interesting road trip

crushers · 10-02-05, 07:38 PM

at least it was to me.
i recieved a call a few months back from this old farmer who had a 1983 BJ42 with a blown clutch and could i replace it. of course. so he tows the rig down here on a flat deck and i jump in and the clutch goes to the floor.
"you don't need a clutch just a slave and master"
"i was told i needed a clutch job"

so i installed a clutch slave and master and he was on his way after chatting for about 4 hours.

on Friday i get a call from the same gent telling me to come for a visit.
"okay, i will swing by on Sunday"
after a long drive i meet up with him and his wife at their farm. what a beautiful homestead. i walk into the quonset and here is what i saw.

crushers · 10-02-05, 07:51 PM

he has 5 land cruiser pickups, a 1983 bj42 and a real nice 1987 HJ60.

as you can see he has used these trucks as they should be used. they are all low km 1978-1980 45s. i was shocked to say the least. he told me he sold 4 trucks to another guy a couple years ago but he wants to hold on to these ones.

he told Berni and I his history of dealing with Toyota land cruisers.
the one story he loved to tell was when he was drilling in the Yukon he would load 7500 lbs into the back of a FJ45 and drive off the road and back to the drill sight and the dodge, ford and chevys couldn't even leave the road with out getting stuck. the gleam in his eye was intoxicating as he told story after story.

then he invites us in for a "tea". we head into his humble but homey house and sat down at the table. out comes potatoes, carrots, saugage, beets, cucumber, bread, and of course tea. all the while the wife and husband are bickering as only those that have been married for 45 years can. it was very entertaining.

he has a 1980 FJ45 wiht 82,000 km on it and the thing is in real nice shape. it has been parked for the last 15 years, he takes it out for a run ever few months "to keep the seals lubed".

the cool part of this story is other than the clutch work i never met the gent before.
he said "you treated me well on the work you did, so when i am ready to sell the cream 45 you get first dibs"

too cool.

cheers

crushers · 10-02-05, 07:53 PM

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crushers · 10-02-05, 07:56 PM

oh and he had this stuck away as well.
1951 or 53 i can't remember. but is has an original 00744 miles on it.
an old international...
sweet rig and as clean as they come. the mice have not gotten into it at all....

Diescipel · 10-02-05, 07:57 PM

You hear stories about rigs in barns etc., glad to know they're true :-)

Isn't great how treating people well without any greed always comes back to pay you dividends you couldn't have even imagined?

Nice story--the mining anecdote kinda blew me away. Glad to know what they can do, even if you never come close to doing it...

B

crushers · 10-02-05, 07:59 PM

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crushers · 10-02-05, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NorCalCruzr

You hear stories about rigs in barns etc., glad to know they're true :-)

Isn't great how treating people well without any greed always comes back to pay you dividends you couldn't have even imagined?

Nice story--the mining anecdote kinda blew me away. Glad to know what they can do, even if you never come close to doing it...

B

yep, i never dreamt that he had such a rig hidden away. just unreal. like you i had heard stories for years of the rare finds...
he sure does love Land Cruisers...
cheers

Technikev · 10-02-05, 09:59 PM

Well, you just busted open an urban myth, Wayne. If you didn't have the pics, I would say you may have been into the laughing lettuce, there. Pink elephants, my ass. LOL

I guess one would never see such a display on either of the coasts or in Ontario because of the humidity and salt on the roads. I guess this is the real "Alberta Advantage", eh? Anyway, it's nice to hear about his positive experiences with Cruisers.

Maybe this is a peek into the future of a few of our garages. One can hope...

-Kevin

jzilla · 10-02-05, 10:51 PM

Great story wayne, and nice trucks.

canadian bum · 10-02-05, 11:01 PM

Wow, that is quite the collection of land cruisers. It would be nice just to go look at them one day. Kinda like looking into the past.

bigbrowndog · 10-02-05, 11:13 PM

Good one Crushers, interesting & good pics. Its a good feeling when you get something done like that and you don't feel you have been shafted.Obviously this guy appreciated your effort.

Diescipel · 10-02-05, 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Technikev

I guess one would never see such a display on either of the coasts or in Ontario because of the humidity and salt on the roads. I guess this is the real "Alberta Advantage", eh?

Yeah, I was going to ask if he used a dehumidifier or something. There's not even surface rust on these--I mean that International is unreal. Wouldn't happen down here in the salt fog coast of the Humboldt current.

B

brownbear · 10-03-05, 12:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NorCalCruzr

Yeah, I was going to ask if he used a dehumidifier or something. The

B

Really?? if you have been to alberta you would know about DRY. its soo dry it make everyones lips go alligator.....

Alberta is crazy dry. all the moisture gets dumped over the mountains, by the time calgary sees any its long since dumped,

Now exceptions to the rule, they got rain this summer, lots of it. But generally they are dry as can be.

Maybe I am thinking more Calgary, but I think this hold true in most albertan towns.

crushers · 10-03-05, 05:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NorCalCruzr

Yeah, I was going to ask if he used a dehumidifier or something. There's not even surface rust on these--I mean that International is unreal. Wouldn't happen down here in the salt fog coast of the Humboldt current.

B

driving that international would surely put me in a time warp. i get that way when i drive an old 40 or 45, time seems to have slipped back a couple decades and it never fails when you turn on the original radios it is always the oldies station that is playing....
it adds to the illusion...
cheers

macneill · 10-03-05, 08:48 AM

It's nice to hear someone being rewarded for being a decent person.

ridgerunner · 10-03-05, 09:49 AM

Great story Wayne!

David*BJ70 · 10-03-05, 11:31 AM

Hope I find a old farmer like your's near my home !

Nice for you !

Tackle · 10-03-05, 11:53 AM

oh what a great story! i've dreamed of this one myself - ' you look like a nice person, why don't you come around back and check out this cherried out bj42 i've been meaning to sell - you can have it for, oh i dunno, how 'bout $500 and a 6 pack? ' alas, it's just a dream - but glad to know they're out there. thanks for posting that!!

MadmanCruiser · 10-03-05, 03:24 PM

I could just cry....that has to be one of the most beautiful barns I have ever seen in my life.

Dayum I wish I could come across something like that in Ontario.,

Great Story Wayne.

crushers · 10-03-05, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tackle

oh what a great story! i've dreamed of this one myself - ' you look like a nice person, why don't you come around back and check out this cherried out bj42 i've been meaning to sell - you can have it for, oh i dunno, how 'bout $500 and a 6 pack? ' alas, it's just a dream - but glad to know they're out there. thanks for posting that!!

if he said that to me i would offer him more since he obviously does not know what he had and i would feel bad about "stealing" a rig from him.
when he offers the truck to me he will get a fair purchase price. fair is fair.

i have had other cruiser want-to-be's come to me to and try and talk down another cruiserhead in price, if the truck is over priced then i will attempt it but if the owner is asking a fair price then i just tell the buyer to pay the price...
fair is fair.

after all he might know of a few others sitting around collecting dust as well...

cheers

wesintl · 10-03-05, 04:38 PM

Awesome.. normally they are sitting next to the barn not in them

Vegard · 10-03-05, 04:40 PM

Fantastic story!

ivanhoe · 10-03-05, 08:03 PM

a pot of gold, yukon gold that is!! if only we hold out and not buy the rusted keepers, we would have barn beauties like that. it just makes my eyes wet looking at them, unreal!

ivanhoe

crushers · 10-03-05, 08:16 PM

http://forum.ih8mud.com/attachment.p...id=38282&stc=1

i wonder if anyone saw it, in behind the beige 45 there is a blue 45 under all that steel... you can just srr the roof and the corner of the tailgate...
;^)

Fromage · 10-03-05, 09:37 PM

Wayne, if you ever do go back there, try and get a shot of the mining company logo on the door. I've worked on a few Land-Rover pickups that had similar logos on there, actually had one that was used in the construction of a highway up in Labrador (unfortunately the logo was difficult to make out due to the 17 coats of house paint on top that i stripped off). I just have a thing for pickups with logos on their doors, my IIA had a towing company's logo on it, and my other rover had Fred's steel stencilled on the door.

Sure is nice to see that firstly they are out there and in good shape, and that you're enough of a nice person to not try and schooze him out of them. Gotta respect that.

Technikev · 10-03-05, 10:19 PM

Hey Wayne, if (when?) you ever buy that 45, and I would assume return it to as new or better condition, are you going to try to reproduce the door decals?

-Kevin

bigbrowndog · 10-03-05, 10:39 PM

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#19 I could just cry....that has to be one of the most beautiful barns I have ever seen in my life.

LOL The barn or the cruisers. There are still quite a few good old cruisers on the roads here. As for the barn it looks like what is known locally as an Igloo, were quite a few left here after WW2 by the Yanks and are still good as new.Townsville was a big staging base, more Yanks than Locals at that time. Rumours still abound about Jeeps , munitions , aero engines for bombers and fighters and such that were stored in tunnels under Castel Hill and left there when the tunnel entrances were blown up. A lot of stuff was dumped into the sea also. Bless them all.

Cruiserdrew · 10-03-05, 11:17 PM

I would like the dibs on the HJ60! Wow.

10-02-05, 07:51 PM	#2
crushers IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 9,706	he has 5 land cruiser pickups, a 1983 bj42 and a real nice 1987 HJ60. as you can see he has used these trucks as they should be used. they are all low km 1978-1980 45s. i was shocked to say the least. he told me he sold 4 trucks to another guy a couple years ago but he wants to hold on to these ones. he told Berni and I his history of dealing with Toyota land cruisers. the one story he loved to tell was when he was drilling in the Yukon he would load 7500 lbs into the back of a FJ45 and drive off the road and back to the drill sight and the dodge, ford and chevys couldn't even leave the road with out getting stuck. the gleam in his eye was intoxicating as he told story after story. then he invites us in for a "tea". we head into his humble but homey house and sat down at the table. out comes potatoes, carrots, saugage, beets, cucumber, bread, and of course tea. all the while the wife and husband are bickering as only those that have been married for 45 years can. it was very entertaining. he has a 1980 FJ45 wiht 82,000 km on it and the thing is in real nice shape. it has been parked for the last 15 years, he takes it out for a run ever few months "to keep the seals lubed". the cool part of this story is other than the clutch work i never met the gent before. he said "you treated me well on the work you did, so when i am ready to sell the cream 45 you get first dibs" too cool. cheers Attached Images __________________ pulling this info out of my ass so take it with a pound of salt "People are poor because they don't spend money wisely, tough sh!t !!! " John Galt 09/22/08 "educate yourself. Sorry if that seems too blunt." John Galt 11-01-08 Wayne in Ontario http://www.ivoac.ca join today Last edited by crushers; 10-04-05 at 02:40 AM.

10-02-05, 07:53 PM	#3
crushers IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 9,706	more picks Attached Images __________________ pulling this info out of my ass so take it with a pound of salt "People are poor because they don't spend money wisely, tough sh!t !!! " John Galt 09/22/08 "educate yourself. Sorry if that seems too blunt." John Galt 11-01-08 Wayne in Ontario http://www.ivoac.ca join today

10-02-05, 07:56 PM	#4
crushers IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 9,706	oh and he had this stuck away as well. 1951 or 53 i can't remember. but is has an original 00744 miles on it. an old international... sweet rig and as clean as they come. the mice have not gotten into it at all.... Attached Images __________________ pulling this info out of my ass so take it with a pound of salt "People are poor because they don't spend money wisely, tough sh!t !!! " John Galt 09/22/08 "educate yourself. Sorry if that seems too blunt." John Galt 11-01-08 Wayne in Ontario http://www.ivoac.ca join today

10-02-05, 07:57 PM	#5
Diescipel IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: 95570 TLCA# 14854 Posts: 841	You hear stories about rigs in barns etc., glad to know they're true :-) Isn't great how treating people well without any greed always comes back to pay you dividends you couldn't have even imagined? Nice story--the mining anecdote kinda blew me away. Glad to know what they can do, even if you never come close to doing it... B __________________ Brendan 1983 BJ42 bioD, lots o' Aqualu, TIC Parabolics/DT8000s, Tuffy, 33x9.5 BFG ATs, SOLD

10-02-05, 07:59 PM	#6
crushers IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 9,706	last pics Attached Images __________________ pulling this info out of my ass so take it with a pound of salt "People are poor because they don't spend money wisely, tough sh!t !!! " John Galt 09/22/08 "educate yourself. Sorry if that seems too blunt." John Galt 11-01-08 Wayne in Ontario http://www.ivoac.ca join today

10-02-05, 07:38 PM	#1
crushers IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 9,706	interesting road trip at least it was to me. i recieved a call a few months back from this old farmer who had a 1983 BJ42 with a blown clutch and could i replace it. of course. so he tows the rig down here on a flat deck and i jump in and the clutch goes to the floor. "you don't need a clutch just a slave and master" "i was told i needed a clutch job" so i installed a clutch slave and master and he was on his way after chatting for about 4 hours. on Friday i get a call from the same gent telling me to come for a visit. "okay, i will swing by on Sunday" after a long drive i meet up with him and his wife at their farm. what a beautiful homestead. i walk into the quonset and here is what i saw. Attached Images __________________ pulling this info out of my ass so take it with a pound of salt "People are poor because they don't spend money wisely, tough sh!t !!! " John Galt 09/22/08 "educate yourself. Sorry if that seems too blunt." John Galt 11-01-08 Wayne in Ontario http://www.ivoac.ca join today Last edited by crushers; 10-02-05 at 08:06 PM.

10-02-05, 09:59 PM	#8
Technikev IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Edmonton, AB Posts: 269	Well, you just busted open an urban myth, Wayne. If you didn't have the pics, I would say you may have been into the laughing lettuce, there. Pink elephants, my ass. LOL I guess one would never see such a display on either of the coasts or in Ontario because of the humidity and salt on the roads. I guess this is the real "Alberta Advantage", eh? Anyway, it's nice to hear about his positive experiences with Cruisers. Maybe this is a peek into the future of a few of our garages. One can hope... -Kevin

10-02-05, 10:51 PM	#9
jzilla IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: N Vancouver, BC Posts: 264	Great story wayne, and nice trucks. __________________ 81 BJ60 turbo, intercooler, snorkel, etc.

10-02-05, 11:01 PM	#10
canadian bum IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Red Deer, Alberta Posts: 220	Wow, that is quite the collection of land cruisers. It would be nice just to go look at them one day. Kinda like looking into the past. __________________ 78 FJ45 Now going to be 1HD-T / Build up thread 79 BJ40 Going to be a turbo 3B /Starting to become many pieces 06 Taco Double Daily driver, 3 inch lift, pro comp rims and 285/75R16 BFG A/T 76 Ford Courier Bagging Unit /Rolled once,record jump 39 feet,record speed 90 mph,no brakes

10-02-05, 11:13 PM	#11
bigbrowndog IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: N.Q. australia Posts: 1,283	Good one Crushers, interesting & good pics. Its a good feeling when you get something done like that and you don't feel you have been shafted.Obviously this guy appreciated your effort.

10-03-05, 08:48 AM	#15
macneill Rollin’ on 33s... Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Brooklyn / Edgartown / Oak Bluffs TLCA# 12733 Posts: 3,369	It's nice to hear someone being rewarded for being a decent person. __________________ 1981 FJ60 - Martha’s Vineyard - 210K, OME, BFG ATs, MAF header, hi-flo cat and Magnaflow, Surco Safari Rack, Rod Racks. 2002 UZJ100 - Brooklyn - 44K, OME 865, OME T-Bars, TJM T-15, TJM RB8, Slee Diff-Drop, Slee Tube Sliders, African Outback Roof Rack, Borla & SLP Exhaust, Warn, IPF, PIAA, Toyo Open Country ATs. Gotham City Land Cruisers Yankee Toys Bay to Blue Ridge Cruisers

10-03-05, 09:49 AM	#16
ridgerunner IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: КЫРГЫЗСТАН Posts: 1,046	Great story Wayne!

10-03-05, 11:31 AM	#17
David*BJ70 IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Montréal area, Qc., Canada TLCA# 15514 Posts: 942	Hope I find a old farmer like your's near my home ! Nice for you ! __________________ BJ42 1982 * The Primitive Beast - wvo BJ70 1985 * The Green Machine - wvo some say The Mighty Pickle ! come on ! 1992CorollaAll-trac* The Quiet Spirit Si je dois aller en enfer... ce sera en Landcruiser (Canadian french guy (Québécois)... sorry for my english ! )

10-03-05, 11:53 AM	#18
Tackle IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2	oh what a great story! i've dreamed of this one myself - ' you look like a nice person, why don't you come around back and check out this cherried out bj42 i've been meaning to sell - you can have it for, oh i dunno, how 'bout $500 and a 6 pack? ' alas, it's just a dream - but glad to know they're out there. thanks for posting that!!

10-03-05, 03:24 PM	#19
MadmanCruiser IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 174	I could just cry....that has to be one of the most beautiful barns I have ever seen in my life. Dayum I wish I could come across something like that in Ontario., Great Story Wayne. __________________ '85 BJ60 '81 BJ42 (Current Project) '78 FJ45 (Project....on hold)

10-03-05, 04:38 PM	#21
wesintl IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Denver TLCA# 4180 Posts: 3,573	Awesome.. normally they are sitting next to the barn not in them __________________ 1964 FJ40 \| 1966 M416 \| 1976 FJ40 \| 1985 BJ70 Volvo Power\| 1997 FZJ80 \| TDI commuter car Rising Sun; Former CLCC You should be able to delete your own thread. Communists abound Real Change is here --> Cato Institute

10-03-05, 04:40 PM	#22
Vegard IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Tromso, Norway Posts: 101	Fantastic story! __________________ Greetings from Northern Norway, Vegard.

10-03-05, 08:03 PM	#23
ivanhoe IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: north bay, ontario TLCA# 15543 Posts: 146	a pot of gold, yukon gold that is!! if only we hold out and not buy the rusted keepers, we would have barn beauties like that. it just makes my eyes wet looking at them, unreal! ivanhoe

10-03-05, 08:16 PM	#24
crushers IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 9,706	http://forum.ih8mud.com/attachment.p...id=38282&stc=1 i wonder if anyone saw it, in behind the beige 45 there is a blue 45 under all that steel... you can just srr the roof and the corner of the tailgate... ;^) __________________ pulling this info out of my ass so take it with a pound of salt "People are poor because they don't spend money wisely, tough sh!t !!! " John Galt 09/22/08 "educate yourself. Sorry if that seems too blunt." John Galt 11-01-08 Wayne in Ontario http://www.ivoac.ca join today

10-03-05, 09:37 PM	#25
Fromage IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Chained to desk. Posts: 157	Wayne, if you ever do go back there, try and get a shot of the mining company logo on the door. I've worked on a few Land-Rover pickups that had similar logos on there, actually had one that was used in the construction of a highway up in Labrador (unfortunately the logo was difficult to make out due to the 17 coats of house paint on top that i stripped off). I just have a thing for pickups with logos on their doors, my IIA had a towing company's logo on it, and my other rover had Fred's steel stencilled on the door. Sure is nice to see that firstly they are out there and in good shape, and that you're enough of a nice person to not try and schooze him out of them. Gotta respect that. __________________ JL 1980 Land-Rover 109

10-03-05, 10:19 PM	#26
Technikev IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Edmonton, AB Posts: 269	Hey Wayne, if (when?) you ever buy that 45, and I would assume return it to as new or better condition, are you going to try to reproduce the door decals? -Kevin

10-03-05, 10:39 PM	#27
bigbrowndog IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: N.Q. australia Posts: 1,283	MadmanCruiser IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 47 #19 I could just cry....that has to be one of the most beautiful barns I have ever seen in my life. LOL The barn or the cruisers. There are still quite a few good old cruisers on the roads here. As for the barn it looks like what is known locally as an Igloo, were quite a few left here after WW2 by the Yanks and are still good as new.Townsville was a big staging base, more Yanks than Locals at that time. Rumours still abound about Jeeps , munitions , aero engines for bombers and fighters and such that were stored in tunnels under Castel Hill and left there when the tunnel entrances were blown up. A lot of stuff was dumped into the sea also. Bless them all.

10-03-05, 11:17 PM	#28
Cruiserdrew KI6MIE Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sacramento, CA TLCA# 11734 Posts: 7,163	I would like the dibs on the HJ60! Wow.