RFCDrum Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 So this is my main truck we use everyday. It was ordered from Deluxe Sales in Hackensack, NJ in 87. It is a International S1954 with a DTA466 (240-245 hp) with a Brake systems(formerly Williams) Blue Ox guillotine exhaust brake, Fuller RT6613 trans, 12,000 Spicer front with one extra leaf, 21,000 Spicer rear 4,44 ratio with 30,000 springs added. 11r22.5 rubber going to 12r22,5 on front soon. The body is a Amthors from Walden NY with a side lift gate 3,000lb. These are pics from over the years. I will post a recent one when I go up to Blue Beacon in Maybrook NY to get it washed. Cheers, Rob 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30144-my-main-truck/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Nice "Binder"! Interesting body on it. Multi-use,huh? Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30144-my-main-truck/#findComment-167442 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted February 24, 2013 Author Share Posted February 24, 2013 Yea it's gone through some changes over the years. It's heavy the body is all 1/4 inch. She weighs 19,000 empty. Both sides of the body used to be removable sides. Now just the passenger side. Never took the other side off. Made it all solid now. I used to have two sets of gated too. all small and all big. Three gates on passenger side are removable for plants and pallets. We do a lot of jobs with wheelbarrows so the lift gate comes in handy. The hoist is a Omaha Standard dual piston/scisso with power up and down. The only thing I'm kicking myself on is we should of bit the bullet and paid the 12% FET and went with a more municipal spec and went a little heavier with the axles. Also a locking rear, bigger fuel tank and six spokes on the Daytons. Cheers, Robert Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30144-my-main-truck/#findComment-167447 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTFormula Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Nice flat nose IH. I dig those things. Looks like a really clean unit Quote ~ JT Burkard ~ AKA Sweaty Mackwww.jtresto.com www.wickedreputation.netwww.jonathanthomasmotorcars.com Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30144-my-main-truck/#findComment-167448 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Very nice. It obvious that it's been well cared for. Quote Jim Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30144-my-main-truck/#findComment-167449 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted February 24, 2013 Author Share Posted February 24, 2013 Green Dash I will never get rid of her. Just did an out of frame 2 years ago with the Ag Kits. Very happy with how she runs. Just keep rebuilding her. Cheers, Rob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30144-my-main-truck/#findComment-167450 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Nice truck,and i agree, DT-466 is a damn good engine,we had 8 new IH straight jobs at Atlas when i worked there with similar specs. last i heard all bu two are still in use today....................................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30144-my-main-truck/#findComment-167454 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted February 24, 2013 Author Share Posted February 24, 2013 New Internationals are terrible. This truck was a bit of a trend setter back in the day. Nobody had anything like this in Bergen County. Yea some guys had some big regular dumps but nothing like this. Was a lot of money back then, $56,000.00 comes to mind. I have the original invoice somewhere. Now your looking at 80 to 100 grand. Cheers, Rob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30144-my-main-truck/#findComment-167458 Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Yea it's gone through some changes over the years. It's heavy the body is all 1/4 inch. She weighs 19,000 empty. Both sides of the body used to be removable sides. Now just the passenger side. Never took the other side off. Made it all solid now. I used to have two sets of gated too. all small and all big. Three gates on passenger side are removable for plants and pallets. We do a lot of jobs with wheelbarrows so the lift gate comes in handy. The hoist is a Omaha Standard dual piston/scisso with power up and down. The only thing I'm kicking myself on is we should of bit the bullet and paid the 12% FET and went with a more municipal spec and went a little heavier with the axles. Also a locking rear, bigger fuel tank and six spokes on the Daytons. Cheers, RobertI hear ya,Robert! I have an S-1654 (ex U-Haul)Lo-Pro. I am looking at putting different hubs or wheels on it (for bigger rubber).The thing is screamin' at 55 mph! Got a 7.3 n/a, 4.33 rear in it and direct in 5th Spicer.Have a 3 speed Spicer aux. for it. Thinking that the taller rubber might help out.Thats another project,though! 1 Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30144-my-main-truck/#findComment-167461 Share on other sites More sharing options...
607t1173 Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 I have always liked the little S series DT combination, the first one I ever drove with the 6613 trans, I tried to split the gears, and I might add with no success.. It caused me to get into an argument with the salesman, with him telling me that I didn't know how to shift it, and me telling him that" I had backed up more miles than he had driven forward" and I D----- Well knew how to shift a 13 spd. I left that lot feeling a whole lot humbler, and a whole lot smaller, after learning what a 6613 really was.But I still like those little S series and have bought several brand new and always gotten good service from them except for one that dropped a valve the second day after we put it in service. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30144-my-main-truck/#findComment-167462 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted February 24, 2013 Author Share Posted February 24, 2013 j hancock the rear has never went. The trans is original just changed it to synthetic years ago. Like you said just maintenance and things wearing out but that;s pretty much it. In fact almost bought a Ford originally but was too much money. Then had a deal going for a GMC Brigadier from Roches Garage in Callicoon NY with a 6v92 and a 10 speed. Backed out when they couldn't supply a frame to suit a 16ft body and they were going to cut and re attach frame. Wasn't comfortable with that. International was our third choice as up to 86 they only had the DT466 at 210hp. 87 was when they came out with the DTA which had the air to air on it which sold us. I didn't want the truck to be a dog. Cheers, Rob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30144-my-main-truck/#findComment-167463 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted February 24, 2013 Author Share Posted February 24, 2013 BCR a 5 and a 3 would be cool as hell. 607 interesting story I was a senior in high school when we ordered this truck. I was on the phone every night with my dad going over stuff. It was going to have a RT6610 10 speed in it which was a little more common but I changed my mind( I wanted more gears dammit) so when this chassis came in to Deluxe it was in May of 87. My father went to pick it up to bring it up to Amthors and was given the keys and said adios gringo. My dad never drove a Roadranger before he went all the way up rt 17 to the Thruway to the Quickway in one gear at 45 miles an hour LOL!. We were in a hurry for this truck back then. The fat eighties we had so much work we didn't know what to do with it. Anyway we figured it out and that trans is basically like a 15 speed. I've never run out out of gears you can just keep downshifting. The best combo. Cheers, Rob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30144-my-main-truck/#findComment-167468 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Maikshilo Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Great looking truck Rob, I had one for years on the farm to haul sawdust and hay. It was an amazing mid size truck. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30144-my-main-truck/#findComment-167532 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted February 24, 2013 Author Share Posted February 24, 2013 Thanks Tim Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30144-my-main-truck/#findComment-167534 Share on other sites More sharing options...
slpwlker Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Those are die hard little trucks.. They look good Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30144-my-main-truck/#findComment-167550 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucerne tractor Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 This is my old dt466, never touched the engine or any running gear for that matter. Good old truck. Sold the truck, trailer backhoe loader and all the attachment, rakes,grader blade,forks, in a package deal. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30144-my-main-truck/#findComment-167560 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted February 24, 2013 Author Share Posted February 24, 2013 What year Lucerne? Looks like early nineties to me. What trans?. The Bibeau body looks brand new. Cheers, Rob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30144-my-main-truck/#findComment-167578 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 I hear ya,Robert! I have an S-1654 (ex U-Haul)Lo-Pro. I am looking at putting different hubs or wheels on it (for bigger rubber).The thing is screamin' at 55 mph! Got a 7.3 n/a, 4.33 rear in it and direct in 5th Spicer.Have a 3 speed Spicer aux. for it. Thinking that the taller rubber might help out.Thats another project,though!057.JPG032.JPGThose wheels scream U-Haul. Nice little truck, but I'm not crazy about the paint scheme ........ Quote Jim Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30144-my-main-truck/#findComment-167623 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck P Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Sweet little work truck, Rob. You take pride in your equipment and it has served you well. Quote "If it's all the sime to you... I'll droyve that tankah" Max Rockatansky (The Road Warrior) Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30144-my-main-truck/#findComment-167654 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucerne tractor Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 What year Lucerne? Looks like early nineties to me. What trans?. The Bibeau body looks brand new. Cheers, Rob Can't remember, 94? sound right? 5 spd,had low miles, no leaks, didn't use any fluids, new Bibeau, you got that right, nice dump bodys. I like spending alot on a truck then selling it at a big loss. Well I must, I do it every time. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30144-my-main-truck/#findComment-167656 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted February 25, 2013 Author Share Posted February 25, 2013 Yea I don't buy and sell too much stuff. I would probably be the same. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30144-my-main-truck/#findComment-167665 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted March 4, 2013 Author Share Posted March 4, 2013 My old 78 GMC 3/4 ton two wheel drive. Was handed down to me from my Dad who bought it new. He gave it to me when I got my license. It didn't look like this though. I sold it to my cousin and bought a new F350 crew cab diesel in 89. Cheers, Rob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30144-my-main-truck/#findComment-169674 Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stacksuperdog Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 can we see some pics of the F350 Quote Matt Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30144-my-main-truck/#findComment-169691 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted March 5, 2013 Author Share Posted March 5, 2013 Yes and I still have it and use it every day. Got 700,000 out of the first motor 7.3. Went through one trans still original diffs. I'm hoping to get a few more years out of it. Planning on putting a flatbed on it. The bed is getting thin. I can't see spending 50 grand for a new one. I can buy another machine that will make me money you know? Cheers, Robert Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30144-my-main-truck/#findComment-169693 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted March 5, 2013 Author Share Posted March 5, 2013 All right 2stack my F350 when I brought it home form Breakey Ford in Walton NY. I got every option. 7.3, 5 speed 4.10 rear xlt lariat interior in blue. Cheers,Rob 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/30144-my-main-truck/#findComment-169704 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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