This is one of the things that I even feel proud of the Americans even though I'm a Chinese. Factory workers who built it probably never imagined that it's still running 75 years later in 2020! Just listen to that smooth start up at 2:16, amazing truck!
It was way under stressed. Back then they designed it to be easy to fix but not all that reliable. Today cars are really meant to run with zero maintenance when back then you did a lot of immanence.
Proper double clutch procedure: Upshift: Press clutch in low gear, shift into neutral, press the clutch again and engage higher gear, without hitting the loud pedal. Downshift: (this is trickier) Press clutch, shift into neutral, stomp on the gas to match gear speed in trans, Press clutch again while revvs are still up, and off you go.... once you learned it, you can drive every vehicle. ;-)
@@tomcardale5596 I'd been driving trucks for 20 years, self taught floating the gears without using the clutch. Got a job that paid for me to upgrade my B to an A at a truck driving school, it was fun to learn the by the book way..clutch to neutral, clutch to gear.
That was fun. I just parked my "46 Chevy "potato barrel" truck. I picked the truck up from a local farmer in 1991. It has a later model GMC engine. I fixed the cab up some and rebuilt the flatbed body. I bring the truck to local parades. Many watching the parade really enjoy the truck, especially those who had worked in the old-fashioned way of potato harvesting. The front tires are newer but the rear dual tires are original. The rear tires have the parallel tread like those on military vehicles. Your driver might have had less grinding of gears if he paused when in neutral while shifting to a higher gear. Oh. not only do you have a nice truck but you also have a nice red flannel shirt. I found my red flannel shirt on the road in front of my house.
My dad had one of these back in the early '60's, no dump bed so when we went to the grain elevator there was a lift that'd lift the front wheels about 5 feet off the floor so the grain would flow out the back. When we used it to bring grain from the combine to the granary it would let about 1/3 of the grain flow out the gate, after that you had to push the grain toward the back with a shovel. He upgraded to a '57 Ford with a dump bed maybe '68 because the Chevy wouldn't start reliably due to the distributor shaft bushing getting so sloppy it affected the timing.
I learned to drive on a 41 dodge pickup with crash box and 4 speed. No hydraulic brakes either. Boy does this bring memories. Driving in the North Dakota Badlands.
The cab is the same as the military, it just has different front clip. It is a “stovebolt 6 engine. The GMC trucks had a different engine, which had pressure lube on the crank. The stovebolt 6 had dip and splash system.
I have a close family friend who restores military vehicles for a living, he has a CCKW that he can shift without the clutch, and I have never once heard him grind gears.
Love this one guys. My grandfather had the same old Chevrolet flatbed dump truck when I was a kid we used to play in and on. It was the first vehicle I ever drove at about 12 years old. Watching this brought back great memories.
It's funny when people talk about old trucks like this and say "you don't need seatbelts, this thing is stronger than 90% of everything on the road". Just because the truck will probably survive doesn't mean you will, after you pick your teeth up off of the dash.
I once drove a 1949 Chevrolet 3800 pickup (1 Ton) with the same 216 ci engine back in 1977. A couple friends of mine back then had one that their family used for hauling stuff on their country property in Minnesota. The paint had lost its shine and a rusty patina had begun taking over the finish. No rust through the body anywhere though. Everything worked on it and at over a quarter million miles, the thing ran like a top and started right up even on subzero Minnesota mornings. Built like a tank. The slowest vehicle I have ever driven but also the most fun.
Love this video!! I used to drive an old truck similar to this while growing up farming. This is amazing. The air "filter" looks like an old oil dipper.
Thank you Tommy. Love the truck. You didn't point out the airbags, navigation system, mp3 player. What homeowner doesn't need something like that around to run errands on the weekend? Great scene, sunshine, a good plot of land, living the dream. Guessing he spends less money on maintenance then your new Landrover, BMW i3, or your Mini's.
Those Chev’s were used by the British LRDG in the western Desert in WW2 , 2 wheel drive, oversized ‘Sand’ balloon tyres , my Dad said amazed how they’d run through soft sand 👍🏻😎
Chevrolet produced its first V8 engine in 1955. That was the 265 Cubic inch engine. The engine was actually designed by a engineer from Cadillac. And the earliest engine’s in 1955 did not have an oil filter.
@@travisb9130 the early Chevrolet. 1955 265 ci engine there was No oil filter option. The engine was actually designed without an oil filter. The filter was added as a early production change to the engine design. Up until 1955 Chevrolet only had the 235 Ci straight 6 cylinder engine. people called that engine the (stove bolt 6). Great engine couldn’t kill it.
This is AWESOMEEEE!! Guys I have been following your channels for a year now but never have I ever commented before. But this beautiful machine and it’s owner have forced me to. I am one of those persons who loves old machines and boy o boy did I enjoy this video or what. You know what, you should do more of this and bring us more old trucks and stories behind them
Thank you. Memory lane. Started to drive at under 10. I was tall so it helped. We had an old Merc v8 grain hauling truck back in the 50's and 60's until it caught fire. Hand cranking it as a young kid was tough. We called low gear bull low and trying to shift with a load on a soft field was a challenge. Replaced it with a new International with seats that were not sagged out and electric start. Also had an old Chevy hauler with a 6 and electric start which as a kid I found easier.
This is quite similar to the '38 Chevy grain truck we had when I was young in the early 1960s. We would haul grain, even cob corn, and sometimes haul a tractor in the bed of the truck. I taught a neighbor kid to drive a stick-shift in that old Chevy. Once parked, thieves cut up this truck for the scrap value of the steel and left only the skins from the cab and front fenders. We frequently drove this truck from home to one farm 60 miles away. We didn't always keep up with traffic but it was not a road hazard on the highways either.
Ah, the memories. My brother had a 53 GMC. No brakes so downshifting was how I slowed it down. Shifting? I found that patience and moving the shifter with my fingers instead of my arm resulted in smoother shifts (double-clutching helped too). David's split rims are nicknamed 'widow makers' for a reason. Great video, guys. Thank you so much.
Sweet truck! Reminds me of the 41 Ford I used on my grandpas farm. It was about in the same condition. I learned to drive it when I was just tall enough to reach the pedals.
In WW2, the British used these trucks in the desert with their LRDG (long range desert group) fighting the Germans behind the lines. These truck were known for reliability.
I knew a Spitfire pilot that said he saw a Maple Leaf on an engine casting on a truck motor. He said it was good for moral, but I don't remember the vehicle.
This brought back memories of my childhood on the farm. Our backup truck was a 48 International. Driving that thing 15 miles into town with a full load of wheat was a blast. It would do the speed limit empty, but it had a 5 speed and a 2 speed rear axle. Had to double clutch that thing too. The hoist was a single action though so it was power up and gravity down. had to make sure we loaded it up front first other wise it would flip the bed up and dump. Had a farm hand who forgot that and dumped a couple hundred bushel of wheat on the ground. That old bright yellow truck is still on the family farm and running. Not used for much anymore but still runs.
And you forgot to add the fact that it takes one hundred yards to do a U Turn lol. I have the same truck and had to pull it out of the barn the other day. You look like Austin Powers trying to get it maneuvered into a spot lol.
The steering is about 3 turns lock to lock, it maybe light but always hang on! Hitting a pot hole or rock can ripp the wheel out of you hand. I know from 50 plus years of driving our 46 Chev
I had an old 51 Ford 3/4 ton flat bed. I bought an 8 volt battery and it worked so much better than a 6 volt and wont hurt your gauges, lights or starter.
Had a 57 here, 235, 4 spd, 2 spd rear. It used to be a dump bed but cylinder and pump removed. Got 19 mpg on the highway and would just reach 90 mph. Those split rims don't need a press, if they're too wide and don't want to hit the groove, just clamp one end and pull the other inward, most are decently soft. Things aren't going right with the ring going up into it's groove, let the air out and start over. If you're trailer hauling one that the tires keep going or are flat, band or strap around those wheels, the road motion will make them work loose, those rings rolling along at 50+ mph are no joke.
We have a functional, restored 45 Chev 2.5 ton. No chrome. So cool to see another one running - very rare! Double clutch to shift em smooth like a heavy truck. Have fun!
Isn't it amazing what you could do with an old Stovebolt 6?? You've got to do a feature on his '62!! It looked like it was probably a C50? I'm sure curious what or who in St Louis had the truck...great feature!!
Great episode Tommy. I have modestly restored my Grandfather’s 1944 Ford grain truck which he had bought new in December 1944. Flathead V8. This truck reminds me a lot of my Grandpa’s Ford. Thanks!
this is so cool! my uncle had a Mack from the same era. it didn't run, but I played in it alot when I was a kid. I even learned to drive stick in it. and because of my playing in it and working the pedals, the brake pedal still had good firm pressure to it.
The tires give it away! That old boy still works! The 216 is a babbitt bearing motor, but had a good service life - obviously at this age! The "Backyard Alaskan" channel is fun to watch for this kind of content.
Great video. I have the Canadian 3ton Maple Leaf version. All original and front grill is all chrome. Bought from the original owner who used it to haul gravel to the Calgary International airport in 1950😊.
My father built a wooden camper on the back in 1950 on our truck just like this one but with duals on the back and we moved to Washington state. I was 3. My older 17 year old brother had to overhaul the engine bearings.
I never had a chance to drive a 45 but I did drive a lot of old three and five ton trucks with no synchro's and no power steering , one of which had those damn old split ring wheels . Brings back memories .
I love that truck. I had a WWII 3-axle GMC for a few years. It was a great piece of kit. Inline 6, 5-speed (non-synchro of course), selectable 6x6 on the fly, same floor-mounted starter button. Easily did 65 mph even though there was a Max Speed 45 MPH warning stencilled onto the tail gate
Those trucks starting in 1941 all big trucks were all 235s for the extra torque. Only the cars and pickup's up to1 ton came with 216. Those 235s had the same oiling system as the 216 but they were indeed 235s. But in 1954 to 235 were updated and the 216 got dropped and the 261 was born. The 261 was a bored out 235 with a Corvette cam and it made good power
The 235.5 came out I believe just after the 216. The V8 didn't come until late 54 GMC or 55 along with the automatic option. I used to drive my Grandfathers 53 Chevy 1420 (The Canadian or export version of the American 3600 model)
I love this truck story. And you master the shifts like a pro. No synchros make a real driver out of you. Take a look at that mans hands, those are work hardened for sure. Reminds me of my younger days when I grew up in Ohio and my dad raced stock cars and my friend was an old farmer that let me drive his tractor and other trucks as an 11 year old would love to do eagerly.
I've got an old '72F150 with those split rims. They're factory. I'm old school so I mount my own tires. These aren't as dangerous as everyone thinks. You don't have to press them in, use a shop hammer just like stretching a semi tire over the bulge point. (This part may give you blood bruises till you get the hang of it.) Then put a chain, looped through the wheel around the tire on two sides. ( Not too tight, leave slack to inflate.) Then inflate the tire with the ring centered equally. Use a long handle inflater, or a click on, so you're away from the ring if it comes off. I always beat the tire after it's inflated, before I take the chains off. I use a long handle sledge and go around both the tread and sidewalls striking fairly heavy blows. This "seats" the tire. I've been doing these for over 50 years, and never been hurt. (I worked a truck stop for a while in my misspent youth.).
Drove my grandads 53 Chevy flat bed around for years with the blue flame 6, 4 speed. We pulled boulders, stumps, etc out of the fields in granny low gear with that thing. It hauled watermelons around everywhere that we sold for 25 cents each. Every winter we hauled wood at 5 dollars a cord. We use to "double clutch" because those transmissions do not have synchro's.
I drove my grandfathers 26 chevy farm truck on the farm at 8 years old. that truck hauled everything and never broke down. when it finally go sold in 1960 because the mechanical brake system was shot. it had 68k farm miles on it. with the dual wheels and overload springs we would haul as much as 5 tons of soybeans.
The first thing I looked for, is the registration wrapped around the steering column? Hard to tell, maybe. That's one of my memories of riding in the cab of one of those old real trucks.
Those old survivors are cool to see still running. This ones survived being a furniture and farm truck during it's 75 years thats real hard on them, I fix the newer ones that get a beating on the farm. Then a kid gets in it that's about a 3rd of it's age and puts more wear on the transmission in 10 minutes than the 75 years previous L.O.L My guess is trucks and the old tractors like these and up to the late 80's will still be running when they are over 100 if we can still get fuel and find a guy smart enough to fix or make parts for it. All this modern stuff with computers and fancy injection systems will be long gone, I fix 20 year old tractors to that are junk now and parts are starting to be obsolete. some of the trucks trucks aren't any better for parts either. ! Thanks for sharing the video with us ,take care.
This is one of the things that I even feel proud of the Americans even though I'm a Chinese. Factory workers who built it probably never imagined that it's still running 75 years later in 2020! Just listen to that smooth start up at 2:16, amazing truck!
They had no concept of "planned obsolescence" back then.
After 10 years not running... eheh i didn't move my 2010 in a week and i felt it... ahah
Aren't you supposed to double clutch if it a transmission doesn't have syncros to avoid?
Yes sir just takes practice basic driving skill 70 years ago vin diesel meme today
It was way under stressed. Back then they designed it to be easy to fix but not all that reliable. Today cars are really meant to run with zero maintenance when back then you did a lot of immanence.
Less down time than your new Defender.
Ouch!
haha good one!
🎤 drop
😂🤣😅😆
Solid BURN!!!Scroop the Defender!!
Beautiful truck
If you don't appreciate old metal, you aint a car guy
But id kill for a ww2 powerwagon
David has been such a good find for the channel. Always a good video at the yak ranch.
100% yes. David is a great addition
He comes across as a super nice, upstanding type of guy!
David is an absolute LEGEND!
Proper double clutch procedure: Upshift: Press clutch in low gear, shift into neutral, press the clutch again and engage higher gear, without hitting the loud pedal. Downshift: (this is trickier) Press clutch, shift into neutral, stomp on the gas to match gear speed in trans, Press clutch again while revvs are still up, and off you go.... once you learned it, you can drive every vehicle. ;-)
The ole double clutch! Lol
@@stout_tossme7541 I tried double, triple and quadruple clutching. I just need some practice ;) -Tommy
Once you get the hang of it you can drive a manual vehicle without using the clutch pedal :)
@@TFLclassics props Tommy. Seriously cool and what an experience for you (as a young whippersnapper) to drive that awesome old truck.
@@tomcardale5596 I'd been driving trucks for 20 years, self taught floating the gears without using the clutch. Got a job that paid for me to upgrade my B to an A at a truck driving school, it was fun to learn the by the book way..clutch to neutral, clutch to gear.
Tommy: "Have the heads ever been off????"
Everyone: "It's an inline 6....there's only one head"
That was fun. I just parked my "46 Chevy "potato barrel" truck. I picked the truck up from a local farmer in 1991. It has a later model GMC engine. I fixed the cab up some and rebuilt the flatbed body. I bring the truck to local parades. Many watching the parade really enjoy the truck, especially those who had worked in the old-fashioned way of potato harvesting. The front tires are newer but the rear dual tires are original. The rear tires have the parallel tread like those on military vehicles. Your driver might have had less grinding of gears if he paused when in neutral while shifting to a higher gear. Oh. not only do you have a nice truck but you also have a nice red flannel shirt. I found my red flannel shirt on the road in front of my house.
Tommy got to drive a piece of history.....
My dad had one of these back in the early '60's, no dump bed so when we went to the grain elevator there was a lift that'd lift the front wheels about 5 feet off the floor so the grain would flow out the back. When we used it to bring grain from the combine to the granary it would let about 1/3 of the grain flow out the gate, after that you had to push the grain toward the back with a shovel. He upgraded to a '57 Ford with a dump bed maybe '68 because the Chevy wouldn't start reliably due to the distributor shaft bushing getting so sloppy it affected the timing.
I learned to drive on a 41 dodge pickup with crash box and 4 speed. No hydraulic brakes either. Boy does this bring memories. Driving in the North Dakota Badlands.
Love these videos with David... Such a cool dude and everyone seems to be having a good time.
The cab is the same as the military, it just has different front clip.
It is a “stovebolt 6 engine. The GMC trucks had a different engine, which had pressure lube on the crank. The stovebolt 6 had dip and splash system.
I have a close family friend who restores military vehicles for a living, he has a CCKW that he can shift without the clutch, and I have never once heard him grind gears.
Love this one guys. My grandfather had the same old Chevrolet flatbed dump truck when I was a kid we used to play in and on. It was the first vehicle I ever drove at about 12 years old. Watching this brought back great memories.
Y'all definitely need to keep making videos like this of older vehicles, the reaction of Tommy and how the workhorses that built America is priceless.
It's funny when people talk about old trucks like this and say "you don't need seatbelts, this thing is stronger than 90% of everything on the road". Just because the truck will probably survive doesn't mean you will, after you pick your teeth up off of the dash.
I once drove a 1949 Chevrolet 3800 pickup (1 Ton) with the same 216 ci engine back in 1977. A couple friends of mine back then had one that their family used for hauling stuff on their country property in Minnesota. The paint had lost its shine and a rusty patina had begun taking over the finish. No rust through the body anywhere though. Everything worked on it and at over a quarter million miles, the thing ran like a top and started right up even on subzero Minnesota mornings. Built like a tank. The slowest vehicle I have ever driven but also the most fun.
Love the sound of those old straight sixes!
Can David adopt us all. Found my new favorite UA-cam dad!
I love a vehicle with a good story behind it.. if you have a binder for it you know it’s good
"This is the most fun I've ever had behind the wheel of anything." That says it all right there.
Not far off the experience I had driving a Ford Model A truck
Love this video!!
I used to drive an old truck similar to this while growing up farming. This is amazing.
The air "filter" looks like an old oil dipper.
You should take it to the local Chevy dealership and get that master brake cylinder checked out :)
@@wildbill23c It'd be so funny though.
Figure that master cylinder is out of warranty yet?
@@Theywaswrong "What do you mean you can't fix it? You built it!"
Awesome truck. It would be so much fun to drive it around. Glad Tommy had a chance to drive a peace of history.
Nice old truck. My grandfather gave me a 1946 1\2 ton he drove till 1975. I still have it. This video brought back a lot of memories. Thank you
I enjoyed it. Still runs like a champ. And although it tops out at 35.5 mph best for off road and small roads with low speed limits 😎
Thank you Tommy. Love the truck. You didn't point out the airbags, navigation system, mp3 player. What homeowner doesn't need something like that around to run errands on the weekend? Great scene, sunshine, a good plot of land, living the dream. Guessing he spends less money on maintenance then your new Landrover, BMW i3, or your Mini's.
Those Chev’s were used by the British LRDG in the western Desert in WW2 , 2 wheel drive, oversized ‘Sand’ balloon tyres , my Dad said amazed how they’d run through soft sand 👍🏻😎
This would be an awesome project truck if you have the money. I'd absolutely love to see you all restore it.
Chevrolet produced its first V8 engine in 1955. That was the 265 Cubic inch engine. The engine was actually designed by a engineer from Cadillac. And the earliest engine’s in 1955 did not have an oil filter.
I have a 58 F100 and the oil filter was a factory option. I believe it cost an extra $10.
@@travisb9130 the early Chevrolet. 1955 265 ci engine there was No oil filter option. The engine was actually designed without an oil filter. The filter was added as a early production change to the engine design. Up until 1955 Chevrolet only had the 235 Ci straight 6 cylinder engine. people called that engine the (stove bolt 6). Great engine couldn’t kill it.
This is AWESOMEEEE!! Guys I have been following your channels for a year now but never have I ever commented before. But this beautiful machine and it’s owner have forced me to. I am one of those persons who loves old machines and boy o boy did I enjoy this video or what. You know what, you should do more of this and bring us more old trucks and stories behind them
Thank you. Memory lane. Started to drive at under 10. I was tall so it helped. We had an old Merc v8 grain hauling truck back in the 50's and 60's until it caught fire. Hand cranking it as a young kid was tough. We called low gear bull low and trying to shift with a load on a soft field was a challenge. Replaced it with a new International with seats that were not sagged out and electric start. Also had an old Chevy hauler with a 6 and electric start which as a kid I found easier.
That is soooo awesome! I love old trucks. Those old straight 6 chevy motors are bullet proof and last forever. Love the content keep it up
I have an orig. Low mile 47 216 I may put in my 54 150 2 door.Water got in the orig 235 while sitting in the woods since 1968
This is quite similar to the '38 Chevy grain truck we had when I was young in the early 1960s. We would haul grain, even cob corn, and sometimes haul a tractor in the bed of the truck. I taught a neighbor kid to drive a stick-shift in that old Chevy. Once parked, thieves cut up this truck for the scrap value of the steel and left only the skins from the cab and front fenders. We frequently drove this truck from home to one farm 60 miles away. We didn't always keep up with traffic but it was not a road hazard on the highways either.
Love these old trucks. Brings me back to old trucks I’ve driven in the past.
Ah, the memories. My brother had a 53 GMC. No brakes so downshifting was how I slowed it down. Shifting? I found that patience and moving the shifter with my fingers instead of my arm resulted in smoother shifts (double-clutching helped too). David's split rims are nicknamed 'widow makers' for a reason. Great video, guys. Thank you so much.
Sweet truck! Reminds me of the 41 Ford I used on my grandpas farm. It was about in the same condition. I learned to drive it when I was just tall enough to reach the pedals.
YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER PEOPLE THAT EVERYTHING WASN'T ALWAYS PLASTIC!
THERE WAS A TIME WHEN THINGS WERE MEANT TO LAST
Yes sir they were and still are nothing like old iron!
My 90s toyota has a single piece of plastic, nothing will kill this little thing
In WW2, the British used these trucks in the desert with their LRDG (long range desert group) fighting the Germans behind the lines. These truck were known for reliability.
They had some very large balloon tires. They might have been Canadian trucks as they built a lot of Chev's during war.
@@yorkchris10: I believe you are correct Chris
I knew a Spitfire pilot that said he saw a Maple Leaf on an engine casting on a truck motor. He said it was good for moral, but I don't remember the vehicle.
Their life expectancy was like 90 days in the war. As a civilian 90 years I suppose :)
This brought back memories of my childhood on the farm. Our backup truck was a 48 International. Driving that thing 15 miles into town with a full load of wheat was a blast. It would do the speed limit empty, but it had a 5 speed and a 2 speed rear axle. Had to double clutch that thing too. The hoist was a single action though so it was power up and gravity down. had to make sure we loaded it up front first other wise it would flip the bed up and dump. Had a farm hand who forgot that and dumped a couple hundred bushel of wheat on the ground. That old bright yellow truck is still on the family farm and running. Not used for much anymore but still runs.
What a treasure! Had me smiling the whole time. I'd love to drive an old beast like that
11:26 "The steering is super light". Hah, hah. It's probably about 63-1/2 turns lock to lock.
And you forgot to add the fact that it takes one hundred yards to do a U Turn lol. I have the same truck and had to pull it out of the barn the other day. You look like Austin Powers trying to get it maneuvered into a spot lol.
@@benvanderkinter2204 tell one of those bearded hipsters to park it at a smoothie bar 😂
The steering is about 3 turns lock to lock, it maybe light but always hang on! Hitting a pot hole or rock can ripp the wheel out of you hand. I know from 50 plus years of driving our 46 Chev
Hope he keeps running on the road! Great history!!
Grind 'em 'till ya find'um!!
Can't finder grinder
I had an old 51 Ford 3/4 ton flat bed. I bought an 8 volt battery and it worked so much better than a 6 volt and wont hurt your gauges, lights or starter.
Nice video. Nice to see one still in original condition and being put to good use. The engine sound like it was in great condition.
"Honey ill brb going to the store to get milk & bread "
Gets back needs a nap.
That old truck is great just like it is thank you for sharing
Great American history. Thank you David.
That thing is awesome, love seeing old steel like this still running
Had a 57 here, 235, 4 spd, 2 spd rear. It used to be a dump bed but cylinder and pump removed. Got 19 mpg on the highway and would just reach 90 mph. Those split rims don't need a press, if they're too wide and don't want to hit the groove, just clamp one end and pull the other inward, most are decently soft. Things aren't going right with the ring going up into it's groove, let the air out and start over. If you're trailer hauling one that the tires keep going or are flat, band or strap around those wheels, the road motion will make them work loose, those rings rolling along at 50+ mph are no joke.
We have a functional, restored 45 Chev 2.5 ton. No chrome. So cool to see another one running - very rare! Double clutch to shift em smooth like a heavy truck. Have fun!
Isn't it amazing what you could do with an old Stovebolt 6?? You've got to do a feature on his '62!! It looked like it was probably a C50? I'm sure curious what or who in St Louis had the truck...great feature!!
Great episode Tommy. I have modestly restored my Grandfather’s 1944 Ford grain truck which he had bought new in December 1944. Flathead V8. This truck reminds me a lot of my Grandpa’s Ford. Thanks!
this is so cool! my uncle had a Mack from the same era. it didn't run, but I played in it alot when I was a kid. I even learned to drive stick in it. and because of my playing in it and working the pedals, the brake pedal still had good firm pressure to it.
I just love to see these old trucks being used for what they where made for! Thank you!
Double clutch it men. Also I did a break job on my 46 ton and a half just like yours. Got most of my parts from Jim Carter parts . Love that sound.
The tires give it away! That old boy still works! The 216 is a babbitt bearing motor, but had a good service life - obviously at this age! The "Backyard Alaskan" channel is fun to watch for this kind of content.
I’m jealous! That looks like so much fun! I can’t believe this truck can still drive. So awesome.
3:05 lol the hand in the window
Great video. I have the Canadian 3ton Maple Leaf version. All original and front grill is all chrome. Bought from the original owner who used it to haul gravel to the Calgary International airport in 1950😊.
Listen to those gears whine!
Oh, the memories...
My father had a 1946 Chevrolet truck, I remember the sounds from the gearbox very good !!!! I live in Holland
This truck is so cool! Nice to see something that was built in simpler times.
wow, what a cool old truck. I love the sound of that old straight 6. Glad to see a truck like that still running.
This is one of the best videos I can remember you guys putting out in a looooooong time
Predasesor was a 207 216 was introduced in 1937
I had a 36 Chev with the 207
1929-1936
My father built a wooden camper on the back in 1950 on our truck just like this one but with duals on the back and we moved to Washington state. I was 3. My older 17 year old brother had to overhaul the engine bearings.
Awesome! Thanks for the ride.
6:03, left upper corner
That‘s one dedicated camera guy!
My first vehicle was a 1953 Plymouth Cranbrook with three on the tree and a straight six with 140 house when new.
Was yours a coupe?? Because I own a 1953 Plymouth Cranbrook club coupe. 218 flat 6 I wish they made 140 HP lol. It's sadly only 100 HP
its amazing to see this vehicle working after all those years
My Dad had a '47 1 ton. same body. 9 foot box. That crank on the dash wound up the windshield. Nice on a hot day.
I never had a chance to drive a 45 but I did drive a lot of old three and five ton trucks with no synchro's and no power steering , one of which had those damn old split ring wheels . Brings back memories .
I love that truck. I had a WWII 3-axle GMC for a few years. It was a great piece of kit. Inline 6, 5-speed (non-synchro of course), selectable 6x6 on the fly, same floor-mounted starter button. Easily did 65 mph even though there was a Max Speed 45 MPH warning stencilled onto the tail gate
Kudos for the cameraman!
I am sure he was hanging on for dear life during those window shots!
way too reckless
That Truck is better quality than the Defender
Love those 41 to 47 Chevy's. Beautiful trucks
Those trucks starting in 1941 all big trucks were all 235s for the extra torque. Only the cars and pickup's up to1 ton came with 216. Those 235s had the same oiling system as the 216 but they were indeed 235s. But in 1954 to 235 were updated and the 216 got dropped and the 261 was born. The 261 was a bored out 235 with a Corvette cam and it made good power
Double clutching is the key to driving without synchros. I learned to drive in a 51 International. It was a lot of fun
Need to teach him how to double clutch. :-) My uncles had a 42 Ford 2 1/2 ton on the farm, it was a cool old truck.
Tommy's exuberance is very catching, glad you got to drive a real truck.
The 235.5 came out I believe just after the 216. The V8 didn't come until late 54 GMC or 55 along with the automatic option.
I used to drive my Grandfathers 53 Chevy 1420 (The Canadian or export version of the American 3600 model)
I love this truck story. And you master the shifts like a pro. No synchros make a real driver out of you. Take a look at that mans hands, those are work hardened for sure. Reminds me of my younger days when I grew up in Ohio and my dad raced stock cars and my friend was an old farmer that let me drive his tractor and other trucks as an 11 year old would love to do eagerly.
I've got an old '72F150 with those split rims. They're factory. I'm old school so I mount my own tires. These aren't as dangerous as everyone thinks.
You don't have to press them in, use a shop hammer just like stretching a semi tire over the bulge point. (This part may give you blood bruises till you get the hang of it.)
Then put a chain, looped through the wheel around the tire on two sides. ( Not too tight, leave slack to inflate.) Then inflate the tire with the ring centered equally. Use a long handle inflater, or a click on, so you're away from the ring if it comes off.
I always beat the tire after it's inflated, before I take the chains off. I use a long handle sledge and go around both the tread and sidewalls striking fairly heavy blows. This "seats" the tire.
I've been doing these for over 50 years, and never been hurt. (I worked a truck stop for a while in my misspent youth.).
I think they get a bad rap from being in poor condition and rusty.I wouldn't push it to much more than 35 lbs of air in one either.
That vehicle is awesome
*driver door flies open*
Cameraman: 👀👀👀
Yeah the door flying open made the vidio 4 sure,,,!! Lol loved it,,,!!😉
Drove my grandads 53 Chevy flat bed around for years with the blue flame 6, 4 speed. We pulled boulders, stumps, etc out of the fields in granny low gear with that thing. It hauled watermelons around everywhere that we sold for 25 cents each. Every winter we hauled wood at 5 dollars a cord. We use to "double clutch" because those transmissions do not have synchro's.
I drove my grandfathers 26 chevy farm truck on the farm at 8 years old. that truck hauled everything and never broke down. when it finally go sold in 1960 because the mechanical brake system was shot. it had 68k farm miles on it. with the dual wheels and overload springs we would haul as much as 5 tons of soybeans.
The first thing I looked for, is the registration wrapped around the steering column? Hard to tell, maybe. That's one of my memories of riding in the cab of one of those old real trucks.
Awesome truck!! Actually, the 235 came out after the 216. Love these original old trucks.
Nice looking truck. My grandfather had one like that on his farm but never saw it move.
Loved it, a friend of mine had one like that, and we used to ride around the pueblo.
Good video!
Love that truck! And the owner is such a great guy.
It’s always amazing how cars that are 75 plus years old are still running and about perfect. Where as a modern car is outdated in a matter of years.
That other knob on the dash was definitely NOT 4 way flashers. It is the heater rheostat and glows when you turn on the heater.
i like this vidoe finally nobody is talking about scrapping old classic trucks and cars .....ur truck is cool
Love it. No computers, no def. Just drive
Those old survivors are cool to see still running. This ones survived being a furniture and farm truck during it's 75 years thats real hard on them, I fix the newer ones that get a beating on the farm. Then a kid gets in it that's about a 3rd of it's age and puts more wear on the transmission in 10 minutes than the 75 years previous L.O.L My guess is trucks and the old tractors like these and up to the late 80's will still be running when they are over 100 if we can still get fuel and find a guy smart enough to fix or make parts for it. All this modern stuff with computers and fancy injection systems will be long gone, I fix 20 year old tractors to that are junk now and parts are starting to be obsolete. some of the trucks trucks aren't any better for parts either. ! Thanks for sharing the video with us ,take care.
That's an amazing machine! They don't make 'em like they used to. Thanks for the fascinating -- and entertaining --video!