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Truck 59 is a 1995 Dodge W2500 Pickup, with the Cummins 6BT, 12-valve, diesel engine and 5-speed transmission, purchased from the coal mine in Somerset Colorado, after the mine, where I worked for 20 years, closed.  Believe it, or not, this was the best remaining truck at the mine.  Typically, used trucks were purchased, before they were used in the mine, so of the 116,000 miles on the odometer, it is unknown how many miles were used at the mine.  Be certain though, they were the toughest miles the truck was used.  There is not any sheet metal on the truck that hasn't been damaged, including where the top of the truck hit the roof of the mine.  While the truck is still operational, the suspension will need to be replaced, before the truck is road worthy.  Underground is the roughest off-roading imaginable.

 

My plans for the truck are to build a rock-crawler drill rig.  We will rebuild the factory suspension with a lifted, multi-link, four-wheel, independent suspension.  Will replace the bed with the 1984 Mobile, B-31 Drill currently on the 1974 W200 Drill Truck.  Just for fun, we will replace the cab and front sheet metal with one of my older 1.5-ton cabs and extended-fender, front-end sheet metal.  This project is next in line, after the 1938 Dodge RC Pickup build.

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Truck 60 is a 1995 Dodge W2500 Pickup, with the Cummins 6BT, 12-valve, diesel engine and a 5-speed transmission, recently purchased locally near Paonia Colorado.  Thought we already had enough trucks, but Judy showed me an ad in the local, weekly-published, High Country Shopper for this truck, at a price we couldn't refuse.  Since I was first to arrive with money, the guy was left to answer the numerous calls from soon-to-be-disappointed, potential buyers.  Other than faded paint, rust, cracked windshield, the horn and cruise control doesn't work, there is nothing wrong with this truck. 

 

Although high miles at approximately 325,000 on the odometer, took the truck for it's first, long, parts run last week, to Montrose, Grand Junction, and home, approximately 200 miles without issues.  Since the 1989 Dodge W250 Cummins has recently been re-finished to better than new, this will be the Lone Ranger truck for the farm.  A Lone Ranger truck is the truck used to haul trash to the dump.  "To the dump, to the dump, to the dump, dump, dump, dump."  Sung to the music of the William Tell Overture by Gioachino Rossini.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfqJzCqHdjU

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Thank you to Mr. Merle Coggins for the reply.  Was beginning to think no one was watching any more.  For all of you that have been bored by the list since we left the 1950's some pages ago, this should be my last entry on this thread.  Don't have any photos of the last parts truck, and it's too snowy to go out and get any of the 1997 D2500.

 

Truck 61 is a 1996 Dodge D2500 Extended-Cab Pickup, with a V10 engine and automatic transmission, purchased in Clifton Colorado.  The truck runs, but needs to be re-built.  It would make a good, fast, highway truck.  It's been sitting here for years, and is probably far down on my priority list of things to do.  Truth is two-wheel-drive trucks are not much in demand around here.

 

Many thanks to all who have been viewing all my trucks.  It has been my pleasure to go through all my photos and stories of bringing these pieces of the past home.  it's been a good winter-time project, and have printed out the pages and made a scrap-book of my trucks.  Spring is just around the corner.  Time to start some outdoor projects.

 

Please follow my 1938 Dodge RC Pickup Build thread.  Thank you.  Best wishes to all.

 

Tom and Judy Anderson

Paonia Colorado

970-986-1020

vikingminer49er@gmail.com

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBzJGckMYO4

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Lovin' all the pictures & posts!

  I don't get on here as much as I'd like to but certainly appreciate all the effort put into the pictures and replies.

Question. In the picture of truck 59 what is the gizmo on the dash???

My 2 Dodge trucks. 1952 M37 & 2002 Dakota

 

 

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Good eye Trucker Tim!  The gizmo on the dash is the automatic fire suppression system used on underground mine equipment.  In addition to the dash control with an activation push button, there is a fire-extinguisher, dry-chemical container, a Carbon Dioxide (CO2) charging cartridge, and an activation push button in the bed of the truck, and tubing in the engine compartment to distribute the dry chemical in the event of an equipment fire.  Handy requirement for an underground coal mine.

 

What's the Toter you have for hauling the M37?

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Hey vikingminer49er   

Interesting fire suppression system & I love the "troop seats"!

 

The "toter" is a 1994 IH. Not sure when the conversion was done?

DT466 inline 6 cyl with  6 speed direct tranny.

Having "taller" rear gears installed and trying to find an aftermarket cruise control.

No need for speed, just trying to lower the RPM's at cruising speed.

Diesel generator, bathroom, etc.

Sold my 2000 Ford F350 dually and bought this rig last year.

Flew out to Colorado Springs and drove it home to Southeast Iowa.

My Lori has limited mobility so I built a chair-lift to lift her into the rig.

We take the M37 to parades and Military vehicle dis[plays.

This rig lets my Lori ride in comfort.

I miss my dually but this rig is more used friendly.

Yes, sometimes I pull a trailer behind the trailer!!! :D

 

 

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  • 3 weeks later...

Yesterday, I went to help P. Flaming with his buggy a bit, and we changed the caliper on his Plymouth wagon.

 

I got a photo of my truck and his when he pulled out the Dodge, its poor conrod about to shoot thru the block....

 

It looks better in this pic, as it hides the bent bumper behind my Tacoma.

 

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Just installed rails on my beast.  After working on this truck for 6 years, I am not too far from completing everything I want to do with her.  Love driving her around town and getting lots of nods and thumbs up....makes all the work worth it. (Even if my wife thinks I'm looney!!)

 

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Warm regards,

Roman

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On 4/9/2020 at 6:21 PM, typefour said:

Next, and last project. 

Need to find VIN number.

Anyone know where it is? 

No tag in glove box or plate on firewall.

Thanks

Russ

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Driver’s door jamb. And firewall  top edge of cowl area, driver side. Its vertical and narrow,hidden almost behind the lip. 

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