Brocky

Yes Paul, That is another Yank term for the hand trailer application valve on the steering column. Again another of the Yank vs Aussie variance in names for stuff that I touched on in another post!!

That would depend on if it had a PTO pump mounted?? The shift lever wear is probably because all were short trips!! Probably not into 5th that often??

Paul, Yes it is one of the MANY variations of the mother English language!!! Up here a Combine is so named because it combined the processes of the reaper which cut and bundled the grain with the stationary grain threshing machine. If you call your grain planting machine a combine, it is maybe because it both plants the seed and fertilizes it at the same time? We call it a drill as it has discs and tubes to place the seed properly in the ground.. Up here we can also plant grass seed at the same time if using the grain crop as a cover crop. Many More: Bonnet=hood, Boot=trunk, guard=fender, Paddock= lot or pasture, shed= barn or garage, Pommy=English!!! Yank=American I could go on and on!! Our trip Down Under in 2015 was very educational!!!

I remember the pull type bagger combines also. In 1957 one of our neighbors was in the Agri-trucking business and bought a Massey Harris self propelled combine with about a 10-12 foot header and corn picker/sheller to go with his 1956-57 Chevy 10500 with a 16 foot grain body and overhead over the cab for hay. In the spring he hauled lime and fertilizer, then grain all over, hay to the horse race tracks, and coal out of the Scranton PA area back to our houses.

If you need it I have the contact info for a place in Winston Salem NC for rebuilt Hydrovac's Dug in file: BEPCO Winston Salem NC 336-760-0740 do not see a website?? Try Google??

Paul, I like your brown and cream paint job.. In the mid 80's Chevy/GMC had a 2 tone scheme similar on their pickup trucks.

Tom, Thank you for all the pictures and excellent explanation of your fantastic work!!

A VERY good job!! Your man who made it for you must have had a lot of patience also!!! It took me a minute to figure out what the vertical sliders were in the back corners.. Did The L model only have exhaust louver type vents?? Does the air inlet come thru the heater system? Do those sliding doors seal well enough to prevent heat loss??? Are you adding AC??

Red Horse, Even though the suction line is normally a vacuum line, if you put 5 PSI of pressure in the tank the suction line "should" leak/seep??

Vlad Thanks!! I will start to do my homework on old topics..

I have reached my picture posting limit.. So I now have to use Postimage to post pictures here.. It is a free website.. Be sure to click on thumbnails for forums and then the blue box on the right hand end. https://postimages.org/

We always enjoy pictures of your countryside!! Whether on a truck retrieval run or just a Bike / car ride.. I have forwarded you earlier topics pictures to my son-in-law who is 2nd generation Ukrainian. That wrecker looks like a cross between what we call a roll back and a ramped low boy trailer, with an under axle lift mounted on the back?? Got some more pictures of it???

Good start on the pictures.. Lets see more of the museum!! Did you get all your equipment home OK??

The last 50 Brockways went to Iran for oil field work. These were ordered before the strike and Mack had to complete the order. They were Assembled by management people in a Miami FL warehouse.

I am thinking that the 300 series Brockways had the shutters behind the radiator also????

Most of today's bumper ends are now plastic, rubber, or fiberglass which will not bite into a tire like steel.

Try Bub Warren in Amarillo TX 806-374-3056 or lilyellowbus37@gmail.com

Paul, Yes that last picture is a Scout.. Not sure if it is factory or home built/modified with the loss of the doors and roof to sportorize it with the canvas top??

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Swishman, YES basically they are, BUT at times they are too close to get good individual pictures although plenty of room to walk around the trucks.. Jeff over on the JOT site is better at getting individual pictures than I am.. Here are a few overall pictures. I could not get the pictures to come up with Postimage but I did a link to them come thru. You will have to click on the link then each picture to bring them to full size. https://postimg.cc/gallery/SXxt2zS

NO.. The C model used the L model cab.. The N model used the Budd / Ford style cab.

Sorry I did not make the picture.. Did not realize there was going to be one as I was offline after Tues PM..

You are correct on the Compfovision being stamped by Chicago Cab Co. The IH Compfovision cab that Diamond T used was slightly different in the cab mount area as they assembled them at the DT plant whereas everybody else bought the assembled cab from IH.

Will see you there.. Look for my little DT under the tree across from registration.

Good Work!!!