We tow the 1952 Diamond T wrecker to the Rust Ranch! PLUS Junkyard Picking! Antique auction truck!

[@jeffchattin4799]

Looks like a Cummins J series. The cab was IH I believe. Grey survivor we had one in our town I’m not sure where it went when they repurposed the shop

[@nsidor1234]

Just an absolute beauty! Those old Diamond Ts are the only trucks I've ever referred to as Majestic, and this ol' girl definitely fits the bill...

[@tarbeau8561]

Excellent save on the old Diamond T wrecker, love those old trucks. Great video sir

[@yyctypewriter]

That is an AWESOME truck!

[@Gerk8]

I love that boxcar “Ship and travel Santa Fe all the way”.

[@lostrailbeds8289]

Great truck....awesome picking and knowledge of parts "at a glance!"...and- A SANTA FE BOXCAR!!

[@knoester7714]

Beautiful old Diamond T wrecker. Glad that you all got it to the Rust Ranch safely

[@markc5593]

I know it would be a labor of love but there is a ton of character in that truck.

[@KlepsGarage]

Old wreckers are hard to fine and this one truly is a good one to fine I hope they get this one on the road. It would be cool.

[@carlgruver695]

Got to give Joe an A for creativity he will get it done

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

What a stunner, just love that 1/4 mile long bonnet

[@TheTrainDudes31]

Great rescue ❤ Wow😮

[@tomblomquist8213]

I love that that old wrecker it looks so cool and has lots of character to it. Like to have that old Santa Fe train car i love trains and want to fix one up. Its amazing how long the old tires can keep going.

[@XGarage-nj2uf]

I got kicked off the highway in Kansas. Trooper told me to use back roads only. Was using a tow dolly to tow a 1956 Imperial 2 door that I bought of ebay. Topeka to Tulsa. The rear tires were locked up and I was towing it backwards. Steering wheel was ratchet strapped in place. Car wandered all over the place because the steering system was all worn out. I got it home but it took triple the time. It is always an adventure!! 🤣

[@OsbornTramain]

Such an amazing Truck. What's so cool is all the accessories still attached, Horns and Flashers and Sirens......nobody grabbed them off.....they look great on that truck!

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

I agree!

[@rustyramblings5807]

The Diamond T truck is awesome.

[@dombutler7685]

Chrome hat accessories, it's what's in for 2023!! Awesome truck, can't imagine it'll stay long at the rust ranch!!

[@EricReynolds66]

Nice story telling, Tim. Enjoyed this one immensely.

[@markbehr88]

I love that thing. I hope it gets restored. It is certainly worth it. Great looking truck in the American tradition.

[@markbehr88]

How much is it?

[@mr.goodpliers6988]

Email Joe, [e-mail]

[@tomclaes450]

Love the old Patina diesel trucks greetings from Belgium europe 👍👍👍👍

[@terryeustice5399]

Actually shocked that that Diamond Rep even rolled. Looks Fobar. But it moved.Thank you for sharing! 💯

[@michaelguinn5736]

Very cool Diamond T Wrecker, hopefully they will do a mechanical restoration

[@patdesrosiers6423]

Huge hunk of iron, was hoping it would roll ok after sitting. Diamond T king of the road

[@curtislarsh178]

What a great looking truck, Thank you for all the great videos

[@shirispearfans]

Cool old truck.

[@fellazvintageretro2675]

Nice big old truck

[@richardmead9225]

Now all you need is Sila's cabover Diamond T to keep it company.

[@haroldchase4120]

Love to see it running with its original engine no modern bull added

[@philipjones3793]

Literally Awesome.

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Very cool!!!!!!!! 👍👍

[@diegogutierrez6918]

Gracias por la información buena anécdota 🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴Colombia español 💪💪👍👍💯💯

[@danieldyer4354]

Very cool project

[@taravitti2544]

Robert Orcutt of the Stamford ny area is a huge diamond t collector and mechanical guru. FYI Tim. I’m sure there are others, but this guy is remarkable.

[@johnm.5848]

14:25. I'm glad that it has plenty of company.

[@michaelhunt2369]

great story

[@Camcodrummer]

That truck is pretty rare!!

[@karensavarese5684]

Joes got balls, Ill give him that! Next chapter would be best written on F800 chassis w/ new cummins. Well worth saving. K,,,,

[@raywagner8016]

That's a real beauty! I'm jealous. But chances are that rear axle has a wasted set of spider gears.

[@bradishear9369]

You guys should tow my 53 M-37 home. I am too tired & broke to tinker anymore.

[@jackamo427327]

Brave men to flat tow that truck on old tires

[@daviddamico4288]

Nice old truck…

[@mandymoo7406]

Nearly back in time for T

[@huntermossakajunkerman9646]

👏

[@ytwhite5930]

Mr. Goodpliers,At 7:16 you will notice a bumper guard(with new rubber). That's 1st gen CAMARO! They are a bit difficult to get.(at least,they were)

[@josephs44]

It looks similar but isn't.

[@eastsideclassicgaragemarin5256]

Looks just like the one we had at Blue Hill Wrecker Service in Arkansas?

[@denislandry7577]

Lol attatboy’s well done ❤

[@granthaney2570]

been kinda looking for a auto car or a diamond t to make a off road wrecker winch truck not a lot of call for but from time to time you need one got a fwd frame and some other goodes been gathering stuff for years no funds thou at this time looking for it to change hope it finds a good home

[@williamlovely450]

get those stainless vent shades on the shelf where the bumper bracket is

[@garyf2245]

sure that was a hoot towing to the rust ranch sub an like for that tow job

[@keepontruckinoutlawlife1248]

NEW SUBSCRIBER HERE OH SHE WELL RUN GUARANTEE!!!

[@mr.goodpliers6988]

Welcome to the channel! We've had a couple offers of help reviving it. I'm eager to see what it might do...

[@keepontruckinoutlawlife1248]

@@mr.goodpliers6988 same here

[@joebaucom4537]

Great !

[@rickfrei8461]

Nice reminds me of me

[@robertparker3172]

GVW 45,000. Wow. What a beast

[@tmoz1228]

That reminded me of back in 2010 pulling a full size school bus with a tow bar behind my 2004 f250 gas 5.4 2 valve to the scrap yard! Hoping not to get pulled over and we had a guy inside incase things went bad to steer! Had a snake come out on him while on the way!! He bout had a fit!😅think we got like 900 bucks out of a 200 dollar investment!

[@beatglauser9444]

Us in Europe we never heard of the Diamond T trucks. The first time I saw one when Dennis Collins rescued one of those Beauties. It had an even more stunning design than this one. I might like to drive one of those vehicles one day. I drove trucks of this vintage in the Swiss Army decades ago. Many did not even have power steering. This was cruel on narrow Swiss mountain roads. Does this truck have power steering?

[@clydemilner9166]

I actually heard that those cabs were DiamondT and IH bought them.

[@CycolacFan]

Stunning truck, would it have had a turbo in 1952? Don’t know that I’d have risked towing a much heavier truck behind a pickup but he made it so I guess he knows better than I do 😊

[@francisjaniewski5990]

My Dad did the same idea in 1971. I was a junior in high school. Pulled a 1952 GMC 3 ton wrecker behind a 61 1/2 ton Chevy pick up. On Jimmy was a gas motor with air brakes. I felt it ready to bump my Dad's 61, I let out on the clutch it tried to start,lurched forward ,caused $1500 in damage to the pickup. Of the days.

[@rexjolles]

towing a tow truck, interesting

[@ardenbowman8098]

Hi,did you pull the driveshaft if not the TRans is burned up lol

[@Edward-k7y]

Igual o caminhao q aparece no filme "A familia fuleira de 1965

[@leebongirno9670]

You should have gotten Plymouth headlight doors

[@jsharp1776]

If those tires were made in the last 15 years, they would have never made it out of the driveway without blowing out if they sat that long.

[@michaelfraser5723]

You were in a strange mood, spider man; like you were high on something, life maybe

[@jeffryblackmon4846]

How far was the trip?

[@mr.goodpliers6988]

It was 50 miles

[@AndrewTwoTen]

Were buglers issued a weapon in Korea? If not, that would explain the massive amount of cajones needed to operate a machine such as this.

[@urbanurchin5930]

Back in those days there needed to be a bugler to call reveille every morning. It is on a recording now-a-days. I don't know if they were classified as fighting troops or not. But I think everyone was at least issued side arms. The bugler was probably in the same color guard unit that did stuff like raise and lower the flag and saw to accommodations for visiting officers, etc.

[@mr.goodpliers6988]

I would imagine they surely would have been trained on weapons at boot camp - groomed for preparedness in all possible situations

[@iamacarnut]

This is cool...trying to adentafy the part my self before you...heres an idea..hold up a part and ask how many baby boomer are out there...

[@ThomasSmith-fz6wq]

A lowboy and winch truck would have been more safe! How far did you have to go?

[@josephs44]

50 miles. We drove 25 mph down gravel country roads. It was quite easy actually. My F350 has plenty of power and weighs more than 6 ton with four wheel disc brakes. Proper driving with an eye towards stopping distance prevailed.

[@mr.goodpliers6988]

It was 50 miles. Joe is a thinking, prepared worker. He grew up in Montana and watched the elder men of his family tackle complicated logging jobs. This definitely tested his limits, but it was a successful trip.

[@Rocket-ck3qn]

You keep saying easy, no work is easy, especially when you're taking a tractor trailer rims off,, all respect, keep it moving. Safety first.

[@royhindmarsh4087]

is it for sale email me

[@mr.goodpliers6988]

Reach out to Joe at [e-mail]

[@miguelagonzalez7332]

What could you possibly do with something that old and rickity. There's no demand for anything like that anymore that's why it sat for so long! Sometimes I think that Joe has mud in his head . How much did he pay for that piece of junk?

[@ernielaw]

It may not run anymore but it will serve as art for the Rust Ranch.

[@mr.goodpliers6988]

Go back and check out my "ABANDONED WWII Munitions Plant with a THOUSAND Antique Cars & Trucks Collection" video, and see what the old semi trucks and big trucks sold for. Diamond T was considered the "Cadillac" of truck brands, and there are people who search out these old wreckers to restore. Joe was quite smitten by this one ever since we originally saw it out on the abandoned property for the first time a couple years ago. I can say for fairly certain that this is the most excited he's been for any vehicle he's bought so far this year. A friend of ours has offered to help get it running... Stay tuned

[@miguelagonzalez7332]

Just another home for rats..possums ..snakes..etc

[@johnwhitmore4395]

Ex towing business owner and this truck is beautiful and only needs mechanical attention to keep it towing for another 70 years

[@g.o.b.2558]

​@@miguelagonzalez7332🤣 Nobody cares what you think😂

[@simonrussell6884]

What on earth is he going to do with that thing

[@debbiebermudez5890]

Mr. B. Here ! As a kid in early 60’s I saw those vehicles working In Brooklyn , NY . 🛻🛻🛻 Very cool you have one ! I need to ask what is the plan Mr. G ? I hope it fines a good home ! 🏡🏡🏡

[@mr.goodpliers6988]

There may be an upcoming "Will It Run?"