Heel low spanky:
> WOW !, Nice trucks TOTPO.
We kinda like them. :-)
> You should write a book about Maple Leaf Trucks.
Thank you for the suggestion but as Rick says, “We're not done yet!” and by far, I'd rather be fetching wrenches or holding the dumb end over missing out cause I was tip typing instead of helping.
We have been trying to document everything precisely. Rick even got techno on us and went out and bought a digital camera (I've had a digital video camera since 2001, but now have gone back to the 35mm as I like referring back to printed photos and negatives better). He keeps a separate book on each truck and daily documents what was done.
We currently have a carb out for rebuilding and have asked the rebuilder to keep the old parts for us so we have them for future reference and learning purposes. We are trying very hard not to do anything to permanently alter these trucks…within reason as we still want them to run and be gently used. We are not a museum yet we are trying to be good about keeping original where possible.
> I'd like to have a '47-'52? Maple Leaf. Better yet, a Maple Leaf COE (Cabover Engine).
I see that is what you collect.
> I've got several Maple Leaf Emblems, I've collected.
They certainly are nice items. We have the reproduction of the chrome Seahorse for our rad caps…not certain how very original that is, but she is indeed purdy! I see that some restorers here in Alberta also put the Parks Bison (national parks pass) on their rad fronts. This was a metal (seems silver or goldish in colour) emblem of a Bison and was the yearly pass to parks like Banff Nation Park. In later years, they switched to a windshield decal that you had to try to scrape off each year.
> There was a mid 30's Maple Leaf, here in N.C., several years ago, about 75 miles from
> me. I need to see if it's still there.
I'd hate to have the shipping bill to get a Maple Leaf to North Carolina…gack! Certainly better if there is one locally…that would be really good.
> Thanks for the pictures. Got any '47-'52 Maple Leaf info.
Unfortunately, we kinda stop right at 1936 as far as actual information (past mechanical data and model info). We've inspected a 1938 Maple Leaf in person (many missing parts), but have not much as far as useable data on anything past '36.
The ads we have run are all for 1936 Maple Leafs or Maple Leaf parts…do not get many hits outside that year. On Feb 24, 2007, we did get a call from a fellow in Brooks, Alberta. He has a 1940 two-ton (our data says 2.5 or 3's were the capacities for that year) Maple Leaf that is running, also a 1948 2.5 ton and a 1950 3 ton in good running condition. If you are interested, e-mail privately and I will give you his telephone number.
Why the interest in ML's '47 to '52?
Doggone,
Tara - wife and tabulator for Too Old to Part Out
