REOGasMackDiesel

Apparently the only tach used in military trucks have multifuel and diesel engines. Was there any civilian REO trucks that had a mechanical tach ? ! Or An electric one that runs off 24 volts ? ! Apparently my M48 is 24 volt start and 24 volt run instead of 24 volt start and 12 volt run as I thought it was. Mike

Looks like a Mack/Volvo hybrid, Mack grill area but Volvo head lights and wheel wells . . . Mike

Oh in sure if it came to the states Fiat would badge it as a Dodge/Ram of some kind I bet. Mike

They had lots of trucks parked there, One of the employee's was a wheel of time member and owned several old vintage rigs from time to time. They also used to have a vintage GMC big block V6 truck there too. Mike

Glad they got the truck found and returned, I had a Studebaker stolen from me and they scrapped it. They gave an expired ID at the scrapper saddly the truck had been destroyed ! ;o( ! It was a fairly easy bust ! They got a years probation and had to pay me for the amount I was out ! Not the full collector value of it at the time of destruction ! Just what I paid for it ! They are off probation in a few months and haven't got a dime yet ;o( I really hate thieves ! ! Mike

The M123 series 10ton tractor was a beast of a truck for sure. Mike

Very cool looking trucks, Some of the conventional's looked like the ol'Dodges to me though ! Mike

First few look like fire-truck's me sorry they really do ;o) Mike

Very nice looking trucks ;o) Mike

I like manual transmissions better myself Mike

Oil looks decent, Coolant is a pink-ish color ? ! Never seen pink coolant before anyone else ? Truck was owned by JK-Hackel transport for several decades so I'm sure this REO truck got 15w-40 oil of some kind and whatever coolant these newer rigs are running these days. Oil change and coolant flush is on the list of things to do ;o) Mike

Today I ran it a good hour instead of 15min, only seems to warm up about halfway and stops heating up. Idles fine no smoke at idle after 5 min idling, but give it some throttle and bring the revs up for a few seconds and it rolls blue ish white smoke. Maybe I need to keep reved up and see if it clears out after few min at higher revs next time ? ! It smells like engine oil, Maybe I should change the oil next go around ? ! Mike

I have a 1953 REO 6by my wife bought me for my last birthday. Truck has spent and great deal of time sitting or running in place. Its 60yrs old and has about 2,500 miles on it according to the odo and paper work. I got it last fall so it only been ran for a total of 4 times twice before winter and twice now after winter. Seem to smoke a bit blue-ish smoke so oil. I was hope after a few runnings it would clear up, So far I'm not sure it will maybe it needs more run time on it. It don't smoke at idle its once you rev it up it smokes. Parts seem limited for the REO-331 I6 gold comet engine, oil change and tune up stuff can be found yet. Starters, generators, fuel pumps, and carb kits are around. Engine rebuild stuff seems all obsolete. Not sire what oil has been ran through it over the years but I'm guess cheap crap. Fires right up and runs great like a low mileage engine. Holds fantastic oil pressure 58psi idle and 63psi reved up. Run it some more ? Change out the oil ? Try not to worry about and drive it ? Mike

I was just curious as to how they sold million mile trucks if they cut them all up. So they cut them up age XX years old, If said unit hits a million before the set age of XX years it can be sold off ? ! Mike

How can they what's cut up ? ! Please explain I'm stupid I guess ? ! Mike