Finally back with a project. 50 Chevy 4400

[woodwright]

I've been away awhile but I'm back with a new project. I found a 50 chevy 4400 beet truck that's in really good shape. Runs and drives. I'm hopefully going to pick it up next weekend. For now I'm going to make it run and stop ok-ish and use it to run 4 miles to the dump and back. Eventually I'd like to end up with a 4wd flatbed with more modern running gear. Anybody else done something similar? These old 1 1/2 and 2T trucks are everywhere in ranch country. Also, what's the shift pattern with these 4+2s?