You have a knack for re-explaining the what's and why's of your activity in a way that is easy to understand by your audience, that is an engineering feat by itself, ha ha ha! Love the videos and seeing the transformation taking place, hats off sir!
That's what I love about old trucks, all the battle scars, repairs, and modifications. Just big old workhorses that had to keep working to earn money. It all tells a story of it's life and history.
Yes! The Howe Bros were a licensed Coleman dealer/installer for many years and then went rogue in the early 1950s and started copying the design. This caused all kinds of lawsuits with Coleman that lasted for decades from what I understand. I don't know much different (if at all) a "Howe-Coleman" is from an original Coleman. I guess I need to find one of those next!
Very cool truck, the flat steel peddlles first set I've ever seen. I have my dad's 1951 L-110 4x2 that he dug out of a barn back in the early 70's. My plans is to take a 1953 R-120 4×4 doner running gear and place his body on it. This truck has a lot of history could you go in more detail about mirrors and the running lights? Did you notice there is only one door lock and it's on the passenger door? There is a reason for this.
Ok, it's taken me a minute to respond to this because you've mentioned a few things that I want to expound on. First, sounds like your dad's L-110 will be a super cool project! However, the R-120 4x4 is a truck that almost never existed: they built exactly TWO of them in late 1955- so if you know where one of the two original R-120 4x4s is you'd be better off to leave it unmolested! If you were to find a S-120 4x4, then your plan would work perfectly and I know of several L&R series trucks that were converted to 4x4 in just that way. Second, the mirrors and lights: this truck was a workhorse and nothing more. The previous owner took care of it, but not as a show car. He'd add random lights as he needed them. Since it was an emergency vehicle and did accident and vehicle recover along I-80 in eastern Iowa, I'm sure he wanted extra cab lights for added visibility. The mirrors are mounted in a such a way that it's clesr he just what he had on hand and made it work. Third, the door lock. In vehicles built before the 1960s, door locks were almost always on the passenger side. This was with the intent that on a city street, you'd park next to a curb, lock the drivers door from the inside and slide out across the bench seat and lock the passenger door from the outside. That way, in theory, no one would be stepping out into traffic.
I hope it is filled with great surprises, worn but not trashed. Maybe the University geology or mining department has some historical photos (appendices to somebody's Ph.D. dissertation. 😊
What a beast! I wonder how many terrified nearly froze to death people this rig has rescued during blizzards over the years. And its expedition history is amazing! Glad I stumbled on your channel - gave you another notch closer to 5k, brother. All the best, Wes in Pittsburgh.
@@BareKnuckleBinder - brother, I'm falling down the rabbit hole you've dug. Already I'm verbally announcing my suggestions as I watch, "throw a 7.3 IDI in that critter!", etc. Also, there's a late 60s 3/4 ton 4x4 Binder sitting in front of a repair shop that I drive past every day. Is it cool to send you pics to your Instagram?
Just slate 2 days of pulling the bed and the tub and have that set up on a timelapse. Then just give a where it's breakdown. Those 8 dash guages restored are gonna set you back 400-600 a gauge. Do a gearbox pedal assembly marathon. Find a donor chassis. Winch cables aren't cheap. Love to see a beast under the hood; NGD MaxxForce 10 P. $4-6k Military Surplus IMO. Allison. Yeah it can be a tow truck again. $12k budget.
Neat project, but a lot of work. DO you have access to technical specs on the 282 engine. I'm pretty sure an IH Farmall had a 282 cu in Dsl motor. WOuld that crank and block work for a donor shortblock and re-use the head of your truck? Lots of IH industrial equipment used the 282 Dsl motor as well as combines and maybe cotton pickers.
I don’t believe it’s the same block, but the motor I fired off in the last video is the same for this truck. The only difference is the oil filter, so hopefully there won’t be any clearance issues.
I don’t, it was powered by a Detroit Diesel and someone suggested it may be a BLH, but I haven’t been able to find any branding on it in pics of vids to confirm.
I know where there is an old dodge tow truck just like the one in the movie (wrong turn)! It is being used as yard art at a towing company and they won't sell it! I want it sooo bad!
