wallytoo Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 i picked up a shop manual "supplement" for B-1 series dodge trucks (six wheel B-1-VX). in it is shown a picture of the six wheel truck (what in modern parlance would be called a 10-wheeler) that has chrome grille bars with black headlight doors. from my recollection of bunn's B-series book, the large trucks didn't have chrome bars (and mine doesn't), yet the pic in the manual shows (i assume) a factory large truck with chrome bars. the supplement describes the operation of tandem axles and the torque divider in the b-1-vx. sort of interesting, but likely not of much use to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 chroming bar.....I will take a double of over riders, don't let them hit the rocks please... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgeb4ya Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 The heavy 2-3/4 to 4 ton dodge trucks did have chrome grilles-mainly on a lot of fire trucks. There is a twin screw 3-1/2 ton VX down in the portland oregon area. A very rare truck. It's the only one I have ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george c Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 That would be mine. It's in central Oregon south of Bend. By the way it doesn't have chrome grill bars either. Though it's a B3VX-190 so a little difference in the grill. I've also decided to sell it since I don't have the time for so many projects. Anyone interested contact me through PM, I'm open to all offers! George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgeb4ya Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 (edited) Yes George I was referring to yours. I would buy it but I have way too many and they are a hard sell when the time comes.I have a good engine and trans for it too. Oh well. Edited October 2, 2014 by Dodgeb4ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBF Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 My 2.5 tonner has stainless bars and headlight rings. Like DodgeB4YA said, it was a firetruck in a previous life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallytoo Posted October 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 i considered fire trucks. however, a twin-screw would have been an extremely rare firetruck, no? also, with the black headlight doors, i was thinking that the truck was for more commercial service, rather than the more typical plentiful chrome/stainless accoutrements common to firetrucks. no biggie either way. perhaps it was destined for a firehouse somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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