cobravii Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 The oddest I've driven is the worlds largest truck..... a Caterpillar 797B heavy hauler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
variablepitch Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Well...lemeesee, being a farm kid from eastern Washington, the first off road machine I drove was an early '50's Farmall Super M wheel tractor, long before I could drive on the roads legally. Then to the rolling wheat fields and a Caterpillar D6C in the sixties. Also a John Deere 95 Hillside that would level to 47 percent on the hills...when I was 18. In the Army after Vietnam, they sent me to a place called Fort Hood TX. I drove a five ton Honest John missile launcher...a huge gas powered rig in '70. I drove a wheat bankout wagon powered by a 1673 Cat diesel and an eight speed clark automatic four wheel articulated drive in the sixties and early seventies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxops Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 I didn't drive it but rode in it.... a "trolley" made out of wood placed on top of a 1962 Plymouth body. It would be used for parades. My Dad would sit down in the car and peer out of the trolley's grille. You could fit 20-25 passengers on the trolley. Of course, then he bought it. I guess the Kiwanis guys who sold it to him were relieved to be free of it. It languished in the rectory garage until he passed it off on another trolley lover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serb Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 A picture of the Old Guy from 1971 before he was old.Stevo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffinpa Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 My oldest was a 1954 Ford customline w/239 auto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sheldon Rody Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Here is my collection of different vehicles driven 1970 ChevroletC60 Garbage Truck ( new, no Flies) 1999 Ford F series Airport Stairway truck, ( from MN to TX) 1986 GMC Fire Truck ( I owned this one) 1986 Cadillac Hearse ( no passengers) 1971 Ford custom police car ( I was not a Passenger) 1928 Chevrolet Fire Truck 1930 Essex 1929 Hudson Victoria (mine) 1956 Fordson Major Diesel tractor 1960 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud 1972 Amc Gremlin ( AMC factory show car) 1979 Ford unmarked police car 1960 Amc Mighty Mite 1953 Hudson Jet 1971 Ford County squire ( formerly Dan Quayle car) drove that in 1972 and then years later, 1996 Saab 900 Convertible ( new car sold to Mrs Dan Quayle ) 1976 Cadillac Eldorado convertible 1990 Freightliner semi truck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sintid58 Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Some odd things I have hauled while driving truck.Missle tubes for nuclear submarines from Ohio to Minnesota. Aircraft aluminum from a polishing plant in California to Wichita KSArmy tank from base in Michigan to TexasOil field pipe CA to WyomingGlass windows for office buildings from Tulsa OK to Seattle WAThings I have driven1973 Dodge Ambulance while volunteer EMTSeveral fire trucks ranging from 1960 Ford F600 to 1995 F450 fast response truck while volunteer fireman. John Deere tractors, Model A, Model MT, 530, 730, 4010, 4020, 5020. Along with IH H, M, 400, 450, 706, 1066, 766 and Massey Ferguson, 1130 and 185955 Caterpillar Massey Ferguson and Alis Chamlers combinesTrucks 18 wheelers onlyInternational by year 65, 66, 68, 73, 76, 78, 80Peterbuilts, 77, 85, 92, Kenworth, 75, 76, 89Freightliner, 78, 85, 99, 01Volvo 2004GMC, 80Buicks I have owned or driven daily1955 Special1958 Special1964 Riviera1965 Special wagon1967 Le Sabre1968 Le Sabre1969 Electra1970 Skylarks (2)1970 GSX1971 Estate Wagon1978 Le Sabre1983 Le Sabre1983 Regal1987 Riviera1993 Park Avenue1997 Park Avenue (2)2001 Rendevous2004 Rainier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
critterpainter Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Odd things I have driven:Holt 45 tractor (crawler)Johnston tractor (wheel)McCormick Deering 10-20Cross-Engine Case (wheel tractor)Cat 22 (many hours)Cat 35Cat D6Wagner Wheel tractorIHC TD-6, 9, 14, 18 &T-6, 947 GMC Fire truck1919 Hudson26 Hudson25 Buick Std28 Rolls Picadelly Roadster28-29-30-31 Model A's29 dodge28 Willys-Knight39 Buick M4142? Ford "burma Jeep" 6x654 RHD Bently47 White Truck tractor (perfect vehicle to practice shifting)And a bunch of others I have forgotten including Gleaner hillside harvester, Massy-Harris Hillside harvester and several trucks. Also driven (operated) a Walnut Shaker custom built for hillside use.Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 57wagon Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 it took me years of therapy to forget her name...but seriously, an industrial forklift on a construction site that was 4wd, 4 wheel steering, crab steer, had enough levers to scare anyone, and I was on a site with about 100 guys watching. But it was fun. The '29 Ford Tudor we had was pretty different to drive as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dans 77 Limited Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Yea I know what you mean about the 29 Tudor. My brother in law has had one for 38 years, stock as the day it rolled off the assembly line. He let me drive it about ten years ago.I drove it about 3 blocks and it was a lot of work. Adjusting fuel mixture , advancing and retarding spark , double clutching, mechanical brakes, manual steering. I never realized how advanced even the old clunkers I drove in high school were compared to that 29. But it was a memorable experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 A Model A Ford is a piece of cake. Try a Model T sometime. Practice the pedal positions in a big empty lot before entering the highway.Gas is the right lever on the steering columm. Up is idle position. Down is full throttle.Spark is the left lever. Full up is retarded, Down is advanced.Brake peddle is on the right where the gas would be normally.Middle peddle is for reverse. Brake position in a modern car. (Now I know why pointed toe shoes were invented.)Left peddle is for low and high speed and neutral which is normally a clutch position.The parking brake lever is all the way to the left and if pulled half way back it will put the car in neutral position. All the way back will put on the parking brakes. All the way forward will allow the multi disk clutch pack to lock up and run you over if you try to hand start it in that position. It needs to be all the way forward to get the car in high gear while driving.Carb is adjusted similer to the model A with a rod that comes though the firewall on the right side. I have taught some fellows how to drive a model T Ford. Some learn easily. And some are all thumbs and just never seem to get it. Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shaffer Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 My grandpas cars...1976 AMC Gremlin X (U G L Y)1955 Buick Special Riviera 4dr hdtp1955 Cadillac Series 62 4dr sedanThen of course my recent "old" cars that are not often seen on the roads these days...72' Electra 225 4dr 73' Grand Ville 4dr (current)69' Executive Safari wagon 72' Kingswood Estate wagon (current)69' Camaro (current fathers car) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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