jimw Posted January 1 Posted January 1 On 12/30/2025 at 4:29 PM, hillman said: . IMHO they were the first and only classic looking truck GM built that was in the league of the classic Freightliners and PacCars this is what the Bison and General replaced the one below looks like a giant pickup truck Friends dad had this truck with triples and 24 ft box . Custom hauling in western NE . Pretty much everyday hauling chopped hay, silage , sugar beets , or whatever ? A lot of independent truckers made a decent living hauling AG stuff30 plus years ago . 8v-71 Quote
Dirt_Floor_Poor Posted January 1 Posted January 1 20 hours ago, jass1660 said: Wasn’t much to the daycabs for room… Talk about being the first one to the scene of the accident in that cab. Quote
KY2674 Posted January 1 Posted January 1 On 12/30/2025 at 4:29 PM, hillman said: . IMHO they were the first and only classic looking truck GM built that was in the league of the classic Freightliners and PacCars this is what the Bison and General replaced the one below looks like a giant pickup truck I always liked the looks of those trucks although that one could use some stripes in my opinion. The long nose version even better. I don't know how many 9500s Dad had,quite a few. Quote
jeeper61 Posted January 2 Posted January 2 On 12/31/2025 at 1:21 PM, jass1660 said: Wasn’t much to the daycabs for room… Here is another thin cab 1 Quote
acem Posted January 2 Posted January 2 10 hours ago, Dirt_Floor_Poor said: Talk about being the first one to the scene of the accident in that cab. That would be a handy truck for getting into tight spots! 2 Quote
Cool1566 Posted January 2 Posted January 2 5 hours ago, jeeper61 said: Here is another thin cab Just because you can doesn’t mean that you should…. 1 Quote
twostepn2001 Posted January 2 Posted January 2 That looks like it was built for Halliburton... 2 Quote
Sask466 Posted January 3 Posted January 3 That red Astro is 6X6, in case anyone didn’t notice. I would expect the ride to be not very compliant! 1 Quote
oleman Posted January 3 Posted January 3 On 1/2/2026 at 9:02 AM, twostepn2001 said: That looks like it was built for Halliburton... With green paint it would have belonged to a Military Sea Bees in Port Huemeia Quote
jeeper61 Posted January 4 Posted January 4 On 1/3/2026 at 12:11 AM, Sask466 said: That red Astro is 6X6, in case anyone didn’t notice. I would expect the ride to be not very compliant! The operator would need to wear shoulder belts in the rough stuff to keep their head from bouncing off the glass 🤣 1 Quote
Dave Shepard Posted January 4 Posted January 4 During the 70's,I think, your combo could only be 10' over trailer length. I had an S2275 that was 90" BBC for that reason. Quote
marty966 Posted January 4 Posted January 4 9 hours ago, int 504 said: Those cabs were called cracker box around here. Same here Quote
dale560 Posted January 5 Author Posted January 5 51 minutes ago, Sledgehammer said: That black semi is what a guy in the area has had since new I believe. He has had it since the late 80s for sure he also had a red one his wife drove and other people he had hired. But it was sold a long time ago. They are sharp trucks with the right colors and chrome Quote
Shell1066 Posted January 5 Posted January 5 10 minutes ago, dale560 said: That black semi is what a guy in the area has had since new I believe. He has had it since the late 80s for sure he also had a red one his wife drove and other people he had hired. But it was sold a long time ago. They are sharp trucks with the right colors and chrome They are sharp looking dressed in black and chrome!!! Quote
Sask466 Posted January 5 Posted January 5 1 hour ago, dale560 said: That black semi is what a guy in the area has had since new I believe. He has had it since the late 80s for sure he also had a red one his wife drove and other people he had hired. But it was sold a long time ago. They are sharp trucks with the right colors and chrome That black one is nice - A big air cleaner goes a long way for the looks of those trucks. I would be interested to hear from anyone that drove them in the early 80’s - I understand you could get a 475hp 8v92 in them - that must have been a tough truck to keep up with. Quote
dale560 Posted January 5 Author Posted January 5 1 hour ago, Sask466 said: That black one is nice - A big air cleaner goes a long way for the looks of those trucks. I would be interested to hear from anyone that drove them in the early 80’s - I understand you could get a 475hp 8v92 in them - that must have been a tough truck to keep up with. My truck sales buddy here had a couple of cab over grain trucks he sold in the mid 90s with the big 8v92s with twin turbos. Quote
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