jaysm35a2 Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 Well , I'm half way through chapter two if the Sleeper B that was found. This is chapter 1 - http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/index.php?showtopic=14154I took a old 6x6 over to pull out the B61 , didn't happen. It looked like I dug in beach sand. So option 2 showed up 2 hours later. We winched and steered Blue Beauty onto the roll back for the trip home. I had to pull the B61 straight onto the tralier with the 6x6. The old IH has to stop on the way here to changed the fuel filter as it was bogging down pretty bad. I'm going to start cleaning it out later on today after it cools off some. Enjoy the pictures. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/14505-57-sleeper-b-chapter-2/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantom309 Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 You sure don't see many sleeper cab B models. It'll be a chore to get it road worthy but it should be really neat when it's done.Good luck and keep posting pictures. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/14505-57-sleeper-b-chapter-2/#findComment-57984 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Very rare animal this day and age. Sure looks like the cab is mostly complete and everything is there to use as panel parts if they need remade. Should be a very interesting project. I like challenge myself, so it should be entertaining. Keep us posted on your progress.Rob Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/14505-57-sleeper-b-chapter-2/#findComment-57989 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysm35a2 Posted June 23, 2010 Author Share Posted June 23, 2010 I bought the truck for Paul Van Scott. I bought it and Paul paid me back and he will be restoring it. Im glad its going to a good home also. The cab is all there just has some bad rust in spots but im going to finish cleaning it out today. It was held down by about 100 miles of bryers from where I pulled it out. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/14505-57-sleeper-b-chapter-2/#findComment-58018 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwmindy Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 I bought the truck for Paul Van Scott. I bought it and Paul paid me back and he will be restoring it. Im glad its going to a good home also. The cab is all there just has some bad rust in spots but im going to finish cleaning it out today. It was held down by about 100 miles of bryers from where I pulled it out.Cool. Paul is going to do the restoration on my H model & my trailer for a promo truck... so, by comparison, the H suddenly looks in good shape!p.s. Paul has been great to work with... (sorry Paul, had to leave at least a little plug for you...) Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/14505-57-sleeper-b-chapter-2/#findComment-58021 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Hey jay, glad to see this one get saved! not many sleepers around anymore! looks like its gonna be an uphill battle,but in the end i think it will be worth the effort no matter who puts the time in!..............Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/14505-57-sleeper-b-chapter-2/#findComment-58035 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanscottbuilders Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 I think the idea here was to save the old integral sleeper from an unpleasant death. A big part of this hobby for me is the preservation of unique American history. For sixty years or so, we had a trucking industry in this country unlike any other in the world! Indeed, the OTR trucker was the very definition of independence and American determination. And the old trucks were legendary in their capability. Although it is possible that one or two of those old stories might have been blown a little out of proportion! Great fun to listen to, nonetheless. Rather than selling the old iron to China to be turned into worthless trinkets, I like the idea of making the vehicles usable, and using them in a variety of ways, including using them as promotional tools for all sorts of businesses. In a nutshell, that is the "Mission Statement" for our litle Fishers Truck Company. This integral sleeper cab is fairly rare, and certainly deserves another chance at a useful life.Jay has been a great help in putting the deal together and getting the old girl out of the weeds and to a better place. Without his effort, we probably wouldn't have saved this truck.It is my intention to bring the truck home and, hopefully, sell it to someone with a full restoration. Prior to bringing the truck all the way to upstate New York, I would consider selling it "as is, where is", if someone here were serious about tackling a pretty rare project. This isn't going to be an easy project, but the truck is fairly complete and pretty solid.So, if someone wants the truck, please contact me here on BMT and we can talk about it.Paul Van Scott Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/14505-57-sleeper-b-chapter-2/#findComment-58058 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysm35a2 Posted June 24, 2010 Author Share Posted June 24, 2010 Well said, And to help I can send pictures or show it or whatever Paul needs. It would have torn me up to see it hauled to the scrap yard. No kidding, it was going to be on the way within the week. They had already had a chain on it and started to pull some of the junk out of the cab. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/14505-57-sleeper-b-chapter-2/#findComment-58059 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phase 1 Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 As Rob said, it would be a challenge. Maybe you could pick up a better B. Then you would only have to restore the cab from this one. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/14505-57-sleeper-b-chapter-2/#findComment-58287 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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