guess what i bought from 1 picture

[Ezrider 576]

lets see who the first person that guesses correctly is 😉

[mrgumby 60]

Looks like an old pete buy the dash late 60s  early 70s can’t remember when they stopped putting the breakers on the dash. After a longer look maybe late 70 early 80

[j hancock 11,451]

Peterbilt 359

[Ezrider 576]

9 minutes ago, j hancock said:

Peterbilt 359

that didn't take long....lol

[Ezrider 576]

[carlotpilot 1,328]

20 minutes ago, Ezrider said:

86?

[HeavyGunner 2,058]

Awesome truck.  Were there short hood and long hood versions of the 359? If so I’d guess you have the shirt hood. Used to watch many Pete’s like that all dressed up to go logging. 

[carlotpilot 1,328]

call and raise ya 2 extra headlights

[Ezrider 576]

1 hour ago, carlotpilot said:

86?

83 with a big cam 3 400 cpl 0531 and a 13 speed

1 hour ago, carlotpilot said:

call and raise ya 2 extra headlights

Iv always kinda dug the look of the round headlights on these. That is one sharp looking truck though

1 hour ago, HeavyGunner said:

Awesome truck.  Were there short hood and long hood versions of the 359? If so I’d guess you have the shirt hood. Used to watch many Pete’s like that all dressed up to go logging. 

It's a short hood. Someone may correct me on this but I think on the 359 the long hoods were only to be able to accommodate certain engine options

Edited August 27 by Ezrider

[h67st 759]

6 hours ago, Ezrider said:

It's a short hood. Someone may correct me on this but I think on the 359 the long hoods were only to be able to accommodate certain engine options

According to Wickerpedia, you're correct. In 1987 they replaced it with the 379.

[Ezrider 576]

 

 

quick video clip from the drive home with it. 

[Terry T 220]

These are the two 359's that I drove for my farmer friend for years until he replaced them with a couple 379's. Black one is an '85 and the green one is an '83.

 

[j hancock 11,451]

On your drive home, you weren't sitting on the floor...?

[Ezrider 576]

14 minutes ago, j hancock said:

On your drive home, you weren't sitting on the floor...?

what a dirty old kw seat, with no air hooked up held in by 2 bolts and no seatbelts installed wasn't good enough for you? not every project comes home sitting on a milk crate....lol

[j hancock 11,451]

Sounds like it is time for a new seat!

[other dog 8,593]

8 hours ago, Terry T said:

These are the two 359's that I drove for my farmer friend for years until he replaced them with a couple 379's. Black one is an '85 and the green one is an '83.

 

That black one is looking sharp!

[mowerman 1,697]

Excellent have a ball with it...bob


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[70mackMB 347]

Question! What is the proper way to park the wipers on a 359? l always kept them vertical in the center of the windshield.   .....Hippy

[Ezrider 576]

edit:  tried to post some more pictures apparently its not cooperating with me today.....lol

 

 

Edited August 28 by Ezrider

[Terry T 220]

6 hours ago, other dog said:

That black one is looking sharp!

It was a 3406, 400 with a 15speed deep reduction. The DR was a flip switch on the dash on the passenger side.   

Another angle of it.

[Hayseed 278]

9 hours ago, 70mackMB said:

Question! What is the proper way to park the wipers on a 359? l always kept them vertical in the center of the windshield.   .....Hippy

if they're Air wipers???

Wherever they Stop.....

[h67st 759]

4 hours ago, Terry T said:

It was a 3406, 400 with a 15speed deep reduction. The DR was a flip switch on the dash on the passenger side.   

Another angle of it.

What's a DR?

[terry 359]

3 minutes ago, h67st said:

What's a DR?

Deep reduction?     terry

[j hancock 11,451]

15 hours ago, 70mackMB said:

Question! What is the proper way to park the wipers on a 359? l always kept them vertical in the center of the windshield.   .....Hippy

I had some old Pete brochures and my recollection is that the trucks were photographed with the wiper blade in the horizontal position.

I like them vertical as well. 

A lot of modern Pete drivers that sit on the floor need them vertical so the blades don't block their line of sight!

[Ezrider 576]

got the first video of many on bringing this old gal back to life done for any of you guys that want to follow along.