The Federal - A Piece of Trucking History

Something different as we feature the 1947 Federal Truck from my friend Larry's vintage truck collection, a Federal truck and Fruehauf trailer. Stay tuned for more vintage truck features in the future!
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[@oldamericaniron5767]

Beautiful truck, glad you kept it and the trailer original. They are original only once! I have a Cummins powered 65 White with approximately 65,000 miles, still very tight. I use it regularly to move my vintage equipment.

[@Bluebottlenose]

Do you have a video of it on your KZbin channel? That sounds awesome!

[@oldamericaniron5767]

@@Bluebottlenose yes I do, I’ll look back to see when

[@Bluebottlenose]

@@oldamericaniron5767 thanks!

[@MrJeep75]

It's not the original trailer this was a coal truck that original had a box with a shoot to fill coal bins

[@jaybarber68]

Gotta love that sweet Continental 6! We used to have a federal, but Dad made it into a trailer 😢

[@geoffreymills9932]

I love the old trucks, the styles we're timeless

[@toddcooper2563]

I had a 1947 Early ¾ ton Chevy with a 216 inline six cylinder and it was all original and it ran. The rig in this this video is absolutely beautiful; a real man's truck. Great video!

[@Harriston-g4c]

How Many horses would this beauty have ?? I,d drive it in a min,

[@arturorico9509]

There is nothing better than old-school classic trucks. It is really nice to see them back to life on the roads (streets). Thank you for sharing. God bless you

[@PeterBrennan-oz8jq]

In my first 2 years as an apprentice mechanic we serviced 2 1959 federal road tractors absolutely the best trucks running on sesame st

[@timclosson7166]

You can do more videos like this!! Loved it!

[@Shifty379]

Thanks glad to hear and I plan on it soon as spring hits here

[@freeplayfrank7736]

Love that truck. You don't see them in that kind of condition often, especially for that price. I would have bought them too. Maybe try splitting each gear, I drive my old girls that way. You have to shift sooner but it keeps the rev's up and is easier on the engine. great video thanks.

[@rossx5468]

Dear old survivors, truck and trailer both, love em, thank you for sharing.

[@the_lost_navigator]

Kudos on the F & F... worthy of a new 'Duel' movie. Respect

[@Paul-z4q]

Looks like the truck from the movie DUEL 1971.

[@ShawnCalay]

Wow, kinda totally a different truck....the dual truck was a Peterbilt....this is like a medium duty by today's standards or even the 1970s standards.

[@T_Humphries]

Very cool rig, I like to see the old stuff in old condition

[@mmiller1188]

Always found these old trucks with the big gas engine really scool!

[@markfortin421]

I L❤ove this truck! A real truck in all respects and a true piece of art. Thanks for sharing.

[@psalm2forliberty577]

Oh my gosh, its the truck from the epic cult flick "Duel".....thought she went over that cliff at the end, with hapless victor Dennis Weaver jumping for joy at its demise And here you have her back in one piece !

[@ShawnCalay]

That was a Peterbilt, this is a federal.

[@richardalexander2305]

Truck in Dual film was a Peterbuilt 281. I thing a 57 model

[@psalm2forliberty577]

@@DannyWildmen I think that's the case. Too costly to remove the wreck.

[@falahsafar1603]

كيف اترجمه

[@franko69]

Nope, this truck is a Federal, the Duel truck was a Peterbilt.

[@4d1Nash]

How rad. Sounds like a cummins with a backdrop manifold. Funny it doesn't have brakes on the front axle. My single axle gmc does

[@n.mcneil4066]

That's the way they built them in the day. In my younger days i was working in a truck which was undergoing some front end work. When it came to putting on the front wheels I said "First I have to install the front brakes". I was told "It doesn't have front brakes". This may have been to facilitate better handling under slippery conditions.. I know later trucks equipped with air brakes often had a switch on the dash to reduce the amount of air going to the front brakes just for that purpose,

[@oldrustycars]

When you see photos of trucks of this era new, they had tiny round mirrors on long mounts to see around the trailer. How did they manage to back up or change lanes with those tiny mirrors?

[@Burnside1905]

Better drivers

[@pointingdog7235]

Open the driver's door and look back. That's the way my Father taught me. He was driving OTR in the early 50's. The good old days, twin sticks, no air ride seats or power steering.

[@n.mcneil4066]

@@pointingdog7235 I learned that bad habit from watching motorists turning around in our yard, I lost this habit equally as quickly when I nearly took took the door of a Cadillac while driving it onto a wheel alignment rack,, When I got half way up the ramp I stopped & opened the door to check my positioning, unfortunately there was a scuff gage next to the ramp & I could could not close the door, I could not back up, & I could not not go forward, Luckily my fellow students were able to push the car & I was able to get the car up the ramp. I

[@JCLunda]

Love those old trucks. Took a lot more to drive them. Thank you.

[@A_Cowboy_called_JackRabbit]

What a beautiful machine! And it sounds AMAZING! I love that it's being loved enough to just let it keep its natural beauty. The other one... I would love to update the running gear, no paint, and have a couple of trailers done up to give a similar vintage look and feel, a flatbed and a car hauler.

[@muffs55mercury61]

Looks great!!! Hate it when the wheels are substituted with modern stuff. You have to drive these old rigs and not just be a steering wheel holder.

[@wes11bravo]

Definitely a more proactive and involved process than driving a new rig with an automatic transmission. Do they even teach how to jam gears in the driving schools anymore?

[@muffs55mercury61]

@@wes11bravo I am thinking no or not much.

[@MrJeep75]

Anybody can get surplus trucks you don't have to have a gi bill

[@nightstorm9128]

So it has a 8.2 litre petrol engine,,Sounds like a diesel to me,

[@Trapper4265]

This looks like the model truck from the movie "Duel."

[@gvn2fly96]

These older trucks definitely have more character than the plastic things on the highway now.

[@sheilasembly-crum8447]

You got that right!

[@brushbros]

Why did truckers have such muscular arms?

[@robertjones6971]

Excellent video. Would love to know more mechanical things about the truck. What size tires?

[@richardalexander2305]

Started out as Bailey Truck Co but 1910 changed to federal with factory in Detroit. After Federal Farwick merger factory relocated to Minneapolis. Out of business in 1959.

[@michael17scaletruckerzisle92]

I love this Truck,it is Art .How wide is this Truck on te Fromtbumber and how Wide is the Trailer ,it locks a litle smaler like an Peterbilt 280

[@jasoncastro7486]

Can’t beat that exhaust note!

[@ÖyvindGustafsson]

Beautiful truck With patina and wonderful sound, cool, 🤠👍

[@SchnelleKat]

I locve tehse trucks but dang they sure are rare now! can't imagine much for parts... there's a pretty big one up in Illinois i know about i thought of trying to save.

[@czechmate6916]

That’s a great looking rig I love it.👍👍 That gas engine sounds like a diesel. If you wouldn’t have said so I thought it had a Cummins or a Cat in it.

[@Joseph-s6y]

It reminds me of that truck from Duel.

[@dancingtrout6719]

of course

[@deborahchesser7375]

I’m just glad guys like this take the time and make the effort to help preserve a part of transportation history. a labor of love to be sure, I’d never get bored. ✌️🇺🇸

[@python357magnum100]

With a rusty tanker it would like the truck from the movie Duel.

[@ShawnCalay]

How??? The duel truck was a 300 series Peterbilt .....

[@richardalexander2305]

Film truck in Dual was a 281 Peterbuilt

[@ShawnCalay]

@@richardalexander2305 actually your right after I looked at it....tisk tisk on me.

[@rl4928]

Old school cool!!

[@the.porter.productions]

O-H-I-O Porter greetings 🇺🇸 Happy New Year…2024! I’m very familiar with Federal trucks. So he bought those in the last 20 years or so?! I’ve watched it a couple times now & finally figured it out….2010. My dad had a transfer business back in the 40-50s & owned a few Federals. They sure had a cool look about them! Was it a 6 volt system? I bet it was. Did you see that big round valve next to the steering column? That was what I call a brake splitter valve. You could switch the air from front to back for the brakes. That was good for the season changes. That granny gear was LOW, but it would do the job. You had to be a real strong man to drive a truck like that! You almost had to stand on the running board to turn the wheel. What a sweet old truck! That trailer had the swing-back dollies as well! What a contraption they were! I’ve pulled a couple of trailers like that & I actually dropped one. A memory you don’t easily forget! Talking about a trip back in time! Powerful! I own a 51 REO that has a 6 cylinder gas engine in it & it pulled a tanker back in the day! How did you find out about this truck? What a ride you had! Blessings my friend. 🤩🥰✌️

[@Shifty379]

He's my retired boss and now a friend. The truck I've shown on my channel I'm rebuilding is in his shop. He has a half a dozen vintage trucks he wants do videos on.

[@the.porter.productions]

@@Shifty379 🇺🇸 Well, my friend, we wish you all the best excitement, joy & satisfaction there is in working on or around the old iron! It’s wonderful to capture these things in action, building up & taking apart. It usually brings people, friends & families together. My sons & I work together on many of our projects. There is some SPECIAL BONDING that comes along with it all! Thanks for sharing! Ask him about that big valve. It has been so long since I’ve thought about it, but your video brought it back to mind. Blessings my friend. Paul 😎🤩✌️

[@richardhall916]

I love old trucks, especially Mack's and Autocars, never heard of federal . That is an awesome piece of American trucking history! Love it , and it sounds amazing

[@ampatriot]

That ole girl is closer to a '42 or so? Would line up with the civil defense usage to...

[@PedroGonzalez-u9l]

Ese camion se parece al de la película " El camion del diablo" 😂😂😂😂

[@python2228]

No AC, no power steering, no heater. Goes to show how tuff truckers were back then

[@travisdean8794]

I really enjoyed this video.

[@JuanGamer0202]

That shot of it coming out of the shadows, the sound of this engine and the looks of it reminds me of a not very friendly tanker peterbilt

[@HK-uq9by]

If it reminds you of the movie "Duel", give a tumb up!

[@AlaskaTrucker]

Wish we were closer, I've got two engines and trans I'd let you have for a Subway sandwich. This video brings all of the 1950s photographs to life for me, love the sound: Beautiful video. Keep'em Rolling!

[@williamgunter6801]

A rare find! Only 29,500 miles on her. Great parade vehicle.😊

[@chrisoconnell5143]

Needs a good paint job!

[@ThatCreditGuy1]

Very nice, good that you’ve kept it so original!

[@mikecross4350]

Love the sound

[@wilberleoni]

I remember those truck no emergency brakes if you loose air pressure you are gone but I love those trucks

[@richard-hr4tw]

Back in the 70's my Dad ran a '56 Brockway and a Fruehoff trailer like that. Very similar trucks.

[@nostreamavailable9090]

If the truck from duel had a drinking buddy .....😂

[@Shifty379]

Just wait until you see one of the next trucks we do!

[@nostreamavailable9090]

@@Shifty379 look forward to it sir, l subscribed liked and hit the bell. 👍

[@heartland96a]

There an outfit Bobsspeedometer that can rebuild of find replacement dash board instruments , good prices and speed of service, They can help when you need gauges to work

[@lancewalker1999]

The real deal.

[@jarikinnunen1718]

Caused of acid rain that paint wear off? In Europe it not happen.

[@Burnside1905]

It's a 76 year old truck, what do you expect. And no, there's no acid rain

[@GReynolds-y6x]

I drove for 29 year's and I really love those old trucks there part of our history of how America was built

[@jimmychanbers2424]

Looks like the truck from Duel. Nice video

[@PpPp-gi7ef]

Sucks that we can’t old stuff California

[@chrishultgren777]

back before y2k there were thousands of pre 1980s trucks on the road. But these fools were buying old trucks from down south then re-importing them to haul port containers around the harbor spewing soot and that angered the cityfolk. Now they banned old port trucks and everything with it.

[@patrickmcgoldrick8234]

That is so damn cool,the trailer the exhaust sound,what a nice piece of time.

[@MrJeep75]

Those truck weren't full time 6x6 they were full time 6x4 that you can shift to 6x6 just because they had no hubs don't mean they were full time

[@Burnside1905]

6x4, not 4x4

[@heartland96a]

@@Burnside1905 if they are like CCKW’s then they could be shifted into either 6x6 high or low , or the front axle could be disconnected to be 6x4

[@MrJeep75]

@@heartland96a yes, I know this

[@MrJeep75]

@@Burnside1905 still 4x4 when just back wheel are driving

[@heartland96a]

@@MrJeep75 was just expanding on your comment so other might understand more fully

[@cleataylorjr1733]

More patient on those long trips

[@richardmead9225]

Brill busses of that era had 1149 cu in Halls Scott under floor gas engines.

[@walterlamb4756]

I figured an old trucker like you could shift without using the clutch out on the highway!

[@davemckolanis4683]

As A Heavy Truck Mechanic During My Working Career; With The Cab Over Freightliners The Fleet Had, We Only Used The Clutch For Starting Out From A Dead Stop. After That You Could "FEEL" The RPM'S Drop Enough So The Stick Would Easily Drop Into The Next Higher Gear, Or Rev The Engine A Bit When Down Shifting... AHHH The Good Old Days...

[@TimDickinson-m8s]

They don't make them like anymore . Looks grate . Keep on trucking

[@VitoVeccia]

Love the sound of the old gasser trucks.

[@DonaldBriggs-i9y]

Love the old truck.

[@benpluta6187]

Beautiful truck! Subbed to see more!

[@MohammadSadeqBozorgnejad-mv7rr]

Those who use modern and advanced trucks that provide various facilities to the driver should know that driving old trucks like the one we see in these pictures was very difficult and exhausting. Old driving to transport cargo with old trucks suffered a lot, they are all humble and hardworking heroes.

[@frazerguest2864]

That was neat. I’ve got a couple of books back from when I was a kid, 40+ years ago, on old American trucks with some of these Federals in it.

[@MrJeep75]

That thing is a 1949, he must not ever read the data plate

[@nightstorm9128]

Nice ol rig,,

[@madax3276]

おはようございます。車両というのは、運転者次第で凶器にもなる可能性があるという事でしょうね。かなり映画の形に近い車両です。この人は温厚そうですね。☺Go for it.

[@TobyBaker-hz3rw]

Now that's a real truckers truck.👍

[@RinkyRoo2021]

I remember there was a trailer like that in the hills near my house when I was in 9th grade .

[@larrygro]

Those old gassers weren’t a whole lot slower loaded than empty, they were just slow all around. Gas mileage wasn’t much different between loaded or empty either. I had an old international and it got 4 mpg loaded and 5 empty.

[@HK-uq9by]

Believe me, if you buy this one today, it will still last more than the brand new plastic trucks! Leave alone it has got more towing power!

[@WilmerCook]

A crash box, and no power steering. Had an old friend who drove old log truck like that, going down the hills was scary!

[@platec4798]

Amazing!!! Plate C

[@olspanner]

Federal Trucks were common in Australia in the 50's.

[@3ppcli]

People always talk about that new car smell, i can smell the history of this old truck way up here in Canada.

[@bombfog1]

Beautiful truck and trailer but it doesn’t look comfortable to drive more than an hour or so with that steering wheel so close and so out of the vertical plane.

[@Cristiano.Recalcati]

obrigado por compartilhar essa maquina assustadora, diretamente de Rio grande do sul Brasil

[@dancingtrout6719]

Spoiler Alert::: At Video End it Goes Over A Cliff ... '''😅🤣😂

[@alanpercival840]

Lovely sounding engine here in uk best sound foden 2 stroke

[@speedmachine69]

That thing is EPIC. Saying that, if I saw it coming I'd hide in a ditch....😜

[@jungletension2835]

ABS brakes were standard equipment that year lol

[@thatbaboon5344]

Looks similar to spider Mike's truck from convoy

[@Jari-PekkaMönkkönen]

🎉

[@sheilasembly-crum8447]

Oh my heavens ! Now this is a real truck that requires driving skills! Thank you for sharing!

[@noworthseed]

Now slowly I started to believe that there was life before my birth.,

[@benniebarrow348]

Super cool!…..love old original trucks …..👍

[@Юрий-м8ж1в]

Владельцу респект за сохран Истории!

[@carlachambers3771]

Reminds me of the truck from Duel.

[@mikedancona9203]

Id restore both truck and trailer. Id like to see that at a local car-truck show

[@JeffGrimes-bo4cc]

Love❤ this old truck keep on trucking wow

[@asad-z2q4b]

When turning, I noticed that the steering wheel is a bit heavy

[@cleataylorjr1733]

Were is the original police car should be chasing him

[@osmarferreira9866]

Muito bom esse caminhão. Já vi em filmes.

[@RobertoLopes-v2r]

Filme encurralado ..show 🚛🚛

[@jamesborden4805]

Hey, Shifty. Where, where, where??? I will guess Colorado. Location equals information.

[@Shifty379]

Located in the Pacific Northwest

[@sword-and-shield]

Man you need to keep her up off Dennis Weaver tho.