I got the big brother of yours it's a 1700 load star all wheel drive. winches front and rear 20 ton on the front and a 60 to on the rear. 345 gas. 5 speed. with 7.17 gears! slow down the road but pulls any and every thing I hook to it. and it only has 15000 miles original miles on it. I love this truck.
getting that tomorrow, man I'm never gonna sleep im more excited than a 6 year old at Christmas , i hope it has all the PTOs and stuff but it doesn't matter, 1700 4x4 running for 900 im not gonna be picky.
If I was looking to sell an old truck that had been sitting in the barn for 20 years, probably the first thing I would do is clean it up and make sure everything moves freely. Brakes tend to freeze up or be completely non-functional after sitting around that long. Gasoline goes bad so I wouldn’t even try to crank it until the tank has been cleaned out and the carburetor has been rebuilt. Once you do a few things you’d be surprised at how easy they fire up. Time, mice and sitting around is hard on any vehicle that sits around, even if it is in a barn protected from the outside elements. If you’re on Facebook, there are several International Harvester pages. I would probably start there and post some pics of the truck. I will be real up front with you. These old trucks don’t usually fetch a whole lot of money, even the low mileage ones. They’re getting to the point that they’re a labor of love and people have less interest in doing anything mildly difficult in this day and age. Anything that has been sitting for 20 years will at minimum need the following things replaced or rebuilt: Tires Brakes/Master cylinder/Booster Carburetor Gas tank reconditioned Battery Hoses and vacuum lines There’s a little bit of work involved.
Was a good video on what parts and where things are. I'm planning on buying one this weekend. It's shorter than this one but I'm sure it'll be just as nice
Sounds awesome man! Would love to see you put a video of it up. Not enough documentation on these old rigs. Check some of my other videos. I have a couple of the Loadstar 1700s in AWD.
my truck has the same thing the guy wire wheeled the decals on the door, my trucks yellow so he painted it gray. haha I also put a qjet carb on mine so it has auto choke and fast idle in the cold.
Todd Folyer I have a 73 loadstar 1700 flatbed 4x4 that I'm kicking around the idea of selling. Not sure what I want to do just yet. I have a couple of videos that you can see it in if you're curious what it looks like.
Our school had a bus based on this chassis. Gas motor, auto tranny, some type of Allison.
I wish I could've bought this; Where in NE Ohio do you live?
They called me the loadstar in 1969!
I got the big brother of yours it's a 1700 load star all wheel drive. winches front and rear 20 ton on the front and a 60 to on the rear. 345 gas. 5 speed. with 7.17 gears! slow down the road but pulls any and every thing I hook to it. and it only has 15000 miles original miles on it. I love this truck.
getting that tomorrow, man I'm never gonna sleep im more excited than a 6 year old at Christmas , i hope it has all the PTOs and stuff but it doesn't matter, 1700 4x4 running for 900 im not gonna be picky.
i have a 1600 with 22000 miles been in a barn for 20 years need some advise getting the most value out of it.
If I was looking to sell an old truck that had been sitting in the barn for 20 years, probably the first thing I would do is clean it up and make sure everything moves freely. Brakes tend to freeze up or be completely non-functional after sitting around that long. Gasoline goes bad so I wouldn’t even try to crank it until the tank has been cleaned out and the carburetor has been rebuilt. Once you do a few things you’d be surprised at how easy they fire up. Time, mice and sitting around is hard on any vehicle that sits around, even if it is in a barn protected from the outside elements.
If you’re on Facebook, there are several International Harvester pages. I would probably start there and post some pics of the truck.
I will be real up front with you. These old trucks don’t usually fetch a whole lot of money, even the low mileage ones. They’re getting to the point that they’re a labor of love and people have less interest in doing anything mildly difficult in this day and age.
Anything that has been sitting for 20 years will at minimum need the following things replaced or rebuilt:
Tires
Brakes/Master cylinder/Booster
Carburetor
Gas tank reconditioned
Battery
Hoses and vacuum lines
There’s a little bit of work involved.
Was a good video on what parts and where things are. I'm planning on buying one this weekend. It's shorter than this one but I'm sure it'll be just as nice
buying one of these tomorrow! super pumped:)
I don't think you'll be disappointed. I've enjoyed the ones that I've owned, glad that people are still interested in these old rigs!
Mee too, hopefully. Was this the 345? Sounded great.
Thank God my running boards were not rusted I'm in the process of protecting my 1700 loadstar right now.
love the flowmaster exhaust lol
What kind of brakes is on it
Sounds awesome man! Would love to see you put a video of it up. Not enough documentation on these old rigs. Check some of my other videos. I have a couple of the Loadstar 1700s in AWD.
I have the s1750 dv550 diesel all wheel drive love it
Any of those type of trucks or a 1969 Dodge powerwagon 4X4 I'm interested in
my truck has the same thing the guy wire wheeled the decals on the door, my trucks yellow so he painted it gray. haha I also put a qjet carb on mine so it has auto choke and fast idle in the cold.
Sounds cool man, maybe make a video of your old iron in action?
will do pls subscribe and i will post videos of old trucks gas engines and tractors thanks
Is this truck is still for sale
Todd Folyer this truck is long gone, but I do have a 1979 Ford F800 4x4 for sale. I plan on doing a video for it too if I can get the time.
Ok also looking for a 4X4 International wrecker or flat bed
Todd Folyer I have a 73 loadstar 1700 flatbed 4x4 that I'm kicking around the idea of selling. Not sure what I want to do just yet. I have a couple of videos that you can see it in if you're curious what it looks like.
I see it's over a year old ? Have you sold this yet and if so letting you know Please take down.