1973 GMC Astro Cabover Semi Truck 8v71 318 Detroit Diesel Eaton Fuller 10 Speed Walkaround

[@MrCatrucker]

Ahh, memories! I owned one just like that when I first started trucking. Mayflower Van Lines. Mine had a 6V71 with a 7 speed. When bobtailing I always felt like it would flip onto it's nose if I hit the brakes too hard, LOL.

[@coreyspence418]

So glad to see people still keeping theses cab overs alive!! Very nice rig 👍🏻

[@edwardpate6128]

This and the IH Transtar II xome of the best looking cabovers ever!

[@MrLuckytrucker21]

Oldtimers called them fishbowls due to the big windshield! The orange paint and single axle might be hints it was a household mover truck, known as bedbuggers on the CB! nice find!

[@samhill5231]

When I landed my first real truck driving job with one of the "big" carriers back in 1979 was my first experience with a GMC Astro single axle slab cab (non sleeper) with a 13 speed transmission. We used to call them California tractors because they were higher than they were long, had the wheel base of a Volkswagon, and up here in Canada in the winter you really had to be careful on snowy or icy roads or they'd spin around on you like the knob on a shit house door. I often pulled empty 'sets of trains' (two 20' containers in an A-train configuration) to Montreal, QC with it...and that's where I really learned to drive.

[@tnolds]

Very cool, this one does that in the rain, so I'd imagine it'd be terrible in bad winter weather.

[@ericgeorgetruckgrilling]

C P Transport?

[@Torsee]

Probably a bed bugger working for Allied Van lines! Very cool acquisition! Can only appreciate!

[@brbertram]

I remember when those first came out. Extremely fancy compared to the old GMC DF series.

[@davejones485]

Great video of the truck! The cupping of the dual tires happens on single axle tractors and straight trucks. As the tires start wearing down the crown of the road is always forcing the rear axle toward the ditch side. Thus, creating the cupping of the tires. I’ve purchased a pile of tires over the last 30 years. Love the sound of that Detroit.

[@deborahchesser7375]

That’s the perfect truck to pull a 40’ RV trailer with.

[@darrellsaunders4267]

Used to get these from Ryder when my 9500 was in the shop....350 Cummins and a 10 speed.

[@maxpuppy96]

They sure where a no frills company truck, ears ring when you sleep at night listening to that 2 stroke scream all day long.

[@markbell5918]

As an old truck driver and mechanic the cupping in rear is more than likely due to miss matched tires, drove a 8 v 71 for years.rebuilt it once put larger injectors in used marine not for road but awesome power. Probably a old snider doubles truck with that motor and single screw. I really miss my Detroit but 2 cycle engines have lots of blowbye I've seen guys mount a container under the bye pass tube. I can answer any questions you have

[@tomgorney8868]

Last drive by with the horn was the BEST, thank you.

[@tnolds]

Glad you liked it.

[@richardcgibson2344]

Man I wanted to cry when I seen this semi over cab My Uncle had this truck almost that same color back in the early 80,s right when I was about 4&5 years old when he started a small truck business alone with his benefits job and Uniroyal Goodrich tire company and my father kept them started up and then went to work himself 86 he came out of the business and started a funeral home did it all the way from 86 until he got sick and we kept it up for him but I was right beside him all the way from 97 til 2022 still I will always be of the funeral service industry even when I am working on others business as well but didn't mean to get off the subject of this semi truck brings back memories

[@tnolds]

Glad it brings back good memories. My uncle also drove Astros in the 70s.

[@josephpuchel6497]

Hey love these older cab overs. I need one to go back and forth to the supermarket. Excellent video

[@tnolds]

They're great for that!

[@tallyman15]

Nice ride. That motor sounds great.

[@yopacific]

This is exactly what I’m looking to do. Just wanna be a hobbyist with a nice 5th wheel out back. Cruise when I’m in the mood listening to some of the best ever built……Detroit Diesel.

[@anonymousinc6330]

That incandescent white rear light on the back of the cab is not a reverse light. It is a work light that is probably on a separate switch, but could probably be wired into the reverse light circuit.

[@tnolds]

I'm going to take that light off. I put led lights recently, blows that thing out of the water.

[@anonymousinc6330]

@@tnolds Such is often the case. I'm sure by now you found out that the reverse light is in the very rear of the frame.

[@dodge33445]

4 Grand is a great deal. I also LOVE that Fleetwood!! Got the LT1 in there .

[@nicholson227]

Use to drive one with 290 ALLIED moving van

[@dog1880]

nice truck and what a deal, my dad had a 1973 with a Cummins but a 13 speed o/d

[@chris-SDI]

Dane Scott’s truckers lounge makes the light panels for the dash ask him about them 👍🏻

[@tnolds]

Thanks, will do.

[@detroit8v715]

For parts and advice, you might wanna get a hold of Dane Scott's who's a GMC truck buff who lives near Youngstown, Ohio area. He has his own channel, Truckers Lounge.

[@andrewking4885]

$4000 for that truck is cheap as . If that was Australia it would be close to 20. I can"t believe how cheaper things are over there . I'm thinking of getting an American truck imported as a project to restore.. Some glossy black diamond padded vinyl would look great in the sleeper. Great job so far.

[@tnolds]

Thanks. Might not be a bad idea, I'm sure duties wouldn't be cheap though.

[@Terraceview]

Prices in Australia have gone so insane that I'm leaving the country, the greed is insane.

[@Torsee]

Turn signal lights were green, maybe you could measure the diameter of the lense. Then go to your local library or school and 3D print them. 4K well worth a running rig!

[@davidmcfarlin9132]

Nice Detroit lov the gear shift 🎉🎉 🎶 music to me ears!

[@redrango]

Sweet! Great find. Good luck with it!

[@tnolds]

Thank you!

[@cellpat2686]

Nice rig. It looks like a life-like Nylint toy truck.

[@danielrickel8807]

Cool truck! I got into trucking a little late to drive a cab over but I’ve always liked them.

[@ern48]

Nice videos of your Astro! We always had trouble with inside tire wear on the single axle trucks. The wear was from our country roads slowly sinking close to the shoulder/ditch therefore creating a round road surface wearing the inside tires due to them carrying most of the weight. I always assumed the cupping was from the single axle trucks turning much sharper than the tandem trucks, the shortest turning trucks always had the most cupping. If you rotate the tires swap the R inside and the L outside, and so on.

[@garycadieux9649]

Just found you Keep those videos coming specially on the army truck Canada Ontario Kingston

[@tnolds]

Thanks, appreciate it.

[@bertgrau3934]

Nice looking/sounding truck. Bob tailing and getting 8 MPG is very good. I can assure you if you were pulling a regular trailer your fuel mileage would drop fast to about 4 MPG. Those 2 stroke Detroits do tend to smoke when cold, pulling a loaded trailer they usually clear up pretty fast. Hope you make a few more videos of this truck. Good luck sir 😊

[@tnolds]

My m813 gets 4 unloaded so I was expecting similar with this one, extremely impressed with it. Thanks, will do.

[@fharrisstowe]

Your stack flaps are mounted backwards - Tree limbs will tear them up. Otherwise, real nice....

[@johnmacias971]

My Dad’s first truck was this exact same spec’ed one in a 1976 model. We then took off the single axle and attached a KW torsion bar twin screw with 4.44 gears. Not fast but could climb Monteagle loaded easily. Coming down he used “Georgia” overdrive 😅

[@TheBostonTrucker]

New sub and fellow KZbinr! Really awesome man! I grew up in Astros and yours is exceptional! Thanks for sharing it with us!

[@tnolds]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed.

[@jimmycline4778]

I have a friend that has real train horns off a locomotive on his 78 Dodge 4x4 he’s owned since new, it is crazy loud!

[@ericbitzer5247]

Beautiful truck! I was so into trucks when I was a kid. My mother's cousin had a small trucking company with I think about 4 trucks very similar to what you have with the one rear axel. Loved riding in the trucks. I need to find the pictures to find out what kind they were.

[@ericgilhart5951]

What a great truck I've been trying to find something like that

[@Retired88M]

It’s good to see that you learned to wind it up to the governor when up shifting and it will shift really smooth. Also what model is the duece parked behind it?

[@tnolds]

It's a 5 ton, 1970 m813.

[@patrickmcgoldrick8234]

I wonder if it was at onetime a Yellow Freight tractor. You have a very nice Astro.Many happy miles to you and your GMC.

[@tnolds]

Thank you.

[@mackandchezz]

nice and clean looks like a lot of fun you lucky dog

[@ralphjones8220]

My friend you got a good truck and you got it good price

[@yunked210]

Beautiful truck Thank you for the video!

[@tnolds]

You bet!

[@chickenbuttdeluxe]

Remember.. if that 318 ain't leaking oil you've got a PROBLEM...

[@ectofix8447]

Awesome video, Rick!

[@tnolds]

Thanks friend.

[@dwightcorbett8889]

So there's no muffler at all? it sounds good. Probably had them when it was new.

[@keepontruckinoutlawlife1248]

New SUBSCRIBER here nice rig

[@BrokenWrenches]

cool truck. I would drive it.

[@d.sparkes346]

What a sassy ol’ unit!!!

[@gregmaday1331]

Cool! Sleeper cab with single drive looks a bit odd, to me. Sweet truck, regardless!

[@cellpat2686]

it used to be orange. I imagine owned by Allied Van Lines at one point? Gotta get Alcoa wheels all around. Rigs look good with them.

[@tnolds]

The only thing I do know about it's history is that it was owned by a welding supply company for a while. Thanks, I painted them grey recently, looks better than black.

[@dangit4341]

Rain caps are on backwards.

[@SebaMontero-o7s]

Great machine!!!

[@kaitlynkerns6718]

Very nice old Astro!👍🏻 I’m curious how fast this truck will run on the highway. How fast did you run it, bringing it home?

[@tnolds]

It's doing about 2100rpm at 70, that's the speed I drive it on the interstate. Does great at that speed. It can go faster but not much, maybe 80.

[@ECFRVideos]

Very curious to know why the flaps at the tips of the exhaust stacks are facing the way they are

[@tnolds]

Haha that triggered a lot of know it alls in the comments. They were on the truck a couple days like that, I changed their direction before I even uploaded this video.

[@su35supaflanka]

beautiful truck

[@skytoll1]

NICE! I wish I had a cab over for our human powered big rig demo. We have a 2014 Volvo with the D13 motor stripped out except the crankshaft.

[@brennanc4321]

I still see this generation of cab over trucks hauling grain and hay.

[@tnolds]

Neat! This is the only Astro I've seen in person, cabovers are before my time.

[@Mr-Clark]

Sick ride bro. 👍🏻

[@davidgoodwin2264]

Drove a Ford 9000 that had the same set up.

[@tnolds]

Love the looks of the 9000s

[@dwightcorbett8889]

Are you planning to work it or is it just for show and nostalgia purposes?

[@tnolds]

It's just for fun. I am looking for a low boy or flatbed, just for personal use though.

[@bubbajohnston]

Good one tnolds

[@Terraceview]

Are you kidding me $4000!? Bargain! In Australia you won't even get a wreck for that.

[@Ratkwad]

Yeah, i cannot believe that price. Australia it would be 100k

[@Terraceview]

@@Ratkwad Something wrong with OZ mate.

[@kelvintorrence5994]

And old driver outvin Gary Indiana told the bedt way to driveca gmc astro 95 was to put your hand in the door and slam it shut,and you could drive that mother all the daylong ,i guess it was because ibeat the crap out of you, buttvi grew up seeing them and now 28 years Later im still pushing trucks hauling steel.thank you Jesus. 🎉🎉🎉

[@kelvintorrence5994]

Sorry 4 the type os

[@jamesparker887]

The reason you slammed your hand in the door is you would be pissed off. So you would be able to shift those old 318 jimmys

[@TrainboyRR]

i love the truck

[@javonbrandon]

Could this truck pull a 53 foot trailer

[@tnolds]

It can, but not at a full 80k being a single axle.

[@ohyeahthatsright3155]

Pintle for a Dolly?

[@jumpinjimmyg2164]

It's actually a 568ci engine, the 318 was the 6v53

[@tnolds]

It's nicknamed 318 for the horsepower rating. Not cubic inches.

[@Joe-d7m6k]

6v53 was OK, for small jobs, 8v71 was alot better-- there was no 8v53

[@sandasturner9529]

@@tnolds was gonna comment the same thing!!!!

[@scudfarcus4343]

The 318 is an 8V71.

[@rickaroeske]

6-71 was a 238hp

[@WhitfieldProductionsTV]

would daily drive it.

[@konigeurichderwestgoten4460]

Pros of a cabover is the superior turning radius and better visibility. Understandable why they dominate in Europe considering the countries there are so much smaller than The USA. Cons? They can get real rough riding. You don't want to be in a head-on collision inside one. And... having to actually tip the cab OVER to do maintenance on the engine.

[@ktanner11]

Old allied van yard horse. Rubber block suspension? Like another comment said giy in Ohio has parts. These things were hot in the summer freezing in the winter and after you drove for a day you felt like you needed back surgery 😂

[@tnolds]

It's a spring rear

[@williamcorleu5839]

I love them

[@woohu2u2]

Your cupped rear tires were never stear tires. Wrong tread.

[@keepontruckinoutlawlife1248]

😉

[@paulhickie6974]

The United States should bring back the cab over engine trucks 😀.

[@russvoight1167]

Why, there is no market or need for them anymore. There is also the safety issue with cabovers.

[@edwardpate6128]

I still see some here and there. A lot of farmers bought them to haul their grain and sugar beet cargos, most due to being so maneuverable

[@paulhickie6974]

@@edwardpate6128 cool in Europe cab over engines are the trucks we use it would be nice to see new American ones on the road.

[@russvoight1167]

They bought cabovers because they were cheap

[@russvoight1167]

Why?

[@stevehaller6332]

It did not make any difference whether a truck with a 318 two stroke had mufflers or not they where still loud listening to them all day. We had some trucks with 318’s on a farm and had to drive them. Also starting process was filling the oil to level check fuel start the giggling two stroke engines slam the door on your hand get pissed off at it drive them like you are trying to blow them up and they will last forever. You baby a 6-71 or a 318 you will burn them up quick

[@tnolds]

Gotta Rev them up.

[@mackandchezz]

cool

[@sandasturner9529]

Hope ya get a set of fog lights for her!!

[@tnolds]

Planning on putting a light bar, similar to the one I put on the back.

[@sandasturner9529]

@@tnolds cool!

[@dodge33445]

Did U have CDL when driving back ? or no?

[@tnolds]

No I don't. Not required in TN since it's privately owned and not used in commerce.

[@dodge33445]

@@tnolds Cool, Must be under 26,000

[@Truckster_Metfan91]

@@dodge33445even if it weighed more then that it’s not for commercial use. No cdl required, he could be pulling a big trailer loaded with his cars and be legit

[@glengerdes4158]

Now if you had a V-12 -71 !

[@tnolds]

That would be the ultimate!

[@dantesinfernopurgatory7826]

@@tnoldsBuzzin dozen!

[@CongoChango]

That’s possibly an old allied van line truck or a TNT freight hauler with that orange paint. I use to see alot of those years ago on the road in the 70s and 80s hauling moving vans. That truck is definitely a survivor and inanely good shape for the year. And by the way , I drove trucks for over 40 yrs, us real truck drivers don’t float gears!! So use the clutch nothing floats in a transmission!! Its not how many times you get it right its the one time you don’t that will ruin your mainshaft!!

[@DanEBoyd]

I'd say Allied, since bedbuggers tend to use those single axle tractors.

[@stevenwendellnelson8861]

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[@donniebagwell9536]

You stole it, want your money back?