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Bill Graham ex Porcupine Gold Mines diesel Linn

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They did a nice job but put older style cab sides on it, and when run in the snow they are subject to less wear and make less noise, can't tell if they are keeping it lubricated in use or not. Graham also owns several ex CANOL pipeline 1942 diesel Linns.

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McIntyre Porcupine Mines is the name of the original owner, a major stock listed on the NYSE at the time. It was more recently owned by a man named Ray Bethelette. # 2239 model D-35 (Cummins diesel).

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Nice to see them old Linns out and running. I would not have put glass in the lower door or put in the aluminum dash but everyone has there own thing. I also would have painted all the wood green. I think I'm more of purist when it comes to Linn restoration.

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If I was going to tweak a wood cab design, it would be to make sure the driver has room to get around the steering wheel, because some of the modern rebuilds you can't barely get around the steering wheel, and I know originally they always could especially if you wanted to steer backing up and sometimes a person would wrap their thumbs around the steering wheel and find themselves out on the runningboards if they weren't paying attention about the front wheels going into ruts or holes (pnuematic tires made a BIG difference when first optional in 1930). One guy told me he went to work at the plant as a kid as night watchman and spray painted tractors between his rounds, and that he needed an axe handle to steer them because he was just a skinny kid. And if you're wondering, they did mix their own paint, with a little blue/kind of a spruce/hunter green, how much thinner literally was determined by how soon it had to be dry for delivery! Any lettering was custom done by a professional not an employee.

BUT most Linn employees I interviewed agreed they all preferred the wood cabs (built by a swedish carpenter, George Fisher, who literally was the only employee the length of tractor production by the original concern (1917-1948) even though steel cabs were mostly used after 1940. Salesmen and customers complained the wood cabs made them look "old fashion" and they wanted all the bells and whistles, but mechanics hated working under the dash of a metal cab, and drivers hated roasting in the metal cab (one reason doors were often removed).

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Its not often that I resurrect a really old post, but for those who don't monitor Aumann auctions, this 1935 Linn truck is up for auction this weekend.  I've confirmed it has its original Cummins Model H engine, serial #9940, which is the 5th oldest Cummins H we are aware of.  Bid currently at $30.5K

https://bid.aumannauctions.com/lot-details/index/catalog/27052/lot/4070374?url=%2Fauctions%2Fcatalog%2Fid%2F27052

Aumann youtube video of the truck: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-cPPPkOOQQ

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Winning bid was $131,250 ! Was Cummins one of the bidders ? 

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WoW!  That rang the register!

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