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![]() This is the old truck. Got into it with a hundred miles. Parked it with 752k miles in 6 years 5 months.
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Smelled gear oil at my last stop... Found this 11000 miles into the relationship. ![]()
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Somebody forgot to tighten a plug up!!
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Put 752k on the 07 hope this one does as well.
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1986 and load
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seeing that truck in #427 made me want to post this one:
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couple more pictures of that truck ( and some of the glove box tag) can be found here :https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...1198437&type=3
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Monday to Friday usually.
Pretty casual schedule I thought.
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Just an old 68 Ford 800 I just picked up. Not a Super Duty but has the high cab. Most likely a 391. Unfortunately I'll probably scrap it. I drove it home about ten miles with one wheel brakes and a jacked up carb. Loved every minute of it, lol.
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Scrap it??
Some people would almost die for a truck that nice. Sheet Metal looks great!! Bill
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I'd love to sell it. City says no commercial trucks within view on my property. It may take longer than I can away with to sell it off. I'm tryin for a few days anyhow.
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I'd pull the doors at least. Damn commercial vehicle discrimination is what that is. There oughta be a law!
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I agree. They won't even let me park my 72 or 68 one tons in the front. They are low enough that I can park them in the back behind a fence. I don't get it. Anyway after a couple weeks they will be on my butt about the Ford cause its tall. I will definitely pull as many good parts off that I can. The engine and trans is sold so at least they're going to a good home. My buddy wants them for spares for his 74 F700 wrecker. I need to get some shots of it. It even been in a couple movies.
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I hated to give that old truck up , Big Cummins Turned up to 600 hp and an 18 but that old girl had done a ton of work and was starting to show her age .
Boss had to get loud to get me out of it and moved to an anteater of all things . 430 hp 9 speed . 93 T 600 ,I didn't want any part of that ugly truck . Then I drove it . you could turn a corner without stopping and backing up . If you needed to see the front corner you could raise up out of the seat and see it . didn't have to raise the hood to go from heat to air . Stacks partially behind the cab so you could keep an eye on flatbed and lowboy loads better . The 430 was ok but I found the 9 speed was fine until you got in soft ground , had to "Heat " clutch a bit to move the heavy stuff . Still love the looks of that old truck but the T 600 sure made my job easier and a lot less fuel stops needed |
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Yea, they don't turn well at all, I love the looks of them though. The ones I've looked at had Cummins 350, 400, Cat 3406A & B's and one had a Detroit 8v92, Leaning more towards the 400 Cummins, But there's Something about that Detroit that keeps slapping the back of my head.
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This had a KT 525 in it , Supposedly the dyno showed 600 hp . Had 6 cylinder heads , separate head for every cylinder . Boss said the engine came out of a huge loader . Only truck I ever drove that would make you down shift because of heat rise in the gear box's and rears
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Good stuff there, What kind of trans was behind it?
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