it locally or someplace warm?

no not locally.. I wasnt that lucky! lol Its about 1300 miles away!

Tom

Thank you everyone else for all the compliments! Ill be sure to post more pictures on its journey home. Interior is in decent shape, needs a very good cleaning though!!

How long before you sell it because you can't insure it?

Uhm okay.... Before you start being a dick let me explain myself. Not that i really have to but just for fun. The reason why i couldnt afford insurance for the first truck is because how new the truck was and my age.. With a truck thats over 30 years old insurance is much much cheaper... But the Insurance is already covered and already have the down payment set. Thanks for asking.

Thought UPS crushed all there trucks?

Tom

Nice save!!

Tom

I just saw that truck for sale on CL again. Hope it goes to a good home.

Tom

I don't know which Mike you are talking about, but you got my attention. That one B is really an H. I wonder if it is also $1700. Gettysburg is about 2 hours away. I wouldn't have time to go look at them for 3 weeks. Is anyone else going? Mike

Very true, I didn't quite specify as there are multiple Mikes on this site. I found it surfing craigslist and posted it up. They need to be saved, the H model caught my eye too.

Tom

http://york.craigslist.org/cto/4112768185.html

Tom

Yea i think so too, Wish i wouldve jumped on it sooner.

I was just in Boston last week buying a old trans am.... If i knew about this sooner i couldve stopped and looked at it for you guys.

Tom

I say this all the time. If you are serious, just email the seller and say what will it take to buy it today. People do that to me all the time at work. They say "I'll wait until the end of the auction" I tell them buy it now. Then when we end the auction early because we got what we need, the other guy gets mad. Cash talks and bullshit walks.

Even better are the morons that email and say "are you going to relist it?" I tell them if you are a serious buyer call me today and let's make a deal. 100% of the time they never call.

I emailed him within hours of it ending and i havent gotten a response back...

Tom

I had it in my watch list to bid on it before it ended, but the seller ended it early? Im not sure what happened. But i sent him a message this afternoon. Awaiting a response.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MACK-VALUE-LINER-FOR-PARTS-NO-RESERVE-/261297240180?forcerrptr=true&hash=item3cd6877874&item=261297240180&pt=Commercial_Trucks

Opinions?

tom

Seen that quite a few times! ^^

The transtar im looking at has a 8v92, factory single exhaust... I really want an eagle but its missing the badges, seats, but the interior looks "Done up" like an eagle.. Anyway i can confirm its an eagle?

Tom

Dont plan on doing this forever, dont worry. lol

Tom

ive been around, been Working crazy hours!!! lol!

Tom

nope, trucks sold. It was turned into a dump truck by its new owner.

It pays the bills Paul!!

Tom