I Found An Old Ford LTL 9000 At An Auction, So I Had To Take A Look At It!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- I just took a quick look at this old ford LTL 9000 just down the road from us at an auction! I thought it was cool because i've always liked these old trucks and would love to own one someday!
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As a retired truck mechanic, I always thought Ford was one of the best engineered trucks of all, And Fords were one of the easiest of all trucks to work on because they were engineered that way. I always thought GMCs and Internationals were designed by engineers that hated mechanics.
I feel that way as a regular mechanic lol I think the idea with GMC is that they want people to go to "official GM mechanics" so they make it to where nobody else wants to work on them. Every newer vehicle is like that, btw. Even the Fords.
I found the General fairly easy to work on
@@RJ1999x , As far as GMC's the General was not as hard to work on as the others, although one thing that made GMC's harder than other trucks was that the rear engine mounts were on the transmission bellhousing instead of the engine flywheel housing like other trucks. Also the fact that the Detroit engine, instead of being mounted level like most other makes of trucks, was actually tilted when it was in the truck.
Fords were excellent trucks I drove a lot of them
I remember when those were new in 1989, I was driving a 69 Ford 1000 cabover & the envy I had for the guys in the shinny new 9000 was over the top.
Great memories, thanks for posting
Hahaha thats an awesome story buddy! glad i could bring back some memories ! I appreciate the comment and ur support!
The LTL's were some of the best trucks ever built. Super heavy but also bulletproof, and lots of room in the cab as well. My uncle used to run two of them pulling tankers, one with a 350 Cummins and one with a Cat 3406B. Don't see too many of them with the woodgrain dash, that's pretty cool.
thats cool to know the wood grain dash is somewhat rare! go buy those old trucks!
The unmistakable sound of a 3406 mechanical Cat sounds good in the LTL which is one of my all time favorite trucks!
Probably the best-looking truck Ford made was the ltl9000. Motor sounds good the door sound solid on your closing. Imagine that big grill polished, Big Texas bumper on the front and the radical paint jobs Ford used to have
ohhhhhh yea buddy! she could be a hot rod once again!
A friend in south Ga his family had 4 89 LTL9000's they ran from the Carolinas,and Ga to Del Rio Texas to the stock yards still have 2 his dads and his grandpas truck they used the others for parts when they restored the other too ..they also had 3 85 GMC Generals they didnt keep them long on the Del Rio run then they went all 379 Peterbilts in 97 both his dad and Grandpa have passed away now but him and his 3 boys still run back in the early 90's i ran with them some ...shared a tooth pick or too ..only old school truckers will understand that lol
Thats cool man, i wish i could have drove in that generation
That's in really good shape! All of our LTS 9000's are getting really ratty and one of them you can look down and see the road through the bottom of the door. We only have three left in our fleet.
Give them the love they need buddy!
Judging from the sound, probably an old B model CAT. My first truck was a 3406B, wonderful engines. Despite the rot, the fact it has an undamaged hood and bumper will bump her value up for sure. That short wheel base and sleeper combo is hard to find, and one I would love to have. For $6900 I would have taken her home in a heartbeat.
Still one of my favorite commercial trucks ever built. Cool find, thanks for the tour. 👍
Thanks for the comment bud!
I'm here because I just saw one of these at the top of Pacheco Pass. It was pulling 2 trucks and the 3rd was a dump truck with a car in the bed. Engines, tires, equipment , all 3 cabs were full of stuff. All going export to Mexico. I was dumbfounded how well that old truck works.
I imagined it would have a screaming Detroit.
My dad had one when I was little,Had a 60in high top bunk on it.Great truck.👍😎I’d love to have that thing.
Very cool If you have a picture send it to Stevens_ltd on instagram! id love to see the high top
AWESOME rig!!!
Loved these when I was a kid, my fathers co worker drove one and it was the first truck model I built back then 😁 painted like the old gold labatts trucks
Do you still have that model truck? Stevens_ltd on instagram, i wanna see it ! you must be in ontario?
@@StevensLTD no unfortunately not, I think I was around 10-11 yrs old (44 now). My father worked in Mississauga near the airport (Batesville and O/O later) so id see those Labatts trucks around, always so clean. Always thought it was my calling but never got into driving, so now I watch youtube truckers and play a simulator LOL. My father retired from Canada cartage a few years back
Wheel base is a little short but a Gorgeous truck just the same. The original LTLs came our mid 70s the sister truck to the CLT9000. At the time i believe the biggest grill on the market.
That has always been a good looking truck in my opinion and its different from all the rest of them. To bad Ford stopped making big trucks like this.
Yea man they are sweet! old and rough or real done up! just gotta get the smell out haha
Absolutely love it even in rough shape
oh yea me to buddy, sweet old truck
1988 New Jersey to Chicago..no sleeper..never forget..drive safe
I appreciate it buddy you to!
I knew she was a screamin cat when she dialed to life! Pretty rough looking truck but I really would like to get my hands on a Ford LTL someday.
My favorite truck of all time!!
10/4!
Ford with Cat power were unstoppable!
This and the cab over fords are some of the most beautiful trucks
Very cool!
yeah the Old Louisville for some sharp looking rides back in the day.
that one with United Van lines drove it back in my early trucking days
nothing holding that hood back it's just like an old 359 Peterbilt you have to have an ass to get that thing open otherwise lift it from the side🤣🤣
yeaaaa i didnt wanna break anything so I didn't bother trying from the side haha
Dude,ur funny.everything is old school cool.go back a couple and that's when I started school. put a Hendrickson spring set on the back,dang thing would sit ur bed clothes on the floor.that coffin box had enough room that u could roll ur head either way,left or right.do a frame up and I would take it over this computer with wheels.
I would def buy that truck remains me of that flatbed Annie movie but she was driving a freightliner white truck
I love these truck I love the design man that’s a great find
Me too!
those were great trucks.
Yes they are
Have driven a bunch of these over the years. Some had 3406 CAT's, others had N-14 Cummins. Most popular transmissions in these were the Eaton-Fuller 8LL. If you don't know already, if you see a blue splitter on shift knob, it's not a 13-speed. Blue splitter means 8-speed with two deep reduction gears and it'll either be direct-drive "H" pattern, or an over-drive "U" pattern. Red splitter on shift knob with range selector below it mounted to stick is a 13-speed. It can be a single over-drive "H" pattern, or a double over-drive "U" pattern. If it is a Gray splitter in an older truck, it is an Eaton Super-10. In newer modern trucks, the Gray splitter with front range selector is an 18-speed. Older trucks had different setups than today's modern trucks. Not knowing which transmission is in each truck and shifting it wrong will severely damage transmission and destroy the drive train. If you are not sure, look for the shift pattern plate mounted in most trucks, otherwise take a picture of stick shifter and ask us old guys and we can tell you what transmission it has. This is a very long discussion topic so I'll cut it here because there are too many shift patterns to list here, I'd be all night.
you know ur Shifters my man! I appreciate the info!
Love em heaps good old banger
For the right price u should definitely take a look at getting it because u might not ever find one again
We've got way to many projects going around the yard haha!
Got my cdl in one of this brah takes me back.
Not a big fan of Ford but always had a thang for the Ford 9000
Love the ltls there cool to me
That’s a sweet old ride !!! I ran a couple L9000’s back in my early days (been doing this gig for 32yrs). I always dreamed of running an LTL but never happened..... I went on to Pete’s and KW’s now I’m in a Volvo 🤣🤣🤦🏻♂️
Petes and KWs to VOLVO!!! haha im kidding buddy all good, whatever pays the bills!
@@StevensLTD yup life is good 🤘🏼
Great tractor back in the day!!! Always looked good!!!
I started off in an 87 Ford L 9000 .... not the fancy smancy LTL 9000.... dreamed about driving the LTL 9000.... thought to myself "Someday"
Was actually a damn good truck
I love these trucks
Yea buddy ! me too!
@@StevensLTD they are some of the best
Your videos are the best on youtube!!
Wow, thanks x100 ! I really appreciate that, thanks for the support !
Drove three of those trucks the 96 was the best had a big cat in it
Bet that was fun times to truck in!
That is awesome,
I love the old fords they hard to get parts for around here now
Great looking even if it's ruff!
For sure!
Someone got a good deal on that one would love to have that one
Yea she was a cool old girl! You will find yours!
I started in a L8000 in 1989👍🏿
cooool stuff maan
Thanks for sending me down a rabbit hole looking for Ford 9000's for sale
No problem 👍 stevens_ltd on instagram, send me a pic when you buy one!
Nice looking truck. I drove a new LTL 9000 in 85, a 300 Cummins, 9 speed transmission 3.55 rear gears. Nice truck, but that 300 Cummins could use some fuel turned to it and some RPM. in neutral it would only run 1900 RPM.
I own a '94 LTL9000, 500 HP Cummins N14, 15 speed transmission, 3.90 rear ratio, 60 inch flattop sleeper, & hopefully one of these days I can get her back on the road
Stevens_ltd on instagram, send me a picture !
Hi, Just wanted to say that Opening the hood on a LTL is best done by grabbing the hood on one side near the fuel tank and lift, trying to open it from the front is the hardest way to open it, unless you have the weight to counter the 400 lb hood, skinny guys have a better chance on the side, just saying eh.
I. Bough. One. Two. Years. Ago. Have. Been. Restore ing. Almost. Done. It’s. Got. A 425b. 15 speed. Air ride. I stretched. It to. 300 w.b. I love it. You will be able to see it. Soon. I will post. It as soon. As it’s painted
Ford always made great looking tractors and out on the road they rode really nice on the highway real tough trucks. Bad shape I've ran trucks worse shape to that one boy you must have been fortunate never having to drive a really bad truck. The hood opens from the side you obviously haven't driven truck a hell of a lot but then it's old school isn't it.
I have a 1987 Ford LTL 9000 with a CAT 3406B, 13 Speed Transmission, Hendrickson Walking Beam Rear Suspension and Rockwell Axles. This is a no rust California truck that was a Reliance Transfer truck that I ran for many years and now it has a 4,000 gallon water tank on it. This truck works perfect and looks great with polished Alcoa Aluminum Wheels, I get many admirers of this truck and they are truly amazed at the condition, we did repaint the engine after replacing the O Rings on the backside of the injection pump which really dazzles your eyes after muscling open the hood.
If I remember correctly...at normal operating temperatures, oil pressure, voltage, etc....all the gauges pointed to 3 o'clock.
yep, they called it 3 o'clock and all is well
Thats cool info !
Bob the Mad trucker used to have one of these with a 8v92 Detroit with straight pipes. He had 680CFTR painted all over it. This was back around 1989 or so.
Grew up with those Fords you gotta weight 200lbs to open the hood
learned that that day lol
those old cats would get it done
for sure buddy
"Old School" 12 times
Only problem with those are parts are next to impossible to find
hearing that a lot in the comments!
This truck would look great with a slightly longer stretched wheelbase, twin straight pipes and larger sleeper. I would replace hood latches with Pete/KW black rubber latches and all aluminum wheels.
Ford had their game face on when they brought this out...And not a ford fan
Shoulda ran it to atleast 2000, but im sure they woulda went to areodynamic
Y not get her and bring her back to life
I've got enough projects on the go right now buddy!
3406B cat
It's been a while since I've seen one of those, too bad about the frame.
Yea definitely rare! It needed a lot more then just the frame !
dammit another *FIRST* miss... man i suck at life
ahh damn man, 8 am sunday is your time to shine!
Must have been owned by a farmer that's why it smells so bad.
It probably sat in a barn for a whiiiile!
Never start a truck without checking fluids. You were gonna open the hood anyway.
The keys are in it.. at an auction yard... it's not moving anywhere, calm down super trucker
@@StevensLTD you have no reply, so why insult then?
You must not have much going on in life if you've got time to complain about what I do at an auction yard ... G A L
I think I could find a better place to spend $ 8700.00 but I guess some people have money to burn. I thought maybe $ 2500.00 to $ 3000.00 would be in the price range, A friend of mine had one on Ault Foods pulling milk tanker.
Don’t forget that’s Canadian. Conversion would make it about $6,500 USD at best.
@@bh6568 $6,900 it sold for.
not my money , but you arnt wrong haha
Stop saying old school, even the new trucks have hood latches
Stop watching my videos 🤘
Also, I was saying the style of hood latch is old, not hood latches are old school.. duh...
I wish we could bring them “old skool” days back again 😎
you and me both, I never got to live it, but i sure wish i did
@@StevensLTD me to man it's a family tradition
Bad shape ?? This thing is mint I have never seen on in person that clean lol
you should see it in person, might not think that! but either way, a cool old truck, just needs some love
@@StevensLTD you need to look at trucks that are in bad shape. I looked at a W900A that was chopped in half the other day.
@@StevensLTD Someone seriously looking for an old truck such as this one isn't looking to just jump in and drive across country. Ok, so it stinks inside and is a bit rough on the outside. But the idea is to find one that is complete, straight, and affordable. The new buyer is going to spend a pile of money restoring it. So getting it at auction for $20K or so gets you a nice, restored old school truck for less than $100K....without all the new electronic shit that comes standard on a new truck.
@@stevenredman1582 right on.
Idk, that interior was fucked lol. Looked pretty good from the outside though.
My dad built these trucks at the Ford plant in Louisville. It was a big deal and much pride was put into the LTL 9000. One of the best semi trucks ever built.
That thing is bad ass. Those are probably my favorite big trucks from when I was a kid. I'd love to have one to restore.
Oh yea man, they are a sweet looking truck, rough or done up. Hope one day you find one buddy!
I lift them hoods from the back corner, springs are probably gone and there’s a lot of real estate up there to pull up from the front, jusayin
Yeep! something I've definitely learn from this video haha
One of drivers where I work has one just like it in mint condition. Idk much about it, but it sure looks badass and sounds badass
id love to see it!
Stevens_ltd on instagram!
It says you put up the video on April 18, 2021. That is a nice trick since I am watching it on April 11, 2021.
haha blame YT
Wow so sad, I worked at Kentucky truck plant where that truck was made. LTL was the gem in it's day ironically most of these units went to Canada. Thanks for sharing
thats cool! No problem
This is probably one of the most badass looking semi truck lol
Wow I drove one of those LTL 9000s back in the mid 80s had a 400 cat with a 13 speed. That thing flew. I didn't know how I didn't get any speeding tickets in that truck
hahah hammer down driver!!
My father owned two of them one 84 and a 88 both w 425 cat
Man those are TOUGH looking rigs. Seriously bad ass looking rig.
I got one back in 1986 brand new with a 425 cat dual stacks and a 13 speed miss that truck
One of my favorite body styles of rig.
ten four buddy!
This would've been perfect for TwinSticks Garage. Definitely not as bad as his Project Snowman.
He's on the other side of the country but yeep he would have made it Brand New!
When the GMC Generals were introduced in late 1976 as 1977 models they advertised to be the most mechanical friendly Heavy Trucks to work on
Hopefully whoever bought that old girl is giving her some love and bringing her back to her former glory. Still for what she looked like and how nice that CAT ran, it's a pretty decent truck. One of the only Fords I actually like, along with the CL-9000 cabover tractors.
Very Cool 😎,....Cat Power, Great Truck....a Gem in the Ruff
You got that right!
Those hoods are the heaviest I ever saw. Gotta reach down by the mud flap and lift it that way...
Fun watching these American trucks..never saw these in UK/EU the Fords here are/were totally different. That hand throttle was standard fixture on an old 80's Scania 112 I drove for a few years though - seeing you set that was a blast from the past. Regards
I'm actually from Canada buddy ! Yea its cool stuff ! thanks for watching!
When I was a kid here in Finland, we had the Ford D-series and the Ford Cargo after that. Then Iveco ruined it and now the Transit is the biggest Ford we have here. SAD!
I bought a new LTL 9000 sleeper cab with Cat power that had sat on the lot for almost a year without being sold. They offered me a great deal on it and just as I was going to sign the papers I stopped and said, as an owner-operator, I can't drive a truck with just one stack I got up and the sales manager said if it had dual stakes you will buy it? I told him, yes, and 2 days later I signed the papers on my new LTL 9000 with twin chrome stacks
I want it!!!
My dream truck #FOMOCO
This takes me back, thanks for the video.👍
no problem my friend, thanks for watching it!
WICKED KOOL. And CAT POWERED. Great Find. ! ! ! 👍👍🇺🇸
You got that right!
You might want to take a shower after getting into that stinky truck
what a gem, glad to see it all in one piece still
I drove one around 86--lol.. and would buy that if I had the money ..lol..
@@brotheradam Are you that broke?
@@francisswayer4954 yes.. have not worked since 2015..lol..bank account dry.. but only have B CDL right now..
yea! it was rough but basically all there
It was definitely old school but it really wouldn't take much to get it looking fear. ✌️
oh yea it would make a good truck for sure
I had to replay the G’day TH-cam intro 😂 Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺
hahaha! It's so on the spot like what do I start with today? Maybe ill make G'day the starter from now on! Thanks for watching buddy! Much appreciated!
ive never liked fords but the old 9,000s r pretty cool
10/ 4 buddy!
I was a tireguy at Tubbys back in the day and I remember the first original trucks.
Good trucks in the day with a Cat 3306 350 horsepower on up... great tractor for trailer dumps for hauling sand etc and for tri axles dumps .
You got that right!
I got a stiffie..when that engine cranked over...aaahh..yeah
Truck is beautiful hope you bought it, very rare trucks