Freightrain

So far this morning, still has 80# in it. Didn't drop overnight, I'm leaving it til the weekend. Looks like a keeper. I'd really like an alum tank, but getting it to Ohio? I wonder if the OD is the same as my steel tank, so it would work in my brackets? Al: It won't be polished like that per say(until I get it-they don't offer polishing on sq tanks), but I gave them a full drawing of my stock tank and they are going off it. Their picture on the website was a near perfect match. I wanted round tanks, like a B tank, but they don't offer a step in it like original. I was going to fudge it with a smaller tank and use std strap steps like I've seen on a few B models. Looks okay. Then I started to add up the price of everything and I decided to stay with square tanks. I got some money burning a hole in my pocket, just not THAT much! BTW, my steel tanks are pretty bad shape. The drivers side is leaking again, I've patched them both up a few times in the last 15 yrs. It's time to upgrade. I asked them if they would make the main body out of diamond plate so it would match my genset box and rear fenders. They said they couldn't do it. I thought one of the old High Point trucks had diamond plate tanks on it and it looked nice.

Well, I took the control valve off the orange tank and installed it on the other tank. I installed a pressure gauge in one of the other fittings in the tank. I filled it up to about 80# of pressure and marked the gauge with a sharpie. We will see if tomorrow where the pressure is. I did not plug the inlet side of the valve, I'm relying solely on the check valve to see if it is up to snuff.

The orange tank is about 15 yrs old. I'm not using that one. Glenn, that was my thought. I need to make a plate with a hook to be able to powder coat it anyway, so I was going to seal it and test it.

Well, parts are starting to accumulate. I made a trip Sunday morning and picked this up: Complete take off from a late model truck(likely a CCX truck from the color). I have a tank already, but needed the mounts, so Bubba gave me a whole set up this time. Includes valve and glad hand hook up to charge it. I got it stripped apart and will have the mounts sandblasted and powder coated black. The straps will be silver. I'm going to use the other tank as it is in slightly better shape. The tank will be coated silver to match my new aluminum fuel tanks.

WOT had some michigan special pictures a few months ago. A crackerbox with 13 axles. Likely more noise then speed!

How did we EVER move so much weight with so LITTLE power?? They can't do it without 600 hp today.

Dogbilt?

They did mine for $300. Surfaced, new lining on the disc. Shipping extra(this stuff is HEAVY). Like 3 day turnaround. This of course was a single disc. No one around here deals with this old stuff anymore. Someone here posted this place and I called them. Nice people.

I wish my B model cab was squared off! I'm liking that pleated material. My old cardboard headliner is in such sad shape I don't think I could get it all stuck back together to cover it with that pleated material? If I had more room to work I might be able to "form" some new cardboard and put material on it and do it in sections of sort.

Wonder if the bearing issues was from how bad you lugged it around at low rpm?

DW Clutch did a great job rebuilding mine. DWClutch.com

I don't even know what model I have. Got it the same time I got my starter and batteries. One wire unit, works fine. I reused the existing bracket, just spaced the alternator to line up and re engineered the slide bracket for adjustment. Pretty simple. Then all you have to do is switch the wires on the back of the AMP meter.

Interesting topic. I had the heads off my 237 last spring. I've wondered if it is good to retorque the heads and go through the valves at 5K miles like the motor books mentions. Since mine is just a toy it doesn't see the long term running a working truck sees. But still, for maintenance the old books state to do this.

I dodged most of those bullets. Had the coughing crap the first week of January, missed on the flu stuff. Lucky me.

Well, just an advertising shot, not per say the Superliner posted by the OP.

Here's a working shot of the crane. Not fully extended though.

Friend already bought one a bout a year ago. Pretty solid unit and was cheap.

Go figure. The real drivers of today don't want that "automated" crap driving the car for them. I've wondered if that automatic braking is available on a stick shift car? Of course that narrows it down to less the 1 percent of the "target" customers.

Finding an R model with round tanks around here is hens teeth. The tanks on most of the later model stuff is 26" or larger and that is the issue I have. Those are too big.

B model tanks are not are large as other newer trucks. I suppose I could make do, but I figure I wanted to do it "right". I'm also trying to keep it simple. If I could have another year to scrounge up parts and make it work but I'm trying to do it all in a couple months. I've been patching a leak in the drivers tank for 2 years now. I want to get rid of it for good. I've priced used tanks at local truck yard. But they are a few inches larger in diameter and by the time I hang them on the truck they will be near scraping the ground. At least they would look like it to me. I know, I'm being picky.

I just spoke to Paul at Alumitank yesterday. I'm going to supply them a drawing of my old square tanks. They'll make production drawing for me to approve, then about 5 days I'll have two new tanks. I tried to get them to make the tanks from diamond plate, that way it matches my rear fenders and genset box on the truck. They say that is not possible. Oh well, it was worth asking. I remember seeing a B model with diamond plate tanks, but that was many years ago and who knows who made them. I wanted to put round tanks on the truck, but the added cost(about $1K) for brackets is out of the budget. I could fab up some of it, but time will run short before I get that all done. The square tanks will bolt right back on after I blast/paint my old brackets.

Wow...nice. That's a LOT of truck!

Same place, different driver.............

I'll sell you a running 673 for $750!

Looks pretty solid Mark!! Nice. Now, you need Tom's mixer to really get your start in the construction business!!! (see how I did that Tom..........I'm looking out for ya).