Bringing home 69 Pete

[KQQL IT]

Troys 72 second owner just recently retired
3406e powered
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[factorystock]

Originally Posted by Peanutbutter

few more pete pics.

More great photos, thankyou Peanutbutter. The red 281 in post 135 is on my wish list. Notice this one has the optional "Center Point" front axle. This is works almost like a power steering without the actual power steering componets. In other words a fleet owners or poor mans power steering.

[Tx Firefighter]

I sure like the way center point causes those hubs to stick out.
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[Peanutbutter]

I'm thinking about building my own joe dog but I have very little info. These are the only photos I have, this one is made by a company by the name of Eight Point. Does anyone have any info or pics of other joe dogs.

[special-K]

I don't know much of anything about them,but here's a couple other pictures:
http://www.tmilive.com/en/lots/188887
https://d3s7yb5qtsmwow.cloudfront.ne...1367968607.JPG
http://www.tmilive.com/en/lots/188891
https://d3s7yb5qtsmwow.cloudfront.ne...1367968625.JPG

[KQQL IT]

Check these out. Better than a Joe dog



http://www.truckpaper.com/list/list....FLOX&bcatid=28
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[Peanutbutter]

Thanks guys, I knew you two could scratch up something on these. Not something you see around here, I've heard of jifflox but never seen one except for a couple of youtube vids. I need to learn the pros and cons of each one, and which one requires the least amount of modifications to the tractor. I like the single axle tractors but some days the DOTs are out in force.

[Peanutbutter]

I wanted to let you guys know about this book if you don't already, if you like vintage pete's this is a great book and worth the money. You can normaly find it on ebay.

[Peanutbutter]

A few random pete pics, hope you like them.

[Peanutbutter]

Factorystock, you mentioned the red 281 in post 135 having center point steering, this is something I know nothing about. Can you ketch me up to speed on this. I went back and looked at the red truck and don't see anything different between it and my blue and white as far as the front axle.

[C10 - C90 Bill]

Interesting pictures. I like the Single Axle Box truck.

That would make a pretty cool Roll Back.

Bill

[factorystock]

Originally Posted by Peanutbutter

Factorystock, you mentioned the red 281 in post 135 having center point steering, this is something I know nothing about. Can you ketch me up to speed on this. I went back and looked at the red truck and don't see anything different between it and my blue and white as far as the front axle.

You are absolutely correct, your blue truck has center point front axle as well. IMO, it is the superior system if your into low maintenance costs. Here is the factory literature (not Peterbilt) but most all truck manufactures used the same center point as an option.

[factorystock]

The jifflox method with a Ford W 1000

[Peanutbutter]

Thanks factorystock for the last two posts, both important issues for me. On the axle, I thought the steering was to stiff when I got it but when I greased it up good last month it was alot easier and I will grease it again to see if I missed anything. Also when I took the drums to our local truck parts supplier they laughed at the 16 inch drums and said good luck, also needs new king pin bushings, was advised to find a newer axle. So much for keeping it some what original. Now on the jifflox I like the four pics in stages of hook up, quite the engineering. Do both the joe dog and the jifflox do the same job or are they two very different things. Not having seen either one up close its hard to understand the differences. Who prefers the joe dog and why and vise versa. The local freight companys use converter dollys for doubles but joe dogs and jifflox were never used here that I know of.

[factorystock]

Both these Petes have center point axles also. It was popular with big fleets who wanted to keep their drivers and accountants both happy.

[factorystock]

A neat link to a Peterbilt (not official) site http://timstrucks.site.aplus.net/PB.htm

[alabama mike]

Originally Posted by factorystock

The jifflox method with a Ford W 1000

This is just plain neat, gives you 2 trucks for the price of one, wonder why it didn't catch on?

[special-K]

I get a "Problem loading page" message in that link

[95stepside]

Originally Posted by Peanutbutter

A few more favorites, hope you like them, two new rear wheel studs and half a new windshield today, try and mount PTO hydraulic pump tomorrow on blue and white. Should have winch by end of week.

not to drag up an old pic, but what is this from? waterworld?

[marvgarr68]

I own a 1957 281 pete 234" wheel base aluminum frame 5 and 4. 5.91 ratio rear end 60s pete dash panel (makes it way easier to work on). The original engine was a nto262 the engine it has now is the same year from a white nh220 converted to nto262 runs like a top pulls like a mule.

[special-K]

Sounds very interesting. Now,how does it look?...hint hint

[alsriv2]

Originally Posted by marvgarr68

I own a 1957 281 pete 234" wheel base aluminum frame 5 and 4. 5.91 ratio rear end 60s pete dash panel (makes it way easier to work on). The original engine was a nto262 the engine it has now is the same year from a white nh220 converted to nto262 runs like a top pulls like a mule.

We need to see pictures of this one...

[marvgarr68]

Here are the pics of when I was using it right now its stripped for paint. It has a aftermarket fiberglass hood made by clariben from the 70s they made hoods for all the makes.

[KQQL IT]

Very cool.
Always wondered where she went.
You could see it east of Kingman that hood always threw me...

neat to know its not scrapped.
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