Here's a better example with this Dodge 900...:love:...Ben
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sE1O1C54XY
Printable View
Here's a better example with this Dodge 900...:love:...Ben
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sE1O1C54XY
Thanks Ben----now my blood pressure is up:bleh::geezer:
The tank truck was more agreeable--and older. I'll see if I can find a picture.
While I am trying to find a photo here is one you can dig into:
This is an Eisenhower, built in KY and had two engines.
OK--the second one is a 1950 and looks about right. Mine was a tanker and before the FD got it it had been a fuel oil and gasoline truck. The best thing about it was the tires---they were heavy lug tread and puncture proof. I think it was a flat head 6. I originally got it for testing sewer lines where there was no public water---we filled the lines and then pressurized them. Eventually, I put a sprinkler bar on it to wet down haul roads to reduce dust----and get the whiners off my ass :shrug:
Thanks, Dave, that's one I never heard of...I found this on a website I had nearly forgotten about...The 235 CI Chevy engine mentioned is one I'm familiar with, having had one in one of my first cars, a '55 Belair 2-door hardtop...:drive:...BenQuote:
The Eisenhauer brochure praised the design for providing: two 235-c.i. engines that could be used singly or as a pair when needed, greater front end payload capacity, multiple axles for a smooth ride, stability and load carrying, one of the final benefits claimed for the design was that jackknifing was not a possibility.
Just so you Ford boys don't feel left out, Hemmings Motor News has this about dual Ford flathead powered trucks...Wow!...:bump:...BenQuote:
What makes the trucks so compelling is that whoever built them used two Ford flathead V-8s, mounted side-by-side on a removable tray, complete with their cooling, electrical and exhaust systems. The trucks needed both engines to haul their accompanying 60-foot-long supertrailers, chock full of parts for the B-24 bomber.
Interesting---only one was built but many where shown----just goes to show you photo shopping was going on before photo shop was invented!
Just read the Ford link---all new to me :cool:
It seems from their advertising, they were speculating a lot of advantages with little practical testing...And the company is still in business today!...:rollin:...Ben
Back to ugly----we all know what beer can do to the brain---but this is working overtime.
I don't even drink, but I want the truck...:mypal:...Ben
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLrx4fjtWTU
I may have mentioned this before, but I've always liked the look of Autocars...Beautiful ugly trucks...:love:...Ben
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtYwOR-byZg&t=109s
I have mixed feelings about Autocar---I liked their trucks---not so much their business practices. I did a big job at their assembly plant in Exton PA, before they moved to Utah to get rid of the Union.
Long story short, I ended up having to lean on my White/Autocar dealer to get paid.
When I did that job, they were suffering real labor problems. We were working in an area where the finished trucks were driven through to get to the drive-away service. I am still using washers, bolts and nuts that I picked up along their route.
At one point I was playing a waiting game in their office trying to get check---playing the same game was their trash hauler. I asked him if he too had problems getting paid---he looked at me and asked, "why do you think I am driving all Autocar trucks?
As for big and nasty looking---I'll up your bet Ben:
Brockway, Euclid, Diamond REO, White, Autocar, the hits keep coming...:drive:...Ben
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TecM85TDsm0
Look at the heritage:
Brookway bought by Mack and disappeared
Euclid sold to GM who was forced by the Government to sell to White who sold it to Hitachi
Diamond REO---the merger of Diamond T and Reo, then sold to White (they needed the 6 cylinder OHV gas engine)where it died.
Autocar sold to White, then both were sold to Volvo. Autocar, is now no more than a name being used on a line of trash compactor trucks.
To see some of the ugliest trucks in the world, we now visit Australia again for the Yesteryear Truck Grand Parade...God bless the Aussies!!...:smokin:...Ben
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddSY6RGTOis
Excellent work, my friends. Those are beautiful trucks.
Hunter
Dual flathead.. have a picture (must figure out how to post it) of dual flatheads mounted on a flatbed truck and used to power a belt drive thrasher.. heard it run, beautiful music...
Also cabover 59 Chevy made into a pickup..
Both from a car show near Elkhart Indiana..
I also have a Brockway Husky hood ornament, saved from junkyard, that was destined for my F-350.. still in garage toolbox
I never heard of an inertia starter on a truck engine, but I don't remember hearing about a Federal truck either...
From the video description:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LsVXPDUaCoQuote:
This is how we crank up the inertia starter on my 1943 Federal Model 606 7-1/2 ton 6x6. This truck was originally built for the Army Air Corps during World War Two as a C2 wrecker, but the wrecker equipment has since been removed. It is powered by a Hercules 855 ci HXD 6 cylinder gasoline engine developing about 200 hp and over 600 foot lbs of torque at 900 rpm. The engine is also equipped with a normal electric starter. The inertia starter is an Eclipse Aviation Engine Starter and was original equipment on the truck. Eclipse was part of Bendix. The Army Air Force considered this truck an emergency vehicle and needed it to be capable of being started when the battery was dead and no other vehicles were around.
A 58-59 Chevie COE made into a pickup.. it is realy that short and fat..
Attachment 37298
Attachment 37299
Twin flatheads mounted on a flatbed, used to drive a belt powered thrasher ..
Attachment 37300
Attachment 37301
Attachment 37302
Attachment 37303
We always had an inertia starter for anything that needed one when I was a kid. Any tractor with a weak battery would get parked on a hill across from the barn during the daytime--worked equally well for cars and trucks as well:pimpgrin:
Almost a year with no ugly trucks added...Time to end the drought...:drive:...Ben
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSAwUXkp4NE&ab_channel=PhantomLane
You may have already gotten this one Ben----but if not---here is a gem :hatoff: The Herkimer Battle Jitney :rolleyes2:
Hadn't seen that one before, Dave, but it definitely qualifies as ugly...:yuck:...Ben
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQEw4k4T42Y&ab_channel=CalebKraft
It's been a while since the last update, but it's Christmas time and even ugly children get a little love...:love:...Ben
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVthn4G0a_E
Very nice :cool:
Not to mention that I got away without getting snagged into clicking on more and more :uhuh:
There were a number of them "older models" that I drove :peace: I like the appearance of the 50's Cab overs from Chevy, Ford and even Dodge was into that game.
My pick for ugliest:
Attachment 39999
A little on the Chevy COE of the 50's---it was a Model 5100 and had a 261 CI 6 cylinder engine that was rated around 140 HP as I recall. That was the biggest engine Chevy made and it was not available with anything else. It was said that with a loaded trailer (48,000 GVW), similar to the photo below, that on a hard grade you had to spit on the road to see of you were moving :rolleyes2
I think they had three cylinders under the hood and three under a dog house in the cab.
It looks like most of it is under the floor...This one had the original engine replaced with a newer 235 CI...:drive:...Ben
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3yB8Z1-Ow8
So much for memory hey, I envisioned a raised dog house:shrug:
I don't want to be accused of leaving out the fan favorite brand in this mob, so here is a Ford COE in progress...:clap:...Ben
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATxIOjo2vjw
That Ford COE is going to be gorgeous once completed.
Hunter
i don't even know what to call this thing, he refers to it as "double dually mutt truck". he's got a bunch of odd looking vehicles around.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQrDwOWLQB4
That "Low Buck Garage" guy seems practical in mixing historic parts with working (& cheap) replacements.
Hunter
i agree and he's entertaining. did you see what he did with his zj to get the 5spd to work?:hehe:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZqg...yq2pD&index=14
Enjoy :hatoff: