Heres a '52 Hayes exactly like I use to drive. Brutal man brutal. Offset cab, Three stick shifts, double clutch every shift, no exceptions, manual everything. Was the oldest commercial working vehicle when I was driving it. Truck was possessed, very temperamental truck, brutal man brutal.

Brutal is a good description for that Hayes. We had a 1950 White Mustang dump truck years ago when my uncle had a construction company. It was a 6 volt, 6 cyl gas, no synchromesh straight cut gears monster. But it did look cool.

-- Edited by eeluddy on Sunday 19th of October 2014 01:53:11 PM

Big Roy, the Winnipeg competition for Big Bud!

eeluddy wrote:

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It would be a cool truck if it were all in one piece at that price. I well remember these with the 2 stroke Detroit. They smoked, belched oil, revved, and made a awesome noise!

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 I am confused, is this motor a diesel or a two stroke? I have a hard time thinking it is a two stroke. Any thoughts on this here. George.

It's a 2 stroke Detroit diesel George. They have a wonderful unique sound.

long stroke wrote:

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........ what is meant by "Cracker Box" 

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 Nickname from shape of the cab.

I'll try to post a link to Mine.

I've owned a few two stroke Detroit diesels. I really liked the way they sounded, but they were pretty loud and after 8 or 10 hours of driving you could get tired of it.
The later turbocharged versions were quieter. (the turbo fed the supercharger)
The power on the older versions peaked at the governed rpm so you had to keep them revved up in order to make good power.

I don't think these engines could have passed modern emissions, they leaked a lot of oil and burned more fuel than the modern diesels.
A highway truck would usually use at least a gallon of oil every 2,000 miles.

The Detroit Diesels were lighter and less expensive than the Cummins Diesels so they were pretty common.
In the Rocky Mountain area the Cummins and was more popular due to it's wider power band and more powerful engine braking.
The Detroits were sort of fun to drive though, and the later ones had a lot of power, especially if you installed oversized injectors.

I LOVE this truck!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a075EWkcyE

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geLkrg1HFTk

CDN2PLS2 wrote:

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I blew a P/S line, so I was standing up trying to turn it.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m0g-oCNCgg

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Cool old truck!

The cab looks in really good shape. 

I'm no expert on big rigs but doesn't this seem like a good price for this 80 Transtar? Isn't any decent COE somewhat collectible?