Diamonds in the rough!

[@r1299]

Thanks for the memories! Axle odometers, air starts, manual steering, Johnny arm, milk crates, realistic radios, lube finders, recaps. Diamond Rios, auto cars, B model Macks, White, then white freightliners. That diamond real was high cotton brother, air conditioning and an air ride seat was unheard of back then, whoever drove that truck was either smart or important or both!

[@randallkaplan6425]

You are killing me with the white 9000. i had one that was an old sanborn single axle, 250 cummins with a ten speed and manual steering. lengthened and doubled the frame, ralphs truck world tandems and put on a new 14 yard bibeau dirt body on it. cheap to buy and cheap to run. if you got a front wheel in a rut you didn't grab the steering wheel to stop the spin as it would hurt you. the radio was a project as it was positive ground. the electrical could be converted though. i put duct tape on the headlighs so it wouldn't see the hills coming. also had a couple of 68 mercury cougar xr7. in the end years latter it was a pete 379 425 hp cat ac with air ride and power steering. miss the road boss. great job with the channel.

[@edmelisky774]

Mike, your passion is wonderful. Thanks for your devotion to truck history.

[@colincostine9775]

Thanks so much for stopping in at George's I wanted so many times to stop there and look around. It's a miracle I never got in a wreck rubber necking while driving by.

[@HODGEPODGEDODGEGARAGE]

That old *White!* 😁 Such awesome looking ole rigs. Thanks for sharing 🔧🔩

[@wildbill1833]

Used to be Millard metals back in the day in CT,But they were blue and white

[@janetgalyean5420]

Looks like big Joe's trailer truck. Old children's book my mom used to read to me. 😀😀😀🇺🇸

[@JohnSmith-vl8be]

Used to see a truck like that when I used to ride the school bus when I was kid .it pulled out of the local rock yard in my home town of Mt vernon IN.

[@wildbill1833]

I've driven an 86 diamond reo giant,Roll,-off,Set back axle and 350 Cummins 8 speed back in the day,Quite the truck then,

[@jamesmoore8269]

Another great video Mike. I used to haul Lehigh cement for Mitchell transport out of Burnsville, Mn. in the early 70's. We had all White 4000's, 250 Cummins, 10 speeds. Had the tach and speedograph. Got 2 round discs with our bills and had to wind the clocks before we put them in. Had an impeller on the exhaust we would engage then rev up to the governor (2100) and pressurize the trailer. 45-60 minutes to unload, engine screaming. Good duty In 1974 they got a few 4000"s with 290 Cummins (turbo). That was a huge improvement. Seeing the 9000 brought back a lot of memories. Thanks much. Peace and grease. JM

[@villainjohnnoel8075]

Hi from France, i'm 62 now,grew up in Australia, WOW,those two trucks brought back memories,yeah no power steering, ropes,dogs&chains,tarpulins, the older drivers that put you on the right track.I now drive a petrol tanker,automatic gearbox,anti roll-over,anti collision,superiors that have never even been in a truck telling me what to do,how to do it,yeah bit différent nowadays....

[@bush600r2]

Really like that diamond rio. Very cool old trucks

[@davidmaggard9403]

Very Kool love the ol DT.very nice int.that AC unit would be worth some big bucks I'd say any one could charge it up and would take right off working very Kool video.

[@ebf82234]

Hey BostonTrucker...Old truck are (definitely) "b-a-d a*s" (can't say that on the CB?? 😉) That Diamond Reo takes me back to the early 1960's when I was a kid in the back seat of my Dad's Ford Falcon, and a truck on the Jersey Turnpike that pre-dates these "bad boys"...a Diamond T. Windows down on a hot summer day, I watched that big dark machine -- bouncin' and rattlin' with the "butterfly" hood flappin' -- pass us in the little sedan, the driver "goin' for all he was worth", fedora on his head, chompin' on a stogie, the rain cap pinned-back atop the short stack. My Dad "put his foot into it" to keep pace (for me), my Mom yells out (re: the trucker), "he's makin' time!" Yeah 👏👏...thanks for the bonus video!! 👍

[@glennhunter7018]

That is some beautiful trucks I did the same thing My dad drive trucks did not have a passenger seat I put a lawn chair in it and I had put 5 gallon buckets to you talking about some kind of ride that was pretty rough but I did not care how it was I enjoyed it too much and me too I used to love the smell of the diesel smoke and the air when we were starting them up when I got big enough to push the clutch in I could barely see over the steering wheel but he had me drive it Best time of my life with my dad he is still with me thank God but he retired back in 1994 because he had a heart attack back in and he was owner operator one time doing pretty good back in when you could get Diesel fuel pretty cheap back Then be safe my friend

[@tomcravalho1601]

That door flying open story cracked me up. My dad did the same with me.

[@TheBostonTrucker]

That's to funny Tom!

[@brsnorthernhorsejourney3579]

Agreed, could look at these ‘ol classics all day. As a scale modeller videos like this are a great source of inspiration for project ideas, and a good source of info regarding various “little details” as well.

[@geraldriopelle2044]

Love it Mike! Your taking me to the day’s first started! Whites, International’s Western Star’s 10 spd road rangers twin screws with gravel box pulling a pup, with a 220 Cummins for power! Fresh out of Vietnam and the Marines living life and trying to figure it out! Life that is. At 23 years old! Memories, Thanks my friend!

[@lennybanks1]

Millard Metal was on Lundquist Drive in Braintree next to the Verizon garage and around the corner from St.Johnsbury Trucking Co.

[@brianburns7211]

I’ve always liked the way Diamond Rios trucks looked. Back when my family had our trucking company there was a paving contractor who parked his equipment in our yard. He always had Diamond Rios.

[@TheBostonTrucker]

I've always been a fan.

[@ebf82234]

They're "Reos". "Rio" (as in Rio Grande) is the river Biden's immigrants wade thru to cross into America illegally.

[@DeeKay617]

I've been towing going on 20 years , and George's is a legendary company !

[@davidraiser6083]

Great Find right there Mike, Thank's for the walk back in Time

[@theoxfordtrucker8098]

Love the old trucks

[@noot1266]

Same

[@plow-nn7pz]

Yeah thanks for the memories Mike it's awesome just thinking of all the shifting we did when we were younger with 220 Cummins or 238 or 318 Detroit's and two sticks

[@adamgandy6470]

Ain’t checked in with you for a while. I’m glad that guy let you go snooping around the yard. I know you love them all white we all do.❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@wilfredsexton2823]

You have not felled to make a great video's for as long as I been watching loved the 1in England your top notch 👨

[@TheBostonTrucker]

Wow, thanks very much ❤️

[@michaelnault5905]

Those old style fifth wheels fight back when trying to release. All those two need is ten or so mostly empty cans of ether hiding behind the seats :-)

[@mikeglenn9800]

Unless special ordered the older trucks 5th wheel tripped from the right side. Probably mid 70s and earlier. Love the old trucks, thanks Mike. Great video!

[@jasonlangpaap9607]

Nice old trucks

[@pete359r5]

Now all gerry needs is a autocar,western star and he would have 4 trucks with the same cab crazy how somethings never change great video as always stay safe mike

[@TheBostonTrucker]

That would be cool! Thank you

[@genearthur6889]

Had a '67 9000, hottest and loudest interior in history. Later a '74 diamond reo with a 1674 cat, definite improvement. In case anyone didn't know REO was founded by R. E. Olds (Oldsmobile).

[@the.porter.productions]

O-H-I-O Porter greetings.🇺🇸 My dad started driving in the 1930s & eventually owned a transfer & storage company. He bought many new & used trucks…IH, White, GMC,Federal, REO,Dodge, Kenworth & Ford. My favorite was the REOs. I have the last new one he bought in 1951. REO & Diamond REO trucks were quite nice looking. Most of the old trucks had lots of character. I’m glad that some of them are still around today. 🥰🤩✌️

[@CORYOTR]

How we went from those to cascadias blows my mind

[@markdanielczyk944]

Dinosaur trucks, Engler hubdometers, rain caps,yeah buddy!

[@TheBostonTrucker]

Oh yeah!

[@randyphenicie4322]

Reminds me of the 68 Autocar I had back in Michigan that I sold to a guy in your area a few years back. Very nice.

[@jimbedrosian1506]

Mike, George's had a B model tow ruck at one time. I saw it in the late '70s when I had to pick up a wreck from their yard.

[@TheBostonTrucker]

I'll ask them about it when I go back.

[@the.porter.productions]

O-H-I-O Porter greetings.🇺🇸 Just because you can say certain words on KZbin doesn’t mean you should though.Hmm. Yea, diamonds in the rough…or Iron Candy! That White is sharp, especially with the 5th wheel boom!🤩 I call those headlight covers “Louvers”. I had some on an old Ford cabover. They sure help the glare of the lights. That Diamond REO was making my heart skip a beat or two!🥰 It has the short hood & is a single axle as well. I love single axles!🥰 Powered by a 290 Cummins perhaps. It’s a good thing that you’re a good ways away from me. I would be all over one of those trucks anyway. So, it was an invitation to SNOOP? LOL! It was good that they plucked those away from where they were. I just hope that they plan on selling or repairing them. I liked your comment…You could play in those trucks for hours. I did that as a kid. My dad had a junkyard with cars & trucks both for a few years & I would play out there for hours. Brings back some FUN memories for sure!! Please do keep us posted! Hey, a quick topic for you…Do you spot a lot of trucks that have the extra detailing in the paint? I think they call it East Coast schemes or something like that. I’m talking about the extra pinstriping like your truck. Some trucks are so elaborate in the striping. You just don’t see that done much anymore. Good stuff! 🥰😎✌️

[@abikerinpa]

I don't know how "young" you are my friend .... but , I just hit the big 50 last year and I love the old skool trucks as well my friend ! They had style ! And last a lifetime, ... thx for the video my friend ! 🍻😎

[@TheBostonTrucker]

Right on my friend! I'm 53.👋

[@rickjohnson1632]

I never drove a diamond rio but lots and lots of old twin stick Macs . Lots of them 👍

[@TheBostonTrucker]

Lots of them?👋😁😉 That's cool Rick!

[@rickjohnson1632]

@@TheBostonTrucker I was driving for excavators in the early 80s. Six wheelers and semi dump trucks. Everything you can put in a dump body I’ve hauled it . I lived in those old trucks for “ quite a few years”. Like one “ truck boss “ said to me one time “ you definitely have been around the block a few times”

[@robertberling5006]

Great video Mike. I delivered into James Ferrea a buck in late 90’s early 2000’s before they closed up. When video first started I was hoping the old Road Boss was an ole Tighe Trucking truck out of Winchester Ma, back in late 70’s early 80’s they had a couple Road Boss tractors. They were pretty cool trucks and I went with my dad in one of those also before he upgraded to a redone international twin screw from early 70’s. Stay safe out there

[@davidhosticka]

What a great way to spend a Sunday morning. Thanks for sharing, Mike. Your're a plethora of knowlege!

[@TheBostonTrucker]

My pleasure!👋😁

[@keepontruckinoutlawlife1248]

Wow wish they made em like this still.. thanks for SHARING with us MIKE. Every real TRUCKER knows DIESEL fuel is TRUCKER'S colonel!!!!

[@TheBostonTrucker]

You and me both!

[@keepontruckinoutlawlife1248]

@@TheBostonTrucker DIESEL fuel TRUCKER'S colonel

[@ralphgwynn9325]

that place is a dreamland !!

[@chosenone101]

Love the oldies!

[@danielyelle1070]

Thanks for the great video Mike. The Diamond Reo was a great old truck. My dad drove a 1972 diamond Reo like that one . That big dog house brought back memories of having to ( ride on the dog house ) when I was little if my older brother was my dad's ( swapper ) for the day and I wanted to go . Remember back when guy's like us learned to drive it was riding with older drivers and working for free just to get a chance to go trucking. Sure wish it was that way now . Have a great day and thank's for the memories.

[@ksw501]

Wow, what memories. I used to pull sets (pups) out of that Reebok building. I think Fedex Freight took over the old Holmes building. I went to school with the son of the owner of Holmes Transportation. Drivers for Holmes said he used to go out on runs with the drivers from time to time. Thanks for posting another great video - Will

[@TheBostonTrucker]

I heard old man Holmes was a great to guy to work for.

[@markhirtle6832]

How about Quinn Freight? Provident lease?

[@ksw501]

@@markhirtle6832 my late father in law drove for Quinn Freight, haven’t heard that name in years

[@markhirtle6832]

@@ksw501 My father was a truck mechanic in Brockton I miss those White's and their air starters

[@markhirtle6832]

@@TheBostonTrucker Mike thanks for love of those old trucks and trucking companies from your youth and many others thank you again .

[@andrewsumner5388]

Shout out to Jerry and the guys up at George’s Garage great bunch of guys always around to help out…

[@ronthompson3525]

Cool old trucks. Reminds me of the 80”s Brigadier I drove no power steering 6V92 with a 13 speed. Loved that old girl.

[@TheBostonTrucker]

I enjoyed driving the Brigadiers!

[@trucknut3118]

Love see the old semi trucks ! Keep the old semi content coming!

[@TheBostonTrucker]

You got it!

[@johnarnett1172]

Man them are some beautiful trucks thanks for sharing

[@TheBostonTrucker]

Glad you like them!

[@robertburke3316]

I was hoping that 9000 was a FINAST tractor. They had no passenger seat either. I remember how loud and slow they were taking off with a full load of groceries with my pop jamming gears on the milk crate. Great memories

[@TheBostonTrucker]

I remember those Finast trucks, I also liked the Finast Internationals, believe they were S models.

[@robertburke3316]

@@TheBostonTrucker yes they were. I remember even asking my dad to take out a B-Model that they were still running back than. He would ask me to pick any truck on the line to go out on his run with. And I always would change them up to see what each model was like. They all had the green interior with the red exterior paint and Finast logo. Seems like yesterday but was many years ago. And I never really knew how bad the trucking bug had bit me until now. Coming on 37 years now next month. Man it’s crazy. But I never regret it. I used to enjoy meeting up with all my dads friends at the Green Comet dinner on our way out for his run. Good stuff

[@davidignacio3745]

Hi Mike I drove a White 9000 3 Axle back in the day too one day I was crossing a intersection and shift and the gear shift came off when I took off the floor pan the shifter was welded so many times it had a 290 Cummins no Jake’s Lol Thanks for all your Videos they are Awesome Diamond D Ranch & Trucking Service LLC From Hawaii David

[@TheBostonTrucker]

Wow that's a wild story!👋

[@johnmcdermott8523]

Diamond REO had a plant in Lansing MI, where Ransom E. Olds(REO) invented the Oldsmobile.

[@TheBostonTrucker]

Never knew that.

[@glindabeaven6805]

The old trucks are so interesting to see and it shows all of the advances in trucks

[@TheBostonTrucker]

So many advances, most for the good but some just to appease the suits.

[@danhuttinger5040]

After driving a truck back in those days for 10 hours a day you were tired at the end of the day.

[@stacks1967]

Breaker Breaker !!!

[@TheBostonTrucker]

Go ahead break 👋

[@maxpuppy96]

Love to have that old White 9000. There was a trucking company from around the corner had a ton of them they hauled stone in dump trailers. John Phrommer Trucking. That fifth wheel on the right side release was a safety feature if you had to pull the pin on the side of the road you weren't in traffic, I had one what a pain in the ass to walk around to the other side to pull the pin. Thanks for sharing.

[@TheBostonTrucker]

Oh cool, I didn't know that.👋

[@rce8540]

Hey Boston. Your the man. Had a friend leased to warren transport Waterloo Iowa. Great company. Back in eighties. Had a nice cabover diamond reo with a 318 Detroit. Good old days. I was driving a gmc Astro with 290 Cummins. Hauling farm machinery. Remember bud Meyer.

[@TheBostonTrucker]

I have a good friend, him and his dad both had trucks on with Warren.

[@rce8540]

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[@rce8540]

Oh is that right mike. Yes was with warren from 1979 to 1992. That’s for the reply sir. Take care.

[@scottrhoades7678]

Another great job 👍

[@TheBostonTrucker]

Thanks again!

[@bradhanson4803]

10 speed rd ranger never used the clutch nice video

[@diegohenriquezgarita5356]

Excelente video hermano

[@billneedham9652]

Hi Mike Malard was out of Braintree they were in the steel business I use to see them going out early in the morning boogie up 128 I believe they had a a place in Ct. up around Waterberry Hey next time your going to George's garage let me know I live in Braintree I'll buy you a pizza 73. Bill

[@lifetwolive]

we had a family business we had 4 old whites and 1 leased (1959 white Mustang 1967 white 4000 1977 white western star 1978 western star 1979 western star ) in the 1970's through 1990's we were in the gravel & excavating we pulled low beds dump trailers and bellys dumps

[@theoxfordtrucker8098]

And also in the hood compartment there used to be of a switch valve that if you wanted to seal off the engine heat in the truck

[@TheBostonTrucker]

Didn't know that.

[@peterpomerleau8698]

Gerry and the crew over there are stand up guys talk with all them all the time they do all our towing

[@TheBostonTrucker]

I'm looking forward to it.

[@Nascar14F1]

I drive for S&S and our DOT # 8653. Must have started with the horse and buggy.

[@peterpomerleau8698]

If the old trucks could tell a story of all the places they traveled in their life time !!!

[@TheBostonTrucker]

No doubt! All I can do is try and track down the old drivers and ask them to tell.

[@modelmaster79]

I believe auto car/ white/ diamond reo used the same cab. Know as the big 3 . But don’t quote me

[@TheBostonTrucker]

I think you're right about that.

[@grandbuggy6665]

I hope you end up with a 9000 some day Mike. Sure seems like you love them! And there aren't a ton of them out there. Also funny you mentioned no heated mirrors. I have 2 late 60s kenworth with factory heated mirrors. They don't work but they are there

[@TheBostonTrucker]

I didn't know they made heated mirrors back then.

[@grandbuggy6665]

@@TheBostonTrucker probably was a pretty high end option at the time.

[@AbcXyz-rn2lz]

Modern heated mirrors still use coils. They just handle moisture better in the coil housing

[@7viewerlogic670]

Cool.

[@cranerigging3604]

Pretty Cool rig's and they bring back memories as my first truck was a 1973 White 9000 with 290 Cummins , 10 speed roadranger and 34,000 LB 3.70 rockwell rears . Truck did everything and more we asked of it . We still have it in the archives and fire it up once in awhile . kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZjGY59umLqVsKc Thank you for the tour ! 👍

[@TheBostonTrucker]

Grinning ear to ear when you started her up!👋😁

[@roberthudson4822]

the open fuel tanks make me sad.... why would anyone do that?

[@73DiamondReo]

curious what engines they had in them. im guessing 6v53 in the reo and a 250 cummins in the white

[@TheBostonTrucker]

I'll find out

[@Camcodrummer]

I'd bet there is a Detroit in that Reo.

[@TheBostonTrucker]

I'll find out

[@seaqueen0002]

No snow down there?

[@TheBostonTrucker]

One snow day so far and none in the forecast.

[@seaqueen0002]

Watching your videos and hearing you mention all the old places and then you talked to Sean Perrin from New Brunswick, we worked for a couple of the same outfits and used to run fish together down to Gortons in Gloucester City. Those were good times, all the fish haulers hit the Maine border Sunday night, stunk the place right out, that melting ice running out of the reefer.

[@brendoneverett547]

I love dimond lol

[@georgewilson1184]

Those were built for Real Wheel Men no steering wheel holders then

[@raymondbradley6788]

👍👍👍

[@TheBostonTrucker]

👋😁

[@genefogarty5395]

Back when trucks were trucks and men spent a good part of their paycheck on Tucks pads, Ben-Gay and Preparation-H, lol.

[@TheBostonTrucker]

I know you're right!

[@michael8271]

😂😂funny

[@georgewilson1184]

You know it Mike you better grab that Kysor off that Diamond REO they are worth $$$$ take it home & Restore that old Kysor

[@TheBostonTrucker]

I hear ya!

[@georgewilson1184]

@@TheBostonTrucker When I was growing up in the 70s I use to go ride with my Dad on his weekend job during the week he had his regular local Steelhaul job that I got to ride on too but saturdays was a cross town piggy back job doing the local rail yards in Chicago the guy he ran for on the weekends had A new Diamond REO Detroit 13 spd day cab real sharp Tractor had that nice three quarter seat that I rode on and nap on fast truck the guy that owned it was part of the infamous Chicago Outfit

[@mattwood7699]

Bring back diesel fumes and pollution....thats what I'm talking about lol

[@rustyhook6723]

👍

[@kennethsmith8968]

makes u wonder y they stopped using these trucks back in the day.boy if they could talk what a story it would b.

[@carldrexler7883]

I saw this video before and it was good but today,12 22 on Jebardy the answer was,and they named the components and the answer was loom😂and the guy that answered was from California 😅but You might call it topsoil 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@moondog3162]

If those trucks could talk..........🤔🤔

[@KGSHEAMASONRY]

And the cabs were Autocar with different noses

[@TheBostonTrucker]

Right!

[@rondolan6457]

These trucks need to be back on the road instead of rotten away

[@francoismoreira1583]

Hi,👌🙏

[@TheBostonTrucker]

Hello 😊

[@theoxfordtrucker8098]

Hehe yeah first comment

[@TheBostonTrucker]

I'm second almost 👋😁