I got word a while back that a local farmer had an old Ford truck that was just left abandoned a long time ago. Went over to his place and made my way to it...decided that it was worth at least pulling out to see what was left and he agreed to let me have it. My uncle has a boom truck so this job was done in about 30 minutes, just thought I would share some pics as I wish everytime I went digging in the woods it was this easy!

 

Cool- but you forgot the back half !! Have fun- That is going to be quite a project dave s

 

Yeah, good start,i'v seen worse to start with.

 

I've seen it all now. That's awesome. You should make one of those pics with it hanging way up in the air your new avatar. Heck, I just looked again, it still has the engine, tranny and radiator, doesn't it? Surely you'll be able to salvage a few parts.

Hey Ilya! Are the hood trim pieces installed correctly?

 

Someone has a utility trailer out there that'd probably fit right on th back of that cab!!

 

Yeah, they must have wanted a piece of tail section really badly!

 

A little bondo, and some fresh paint. It'll be fine, really.
It's got a good solid front bumper, that's for sure.

 

Yea seeing it lifted out of the brush and hanging 25ft in the air was priceless. The back half of the truck is still in use as a trailer being pulled behind a tractor. I was able to get several parts that can be used for my project.

 

Boy it must be nice to have access to heavy equipment, nice find.

 

That photo series made my day!

 

And it's an F1! Nice score. I still see a few hundred dollars worth of parts on that truck. You guys have real cojones to pull that truck up by the front bumper. I'd be too afraid for the bumper to snap at the frame.

At least it wasn't a sequence of photos like below.

 

Ilya! Why did you post such carnage? I'm gonna go throw up.

 

I posted it to show the life cycle of a truck. Trust me, when I scrapped that Panel, there was no useable part left, except for the frame, which I couldn't give away. That Panel body had more holes than swiss cheese.

 

Wow, thats definately the way to get a truck out of a field....lol

Bobby

 

Hey Tigerfan,
Great Pics! Now I've got 2 questions ...

I hate snakes - did any snakes come falling out of that thing?

What on earth are you going to do with half a truck?

Looking good over there!

Ben in Austin