New member- 1949 2R17

[thesethawa]

Recently snatched this bad boy for a steal at $700. It runs and even has a title. I’m currently waiting on the shop manual before I tear into it and get the clutch+brakes rebuilt. I’m hoping I can figure out a way to delete the hydrovac.

[r1lark]

Welcome to the forum Seth! Yes, that truck definitely looks like a steal for $700.

[mw2013]

especially if you put it to work, what a beast, very nice and welcome

[6hk71400]

Welcome Seth! Great find and you had started out right by ordering a shop manual. There is a group withing the Studebaker Community called the Studebaker Truck Farmers that that they all love and drive this old big rigs.

Parts resources are great for Studebakers and the forum is a great resource for answering questions. Keep us posted on you and your truck.

[wborh]

congratulations

[Buzzard]

I believe that to work out somewhere less than .50 cents per pound factoring the GVW near 16,000lbs. You stole it!
Congratulations. I own a 1945 US6 and can attest to their brutal weight made up by incredibly stiff gearing. Is yours a two speed rear axle?
Cheers,
Bill

[Skip Lackie]

Congratulations. Good buy. Another thing you would find useful is the 1949-56 Truck parts book (brown/tan cover). Your truck shares many/most parts with other 2R-series and later trucks, and the parts book would tell you which ones. It's very well illustrated and in some cases is more useful than the shop manual. And you'll find that most Stude vendors stock/buy/sell their parts by original Studebaker part number, so the parts book is a big help there, too. Reprints are available on CD and paper from many of our vendors, and originals come up on ebay all the time. Studebaker truck parts book -fits in eBay Motors for sale | eBay

Here's a list of Stude parts vendors. Studebaker Vendors Web Site Parts Directory

And a brief history of Studebaker trucks: A-Brief-History-of-Studebaker-Trucks.pdf (studebakerdriversclub.com)

Stude Truck Farmers site: STUDEBAKER TRUCK TALK - A forum for any messages related to Studebaker Trucks (tapatalk.com)

Good luck with your truck.