Popular Post Wobblin-Goblin Posted January 23, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted January 23, 2016 My uncle bought the LJT at the same time I purchased the B81SX (about two months ago). He's been working on the ol' girl ever since. A day or two after it was delivered, he pulled the intake off it, vacuumed out the contents, checked the oil, pumped the tires, and got it running. The worst part about it was the cab, as it was in serious need of shoring up. He had to rebuild the entire underside of the cab on the passenger side, including the floor and cab mounts. Today he and my dad went out joy riding in it. Let me tell you what, the video doesn't do it justice: that 220 Cummins sounds like it's IN CHARGE. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 that's pretty damn cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomastractorsvc Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Cool video Quote Robert"I reject your reality and substitute my own." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 great work by the sound of it great little video as well Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Blais Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Very nice, I wonder what the history of that old girl is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdog2 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 My father had two like that and two day cabs around the early 50`s the one my father drove is still working in a gravel pit with a 500 gallon tank for dust control but stays in a garage. Mr Tietz from Woodbury CT told my son when he gets out of collage come talk to him but still visit There is one poping up at car shows all redone but no truck shows seen pictures of it from the WTBY CT area .. Quote Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack58B42 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Sounds great - must have been nice to get it out for a little test ride..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOB DINGSDALE Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 putting your heart into a restoreation job makes it all worth while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stude nut Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Those are getting hard to find. Glad it's getting restored. Blackdog, when I was a kid I remember my dad and some of his friends saying that tietz had an lj sleeper truck . I've never seen it though. I don't know if that's true or not. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdog2 Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 R.J. Guerrera of golden age of trucks wanted to buy it but Tietz wouldn't sell .He ran it till late 80"s pulling a dump trailer and low bed he has three rears for it one that does 45 mph 65 mph 112 mph , My father seen that truck in Mack dealership show room in the Carolina:s love the LJ so much he went back and the dealer went out of business he spent 2 weeks looking and found it in Florida dealership in 1952 then bought it and 1more sleeper an 2 day cabs . Red Smith that advertise on her use to drive for my dad he since past away . He use to park all the trucks on Buckingham st and Sunny side ave across the street from the bar& pizza in the 60"s 70"s.. Quote Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stude nut Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 What was the name on those trucks?? I'll ask a lifelong Watertown resident friend of mine if he remembers them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdog2 Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 GILLIS Ellis Island NYC my grandfather kept saying GYLES stuck with Gillis ever since my aunt owned built the Carvel in Thomaston next to fire house and the farm by Echo lake on French st & ice house rd .P S we go back to earl;y 1900:s when they shoved the roads by hand & cut ice out of the lake and stored it at the end of the road. Quote Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 wow seems to run real good...have a ball...bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stude nut Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I'll ask my friend about ya. His last name is Leduc. He's born and raised in Watertown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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