Posted by Ultradog MN on January 27, 2020 at 07:51:45 from (172.58.86.174):
In Reply to: Re: flatbed schoolbus? posted by farmer rock on January 27, 2020 at 06:40:17:
It's been 30 years since I fixed up an old Diamond T I had and was looking for a 2 ton chassis. What I found was busses of that size had a single C channel frame. Trucks of the same GVW had the same inner C frame but also had an L shaped frame added along the length of the C. Hope that makes sense. I ended up buying about a 1973 IH Loadstar 1600 and set my cab and flat bed on it. It took some thinking to do but worked out real good and with the IH 345, 5 SP and 2 sp rear axle it would not only haul but would get right up and go too. Here's a photo of the old truck before I modernized it. I owned it for nearly 20 years but sold it as new laws made me start putting commercial plates and insurance on it and it became too expensive to drive just for fun. I bought this truck in Utah and drove it up the AlCan to Alaska, stayed there 2 1/2 years then drove it home to MN. It was still the old 98 hp Hercules JXB, Clark 5 speed tranny and 2 sp Eaton rear end. Would go about 50 if you flat footed it. Fun adventure when I was younger. Hope I'm not hijacking your thread too badly here.
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