The Uber Hauler

Wow I learn and see new things everyday on here! I never saw any kind of shifter like that or 4 on the tree for that matter lol and I thought my grampas 65 Chevy with 3 on thee tree was a mess haha yours is going to make a awesome haul rig what are the plans for the bed part off it? Ahhhh yes air horns what every IH should have:)
it would be so cool to repower with IH power but the shear weight is what stops me but it would make for a awesome setup all together plus everything else is red on it almost already lol id be the only on in moab with something like it:) or the dunes for that matter haha
 
Good question on the bed...the problem is the bed is only 9ft long. Which leaves alot to be desired. I figger I got 3 options.

1) do away with the bed. Add the sleeper and 5th wheel hitch
2) extend the undersized bed another 2-3 feet so the farmall m fits comfortably.
3) leave the bed alone and throw on a hitch and use the bed to haul my atv's and add ribs and a canvas tarp to also have a roof and a place to chill.

The damn thing is gonna start costing again lol
 
I say go with a bit longer bed:) never can have to much space for all the toys! 9ft comes up just a bit short, mine just squeeze on being my flatbed is 10ft but I also pushed it back 6inches just to have more room to play with when loading from back of cab and strapped down driving. That would be cool to have a hidden underneath extender for the farmall though to lol my Dad wants me to make a canvas tent over mine when camping but I wont tell him your thinking off it to otherwise he will be braking out the welder and saws to make a frame lol if metal wasn't so darn pricey id say go after making the longer bed forsure! Maybe 12ft? With the extending ability when needed or something like that? I know I am limited to short wheelbase vehicles only to haul even with my 10 footer already lol
 
I like that idea. Im looking at a 32ft gooseneck right now. So I May get lucky. Two scouts and a farmall could all be hauled. I would imagine cdot would finally come down on me for that one. 7000lbs of tractor. 10,000lbs of scouts. 10,000lbs of loadstar. Oh and 3,000 lbs of trailer.

Guess at 30,000lbs im still safe eh.

Now you got me all hyped up. Go get me a 12in clutch. We're gonna go tear shit up man
 
Ok come Monday I get to go pick up my engine and trans and tires.

My little 5x10 3200 gvwr trailer has to haul this crap so we'll see. 1000lbs of engine and trans

1000lbs of tires and rims.

Squatted little trailer

im trying to figger out the logistics of gettin the engine/trans up onto my trailer and about the only thing I can think of is take my 1ton engine hoist and lift the engine and back the trailer under it. Should be fun for me

next time I post on here I should be a happy wee man
 
After fighting some kind of illness that is kicking the shit out of me 6 ways to Sunday I decided to suck it up and go get my tires and engine regardless of how I feel.

My 5x10 will never talk to me again. I severely underestimated the weight and size of the tires for a few reasons. One of those reasons was the 4 22.5 in rims and tires hidden on the bottom of the pile. Much heavier. The 304 and tranny I kinda expected to be heavy. And I wasnt disappointed.

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Im done for the day. Totally wiped. Ended up loading everything myself.

Lets put it this way. I dont need to do my workout tonight
 
Alright, first happy update in a long time. Im very happy to report that the story of the clutch being replaced shortly before the engine and trans was pulled appears to be true.

Very little clutch material appears to be gone. Springs are new. Tob is new. Im slightly optimistic.

Regardless this is a good sign. Many usuable parts from this engine


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:smilewinkgrin::thumbsup::icon_cool: looking good man! Opened up the engine yet? Wow that's allot of weight for one trailer lol:shocked:
glad your feeling better to!
 
87king said:
:smilewinkgrin::thumbsup::icon_cool: looking good man! Opened up the engine yet? Wow that's allot of weight for one trailer lol:shocked:
glad your feeling better to!
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I did crack the top end buddy. Ill try and get pics up tomorrow. Someone did a poor job of covering the intake so I found my fair shars of surface rust on the rockers. And pushrods. One piston on each side both had water sitting in them (dished pistons) and from the one cam bearing I can see its missing a chunk out of it. Rearmost bearing. Again. Its what youd expect from a tired old 304 that sat through 8 seasons of rain and snow. Looks like everything is salvagable right now except maybe welded style rocker arms. Again. Not concerned. The clutch paid for itself. Ill probably rebuild this engine while im building the 392 the 304 and the 196. Might as well. Maybe IHPA will give me a discount lol. The 3 and a half engine discount.

Regardless its a good buy for me. It gives me more parts to ship to ellie. More cushion if one of my other engines fails. Im down to two 304's and a spare 196 that are ready to drop in. So a few more wouldnt hurt. When I get the toter done ill throw a Scout behind it and ill come make a trip to az and we can tear shit up! :cornut:
 
scooter said:
bummer dude. You beginning to think about the rebuild of the 392 instead?
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I was always planning on rebuilding the 392ic. I just decided to hold off until I had the funds to do it correctly. Im gonna go ahead and order all my stuff from IHPA come January when I have a new small shop to work in. :thumbsup:

I needed the 304 and trans and tires for many reasons. One...it was a mile away and I needed to save it. 2. I was told it had a good clutch. 3. It had that badass air compressor. 4 its an ihsv8. And I have a sickness

no a local shop here that races trucks is gonna let me have free range of their shop. And the transit bus repair place May let me bum some shop time because we dont have anything large enough to handle the loadstar safely or correctly.

If im gonna be building a tow truck I cant have her puking out on me half way to rmihr. So priorities have to shift until a project can be completed correctly
 
That compressor is a big plus. And the obsession sickness has already been surpassed.

I can relate to taking a different direction in priorities. Which is why it has been taking me so long with my 73 beast. The funds always seem to fall short for what needs to be done. Kinda why I have been spending time to repaint
 
Took me a while to find my thread. This is my baby. I love this truck. I knew I needed to remove part of the loadstars sides. But its been months here since anyone has been able to work outside. We get an ok week. Then heavy snow followed by weeks of sub zero temps. Well I finally got a good week so I rummaged up my trusty ol oxy/propane torch and proceded to light myself on fire. Somehow I also managed to remove the loadstars sides. Now I can work on extending the bed. Also. Engine parts are on da way! Woot woot.

I love engine parts. Nothing like the smell of metal and grease. And apparently burning hair. Seriously. I had to retire a beanie and a shirt today.

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Woah lb you threw me for a loop there. Im like. How does he only have one post. I know hes posted before lol. Im not as sharp as I used to be.
 
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