stakeside Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Saw this at a truck show here in Plymouth CA. It is a 1928 Sterling. It has a six cylinder and hydraulic brakes. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Byrd Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Wow ! That rig sure is nice... never saw a radiator shell with metalwork like those two bulges on the top front...beautiful ! Wonder if they had tire sizes that mis-matched when new ? Makes sense, just never seen that. Thanks for this, now I'm gona' have to read about Sterlings, ha ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryB Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Did this one have chain drive? Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 I wonder if it came with solid tires and the present tires and wheels were a later addition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Any photos with the hood closed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV Puleo Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 I remember at least one chain drive Sterling tow truck on the road locally - maybe 25 years ago? I suspect it dated from the early 50s. Sterling was still making chain drive trucks then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Heavy duty with high ground clearance! I found photos of an EB 18 at a show in 2006, unrestored. It looks quite similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1912Staver Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 (edited) 12 hours ago, Rusty_OToole said: I wonder if it came with solid tires and the present tires and wheels were a later addition? By 1928 most trucks of this size were on pneumatic tires. Only very heavy duty were still on solids. Vehicle speed was severely limited on solids , usually 10-12 mph. My 1923 Packard 2 ton has the factory optional 7.50 x 24 " pneumatic set up which includes a higher speed rear end, close to 30 mph . My 1922 Packard 3 ton is quite a bit bigger than the 2 ton and is on cast spoke wheels and solid tires, 12 mph is the advised { governed} max speed. Greg in Canada Edited May 1, 2018 by 1912Staver (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 I wonder what the engine is. Proprietary? - Hercules, Wisconsin or?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stakeside Posted May 2, 2018 Author Share Posted May 2, 2018 Found these photos in my “Floyd Clymer’s” 1929 booklet. Looks like they had either tire type but I would think the pneumatic would have been better suited to carry heavy loads of rock. I did not notice it as a chain drive. I have a Dodge Bros truck and I found this ad for the Graham. Bros version of the Sterling Truck. Looks very similar The history of these ole trucks is half the adventure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Thank you for the catalog photos, so nice with the closed hoods. Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 Here are some Sterlings with their hoods closed: http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?58874-Orphan-of-the-Day-02-05-1923-Sterling-WB http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?50648-Orphan-of-the-Day-04-22-1935-Sterling-HC-140 http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?51181-Orphan-of-the-Day-05-11-1941-Sterling-Steel-Hauler Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 On 4/30/2018 at 10:02 AM, John Byrd said: Wonder if they had tire sizes that mis-matched when new ? Here's the Production Order for a Studebaker truck with "mis-matched" front & rear tires from new in Post #58 here-------------> http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?104804-Cars-From-Our-Past/page2&highlight=marti I believe it was not uncommon for the rear to have much heavier-duty tires than the fronts. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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