So, I have been really enjoying working on this old truck of mine. But out of the blue, started thinking I need a new, "old" truck to work on.

Holy crap, am I crazy or have I been bitten by the truck bug.

Really like the look of the 30s truck.

Somebody please stop me, ha!

 

I don't think you'll find much help here to curb the desire for more trucks. If anything, we are a group of encouragers. If I had more space, id go get the '46 half ton panel I've seen off the freeway here.

 

Seems to me the word is "enablers", in the substance abuse drug addiction world, ha ha

 

Drug addicts are a bunch of lightweights compared to us. Most could hide their entire collection in their coat pocket......

 

You'll get no help here.The first step to a cure is first admitting you have a problem. None of us will admit to that.

 

It's a slippery slope........one day you wake up and find you have a whole fleet! I've got 20 or so old trucks and cars, plus tractors and piles of parts. A definite sickness......

 

That's great!

2 sounds very reasonable for me.

 

My garage extension is one bay for my fire engine just so I would not be able to buy more cars and trucks. I will have enough trouble with just the one. And we cannot have unregistered vehicles on the property in my town.

 

it can be called a sickness that i hope they never find a cure for, now repeat after me "i will buy another truck if its cheap enough" sorry i couldnt resist

 

i remember when my wife said, what do we need with a 3rd truck!! we laugh about that now

 

Lucky I don't live in the sticks sometimes. Probably be the subject of eyesore debates at some county supervisor meeting "Cease & Desist" etc.

 

I counted the other day, 9 cars/trucks, 5 travel trailers, 4 flat trailers and one tractor. That's not counting partial trucks and all the boxes and parts.

 

I had a friend that lived in rural Wisconsin. In that area they referred to a person's 'piston index'. They counted the numbers of actual cylinders on their property. Lawn mowers, chain saws, cars, trucks, boats, motorcycles and of course out there, snow machines. Anything with a piston. I don't think they had to run. At that time I remember being a 78. Haven't thought about it in a while but I have bought 5 more acres since then.

 

Hmm, piston index...

Not running engines:
38 flathead V8 X1 - 8
39 Mercury V8 X2 - 16
49 H series 6 X1 - 6
53 M series 6 X1 - 6
49 Lincoln V8 X1 - 8

Not running truck & car:
38 Ford coupe X1 - 8
48 F-7 truck X1 - 8

Running:
half interest in a 37 Ford sedan X0.5 - 4
49 F-2 X1 - 8
51 Oliver 77 tractor X1 - 6
53 Ford sedan X1 -6
Modern transportation - 4
lawn mower - 1

Total cylinders, unless I missed some, 89.
Wow, umm, maybe I have a problem??? Somebody else tally up and make me feel less excessive....

 

Okay I will give it a shot

Non running vehicles

47 ford 1/2 ton stuck bad 8
47 ford one ton cracked block 8
8ba on sawhorses 8
59ab on engine stand 8
1961 evinrude 4 hp 2
59ab under a tarp 1

Running engines, no vehicle

1988 cummins 6at on run stand 6
1920 jaeger one lung flywheel engine 1
1912 stover 8hp 1
1930 vaughn drag saw 1
1927 briggs and stratton fh 1
1929 briggs and stratton fI 1
8ba on skids under a truck canopy 8

Running vehicles

99 suburban 3/4 4x4 8
84 toyota landcruiser diesel 4
79 toyota landcruiser wagon 6
85 mercedes 300 td diesel wagon 5
92 ford f350 7.3 4x4 8
94 toyota 4x4 flatbed 6
96 subaru outback 4
02 ford focus 4
47 ford one ton panel 8
47 ford 2 ton flatbed 8
59 f350 9' pickup cummins 6at 6
68 bsa 441 victor special 1
01 honda xl 100 dirt bike 1
skag lawn mower 2
stihl weedeater 1
stihl chainsaw 1
lincoln welder 4
82 case skidsteer 3


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Edit:
While walking the dogs tonight I noticed my non running model A yard art, my honda powered bandsaw mill, my 2 cyl 1920 aerothrust outboard, a 46 1/2 ton panel with a stuck six, a ford 223 six condition unknown, a stuck flathead six on it's side in my scrap pile. Oh and then there's that 99 acura that a neighbor gave me after he dropped a tree on the roof. It's a good runner with an inline 5..... I think that's 30 more. My name is Gary and I'm an......