This will make you puke!

[Knucklehead]

I found this on Ebay and the seller gave me a great deal. He used it to plow snow. I picked it up in NJ and drove 250 mi. to central MA. It ran a steady 55 mph until I pumped some fuel from the aux. tank.Then it lost power and ran really rough, I could only get 25-30 mph out of it on the interstate. I had to clean the primary filter every 25 miles or so, but I made it home and that is what counts. The seller put a small ballast body on the back that dumps. The power unit is in the pickup box on the spare tire carrier. The truck was rebuilt at Tobyhanna and they put a diret drive in 5th tranny in it.
My to do list includes replacing the spare tie carrier and moving the dump pump, getting rid of the stack and running the exhaust under the cab and out the back. I also have an LDS-465-1A and OD tranny that I purchased from Memphis Equipment a while ago that I am going to put in. The engine and tranny are zero mile rebuilds. I plan on the engine swap in 2 weeks.
I know the color will make a lot of you sick, I am going to paint it this winter. I am going to keep the frame red and paint the cab cobalt blue. I have never been in the military and I do not feel it is right for me to act like I have been in. It also won't go to military truck shows. I feel there is life after OD, the truck was modified for civilian work and it wil stay that way.

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[rmgill]

I like those tires. Grippy.

 

[Squirt-Truck]

An OD tranny behind a 1A engine is not good. The ratio hole between 3 and 4 is rough and the 1A originally came with a direct transmission. Top speed should be 52 MPH unless you run it at the limiter. If you are going to relocate the exhaust take the time to add an approprate muffler.

 

[Squirt-Truck]

Almost forgot...be sure that you have a CDL for that truck, at least class B, it's GVW goes way over 26,001 pounds.

 

[rmgill]

Or a Non-Commercial Class B If you're not doing anything for work with it.

 

[BFR]

I like those tires. Grippy.

Me too... what brand are those?

 

[motorolanut]

Well, its Different...........I say that, at least some loving care went into dolling it up..

 

[Hookin1]

I saaw that ruck on ebay too, i believe he actually had 2 of them on there.I like O.D. better but that truck actually looks pretty good like that.

 

[Knucklehead]

I have a cdl so I am covered. The tires are Firestone and are new, the guy I bought it from also has a 2.5 ton with a sander. I had an A2 5ton with the OD tranny and I liked the performance a lot better. But since I posted my buddy found a 9spd Road Ranger (OD) that I am going to take a look at. I will grab it if the price is right. The truck was done up very well and I don't want to change too much. I am changing the color to cobalt blue to match my wifes 1968 Camaro that I am restoring. You can see it on the lift above the truck bed.