BillyT Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 I know you guys are gearheads right? If you haven't heard about the truck an engineer named Lloyd Wolf designed,built and patented,it will blow your mind! During ww2 they needed powerful trucks to haul tanks and other military equip.diesel engines light enough for a motor truck weren't powerful enough before turbo and computer managed systems.wolf took an international cabover and chassis and put two gmc 6bangers (gas) side by side on a sliding framework.The main engine was a stick shift,the second engine was an automatic which kicked in when it was needed! Hooked them together with a chain or gears to a standard truck differential.The second engine idled when at highway speeds to save gas,much like today's hybrid cars. The whole framework,with engines,etc slid out the front for service.In 7 minutes! The whole deal can be googled,was in Hemmings in 2014.shows an early 50s "cornbinder" cabover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOB DINGSDALE Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 lots of them in the old days. ford had one with two v8s side by each in a cab over hauling plane parts. seen pictures of a 46 ford conventional with two engines ,dump truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyT Posted July 9, 2016 Author Share Posted July 9, 2016 Wow! Knew they had a few dragsters,tommy ivo's four engine rail,and a couple hemi two engine dragsters,also a couple land speed record racers,but that's the first Two engine truck I've seen! I do recall something about the two engine flathead tks. You mentioned,may have been in overdrive magazine. Love to restore that two engine cabover and go to a truck show and quietly disconnect the driveline and related parts (with everyone thinking it's one engine and slide out the two engines!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 there was a mercedes race truck a few years ago that had twin V8 turbo diesels in it. Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyT Posted July 14, 2016 Author Share Posted July 14, 2016 Does anyone know if any of lloyd f. Wolf's two engine road tractors still exist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 41chevy Posted July 14, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2016 None are known to exist. As for dragsters ...go big or go home... QUAD AL 3 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 (edited) The Ford: Doesn't someone from ATHS have one of these they are restoring? Twin engine Diamond T How's that for a face only a Mother could love??? I built this growing up. Wish it would have been real: Edited July 25, 2016 by Freightrain 1 Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOB DINGSDALE Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 seems to me I read something about the FORD . someone was doing one up maybe 10 to 20 years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 I'm thinking it was Dennis Wells from California? He's big into old Fords. Haven't heard from him in a few years, used to be pretty active on the ATHS forums. Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phase 1 Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Tom Warren in Texas has a restored WWII twin engine Ford tractor. Several companies made twin engine trucks. Grico, Spangler, Eisenhauer, Merry-Neville were some. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Oh, that's who it was. Thanks. Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, Phase 1 said: Tom Warren in Texas has a restored WWII twin engine Ford tractor. Several companies made twin engine trucks. Grico, Spangler, Eisenhauer, Merry-Neville were some. Here is shots of 1939 Thornco, 1946 Eisenhaur, Pacific, Spangle and I believe Grico / Ford twin 6. 1939 THORNCO ht[/URL] SPANGLER from PA. GRICO ?? 1946 EISENHAUR PACIFIC Edited July 26, 2016 by 41chevy Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 That Pacific looks like a High Binder? Or did they use the same chassis/cab? Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 1 hour ago, Freightrain said: That Pacific looks like a High Binder? Or did they use the same chassis/cab? Lloyd J Wolf from Texas using Emeryville-series International cabovers and paired GMC six-cylinder engines with a transmission -transfer case of his design used Pacific to build his prototype. The photos are most times credited to Pacific only. Wolf also made the "Dyna-Assist" units to powere the trailer bogies to aid traction on hills and bad weather. None ever caught on. Paul Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyT Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 Freightrain, he used a High binder cab and chassis. They called it an Emeryville which it may have been( the chassis) but that's not an Emeryville cab it's a "High binder". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck Shop Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 (edited) I remember this truck well , I was eight years old when it came by our dairy to pickup the milk every other day. 1964 GMC V12 gaspot. It wasn't two engines but it was based on that concept. It used four V6 heads and one block that was designed from using two blocks. 702 Cu.In. 275hp. The one came to our place was a 5sp using a single two speed rear axle pulling a 38 ft tanker. It had twin five inch chrome straight pipes that were blue at the elbows. I went to a six room school a mile from home. I remember that I could tell that Gene the driver was leaving our farm after picking the milk up at 9:30 am. I could hear that truck setting in the classroom. This truck looks just like the one when I was a kid. http://thunderv12.com/ Truck Shop Edited August 2, 2016 by Truck Shop 2 Quote One ping only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1965 Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Those are good lookin trucks wonder how many gallons per mile it got loaded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck Shop Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 If I remember right the driver Gene said 4 miles to the gallon. Truck Shop Quote One ping only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyT Posted September 15, 2016 Author Share Posted September 15, 2016 There was a guy based in Braddock pa,hauled steel in the 70s with a v12 gas burner had a 20 speed Spicer.Was the earlier "Jimmy" with the long narrow hood. I recall gas being about 30 cents per gallon before the "gas lines" in the middle 70's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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