Popular Post Superdog Posted April 24, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2016 More often than not,my addiction causes me not to think about what I should do for the good of my finances,and what usually happens is I spend money that I don't have on an old truck. This time was a little different,I'd just sold 3 other trucks so I had the money,this one wasn't that much so I'd still have a nice chunk to put towards bills,and I felt I deserved a little treat to myself for all the grief of my health issues last winter and this spring. Had I known the new engine in my son's truck was going to grenade,I probably wouldn't have done it,but that's just life I guess. I took a liking to this truck when it was advertised by Bigwood logger about 2 years ago. I've wanted a B815 for along time,and had missed out on a few in the past. I was kinda disappointed when he decided to keep it,but couldn't blame him. Then when it came back up for sale a few weeks ago,I jumped on it and made a deal with him. My friend Larry did a super job putting things together getting it picked up,he delivered the B73 I sold to Byron,IL,loaded a steam engine in Oregon,IL to SD,picked up a big JD tractor in northern IA to go to OH,as he had a '51 Custom tractor to pickup in OH for another friend ,and then came back thru MI to pick up the B815. So here it is,still has the END864 V8,18 speed Quad,6:34 ratio,34k rears,air lock power divider,walking beam & spring suspension,22" front rubber,20" rear.Cab is pretty good,a few dents & some rust,but all fixable,not all beat down and rusted out in the rear cab mounts,floor is all really good except right in front of drivers seat,but its a simple fix. all glass good except windshields. Fenders,& bumper straight and solid.hood is bent up but I think I can pound it out. Had a little trouble getting it running to unload,started up ok,but then died after a few minutes and we couldn't get it to keep running. took filters off,both were full of really nasty,rusty,watery crap that didn't even smeel like fuel,plus one had a small hole in it. Changed them and it fired up and stayed running enough to drive it home from the truckstop where we unloaded.Going to have to drain tanks good,throttle linkage seems to be binding too,but all in all I'm very happy with it. I do need one B815 emblem if anyone has a spare,both V8 emblems were present. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustydog Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Very nice indeed....good luck with that one...what's the story with the twin exhaust on that tractor..(the farm tractor)??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Looks pretty good! Did you get the Gar Wood winch also? I can hear the rain caps "tinging" from here! 1 Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Kind of surprised to see that small of a rear suspension, Does it look to have been changed? terry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 I had a B833ST and it was pretty light weight. It was used as a tractor for multi axle Michigan Special trailers. 1 Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddeere Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Nice find. Looks to be in decent shape. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryS Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Very nice. A fellow needs to act on his wishes now and then. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted April 24, 2016 Author Share Posted April 24, 2016 4 hours ago, rustydog said: Very nice indeed....good luck with that one...what's the story with the twin exhaust on that tractor..(the farm tractor)??? The twin exhaust is factorty,split manifolds ,the engine is a flathead 6 Chrysler industrial engine. The Custom tractor was only built a couple years,this one was a Fluid Drive model and supposedly one of only 7 still around. I was told,then they started making the same tractor for Montgomery Ward,branded as a Ward tractor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted April 24, 2016 Author Share Posted April 24, 2016 1 hour ago, terry said: Kind of surprised to see that small of a rear suspension, Does it look to have been changed? terry it's a ST model so it wouldn't have been built real heavy,all looks to be original,not thrilled about the wedge brakes,but they seem to work so I'll live with them for now. 3 hours ago, j hancock said: Looks pretty good! Did you get the Gar Wood winch also? I can hear the rain caps "tinging" from here! No I didn't,my screw up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted April 24, 2016 Author Share Posted April 24, 2016 1 hour ago, j hancock said: I had a B833ST and it was pretty light weight. It was used as a tractor for multi axle Michigan Special trailers. Was that by chance a green one that sold on Ebay several years ago really really cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Probably so. I bought it from the fellow that got it off ebay about 10-11 years ago. I had a grand plan, scheme, fantasy, idea that just didn't pan out the way I had hoped. Many parts found their way into several other trucks projects. Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Good buy and you definitely deserve it. Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted April 28, 2016 Author Share Posted April 28, 2016 Doing a little tinkering,got the thumbscrews soaked up and turning on the air cleaner,working on oil filter and getting broken bolt for Bulldog mount out of radiator top. Took him by to visit with his cousin,going to name these 2 Crusher & Bruiser. Some of you old timers like me might understand,especially if you're from Milwaukee or Indianapolis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurstscrambler Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Mike, just out of curiosity how many trucks do you have? Every pic you post has a couple of cool old trucks in the background, but that looks like a huge feild full of trucks. BTW, I m jealous and the new rig looks good. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted April 28, 2016 Author Share Posted April 28, 2016 A bunch. Probably 170 . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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