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I put it to work, we were on the Applegate fire for a week, old boy did good .
Needs rear springs very much badly tho
Here's a few pics, nothing exciting
Took the old truck on down to the local Dept. of Forestry and got it inspected, stickered and ready for another fire season .
1963 Studebaker M50 has been a water truck it's entire life, everybody loves it and so do I, getting paid to drive it and allow it to continue to do what it was born to...
I fired it up and let it run for a bit to get the juices flowing, speaking of which my oil pressure didn't jump staight up with the spin on filter swap like I have heard, it's only slightly quicker .
I made a vid of my grandson doing crazy 2 yo stuff while the truck ran in the background .
tie6044 has them, so does jatonka, they are both on here just shoot em a message .
I have bought from both .
Tie6044 also sells his on Fleabay under same name
Saw no reason for the stock configuration to leak, yet they did, not anymore
Edit: in hindsight I do not at all care for the shiny aluminum parts on my engine, wish I had painted it first and I shall still, with a little brush, maybe filters too with a spray can 😎
I opened the door and saw a little water on the transmission hump, realized there must be a hole in the roof, went up and sealed it with a dab of silicone .
That's what I did last week .
Here's what I'm going to be doing, but I don't know what week it will be preferably a warmer week .
After...
@pitpawten
Those are some good looking tires
Btw, when you do your brake job try just putting a spray nozzle on a hose and using water to do your cleaning before you use the brake clean, you might be surprised how well it works .
@pitpawten
Get your batteries in and get it running, show the kids it still lives, they will refuel your enthusiasm, then just one thing at a time, easy peasy (as the kids say)
I FINALLY got a tow bar for the M50A2, picked it up at little military show yesterday right down the road from me, it was a great show lots of cool peeps and good food, so stoked to have found this .
Now just gotta figure out what position the cab levers need to be in, and I can tow this to...
I changed the oil in my manual steering box in my 1963 Studebaker M50, (M35A2 with a water tank) in hindsight it didnt appear to need it, upon refilling I had to cock the funnel to one side to allow filling, making me wonder how/if these vent ?
What did I do to my deuce this week ?
Well I fired it up, let it run for a spell then took it out onto the road and opened all the low drain points and let the water out for the season, as it's getting considerably cooler up here these days .
I drove it around for about 20 min or so and let...
Hopefully you meant 5' .
I should add of course that this is a 2 person operation with a man at each helm, and the ends of the chain need to be clevis or bolt bound as the hooks obviously would just come undone, I have made due before with getting the hooks tight and zip tying back a link to...
Oh indeed it will get fenders, new ones are crazy expensive so I will be hammering out a set of big rig semi truck fenders I have lying around that are kind of rough at the moment, and hide them with green or black paint .
I think I put an insurance card in the glovebox last Sunday and rinsed off the back of it with a water hose today .
Been working out of town for weeks, over it
Got in about 45 min of painting last night in the wind and cold, but the raindrops held off, hit it again for a bit this sunny warm AM, love getting that hideous lime yellow covered up, fully digging this old original color of Korea/Vietnam era paint, it will look pretty good when I'm done for...
Just junk I've accumulated over the years for the water trucks, I have more stuff lying around than any normal person would need/want, and I'm not even done yet ...
Huh, that's an interesting set up you have there .
The front steer axle drums are held on with the lugs, the rear drivers are...
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