Trucker Tim

Sorry I've been AWOL for a while! 

"No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation."

– General Douglas MacArthur

Fantastic!!! 

13 hours ago, knuckleharley said:

That truck has no business going anywhere near a crusher. If you can't get a title from the guy,apply for a title based on unpaid storage fees.

I fully agree! 

13 hours ago, caseywheels1 said:

A buddy is selling his house & was going to send this to the crusher..  Haven't actually payed for it yet.. But.. It's in My backyard Now so. ?    Supposed to be a 49' 1ton stakeside..But It's got a military trailer box sitting on it that's to wide to fit between the duals. 

Please do not let her go to salvage!!! 

Holy~Cow!!!!!!!

  That is beautiful. What a fantastic looking truck. And it's "my" color!  

(We just sold our boat and a Truck Driver from Levittown, PA pulled it to the East Coast for us. John Zook Trucking.) 

I like-em too!! I run "caps" on all me stuff. Mine aren't correct either.

Gotta' keep your "lugs" covered. 

Been absent for a short while but I see a few fantastic "new" trucks! Cheers Guys. 

1 hour ago, stihl1 said:

?yes , will work on re-sizing and rotating , then get to work on the truck

 

Holy~Cow, I didn't mean anything about your pictures. What I meant is, that rig will sure draw a lot of attention. Turn some heads. Wasn't trying to be a smart-aleck. 

Sure gonna' turn some heads. Well done! 

Cool picture. No pun intended.

  I'll take that 35deg. Been unusually cold here. (Southeast Iowa) Might warm a bit this week.?

Welcome "New Guy"!

  You came to the right place. These Guys will help you if you need anything at all under the sun. Good group. 

Keep the picture coming and best wishes on your project. 

By the way, I see these pictures are from 2005??? Any more recent ones?

Fantastic!

  Very nice rig. 

Outstanding! I love it.

I love it!

19 hours ago, knuckleharley said:

That's funny! You can tell when guys are from the mid-west. A couple of hundred miles away is "close",when people from either coast consider someone 50 miles away to be a long ways away.

 

Over The Road Truckdriver for 45 years! Everything is "close"!!! ?

15 hours ago, Frank Elder said:

stop working on the truck and raise the header on that barn door LOL!

Now that's funny.

"Mopar or no car."  Kool.

16 hours ago, dcotant said:

Getting close, my parts truck is nearly skeletal, and just need running boards, tail lights, and tailgate to get finished. Went with a cheapo pine bed to get it on the road and working again, will rebuild with oak and strips next year. Smaller tires on front than I will be running with, just so I can get in and out of short barn door.

 

 

 

I love the paint. Is that an industrial primer? Top coat or finish coat?

14 hours ago, H Suhling said:

 

I used to go to Burlington on occasion haven't for a few years now

Nothing much changed. Sort of sad & sorry anymore. 

On 10/22/2020 at 6:44 PM, RCrombie said:

Very nice M! 

I have a Canadian M37 that is currently half disassembled. A truck like yours motivates me to get to work on it. 

Thank You Sir!!!

Beautiful Truck!

  We aren't that far apart. I'm in Southeast Iowa. 

I am so envious of that truck! Fantastic rig.

Beautiful Picture! (And Truck)

4 hours ago, Joe D said:

Beautiful!

It is beautiful! 

4 hours ago, knuckleharley said:

You seem to have done a 1st class restoration on that truck and trailer,but unless you have arms and legs like the Hulk,those things are NOT a lot of fun to drive. Takes two men and a small boy to turn the steering wheel at slow speed,and both feet to stop it.

Started my driving carrier in a cabover Mack. No power steering. No air conditioning. The M37 drives like a Cadillac compared so some of the rigs I drove back in the day!!! That said, I do keep her greased up to the max! Thank You for the kind words. 

We had to sell our lil "48" sedan but still enjoy the Dodge M37.

Sort of like to have an old truck to drive daily but ain't in the budget.