Vladislav Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Vlad,that is a 1953 IH LD405 "Westcoaster". It belongs to our SE IA ATHS chapter president Dick Boyd. There was a nice write up on Dick and his truck in Wheels of Time recently. He actually still runs it on the road spring thru fall,pulling a flatbed and runs all over the US. It's been repowered with a Big Cam Cummins,and he put newer IH airride rears under it when he stretched it from a single axle. I'm not sure what trans. he has in at this time,as it's been thru several,he started with the original 4x3,then replaced the 4 with a 5 speed,then the 3 speed shucked out,so he put in a 2 stick 4x4 married box.It didn't last long,so he put in a 9 speed and later added the back box from a 13,but it started giving trouble too,so I think he's back to a 9 speed now.Very interesting story Mike. That's cool that someone work with so old truck on a everyday basis. "4x4 married box" - who the hell is it?? Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 Very interesting story Mike. That's cool that someone work with so old truck on a everyday basis. "4x4 married box" - who the hell is it??That was Spicer's answer to the far superior Mack transmissions of the day. 4 speed main and 4 speed aux. in one case . They had an air shift version too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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