Madison County, NY 1960 GMC B7008 dump - truck No. 40_2
Engine: GMC "Twin Six" 702 cu. in. V-12 gas
Transmissions: 5 speed main and 2 speed auxiliary
My good friend Jeff's dad Jack Colburn standing proud with his new county truck assignment in 1960. This was the first of six of these V-12 powered GMC's the county would purchase between 1960 and 1964. Ironically, this would also be the last one to be retired from active service, staying in the fleet until 1985.
Mr. Colburn started with Madison County in 1951 and was assigned a 1947 GMC A-model single axle dump truck, fleet number 41. Jeff remembers his dad telling him what a tank of a truck that one was to drive. Things improved with his first new truck assignment in 1952- a Mack A-40P single axle dump designated truck number 2. He then got truck number 5, a 1955 GMC 660 single axle dump, another 660 GMC in 1956 which was truck number 15, followed by truck number 40 pictured here. The last new truck assignment Mr. Colburn would operated was truck No. 74 in 1970, a big GMC 9500 tandem which can be seen elsewhere in this album.
Mr. Colburn retired in 1979 clearing the way for Jeff to start employment with the county the very next day and where he continues to work today. Jeff still remembers riding with his dad in this truck 40 as a kid. Interestingly, some 20+ years after this photo was taken, Jeff would take the wheel of this truck a few times, much to his father's surprise that the old girl was still around. I wonder if this truck survives somewhere today?
Photo courtesy of Madison County archives.
Madison County, NY 1960 GMC B7008 dump - truck No. 40_2
Engine: GMC "Twin Six" 702 cu. in. V-12 gas
Transmissions: 5 speed main and 2 speed auxiliary
My good friend Jeff's dad Jack Colburn standing proud with his new county truck assignment in 1960. This was the first of six of these V-12 powered GMC's the county would purchase between 1960 and 1964. Ironically, this would also be the last one to be retired from active service, staying in the fleet until 1985.
Mr. Colburn started with Madison County in 1951 and was assigned a 1947 GMC A-model single axle dump truck, fleet number 41. Jeff remembers his dad telling him what a tank of a truck that one was to drive. Things improved with his first new truck assignment in 1952- a Mack A-40P single axle dump designated truck number 2. He then got truck number 5, a 1955 GMC 660 single axle dump, another 660 GMC in 1956 which was truck number 15, followed by truck number 40 pictured here. The last new truck assignment Mr. Colburn would operated was truck No. 74 in 1970, a big GMC 9500 tandem which can be seen elsewhere in this album.
Mr. Colburn retired in 1979 clearing the way for Jeff to start employment with the county the very next day and where he continues to work today. Jeff still remembers riding with his dad in this truck 40 as a kid. Interestingly, some 20+ years after this photo was taken, Jeff would take the wheel of this truck a few times, much to his father's surprise that the old girl was still around. I wonder if this truck survives somewhere today?
Photo courtesy of Madison County archives.