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Andy Motteberg

03-25-2008 17:33:31

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Hi all,
I took a picture of our International Harvester milk truck. It was originally a milk truck, but someone else turned it into a beer truck, the sides of the truck say "THE HAPPY TAPPER". this truck is refrigrated. I can't remember, but I think it is a 1964 or 1965 truck, not sure though. I don't know what model it is. Can anyone tell me what model it is or how I can find out? We bought it at a auction several years ago and it has been sitting in our yard since. We have never run the truck, but we were told that it ran good, but it needs a starter new drive and tires. Otherwise, it looks pretty good for it's age. We were told that these refrigrated trucks are very rare, if anyone can give me any info on this truck, I'd appreciate it. I might try to get it going in the spring. If it was running, what do you think it would be worth? I have no idea, I've never seen another refrigrated IH truck. Thanks, Andy.

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mark

03-26-2008 12:08:33

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Re: Old International Harvester Milk Truck in reply to Andy Motteberg, 03-25-2008 17:33:31

First time I"ve seen one of them for many years. Dad"s uncle and first cousins ran a milk company for nearly 80 years. The old man was my grandfather"s brother and they started on the family farm around 1915. Initially two of the six brother"s were partners. One of them died in 1944 and so, Uncle Bill and his son"s went solo from that point forward and over the years they had LOTS of delivery trucks.

When I was a kid in the early 60"s, they gave us an IH truck very similar to this one pictured...I always thought it was a "56 model. Anyway...it had sit down and stand up gas and brake pedals....so the driver could just hop in and motor away without getting in the seat! The reason they got rid of that truck so soon....it was maybe 5 years old...it had an automatic transmission and they could never keep it in service. Finally they parked it. It had an OHV 6, I plainly recall that. I never seen it under power, but it was all there. We used it for a camper on the river bank!We hooked the old Oliver to it and moved down where we wanted it. Finally, in the late 80"s, the property sold and the old truck...shot full of holes and pretty rusty...was junked.

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Andy Motteberg

03-26-2008 16:02:23

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Re: Old International Harvester Milk Truck in reply to mark, 03-26-2008 12:08:33

Thanks. My Dad and I looked for the ID tag and it says this truck is a 1961 model, it says "MODEL:" on the tag, but there is nothing stamped there.

Andy.

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Buzzman72

03-26-2008 08:52:24

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Re: Old International Harvester Milk Truck in reply to Andy Motteberg, 03-25-2008 17:33:31

That's definitely an S-series, which makes it 1956-57 vintage. More than likely, it's an S-140 Milkmaster, which was a special chassis with a dropped frame between the front and rear springs. The original engine would be a BD-series 6-cylinder, probably a BD-240...but it might be a BD-220, or it might be a BD-264 if you're really lucky. IH made the 140 Milkmaster model in the L and R series as well, but the 140--which was available in a straight frame as well-- was discontinued in the early 1960's.

There shouldbe a manufacturer's plate with the serial number, model number, engine size/horsepower, and GVW, somewhere on the body...I'd suggest checking the kick panel area, ahead of the doors, first.

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Andy Motteberg

03-26-2008 16:03:47

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Re: Old International Harvester Milk Truck in reply to Buzzman72, 03-26-2008 08:52:24

Thanks, it is a 1961 according to the insurance card in the truck.

Andy.

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Buzzman72

03-26-2008 09:18:02

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I Stand Corrected in reply to Buzzman72, 03-26-2008 08:52:24

Looks like your truck could be as new as at least 1959, which is the printing date on this brochure. I wasn't aware they carried the S-series doghouse over to the AB-120 Metroette...thought it stopped in '57 when the A-series was introduced. Learn something new every day, I guess.

AB 120 Milk Truck

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Andy Motteberg

03-26-2008 16:05:04

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Re: I Stand Corrected in reply to Buzzman72, 03-26-2008 09:18:02

Thanks, it is a 1961, still cannot find model.

Andy.

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PaulW_NJ

03-26-2008 05:20:10

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Re: Old International Harvester Milk Truck in reply to Andy Motteberg, 03-25-2008 17:33:31

Here's what I'm talking about . . . this truck was on the oldihc.com page

another milk truck

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Andy Motteberg

03-26-2008 16:05:40

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Re: Old International Harvester Milk Truck in reply to PaulW_NJ, 03-26-2008 05:20:10

Thanks.

Andy.

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PaulW_NJ

03-26-2008 05:15:52

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Re: Old International Harvester Milk Truck in reply to Andy Motteberg, 03-25-2008 17:33:31

Neat looking truck.

The best thing you can do is get to an IH truck website where there"s a better chance of finding folks who might know more. Here"s a couple places to start:

Link

This site also has a classic trucks page

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Andy Motteberg

03-26-2008 13:16:32

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Re: Old International Harvester Milk Truck in reply to PaulW_NJ, 03-26-2008 05:15:52

Thanks Paul, I will check those sites out soon. I have already posted on Yesterday's Trucks.

Thanks,
Andy.

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Pat-CT

03-26-2008 04:15:20

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Re: Old International Harvester Milk Truck in reply to Andy Motteberg, 03-25-2008 17:33:31

yea theres your money maker right there do just what eric said to do

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Andy Motteberg

03-26-2008 13:15:19

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Re: Old International Harvester Milk Truck in reply to Pat-CT, 03-26-2008 04:15:20

Thanks Pat, I'm going to pull out the starter and check it out soon. I hope it will be running again soon.

Andy.

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ericlb

03-26-2008 04:03:51

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Re: Old International Harvester Milk Truck in reply to Andy Motteberg, 03-25-2008 17:33:31

i have no idea what that would bring, its the first one ive seen, and im 50, as straight as that old girl is ,if it were mine id fix it up then take it to a few shows and see what kind of offers i got, maybe if the refer unit could be got working you could sell refreshments out of it at the shows, might also be fun at a church picnic ect.

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Andy Motteberg

03-26-2008 13:13:17

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Re: Old International Harvester Milk Truck in reply to ericlb, 03-26-2008 04:03:51

Thanks Eric.

Andy.

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miss grundy

03-26-2008 03:58:57

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Re: Old International Harvester Milk Truck in reply to Andy Motteberg, 03-25-2008 17:33:31

I had a milk cow but never a milk truck which would be better even if you get both milk and beer.

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JonWaltonTN

03-25-2008 17:38:58

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Re: Old International Harvester Milk Truck in reply to Andy Motteberg, 03-25-2008 17:33:31

That is a model S. Probably S-120 or S-130 built in 1956 or 57.

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Andy Motteberg

03-26-2008 13:11:50

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Re: Old International Harvester Milk Truck in reply to JonWaltonTN, 03-25-2008 17:38:58

Thanks Jon.

Andy.

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