They say country air is good for you. It must also be good for old trucks based on this picture from John. He snapped this picture back in 2014 but I’m willing to bet the lineup has changed much. Maybe it’s not so much the air but the lack of road salt and limited time on the roads. Everything in moderation right?
Here we see the Town of Sullivan and the Madison County Highway Department working together to pave a lake side road. Despite all the madness in the world you still have to keep the lights on and the roads paved. I don’t know about you but I’ve taken a new appreciation for seeing constructions crews on out the job. It’s reassuring to see work getting done. It’s a nice reminder that world has not stopped turning.
Our friend Jeff took these pictures for us while he was hauling material for the town crew. He reports that they are an up and coming group of skilled pavers. Together with their new Carlson paver they made short work of the job.
Apparently this machine is from the first year of Carlson pavers. The company is better known for making high quality screeds for other paving manufacturers like Vogel.
And finally we take a look at Jeff’s ride of choice, an International HV powered by the A26 engine. By all reports this is a quality engine unlike previous models that shall go unnamed. Jeff reports that fuel economy is quite impressive considering he is dump trucking.
Nothing says spring like cruising through the country side with a screaming kid in the backseat. He was probably upset because I kept telling him we were going home only to make yet another turn in a direction that was decidedly not going to take us home. That’s why the make juice boxes and animal crackers right? He did calm down a bit when he saw this neat old fire tanker. If only it had been parked out toward the road!
For a very long time, possibly decades, there has been a plan to develop an inland port somewhere in the CNY area to suckle of the massive growth at true water based ports along the eastern coast line. There have been many false starts and many grand plans but it seems that some version of the project has finally taken root. At the CSX itermodal yard in Dewitt a new yard is well underway that includes to very tall gantry cranes. If you passed through the area now you would see them nearly completed but here is a shot of the two in their more early days.
Lift with your legs.
I’ve been keeping tabs on this old GMC for many years now. I see it at the local farms in the area all the time but it’s usually tucked out behind the barns or blocked by vegetation. Finally my day came and I was able to get a clear shot of this old rig. I believe this is a former Village of Chittenango DPW truck.
Out in the booming metropolis of Fulton, NY this old Chevy mobile home totter was spotted behind Fulton Spring Services. There is ALWAYS some cool hanging out at this shop and this Chevy fits the bill perfectly.
If I had the money. And if the truck was for the sale. This would be the truck I would buy. Can you believe how clean this S2500 appears? No way this is a survivor. Someone has been putting time and money to bring this truck back to life. I spotted this fine machine outside of Blackburn Truck Bodies two weeks ago presumably getting the final bits and pieces before it becomes a money making machine.
Today, a major dumping of photos from dealer visits over the past few months.
Over at Tracey Road Equipment, the local Freightliner dealer, there was an entire row of used Mack Pinnacles in both sleeper and day cab variants in the preferred color of all fleets nowadays, white.
A month or so later and entire row of used Cascadias in the same color would appear.
That’s a lot of white. The experts will tell you that white is the color for anyone looking to retain an extra bit of resale value on their rig. Apparently the folks at Bur-Trans didn’t get the memo. Check out this rainbow lineup of Mack Anthems.
At the local Cummins dealer this bus for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority was spotted. Engine problems on the way to its new home? Let us hope not.
At the International dealer the most popular new trucks on the lot continue to be from the HX line of trucks. Here is that white again. Maybe it will find it’s true color once the new owner takes delivery. Love those meaty tires.
To end our journey we will circle back around to Tracey and this crew cab flatbed sporting a color that is anything but white!
I spotted this old John Deere 5200 while on a sanity cruise the other day. I am unsure of the true vintage of the machine but it clearly has that old time look. Maybe the 70’s? I conducted a five second Google search and found no usable information so I gave up. If you know more please leave a comment below.
You just never know what you are going to find on the back roads nowadays! When I first spotted this truck off in the distance I thought it was an International at first. After all, Diamond-T and International did use the same Comfo-Cab for a number of years. I’m always excited to find an International but a Diamond-T is must rarer gem. Pardon the pun.
Someone please get this rig a proper set of headlight buckets!
For more Diamond-T goodness check out the great History of Diamond T series by clicking here.
By now you have probably heard the sad news that the annual ATCA truck show held in Macungie PA will not take place this year due to the ongoing Corona virus pandemic. This is sad news indeed but when truck shows due resume, hopefully this year, you can bet they are going to be more packed than ever before. Until that time here is a playlist containing videos of every Macungie show I have ever attended.
