JTFormula

That thing is also listed in the NJ and NY CL for sometime as well. I think they are missing their target audience by a few thousand miles.

I think this thread will help you that was just posted in the antique area

Or "How can I illegally drive through PA without getting caught?"

Hey is this the guy I emailed from Craigslist? Check out the other post with the link to the L cab on Craigslist. http://worcester.craigslist.org/pts/3315436233.html (Fixed link)

I showed a picture if this thing to one of the old school trucker guys I know. He was so pumped up he asked when do we go an get it. Lol. Everyone seems to want to go out there. Too bad he sold his L9000 dump and trailer I said to him. He could have gone to get it for me. Nice thing is he offered to give me a hand with it. He remembers those trucks very well.

Tom what are you doing with the B you have and the one with the sleeper you were buying?

Where's Vlad for this? Fellow Russian modeler.

There was an L9000 single axle tractor in NJ for sale for $2500 I thought about flipping.

I am really impressed. Good job you two! So when it's done what are you going to do with it since its going to be a few years before you can legally drive it?

That's determination! Sounds like a real PITA to do by yourself but you got it done.

I don't think I need anymore convincing. I will save it and see what I have once I get it back to my shop. One way or another its going to a good home.

I would say early Sunday morning.

I had seen that one too. Too rich for my wallet but cool truck.

For me it's the act of saving something like this where the joy comes from. If its more than I can handle at least I know that I can market the truck much better than this guy and it will go onto someone who will save it. I don't expect to make money on the truck. At this moment, it's a rescue mission. I tell all my customers don't buy a project, buy something done or mostly done. I never listen to myself. Mike ok but it's Sunday the 4th.

Hooters Casino is still running in Vegas but I think that's going under soon too. That place was WT heaven. Almost looked like a Howard Johnson's with a handful of table games and slots in the first floor. Rooms are cheap and the wings are good.

Mike it's going to be one Sunday, possibly Nov 4th. TBone said he'd help out with his IH and trailer to pick it up. Road trip! I had the weirdest dream last night. I restored the truck to a charcoal gray body, black fenders, red frame and was pulling a period correct 28' flatbed also painted red with mint wood decking. I have to stop eating BBQ ribs so close to bed time. It's giving me delusions of grandeur.

If Ken can check it out and get pictures the only thing left for me to figure out is what Sunday to take the drive. Tomorrow is out and the following Sunday maybe not work either.

Darn cool kid!

Man you can make one hell of a rice Krispy treat on that thing

I am well aware of the differences between trying to restore a Mustang over a Mack but I welcome the challenge, at least right now I do. Plus with the help from this website I wont be completely in the dark. I don't have an indoor place to store it so it will always be outside. I am not planning on a frame off restoration either. I don't have the wallet for that. My plan would be to get it running first, then hopefully in driving condition. Cosmetics are the last thing I will be worried about. I wouldn't care if I have to drive it in the crusty goodness it is now - Rat Rod style! I will try to do as much as I can myself. I used to be a mechanic and I always said that if someone else can do it, why can't I. The only difference is they have previous knowledge so I have the learning curve. If there is something I can't do, I know a diesel tech who said he will help out and he wont charge an arm and a leg. To be honest, I think its because the truck has just been sitting for 20 years unloved for so long, I think I just need to save it. Ken - I would really appreciate it if you could get some additional pictures and give it a once over for me. I trust you have a better idea of what to look for more than myself. If there is some way you can see if the motor is stuck or free, that would really help in my decision. If you need the sellers phone number, I can PM it to you. Thanks to everyone for helping out in this matter. If I was 10 years younger I would have already bought it and figured out what to do with it after.

As most of you have or have not seen, I have been half assed looked for a hobby truck to buy to play around with. I've seen some other trucks for sale (R models, GMC's, Internationals, Etc.) but the truck I really want to grab is a B61. This was posted in the for sale section by farmer52 with the link to Craigslist. http://altoona.craig...3315265915.html I emailed for pictures and talked to the kid last night. It sounds like a pretty solid truck but has been sitting for 15-20 years. He thinks there is a engine issue which is the reason why it was parked because it wasn't running right. He doesn't know if it was a injector issue, plug or cylinder issue or who knows what. The turn signal and the window was shot out with a .22 but the rest is all there. On the cab corner there is some rot and the drivers floor may need some repair due to the window being missing for a while. The tank is still good, not soft. Tires are original and dry rotted. Price is $1,000 which seems cheap even though its has needs. The downfall is the truck is 5 hours from me in PA and I don't have the luxury to drive out just to check it out. The kid also seems to be a little reluctant to get more pictures as he put it in a text message to me "The pictures aren't good enough but I'm not going to get any more it's a waste of gas and have been run around with tire kickers" - Being in the auto sales business, I know what he is going through. So being that I have not owned any large truck before and I am itching to buy some kind of hobby truck, what would be your professional (well more like unprofessional on this site) opinions on trying to get this thing? Body or interior work doesn't scare me but mechanically I am at a disadvantage. The old car guy part of me says save it, the practical side says you have no idea what you doing, and the cheap ass side of me says where are you going to find another single axle 5th wheel b61 for a $1k? The other part of me says just save this thing, drag it back to my shop and if its over my head, try to sell to someone who can save it, and if I am lucky make a couple hundred bucks for my time. One of the guys here said he might help me with hauling it back to NJ so that is one hurdle but I think the engine thing has me holding off a tad. The seller doesn't even know if the motor turns or not as he never tried. So where do I go from here? I respect the opinions of you guys. Buy it and see what happens or back off because it has a lot of needs for a novice?

Mike, I am with you, Pickers is the best show. I don't care of some of that crap is scripted. Its not all yelling and angry BS. Just piles of crap in the middle of no where. Now thats heaven!

Nope, you have seemed to grasp the obvious that so many lack the intelligence to figure out on there own. But ol' Bill is still good for a punch line, very much like this lame ass president.

The family drama started out as scripted with all the yelling but turned more real and the distain Paul jr had for his father became real. I met Sr at a 4th of July party one of my clients invited me to a few years ago. Paul SR was one if his customers . The guy was super nice and genuine. It's a shame that TV and fame can ruin a family and we watch it on the boob tube for entertainment without seeing the pain it causes behind the scenes.