Older Trucks

denick

Does anyone belong to one of the antique truck or equioment organizations?

If you do what truck / equipment do you have?

Do you go to antique truck / equipment shows?

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Nick

"Every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving" Albert Einstein

fhdesign

I love the old equipment/truck shows, don't belong to any orginizations yet. I may bring my 1956 Ferguson F40 to the Kent, CT or Shelton, CT fall shows this year.
Jon

jmic

Hollandia Nursery's has a real nice show in Bethel every year around end of Oct. Some old trucks, lots of antique tractors and steam engines. I'll let ya'll no about it when it comes back up.

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Joe

Driftwood

Old enough to remember the chain drives humming up the hiway.

doubt you cub scouts have that memory

jmic

Ok gramps, just how old are you anyways?

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Joe

Teetorbilt

Love them! Just passed on a '64 Ford Econoline, I had one in a former life. At least, I know how to work on them.

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Glasshousebltr

I had 63 Econoline. Gold with brown shag carpet. We put peace signs and pot leaves bumper to bumper.....it was the LoveTruck.

Great for drive-ins.

Bob

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joasis

OTC Equipment in Oklahoma City has the first Case 530 CK series backhoe, sitting on display at their gate......my 530 Case was a "C" model, before they even painted them all yellow and called them Construction Kings. I offered to trade since mine is 4 years older then theirs, and no dice.

Unless my accountant tells me different, I will keep my old stuff..the only exception is our Bobcat, which we use nearly every job site.

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denick

Just for those who might be interested.

www.antiquetruckclubofamerica.org/

www.aths.org/

http://antiquemachinery.com/

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Nick

"Every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving" Albert Einstein

Driftwood

45 th year in the trades. People comment about the shape I'm in.

Guys keep working ! I work with My Son, and we love what WE do .

jmic

Drift no desrepect was intended on my part, but when I read about the chain drives humming up the highway I went wow how old is this guy? Well thats great that you're still working God Bless you cause I'm heading down the same road. And people comment about the shape I'm in too. Nick you keep quiet.

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Joe

dayexco

there has been some question as to whether jmic is older than the dirt he digs

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someday, i'll be as patient as Nick.

jmic

Day,
Last week I found some brand new Dirt.

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Joe

MC Excavating

My first vehicle I ever owned was a 62 Ford Econoline truck. I bought it off of my dad for $500 when I was 17. Im 28 now, so that was in 1996. My friends called it the milk truck. It was white with a black stripe through the middle of the cab. Three on the tree! Good Times!

BoydS

I don't belong to any organizations, but I do have an older truck that is driven quite often. It's mostly just used around the homestead, as it's a bit slow for the blacktop. The truck is a 3/4 ton 1952 Dodge M37, which is basically the military version of the Powerwagon. Some of the specs on the truck are a 230 ci straight 6 cylinder engine, 4 speed transmission, transfer case is twin level operated (1 for 4x4 and 1 for 4x2 selection), axles are 5.83:1 (told ya real slow), and a front mounted PTO driven 7500 lb capacity Braden winch. It also has the 24V electrical system. It's a blast to drive and will go anywhere (at a slow speed). It's noisy and has no AC, heater, nor radio ... but it's a workhorse and very easy to work on.

denick

Take a look here for older machines, neat stuff!

www.hcea.net/v02/

Look at their gallery and some of their links.

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Nick

"Every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving" Albert Einstein