1961H67

Ok I’ll give the pictures a try, Thankfully the wild fires haven’t been close to us, I hauled some equipment down to the NC/TN line Where I 40 is washed out Monday and the side of the mountain was burning, it rained Wednesday so hopefully that helps. I’m going to try to bring something to the Dark Corner Show, we are making some progress,warm weather will help!

I finally got some NOS headlights, I took them apart to paint them, it was like looking in a Time Machine, cloth wiring, perfect! I have the door panels on and the window glass in and working, hopefully I can get it ready to make the show at the NC Transportation Museum on May 10th . ( I can’t post any pictures, it tells me the file exceeds 26.44 kb , I’ve tried to reduce the size but it still says it’s too big? Any suggestions? )

I may be wrong but I think I remember seeing some trucks in the Keystone Truck & Tractor Museum a couple months ago with 24 “ inch wheels. Tube type. But can’t ever remember seeing a 26.5 tubeless . If anyone knows what is still available it would be the staff at Keystone .

The bottom of the footing is about 4 feet below water level, with rebar tied up to the abutments, we channeled the water down as deep as we could and used pumps to keep the water from seeping in .

I installed my left window glass in the LJ Friday, nice weather for February. Then early Saturday morning 7 volunteers from an organization called Hope Mill showed up and helped My Son and Me set the beams and flooring for our bridge to our shop! A LOT of work in one day! Great group of volunteers! I have some pictures but for some reasons it keeps showing files are too big???

That’s a good start!

Thank You, when I get my door panels on and the window glass in I’ll be ready to install the headliner i got from you, I showed it to a friend of mine who has a upholstery shop, he’s going to help me with the trim, I also painted the corner vent slides and the metal trim for the center of the roof.

A nice warm day, one step closer .

Took the forms down today, we are going to let it cure for a week or so, before we start setting the beams. I bought a complete bridge and hauled it in ( it was a NC state road bridge) . The shop is for our business, we occasionally work on customers trucks, but mostly ours that we haul equipment with.and usually there’s an antique project in the corner. Thanks for the compliments , I’ve learned a lot from some of the guys on this site and have personally seen some of their work that’s amazing!

It got warm enough today that I put a coat of primer on my inside door panels, hoping to paint them soon and install the windows . Making progress on the bridge to the shop, cement poured, hopefully we can set beams next week. It will be SO NICE to get back in our shop!

Getting ready for warm weather, hopefully I can roll with the interior when it warms up. Got some material for the bridge and some volunteers pitching in with labor and concrete, then hopefully by summer start rebuilding the shop. Slow going with the weather.

I’ve seen a few pictures of HO-JO stuff in the 60s but nothing from the early 50s ,, Thanks for the pic. That’s getting closer!

I’m still very curious about the color of this truck, I’ve never seen a color photograph of it,, it has some of the similar schemes as mine?

I took 2 more inside door panels to get lightly sand blasted to replace my original ones that got washed under the truck during the flood and bent double, I tried straightening them but I couldn’t get the ribbing straight. So anyway now moving forward with another set, also found a set of NOS headlights but haven’t picked them up yet from a friend a few hours away ( I was nervous about him shipping them, My luck they would get bent no matter how carefully he packaged them) . D-Day fixed me up with a headliner that he had, cut from a original pattern with original type material ! The guy that redid my seats checked it out and said it would work out great. Hopefully when the weather gets warmer I can make some more progress.

I’m with you on a B cab being cramped. I think it was because of durability , the door seems to be tighter after years of use. Maybe that’s why the LJSWX-D with the hard nose has the 3 hinges, stiffer suspension shakes the cab more?

Thanks for the reply, I’ve always wondered about the rime or reason for skipping around installing the 3rd hinge. I once thought it was an upgrade because they would break the top hinge on a 2 hinge setup and it was added in the later trucks ,, Also a H Model uses the same door and I’ve never seen a 3rd on a HModel . All B73s I’ve seen have a 3rd hinge. Maybe an option on pre 1955 or so. I met a fellow in Macungie years ago who worked on the line when the Cs we’re being built and he said they were just a bandaid bridge from a B to the R and used L cab, B fenders . They made the hood and top radiator tank, interesting conversation. Now that I’m curious about the 3rd hinge maybe someone has some factory information.

That’s a good bit of information! I have a question, I have a 51 LJ , 55 LTH and a 65 C600, All L cabs of course, C has the 3rd door hinges. I noticed the 2 brochures they sent you for the LJSWX-D one shows a 3rd hinge the other only 2 . Any one have some good history on the 3rd hinge ( which in my opinion is a good idea)

I’ll keep an eye out for one.

I’ve seen several on Facebook marketplace, I usually keep my search set on a 250 mile radius from Western NC . I have been looking for a mid 90s CH ( non setback axle ) so I have searched a lot in the area, I’ll send you the info if I see something you might be interested in.

Wow I love looking at those build sheets! They have sent me the copies for all my Mack’s ! I’m glad you actually got to hold the original one for your truck.

My opinion on that truck is ,, it’s a piece of history, updated for the next task, several times over!

My 1951 LJ has the Vin number stamped on the right rear of the frame, above the spring hanger. Great find!

Thanks Bob , it opened up, I’ll go through that it looks interesting.

My Son, Grandson & Me took a road trip today,, The Black LTL has a E9 , The Red is a LTH ,,, Beautiful Trucks. Keystone Truck & Tractor Museum, Near Richmond VA .

That looks like a lot of work,, I kinda like seeing stuff like that, Not many people know what a H Model is , it’s better to butcher that cab than go to the scrap yard.