Our weather has turned very cool and fall-like, so it is time for projects! Soon it will be time for our various shows, after a year off due to Covid cancellations. Dave wants to bring the Divco milk truck to the Ballston Truck show, so a few days ago we towed it out of the back shed and brought it closer to the motorcycle shop, power, and all his tools, to hopefully get it running. Milk Maid to the rescue to help, complete with boots for the job (looks like I am ready to milk the cows), and I first ran the New Holland to tow it out with a chain.
Then we switched places, because I don't back up well 😉 and Dave pushed the Divco down the dirt road towards the shop backwards with a huge tire on the box blade, while I steered the truck. I couldn't help to laugh when he told me what he wanted me to do with this 1960 vehicle that hasn't moved in quite sometime. "You want me to do what?!"
Despite the very stiff steering and no brakes (hence the tire on the tractor to stop it) we made it and parked it perfectly in the close by shed. That is when Dave went to work. It didn't even have a carburetor, but he recently found one on Ebay, and we also bought a 6 volt battery. Carb and battery installed, and timing set, along with the firing sequence indicated on the internet, but it wouldn't start despite fuel pump and choke working. After several hours and some experimenting, Dave discovered that the internet source had the firing sequence wrong! It now runs and you can see the white smoke in the background.
It still has its idiosyncrasies and needs more work to stay running, but this is a huge milestone!
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