A look at a 1969 Euclid 201LD R-50 off road truck. Want to see more green iron? Subscribe and join the PAmining today! PAmining is on Facebook: / 100046519906306 Follow the PA on Instagram: / pa_mining
Hard to believe that someone would invest that much money in a Euc and not wear out the factory set of tires. Awesome truck and a lot of thought into the design.
@PAmining hi, i actualy run one of these in mission bc canada at stave lake quarries. weve got both the cummins and the detroit. our 201LD has no mufflers! it goes from the manifolds to the dump box and out, nice and loud. pulls pretty hard from a stop even with 100,000lbs on its back. thanks for the vid! very accurate
Hi dude another great video, in the U.K. They were Terex R50 basically the same truck but different nose on them front wings and still had leaf springs on the front , love all the old iron you find man
I enjoyed your video very much. when is was about 5 years old, my father built chalet style ski cabins in the cascade mountains of washington state. there were major road and development projects in the vicinity. i recall actually getting to ride in a Euclid dumb truck as my mother and i stood by the road !! it was an experience i never forgot. i thought i was in heaven and surely the driver of this giant truck had to be superman himself. thanks for interesting video. E.R., Seattle
I used to drive an R-35 with a shot exhaust with a 12V-71. Never could get anybody to ride with me. ; ) There was a big dam job below here that used the R-50's with the 16-V's in them, straight to the bed from the exhaust valves. The guys that drove them said they'd raise the beds up a little to see the fire come out of the pipe. Yep, we all say "HUH??" a lot and lip read!! Good talk there PA.
PAmining, I cant seem to post a video response but ive got a video of our old 201LD doing a little driving, no mufflers but still through the dump box, pretty loud lol. nice truck and video thanks!
I never knew Detroit diesel made a 16v71 engine, I only thought the biggest was a 12v71. I bet that 16v71 has a bunch of torque and high rpms since it's a 2 stroke
GMC_Crackerbox_Truck...... Not only the 16V71N, but also a 24V71T though a bit later in time (1970's & 80"s)... and a "Special Build" Option of a 32V71T which was handled through Stewart Stevenson who did most - if not all of the "Special Build Options" and R&D for such options on behalf of GMDiesel/Detroit Diesel (was GM Diesel until 4/1965). The 32V71 was constructed in the usual modular fashion (the Only exception being the 12V71) of two (2) V12's and a V6... and was used in certain marine and industrial (oilfield - mainly) applications, but not very many were built.... just like the 12V53N's that were available, also through S&S... for marine use, and less than one dozen of those (12V53N's) were ever built and sold.
in 1978 collins and may coal company in west liberty ky had 2 of these up in the crokett mine,, they were modified to haul 50 tons they said,, but i do know the engines in them both were cat v12s,, and the fuel tanks had been made bigger,,,,,, i worked the second of 2 shifts they run there,,,i did see one roll over on its side dumping at bottom of hill it went over so slow,, but when set back up it went fast,,, and started right up after mechanic said ok,, and ran the rest of the night,,,, colins claimed they would do 45 miles an hour,, i never found out you just didnt speed coming off hill....at that time collins also claimed they had the states largest blade on a dozer,,, big terex with a 21 foot long by 7 feet blade,,the ripper blades on the back were 6 feet long,,,
Hola amigo espero que estes bien! Soy dominicano y me gustan los equipos pesados. En mi pais habia una empresa americana se llamaba la ALCOA que tenias buenos equipos viejos,pero ya no estas. Pienso que podia hacer buen documental de esos equipos.
@PAmining That would be an amazing sound!! A 2-stroke DD that big would be heard for miles! It would be fun to run that truck for a bit, but everyday might get a little loud, haha. There is a Terex 3305B with a 8V-71 DD right near me that I really want to buy ($14,750), but it would be ridiculous to own it just to play around...damn! haha. Plus id have know where to park it..
+G55STEYR To figure out the cubic in. displacement of the old Detroits. Take and multiply 16 X 71 =1136 Cubic in.This works for any of the older Detroits.Number of cylinders times cubic inches per cylinder.
Great vid Justin!! I love the classic Euclids, especially with Detroit Diesel power!! I noticed you always say the air tanks are filled with a "psi". PSI is a measurement not a gas (compressed air). Just some constructive criticism man : ).
That truck is in pretty decent shape cosmeticly for almost 5yrs old. It probably ran when parked. I knew a quarry north of Boston that ran 5 of those. City cited them for noise complaints and they had to buy Cats
Oh yeah, you'd go deaf in a week driving this wihout ear plugs. Ever wonder why a lot of older operators who worked around this old iron have bad hearing. I would have liked to buy this one for myself, haha! Terex's are noisy trucks man! If I have to drive one of our 33-11's at work, I have ear plugs in.
