Recent content by LowBoy

It's been quite some time since my last appearance here in HTF. I figured I'd "wake it up" a bit with some updates and recents, lol... Still running the restored A Model daily, after a LOT of upgrades since the last posts...It'll be 2 years this February that I bought it, ripped it apart, and...

Old-school KW working daily... More recent pics of #ironmountainironhauling.com working... #1) Case 880D excavator, Colebrook, NH to Great Barrington, Mass. in June 2017. #2) TD 15 Dresser dozer moved from our neighbors farm to about a mile down the road one day in June. #3)JD Combine from...

Thought I'd throw a few more pics of continuous work with the 78 A Model... Last month I took a trip to Decatur, Mississippi and worked with a hot rod guy down there and installed a brand new aftermarket Vintage Air a/c system that'll freeze your you know what off... This past Thursday...

More pictures...first day of work for the A Model 4-15-2017.

First day to work with the A model...4-15-2017. 1966 Oshkosh from Weare, NH to Worcester, Mass. JD 644 loader from Auburn to Worcester, Mass. She ran and did good for her first day.

Pretty much done 4-11-2017. Hooked to the RGN, made sure everything worked, brought it home finally. Ready to work. First load will be on Saturday 4-15. Hauling an Oshkosh AWD plow truck with wing from NH to central Mass. Maiden Voyage. List of small stuff to complete, but all minor. Gotta...

Much appreciated...I agree on the best looking of the KW's too. They were a class all their own, like the 359 was to Pete. I just HAD to paint that grilldenser, LOL...so Friday I taped it off and sprayed the grill gloss aluminum to get rid of that awful flat black the last owner slathered all...

A Model Project Progress Continues...March 31st, 2017. Thursday 3-30-2017...visor mounted, bunk windshields in...

A Model Project Progress Continues... Progress continues. Friday now, and I'm almost done with everything. Put the bunk on Tuesday 3-28 with the assistance of my friend's 40 ton 2013 389 Pete rotator with a spreader bar to make it painless and easy to set. Piece of cake. Wednesday and...

I couldn't...all I've been doing is going to work on this every day since day #1 and trying to get it done, lol. A few shipping glitches for needed parts, and 3 days with the flu that put me on the couch are the only days I didn't have forward motion. Other than that, it was all focused on...

Almost there... Friday 3-24-2017; Got this thing roadworthy and drove it 12 miles to the painter, so he can do the back of the cab before we set the bunk on permanently on Monday 3-27-2017. Came a long way from the day I got it home on January 29th. Nothing worked in the cab, the previous owner...

More pictures... Last set of pics for now...

More pics of project... Additional pictures...

Here's my current project; 1978 W900A. 3406A PCTA, Fuller RTO 12515, Eaton DS 402's @ 4:33...KW 8 bag air. Found this truck accidentally through a Facebook friend who knew I was searching for one to run daily. Only 4 hours away in New Jersey, I drove down and looked at it, and a couple weeks...

Sorry it took so long to reply to this...I've been busier than a one armed wallpaper hanger lately. I know a couple of guys that spec'd new trucks back in the day with both Brakesavers AND Jakes. They were the cat's meow in the mountains...however, they tended to reduce rear end life because of...