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  1. 03-11-2020, 08:47 AM #136
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    Dual flathead.. have a picture (must figure out how to post it) of dual flatheads mounted on a flatbed truck and used to power a belt drive thrasher.. heard it run, beautiful music...

    Also cabover 59 Chevy made into a pickup..


    Both from a car show near Elkhart Indiana..

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    I never heard of an inertia starter on a truck engine, but I don't remember hearing about a Federal truck either...

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    This is how we crank up the inertia starter on my 1943 Federal Model 606 7-1/2 ton 6x6. This truck was originally built for the Army Air Corps during World War Two as a C2 wrecker, but the wrecker equipment has since been removed. It is powered by a Hercules 855 ci HXD 6 cylinder gasoline engine developing about 200 hp and over 600 foot lbs of torque at 900 rpm. The engine is also equipped with a normal electric starter. The inertia starter is an Eclipse Aviation Engine Starter and was original equipment on the truck. Eclipse was part of Bendix. The Army Air Force considered this truck an emergency vehicle and needed it to be capable of being started when the battery was dead and no other vehicles were around.
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  3. 03-11-2020, 02:28 PM #138
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    A 58-59 Chevie COE made into a pickup.. it is realy that short and fat..

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    Twin flatheads mounted on a flatbed, used to drive a belt powered thrasher ..

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    We always had an inertia starter for anything that needed one when I was a kid. Any tractor with a weak battery would get parked on a hill across from the barn during the daytime--worked equally well for cars and trucks as well
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    Almost a year with no ugly trucks added...Time to end the drought......Ben

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    Quote Originally Posted by Honda View Post
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    You may have already gotten this one Ben----but if not---here is a gem The Herkimer Battle Jitney
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    Hadn't seen that one before, Dave, but it definitely qualifies as ugly......Ben

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    Quote Originally Posted by Truckman View Post
    Hadn't seen that one before, Dave, but it definitely qualifies as ugly......Ben

    Wow---I done good
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    It's been a while since the last update, but it's Christmas time and even ugly children get a little love......Ben

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    Very nice
    Not to mention that I got away without getting snagged into clicking on more and more

    There were a number of them "older models" that I drove I like the appearance of the 50's Cab overs from Chevy, Ford and even Dodge was into that game.

    My pick for ugliest:

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    A little on the Chevy COE of the 50's---it was a Model 5100 and had a 261 CI 6 cylinder engine that was rated around 140 HP as I recall. That was the biggest engine Chevy made and it was not available with anything else. It was said that with a loaded trailer (48,000 GVW), similar to the photo below, that on a hard grade you had to spit on the road to see of you were moving :rolleyes2

    I think they had three cylinders under the hood and three under a dog house in the cab.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave Grubb View Post
    I think they had three cylinders under the hood and three under a dog house in the cab.
    It looks like most of it is under the floor...This one had the original engine replaced with a newer 235 CI......Ben

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