Have any of you blokes come across these back in the day https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/tr...tm?rsqid=8bf38791f8b64098b30d0ce01e3df74b-001 It is rigged for pulling a folding goose neck trailer hence the winch. I got my trailer licence on one of these aged 19 and first load was a D8h on a tri axle trailer. Twin stick shift 5x4 6-71 GM. Thought all my xmases had come at once.
https://www.cnclips.net/video/uITruoOjPAU/international-f230d.html Just for you RZucker.2 GM's 1 vid The trailer is basically the same. someone has modified it adding rear ramps
I worked for a company in the 80's that had an old IH set up as an oil field rig up truck with 2 huge Tulsa winches and a set of heavy duty gin poles, It had about a 300" wheel base and could lift anything in the yard. Had the same fenders and hood, later model 290 Cummins with a 10X4 trans. They also had a Hyster beam trailer with 4 axles that had the same type of winch neck as the video shows, just a narrow version.
Over here that is a IH R series. My Favorite, just ask anyone!!
Actually the "F" models were heavier duty than the "R" models and some of the F models were still going into the early 70's. They used the same cab, but that was about it. And it was still a tight fit for us guys that are 6'1". For some reason the F models I have been around had the steering column laid down a bit... Right in your lap.
Rs were bad enough Column down would suck
For some reason they did that to point the shaft at the front mounted steering box. I guess.
The laid down steering was an excellent idea. It allowed blokes with a fat guts to roll a smoke while driving. Believe me I've seen it happen
Sounds like it woulda been perfect for me, although I'd probably still have needed blocks on the pedals. I'm a bit , vertically challenged
Hah you would have been OK. The bloke with the fat guts was 5' 4" standing up or laying down.
The Midwest did not see all the variations on truck Chassis/cabs as did not have the industries as the West Coast logging. Had a few heavy haulers with bigger odd equipment but stayed limited until the 70s. The old wagons were definite attempts to re-engineer what they had More run what ya brung type machines