66 IIA 88 w/ plow and winch (Sold Nov 19 2015, plow still available)

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  • oldhaven
    Low Range
    • Nov 2006
    • 23

    66 IIA 88 w/ plow and winch (Sold Nov 19 2015, plow still available)

    Sold Nov 19, but the plow is still available.

    Price reduced to $3250 Oct 16 2015
    It is a 1966 IIA 88" wheelbase gas engine. Location is Bowdoin, ME. As far as I know I am the second owner
    and and a fellow in Monson ME bought it new. It has a lot of "character" and
    patina...... Anyway, I bought it in 1984 or so, after the PO died, did a bit of repair
    work, and drove it on the road as a daily driver, inspected, until 1997. I
    plowed my drive with it for quite a few years after that, but it has not
    been started since about 6 or 7 years ago when I bought a snow blower. It
    did start and it ran fine then, but had a gas tank leak, so I got a new
    tank to replace it and never put it in. Now the battery is gone, and I am
    not sure it would run without some playing around with the engine and replacing the fuel tank. It has
    a Weber carb conversion on it that the PO did, and he had replaced the
    engine at some point with a newer one.

    The frame should still be OK for an original, though I can't say for sure.
    The PO oiled it internally and externally yearly and I followed suit for a
    few of the years I had it. I had new repair plates welded on the front
    frame horns when I got it, but that was the only questionable thing. You
    can get galvanized frames for these if you get into a big time
    restoration. I put new rear springs on it when I got it, and they are
    still good. The steel bulkhead/dash is the achilles heel in these trucks,
    and this one is OK, but could stand some repairs in the footwell areas. It
    needs a lot in the interior, if anyone wanted to spend some time and
    money, but for a plow truck it is fine. The rear fenders and side panels
    have suffered from the PO's driving habits, (He drank a lot), but he always made sure the
    doors closed with a solid thunk, despite the looks. I have not changed
    that. I kind of like the way it looks, and no one is going to steal it. The exhaust is shot. It needs new gasketing around the safari top
    side windows, and probably could use new window tracks if you are picky.
    There is some through rust in the drivers door top, not unusual for these,
    and replaceable. It has really nice locking hubs in the front.

    It has a very nice and desirable Koenig PTO winch that is good. I pulled
    a loaded dump truck out of a mudhole with it long ago, and it is a handy
    thing since it will never run down a battery like an electric winch. I
    have not winched the truck into a tree however. (favorite movie). It has
    a Fisher plow system that is unusual since the hydraulic cylinders all
    come off with the plow. This is to allow the use of the winch. The plow
    needs new cab control cables since these are stuck, new hydraulic lines and the control valve
    has a broken mounting tab, but is jury rigged to work. It did a good job
    with my long driveway, and lived with chained tires year round for the
    last years I used it.

    This would be a good yard truck or could be put back on the road with some work. The plow and winch are probably worth it. $3250 OBO oldhaven@comcast.net

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    Last edited by oldhaven; 11-20-2015, 08:28 AM. Reason: Sold vehicle
  • heyitsmike
    Low Range
    • Nov 2012
    • 56

    #2
    Cool ok truck! Pm on the way
    Mike S
    1975 Land Rover FC101
    Resident Stuped Hillbilly
    www.stupedhillbilly.com

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    • learyseamus
      Low Range
      • Jun 2012
      • 40

      #3
      Sweet truck! I had the same model/year with a Koenig. It'll be nice to see this one back on the road.
      Bryan Deel

      1967 109 3 Door, 2.6l, RHD
      1972 88 2.25, LHD

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      • oldhaven
        Low Range
        • Nov 2006
        • 23

        #4
        Originally posted by learyseamus
        Sweet truck! I had the same model/year with a Koenig. It'll be nice to see this one back on the road.

        thanks, I really enjoyed it for years, and I hope someone appreciates its character.

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        • adamwhatley
          Low Range
          • Oct 2015
          • 3

          #5
          If it were in the West, I'd have snapped this awesome project up already. Want to ship it to Nevada?

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