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I needed a few sections of drain tile for a french drain so Blue and I went off to the big city shopping. Blue didn't have to work very hard but she did bring home some pipe and a few other items.
I bet they liked you for 2 reasons, your purchase and to get a good look at your truck great picture and nice to see it being used.
Here's an article by Don Chew that appeared in August 2003 issue of Vintage Truck. I thought this was an example of really working a truck for what it was made for and beyond. If you Google "Steve Hodges" you'll find articles about his design work of big heavy duty trucks for the military. He must have been a very interesting man.
Cool story, Bob! The Yarnell Grade referred to out of Prescott is still quite a ride, with runaway roads every mile or so, as I recall you drop from 8000' in Flagstaff to 1600' in Phoenix, most of it in about 40 miles. I can't imagine doing it on the old road, and without a synchro tranny!
Gary I think IB Admin is trying to fix what ain't broke again.
But if ya click on the small pic it opens bigger for me. Maybe
trying to save band with?
Bob, that was a great read. I loved it and am wanting more.
As a retired driver I often wish I had worked back then.
Although I have herded many trucks from as old as 1953.
Still the late "30's and "40's had to be the best. Square tooth
crash boxes and little or no brakes. In my youth I still remember
reaching the summit water tank. And filling the reservoir to cool
the brakes on the way down the other side. And yes I had a few
run a ways. Only my Lord knows how it stayed upright and
on the road. An off hi-way KW with an in line diesel. A 5 and a 4
with two speed axles only work if you can keep them in gear.
And be able to get it slowed up enough to grab a lower one.
Damn I miss it.
Great article. Don Chew is the original M-H guru too.
But I can't get past looking at the 1.5 ton DRW panel pictures in the article. This below one sits in a yard I know, but it's so far gone and missing pieces it'd be a life's work just tracking down pieces. Oh well.
Let's see if they thumb nail a Photobucket link. Stu
Great article. Don Chew is the original M-H guru too.
But I can't get past looking at the 1.5 ton DRW panel pictures in the article. This below one sits in a yard I know, but it's so far gone and missing pieces it'd be a life's work just tracking down pieces. Oh well.
Let's see if they thumb nail a Photobucket link. Stu
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great picture and nice to see it being used.
