Is this the CHEAPEST 6X6 Army Truck in the WORLD?
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2024
- In this video, I do a bit of work on this Military 6x6 International ACCO Truck to get it ready to sell. This ex army truck is now for sale for $900, and I will respond to interested parties in the order they email me on a first in, best dressed basis. It is riddled with issues like a rusted out cab and gears that are all but impossible to get (and some you can’t get at all). It has no brakes, not even a brake pedal, an old door hinge as a throttle and you have to be Hee-man to steer it. First and second gear are usable and the clutch seems ok. It won’t come with a battery or fuel tank, but if you bring your own, it does start off the button and the 6-354 Perkins diesel does run nicely. It can be driven onto a float for transport. The engine could be used in a conversion for another army truck or even in a tractor.
It is located approximately 3 hours north of Brisbane on the Queensland Coast. Thanks very much for watching. PS sorry about the bad sound, this video was made at a time we were getting storms and the cicadas were roaring in the trees which is why there is the terrible background noise. 
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If I ever get deathly ill and qualify for Make a Wish, it's gonna be to spend a couple hours with Bruce working on old diesels out in a paddock. Great chap and entertaining.
Thank you, your too kind
It'd be very therapeutic.....
best gearbox oil, is trans fluid, & 500ml 85/140. trans fluid is exteeme pressure. transfers too,. used in fords & rally cars,, . not toyotas.. no guts..@@bruceinaus
what he said that Dad approach
Thanks Bruce.The poor old Perkins must have wondered what happened when it felt all that new oil.
I think it would have enjoyed it that’s for sure
so your saying it doesnt have 2wd, neutral..it has to,,or the army wouldnt be able to turn them iether,,eh.. mate bought the 4x4 in 81, old logging truck. pt augusta.. to adelaide.. he ditched the 6 cyl. bolted right in no mods, a 318. being inter, dodge.. still had the centre winch, for front / back pull.. front shaft was ditched cos it wasnt needed or worn out..@@bruceinaus
bruce,, get yourself a diesel heater.. cost nothing..burns anything.. clean.. old engine oil..@@bruceinaus
motors fitted to ford f100 / 250,ect.. last ones were a phaser, turbo, just to get rid of them.. there still built so i found.. 4 cyl also.. i have an f250,2002, s.duty, 4.2tdi, mwm german diesel, truck built in brazil, engine under licence from germany, for tractors.. brilliant engine. owned 8 yrs, nothing. 14 lt 100. put a bigger turbo on it, as std had slight play.. now has 700nm. 240 hp.. no computer, no glow plugs.. aise.. lived in qld.. @@bruceinaus
Love this Aussie style of video, super interesting seeing these old trucks worked on by a bloke who knows his way around them 👍🏼
Thank you for your support
I appreciate these longer videos from Bruce, so much better than the severely edited 10 minute total restoration ones.
Thank you, I always appreciate feedback. I was worried some videos might have been a bit long or slow for some people but it sounds like longer might be suitable.
@@bruceinaus For guys with attention span larger than average, such videos are pure enjoyment
@@bruceinaus i personally like the longer videos, especially with a beer or two
Absolutely agree 100%! The longer the better. I'm 79 and have been involved in vehicle maintenance and repair in one form or another since I was 14. I always learn something new from Bruce! Oh, and I appreciate the methodical manner in which he goes about his work.
I agree💯 with the comments here👍👍!!
When we saw this uploaded last night my wife and I both exclaimed “Bruce!”. We love hearing your stories as you care for these old beasts. Cheers Bruce!
Thanks for both of your support
The old stories me too!
My wife and I discovered his videos a few days ago, and we have been binge watching😊! We love his calm approach, and his teaching moments... And the stories❤
Bruce, I`m a 76-year-old ex-engineer, but still love old stuff of all kinds. Your channel Is good for watching stuff, and full of life's little stories. I both enjoy and chuckle also. Don't stop, keep it up. your a great old guy indeed. About the 6pot Perkins, as I live right on the coast, boats are more likely fishing boats also use reliable Perkins sometimes. No good out there fishing If your motor won't start eh - lol.. OK weather, It has been blimin raining all day today here, but was sunny blue skies yesterday. Cheers Bruce - Ian UK.
I like the calm, no drama way he goes about his task. He just perseveres.
Whoever had Mr. Bruce for a wrench man had a GOOD one. i bet it was a hoot working for and around him. CHEERS!
Thank you for your kind comment
I'm 73 and have always been involved in driving trucks or running equipment and usually both and have learned a LOT from half crazy wrench yankers. @@bruceinaus Nobody like them! Thanks for being one and a dandy at that! We would've had a wonderful time. I always gave my mechanics fits and them, me as well. It's been a GOOD life! CHEERS to you!
Thanks Bruce. Love your videos. Reminds me of good old days of true mechanics working on motors. You can tell a good mechanic by his rags.
Thank you
Dear Mr. Bruce.
👍👌👏 2) 900 AUS$ is definitely not much. Even the scrap metal value seems higher. The Perkins Diesel engine alone is worth this kind of money. Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing.
Best regards luck and especially health to both of you.
Thank you for your support
Excellent video Bruce! I enjoyed watching you take the time to clean the drain and fill plugs, and the oil filter housing. Not many people would take the time to do that. The Perkins sounds great after you bled the fuel system and secured the lines. Thank you! Phillip from Spokane Valley, Wa. U.S.A.
Thanks Phillip, I was always taught that if you are going to do a job, do it properly. The Perkins engine seems strong and they are known for their reliability. All the best.
There is something incredibly relaxing and enjoyable about watching your thorough approach to every problem. Ripper!
Thank you
Hi Bruce, you only need to release one injector pipe to bleed a DPA pump, the pumping elements rotate and service all 6 injectors in turn. That motor is running nice.
Bruce definitely knows his stuff ,brilliant channel to watch deserves million subscribers 🇬🇧👍🇬🇧👍🇬🇧👍👏👏👏
Enjoyable to spend time with a mate working on an old truck. 6.354 is a reliable old engine, I remember being sent for factory training on the 6.354 at Perkins, Peterborough, England as an apprentice back in 1981. Thanks, Bruce.
Onya Bruce. Yeah, the old Accos were good fun, but my all time favourite was the old Stud. Back in the 70s the Army still had the 2 fuel fleet which included WWII Studs and every 12 months or so they needed some exercise. Use to drive old Austns, BMCs and blitz wagons on the farm in the 60s, always loved the crash boxes, as teens we’d drive them full of grain to the silos, no coppers out there 😂. But in the 70s I met the Stud and done my nuts 😂😂😂. LH drive, crazy shift and the “death wobbles” over 45mph. Who could ask for more.
Great stuff champ, thanks for posting.
Hello PilotMcbride, thanks very much for your comment. All hard trucks to drive no doubt. This one certainly isn’t easy.
I freaked my grandkids out driving them to school in my little manual and only use the clutch for starting and stopping (mostly) 😂 I feel sorry for the kids of today, I grew in SW NSW, MIA, and we had horse, tractor, angry roosters, around 10 shooting rabbits, riding the combine, driving grain trucks from about 12. Didn’t take long to double clutch because we got yelled out a lot 😂
Anyway, the old Studs, no indicators, LH drive, had a signal hand on the RH door with a long operating extension for the driver to indicate intentions by waving it like a lunatic then either indicate stop or RH turn 😂
5 speed crash box,
1st - far right & up (rarely used)
2nd - to driver & up
3rd - straight down
4th - short right & down
5th - straight up
Built like a tank, go anywhere even if you didn’t need to go there, but the trip there was worth the drive 😂
Cheers pal
Its becoming a highlight of my day to watch bruce work on things, thanks guys!
Thank you
Another great video Bruce. Everything you do reminds me of the days when I worked in my dad's junkyard. Oops, did I say junkyard? I meant to say previously owned, gently used parts yard. 😄
We used to call them wrecking yards here, and they had plenty of junk too 😅
Recently found your channel, I find your videos relaxing if that makes sense. Something calming about watching you slog away at heavy equipment.
Thank you, glad you enjoy them.
ACCO = Australian Constructed Cab Over. An adventure camp I used to work at had a 4X4 for taking campers on a wild cross country run. Then they bought a 6x6 as well. Always loved seeing the chassis flex 15 or 20° as it motored over humps and through ditches. beaut steel! Not many trucks vould wade through 6ft 4inches of water like they could!
You are really hardworking and dedication to cold start 😍😍😍
Greetings from Southern California. Always enjoy some new content.
Greetings, thanks very much for
Thank you for the video. I got a MF 35 diesel tractor last year. It sure can pull.❤
Great survivor of an past era, love to see them alive again.
That's brilliant, I was amazed how good it sounded considering the bodywork. Hopefully, it is restored to its former glory.
Bruce has such an organic way of working
love your vids bruce,i left school here in the uk went into a fordson dealer parts dept and had a very similar experience! brought back a lot of good memories.
Man I love these old rigs. Well done, Sir.
Love Bruce's attention to detail and outstanding quality of work. Thanks for the excellent videos!
Thanks very much
New videos from Bruce and CEE Engineering, happy days 😎
Thank you
Hey Bruce, good to see you back old mate and breathing life into old iron. Loved the yarn mate, a good parts man was worth his weight in gold and some of them knew exactly what to get and where to get it from. I reckon there would be a few towns like the one you mentioned, I had my farm in Turallin, it was supposed to be the big town in our area but the train went to millmerran and that was the end of the line, so Turallin became pretty quiet. That old engine sounds really strong and with love could be a real good runner again, I think your theory was spot on. Looking forward to getting on the road again with you for more adventures.
I loved the story about the old garage when you were spare parts boy!
That Perkins sound very much like the 6-354 turbos we had in our Commer RG11 milk tanker tractor units here in NZ - a familiar sound after 43 years!
Great to see these old trucks going again. Great channel and content keep up the good work.
GREAT SHOW BRUCE!!💥💪
YOU'RE THE BOSS!!💥👊
Thanks very much Glen
Great video Bruce! Enjoy all your contributions, hope you're having as much fun keeping these going as well as we enjoy watching you work. Cheers from MI,USA.
Hey Bruce! Love your long videos of saving old equipment! It really sparks my interest in older motors! Hope you keep posting more :) greetings from the Netherlands
I was the quality control manager at the International truck factory at Dandenong when the last one was made in 1974. They never had Perkins engines the had the International AGD282 petrol engine with twin carburettors. They cost a fortune as they had to be the same as the original ones made ten years before and much of the old tooling had been scrapped. Also the Army inspection made life hell for us
I always enjoy watching your videos bruce. It's great to see old equipment breathing a bit life, looking forward to seeing your next video!!
One of your best mate, I watch everything you put and it helps me through the shit I am going through in my life at the moment, love you heaps
Excellent video. Thanks for sharing Bruce
Another top video from a top bloke.
Thank you for your kind words. I almost didn’t post this one as I was worried about the cicada sound so your support is appreciated
Loved the story's Bruce ,, yep in the 50 , 60 and 70's lots of towns had tractor dealerships like you spoke of ..
I grew up in the Wallaville area ( Gin Gin ) , there were 2 workshops there in the day , now the road goes past ,, So many communities disappeared with time ,, and sadly I don't think for the better
Your method is very thorough and methodical which for me makes great viewing cheers Bruce 🏴👍🏻
I love your videos, and thank you to the cameraman, without good camera assistance, it's impossible to make good quality videos, great, I subscribe.
Nice old rig, thanks for sharing, all the best to you and your loved ones
Bruce, I really enjoy your videos, you're a legend mate.👍
Thank you, a few more in the pipeline for this year. Hopefully without the cicadas next time.
@@bruceinauscicadas just add to the atmosphere, and we don't get them here in Tassie, they remind me of our time at Tumut caravan park.
Great video it's great to see someone with so much knowledge share it. I am sure all the viewers are into heritage so please share more stories too ❤
Excellent video, keep up the great work. It is awesome to see these old things start up and your knowledge to get them going.
Thank you
Thank you Bruce, we enjoy your work.
Thanks alot. Greetings from New York State, Western NY....not NYC.
I just drive the trucks, I don't fix 'em. But I do know the value of keeping a friendly relationship with the mechanics in the shop.
Your videos are great.
Thanks for that, greatly appreciate it. The funny thing is I am not a truck driver, only a fixer, so it probably evens out! all the best, Bruce
Great to see you and Jax Bruce . I worked in Chev spares for over 40 years , started in 1971 . We only had catalogues in those days, it was different world ! Great channel Bruce ! Scott 🌵
Hi Scott, how’s it going, 40 years, you would have nearly been able to cite part numbers off the top of your head. Unfortunately the very experienced guys like you are hard to come across here. I did know one guy like that at Ford that had been there many, many years. Thanks again for watching. I almost didn’t post this one due to the cicada noise but on the balance of things, I’m glad I did.
@@bruceinaus Hi Bruce, I was gonna ask you about the buzzing. I thought it sounded like cicada's . I still remember many numbers that are for parts long gone now. I was surprised to see that all bungs were not over tightened on that truck. The last bloke did you a favour ! At the start of that video when you come rolling up in the Suzuki , Jax had a huge smile on his face , I had to chuckle out loud . Scott 🌵
Cheers Mates Keep Hydrated . love the old acco. your very metidious in your mechanics good job
Thanks, Bruce. I always enjoy your videos and agree that longer videos are better. Cheers from Southern California.
Thanks Bruce. Great video.
Addictive content Bruce! This truck sounds awesome
G'day Bruce. Nice videos mate. Just subscribed. Look forward of what's to come. Cheers Evan from Bairnsdale Vic.
Great video Bruce, my son and I regularly watch your videos in Sydney. We liked hearing your story about working in the old tractor dealership, thanks👍
Thanks for the kind words and hopefully you are both enjoying them
Love your content super helpful using your techniques on my diesel very helpful and your cylinder hone video was really helpful thank you 🙏
Great job Bruce keep up the good work!
Hi Bruce.Interesting video as usual,thankyou. You are right about the heat and rain.Im in Hervey Bay and never known it to be so humid!
Morning Steve, I agree with you, it hasn’t been anywhere near this bad in recent years
Another great video Bruce thanks for sharing 🦘
Thanks Kerry
Thanks for another great video Mr Bruce!
Thanks John
Great video Bruce I had 4 same tractors in my time your right in hot they were to work on. Regards George
Nice one Bruce, I really enjoyed that. The old Perkins sounds really good. Cheers mate, take care. Norm.
Amazing video, was looking forward to this!
Thank you
glad to see you back bruce. been watching your videos lately. much love from the USA
Thanks very much. It’s been a slow start to 2024 due to bad weather. The next month or so may stay hot and wet but I should be able to get back into it after that.
Love the content Bruce! Im from a rural area in the states and like to tinker on old iron too. Enjoyed your story about the old SAME dealership. There's a few around where I live still, they're some good workhorses!
Thanks very much, we don’t see many of them here anymore, but you might come across the odd one at a farm here or there
great content bruce. love these longer videos 👍👍
Thank you, as I said to another supporter, I was worried some of these might have been a bit long and slow but they seem to be received ok by most. I always appreciate honest feedback so I can try to improve the next one, so thanks for that
Superb work once again hope nothing but the best for y’all ! Watching from usa east coast
Thanks very much
Butter Box ACCO'S bring back memories, alas they were not fond one's.
More like nightmares
Not nice to drive or work on are they
With agitators running around NQ in the 70s
Great channel Bruce, love the series on the 6x6 military tanker. It's really cool to see the cabovers too, I miss my old one, not too many on the roads these days here in Canada. You keep saying how hot it is there, I'd gladly trade you, it was -18 this morning, but felt like -27, with the wind chill. Keep up the great work, always look forward to a new video from you. Take care Garnet
Thanks very much Garnet, we usually live in the perfect climate here, not too hot, not too cold but this year has been the exception. I don't know how you could work in -18!
Hey up mate another lovely vidio you are so relaxing to watch and listen to, loved the sound ov oz in the background and was really happy to see Wally in a shed, looks a decent size. Have said before, but again your property is a sweet place
Thanks again for your support
Love the video and the story of your working life keep it up proper man
Thanks very much
Cool old truck, I worked on Oshkosh 6x6s back in the day. Tuff old girls. And hello from Wisconsin USA.
Well right tidy, BTW, I found the cicadas & lush green quite enjoyable...😇
After listening to your boyhood story ... I'd reckon those 6.354 are 'old hat' for you👍
Quite reasonable, that's a good core price in the US for the 6.354 alone...
Mrs bruce will go mental when she sees what you done to her pink towel 😂
We would use all the old oil on the implements for the farm,brush them down with a coat of oil after the season and a service ready for the following season, always handy to have a 44 of old oil floating around,used for sure.
Darn Bruce, your are a jack of all things mechanized. Just found your channel and subscribed. Old guy from East Texas
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Great video as always Bruce!
Thank you
I bought one of these ACCO brand new when they first came out, they came from the factory with the Perkins 6354 ( in New Zealand ; you could also get the six cylinder petrol engine ) mine burnt burnt oil from day one,and had the rotary fuel pump. At ten thousand miles Harvesters put new rings and bearings to try and stop the oil consumption .
Haven't seen you in awhile?? Nice that you're back👍👍!!
It seems to be a very reliable old diesel engine😉🤔?
Hope to see you soon.
Greetings to down under from👋🥖🇫🇷
Peter
Thanks very much Peter, had a bit of a break over Xmas due to weather and other commitments but slowly getting back into it now. Many would say that these old Perkins are one of the most reliable engines made of that era. Hope your doing well
Love watching you use the big nut rounders 🤣
Seen people crucify people for using them! If it works, use it! Great job Bruce. Hastings Michigan here.
Great videos . Thank you.
Thank you
That old engine sure sounds good. Very good video would love to have a truck like that
Good Job, Mr. Bruce! [ Brazil ]
It has arm strong steering like my 1947 GM Greyhound bus that has a Detroit 6-71. Sounds great! Thanks!
The bus sounds like a classic. Thanks for the comment
You probably already know but there’s a channel called the bus grease monkey, I think you might enjoy him
Love the videos, keep going!!
Thank you for the support
Great vid Bruce,
Could you do a video telling us what you used to do for a living? I’m sure I speak for everyone when we say we would love to hear your story!
I really enjoy your videos! How do you stay so calm? I'd be having a coronary by now! Lol. Have you ever considered a small onboard air compressor?
Hi Bruce, I'm always fascinated about how meticulous you are! And I apreciate that there is no fuss, just good knowledge. Please give your camera man a name instead of just calling him camera man...
You’re an amazing bloke I hope one day I may meet you keep up the great work 👍
Thank you for the kind words
Bloomin heck, that thing is rusty as. I've see Swiss cheese with less holes. Good on you for bringing the old girl back to life.
I’m subscribed 😊 awesome video
Quality viewing Bruce 👏
Thank you, sorry about the sound
Again, love your revival old trucks... 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
Thank you
Bruce, you have so much knowledge! RUclips isn’t enough, you need to teach classes as the wealth of knowledge can’t be lost….
That one wanted to go again Bruce! Nice job on the startup. That steering will lighten right up once you get to about 120 kph... oh wait... 8^) Really liked the video, thanks for sharing it. Cheers!
Fit for the next Dakar Rally, I think. Greetings from Germany, Lower Saxony. Thank you and good luck!
Hello! Thanks for your positivity but the cab might seperate from the body if it attempted Dakar 😂
I see you use the left handed metric adjustable spanner wrench like they say across the pond!.
Yes lol
We actually call them shifting spanners shortened to a shifter in aussie mechanic talk
Interesting colour change on the gear box oil
Bruce, you got some skills on those old Diesel engines, love seeing someone getting those old rigs going and back on the road again! KUTGW mate 🤙🏻✌🏻, that old Perkins diesel kinda sounds and reminds me of the old 50’s 5 ton cargo truck with the continental gas engine, the ones we had at my National Guard unit the big 6 cylinder continental engines were setup to burn the cheap low octane unleaded fuel, called MOGAS, the damn things ran pretty good on that old cheap stuff though but to me they sounded kinda like the old Perkins diesel. Some of those old 6 cylinder continental engines ran pretty good, a couple of those 5 ton trucks we had, you get them out on the highway and they would about 62-64 mph and they were governed, most of the other trucks we had wouldn’t run about 55-56 mph and downhill too.
Thanks very much, I’d hate to be trying to hold any of these old things on the road at 65mph!
@@bruceinaus - no problem mate, you're mighty welcomed! Haha, yeah, true true, that would scare the be-jesus out of anyone to do that but at least their going again, that's the main thing, right? And whoever gets any of those old machines could take the engine or drive train out of them and put it in something a little better or something?? Take care Bruce and keep on wrenching 🤘🤙✌️