Popular Post jakebrake86 Posted April 25, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2015 I mentioned to my grandpa in law the other day that I recalled seeing an old Hendrickson pulling a hopper bottom sitting in line at the elevator in Fair Oaks, Arkansas 10 or 12 years ago. He knew the truck and told me it had been running up til a couple of years ago. Turns out, it's sitting under a farm shed 2 miles from my house. The farmer bought it from his uncle in Illinois about 20 years ago, where it was hauling coal. He down sized a year or so ago, and the truck sold at auction to a scrapper. When the owner found out where it went, he went into town, bought it back for a few hundred bucks more than it sold for, and drove it home to keep it from being cut up. We went to meet him and check it out today. It's got a 238 and a Road Ranger 10 speed. Looks like it has center point steering. I've got it bought, just have to come up with the funds when dirt work picks back up. 12 Quote Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Looks good,Jake. Not too many of them left in that shape especially. Nice find. Al 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 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 That's cool as hell,Jake,always like them too. There's been a few around here that I let get away I wish I woulda bought. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Good Job! A little bit of trucking history there. 1 Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 . 2 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1958 F.W.D. Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 R-Model poospreader cab 1 Quote TWO STROKES ARE FOR GARDEN TOOLS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977vega Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Nice find, good luck on the sale 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryS Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 That is a really nice complete truck. Hard to believe it almost got scraped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakebrake86 Posted April 25, 2015 Author Share Posted April 25, 2015 Thanks for flopping it back over on its wheels, OD. I'd post a lot more stuff if I could figure out how to post the greasy side down with an iPhone. 1 Quote Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarnall Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Awesome. I'm jealous. I want it. Mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Ditchkus Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Nice looking Henry. A couple of Hendrickson originals turn signal mount and I like where they mounted the Luberfiner. Joe D. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james j neiweem Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Those were tough trucks. To bad Hendrickson doesn't get back in the truck business. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 I always thought these were neat looking trucks,this one looks in good shape,just need to swap the dripdroit for a Cummins!.........................................Mark 1 Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 I always thought these were neat looking trucks,this one looks in good shape,just need to swap the dripdroit for a Cummins!.........................................MarkI does seem like a waste to have all that hood and put a 6-71 under it, but I'm sure it made sense to whoever spec'd it that way. 1 Quote Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakebrake86 Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 I does seem like a waste to have all that hood and put a 6-71 under it, but I'm sure it made sense to whoever spec'd it that way.Looks like there's plenty of room under the hood. I bet it's gonna be easy to work on. I figured the hood would open sideways like a B model, but it tilts forward, and the fenders stay with the frame. The hood is surprisingly, very light. It's a neat little truck. 1 Quote Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 They did have butterfly hoods early on. Look on Hendrickson thread in the "other truck makes" column. Should be plenty of pics there! Again,nice find! Al 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 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakebrake86 Posted April 27, 2015 Author Share Posted April 27, 2015 Cool, I thought I'd seen pics of them with butterfly hoods. What would the model designation for a truck like this be? I don't know much about them. There were a couple of tandem dump trucks running around down here in the 90's, but they had IH Fleetstar cabs instead of the R series cab. Quote Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Jake,I believe that would be a BD series Hendrickson. The Fleetstar cabbed ones were H models. The S-series cabbed ones were the VT-100's. Al 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 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakebrake86 Posted April 27, 2015 Author Share Posted April 27, 2015 Jake,I believe that would be a BD series Hendrickson. The Fleetstar cabbed ones were H models. The S-series cabbed ones were the VT-100's. AlCool, I'm a little ignorant when it comes to non-Macks. If I buy this one, it'll be the first truck I've ever owned that wasn't a Mack. Thanks for the info, Al! 1 Quote Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomastractorsvc Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 That looks like a great find and in great shape. Start saving your quarters, it looks to be a truck worth having. 1 Quote Robert"I reject your reality and substitute my own." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maint1 Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Thanks for flopping it back over on its wheels, OD. I'd post a lot more stuff if I could figure out how to post the greasy side down with an iPhone.i like your truck a lot. If I turn my phone with the volume buttons down when I take the picture, then they seem to post O.K. Hope this helps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maint1 Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Thanks for flopping it back over on its wheels, OD. I'd post a lot more stuff if I could figure out how to post the greasy side down with an iPhone.i like your truck a lot. If I turn my phone with the volume buttons down when I take the picture, then they seem to post O.K. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmttsn54 Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Cool looking truck 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r686st Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Just came across this thread and I have to say Jake your truck collection is growing rapidly. I guess I'm going to have to pick up the pace:) Which of your trucks will be worked everyday? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_martell Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Thanks for flopping it back over on its wheels, OD. I'd post a lot more stuff if I could figure out how to post the greasy side down with an iPhone.take landscape photos (long ways) with the volume buttons facing down. something in the coding in the iphone.....i read it on the net so its gotta be true lol. Ive been doing the above since i read it and it seems to work Quote Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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