mowerman Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 And of course they look better with spoke wheels ha ha Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73953-1972-loadstar-my-love-for-loadstars-continues/page/2/#findComment-548077 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 66dc75 Posted March 14 Popular Post Share Posted March 14 The beginning of the loadstar cab 1957 3 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73953-1972-loadstar-my-love-for-loadstars-continues/page/2/#findComment-548096 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 I would be proud to own that truck... even with out the crane.. 👍 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73953-1972-loadstar-my-love-for-loadstars-continues/page/2/#findComment-548097 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 66dc75 Posted March 14 Popular Post Share Posted March 14 Better photo when it was clean. 3 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73953-1972-loadstar-my-love-for-loadstars-continues/page/2/#findComment-548098 Share on other sites More sharing options...
85snowdog Posted March 14 Author Share Posted March 14 10 hours ago, mowerman said: And of course they look better with spoke wheels ha ha lol, I agree . I like spokes too. 1 Quote Keith Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73953-1972-loadstar-my-love-for-loadstars-continues/page/2/#findComment-548119 Share on other sites More sharing options...
85snowdog Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 1 hour ago, 66dc75 said: The beginning of the loadstar cab 1957 I find that interesting. I never saw the resemblance before. I wonder if the doors are interchangeable . Is the dash exact same too? Very cool looking rig . Thanks for sharing . Quote Keith Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73953-1972-loadstar-my-love-for-loadstars-continues/page/2/#findComment-548121 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 A buddy of mine had a pick up truck just like that in the 70s. I would guess the cab was the same that sure looks like it…. Bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73953-1972-loadstar-my-love-for-loadstars-continues/page/2/#findComment-548122 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 I think the pick up was a 64 was a four-wheel-drive with a snowplow… bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73953-1972-loadstar-my-love-for-loadstars-continues/page/2/#findComment-548146 Share on other sites More sharing options...
66dc75 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 16 hours ago, 85snowdog said: I find that interesting. I never saw the resemblance before. I wonder if the doors are interchangeable . Is the dash exact same too? Very cool looking rig . Thanks for sharing . I think I can use loadstar glass in the doors. I need new ones so I'm hoping. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73953-1972-loadstar-my-love-for-loadstars-continues/page/2/#findComment-548153 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Glass shop can cut anything as long as it’s straight. I bought two of them in the San Fernando Valley California years and years ago for a F model . The guy actually had two of them already cut in stock…. Glass shop. Bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73953-1972-loadstar-my-love-for-loadstars-continues/page/2/#findComment-548157 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Just found this one on Google search pretty cool rig 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73953-1972-loadstar-my-love-for-loadstars-continues/page/2/#findComment-548158 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadwayR Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 (edited) I think the Loadstar cab has a different roof, firewall, and floor than the A series, but a lot of the rest of it is the same. Edited March 15 by RoadwayR 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73953-1972-loadstar-my-love-for-loadstars-continues/page/2/#findComment-548174 Share on other sites More sharing options...
66dc75 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 1 hour ago, RoadwayR said: I think the Loadstar cab has a different roof, firewall, and floor than the A series, but a lot of the rest of it is the same. Yup the roof on the loadstar was taller 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73953-1972-loadstar-my-love-for-loadstars-continues/page/2/#findComment-548180 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Weeks Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Same with the Fleetstar A, it was a closer match to the A series, but the floor pan, firewall dash and roof were different stampings. Early Fleetstar's and Loadstars were more closely related. Look at/to the lower outer corner of the windshield, and the difference will be more evident. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73953-1972-loadstar-my-love-for-loadstars-continues/page/2/#findComment-548184 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Yes, I checked that out. I didn’t even notice that. Till roadway mentioned that.bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73953-1972-loadstar-my-love-for-loadstars-continues/page/2/#findComment-548210 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 85snowdog Posted March 18 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 18 On 3/12/2024 at 12:54 AM, RoadwayR said: That is a strange Loadstar, seldom seen any that 'heavy'. Did see a few with 6V-53 Detroits, but most Loadstars were medium duty. Looks like that truck has an Allison MT-40, some of those transmissions did have a retard pedal. On 3/12/2024 at 1:19 AM, BOBWhite said: A quick google search answered my transmission question: https://www.wanderlodgeownersgroup.com/downloads/1965AllisonMTBrochure.pdf Great truck with a great engine, All forged internals! Any idea was the PTO knob on this truck runs/ran? Just wanted to thank everyone for the help. I now know exactly what my trans is , and how it works 😀 . Thanks again . Roadway hit the nail on the head for my trans . Its a MT- 40. And the owners manual that Bobwhite posted was exactly what I had been searching for. I also posted a pic of the inside of the frame to show the smaller 9 inch frame inside the 14.5 inch outside frame . 4 Quote Keith Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73953-1972-loadstar-my-love-for-loadstars-continues/page/2/#findComment-548331 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark T Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Any closer to finding out what it was ? This truck stirred up memories for lots of us here I think. Back when the Internationals were everywhere I never concidered them the handsome trucks they were. ( I also like the little teaser of the R700 in the frame picture ) 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73953-1972-loadstar-my-love-for-loadstars-continues/page/2/#findComment-548335 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 85snowdog Posted March 19 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 19 10 hours ago, Mark T said: Any closer to finding out what it was ? This truck stirred up memories for lots of us here I think. Back when the Internationals were everywhere I never concidered them the handsome trucks they were. ( I also like the little teaser of the R700 in the frame picture ) The only thing I've been able to find out for sure is it had a drilling rig on the back in 1999. But I don't know if the drilling rig went on it when the truck was new, or something afterward. Interesting that the loadstar looks like a big beast when its sitting by itself . But when its parked beside the R700 it looks like a little toy. 2 1 Quote Keith Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73953-1972-loadstar-my-love-for-loadstars-continues/page/2/#findComment-548361 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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