$500 Dump Truck sitting 20+ years. Will it run?? (International Loadstar)
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- Опубликовано: 31 дек 2021
- I actually bought this truck and trailer back in early spring and completely forgot about it. Lets see if it' will run!
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"The wife says I need to quit acquiring stuff"..... unloading more stuff at the end of video 😄
Closed captioning says "Music" when he starts the engine. So perfect!
Well Matt I drove semi's for 41 years and the lever on the column is indeed a vacuum trailer brake lever that went out of service about mid 50's here's the reason why they never worked and the old truckers used to say bring clean under pants with you cause you're gonna need them. Love the chaannel keep up the good work.
It is probably a 345 C.I.D. International used them in a lot of medium duty trucks and busses. It's an all but bulletproof engine. A man I worked for pulled one out of a school bus for an overhaul. It was still running like a Swiss watch even though most of the cam lobes were worn more than halfway down and all the main and rod bearings were completely worn out. I think it was still running on it's reputation or by force of habit.
My favorite part of this channel is how Matt always observes OSHA rules to set a good example to us all.
I was thinking he was going to check the points for spark first.
Safety third
@@richardwalters1803 Safety first, but money firstest
Matt has a guardian angel, no doubt about it
@@shabadoo24 you don’t need to clean the stinkin points!
The older I get the more I appreciate old cars and trucks. That cab in beautifully sculpted
We had those Loadstars at work for years, it probably had the 345ci motor, they had the shit beaten out of them and most kept going. We kept the worn out ones for use in town deliveries and picking up from warehouses. The sound of that turning over seems so familiar.
International, to me, had the epitome of "atomic age" design in the 40s - 60s. Nothing flashy, just those round lines. And the stacked headlights of the B-series are awesome.
The older I get. More . I feel liile them standing up this engine lol for real tho
IH made some great trucks, but nothing will ever compare to a B model mack for great design in my book.
Amen!
That turbo screaming when you pulled the trailer out of the weeds is sweet sweet music to my ears.
Thank you for rescuing all the old equipment I am glad there is young guys like you out there that appreciates these old vehicles and has the skill to fix them 👍
The Iron Ingots are to use as tractor track stops.
Wood often crushes and that adds danger.
There is no way those iron stops are going to not do their job!
We always used wood chocks on 50k lbs plus armored vehicles. I'm sure he's fine.
It’s becoming more and more obvious that “will it run?” is just rhetorical question. They run sooner or later…😄
We had these Loadstars here in Australia, they were all fitted with Detroit 6V53 engines and because of the engines width they were rotated to the left so that the righthand bank of the engine cleared the steering box shaft.
When you drove the old International up on the trailer you inadvertently made the first Loadstar hybrid. Gas and electric to propel the vehicle.
I drove these old loadstars , in a bucket truck configuration, when I worked for an electric utility in the 70s. They tended to not like humidity. Working storm trouble one night, I drove through a low water crossing in about 1-2 feet of water. The fan threw water on the distributor and killed the engine. Sitting there, waiting for the engine to dry out a bit, a little VW beetle putters up behind, pulls around us, and just keeps going. 😂 What a humiliating experience!
Yea it rains a lot in europe!
Way back when, I worked for a construction company in Gloucester Va. Operated everything they had. We had a loadstar crane truck just a few years newer than this. I loved that old truck. You remind me of me when I was a pup. I hated working on cars but equipment and big trucks I liked. I look forward to your videos a lot. They bring back the good ole days with the skinned knuckles, the cold, the rain, the mud and on and on.
"I think I should put the top back on the air cleaner so the junk don't get blowed back in there. " And then leaves it off. Hmm!! That's sweet when you get to hear them run again. I'm guessing that's a 345. Good old engine. They used them in everything back in the day.
It's definately an International engine. 345 cubic inches. It was eventually discontinued when they went all diesel. A good engine overall. I've worked on many of them back in the day, and driven many of the Loadstar's as well. Can't wait to see you get it going!
My grandfather had a version of this truck that he used on the farm. He'd haul straw and hay from the field after baling, he would also use it to haul grain to the local Agway when he needed feed ground for the hogs or cattle. But the one use for his truck that I remember the most, was the trip to Shenandoah, Pa (about 20 miles one way) for a load of rice coal to fill coal bunker in cellar, to heat the 1860s farm house. My uncle still uses my grandfather's old farm truck to this day. Those old International trucks sure have staying power.
Love these trucks, they're some of the best farm trucks running. Lot of them are gassers that nobody wants, so they go for a couple hundred bucks--but they'll still gladly haul grain or pull a hay trailer or yank other junk out of the mud or push down a house, for another 20-40 years sometimes. Can't beat 'em.
I love it. "I forgot I bought a truck a year ago" ROFL. It made a nice interesting video for the new year. Good luck in 2022 Matt.
Thats nothing. An agricultural contractor and forage trader here, forgot he bought a brand new scania... dealer called him at the end of the year...
Got a truck I bought in lowa I need to pu! Lol
@@Sjanzo Which type of SCANIA truck ? Though SCANIA has a habit of not-lower-prizes-to-get-sales-because-the-drivers-never-will-leave-us.
@@stephendoing2253 serious?
I'm just north of Des Moines,,,
LMK if you need a hand.
@@TheStefanskoglund1 its 10 years ago, but his 92 and 141 trucks still haul straw through Holland and Northern Germany, so him buying a brand new truck was surprising enough by itself...
I’ve seen hose clamps do that after sitting for a while, the little screw thing in them is metal and it’ll rust and the little threads rust off letting them pop loose. The band part is either stainless or chrome so they don’t rust but the screws do
Yep, I was gonna say this but you beat me to it. Why not use stainless screws? Manufacturing flaw.
The Loadstar was built over here in the UK in the 1960's, powered by the Perkins 6-354 diesel engine. I think they
were quite succesful. As a truck mad youngster, I remember writing to the factory asking for brochures, which they kindly sent !
Very successful I would say. I still see em around farms up in western Canada
The 354 Perkins is a great engine, a friend used to put them in '68 to '70 Ford F250
@@ownedpatrol what I meant to say was with regards sales of them. In the UK at that time, American trucks were a REAL
rarity, but I know of one transport company who had a fleet of about 30 ! The only other US trucks common in
the UK were ex Army Diamond T wreckers !
Wife to Matt “Stop acquiring things”. Matt “Hold my beer”. While off loading another trailer at the end of the video. 😆
I think his wife collects antiques as well.
@@Opinionatedguy1989 that is incorrect. I refuse to collect anything because of my husband 😂
@@devacreek4852 i was wondering about that.
I used to pull trailers with gas engine Loadstars. They had belt drive compressors for air, and 345 cid engines. Not much power compared to deisel, but infinitely rebuild able. They about run forever.
Aged gasoline is no good. Olefins form and that is commonly known as gums. That will plug the carburetor. Use fresh gasoline only. If the vehicle is going to sit any length of time, add a preservative to the fuel.
That wheezy starter & low compression chug brought back memories. Time off #8 though!
Had a 304 , avg. 15000 miles per rebuild
Yup i drove on of the 1700 gas 345 loadstar dump trucks. Non synchro trans. Good old double clutching
I've got two of those trucks. One has 230k on it still runs and I pull a skidsteer from time to time. Not the best truck but gets the job done. The other truck is for parts. I did a hood swap, butterfly to tilt so much better
Man, I really like this old International iron. These old gas engines are tough. Very heavy built for low RPM grunt work. "School bus engine".
Another great video! My dad bought his 1700 Loadstar new in '63, a new '62 model, 304ci, 2bbl Holley, 5 over 2, tag axle, 16 ft combination grain/stock box. I was 13, learned how to drive a 2 spd axle in it. My dad and I were both disappointed in the 304, should have gotten the 345 or 391. Having to drive fairly slow on the gravel meant not getting a run at the hills and the 304 just wasn't enough. Those Loadstars were so different, had the WIDE front stance compared to all other medium duty trucks. Put a lot of time in driving that truck. Grain delivery was about a 45 mile round trip to Dallas, S.D., gravel the whole way. I knew every bump and soft spot on that route. Was doing that four trips a day in the wintertime regularly when I was 14, got my license when I was 16, nobody really checked on farm trucks. We also had a '47 KB6, black diamond 6, single axle, 14' box, 5spd. It got relegated to hauling water from the spring with a 1000gal tank in the box when the 1700 came on line. Michael in Colorado.
Amazing story - thank you from Australia 🇦🇺
I'm an inner-city kid watching this and I knew enough that when the starter worked, the engine had a chance of turning over. When I saw this beautiful beast move under its own power I let out a cheer!
I'm going to buy me a few acres and start fixing cars and trucks and stuff. Hard-working Vehicles like this should never be left to sit and rot away into nothingness!
That handle on steering column is a trolley brake. It’s for the trailer, if you need to apply more trailer brakes. BTW vacuum brakes suck! Convert to electric if you can.
electric? just get a master cylinder that uses the power steering pump.
It would be interesting to get both the Loadstar and the trailer running together and use the two together to pick up another project.
Can’t kill those suckers. I miss my 71 had a 345 and custom dump body with dual telescoping pistons. 4spd with hi/lo thing was built for work! It helped me start my landscape business, wonder where it is now
It's either got a 304, 345, or 392. If it's got a 4 barrel carb it most likely has a 392. There's a stamping by the mechanical fuel pump that will say what it is. We run an old IH with a 400 bushel gravity box mounted on it with a 392ci motor for hauling grain on the farm. It's been a good truck to us. The truck always turns heads at the elevator
I was thinking a 345... A 392 would be better for sure. I have a 1971 International Fleetstar 2000D with a Detroit 6V71 and an Allison Automatic that was retrofitted by the Illinois FD that sold it to me because their Firefighters couldn’t drive the manual...
We love the old 392 in the old truck, it's got a two speed rear end aswell. It's not fast by any means but got the nickname old reliable. And we didn't give it that name. The truck has 4xx,xxx km on it aswell
I have edited this because I was called out about the carb because I mistakenly thought it was a 2 barrel, (which would mean a 345 or smaller). I now have my glasses on and watching from my computer and it is in fact a 4 barrel, so that makes this a 392 unless someone put a 392 intake and carb on a 345, which will work. But also Matt said the previous owner told him this was not the engine that came in the truck, so it might have had something smaller from OEM and a 392 got dropped in later.
The brakes are vacuum boosted hydraulic. The brake master cylinder on the firewall feeds and controls the Hydrovac booster assembly mounted on the left side of the frame rail under the cab. If only you could be lucky enough to still have the factory line setting ticket it would tell you everything about the build components used on the truck coming down the assembly line. If the glove box has a removable inner compartment the line set ticket might possibly still be on the backside of the box.
Yes, right above the mechanical fuel pump is a flat machined boss with the engine ID stamped in.
I used to despise those butterfly hoods. The locking are slides were like a ratchet and to lock them you give just one full extension to open and the lock tab would rotate to lock. One more full lift towards open and the lock would rotate to release and the hood would come down. More than once working on one outside in strong wind gusts I had a hood lift up by the wind and fall. I learned real quick to stick me a long 1/4" bolt into the up lock safety holes on the slides to prevent that.
@@larrywalker7759 so do you have any advice/maintenance tips for a guy that has a loadstar and 1/2 ton internarional 1110 truck?
Funny how people give up on all this old equipment and yet most of the time they still run fine!😅
Most old equipment works fine...but it usually doesnt work as economically/comfortably or as reliably as new gear.
Wow impressed it started so well without a Carb Cleaning Matt @15:05 @Diesel Creek
Glad to see more equipment added to your collection. I always learn something new AND useful from your videos!
It’s called Mule Tape, usually used by electricians for pulling large wires… Great channel Matt, Happy New Year!
I’d call it webbing
I believe it's rated for 2500 pounds that stuff is awesome
Yes. That’s what it is. Super handy and very strong.
Grandfather was a telephone lineman and there's thousands of feet of muletape on his farm from Bellsouth. Great stuff.
Make a good set of boot laces that won’t wear out too.
The trick to moving those forks is to relocate the center of gravity closer to the sliding/mounting point. Tilt them back until you find the sweet spot. Keep the sliding contact points clean and lube with a dry graphite spray. NEVER GREASE as it attracts grit and defeats the lube effect. This is what I have experienced over the last 45 years of operating forklifts but of course your results may vary.
yeah sometimes you have to take some sand paper straps and clean the bar as it collects debris. There is a sweet spot for moving them. When I was still working we had one that my boss made that is just like that for a skid steer. Though we used it all the time so it never bound up. Yet it was massive for the type of work we did. Was wider than the skid steer and really allowed the forks to be spread out to about 6 feet wide.
If I recall some of them have a locking bar thing on them to keep the forks from being loose and swinging. Which is how ours was designed.
That actually looks like a super nice truck. I am stoked to see you fix it up and put it to work!
Those trucks were everywhere when I was growing up. They were most of the school bus fleets in the late 60's and early 70's, and the dominated the state road department and municipal dump truck fleets as well. The first truck I drove for money was a cherry loadstar like that with single axle when I was 16. I spent that summer digging graves and I really fell in love with that old International . They were gas hogs, but great trucks. I've wanted one ever since. If you used it as a job site truck once you get it up to snuff, I know it would give good service.
That old International sure brought back a lot of memories. I drove one while stationed in Germany back in the early 60's identical to that one, just olive drab in color with the two-speed electric rear axle.
Wow cool i drove a 1700 345ci loadstar dumptruck in mid 2000s. Non synchro trans cool old truck still dumped and drove great
Matt - that Simplex Model 85 jack is a major score! I found a used Model 85A for sale on the net for $200, but the only Model 85 railroad jacks I found are new. The least expensive Model 85 I found sells for $750, and the price goes up from there!! I'd say you got a good deal on that truck!
"We'll drag it off the trailer all by ourselves. Spare the headache."
Translation: Matt hasn't told his wife that he got another piece of equipment to restore...yet!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I noticed that there was also a backhoe there.....
Grease does great to help move the forks. Grease every ware they rub.
I laughed out loud when he said that. Very relatable.
This truck you should definitely restore, the paint, everything.
*- The painted part will tell the buyer the price is worth it.*
Yes in the right hands !
These r so common in midwest man. I could get u 2 in like 5 mins for 1000$.
@@captaintoyota3171 ..
*- Two of the four door version, crew cab he has been looking for? Wow ! ! !*
I like the old paint look with rust removed!!
Back in the 70’s some trailers had vacuum over hydraulic brakes, and they actually worked pretty good. A company I worked for had a 30’ gooseneck with the vacuum over hydraulic setup and you could stop the complete rig by pulling the vacuum valve without touching the brake pedal.
Heck yeah man that is awesome if my paw paw was there with mat he would say mat get out the way let me get under this some bich
Was thinking the connections on the back looked like hydraulic connections so that would make sense
Does that trailer have that type of brake system? Usually it had a vacuum reservoir, same type of hoses, a master cylinder and actuator.
Once upon a time it was a bit of a strange optional extra for cars in the UK.
We have a law that says that trailers up to 3.5t can use over-run brakes (that is when the tow vehicle slows down, the trailer squashes a flexible coupling between the hitch and the trailer and applies the brakes) but 3.5t is the limit for that. There were some vehicles that could tow slightly heavier trailers, some Land Rovers (late series 3, early 110 & Defender, first gen Discovery) could tow 4t trailers but had to have coupled brakes. The way they did that was with an additional vacuum line that went to the trailer.
The only trailers I'm aware of it ever being used on are old Ifor Williams cattle floats.
By the time you get to proper artic tractor trailer units you're using full air systems, but agricultural ones are often a weird hybrid of air over hydraulic. Or hydraulic over air over hydraulic. That can lead to some awkward delays with trailer brakes not applying until a few seconds after the tow vehicle's brakes as I've found to my cost!
My dad is 86 years old and he every video he says, ‘why does he still buy all this old crap?’
Good stuff there Matt. You're an old soul. I too find that old truck beautiful! This will be fun to watch you get her running and driving right. 👍👍
Thank you Matt! You answered my question that I asked in the Galion video about sliding the forks closer together when you were trying to pop the bead from the Galion rims. I did not know the forks were badly stuck. Your awesome👍 Happy New Year!
The points need cleaning under the cap. Them old engines if they been sitting a while the points will have to be cleaned before they will run. sometimes turning them over a bunch may knock the crust off them but most of the time you have to get at them and clean the contacts
Yea my dad had a few of them plus pickups and scouts they fire on #8 cylinder TDC from what I can remember about 2 times a year change the points loved those trucks
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Hey Matt, this is Matt from Oklahoma I’m sure you already know this but those trucks were very common in the farming industry hauling grain and feed so best places to look for one would be farming country, I’d suggest typing in international loadstar marketplace I’ve seen them on there from $2k and up since most have the 20’ dump bed
After all them years the reverse lights still work that is cool to see cause when you do get to drive it around that is one thing you don't have to get working good job matt.....
Growing up, the majority of our county's school bus fleet were the Loadstar 1800s. Simple 5 speed transmission, and most of them had power steering, but a few older ones were not.
Matt,
that thing is a tough old truck, i used to own 2 of them, a 1962 loadstar 1600 and a 1964 loadstar 1600.. the 62 was a parts donor. mine had the 304 V-8 in them. overall a pretty good engine, however i highly recommend putting a check valve in the vacuum line from the carb to the brake booster. mine liked to spit back thru the carb because of the fuel i had to burn it. the result of a backfire was that it would blow out the diaphragm in the brake booster.. while you can probably still get remanufactured units, they often time don't interface like the factory originals
Wish you all a happy and healty new year, would love to see Christine up and running.
That´s a really cool old truck. I love International Loadstars. The four door version were quite popular as firetrucks here in Sweden in the 60´s and 70´s and there still some left, often with very low milage. People often build them as flatbeds to haul vintage cars to shows and such.
You can never ever have to many chains I keep 15 in my recovery rig and i have them all over the place every truck every trailer At the house.. Awesome that the truck came with lots of chains and a few binders Matt 33:10 @Diesel Creek
Brakes looks like good old fashioned non boosted hydraulic brakes. Many, many state DOT's used those Loadstars, yours actually looks like an old PennDOT truck with that lovely shade of yellow/orange on the inside of the cab. I can’t tell you how many of these Loadstars I worked on in commercial shops I worked in.
Said the old timer to his wife, "see, Gertie, I told you someone would be willing to buy that still useable junk." Good find, Matt!
The old Yankee saying, "Use it up, wear it out, do without". Too much usable iron going for scrap when it still has life left in it. When it's absolutely, totally worn out, there are still things reusable and, in the end, it's still worth the same price for scrap.
Man that Starter is a champ 😮 22:40 @Diesel Creek
I am like you Matt theses old trucks have a cool look and we're the true workhorses of their day..glad you saved her and putting her back to work.😊👍
Matt : My Friends dad retired from The phone company as a lineman. He called the white flat rope on the seat of the Cornbinder Loadstar Mule Tape. It has about a 1500lb rating . I keep some around myself .
Mack
That’s a solid old truck. Worthy of restoration imo.
You have a handbreak that's actually used for your trailer when you running down the road When you shut it off it goes down to 0 because it only runs air when you running your truck
@30:34 We use that, as linemen, to rope underground ducts with. Commonly referred to as "Mule Tape" or "Bull Line" in New England. Breaking load can range from 1800lbs to around 3200lbs depending on the manufacturer.
I love the look of those old international cabs, especially the hoods.
Hey Matt. Looking forward to all your videos in 2022. Can't wait to seeing the grader done. Awesome job soon far. Thanks for what you do.
I know your likely not keeping this truck but I love all these types of videos Matt, gas or diesel. You mentioned the idea of a modern diesel in a crew cab, and I think seeing a diesel swap into a classic gas truck like this or your lift truck would be really cool!
My dad had about a 70 model International...great video! Brings back memories as a child playing inside one of those!
Awesome little truck! I’ve been looking for one that size or smaller for around my property. I had a old international 20 years ago and if I remember the door handles were funny on that also. Using the inside handle, all the way forward was locked (from the outside) all the way back was to open the door and in the middle was the normal resting point of the handle
The Loadstar is one of my favorite American trucks, your daily drive truck is smaller and this one could supplement that one for some heavy work.
My, gosh.
Gotta love International's!
My first vehicle was a '71, 1/2 ton step side. With 2 tanks. One to the rear of the front passenger side tire, the other in cab, behind the bench seat.
A 345(?) CI with a 3 speed manual. First gear so low, I could walk faster than the truck at idle.
Thank's for the content Mat. One of the few channels I enjoy.
You got a deal! Back in the 60's, we had an air freight delivery company that ran out of the Baltimore airport. We had mostly 1600's and an older 1800, all gas. Never a problem. Nice truck.
The Fiatallis sure has turned out to be a good tool on your farm. I really like your ability to keep the equipment you purchase running and away from the scrap yard. Happy New Year!
Yeah, I was screaming out “clean the points” lol 🤤 Happy New Year Matt
I was too
very impressive how robust those machines are, I bet my hat there's no way some modern truck be sitting so many years and still run like that beauty
Ecu would be toast along with most grounds and wiring
Great job in checking your load after a short distance!! Tightening everything down a second time. Professional work...
Love those cab lights across the roof she must have been a good looking rig in her glory
Getting that thing on and off the trailer must have increased the pucker factor a bit. Happy New Year.
These are cool trucks. I have an International Travelall circa 1972 model. It has the 345 V8. There was also a 392. Great engines.
I was about to crack on you.... but after reading alot of comments making valid points, thank you for showing interest in these old machines. My now crippled father used to work on this stuff like hulk hogan in the wrestling ring man handling tools and parts to these machines.... brings back memories. He might one day be gone but atleast a few of these trucks still run.... God bless
30:33 .. That strap is for pulling heavy wire through long pipes. I used to save wads of it like that back when I was doing electrician work. It's super useful and not too cheap if you wanted to buy it.
Back in the late 70s I had two of these dump trucks. Mine were flatbed dumps. 1967 year models
The gas engines are nearly bulletproof. Damn good trucks.
I always enjoy your videos. Hope you and the misses have a great new year in 2022!
Hey Matt, I always look forward to each video!! We have a 988 loader with monster forks on it. We will use another loader or what ever is available to push the forks to where we need them. Might try the triple nickel on it.Happy New Year and stay safe.
I think that lever activates the trailer brakes, if you're hauling one. Those old Inter smashable trucks have vacuum over hydraulic brakes. I drove an IH bus years ago and it had those.
We used to call it a Johnson Bar.
@@edwardteach2625 I wonder how many things there are that are called Johnson bars? The one I'm familiar with had a long wooden handle, a curved flat bar on the end and a set of small metal wheels. We used it to move just about anything the curved part would fit under. It also worked on tires if you needed to tweak a vehicle into a certain position.
Love the adventure today thanks for taking us along. I would love to see the international project in the future
Hey Matt, being that is has a 4 barrel on it, I would guess that its a 392. 345 and 304 never came from the factory with a 4 barrel (other than some weird 4 barrel quadrajet 304s from the late 70's). There is a pad on the passenger side of the engine block towards the front that will have the engine size and engine serial number stamped on it. The brakes are a hydrovac setup. They are a bit challenging to get working right again, but all the parts are available still.
Howdyyawl from the land down under. That truck is a nice find. The trailer brakes are vacuum pressure release. I used to have a AA 160 International 20 ft tray top. With 2 speed differential, a power house.Any how, nice to watch video.Cheers.
Outstanding sir it's good to see old equipment being saved and put back in to service five stars my friend happy new year be safe and looking forward to seeing what happens next
Happy new year! Looking forward to hanging out with you and your channel this year. Be well.
I've never worked with heavy trucks or equipment, but I love your channel and this truck in particular. I remember seeing them as a kid in the early seventies. I really like the style of the truck, and that old IH logo. Even when I was five or six I realized it looks like the gate pattern of a 5 speed transmission but it wasn't until much later that I understood that there's red "I" for on top for International and a black "H" behind for Harvester. Thanks for the video, Matt!
Drove one of these when I worked for a building contractor. 392 v8, 5sp with a 2sp rear. No power steering! When I would pick up a load of sand or gravel it was a bear to steer.
You are living the dream good sir! I have absolutely no use for a truck like this but I want one so bad. They just make a guy want to scoot around town in. Incredible score look forward to seeing some progress on the rig.
Matt, I really enjoy seeing you get all of this old machinery running again. That Loadstar you just acquired would also make a great addition to your fleet as a back up dump truck or a service truck. Happy New Year from Dahlonega, Georgia!
Dahlonega, Georgia "There's gold in them thar hills"
I enjoy all of your videos. This one is interesting because everyone needs a dump truck. I would like to see you get this running well and spiff it up. Thanks for sharing.
Those Loadstars with the 345 5 speed were everywhere through the mid 80's doing every imaginable task . The sound of one pushing snow is stuck in my head forever .
You could do with a hitch fitted in the front of the loader then a long solid bar with an eye on each end to use the tow various things about.
Man, that’s a lot to ask of a single wheel truck, nice score.
Affordable channel content if nothing else.
I was thinking that powerstroke was getting a pretty good workout! Impressive !
@@the_truck_farmer ya, moving it isn’t the problem, it’s if you get a blowout, bad things happen. If you get a blowout with a dually, nothing happens.
@@xozindustries7451 If you get a blowout with a load on a dually the other tire is usually quick to fallow
@@martinsnyder4947 not in my experience, but I’m sure it’s possible.
Good to see the old girl running! Back in the late eighties I worked for a large landscaping company that had a dozen of these.I've done three frame up restorations on corn binders,axles ,motors,cabs,many clutches,king pins.Hope to see her restored, would be cool to watch and maybe help out.Good Luck !
We had a couple of those trucks, from the late 1960s, and they would start right up in the spring after sitting all winter. Pretty good engines.
The flapper valve as you called it looked like a one way/ non-return valve. Had similar on overboard discharge lines on boats I've worked on.
Great video to start off the 2022 season of “Diesel Creek”... That truck is in excellent shape (sheet metal, glass, dump bed etc.,).
Thank you sir.
P.S., “iron ingot” looks to be a “rub iron” for a 3-point tractor hitch...?
I had a 1963 International school bus with the same front end, engine, steering wheel, etc... Engine was great. It was a loadstar too. Was a great machine.Those wheels we called California split rims.
drive an old Loadstar for years,loved that old truck and she road great loaded with tons of pig iron
"...it's just dumping fuel in there..." That's normal, those Internationals go through gas faster than an alcohol dragster:/
Yep. My old IH school bus with a 345/4spd/2spd would get 3-5 depending on wind direction.