Popular Post Truelove Posted January 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 2, 2022 We stopped 2 or 3 times for pics, a real tourist attraction haha 6 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69011-found-more-pics-of-the-blue-truck/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
theakerstwo Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Were is that sitting?I keep thinking i have seen it. Quote glenn akers Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69011-found-more-pics-of-the-blue-truck/#findComment-486365 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truelove Posted January 2, 2022 Author Share Posted January 2, 2022 Coffeyville ks 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69011-found-more-pics-of-the-blue-truck/#findComment-486368 Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Binder Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Wow! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69011-found-more-pics-of-the-blue-truck/#findComment-486370 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Looks like somebody still uses it… Bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69011-found-more-pics-of-the-blue-truck/#findComment-486389 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truelove Posted January 2, 2022 Author Share Posted January 2, 2022 There was a sign there that said 'everything in this lot is for sale' Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69011-found-more-pics-of-the-blue-truck/#findComment-486398 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post High Binder Posted January 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 2, 2022 Can't afford it right now but I sure would love to have it. It would fit right in with this one. 7 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69011-found-more-pics-of-the-blue-truck/#findComment-486407 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truelove Posted January 3, 2022 Author Share Posted January 3, 2022 4 hours ago, High Binder said: Can't afford it right now but I sure would love to have it. It would fit right in with this one. It's been several years ago. I still drive by there, if it's still there it's not visible from the road now. I need to stop by there again. That's a nice looking rig you have btw. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69011-found-more-pics-of-the-blue-truck/#findComment-486423 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post High Binder Posted January 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2022 It's a pretty good truck to be 65 years old. The cab needs a little sheet metal work but is pretty solid. I started work on it but Covid and a heart attack put it on the back burner. I plan on getting back to work on it this spring. This is about where we stopped working on it. 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69011-found-more-pics-of-the-blue-truck/#findComment-486448 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truelove Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share Posted January 7, 2022 On 1/3/2022 at 3:56 PM, High Binder said: It's a pretty good truck to be 65 years old. The cab needs a little sheet metal work but is pretty solid. I started work on it but Covid and a heart attack put it on the back burner. I plan on getting back to work on it this spring. This is about where we stopped working on it. Alot of work, hopefully we'll see it back together this summer 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69011-found-more-pics-of-the-blue-truck/#findComment-486667 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 wow,,,,some nice quality work there.....lets keep it up..bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69011-found-more-pics-of-the-blue-truck/#findComment-486670 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post High Binder Posted January 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 7, 2022 The young man doing the welding is one of my former students and that boy can weld. He's welding the bracing for the sheet metal we replaced. Here's some of the stuff we were dealing with. 2 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69011-found-more-pics-of-the-blue-truck/#findComment-486673 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 Man that is awesome! So good to see the work and that there is a young'n who learned a skill and is working his skill's... It's great, all the way around... Jojo 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69011-found-more-pics-of-the-blue-truck/#findComment-486674 Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Binder Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 I would like to have him back for a couple of days this spring. He went to work for some company and is making really big money. I'm really proud of him and he's a great kid. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69011-found-more-pics-of-the-blue-truck/#findComment-486691 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 wow,,,,,,like far out man......thats some magic there,,,,god love him,thats some real talent.....i have 3 welders and i am not very good at welding at all......amazing work...bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69011-found-more-pics-of-the-blue-truck/#findComment-486704 Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Binder Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 I really struggle with welding simply because I don't do enough of it. Here are a few of the things I have to deal with this spring. I already have all the metal cut to fit. I just haven't decided how I want to proceed with it. Then I'm going to blast the cab to see if there are more problems. I already know there are problems with the bottom of the doors. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69011-found-more-pics-of-the-blue-truck/#findComment-486717 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Same here man one of these days I’m going to grab a bunch of scrap metal and just start getting some good practice I watched a bunch of utube videos a while back they are very helpful… since frankly I know nothing about it… Bob 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69011-found-more-pics-of-the-blue-truck/#findComment-486723 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 I say just let the kid do all the sheet metal don’t even beat yourself to death… Bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69011-found-more-pics-of-the-blue-truck/#findComment-486724 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 I wouldn’t even attempt sheet metal at this point Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69011-found-more-pics-of-the-blue-truck/#findComment-486725 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Hey by the way does anybody know what that truck is I was guessing Rio don’t nobody else knows I was working for the city Road department years ago when I was just a young teenager and we had Rios that had that cab….Bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69011-found-more-pics-of-the-blue-truck/#findComment-486744 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark T Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Those trucks have IH Comfo Vision cabs (or some name like that) Used by Diamond T, but not REO Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69011-found-more-pics-of-the-blue-truck/#findComment-486750 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Do you know thanks for refreshing my memory that was a long time ago and now that I think it over no they did not have that same cab but if you were to ask me what that truck is I would guess diamond T bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69011-found-more-pics-of-the-blue-truck/#findComment-486758 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark T Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Some older Diamond Ts used that cab, I think Hendrickson and maybe even a couple others. How about that repair on the cab corner ??? Pretty nice work (along with the rest too) Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69011-found-more-pics-of-the-blue-truck/#findComment-486762 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post High Binder Posted January 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 9, 2022 Thanks for the compliment. I fabricated the corners and the student welded them in place. Here's the other side. 1 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69011-found-more-pics-of-the-blue-truck/#findComment-486765 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 thats amazing what you can do with talent and the proper equipment,,,alot of us would have just looked for a replacement cab....that thing is well on its way without any leg work or big $$$$....bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69011-found-more-pics-of-the-blue-truck/#findComment-486768 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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