James Goforth wrote:
>
> A neighbor has a '72 International 3/4 ton, 2wd automatic. The truck
> is remarkably rust- and dent- free for it's age and being in Iowa. He
> wants $750 or best offer (!) for it, but nobody seems interested in it.
> It supposedly runs good.
> If it could be bought for less than that I would think you'd have a
> lot of truck for not a lot of money.
> I'd been looking for a cheap used full size pickup just to haul and
> pull stuff as need be. I see plenty of Fords, Chevys & Dodges, but of
> course hardly any Binders.
> Are parts expensive/hard to find for these trucks?
> Are they difficult to work on?
> Why are they so scarce in the first place?
> Are they generally owned by people who have a 'thing' for Binders?
> The neighbor who owns this truck just snagged it at an estate auction,
> so he's not a Binder fan by any means.
> Meanwhile I don't know anyone who really is into them myself.
> I think they're kind of cool, but then there's a lot to be said for
> just buying a Chevy.
> Oh yeah, and why do they all them BINDERS?????
A Google search for "International Harvester Binder" will bring up lots
of hits. I think the name binder came about from the mfg. who also made
lots of farm equipment, like combines, I always heard the IH products
referred to as "Corn Binders" when I was a kid, trucks or farm
machinery.
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Roger
