Antique & Vintage Trucks.

[Truck Shop]

Long day to day, left at 5:45 am towed one with bad radiator to La Grande. Returned to
yard only to leave with another on the hook with starter lock out mode issue. 2 hooks &
unhooks plus the second one I had to pull out from loaded trailer, which I had to air up
first. Got 300 in today, that's a good day in the towing biz.

 

[Pops52]

Long day to day, left at 5:45 am towed one with bad radiator to La Grande. Returned to
yard only to leave with another on the hook with starter lock out mode issue. 2 hooks &
unhooks plus the second one I had to pull out from loaded trailer, which I had to air up
first. Got 300 in today, that's a good day in the towing biz.

I thot you retired?

 

[Truck Shop]

I thot you retired?

I did--I thought, I might not do anything for the next two weeks, It's just the way this
stuff goes. I'm waiting on estimates for a 12'x16' deck off the patio, set in back yard.

 

[Truck Shop]

I did--I thought, I might not do anything for the next two weeks, It's just the way this
stuff goes. I'm waiting on estimates for a 12'x16' deck off the patio, set in back yard.

Short two weeks--I have to go to La Grande tomorrow morning.

 

[Welder Dave]

150 drive out piggybacks from San Leandro plant late 70's, headed to midwest.
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How did they attach and detach the trucks like that? Must have needed a crane to lift them. Did they cage the brakes or run air to the towed trucks? Was it hard on the differentials or transmission? I've seen trucks towed like that a few times but it was many years ago.

 

[mowingman]

How did they attach and detach the trucks like that? Must have needed a crane to lift them. Did they cage the brakes or run air to the towed trucks? Was it hard on the differentials or transmission? I've seen trucks towed like that a few times but it was many years ago.

They haul trucks like that every day from the Peterbilt plant here. I know they pull the axles on the towed trucks and cover the hub area with what looks like a piece of plywood bolted on. I am not sure how they have the brakes rigged.

 

[Truck Shop]

How did they attach and detach the trucks like that? Must have needed a crane to lift them. Did they cage the brakes or run air to the towed trucks? Was it hard on the differentials or transmission? I've seen trucks towed like that a few times but it was many years ago.

Factories have a decking "A" frame for lifting, dealers use a towing service or crane service.
Run air to trucks. As mowingman said, remove axles and cover with plywood. Although you
sometimes see some with wet wheels from leaking.
Which just this last March I was coming back from Hood River with one of ours on the tow
unit and needed to stop at Boardman rest area. There was a decked load of new Stars
I pulled up next to, the driver was on phone talking to someone about the leaker. Gear oil
soaked the wheel and back of frame, cover was really distorted from over tightening.
I keep two sets "8" covers for drive axles made of UHMW with thick O-rings built into them
for covering hubs after axle is removed. I backed up some hooked up a porker tail airline
with air gun and changed it for him, giving him the cover, not expensive. He was a happy
guy.

 

[Welder Dave]

Good for you for helping the driver out!

 

[Truck Shop]

 

[Truck Shop]

With spring beam it had to be a a-- beater.

 

[Deere500a]

Chevy Titan slide the 5th wheel over the taillights & she'll float like a dream

 

[Deere500a]

 

[Truck Shop]

No--that would make the steer axle into a fly swatter, and driver the fly.

 

[Truck Shop]

Off to Napa Id tomorrow morn, bring one home, going on the chopping block.

 

[Coaldust]

This one in Tobuk Alley is missing a few parts.

 

[Coaldust]

This one is probably left over from the Alaska Hwy project and found its way to Western AK. Best picture I could get. It’s in the middle of a pile of treasure.

 

[Deere500a]

Sweet Dodge WC. Towing be afraid of blue diesel out there.

 

[Truck Shop]

Years ago like 35, oil distributor here had a driver take a load of furnace oil to Bluewood Ski
resort. Apparently he couldn't smell very well amongst other things, he off loaded into holding
tank for septic system. They dug, then they dug some more, and after that-they kept digging.

 

[Truck Shop]

478 round trip, 8.6 hours with five minutes paper work.

 

[Pops52]

Almost 56 mph average. Did you even stop to pee??