my truck 1978

With manual steering and all the shifting involved on every hill these days the HOS would be 6 hrs rather than 14! Beautiful old truck you have there! Reminds me of the first highway truck I drove, was identical style, then KW, then a fancy new 1982 Pete cabover with power steering, air seat...
I remember running down I-5 around Corning, CA with my co-driver at the wheel and me bouncing a foot hi off the mattress, had to be a special kind of tired to sleep, lol.

 

I like this beauty. They come out nice when done right.

 

My uncle bought one new in 1970. At 5 years old, I couldn't climb up the 2 steps, so I stepped on the lower lug nuts, the hub cover upper lug nuts and then crawled in. Btw, in 1970, the truck came new with 11/22.5s instead of 10.00/20s.

 

Nice old rig that you have, my first was a '70 IH 4070 with a 318 or 8v71 13 speed. was wondering on how long it took for your kidney's to stop bouncing once you got outa it, ummm do I see a crossover hanging a little low?

 

My 74 KW also had no brakes on steering axle. Along with no power steering. A jake was a luxury. I never had one.

 

As the young kids say ( or used to ) , bump on all of the cabover pics .

 

My unc's Freightliner had a Jake. We were in Orange County, and you pulled and came down 5 mile 5% grades to get out of town. Jakes are almost necessary. BTW, at that time, it went without saying it was a cabover. Freightliner didn't make conventionals yet!

 

This is the only pic I still have of my old cabover.It was a 69 COF4070A,had a 335 Cummins,13 speed direct,4.11's with tall rubber.Was a stout old truck back in the day.Pic is for 1974,IIRC.

 

DougA , you are killing me ... I never , ever thought to snap pics of all the " different " trucks I have driven in the past . But now ... shame on me . So many forgotten makes and models ...