Classic Heavy Metal!

Yes it is classic and it's also iconic when you stop and think about it.

Whaoh i have 4 of those setting in the slough behind the property.... Amazing relics. Im contemplating doing something with one or more of them ( the tires are literally rotted of the ones here)

Well drag them out and do something with them... I may have to talk to you if i need parts. How are the cabs?

Swiss cheeze rustoleumed. Enough so id end up with more patch panel than origional cab. Main reason ive never jumped on such

Hmmm maybe drive components.

It will be late spring when the sluogh drains back enough so i can poke to what the drivetrain is like. (They have just been setting back there for the lasrr errrrm 40 years well more like 50ish they sat there when i was a kid

It would be hard to know what kind of condition the axles and drivetrain are in without pulling them down and looking inside. By the way what state do you live in?

Roughly 200 miles down oregon

Oh almost into the Siscues, if you are on the I-5 corridor

I just love the grungy old texture and style of these vintage GI trucks. Good shot.

Back in the late 60s a family friend had three or for of the he used for hauling logs. He also had a few 2 1/2 tons that were set up to haul logs or for logging. I remember one with an arch on the back for loading logs onto other trucks.

I'm glad you like the photo

Oooo! It's got the original "Six Banger" engine in it! I wonder if it still makes that distinctive "Whine" noise as it revs up under a load? Some guys see just a rusty old truck, while others see "Restoration potential". If anything, this old truck has lots of "Personality."

The way they are geared they will whine in the low gears. I don't remember them whining on the road.

I like their looks. The idea I'm playing with is put a chevy van body on it and extend the front of the body to blend inti the grill of the the truck

My bad. Heavy lugged or snow tires.

There is drivetrain noise in these trucks but it is mostly when in the lower gears of the transmission and or transfer case.

I like the idea of a early 70s van body on the truck... repower it with a 4.3 Chevy V6, you don't want to over power the transfer case... the low range gears are about half the tooth area of the high range teeth.

I found a video on YouTube that has the whine sound on it which is fairly clear.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkudZsnAsho

Anyway, thanks for the explanation. It really helped. I like your idea of the van conversion too.

A lot of that whine is caused by the gear tooth profile and them being stright cut gears.

When I say straight cut this refers to the fact the tooth faces run parallel to shaft's center line. Not at an angle to it. Angling the gear teeth makes them much quiter, but it also introduces end thrists to the gears as the angle acts as a ramp or wedge as load is applied.

That was a neat old Dodge truck, I'm guessing late 40s or real early 50s. My 1948 Ford pickup would have gear whine in 1st and 2nd gear and none in 3rd and 4th.

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Yep that happens around here a lot.

this poor thing has definitely seen better days...

V.

Oh yes... it's one of the better ones of the three

Any idea of the vintage of this veteran? I'm wondering if it's pre-War of after.

No idea the data plates are missing from the trucks. The majority of the production of them was from 1941 to 1945 as I remember.

Wartime, then. Still a cool find.

I think so, they are iconic when you think of American WW2 trucks. The 1 1/2 & 2 1/2 ton GMC and Chevy trucks share many common parts. Like cabs and drive components.

A friend had a 1942 GMC Deuce-and-a-half back in the 1980s. Even he couldn't kill that thing. A coworker knew him well and said that back in 2014 it was still running, even if it didn't get much use.

In the 80s a friend of mine was stationed in Europe one of his deployments he was deployed with the Belgian military and they were still running around in rebuilt World War II deuce and a half. Rich said they rode really nice compared to the M35 that they were using at the time

Fascinating! Thank you for sharing it here. ^__^

You are welcome

I haven't seen one of these old girls in decades. They may have been slow but they got you there. Even in this rough a condition there is still a certain beauty about these old rigs...

I agree they have their own charm. Sadly the cabs have seen better days. I think of the three trucks Myron has maybe get one restored or two running.

Wow, nice dump truck! :)

I hope it helps you and thanks for the fave