220cummins Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 why murder service? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storkmack Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 why murder service?They drive like they have a death wish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 57 bcr Posted December 16, 2013 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 16, 2013 This truck and trailer were bought brand new by Crystal Lake Trucking and Excavating,Crystal Lake,Ill. BMT member "james j neiweem" remembers seeing these trucks as a youngster.............. 4 Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterMack Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 This Groot Hendrickson was truck #1 that my friends dad drove in the early 80's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post james j neiweem Posted December 20, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 20, 2013 Yes sir BCR. I remember mostly twin screw Hendricksons for Crystal Lake. They were cummins powered for the most part with one Harnischfegger that you could distinctly hear its 2 cycle sound. That was back in the days when you could tell all of the power plants by there distinctive sounds. 6-71's /from NH cummins/ from Mack 673's /from IH red diamonds /from white flat head gasers /from Mack gasers. The White flatheads were really cool sounding (real deep roar). You could tell the difference between the NA 673's and the turbo 205's. These engines you could hear from miles away. Not so anymore with the plane Jane (Sorry Jane) white cookie cutters on the roads today. Those were the days when there pretty much weren't any white trucks but plenty White Motor Corporation trucks. But I digress from Hendrickson. If I am not mistaken Hendricksons were as plentiful as IH White and A-Car. Mack was king in Chicago land though. Paccar was non existant at that time. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted December 21, 2013 Author Share Posted December 21, 2013 There was a P&H (Harnischfeger) engine plant right in Crystal Lake.Sunrise Cartage & Meyer Bros.(Glenn,Dale,Roger,Edwin) were 2 of the companies that experimented with them,also.Not too reliable from what I've heard.Like you said James,2 stroke diesels. Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slpwlker Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 I know what you mean. Always new what engine was what. Seen one or think I saw one yesterday pulling a dump trailer north of Decatur,Il. Looked over and seen it down a side road. Got the cam and they got caught at a light. Big Blue thing thought it was an old corn binder at first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james j neiweem Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 I was at tractor supply on Saturday and I picked up a copy of wheels of time. The feature article was a real nice spread on Hendrickson. Gave a real good description of the company history. One interesting note was that surprisingly the last Hendrickson truck sold was a 2010 model VT. It looked like similar to the HME. I guess they finallywent under because they just couldn't build a good plastic truck as they were steeped in the steel tradition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterMack Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 I was at tractor supply on Saturday and I picked up a copy of wheels of time. The feature article was a real nice spread on Hendrickson. Gave a real good description of the company history. One interesting note was that surprisingly the last Hendrickson truck sold was a 2010 model VT. It looked like similar to the HME. I guess they finallywent under because they just couldn't build a good plastic truck as they were steeped in the steel tradition.Here is the cover truck for this months wheels of time. Took these pics at Iowa 80 Walcott truck show a few years back. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 57 bcr Posted January 27, 2014 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2014 Here is a Hendrickson that belonged to Plote Excavating..... 5 Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jake Posted February 6, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted February 6, 2014 Here are a couple of Hendricksons that were owned by Ed Kraemer & Son of Plain, Wi.(now The Kraemer Co.) Photo is from 1970. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storkmack Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Here is a Hendrickson that belonged to Plote Excavating.....That's just cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Agreed very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 DURR! I just noticed the kids sitting on the fender in the second picture,thats a big ass truck! LOL! thanks for posting!...........................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted February 10, 2014 Author Share Posted February 10, 2014 Wonder where the big Kraemer Hendrickson's ended up,Jake? My cousin and I had a Kraemer B-60. It had an '84 Wis.plate on it.It was bought at threir auction. I still have the doors,grille,& fenders from it. Cool pics,Jake! Al Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jake Posted February 10, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted February 10, 2014 Don't know where they went Al. Kraemer sure had a great looking fleet. Some real impressive stuff. None of it ended up in this direction that I know of as I never noticed any around here. Now they hire all hauling done. They even hire their crusher moved. I know this is about Hendricksons but here is a picture of their twin steer Autocar. Mark Weltey gave me this picture. Jake 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Beast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted February 11, 2014 Author Share Posted February 11, 2014 Oh that's cool! Bought a '70's MACK manual(TS442) at an antique store in Baraboo,Wis.,that had an old ad featuring Ed Kraemer & Sons,folded up in it. I think it had a date of '64 on it. Its pretty cool.Shows the fleet,crushers,shops,jobs,and misc. equipment. Al Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jake Posted February 11, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted February 11, 2014 Al, I got to be good friends with some of the guys and even got to drive a couple of their trucks. They told me if I wanted to see some big equipment I should come down to Plain in the late fall when it's all back home! Never made it though. Here is another one of their loboys. Taken in mid to late 70's. Jake 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jake Posted February 11, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted February 11, 2014 After posting pictures of an Autocar and a Mack, I better get back on track with another Hendrickson. This one was taken late 80's or early 90's and was out of Lacrosse, Wi. I don't remember much about it but I think it was "Wrecker of the Month" in an early Overdrive Magazine. Jake 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted February 11, 2014 Author Share Posted February 11, 2014 Cool pics there, Jake! I think I have a picture of a Kraemer B-53S dump in my files, that the late Bill Bedell took.I'll check. Al Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r686st Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 JakeBrake nice picture. Isn't that a stiffneck rearload Lowboy? If so where could I find one like that today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 57 bcr Posted February 11, 2014 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 11, 2014 Here is an earlier picture of that same Hank,Jake. It had been owned earlier by a wrecker outfit in Lake Zurich,Ill.,Price Gas. This picture was taken after he had sold it to this outfit and they painted it their color. Note the actual picture of "Huffin' Henri"! 3 Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 JakeBrake nice picture. Isn't that a stiffneck rearload Lowboy? If so where could I find one like that today? I suppose they may be getting hard to find. It seems like they all use detachable gooseneck around here now. I had a chance about 5 years ago to buy one like that but it was a tandem. I passed on it and don't know where it ever went. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Here is an earlier picture of that same Hank,Jake. It had been owned earlier by a wrecker outfit in Lake Zurich,Ill.,Price Gas. This picture was taken after he had sold it to this outfit and they painted it their color. Note the actual picture of "Huffin' Henri"!Neat Al. I like it just as well not all prettied up! I think those air cleaners out behind the bumper are just cool. I see they kept the wide stripes on the bumper. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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