What did for me is dad had one for a tandem dump when I was a kid (before the dump anywhere sterling) and then the first tractor I ran for work was a ltl 9000 with a 3406 that I may have played with a littleGuess what it has for power----A sad sack Double OO 8V92-. He will sell it real cheap--I might
just have to buy it to perform a LTL MOtor Grenade--POOF.
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There not a bad looking truck--but I have never been able to figure out why on the eastern
part, Old Ford LTL's, GMC MH9500's, old Dodge Big Horns & CNT 900,1000 Dodges draw
such attention. Mack I can see--But like the saying goes {if they also build cars, and farm
implements probably best not buy it.
Ford and the 20* leaning engine.then the first tractor I ran for work was a ltl 9000 with a 3406 th
It's the only items worth saving.I like the Automotive Equipment emblems on the hood- my dad's '65 pete had them !
That was a late 50's ad, the reason I say 6-71 is it was cheap. Charted engine sales from lateProbably a C or J series Cummins.
Here's the trouble with old books written about brands, 70% wasn't true. In those years unlikeI'm a young guy so I get my info from a book. It's been packed away for a few years but I don't remember seeing GM as an option for IH until the '60's. Maybe they didn't want to buy engines from another truck manufacturer? Are 6-71s shorter than a 220 Cummins? If the IH 190-200 series had a 220, they lengthened the nose to make room, giving it a set back axle look.