If the end of summer arrives and you have not attended a truck or tractor pull did you even really have a summer? A demolition derby will also suffice. If you don’t think you are going to make one of these fine American summer traditions fear not, I have your back.
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Life is easier when you have a helping hand. In the case of this ACL from the Town of Fenner a front axle sporting Marmon Herrington gears is God send when plowing the hill country. There are still plenty of these rigs to be found in active service with highway departments across the country. As I was taking this photo an equally well preserved ACL from the Madison County Highway Department cruised on by. Sorry, I don’t have a picture to back up this story.
So how about you? Got an Autocar ACL you would like to share with the world? Email eric@dailydieseldose.com today!
Well, I said I was going to be organized with my photos from the ATHS National Show but I fear that somewhere along the long I became sloppy. Between videos and other random events I stopped keeping track of the photos shared and the photos not shared. Hopefully you can suffer through any duplicates.
So yeah, it’s time to start wrapping this coverage up. I think one more mega gallery of the show field and maybe another video or two and that will be it. The fat lady will sing!
It seems like we haven’t done a dealer report in quite sometime. Let’s get down to it as I’ve seen a few nice looking Star Cars over the past month or so.
It would seem that Tracey Road ticked off every option in the chrome checklist with this 4900. If you’re delivering new trucks and equipment you might as well have a brand new truck.
Speaking of new trucks, here is a future Suit Kote truck. I know, they usually have a solid green color for all of their rigs but I can only tell you what the factory window tag read. Best scenario, this is a statement truck for a veteran driver. Worst scenario, they are going to paint over that awesome factory color scheme. I guess as long as it’s not white…..
And on the topic of white trucks here is a 4700 with a Aquatech setup out back. All the fancy dodads and storage boxes help dress it up a bit. I give it a passing grade.
Tulips, a delicte flower that takes an army of heavy equipment to cultivate. Welcome to our modern times! Thanks for the tip Ed!
A few years back Joe sent in some shots of the DC87 from the Town of Smithfield. The truck was in truely great shape back then and I’m happy to report that not much, if anything, has changed since Joe’s last visit.
This time it was yours truely that stopped by for a personal inspection. You might recall that the truck started life as a single axle and was part of snow removal operations for Hancock Field. A Cummins PT-270 is under the hood with a good old fashioned 8LL manual transmission in the cab. Honestly, there is no reason this truck cant keep chugging along with the new rigs for the next 25 years.
Do you have any Autocar for Autocar Mondays? Email eric@dailydieseldose.com today!
It has almost been three years to the date that the ground breaking video, Detroit Diesel Mega Collection, hit Youtube. After amassing over 100,000 views from around the globe I have heard the cries of the people asking for more. I am proud to present Detroit Diesel Mega Collection Volume II.
Hear em before you see em! Detroit Diesel.
You know I love a good International…or two. Thanks to Ed we get to enjoy a double helping of Navistar gold.
Up first, this Paystar 5000 with 50 ton wrecker of Guilderland Towing and Recovery.
Right up there with some of the longest running truck models of all times is the International S-Series and its decendants. Here we see a 2674 of the Clifton Park Water Authority. Keep these old trucks running folks!
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What can a photo say that a million photos moving at a pace so rapid that they eye perceives them as a singular moving object can not say?
