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  1. wrenchbender

    My Dream Truck

    Below is a link to a truck I'm trying to steal from a buddy of mine. It's a 1966 F-600 on a 2000 F-650 chassey complete with Power Stroke running gear. BTW them ole 66's are my favorite. Check it out and see if you can spot some of the mods it took to make it all work. This is one SWEET ride...
  2. wrenchbender

    Oshkosh trucks

    Check out this link http://oldcarandtruckpictures.com/Oshkosh/
  3. wrenchbender

    old pan/scraper

    Here's an old beasty looking paddle pan .... notice the ole gal is ROP free. I guess the twin stacks will serve as ROPS:rolleyes: :D . lol I Wish I could have gotten closer for a better pic but the traffic wouldn't let me.
  4. wrenchbender

    OLD IRON to NEW RIDES

    Check out this link from IH I thought some of you might like it. youtube does it again:drinkup http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJQFr4e7ap4
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    Lost a Freind today

    I lost a freind of over 40 years today. His name was Jerry and was one of the best if not the best operator in these parts. Jerry owned and operated his grading buisness since back in the 60's. My dad and Jerry were close freinds as they rode motorcycles together on the weekends Harleys that...
  6. wrenchbender

    More old Trucks

    Here are a couple of my old trucks the first is a 1947 Intrnational KB11. I no longer have this one but it still ran when I sold it in 1982. The second one is a 1957 White Mustang inline 6 cyl. gas burner 8speed Road Ranger trans this one I still have. It's now a wrecker home made of coarse.
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    1951 DiamondT 6X6 5Ton

    This is my old 51 Diamond T wrecker we bought this in 1971 these pics were taken around 1973. And yep that's me in those pics I've always loved these old trucks and heavy equipment even as a kid. Any way it's got about 130 HP 6cyl Hercules gas burner engine 5 speed gear box plus a transfer case...
  8. wrenchbender

    Hole Digger

    GI hole digger & post setter 194?
  9. wrenchbender

    Back Hoe Operator Question

    Ok in a nother thread I told you I played in the dirt. Here's the question how do you dig in straight line and get the correct fall in a ditch. Right or wrong here's what I did stretched a string the length of the dig and set the fall in the string. Then I tried to keep the same distance from...
  10. wrenchbender

    Installed a Thumb

    100 Komatsu needed a thumb and actually it was in a very clean spot. No mud, a new thumb and brackets a real pleasure to weld on. This is not the ordinary conditions I work in. Took a few pics
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    Wrenchbender Digging?

    Well I got to play in the dirt/mud today. We had a little drain problem so I ask one of my customers if he would dig a pit for me. Well he said there's the machine and here's the keys.I offered to pay the going rate for rent but he wouldn't have it. You have to remember I'm not an operator so...
  12. wrenchbender

    3 way tail gate pics

    If any of ya'll have pics of your 3 way tail gates I would like to see them.And yes I'm talking about Dump Truck 3 way tail gates. I have a guy that wants me to build one for a truck I built the bed on a few years back. I'm looking for easy to operate and or build ones.What seams to work best...
  13. wrenchbender

    1971 F-250 Work Horse

    This my Work Horse (Lil Red) It's moved just about every thing you can move with with small equipment. The load on the trailer is a Lagunn milling machine & a surface grinder moved approx 175 miles.The Rv is a 36' SouthWind With GMC running gear moved approx.1/4 mile now a storage unit. Last...
  14. wrenchbender

    Hello from SC

    Hi guys I've been lurking for a little while and decided to join you folks.I own and operate a small biz in the upstate of SC. We do heavy equipment repair,welding,metal fabrication, light trucking and anything else it takes to pay the bills & buy food.We work on lot of Fiat allis equipment...
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