1962 International Harvester Other

Fire Brush Truck

304 V8

Manual 5 Speed

SB195860D1

Clear

Gasoline

This is a low miles well cared for Functional Fire Fighter. All Wheel Drive. 5 speed (1st gear is granny), will climb anything even @ 11,000+ pounds dry. Several hundred gallon water tank, PTO pump, 4 hoses: 2 reels on back, one each in side compartments. Seats 5 with seat belts. No rust. Siren and lights work. Speedo works. Prior owner thought it read 2,000 miles low as it was inoperable for a time. Mileage believed original as indicated on the odometer (+ 2000). No smoke, starts right up (304 V8). Just resealed the valve covers so it is mostly leak free. Brakes are strong, and the MICO locks all the brakes down for fire operations. 2 Fuel tanks. Was fire attack hot/shot crew truck. Built on a new chassis as a Hale built fire truck for the U.S. Forest Service (tag still on dash) and then used by Portola Fire Department (north of Lake Tahoe) thereafter. Retired a few years ago. It is titled as a 1962 which was actually the first year of the IHC Loadstar models. Since this is a B-160 my guess is that is it really a 1961 that was not completed and outfitted by Hale, and titled, until 1962. I have maintained it well for last 3 years, over $4500 in receipts, but since it is 55 years old, it is being SOLD "AS-IS", NO WARRANTY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. I have documents from my purchase,and receipts for the work done since I have had it. Major items: 1. 4 new rear tires $1293 2. New muffler $ 420 3. Replace MICO with new $ 594 4. Transfer Case Seal $ 265 5. Remedy Dash Lighting Issues/all bulbs $ 165 6. Tune Up, starting issues, carb float, etc $ 604 7. Valve Cover Gaskets $ 288 8. Banjo Bolt for Brake fitting leak $ 113 9. Add Block Heater and Battery Tender $ 199 10. Reseal Carb due to drying out $ 303 (includes mechanic travel time) DO NOT BID IF YOU HAVE A NEGATIVE RATING OR ZERO ACTIVITY!d dd