85snowdog

You could sell that pic to Hallmark . Would make a great Christmas Card .

Thanks for sharing the story and the truck . Sorry for your loss. And he's 100 % right on the truck driver and trucker. It seems we have a lot of drivers now but very few "truckers" . The truckers have either retired, passed away or quit because they are tired of how the industry has changed. O.... and I used to have a pic on my wall of a cabover International just like Troys . They were my favourite cabover.

I agree with you on the spokes Bob. Couldn't have been too many like that .

Thanks very much for the link. I will reach out to them . I had been told all the records were gone for the Canadian built Internationals. Hopefully, they may know something .

Well its taken me along time to give an update. But here we go .Sorry for the wait 😀 I did lots of polishing , some painting and some fixing . Can you believe that it needed a lower rad hose and the International dealer could still look up the part number and FIND it . I couldn't believe it . I've had it to some shows and was able to find one of the previous owners . He had it in the 90's and had a fertilizer tender on it . Thats why it had a hydraulic tank and pump. I still don't know who bought it originally . So its still a mystery why it was spec'd the way it was . The trans works good and the transmission retarder works amazing. Thanks again to everyone that helped me figure it out . Other than keep history alive it doesn't really have a purpose. But I love starting it up and cruising around a bit in it . Takes me back to a very simple time.

I found this interesting and immediately recognized those latches from R model internationals. Last winter my friend and I restored a 1955 R170, and another interesting thing was the outside push door handles were exactly the same as my R model Macks . So he bought 2 new ones from PAI and they bolted right on . No modifications were needed .

I realize this won't help you because you don't have a stamped engine tag. But looking at the tags I posted for you , I noticed the 300 4 valve was an EM6-300L. I knew the M was for maxidyne, but didn't realize they would have still have them in 88. And the L at the end had me really confused . So I looked in my books and came up with this . I found it interesting so wanted to share.

I got some more pics to either help or confuse . Hopefully help These tags are on the 350 engine , Pump Turbo Looks like the model is S4A-008 and these tags are on the 300 pump Turbo Looks like it may say the model is S3A 009 I noticed the tag on the block of the 350 says initial injection timing is 20 and the tag on the pump said the same . And the tag for the 300 said 21 and that was on the 300 pump.

This was an interesting question. I have both here, so I went to see if I could find any easy differences between them . The only thing I could see was the turbo was bigger on the 350 . I never thought to look at the injector pump , like Bob White mentioned. I can do that though. I can't see the truck leaving the factory without the tag marked properly , so maybe it is a rebuild of some type . I attached pics of my engine tags and pics of the turbos Not sure if it will help or confuse things more 😀 This is the 350 turbo in a 1986 RD This is the 300 turbo in a 1988 DM

I was lucky enough to get one. Ive had it for 3 years now . Take it to truck shows and almost every Sunday morning you will find me cruising somewhere with a smile on my face from ear to ear . The town it came from keeps in touch and even sent me pics of it when in service . I have never owned a new truck , but a retired firetruck is as close as you can come . The maintenance is impeccable . So run it for a bit . If after a bit you decide to change it , I am sure everyone will still be happy because it hasn't been cut up and the parts sent around the world . My ride . 1987 S1900 , DT466 , 5 speed , 2 speed rear . I love hot rods and trucks. So I added the flames ...... Now I have both. 😀 O , and the trophies on the bumper are from a show I was at .

Congrats on the new ride !! I love it being a Ford and who doesn't like a firetruck 😀 Looks in great shape and I'm sure the firefighters that once used it will be happy its having a good retirement in your care. Have fun with it . And keep posting pics . Lol ,I have been following that truck for a bit . Just didn't realize it was yours .

Welcome to BMT. You will learn a lot from these guys. I certainly have. They have helped me with my Macks and Internationals. I don't stop by very often now. Work and life has me so busy ,I haven't been able to work on my projects. I wasn't going to reply to this because I'm from north of Toronto ,Ontario, Canada. So I figured you were along way away. Well a quick map search and you are way closer than I thought. I Have a 1979 JC rear load ,tandem float. Its solid. needs a wood deck . $ 3500 bucks I will message you my phone # . If your interested , give me a shout . If crossing the border would be a hassle ,and your not interested, I totally understand. I can't download a pic . If your interested I can text or e-mail pics to you .

The only thing I've been able to find out for sure is it had a drilling rig on the back in 1999. But I don't know if the drilling rig went on it when the truck was new, or something afterward. Interesting that the loadstar looks like a big beast when its sitting by itself . But when its parked beside the R700 it looks like a little toy.

Just wanted to thank everyone for the help. I now know exactly what my trans is , and how it works 😀 . Thanks again . Roadway hit the nail on the head for my trans . Its a MT- 40. And the owners manual that Bobwhite posted was exactly what I had been searching for. I also posted a pic of the inside of the frame to show the smaller 9 inch frame inside the 14.5 inch outside frame .

I really like that . Old GM's and Chevs are always on my radar . There has been some old low milage firetrucks , that body style around here that I have wanted to buy. Unfortunately , they are more $$$ than the budget will allow. Is the dash the same as our north American C60's just reversed for driving on the right ?