Well let me tell you I survived a cab tilt while going down a hill in a Mack cabover. It was a spring assist manual tilt cab and the frame that held the latch broke. I noticed the gear shift getting short and reached down threw the shifter hole and grabbed the shift leaver and held the cab from going all the way. Had to coast it to a stop. Used chains to hold cab down. Broke the one windshield doing so. That was the last trip I went in that tractor. They got me a new White Road Commander conventional to replace it. No more triplex for me. That was 45 years ago. 318 with a 15 speed roadranger and the best seat avaliable almost made it worth the experience . Enjoy your videos!

What you've got there is a "shiny 290". It is one of the best Cummins engines I've ever driven. Probably had the android valve deleted and a 29 button installed.⭐

The 80's Movie Beverly Hills Cop (1984) they used a 1980 GMC Astro Cabover Semi as a chase vehicle :) Great Movie!

Hank you and Wally are a couple of country bumpkins that achieve many amazing things And have so much fun while doing it 🙏🙏👍👍😍

Great work saving the old girl from the scrapper, I hope who ever ends up with her restores her and puts her back on the road those GMCs are getting very hard to find.

finally the first project for hamilton farm . I hope that the wor shop is finished and that my sons and daughters also have fun working on something like this. dghd also does a k 100 overcap reveal.

Cool truck! I love GMC. Please make full renovation videos about this truck

O God. That was the last truck I ever drove. 81-82 Block truck. Gettin in I slipped and caught myself and ripped muscles out of my shoulder. Just please be careful cuz us old guys don’t heal as fast as we use to.

Thank you for sharin and the appreciation

Great video guys! I just remembered that I used to have a Nylint metal Walmart tractor trailer set and the tractor was a GMC Astro like this one!

Yep you guys got it. The cab jack pumps fluid to the cab release latches and the lift cylinders. It takes less pressure to compress those springs and release the latches then lift the cab so they release first and then the cab starts going up. And when you have the cab all the way over like that you have to use the jack to get it back up over center to lower it back down. Years ago I worked at a place that got a lot of deliveries and a guy came in one of those Astros and locked his keys in the truck. The ignition switch was over by your right knee on those. I just jacked the cab up enough to reach through the hole for the shifter and pull the keys out of the switch and hand it to him. I don't know if GMC ever did but other makes like International and Kenworth came up with a different shifter arrangement on their newer cab overs so there was no longer a hole in the floor to fit over the shifter Tower.

Those old Astro's are beautiful trucks

Hank, I hope you wife knows you are bringing a used GMC ASTRO to the farm. Look on the middle/back of the block just below the aftercooler and there is a serial number stamped in the block. You can call any Cummins dealer and they can give you the CPL number and all other related questions on the engine. God Bless..

hey just a note to lift can without the hydraulic pump you van use a 4 wheel drive hyjack or they call them off road jacks it will fit between cab and frame and lift it up to 60 inches

Years back I helped my buddy work his 79 Pete coe the front hinge on cab froze up broke the fire wall. ,. We made it work again

I love the patina on that cab , You take that as is to any classic truck show and I guarantee you that old girl will get 10 times more attention than the shiny restored trucks

Awesome that you're buying it

Great video hank and whiley not wee bad cab over great way to deliver to when you got it lifted thanks for showing you guys great way to sell to the truck thanks guys for great video again

Most cab overs have a mechanical cab release for safety

Howboutcha Hank, Should have used the liquid Wrench straight away to get the Cab open, saves time 🤠 God bless you both.

Nice looking vintage cabover Hank. 👍👍👍

That diff was made the same day our oldest daughter was born. Here's me thinking you were getting it for a farm truck bro and putting a tipper on it. Great video you both put together anyway. Safe travels

That intake is an intercooler that was first used on the 350 horse

I'm excited that you bought it!! I would love to own an old cabover to make a toy wood hauler out of it!♥️

There's a tag on the fuel pump as well which will have the "CPL" number that will tell you exactly what engine it is

Manyhobies is watching. Thought for sure you were going to put a clutch in that truck and start driving it! Good luck with the sale!

I just dropped a load of drywall in Dothan Alabama this morning!

Hi I want to say I love the old truck . Love where yall drop the f 10 truck to start the big truck . I 😃 so much crying laughing. . I was all that. And yall so do rock. My cats hear your voice all 4 of the they get on the bed watch yall. I'm so proud of yall louisville ky. Monique poole

Serial Number is on driver side rear on a flat spot right above the cam follower cover which is above where it says BIG CAM!

mr charles bowers, what a fantastic tale. 🤠👍

Rust and Dirt, the Jake Brake Brothers. Your numerous approach reminds me of Click and Clack, The Tappet Brothers, ie Car Talk radio. I do miss Tom and Ray, but I certainly now enjoy Wally and Hank. Do you ever dabble in relationship advice? Love you videos.

Nice idea guys ugh transport would expensive up here lol👍

That truck would make a perfect grain hauler. Good luck.

a song came to mind when you had your hands in the cab locks, matt from diesel creek sings it now + again, got the word "osha" in, whatever that means..... is free delivery included? all the best from sunderland, UK...

If I may, I did a search of : how to identify 1981 cummins diesel engines, and came up with tons of information. Hope that helps. Off topic, last time I took a picture of a rear end, it cost me a week in the county lock up . Just sayin.

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Hey hank and Wiley what about it? Y’all two are hilarious. I got first dibs on a frieghtliner with a flat top double bunk preferably with a 60 series Detroit motor. I’d like to find an older model NO DEF 😂 I hate fulling with that mess. Kinda like that old blue day cab y’all found yonder in the woods. I love yalls channel keep up the good work. God bless

Hello Hank and, Gina Hammilton how's the family doing?Hey Hank I just found out something out for you it's a, 1981 Gmc Astro Cabover with a, Big cam Cummins engine with 400 hrsp Cummins engine with,a,Eaton 9spd let me if this help out any please let me know okay from Jason,L from RimRock Az.

Hank you and Wiley should be able to get it to run 🏃 the both of you should be able to get it to run 🏃

You can tell if it's a Big cam or small cam Cummins engine by the size of the cam follower housing.

thats excitin, glad ya got it bud!!

Good job and good luck and God bless yall

Don't scrap it find it a loving home

Should try filling the jack line with greas

You know, the last guy on site is supposed to bring coffee for the rest of the crew! I didn’t see any breakfast either.

Man, I can't believe the auction ended for that truck with 3k! I'm going to have to keep my eye open for one in a few months.

Chevy was the Titan, discontinued 1981. With 3.70 gears, you are going to need all the power you can get just to get down the road. Somebody may have jacked up a big cam 350 and just ripped off the tag instead of restamping.

Change your mind and restore it back to its original glory get you a lowdeck trailer and haul your equipment and the flowers in season. Thats a great rig to restore and put back the original paint scheme !!! Bruce lives not too far from you and in his videos he knows of a rig graveyard that im sure has the parts to get that baby all back together!! One thing I noticed in years video is that the right wheel oil seal plug was out the front bearing is run in gear oil so you need to check that wheel bearing to make sure it didn't run dry towing it and burn up the bearings. I couldn't see the driver side cap but if it's the same be sure to check both bearing in the wheels and before it moves around much get some oil back in and the plugs too. It will show you on the glass the fill level to run the oil. Hopefully it didn't eat the rear seal out on the hub but that's not too hard to change. Be a sweet setup with the Hamiltonville Farms or the Black Blossom logo on the sides and either a box trailer or a lowdeck trailer hooked up and rollin!!! " HOWBOUTCHA" PUT ON THE FRONT VISOR!! Lol 😆

Very cool!!!!!!!!!!! 👍👍👍

Nice video buddy

OLD Guys RULE cool old truck great video lets fix her up God bless

Instead of paying $20 for a can of penetrating oil just mix up half engine oil and kerosene i used to work with aerosols.

Right on guys

I love my truck, it’s right outside…🎸🎵

Those cab lock are similar to the old kenworth k125 have one parked in my shed and the jack is there but locks are jamed tight and it blew a hydraulic hose think of unbolted the locks to or force air into them that what been told anway

That's a mobile green house!

BJ and the Bear I believe it was a Kenworth k100 Aerodyne young Greg Evigans he was also in the TV show later called my 2 dad's 👍

Good luck to you ✌️❤️ from across the pond 🇬🇧 ps give Matt a ring?

Dad had about the same vintage with a Detroit.

Nice buy! i'd love too see a powerwashing and detail video on it. I think it'll clean up nice.

Gotta love osha violations after all it helps get things done

Yeah it cranked and ran great Hank, good buy just needed some clutch work I believe!

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Wow high tech again using impact tools and electric welcome to the 2022!!!!!

Awesome cool 🆒️ 😎 👍

Shucks I thought you fellers would build a pullin' semi outta that carcass. Lol .Al B.

Yes

The Chevrolet version was called a Titan

should fix the clutch and use it on the farm...

Hank and wiley, if you both want modifie the truck,throw in a Cresent wrench 🔧 🔧 🔧...

What are you going to do with the Ford pick-up truck? The tray looks in good condition to take off to make a trailer out of it.

nice video

Hello guys the Hank @wally show

Now what you ask? Well first off, you call for Wiley. Maybe it's a dumb idea for some reason and if it is I hope you will enlighten me, but couldn't you hook the ends of a smaller ratchet strap through the retaining claws for the cab lockdown mechanism and just winch them towards each other at the same time?

I would love to see the Kenworth k100 that was shown in video if it could be started up.

Its not a big cam 4 . Its either the 290 or 300. The Cooler isnt big enough to be a big cam. And It can only be bumped up to a 350 but you have to rebuild it totally to get there.There a good engine

So how do you keep the steering/frontwheels on the straight and Narrow on the semi your towing.? Or is that a stupid question

No reserve fellas on eBay? Lol I would bid if I had room ! How bout chya from Long Island !

Elvis broke it. If he tells you otherwise, he's just trying to get me to stop writing bad Elvis jokes/comments. Lol. As always, all the best to everyone. Chef Scott.

I'd love to buy it if I had a CDL and the winning bid😁 That is a really cool rig, whoever buys it is gonna get a truck that can really work. Thanks for sharing fellas!! 👍

what's up with the Kenworth k100

Jack part of a porta- power would have worked. Cummins made a 350,400,and a 450 at that time

Seen ya gmc on eBay, the link to video doesn't work hank 3000 is not a bad start price, 0 bids yet though. Alot of work in that old girl but I'm sure some enthusiast has the money and time to put into it like you see at truck and vintage truck shows

Today is March 30 and KZfaq ran your video today looks like most of your viewers will miss out on your auction!

How-about-ya Hank, Its comforting to know........, that if the earth ever gets struck by an EMP( electromagnetic pulse) and it kills off all the new vehicles with computers and electronics, there's still enough old iron out there that will step up to the plate to get the job done. , All takes is for a guy to come along, give it some spark, a drop of motion lotion and a little TLC. Good job brother "We'll never know if we don't ask ourselves the question.., Will it start?

Check that CPL number it will tell you exactly what it is ....it being an 81 and actually in a road tractor its more than likely a bigcam 400 NTC855........there are 4 different variations of the bigcam400 ..i,ii,iii,iv cpl number will tell you which one you have ..also the 350 bigcam has smaller cam followers than the 400....its definately not a shiney 290 or formula 290

Good

The tire holds air with a bent rim because it has an inner tube in it ... . . ... , ..

Hey Hank and Walley do you get a free Crescent wrench when you buy the truck.

Dayton Suicide rims be safe thank buddy 👍👍

Thanks Hank and Wiley for a great job on that old semi good luck with the auction thanks again

Caterpillar 3406 or a Cummins N and Cummins K and Detroit Diesel 6-71 and Detroit Diesel 8V71 and Detroit Diesel 12V71 and Detroit Diesel 6V92 and Detroit Diesel 8V92 in it for a engine

Ye ha!

Buddy you are not supposed to break the cab overs tell wiley I said good to see him to

Great videos Hank! I try to watch them all.

How about a portapower

Great find hope someone gets it and uses it well all the best to you all

If I were to venture a guess I’d say 290 ! I’d give ya $1,000 for it ! 41 year old tractors aren’t worth to much and in order to return her back into service a lot of things need to be addressed like the wheels ( locking ring Daytons suck ) the brake system ( old - loose air no brakes / new- loose air have brakes ) electrical , paint , tires and inspection of the frame !

That was great you two Hank and Whilley you always amazed me that was the first time you bought one well it startas always thank you for sharing and your time was really great never miss a video thank you.

i went to the elgin site to look but on a phone all over the screen is get free gift i wanted to buy something closed it and moved on