MODELS

Instructions to locate Gotfredson Truck serial numbers


 

Year Model Cyl. Bore & Stroke H.P. Load Weight List Price Serial Numbers
1929 RB-26 6 3 3/8 x 4 27.34 1 1/4 ton 3,900 $1,295 RB-26-036 and up
RB-36 6 3 3/8 x 4 27.34 1 1/2 ton 4,100 $1,595 RB-36-056 and up
RB-46 6 3 3/4 x 4 1/2 33.75 2 ton 5,100 $2,100 RB-46-001 and up
RW-46 6 3 3/4 x 4 1/2 33.75 2 1/2 ton 5,500 $2,570 RW-46-045 and up
RB-56 6 4 x 4 1/2 38.40 2 1/2 ton 6,000 $3,100 RB-56-009 and up
RW-56 6 4 x 4 1/2 38.40 3 ton 6,500 $3,395 RW-56-014 and up
RW-66A 6 4 3/8 x 4 3/4 45.94 3 1/2 ton 7,800 $4,475 RW-66A-018 and up
RW-86A 6 4 1/2 x 4 3/4 48.60 4 ton 8,500 $5,675 RW-86A-001 and up

 

Year Model Cyl. Bore & Stroke H.P. Load Weight List Price Serial Numbers
1930 RB-26 6 3 3/8 x 4 27.34 1 1/4 ton 3,900 $1,295 RB-26-074 and up
RB-36 6 3 3/8 x 4 27.34 1 1/2 ton 4,100 $1,595 RB-36-070 and up
RB-46 6 3 3/4 x 4 1/2 33.75 2 ton 5,100 $2,100 RB-46-0017 and up
RW-46 6 3 3/4 x 4 1/2 33.75 2 1/2 ton 5,500 $2,570 RW-46-052 and up
RB-56 6 4 x 4 1/2 38.40 2 1/2 ton 6,000 $3,100 RB-56-010 and up
RW-56 6 4 x 4 1/2 38.40 3 ton 6,500 $3,395 RW-56-025 and up
RW-66A 6 4 3/8 x 4 3/4 45.94 3 1/2 ton 7,800 $4,475 RW-66A-031 and up
RW-86A 6 4 1/2 x 4 3/4 48.60 4 ton 8,500 $5,675 RW-86A-001 and up

Tables taken from Branham Automotive Reference Book


Tonnage: Model A is 2.5 ton; Model B is 3.5 ton;
20B is 1 ton; 30B is 1.5 ton; 41 is 2 ton; 51 is 2.5 ton; 60 is 3 ton; 80 is 4 ton; 100 is 5 ton

 


Buda Service Manuals & Specs

Buda WTU engine specs

Buda BTU/ATU engine specs

Buda HS-6 engine specs

Buda 4 Cylinder Engines - Instructions for Care and Operation

Buda 6 Cylinder Engines - Instructions for Care and Operation

Buda BTU/ATU Four Cylinder Unit Power Plant (description)

Buda 4 Cylinder Engines - Repair Parts Catalog

Buda 6 Cylinder Engines - Repair Parts Price List

Buda Superior Engine Service - 1917

 


Gotfredson Parts Lists

Gotfredson Model 20B - Service Parts List - 1926 (PDF)

Gotfredson Model 30B - Service Parts List - 1926 (PDF)

Gotfredson Model 41 - Service Parts List - 1926 (PDF)

 


Carburetor & Clutch Service

Dykes Encyclopedia (Supplement) - Carburetors, Gasoline Feed Systems, Air Cleaners, Engine Bearings (PDF)

Zenith carburetors - operation, adjustment and jetting chart (PDF)

Clutch - Borg & Beck Q and QL clutch adjustment / replacement instructions - 1929 (PDF)

Clutch - Borg & Beck 10KP clutch adjustment - circa 1925 Gotfredson models (PDF)

Clutch - Brown-Lipe single plate clutch with adjustment ring - 1923 Gotfredson models

 


Magneto

Bosch DU Magneto Instructions & Parts (PDF)

Bosch ZU4 Magneto Instructions (PDF)
(Note: If you are replacing spark plug wires on a ZU4 magneto, beware the cap screws get corroded and stuck.  Try penetrating lube before removing.  Screw size is metric, 3.5mm x .6)

 


Bearings

Roller bearing image above as PDF

Timken bearing part numbers installed in 1923-1930 Gotfredson trucks (PDF)

 


Timken Axles on Gotfredson Truck Models

 


McQuay-Norris Parts Catalog

 


Gotfredson Bus Ownership Information

 


Stewart Vacuum Tank Rebuild Instructions (PDF)

Stewart Vacuum Tank Rebuild Kit

Stewart Vacuum Tank reproduction aluminum top


Stewart Vacuum Tank parts list - June 1922

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Stewart Vacuum Tank thread sizes

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Gotfredson Fleet Users
(from 1926 magazine)

  

 

Copyright © 1998 David Gotfredson