WWII Internationals - Page 2 - Steel Soldiers::Military Vehicles Supersite

truckdoctor · 11-18-2009, 01:26

There is a few for sale on the west coast. The ones I have found are all on craigslist. There is a 1936 in Portland Oregon, there is a 1941 in Big bear Ca., there is one in Klamath Falls Oregon, and there is a hotrodded one in Prescott Arizona. They seem to pop up so hopefully a decent one will be easier to find.
http://http://inlandempire.craigslis...451238969.html
http://http://portland.craigslist.or...466494852.html
http://http://reno.craigslist.org/cto/1453226819.html
http://http://prescott.craigslist.or...452972444.html

swordmd · 11-19-2009, 00:30

You can look closer to home for one. Fallon NAS sold many a time a go. Three weeks a go I found a M5-6 Dump in Carvers NV, M5-6 Cargo in Ely NV, M5-6 Dump in Austin NV( I am picking this one up in a week or two) Two M2-4s in Eureka NV, M5-6 Winnemucca NV, and many more in NV. Nevada is the land of the lost for old MV's A great state.

truckdoctor · 11-19-2009, 02:09

I guess I better open my eyes. Most of those are at my back door. I'm a little more familiar with the old stuff by where you live because I grew up there and I remember the spud farmers used the WWII stuff for hauling spuds. My dad actually bought an old Jimmy that had the fiberglass roof and hood installed on it. It had a blown up small block in it when we got it. It sat at our shop for years until my dad gave his farm to the bank and it was auctioned off with everything else. Are any of the trucks you looked at in decent shape? I might be headed for Idaho soon and wouldn't mind looking at them if possible.

chesnimnus · 12-11-2009, 22:23

The one in Klamath Falls will be going home with me.

Parts are readily available, as long as you are talking about the mechanical parts. The Red Diamond engines were used through the 1970s, and shared with the civilian trucks. The Blue Diamonds to a lesser extent. The Green Diamonds are harder, but still not that hard. Local engine shop near me rebuilds a couple a year.

The drivetrain components were usually shared with the civvie trucks, which makes obtaining parts easier. The rear brakes cylinders are not usually available, as they were special. Usually you have to sleeve them to get the old ones to work.

The winches were made by Tulsa, Heil, and I believe one other company. Tulsa still makes the same winches, and parts are a phone call away at the local Tulsa dealer.

Bodies were made by Anthony, Heil, Tulsa, and Garwood. The Tulsa oilfield body with the gin poles is actually still made, so you could just order a new one if you wanted. The others are extremely hard to find. In fact, you normally find a body and then just buy a truck to fit it. However, if you don't care about originality, then it really doesn't matter. If you are patient, you can build one by measuring an original and cutting and welding the pieces. That hinges on knowing someone with an original body.

The open cabs are hard to find some parts for, such as the top bows, doors, and windshield brackets. I am working on getting the windshield frames repopped by a company that does that type of thing. If you want a closed cab on an M-5H-6, you can use a K/KB-5 cab or larger. Those can still be found.

chesnimnus · 04-23-2010, 04:22

For those that are interested, books are becoming more readily available for the old IHC units. Here is a link to a listing of currently available parts, maintenance, and operations books, printed by Binder Books. More will be added in the next couple months.

http://www.binderplanet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94931

chesnimnus · 04-23-2010, 04:23

For those that are interested, books are becoming more readily available for the old IHC units. Here is a link to a listing of currently available parts, maintenance, and operations books, printed by Binder Books. More will be added in the next couple months.

http://www.binderplanet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94931

atankersdad · 04-23-2010, 08:21

I just love my M-2-4. These are without a doubt the least documented WWII truck that the military ever used. I just spoke with a fellow owner at the MTA show last week and we are trying to get 4 east coast trucks together at one time for Aberdeen. I have attached a picture of a Iwo Jima M-2-4 rocket truck.

tractor · 04-25-2010, 17:02

I have a winch for a M-2-4 and pto if anyone needs them

Blue-Max-Triplane.org · 11-13-2010, 16:31

Here is the 1 1/2 ton that I am going to begin restoring. The International Harvesters are hard to come by, parts are rare and expensive, but they will pull through the toughest of conditions-

Well worth the effort-

lunchbox005 · 08-12-2011, 03:15

i have a 1957 international navy department s120 truck. im trading it for a international m-2-4 Duely. and i have another m-2-4 that will be donated to a musem and i get to gut that truck for spare parts because they only want the body for their collection. do you think this is a good trade??? please let me know. thanks!