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Ralph, Not For Hire Trucking Just Old Trucks For Personal Use, Memories, And Entertainment. Why Work Them? So, "Not For Hire."

You can laugh! I know you can't believe your eyes, but that is an oil barrel pump. It is one of the things I wanted to...
05/26/2024

You can laugh! I know you can't believe your eyes, but that is an oil barrel pump. It is one of the things I wanted to do most. I wanted to be able to prime the engine before starting it, with weeks and months between use. I wanted more than dry bearings during the startup.

I tried three different electric pumps, but they just would not move the oil. So, as a last resort, I modified an oil drum pump. The oil comes from an adapter at the bottom of the oil pan between the pan and the OEM oil pump hose connector. The oil then feeds into two side of the block oil gallery ports. It is set up with two one-way ball joints to keep the pressure where it should be and away from the pump.

There is good resistance to pumping in the oil. After four pumps of the lever, I can hear the oil falling from the heads above into the oil pool in the pan below. It works great, so I'll take it. Eventually, I will plumb it and mount it in the cab without the lever, but with a pull nob. Pulling the plunger out moves the oil.

When you have a 1948 KW farm truck, you can get away with things like this. Anyway, that is what I tell myself.

Hood Hinge Replacement - The best I have found. I have been looking for four years for an acceptable replacement piano ...
02/25/2024

Hood Hinge Replacement - The best I have found. I have been looking for four years for an acceptable replacement piano hinge. I just did not want to go with the too thick 1/8 inch material and less than 2 inch knuckles. Neither original enough.
I just found stainless steel, 2 inch knuckles, 84 inch long (sell various lengths), ~1/16th material, 1 1/4 inch wing (probably go with the 1 inch wing, but also wider), with a 3/16 inch stainless steel pin. The pin size is smaller than the original 3/8 inch '48 KW pin. I am going to support the center of the hood anyway with a bracket mounted to the engine, so I am going to accept this pin deviation. The price! $43 for the 1 1/4 Wing and I assume a little less for the 1 inch Wing. They do sell carbon steel and aluminum piano hinges.
I thought I would share this information as it comes up from time to time.

Hood Hinge Replacement - The best I have found. I have been looking for four years for an acceptable replacement piano ...
02/25/2024

Hood Hinge Replacement - The best I have found. I have been looking for four years for an acceptable replacement piano hinge. I just did not want to go with the too thick 1/8 inch material and less than 2 inch knuckles. Neither original enough.

I just found stainless steel, 2 inch knuckles, 84 inch long (sell various lengths), ~1/16th material, 1 1/4 inch wing (probably go with the 1 inch wing, but also wider), with a 3/16 inch stainless steel pin. The pin size is smaller than the original 1/4 inch '49 Pete pin and 3/8 inch '48 KW pin. I am going to support the center of the hood anyway with a bracket mounted to the engine, so I am going to accept this pin deviation. The price! $43 for the 1 1/4 Wing and I assume a little less for the 1 inch Wing. They do sell carbon steel and aluminum piano hinges.

I thought I would share this information as it comes up from time to time. I am also going to share it with Courtland as they use the 1/8 inch material from McMaster-Carr, but may find this useful.

FOR SALE - Timken differentials and axles shafts for sale. 6 : 1 ratio built 4/16/1969. A Kenworth install working out...
11/05/2023

FOR SALE - Timken differentials and axles shafts for sale. 6 : 1 ratio built 4/16/1969. A Kenworth install working out of the Pacific Northwest. I have pulled the axles and the splines look good. I will pull the differentials and they will be sold or scrapped. I will be putting the suspension on an older truck, so I will be cutting up the bell and axle housings and axle ends. Asking $400 or best offer. I will put them on a pallet and deliver them to a freight terminal in the Salt Lake City Metro area. You will need to provide the shipping documents. I hate to see them go to waste if someone can use them on their project. Text Ralph at 801-680-0516.

In the yard, the "Dream Team." Convoying around town, the "Bullies." There is no reason for a '48 KW and '49 Pete to b...
01/31/2022

In the yard, the "Dream Team." Convoying around town, the "Bullies." There is no reason for a '48 KW and '49 Pete to be convoying on the road.

What I wanted to share, for those in the shop rebuilding trucks, you may have a shop with metal scraps. I asked last month if there was a better way to hold metal scraps than the use of buckets. Buckets seemed to be the answer.

However, I thought there must be a better way. I wanted to share a solution now working for me. Shown is a rebar frame I made that sorts small piece above longer pieces. You can see a plate that auto sorts the smalls from 6", 12", 18", 24", and 30" and then below 36", 48", and longer. On the back side is a place to put irregulars. It is about 48" x 24" x 12" and fits into just that sized shelf area. It has been working fairly well so far and I will begin loading it up with my scrap metal and pipe now in buckets.

Just sharing the trucks and a shop solution.

Quick question. What is the best way to keep and organize small metal scrap? Is there something better than buckets?
12/24/2021

Quick question. What is the best way to keep and organize small metal scrap? Is there something better than buckets?

12/22/2021

Cold Start Christmas Cheer!
1948, 220 Cummins with T590 Turbo, 10 x 3, 5.29 SQHD, and 73 years of hard road battle body and paint. Also, love the old cylinder decompression to get the engine spinning.
Warm up for a Friday office run.

Brake Air Valve Rebuilder - Who is the go-to person or shop who can rebuild old brake air valves? Or even recommend a m...
11/30/2021

Brake Air Valve Rebuilder - Who is the go-to person or shop who can rebuild old brake air valves? Or even recommend a more modern substitute? I would like to rebuild instead of replace an air valve in a 1948 KW.

You might be interested. (1) Here a 1947 Square emblem Pete with a "true" Iron Nose has the radiator core incorporated ...
11/28/2021

You might be interested. (1) Here a 1947 Square emblem Pete with a "true" Iron Nose has the radiator core incorporated with the iron nose top and base. (2) However, in 1949 an Oval emblem Pete with an aluminum Iron Nose was only a decorative shroud with the radiator is its own component. (3) A 1963 Butterfly Hood Pete has a separate radiator component with the Needlenose aluminum shroud attached to it as a decorative cover. (4) Naturally, the 1968 Needlenose Tilt Hood Pete had a radiator as a separate component. I always wondered if the unique design of the steel or aluminum "Iron" Noses were integrated with the radiator. At least after 1949, that is not the case. Just thought you might also be interested to know.

As a side note, I very much enjoy a lot of old-timer engineering and design. There are many clever elements just as viable as today's engineering and design. In this case, I appreciate the radiator cap exposed on the 1963 and the radiator access panel on the 1968. On the 1947 and the 1949 you do have to open the butterfly to access the radiator cap. Anyway I really appreciate a lot of old-timer design and engineering that is well functional without the availability of so much material, tech, etc. options of today.

SEEKING TO BUY - Bostrom Spring Seat. May know as the 6 spring or 5 spring seat. Let me know if you have one at 801-68...
09/26/2021

SEEKING TO BUY - Bostrom Spring Seat. May know as the 6 spring or 5 spring seat. Let me know if you have one at 801-680-0516 (text first is best). Thanks, Ralph

SOLD - 1947 Peterbilt Cab Cutoff, $3,500Several PICTURES and full description at * * www.NotForHireTrucking.com * *An ic...
09/20/2021

SOLD - 1947 Peterbilt Cab Cutoff, $3,500

Several PICTURES and full description at * * www.NotForHireTrucking.com * *

An iconic true square emblem "Iron Nose" Peterbilt. If you are looking for absolute uniqueness and early authenticity of a good restorable Peterbilt cab and sheet metal with engine and main box, ... then this is your truck.

Manufacture - Peterbilt, Oakland, CA
Model - 344DT
Serial No - L1187
Year - 1947 (Cam Levin verified)
Area - Appears to have been southwestern U.S.
Location - Salt Lake City, UT

Ralph at 801-680-0516 ( Talk / Text ) of Salt Lake City, UT

FOR SALE - 24 inch aluminum fuel tank brackets with steel bands and good rubber insulation. $200 for pair. Text Ralph ...
06/18/2021

FOR SALE - 24 inch aluminum fuel tank brackets with steel bands and good rubber insulation. $200 for pair. Text Ralph at 801-680-0516.

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