I Bought an International Harvester Medium Duty Truck at Auction for Only $1000! 

Thank you!

Yea

These go for cheaper then they should I use a 1987 international with the Detroit 466 as a yard dog at my shop along with a 2005 FL Columbia say an with the 12.7 series 60. The old international starts better on cold days but stays in the lot for the most part with the whopping maybe 220ho and the gearing only allowing 55-60 but she won’t die and has been the cheapest to maintain. She’s even cheaper then my 2018 ford, Chevy and dodge parts runner trucks yearly but those trucks have over 180k on them. As I digress, these old daycab medium duty trucks are either sent off to death as dump trucks from new or last longer and run better then anything you can buy new. They’re endearing and frustrating, a 1-10k super old medium duty will start better at -30 then a (still old but with one of the more desirable engines for reliability, maintenance, power and pre emission) 05 columbia. Someone take me back I was born too late we forgot about craftsmanship and standing behind a product

Agreed 👍 after he changed the oil and fuel filters that thing ran pretty good Good Job 👍 I like to see someone taking the time to do that Looks like a good investment

put a bathroom on it, make it a portable shower and toilet on the go

Great note to make in the forum.

Thanks!

​@@notfiveoYeah? What if there was an animal in the air pick-up?

We run Daytons on allot of our Trailers still in 2024 and I don't mind them either. Stay up on painting the Steel, Keeping up on Wheel Locks/Shims being proper type/size/style and tightening in a uniform pattern and they are just fine. Allot better than Budd Wheels IMO. Budd are way too expensive to replace studs or time consuming. Keep that nut on threads while that Rim Clamp breaks free and you're fine. 😮

Yeah, I think I'll add a turbo to it. It must be EXTREMELY slow as-is 😂

@@WaldosWorld i have 2 idi 7.3 and had a 85 6.9 i love the idi my one 7.3 is turbo its night and day difference for a medium duty you will have to make your own turbo kit

Do not put a turbo on it ! I’ve owned multiple 6.9 and 7.3 idi trucks all will last forever and pull a house down without all that turbo junk

@@snakedr5917 funny cuz i have 2 turbo idis and they love it and both have 200k on and never neen rebuilt

@@jore551 200k is not a lot… at all

Thank you!

@@WaldosWorld you got away with murder....down south these are gold

I prefer "Nat".

Good call!

😂 I love how everyone has suggestions, as if Waldo is made of money and as if he doesn't fix his trucks up.

@@TheRoadhammer379 I mean a basketball isn't expensive even

@@TheRoadhammer379 the whole point of that comment was to suggest a cheaper way of doing a repair...not to mention the whole point of building the truck is to make money on RU-vid...id recommend that you think before you comment

It is really impressive to be honest.

Don't feel bad buddy I'm grease magnet to 😅

If there's mud grease or anything else I'll find it... 😂

His 6.9L has a B50 life of 350,000 miles so as they say, it's just getting broken in at 150k.

I drove these with the 9 L V8, Allison Auto trans. Good torque down low, not a lot of peak power. Split rim tires are the first thing you should change, tho.

@@aaronhumphrey2009 I remember driving one of these as well when I worked for Budweiser for a few years starting in 1996. Loud as all hell, crap on high end power but damn did they run on flat ground or slight grades.

Good call on the turbo kit 👍

Yes, we had an '89 model IDI and added a turbo. It was worth it.

Last time I was looking, the Banks kit was no longer available. It was suggested to get the turbo setup from a mid 90s 7.3.

@@wintonhudelson2252 mines a 89 f350 and I plan on adding a turbo with a intercooler kit.

@@WaldosWorld I have many years as a journeyman mechanic at Ford dealerships. The turbo is a great suggestion. Ford, back in the day, would still warranty those engines if you installed a Ford approved system. Banks sold tons of turbo's for that engine. As far as service on the engine goes, you did it all just right. Good job.

Thank you! Yeah, I agree with your assessment on pre-filling 👍

Yeah, pre-filling your oil filters seems like a "no brainer" to me but there are lots of people that claim it's unnecessary or even detrimental to the engine. A lot of the "professional mechanics" on RU-vid lately have been making a point to show them installing dry filters for some reason.

The oil is clean enough, it's brand new oil!

Heavy equipment and truck mechanic here and I regularly fill up the oil filters on rigs and equipment when I change them. That's roughly a gallon of oil you don't have to put in the oil pan when filling up.

If you've got particulate and grit in your brand new oil bucket I'm sorry to tell you, it ain't brand new. The dry filter people are whackos.

He sold it for crack.

@@mr.iforgot3062wat location ima lowball the dealer

Split ring not split rim. Whole different deal. New rims will mount up 22.5 tubless

Split rings are easy but can take your head off. You literally stand on the tire and hold the ring down with a foot while you pry it off. Same for install. They require a tube which is usually the hardest part, which is actually pretty easy on a split ring. Never messed with a split rim

No aluminum wheels available for the spoke Dayton hubs. Definitely an excellent upgrade to 22.5 tubeless rims!!

Agreed. New hubs and wheels to be able to mount standard 10 lug wheels. Plus nothing beats shiny alcoas

Thanks for the tip!

If its the same 6.9IDI as you find in the ford pickups, they dont really like that much power added, at least not without some serious (EXPENSIVE) upgrades. Talking new cylinder liners etc. Best choice would be finding a 7.3IDI thats originally turbo, that gives you the best starting point (and might not need any more, to be fair, those make great torque!) But for any real power, best economical bet would be a 7.3 powerstroke.

Cornbinders

It's Binder, for short.

I grew up on a farm with international tractors and drive semi trucks for my main income. The first time I heard "cornbinder" referring to internationals was from a retired truck driver 5 years ago in a bar. An old boss of mine used to call them "inter-smash-ionals"

StoneThrowers

YOUR NICKNAME?? That is common place for them old International trucks cuz of the international tractors and farm equipment..

That’s what I think also.

Excellent idea

Thanks for the tip! I just ordered a power stroke filter for the next oil change 👍

That is a beastly sounding truck lol

Thank you!

7.3 good engine

I had a 1988 S1654 (the uhaul) with a 7.3, it sounded exactly the same when cold. Got it in Villa Rica Georgia where it had been sitting for ten years amd drove it to North Carolina. Did all the preventative stuff...oil, fuel, filters, injectors and glow plugs, and ujoints. Loaded it with all my worldly possessions and drove it 3000 miles to Astoria Oregon. Used it as a storage unit/workshop for 5 years and then drove it to Alaska. Used it as a storage unit for 3 more years and then sold it for $3k more than I paid for it. Kinda wish I'd hung on to it and bobbed the frame and put a flatbed on it. Loaded to its 18k pound gross weight, the dang thing only got a mpg or two worse mileage than my 97 big block Chevy gets empty!

@@Edhooey hell I'd have made it into a ramp truck! Those old idi engines are some of the best

@@Jacksonkellyfreak definitely. If I ever find myself needing more truck than my 97 K2500, I'll probably look for another 1600 series International. If you just need rugged dependability without all the bells and whistles and Cadillac-ride of a fancy pickup, they really can't be beat. My uhaul would do 65 mph (eventually)...and I would bet that losing the huge 4000 pound aluminum box plus 16 ish feet of frame rails, and swapping the 19.5 wheels out for full 22.5's, it would probably have loped along at 65-70 pretty nicely.

@Waldo's World - any update?

Knew a guy that would only change his oil filter. Ran the same oil on a VW for like 450K miles.

Not true, my friend. Just fill those fuel filters and crank. The lift pump will prime the Injection pump within about a 4-1000ths count then the pressurized fuel from the injection pump to the injectors will flow. There's no need to bleed air. One major downside of older equipment is junk in your fuel tank. This truck has a filter before the lift pump which is a major plus. A 1984 F-250 with a 6.9L does not have a pre-filter and junk can get into the lift pump and puncture the diaphragm which creates a hidden vacuum between the injection pump and lift pump. If you then add a filter before the lift pump you have to take into account the flow resistance that a filter adds and adjust your lift pump accordingly. I agree, he found a gem for $1k. Nice!

Don't run out fuel then lol

Thank you so much!

It's not a split rim.

That was totally unplanned and just came out of my mouth 😂

Very cool! Thanks! 🤠

Same here; bus and firetruck. DT466 is a masterpiece!

@@lavasiouxwindwater9789 the 466 is a legend!

I would love to have a rollback if this had a longer frame. Maybe (probably?) one day... 🤔

Completely agree about the engine. Even a dt360 would have been a huge upgrade over an idi.

A banks turbo makes them somewhat viable. Without a turbo, they feel pointless. The fact that a turbo gives you better mileage while giving you more power tells you how much it needs help.

@@esqueue you can pick one up with a dt466 or a 360 for maybe $500 more and you have an engine that is better in stock form but also has unlimited performance potential.

@@farmyardfab where do y’all find thesw

@@anthonymckenzie4234 there was a crew cab s1700 with a dt360 listed for$2000 30min from my house.

Thank you! A turbo sounds like a great idea!

“Idi’s don’t like high rpms” Slave lake begs to differ. Mint!

I appreciate it!

Thank you!

For $3500?! Keep the IDI, it's got a 10 speed.

@@thinkcasting3182 adding a turbo to it wouldn’t get rid of the idi it would still be a 6.9idi just with a turbo. So I don’t understand your reply.

@@BearCat459 People who add turbos to IDI's are the low IQ rolling coal kiddy crowd who haven't figured out that you can buy a 1996 7.3 fully rebuilt. zero miles, with factory turbo for $2500. A 10 speed transmission will allow him to maximize the engines power under load. A turbo will add little value to his current configuration. His dump bed on a single axle, off-road, is 10 tons max weight.

The kits were actually discontinued by Banks a while ago

@@808gunz9 ya but they are out there for sale every so often you can find them.

Thanks Greg! Yep, the truck does have a hydraulic pump, though the ports are not closed off, so it's probably full of water. Maybe I can fix it up and use it 🤷‍♂️

Lol 😆 🤣

Thank you!