Cheito1983 Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 My 1997 Diamond Reo Truck have a N14 525+ engine, RTLO 18718B transmission and 46,000 pound hendrickson suspension with 4:89 ratio... 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/3885-1997-diamond-reo-truck/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldog man Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Sweet looking Dimond Reo Ya dont hardly see a Diamond Reo here in Memphis,Tn area anymore Always liked the D.R. Trucks & glad your here w/ us later aka bulldog man Quote You Cant Fix Stupid. But You Can Numb It With A Sledgehammer. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/3885-1997-diamond-reo-truck/#findComment-20980 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 That is a good looking truck. Don't think i've ever seen a Diamond Reo sloped nose before. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/3885-1997-diamond-reo-truck/#findComment-20981 Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Looks like a Marmon. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/3885-1997-diamond-reo-truck/#findComment-20983 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Looks like a Marmon.I noticed the resemblance myself Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/3885-1997-diamond-reo-truck/#findComment-20986 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HK Trucking Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 There was a guy around here that was running a Diamond Reo dump truck with that cab & hood style and believe it or not, the truck had an air cooled Deutz diesel engine. Quote "If You Can't Shift It Smoothly, You Shouldn't Be Driving It" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/3885-1997-diamond-reo-truck/#findComment-21051 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bts-4120 Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 There was a guy around here that was running a Diamond Reo dump truck with that cab & hood style and believe it or not, the truck had an air cooled Deutz diesel engine.there is a combination I would like to have Duetz Air Cooled inline six or v8 in a on road application Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/3885-1997-diamond-reo-truck/#findComment-21620 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaddeusW Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Munzo Jr. :Very nice Diamond Reo. You have really taken good care of it. Good to see it still working. A truck with a Deutz is a very rare find. Would ove to see one up close but I believe only Diamond Reo and Marmon used those engines. And finding one of those trucks is almost impossible to begin with. Here is a picture of one: Quote -Thad What America needs is less bull and more Bulldog! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/3885-1997-diamond-reo-truck/#findComment-21656 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesjones Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 This reo looks to me like one of those canadian-built trucks like pacific that if just a fusion of a bunch of other parts......the cab is definately an early nineties western star cab and the hood looks like a modified T-800 hood. I have see pictures of thes late model duamond reo's before...not sure who was making them, but they certainly aren't around a lot, and definately not their own manufacturing entity like any of the big truck brands.....wes Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/3885-1997-diamond-reo-truck/#findComment-22462 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelesueur48 Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 If it is was built in 1996 it was built by Superior Coach. If it was made in 1997, it's a T-Line...a bunch of guys who worked for DR Giant (Osterlund) who have 3 stock model T-lines and custom build T-Lines to owner specs. They also own all the old DR records and will research your truck for a fee. They also rebuild any DR made since 1950. website is:www.t-linetrucks.comPS they call 'em T-Lines because of prior lawsuits over the name Diamond T & Diamond Reo, as they have been built by 3-5 different companies since White.JulesThis reo looks to me like one of those canadian-built trucks like pacific that if just a fusion of a bunch of other parts......the cab is definately an early nineties western star cab and the hood looks like a modified T-800 hood. I have see pictures of thes late model duamond reo's before...not sure who was making them, but they certainly aren't around a lot, and definately not their own manufacturing entity like any of the big truck brands.....wes Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/3885-1997-diamond-reo-truck/#findComment-23386 Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960 B-81 Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Thats a great looking truck. I own a '79 C16664DB concrete mixer. The later sloped hood isn't the same as the ones on the Deutz trucks - that hood was much more aggressively sloped. If you wanted to see a really strange-looking truck, find the "2WMX" - it was a mixer, with the Deutz engine, and a set of truck controls in back, so that it could be driven on site like a front-discharge truck. I can't remember who they developed the mixer with. I think there is info in the Herman Sass book. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/3885-1997-diamond-reo-truck/#findComment-29501 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Maney Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 The last of the Diamond Reos were being built at the Harrisburg location along rt 322 in 1997. The New Diamond T or Superior or what is now called the T-line was seperate from Diamond Reo at that time. These were the last of the Diamond Reo Trucks built. The hood and everything was their own design, the truck was not pieced together with other manufacturers parts. Quote Interested in Old Trucks? Check out: www.antiquetruckclubofamerica.org Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/3885-1997-diamond-reo-truck/#findComment-29503 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackmann Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 My dad had a 1973 reo. I dont know the model but i know it had a 318 detroit and a 13speed. Man that thing was lound and it even had a muffler. He ran that truck up to about 1990. Then he went to peterbuilt Quote My Facebook. Feel free to add me as a friend. Just tell me your from BMT. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/3885-1997-diamond-reo-truck/#findComment-29679 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jocko Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 if you notice it looks like an Autocar cab Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/3885-1997-diamond-reo-truck/#findComment-29852 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jocko Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 nice truck though Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/3885-1997-diamond-reo-truck/#findComment-29853 Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960 B-81 Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 It is the same cab - Diamond Reo, Autocar and Western Star were all owned by White at one time. White began using the Autocar cab on most of the conventionals of its various brands. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/3885-1997-diamond-reo-truck/#findComment-29906 Share on other sites More sharing options...
huppypuppy Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 There was a guy around here that was running a Diamond Reo dump truck with that cab & hood style and believe it or not, the truck had an air cooled Deutz diesel engine.Do you know if it is still around??? Man, I would love to have a photo sent to me for a mate who is into the old Magirus Deutz brand in the UK!If you can find it, get me a couple of clear 3/4 front shots and a shot with the hood tilted and I will forward them to Roland for his website!Joe Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/3885-1997-diamond-reo-truck/#findComment-30157 Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960 B-81 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 There was a one-page article in the January 2009 Construction Equipment magazine about the 'new' T-Line trucks. These appear to be the same trucks that were marketed as Diamond-T's in the late '90s, with updated engines. Article says they are also handling Diamond Reo parts - must have all of the old records from the Harrisburg plant, which they are operating in. The new trucks have the S-line Navistar cab, rather than the Autocar cab. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/3885-1997-diamond-reo-truck/#findComment-30306 Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM6285 Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 HI MUÑOZ JR TRANSPORT.HERE IN THE SOUTHWEST PART OF PUERTO RICO I HAVE SEEN ANOTHER OF THOSE DIAMOND REO TRUCK LIKE YOURS. IT IS A RED ONE WITH THE NAME PADILLA IN FRONT OF IT. MAYBE YOU KNOW HIM. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/3885-1997-diamond-reo-truck/#findComment-30332 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackmann Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 There was a one-page article in the January 2009 Construction Equipment magazine about the 'new' T-Line trucks. These appear to be the same trucks that were marketed as Diamond-T's in the late '90s, with updated engines. Article says they are also handling Diamond Reo parts - must have all of the old records from the Harrisburg plant, which they are operating in. The new trucks have the S-line Navistar cab, rather than the Autocar cab.Can you find me a link to that please. I would really like to read that. Quote My Facebook. Feel free to add me as a friend. Just tell me your from BMT. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/3885-1997-diamond-reo-truck/#findComment-30348 Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960 B-81 Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 http://www.constructionequipment.com/article/CA6629982.html Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/3885-1997-diamond-reo-truck/#findComment-30488 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyM Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 thats a nice diamond ya got there. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/3885-1997-diamond-reo-truck/#findComment-31015 Share on other sites More sharing options...
loggers1 Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 nice looking reo, though i thought diamond reo giants made by osterland ended in 1992? here's my 1987 reo giant with deutz engine i still haul logs with.no big powerhouse but gets the job done. on you truck a man in duncannon,pa. has the molds to make your style of hood. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/3885-1997-diamond-reo-truck/#findComment-61579 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 I always thought the diamond reo conventionals were good looking trucks myself.............Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/3885-1997-diamond-reo-truck/#findComment-61587 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenGiant2 Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 My 1997 Diamond Reo Truck have a N14 525+ engine, RTLO 18718B transmission and 46,000 pound hendrickson suspension with 4:89 ratio...i can remember seeing a picture of this truck years ago at a show. it was parked next to a very nicely restored 361 brockway with lots of chrome. both are very nice trucks.gg2 Quote We the unwilling, Lead by the unqualified, are doing the impossible, for the ungrateful. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/3885-1997-diamond-reo-truck/#findComment-61614 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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