Here is another old truck gem hiding in plain site. Pick your favorite origin story for this truck as it wears Oklahoma plates, a Texas registration sticker and NY Heavy Use tax stickers from 2003. CAT Powered? Could be. The cab doors still bear the faint lettering of McNitt of Houston, Texas. Will it ever see the road again? Who knows.
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Patrick sent this photo a few days ago of a truck located at Clark Concrete in Syracuse, NY. Clearly, this poor rig was a victim of a fire. Hopefully no one was injured. The engine appears to have been painted yellow so I’m guessing it was a CAT. Other than that, there is not much left that can be used to make a positive ID. My guess, Kenworth. How about you?
Here we have three brand new Kenworths and one Peterbilt heading to their new homes. This is a common mode of transport for new trucks from the factory to the dealer. Most dealers have a hoist system on hand to unstack the truck when they arrive. The delivery driver then takes a bus back home or they may have towed a small car behind the trucks. My educated guess about the models? The Peterbilt looks to be a Model 337 complete with urea tank (between gas tank and battery box). The first Kenworth is probably a T440 based on its heavy steel bumper and flotation tires while the two trucks toward the back look like T270’s.
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The Crusher, the baddest White WIM you will ever see! There is not much I can say other than WATCH THIS!
And if that wasn’t enough for you here is an ’74 gas powered International Loadstar plowing into a school bus. Not sure if he was supposed to jump it or not. Two vantges points below, second one is the best IMO.
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Patrick submits the photos below for todays Still Working post, a Mack B-125 dump truck. On the doors you can faintly see the words New York, the words after that are anyone’s guess. This old Mack appears to be in great shape as you can tell from the new exhaust and hydraulic tank, clearly it is still meant for work. Thanks for the great submission Patrick!
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Late last week the floundering stock price of Navistar received quite a boost when “activist investor” Carl Ichan purchased a 9.8% interest in the company worth around 118 million. In the financing and investing industry Ichan is now for this kind of behavior, that is, purchasing large shares of companies he believes to be undervalued. With the shares comes the ability to appoint board members that can help dictate the direction of the company following his plan. The ultimate goal? Change an undervalued and possibly under performing company in a profit machine. Mr. Ichan already holds a share of fellow truck manufacturer Oshkosh so he may be poised to shake up the industry. But the question remains, will these two truck builders hold the attention of this activist investor? Similar control bids with Clorox and Lions Gate Entertainment did not produce the results desired. Like most things in life, only time will tell.
Oshkosh Striker
Source: Seeking Alpha Image: Oshkosh
Welcome to the most recent edition of Lost and Found. This time up we have trucks from two of America’s most storied truck manufacturers, Autocar and Mack. As you can see, both trucks have been enveloped by a thick stand of weeds. The R-Model Mack still wears a NYS Inspection sticker from 2009 so it was probably on the roads just a short time ago. Unlike it’s companion the Autocar has been resting in this spot for a very long time. It is setup with a material handler and despite the cosmetic wear seems rather solid. Click on the photos for a larger view of each truck.
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Well, what more can I say? If you have wanted a semi truck made of solid maple wood look no further.
Based a 1974 Autocar this wood truck runs and drives good, has a functional 2 into 1 exhaust and complete fifth wheel. I am guessing the insperation came from an Autocar like the one below.
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A wannabe 007 trucker was arrested on the George Washington bridge yesterday after officers observed his toll evading trick. When approaching the toll booth the driver, Nelson Vaquiz, would pull a string raising his license plate making it unreadable to cameras and thus avoiding the 65 dollar toll. According to the Port Authority nearly 14 million dollars in tolls have been lost over the past two years with similar cons. The result? One impounded Peterbilt and a 5,000 dollar bail. Video below.
Source: NYPost
Welcome to the first in a series of stories relating to famous diesel engines of the past and present. I can’t think of a better one to start with than the Detroit Diesel Series 71. The story begins back in 1938 when GM subsidary Detroit Diesel unvieled thier first product, the two stroke, inline 6 cylinder 6-71. The inline models were offered in a one, two, three, four and six cylinder variants. In 1957 V-block versions were introduced and would eventually included 6,8,12,16,24 configurations. At first glance the naming convention seems cryptic but is rather straight forward when you think about it. For example, the 6-71. The six stands for the number of cylinders, the 71 stands for the cubic displacement of each cylinder. The 12V71 is a 12 cylinder in a V-block setup. To continue the code a T would stand for turbo charged. L or N would stand for low profile, a setup commonly used in buses. The larger of the 71 series in a V-Block configuration were usually two of the smaller setups married together our used the same set of heads allowing parts to be easily swapped. The applications of the 71 series were limitless. 6V-71 were common with bus and coach builders. 8V-71 were popular with firetruck manufactures, it is pretty difficult to find an old fire truck without an Detroit under the hood or cab. But to really appreciated a Detroit you have to hear it, they truly have a sound all their own. So, on to the videos.
6-71 – 190 HP
12V71 – 450 HP
8V-71 – 318 HP
I hope you enjoyed my novice homage to this great and long lived engine. Despite their unfailing ability to constantly leak oil you will still find fans of the 71 all across the globe. Please feel free to correct or and any relevant information by emailing eric@dailydieseldose.com or just leave a comment below. If you have a candidate for the next KYD story let me know!
