OzDozer
Senior Member
I'm sure there was a period in the 1950's after the GM takeover when the Cummins engine option was no longer available - but I could be wrong. I've never been wrong before.
Well I thought I made a mistake once but turns out I was mistaken!I'm sure there was a period in the 1950's after the GM takeover when the Cummins engine option was no longer available - but I could be wrong. I've never been wrong before.
When I started at the quarry in 1968 they used a couple of those for stripping as the quarry was just being opened at this location. Have to wonder what the guys who ran those would think about the trucks they have to run these days what with air conditioning and stereo radios!I drove this old beast in the early 70 s in a logging camp up coast. Im not if it was an R15 or R22.6/71 power & 5 speed. View attachment 305597
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Or what the 3rd pedal in the floor was and dont forget the armstrong steeringWhen I started at the quarry in 1968 they used a couple of those for stripping as the quarry was just being opened at this location. Have to wonder what the guys who ran those would think about the trucks they have to run these days what with air conditioning and stereo radios!
Just remembered one of those old trucks like that one let me learn that some diesels will run backwards! Driver forgot to shift down before going up ramp and he was too slow on the clutch when engine stalled. Lucky someone who know what to do was close by and had him kill the engine before any real damage was done!I drove this old beast in the early 70 s in a logging camp up coast. Im not if it was an R15 or R22.6/71 power & 5 speed. View attachment 305597
What's the problem with wedge brakes they work good for a couple months if you are lucky! Actually never had the wedgies on a Euclid but did have them on off highway Mack haul trucks and a few frontend loaders.That was what we called a smooth sided Euc. That was then when they came out with the dry disk on all 4 corners and not those damn wedge brakes.
Some of the Cat loaders were like that I recall, about some models or s/n ranges using 10 weight oil and others using DOT3 brake fluid! I always double checked before topping up any of them.When Euc first started using the air over hyd. wet disk they were still using the old big can with a clasp lid same as when these same reservoirs had brake fluid, and yes people would put brake fluid in them. This same setup on the wet disk trucks they finally came out with a kit for them that orficed a line off the return hyd. that went into the top side of the can and then to the other cans then back to tank never had to worry about them getting screwed up after that