Recent content by MStryker

Thanks everybody for the answers so far, it has been very informative. It seems like the way to go is a truck with the 3126 engine. The only downside I can see to that is the sucky circuit panel? It seems like 4 rear leafs, the better rust proofing, potential for cruise control...

Do you know the cutoff year for the air ride cabs? So that's just for the 2004+? Did the previous engines not use such a complex system? Last winter one of our machines at work went down with a bad injector. It required having a CAT technician drive out and re-program the machine and it was a...

I am in the preliminary process of looking at MTV's. Planning to purchase one this fall. I have checked on the auction website and it seems that the vast majority are 1998-2008 models. I am specifically looking at Stewart & Stevenson 6x6's. The thing I can't really figure out is the...

Thanks! I've tried searching around for some stuff, found some answers and found some dead ends. I will continue asking questions if I can't find an answer though, thank you for your help :) I think I have some rather large tools out in the garage, not sure if they're the right size big but...

I wish there was, it's small town Maine so not much traffic but not worth risking. Looked on Google maps and there seem to be some sand pits very close by. Maybe I can convince him to meet me again (it's at his friends house) and take a look at it again. What should I be looking for in the...

My issue is with the lack of brakes, I don't want to take it out on the road to where I can test to see if all the gears are working or not. The e-brake worked but it's almost 70 years old, if that fails...then what?

Believe me, I'm very seriously considering it. I just want to know what I'm getting into before I purchase it. I think I should figure out if it'll fit in my garage first...

Here are the pictures from the ad, I tried linking to the ad but apparently you're not allowed to do that. Transmission is iffy, I don't know if it's good or bad. Only drove it for a short time because of the lack of brakes and didn't go very fast. It didn't seem like it wanted to shift much...

I appreciate everybody's help thus far! The transmission seems iffy, it works I'm just not sure how well it works...don't have something to compare it to really. Not going to lie, that's playing into my decision a bit...

That was the other thing, the transmission seemed a bit uncooperative. Granted, I don't know anything about the transmissions in these trucks but it didn't seem to want to shift gears much. And when it finally did pick a higher gear it felt really bogged down. I understand these trucks don't go...

Yes, that's the truck. I know there will be a fair bit of upkeep with it, it's almost 70 years old. He is firm on the $1,500 and with potentially $1,500 more for the brakes, $200 for some lighting on the rear end that needs replacing, maybe another $200 for the radiator...just seems a bit too...

He wants $1,500 for it and seems somewhat firm on that price. I will definitely have to look into the brake issue further. Hopefully it's not as extensive as all those things.

I don't have any, I'd have to go check the truck out again to get some pictures. It might be repairable I suppose, I've always just replaced radiators instead of repairing them but I've only dealt with cars and I'd imagine they're cheaper. As for the brakes, I'm sure I can handle the work...

Hi guys, New member here. I went to take a look at a 1952 M211 today. It's an ex-fire department truck. It looked clean to me, didn't see much/if any rust on it, no body damage besides a little twist in the front bumper in front of where the winch would go (doesn't have one). It started up...