Foreign object in wood

[Daryl]

Actually it is domestic.

http://www.classiccar.com/garage/blo...rd-Pickup.html

[Ed62]

You probably wouldn't want to run that through a TS.

Ed

[crokett]

Kinda sorry they had to cut the tree down. I have a tree in my back yard that has a spigot sticking out of the trunk. Evidently someone used the tree as a post for the water pipe and the tree is growing around it. The lane I lived on growing up had a tree about 5' across at the base and the lane split and was paved around both sides. I remember a car bumper sticking out of both sides of the trunk.

[Pappy]

As a woodworker, I hate that the tree had to be destroyed.

On the flip side I am a lover of classic iron and am delighted to see the truck rescued, whether it is to be restored or hot rodded.

From the parts of Kansas I have visited, I'm suprised they were allowed to destroy 1/5th of the states' forrestation to salvage a vehicle!

[LinuxRandal]

That truck should be modded/rodded into a woody. The material is there.

[Russianwolf]

The ford flatheads are seeing a big revival now-a-days. I'm not sure how the Oak Supercharger effects the power on this one, but I wouldn't mind taking it.

[Mrs. Wallnut]

When we moved into our house about 4 years ago now I think we cut down a large willow tree that is right by our septic. Well the stump is about 4 ft and as Mark was using the chain saw and cutting it down he came across some re-bar that was in the middle of the tree. I think it was a couple of pieces that they had used to secure the tree. Not a good way to find it but was interesting.

[jking]

When my dad still farmed he had a 1947 Ford grain truck with a flathead V-8. He had the engine rebuilt a year or two after he bought it. It certainly wasn't going to win any speed contests (due to the gearing), but it sounded sweet. It had glass packs on it (used to be kind of common on old grain trucks); when it idled you could hardly even hear it, it just sat & purred. Of course, you also had to double clutch when shifting. That made things interesting.

[jessrice]

stealing thread!

here ya go pappy, more old iron

one of my other hobbies, restoring old ford trucks, none as old as the one in this thread, but close

yellow, 1960 ford f350, 22,000 original miles, bought it from the first owner. 4 speed 223 straight six, top speed without ear plugs 45, 50 with ear plugs, cause of the low gearing rumble. The original owner said it never had enough get up and go. Checked the compression after buying, and had none in one cylinder. Pulled the head and had a piston with a hole in it that looked like a defect from manufacturing. the first owner never had it checked and just used it as a shop errand truck thinking it was the gearing. Since it was in such good shape, i havent done anything to it.

blue, 1956 f500, 78,000 miles, bought from second owner. It has the same 223 six, (only running on 5, bad rings) with 4 speed, but travels about 55-60 mph due to the 22.5 inch wheels. Actaully had a cable style crusie control, which is scary to me.

Had a box truck body on it and was used by a traveling minisiter to move his family all over the US, making several trips over the rockies. Now has a brand new 8x12 flatbed with racks and lift gate. this will be my next restore.

green, 1952 f600, a previous owner removed the Flathead and put in a 1963 292 y block. speedo broke at 35000, so don't know the miles. It was used for grain hauling, same 4 speed as the others, will go about 65, but is is scary and loud. has the grain truck glass packs, which is what made me post.

It has a 14' dump bed. It is the last to be restored, since it actually does drive okay and hauls about 8000 pound of rock and goes to the landfill just fine, although stopping or braking needs to be thought about 1 mile before you want to stop or turn.

luckily in 1952, ford switched to the syncro tranny, and none of these have to be double clutched. They do all have the granny low 1st, which pretty much means i can put them in gear, get out and walk the dog faster than they are movin! i am sure this worked great on a farm loading grain or hay.

i have just over 5000.00 invested in the three, which isnt bad (at least thats what i tell my wife)

just thought i would share

Jesse