Truck Photos | 1928 Sterling 2002 Log Truck

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	Robert VanNatta
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1928 Sterling 2002 Log Truck

Here is a photo of a truck furnished to me of by a fellow trying to identify the make of his grandfather's log truck. This photo was taken in Tillamook County Oregon. We assume that the truck is a late 1920's version. Note the Budd wheels, and the chain drive to the rear axle. Note also the classic 'cheese blocks' holding the logs instead of 'stakes' as is more common these days.

I got an email recently from a fellow whose father drove a truck like this and he, with the help of his father, identifies it as a late 1928 Sterling Model 2002. Sterling was a truck name around then and one which lasted into the 1940's which was known as a premium truck. Of late the name has returned applied to what we used to call Ford's, but the reconstituted Sterling Ford of today is not related to the Sterling of this era.
Picture Added on 21 November 2006.

Comments

An amazing photo. They built them strong in those days.
Added by Colin on 21 November 2006.

I wonder what it might have been like if you lost a drive chain coming down a hill with a load of logs like that!
Added by The Gov. on 23 November 2006.