IH trucks

[gcoleman]

found this monster, dunno what its called, bit its huge. Oh, and no clue who's driving either

 

[rwilke]

Glen C.,
SWEET pics!

Where were those pics taken, at some museum?

Ryan W

 

[gcoleman]

I wish, found em on a museums web page, but I cant for the life of me remember what it was called.

 

[bbranstetter]

Found this old one at a kids haunted house (fire barn) yesterday. Looks fun to drive.

 

[wcompton]

Brian-
That's a great find! You don't see too many front mount pumps on chassis that small. It looks like it's still in service too, gotta love that.

Where I work we build quite a few fire apparatus on IHC chassis, both the 4000 and 7000 series chassis.

 

[bbranstetter]

Yup, still in service, they use it as a brush truck. All the guys say it's fun to drive but a pain to get parts for. I told them if it gets too difficult to deal with just give me a call!

 

[bbranstetter]

Here's another one I forgot to post. Found it at a car show in my home town.

 

[blanasa]

Anyone have any info (manuals etc.) on a'74 IH Metro van(aluminum body)? I checked Binder books site and didn't see anything for that year/model.

 

[dfrisk]

I love IH's old trucks from back in the 50's. They'd build about ANYTHING anybody wanted. Saw an ad in the latest Red Power Mag. of a 1959 R-192 single axle semi-tractor, Rare power steering option! 450 cid-6 cyl. engine, 5+2 transmission & air brakes of course. SINGLE PERSON CAB, I bet it's less than three feet from door-to-door, been restored/refurb'd, IMRON paint, runs out fine....doesn't say how many miles, only $14,500 picked up in Indiana.

Been my experience that a 450-6 in a Binder can burn at least 12-15 gallons of gas per hour while cruising at a leisurely 50-55 mph depending on load & gearing. The old Loadstar I drove one winter had a 475 cid V-8 with a tiny little Holley 2 bbl carb and I'd get three to three and a quarter MPG trying to run 62 mph. The 450-6 would have a real hard time trying to keep up with the V-8. It only had a 1 bbl.

A good IH truck mechanic told Me one time that IH never built ANY two trucks alike....even for companies like Schnieder & JB Hunt who ordered hundreds at a time, without the line set ticket You had NO idea what components You needed to repair things like brakes, suspensions, transmissions, etc.

WYATT - I bet that white brush truck has a 392 V-8 in it. A 345 at the very least. You see old IH brush trucks posted for sale in RPM every once in a while, Some may even have 10,000 miles on them!
And My Mom's got a picture of Our first St. Bernard puppy, MACK, in front of a brand new 1960 IH pickup just like the one Brian posted with My Dad & the Neighbor holding the pup. Neighbor had just picked the truck up and was showing it off. Same color even.

 

[gcoleman]

I saw a CXT 7400 in person the other day, it was a one off 4x4, twin Eaton axles, lifted even more than factory, all Alcoa aluminum wheels, and twin stacks, the bed was of of an F650, wish i had my camera, it was nice.

 

[bbranstetter]

Glen,

You mean like this one.

Or this one

 

[blanasa]

How about an MXT?

Saw this one today on the pier.

 

[wcompton]

The XT line is OK, but if you want to really get something done with your Binder . . . .

7400 4x4, MaxxForce9, SST body, 1000 gallon water, 20 gallon foam, 1500gpm pump plus a pump for pump & roll, 5Kw generator, 9000# winch . . . .

 

[gerickson]

I saw an MXT in the parking lot at the Navistar offices on saturday. This is the one off I-88 around Naperville. It was HUGE! I need to call them and see if I can get a pic of it and my 71 Travelette together. I finally got him home and washed off.

 

[dfrisk]

I "Thought" I saw a post a couple weeks ago Navistar was going to stop making the MXT, CXT vehicles and just build them for the Military. I checked their website last week and I couldn't find any mention of the MXT & CXT but that doesn't mean much.
I did see a neat old truck sell yesterday, Bought brand new by My Buddy's Dad in 1951, was a '51 F-3 3/4 ton Ford, flat-head-6 & 3-speed synchromesh floor shift. Still 6-V electrical, oil bath air cleaner, They had to put a new fuel pump on it to get it to run. Body was rough and needed LOTS of brake work (Didn't ALL Ford p/u's of that age?) but ran well enough to get up onto the trailer to go home! $600. Ohhhh, The seat was in the bed....Driver was sitting on a 5-gal. bucket!
I talked to the Proud New Owner, Said He likes working on old IHC iron better, just harder to find parts but they normally don't need as many parts!

 

[stritle]

Who looks at the MXT and says HUMMER!

 

[gcoleman]

why yes, exactly like those haha. Itd be nice to own one, but, seeing as their fuel economy is, well that of a truck, and, im not sure they'd fit int my school parking lot too well.

 

[gcoleman]

Wyatt, looks like a brush rig used for forest fires, anywhere close? im partial to the OSHKOSH crash trucks (AARF?) although, they are a bit big for offroading haha

 

[wcompton]

Glen-
Sorry it took so long to respond, been busy @ work. The truck shown is actually for a small town in with a HUGE rural area, I don't think they have much for forest in their area. They need a structural rig, but something that takes care of grass/field fires.

Oshkosh has it together for ARFF trucks, but I think KME and Rosenbauer have been working quite a bit to get ahead of the pack. They're looking to take the market away from Oshkosh and E-One.

 

[gcoleman]

Wyatt, not a problem, and, i havent seen a whole lot new in the ARFF line from Oshkosh, or E-One, as far as "street" units are concerned, Perice-Dash and Seagrave have my vote. Ive even got a Pete 379 water/foam tanker round my neck of the woods, its the notorious tanker 5 belonging to Maryland's Dunkirk volunteer firehouse. Awesome truck lol.