DOT/City/Town/County Rig Pics ???

[Bones357]

City of Erie Workstar at dusk:

[alcoc420]

Erie's IH Workstar looks sharp. I think it will be a classic. It has taken me time to get used to IH's retro look. I really liked the S series. Here is an older IH that now might be considered a classic truck for use in snow removal. It is a Village of Medina (NY) Fleetstar (I don't think it was a Loadstar) from about 1976. The trucks were dark olive green. It was a diesel in an era when most municipal trucks were still gas. I had saved the picture from a local newspaper, the Medina Journal-Register published between 1978 and 82.

[alcoc420]

Just a follow up. The green was close to what NY State Parks uses today. Also, sorry about the lack of date of the photo; I did not cut the newspaper as well as I should have.

[vplow]

Originally Posted by alcoc420

I went to the ATHS Long Island Chapter truck show today. Very interesting, but not much in plows. However, the photos show a Town of Southold Oshkosh with 14x20 tires and what looks like a 5-7 yard body. I haven't seen an Oshkosh with a cab like that: reverse slope, split window. Center scraper, No wing plow. Is it possible to have a center scraper and a wing? Decals from Erickson truck sales. The truck has official plates, but I don't know the year.

These are Oshkosh factory frame-up refurbs done for the military (ca. 1980s I'm guessing?) of older (ca. 1950s +/-) military W or WT-series units. The only year you will find on the plate now is that of the rebuild, which is probably 20-30 years more recent than the age of the original truck. THey are interesting because the windhshield and hood/radiator do not match anything else in standard Oshkosh production that I am aware of. Not sure why they didn't use the standard P-series cab with the 1-piece winshild, or why the radiatpr shell comes up to a peak like that, rather than being the same as what they were using on current production at the time of the rebuild.

And yes, it's very possible to have both a wing and a center scraper. However, the majority of the miltary units did not have wings since they were primarily airfield units with rollover plows (which you can tell this one had because of the front lift cylinder and cable arrangement- hard to tell if they still use the rollover plow on it or do like many places with these former military machines do and just use the cylinder to raise and lower a standard 1-way or V). Many if not most had scrapers. Some did have single or even double wings though.

[vplow]

Originally Posted by alcoc420

Erie's IH Workstar looks sharp. I think it will be a classic. It has taken me time to get used to IH's retro look. I really liked the S series. Here is an older IH that now might be considered a classic truck for use in snow removal. It is a Village of Medina (NY) Fleetstar (I don't think it was a Loadstar) from about 1976. The trucks were dark olive green. It was a diesel in an era when most municipal trucks were still gas. I had saved the picture from a local newspaper, the Medina Journal-Register published between 1978 and 82.

Thanks for posting, always cool to see the old school trucks, especially in action. Yes, that is a Fleetstar.

[Dan85]

Originally Posted by Uncle Herb

This City of Buffalo Volvo was also there in a tad better condition.

This guy is making his way back to Buffalo! (sort of) I saw it on a deck over sitting at the west bound Clarence thruway rest stop this morning. I wasn't quick enough to snap a photo though.


Oh yeah, and how about this guy? Anyone like 4wd Macks?

[Hamelfire]

2012 International

[snow]

Where is that Mack located? Sick looking truck

[Dan85]

I struck some Erie county GOLD (and green) today! More to come...

[Dan85]

Few more..

[Dan85]

[Plow Chaser]

Whoa!! Erie County gold it is!! Glad to see a few oldies left there!

[DareDog]

Those 4x4 Trucks are HUGE!!!!

[mercer_me]

I just got my Class A CDL this Summer. I think if I don't have a job this Winter I will be plowing roads for my uncle. If I do I will be driving one of his single axle Internationals, like the one in this picture.

[Dan85]

Also, I found even MORE Erie county trucks today. But I don't want to totally flood the thread...

Originally Posted by mercer_me

I just got my Class A CDL this Summer.

Congrats! I got my class A permit in March and I've been getting a little drive time here and there. I need to sign up for my road test though. All our main trucks are Allison autos, so I've got it easy! lol

[Dan85]

Suddenly, I'm ok with Erie County getting rid of a few older units in order to update their fleet...

[mercer_me]

Originally Posted by Dan85

Congrats! I got my class A permit in March and I've been getting a little drive time here and there. I need to sign up for my road test though. All our main trucks are Allison autos, so I've got it easy! lol

Thanks. I used a Volvo with a 300HP Cummins and a 10 speed Eaton Fuller; I hauled a 40' box. Good luck with your class A!

[Uncle Herb]

So the truck is heading back to Buffalo, small state I suppose.

[granitefan713]

Great photos guys! That 4x4 GU812 and the C500 are awesome!!

Here's a new WorkStar, destined for the Town of Clarkstown, NY.

[oshkosh619]

Those Autocar and Oshkosh pics look pretty calender-worthy to me Dan!