As I alluded to yesterday in the Autocar Mondays post, Tom recently spent some time cruising through a variety of towns. Like any rational person he stopped at the local garages to check out their plow trucks.
The Town of Orangetown, NY runs 4×4 configurations on all of their plow trucks. This 2015 Mack GU-712 is no exception.
Now you can join Tom in his travels across NYS by clicking on any photo below. Thanks for sharing!
According to the calendar spring 2017 arrived one week ago. If you live in the northeast or points further north you probably have a hard time believing this fact. Entering the final week of March brings more hope but don’t put away those plows yet! Recently Tom was passing through the southern portion of NYS and found time to stop by a town garage or two. Here we see a 1998 4×4 Autocar ACL from the town of Orangetown, NY. Can you believe the ACL styled trucks are nearly 30 years old? Where has the time gone? Great shot Tom.
Do you have an Autocar you would like to see featured in Autocar Mondays? Email eric@dailydieseldose.com today!
I was driving around last Saturday when I noticed a yellow dozer sitting near the back of a field. It wasn’t possible to tell what make it was from the road but that didn’t stop me from assuming it was a Cat. I kept on driving until a nagging feeling caused me to turn around. Working my way down a residential road to a break in the tree line I spied not a Cat but an International. I was shocked I tell you. Shocked!
Speaking of Internationals, here is a Dresser, which as we all know was the successor to the International line of construction equipment. I’m starting to think the plastic jug over the exhaust stack is factory feature.
And now moving onto an entirely different breed, John Deere. Hayes spotted this 760 tractor style scrapper in Davenport, IA. Ahh, the day before ROPS were standard equipment. In the event of a rollover just jump clear!
Great find Hayes, thanks for sharing.
If you remember seeing this truck on ebay a few months ago but let it slip through your fingers stop your weeping. Redemption is at hand.
Listed a 1987 International S-Series, this truck is the obvious road king. Under the seemingly never ending hood a 350 Big Cam Cummins churns out the power. An 8LL trans and locking diffs on every axle make this truck a must to free any vehicle stuck in the mud.
A Kemp 50 ton Rescuer wrecker with two 35,000 lb winches and two 16,000 lb winches gives you the power to create or destroy. When it comes time to dig in your heels a large hydraulic spade is at your command.
The seller tells us that the hydraulics have been rebuilt along with new wire rope installed. Check it out today if you have the deep pockets by clicking here.
Screen shot of original listing here.
Spring, according to the calendar at least, is finally here. That means it’s time to start thinking about all those rage inducing construction projects that will soon be returning to the roadways of America. We complain when the roads are in poor shape. We complain when the roads are being repaired. You just can’t make us happy I suppose.
Not matter how you feel about the subject I’m guessing the drivers who will be receiving these new trucks of the Suit Kote fleet will be smiling all the way to the jobsite and back. Here we see two Western Star 4700’s and two Freightliner 114SD’s. All are equipped with J & J bodies.
Now as partial as I am to the color green I gotta say this International HX would be my truck of choice. That painted dump box with stripping is a real head turner. Now to keep it clean after a few days of work….
More of the Suit Kote fleet.
Sometimes you can only guess about the specifics of a truck found rotting along a country back road. The first question that usually comes to mind is why would anyone let this fine machine decay to such a lowly state. After that, you can start wondering about the specific model, the powertrain, and the back story.
While I have no answers for you on most of these fronts it does appear that this truck once belonged to Morris Kreitz and Sons, INC of Reading, PA. At one point this Autocar was probably one of their front line heavy haul trucks, an obvious clue to such a past being still attached neck of a gooseneck trailer.
Who knows what the future holds for this old truck. Let us be thankful that it still exists at all!
Got an Autocar that you would like to see featured on Autocar Mondays? Email eric@dailydieseldose.com today!
By now you should know that I enjoy some good vocational truck action. Over the road big rigs with big stacks and chrome bumpers are nice but my heart will always be with the working class trucks. Give me the dump trucks, the garbage trucks, the cements trucks. Those are my people.
This year we once again enjoy coverage of the NTEA sponsored Work Truck Show thanks to Tom Shand.
Do you think your local highway department is going to start specify wheels like these on their next snow plow? I wouldn’t hold my breath but would expect to see the Henderson stainless steel body.
Black and red are two colors made for each other. They look great on this 2017 Freightliner 122SD with Crysteel Paradox dump body.
Thanks again to Tom for the share. Maybe next year I’ll have to put this show on my bucket list. Click here to revisit the 2016 show.
As you probably know by now the east coast of the United States just had experienced a wonderful two day winter storm by the name of Stella. There have been more than enough jokes on the internet about this one so I’ll leave them out of this post. I’ve been itching for a true blizzard for sometime now and this one came close, dumping two or three around CNY and the surrounding area. That is plenty of snow but it fell over a two day period and for the most part the world kept turning. A true blizzard has to hit in eight hours or less in my honest opinion.
Below, a village of Manlius International 2574. Out of habit I now eyeball the door sills and rocker panels of these trucks to gauge how much longer they will be around. The less rust the better. This one was pristine on both sides of the cab so if the frame holds up I suspect this truck will be around for a few more years.
Down the road, an Onondaga County DOT International Workstar.
And across town a NYSDOT Mack Granite take a well deserved break.
In the gallery below, more Village of Manlius DPW trucks (red), a Town of Manlius Western Star (green) and more NYSDOT and OCDOT shots.
While two foot of snow in most areas is considered record breaking, the snow fighting crews out west can only chuckle and shake their heads in amusement.
With over 50 feet of snow falling in the Sierra Nevada this winter records have tumbled while men and machines have been tested to their limits. A few times this season Ryan tried to venture higher into the mountains to catch the action first hand but was turned around by mudslides, avalanches and fellow drivers completely unprepared for the snow. Eventually he was able to stop by the snowfighters HQ for CalTrans in Kingvale, California for a few shots of the arsenal.
The 500 HP Western Star you see above is spec’d out to haul a tow plow but that piece of equipment is somewhat impractical during snowfalls typically found in the mountains. Below, a Rolba snow thrower after recent refurbishment.
And no self respecting repair depot is complete without a pre-emissions tow truck. The wipers on this 4900 seem to be a different spot (top of cab) compared to many other models.
CalTrans has a good looking fleet but you have to wonder why trucks that work in whiteouts are painted all white? Maybe it doesn’t make a difference. I’m sure studies have been performed. Thanks for sharing Ryan!
While some truck makers drifted in the ocean of popular trends Autocar never strayed from what it made it a success. From day one they produced heavy duty trucks following a tried and true formula.
Here we see a 1973 Autocar DC9964T from the Abbonizio Contractors fleet of Deptford, NJ. Back in the day was the first new truck purchased by the young company and still hangs around to this very day in a backup role.
When new a Cummins NHC-250 could be found under the hood but was replaced via a Cummins exchange program in the late 1980’s to a NTC-400 Big Cam III. Keeping true to Autocars non plastic roots a 13 speed RoadRanger is the transmission of choice.
Sure looks like it’s ready to go at a moments notice! Thanks to Joe for finding yet another great addition to Autocar Mondays.
Have an Autocar you think should be featured on Autocar Mondays? Email eric@dailydieseldose.com today!
