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I recently bought an International S1854 with a Grove implement bed. It has a DT466 with a 5+2. Hoping it will be useful as a hobby hauler. I would like to occasionally pull a flatbed car trailer behind it but am not sure if the rear bumper is designed for it. The Grove bed is different than...

3500HD towing my latest project, a 60 Cadillac ambulance. Its a 21' long car on a 22' trailer, with about 2" to spare on either side! Had I known what an awesome package the 3500HD is, I would have switched from a regular 3500 years ago. Much better brakes, gearing and suspension...

Also noticed that it has a quick-connect hydraulic fitting at each corner of the fork carriage. Seller said they used to have a hydraulic bucket attachment for the forklift. Found a vintage brochure that mentions a number of forklift attachments. If anyone has more details or photos of these...

After years of wanting/needing a rough terrain forklift, but not really having the budget to justify one, I found this Case 530 on Craigslist - and only 15 minutes from my work! It was a lucky find. A small family owned construction company had listed a bunch of stuff for sale and it was put...

We always have a spare battery or two around for swapping into truck or equipment. I just throw whatever is charged into a toolbox on the trailer and run the cables through a small hole in the back of the toolbox. The quickest way I found to secure the cables to battery is to just use vise...

I love these early fifth wheel rigs.

True, but a proper WD hitch would solve a lot of that

Just wanted to post an update. I went back and forth over the cabover truck, but was a little uncomfortable with the limited towing and higher miles that most trucks seemed to have. And the dealer never returned my calls or sent info that I'd asked for...so I kept looking. Out of the blue...

The Toronado/Eldorado platform would be perfect for a truck. Lots of HP and torque but it takes a really long hood to pack it under.

Anyone have experience with these trucks? I've been looking to upgrade from my old F350 box truck to something a little newer with a larger box and liftgate. There there seem to be a bunch of the NPR forward control trucks out there for sale at decent prices, most with the 5.2 turbodiesel 4...

I have done a lot of loads that weren't really dangerous, but are weird enough to make people look twice...Lets just say I spend a lot of time at the Working Load Limit of my equipment.... Below are a pair of Triumph Tr3's and a couple flathead ford engines in one shot, a '29 Model A roadster...

I looked at a block building for sale and it appears at some point the flat roof was replaced with a shallow pitched metal roof over wooden rafters. The roof is probably a 1:12 slope at most. However they used a metal z-truss as a ridge pole or center support. What do you think of this? Is it...

I've seen that on several Chevy trucks of era. Rusty frame rails? or do the brackets just bend over time? Here's an odd one I saw recently. Porsche Cayenne towing a utility trailer. Mower was hale in place by a bungee in the back and 1" strap across the front of the trailer.

Just wanted to update this thread. For the time being I solved my truck and CDL problems. Truck is running ok now and I even washed and detailed it, so it feels like new to me again. Still has some rear brake issues but I'll address that soon. Might even pay someone to do it for me. That would...

We're planning a quick lean-to addition in a few weeks when I have a couple vacation days due. Our existing barn is a typical pole barn with 12" eaves and 2x6 top chords on the trusses. To keep things simple, I'm planning on sliding the new rafters alongside the chords and resting them on the...